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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-02-05

One was pale and sallow ard The
other fresh aud rosy. Whence the
difference? She who is blushine
with health uses DR.. Kings New
Life Pills to maintain it. BY gently
arOusing the lazy organs they com.
pei good digestion and head of
constipation. Try them. Only 25c.
at Middledurg Drug Co., Graybill
Il Garman, Richfield, Pa, DR.. j. w.
Sampsell, PennscI eek, Pa.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-02-05
DUNDoRE.

The Susquehanua Coal Breaker
flooded last week, and so sus-
bded business for the present,
ile the ice is passing down the
feam. The prospects are, how
Fr, for an early resumption and
pd prices and a strong demand for
pl for another season, which is a
|rvest for our people along the
Yer.
Kerstetter & Wilmer are hauling
pl from their yards to Selinsgrove
G.5O delivered.
]. NJ. Rambo sold his coal fiat to
E firm of Swenk & Hoot.
The boarding at our poor house
sufficient for all, but exceedingly
nple, and now some of the board
are striking out for themselves,
d =, the expense for the township
fll te less.
Rambo & Son will build a new
ft to ship coal to Herndon.
Our Oyerseers are alsO financiers
pa have paid this year $4OO on the
a debts contracted by their prede-
Fasors.
lime and tide wait on no man,
Elther does the ice some have fill
their ice houses and some have
|s
). ii. Shelly of Kantz, was in
Pwn selling fruit trees.
s. Srubaker of Eclipse, was in
pwn.
". s. Reichenbach of Toehill,
Pent a few days at Selinsgroye cut
ing wood.
she .N town hall on the toepath is
+ full operation.
|
our tax collector is making .
afk tor himself and the township.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-02-05

Thousands of people have catarr'
would be surprised TO know 1t, b,
it has been called some other name
catarrh. The fact is catarrh is ca,
wherever located; and another
which is of equally great importanc
that Peruna cures catarrh wher
located.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-02-05
His Tools.

Good tools, good workman. But
what Of the mas who knows only
the tools his grandfather used3
Devoe lead and zinc is the paint !;
but some painters don't know it
yet.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-02-05

your opinion, through The Io,1
which we can rely ON.
l.. A. Jenkins, shipped lao j.
of Walnut Kernels last week
( ds own tamiy's labor.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-02-05

Rev. II. Stubcnvoll, Of Elkhor'
st. Johns Church of thai place.
presented TO him by Emperor VII,
the bibles the Emperor has write
This honored pastor, in o rocc''
bus, Ohio, says concerning their
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-06

the demand for ten per cent. increase
in wages will fail. The council, how
ever, claims that the strike has just
begun, that the past nine weeks sus-
pension has been lockout on the part
of the agents, and that the test Tues.
day was simply that which was antici-
pated Monday, April /, when the strike
order was to have been effective, had it
not been forestalled by the agents on
the preceding Saturday. The officers
of the union, in which are concentrated
the skilled crafts, do not admit that
the strike has been broken during the
day or that the mills can continue TO
run. They say that even if so per cent.
of the operatives return to work it is
simply the general force of unskilled
The agents in their statements, how
ever, say that they base their figures
on loom production.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-06
JLDGES ARE CHOSEN.
Result of Judicial Elections Held I'm
the Various Districts In
Illinois.

Chicago, June 3. = Judge Elbridge
Hanecy and all republican candidates
for circuit judge except Tuthill, Glib
bons and Smith were defeated at Mon
days elections. Superior Judge Bren-
tano (rep.) was reelected. Republican
provisional candidates were beaten.
Judicial elections were also held in
the various districts of the state out
side of Cook county. The following
were elected: In the election for JUS
tice of the supreme court in the new
Fourth district, comprising the coun-
ties of Cass, Brown, Mason, Mercer.
Schuyler, Adams, Menard. Morgan,
Hancock, Warren Rock Island, Fulton.
McDonough and Henderson, the re-
turns show the apparent defeat of Jo-
seph N. Carter (rep.) by Guy c. Scott
(dem.). On the face of the returns,
which are somewhat incomplete, Scott
has majority of about 300
The election of circuit court Judges
in the country districts was marked
by an extremely light vote, bad wealth
er and the absence of opposition in
many of the districts contributing to
that result. No startling changes in
the political complexion of the dis
tricts were recorded In most cases
the former judges were reelected.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-06
IN IOWA.
Better Conditions Are Reported from
Dcs M0ines.

Des Moines, Ia, June Flood
damages are estimated as follows:
Cases of sickness due to flood. -. 200
Dwellings submerged. 900
Number of homeless. 5000
property loss ...............S1,5O 500, 600
Des Moines. Ia. June Both the
Des Moines and the Racoon rivers
continue to recede rapidly, the stage
of the Des Moines being below 20
feet. The East Des Moines business
section is free from water and condi-
tions are rapidly resuming normal
in this low-lying wholesale and manu-
featuring district. The various re-
lief bureaus are caring for all the
sufferers. In addition to contribu-
tons of food and clothing the cash
relief fund has reached $4,000 and is
being rapidly increased. The one
serious phase of the situation is the
large amount of sickness caused by
the food, continued rain and low,
temperature.
large portion of east and west OF
tumwa is flooded, and it is estimated
that between 5000 and 5000 people
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-06
FIREWORKS EXPLODE.
of One Man-SeveraI Others
Injured.

Chicago, June 2.-The careless
handling of large box of fireworks
Monday evening at Butler Bros,
West Randolph street, dealers in
wholesale merchandise, caused the
death of one man, the serious in
jury of two others and threw 500 en-
ployes into a panic that required all
the reserve police in the West di-
vision to quiet, and then only after
a number had received injuries which,
while not serious, were painful.
While moving box of fireworks
from a wagon it slipped from the
trGckmen's hands and was precipi-
tated into the basement below, a dis
lance of IL feet. When it struck the
basement floor it exploded with a re-
port that could be heard for blocks
around. John Swanson, who was sta
toned in the basement, had the en-
tire right side of his head blown off,
dying almost instantly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-06

may exceed a million. The western
part of Lincoln is submerged and it
was only with the greatest difficulty
the residents were rescued. Jacob
Rutledge, aged 20, Of Vernon, Kan,
was drowned while trying to save
some horses. Vesper, Tescott and
Chapman are entirely deserted, and
much of Beverly is under water. At
Barnard, in the northern part of the
county, Salt creek rose so rapidly that
the town was under water before warn
ing could be given, and the streets were
filled with men and women, with chill
dren mounted on their backs, strug-
Cling to reach higher ground.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-06
WORK RESUMED.
Up After Nine Weeks
of IdIeness.

Lowell, Mass, June 2.-After nine
weeks of idleness the Massachusetts,
Boot, Merrimac, fremont and Suffolk,
Appleton and Hamilton corporations
resumed the manufacturing of cotton
goods on Monday, with fully so per
cent. of the usual working force. Fig
ures made public by the mill agents
through Agent w. S. Southworth, sec
rotary of the Cotton Manufacturing
association, tend to show that the eff
forts of the textile council to enforce
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-06
Extra Session Called.

Washington, June 2.-Senor Herran,
Colombian charge d'affaires, has re-
ceived a cablegram from the Colon
bian minister of foreign affairs, dated
at Bogota, May IS, officially announc-
ing that an extraordinary session of
congress has been called for June 20.
Private adyices received at the lega-
ton, it is said, continue to show a
strong opposition to the ia LITIGATION of
the treaty, but recent indications, it is
added, have given more hope
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-06
meward Bound.

North Platte, Neb., June 2.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt is speeding h omeward
He left Cheyenne, Wyo., shortly after
noon Monday and made but one short
stop between that place and this. The
stop was made at Sidney, Neb., where
he delivered an address on good citizen
ship before large crowd. The stop
here was but half an hour, during
which time he was taken for drive
about the city, in the course of which
he made short address,.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-06

have been driven from their homes.
All those caught in the flooded district
have been rescued, except about 100
in South Ottumwa. At Eldon half the
business part of the town is under
water Many families have been forced
to leave their homes. One man, Hen
ry Kuhns, was drowned. Five hundred
are homeless at Eddyville, where ev-
cry house is under water.
I.evee Breaks.
keokuk, Ia, June 2.-The Egyptian
levee, five miles below here. iss brok-
en- in 20 different places and water is
running through the streets of Alex
andria. Territory 10 by 20 miles in
the Clark county, Mo, bottoms, is
submerged. Inhabitants on the roofs
are firing guns for help. A govern
ment boat and men have been sent
to the scene from here. No loss of
life has been reported. Corn and
other crops have been destroyed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-06
The Ball Games.

National league games on Monday:
At Pittsburg York, 10, 10, o.;
Pittsburg, 2, 10, 5.
American league: At New York
Boston, 8, IL, /; New York, 2, 6, 8.
At Observation-Disclosures, 1, 7, o.;
Washington, 0, 2, 1. At Detroit-St.
Louis, 7, II, ?; Detroit, 6, 10, 4.
American association: At st. Paul
Indianapolis, 4, 7, 0; ST. Paul, 0, 4,
6. At eapolis-Louisville z, II,
2; Minneapolis, 3, 8. 1.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-06
Sixty Thousand Idle.

Philadelphia, June 3.-The strike of
textile workers inaugurated Monday
was Tuesday virtually complete Of
the $50 plants which have not granted
the demand for a 55-hOur week, there
are not a half-dozen in operation, and
these are working short-handed. In
the Kensington district, where are To-.
Gated the majority of the mills, the
number of idle hands is said to be-
more than 10000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-06
DANGER POINT PASSED.
ST. Louis Fears Destruction of Prep-
ertX and LOSS of Life


ST. Louis, June 3.-Thirty feet, the
danger point, was reached Tuesday and
passed by the flood that is coming
down the Mississippi river. The river
continues to rise rapidly and point.
considerably higher than 81 feet. which
Weather Forecaster Bowie had pre-
dicted would be reached by Thursday
or Friday, will be an accomplished fact.
The crest of the flood from Kan
sas and Missouri rivers is yet to come,
and when it shall reach here and find
augmentation from the high water in
the Mississippi, some loss Of life is
feared and destruction to property
must ensue.
Mother and Children Drowned.
The first loss of life attending the
present food in this vicinity was re-
ported Tuesday in the drowning OF
Mrs. William Schmidt and her two chill
dren in an attempt to escape on fiat
boat from Catfish island, in the Mis-
souri, river, seven miles southwest of
St. Charles. Schmidt and his family
of four were compelled to abandon
their home in the island early Tues
day morning and loaded part Of their
household goods on to the small boat
in which they depended for safety. Ir
mid-stream the boat capsized and
Schmidt was able to save only one Of
his children.
Much Loss Expected.
The effect of the flood already is
hain folt ,xral aS fnrf n
both the mississippi and Nilsson riv-
ers. No real damage has resulted here
vet, but the high stage predicted Will
cause considerable loss here and ON
the east side in East ST. Louis and the
hamlets lying in the bottoms along the
Mississippi up as far north as Alton
A higher stage of water viii be disas--
trous to the railroad and other bust
ness interests on the east SIDE as WE'LL
as residents, many of whom have al
ready been compelled to move to high
er ground. In some places between
here and Alton the river is five o seven
miles wide, covering thousands of
acres of farmland in the great Ameri-
can bottoms on the east side, destroy
ing crops and driving out the farmers.
Mayor Injured
While working to save the Granite
City levees, which were threatened by
the food, Tuesday, Mayor John Ed
wards, Of that town, was probably ia
tally injured by an explosion at the
city's pumping station. He was alone
in the building at the time of the eN-
plosion and when rescued was umcon-
scious. He is at his home in critical
condition. The pumping station is sit
uated on the leyee and is used in cases
of emergency to pump the water back
into the river when it seeps through
the banks. 1t is equipped with a So
horsepower gasoline engine which
Mayor Edwards was getting in shape
for an emergency.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-06
Big Strike of Textile Workers.

Philadelphia, June "A general
strike of textile workers was inaugu-
rated in this city Monday, involving
about 10000 operatives. Of the GOO
firms engaged in the textile indus
try here AZ have granted the de-
mands of the union, and their plants,
employing about $4,000 hands, are in
Onera tiOn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-06
Body Recovered.

Bolton, Mont, June 2.-The remains
of superintendent B. T. Egan, of the
Great Northern railroad, who was
lost in the mountains of Montana
while hunting, November 4, were re-
covered Monday.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-06

Metropolitan Ann avenue bridge,
Kansas City Mo) waterworks flow
line, Chicago Great Western railway
bridge, Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
bridge, building occupied by Seavy &
tlarsheim, merchandise brokers, 1917
St.-Louis avenue; T. L. Cassel's refrig-
orator factory, 81012 Santa Fe street;
several piers of the IL" road viaduct,
1000 buildings in Armourdale, 500
buildings in Argentine, 400 buildingsin
the east bottom, 200 buildings in Shelf
field, 100 buildings i'll the west bot
toms. The Burlington and Milwaukee
bridges across the Missouri and the
Missouri Pacific bridge across the Kan
sas are intact, but the approaches are
wrecked.
The Financial Losses
The financial damage is estimated
by prominent business men at any
where between $4,000, 900 and $25 ,0OO,-
900 in this city alone, but there is no
method of determining this with any
accuracy. One mans guess Is a good
as another's.
Outside Aid Not Needed
committee appointed by the Com
mercial club of Kansas City, Mo-, to
ascertain the conditions of the pres
ent food supply, made its report Tues
day evening. This report was so i'm
perative that Mayor Reed, after con-
sultation with the relief committee,
wired reply to offers of aid declining
them
A Train Lost.
The Journal says: Chicag go, Burling-
ton and Quincy passenger train No. 3,
from Chicago to Kansas City, due here
at four o'clock Sunday afternoon has
been lost track of. It is not deemed
possible nor the thought entertained
by the railroad officials that the train
has run into the flood. Nevertheless.
General Agent Harmon was notified
from the Chicago offices Of the ex-
traOrdlnary occurrence and Superin-
tendent Mulhern was urged to exercise
every possible effort to locate the miss
ing train and relieve its passengers at
all cost and hazard. The tug John
Lent was chartered and a voyage
made down the Missouri river to Bir-
mingham. Nothing was to be seen of
the train. Men have been started Oh
horseback to Liberty with orders to
keep as close as possible to the track
and to carefully investigate what is
known to be great washout,tw miles
east of Birmingham. The possibilities
of the train having tumbled into the
washout are remote to a degree be-
cause many people are constantly GO
ing along the railroad routes and they
would have seen some parts Of the
wreckage. The water is 80 feet deep,
however
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-06
Court AdfOnrns.

Washington, June 1.-The United
States supreme court adjourned for
the term Monday after delivering
some 20 opinions.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-06
MAKES AN APPEAL
FOR OUTSIDE AID
F1ood-Stricken Kansas Is in Need
of Assistance.
REQUEST BY THE GOVERNOR
Food and Clothing for the Sufferers
Will Be Acceptable 49, Kansas
City, Mo-, Able to Care
for Its Own.

Topeka, Kan, June .3.-The food
situation in Topeka can be briefly
summarized thus:
known dead, 48.
River fell three feet and is now
reeeding at the rate of two inches an
hour.
Distress will be great among the
refugees.
Gov. Bailey issued a proclamation
calling for help for flood sufferers of
the state.
Fifty deputy sheriffs armed with
Winchesters went to North Topeka
to protect property with orders to
shoot looters whenever they are
caught stealing.
Gov. Bailey's proclamation calling
for outside aid was decided upon at
nass-meeting Tuesday, when the gov
ernor was requested to issue the call.
1t was decided to make this a general
appeal for the people all along the
flooded districts of the state, as we'll
as those in Topeka. The plan is to
make Topeka headquarters and to
distribute the aid from here to the
other parts of the state. There will
be this general appeal made, an APP
peal through the fraternal organiza-
tions, and other appeals through
various sources.
Water Receding.
water mark. The fall is plainly in
dicated on the Seymour building at
Kansas avenue and Crane streets.
The water has receded off Kansas
avenue to the platform of the Rock
Island depot-a distance of $50 feet.
1t is the opinion of experts that the
river will go down rapidly from now
on. The Blue. the Republican and
the Solomon rivers have spent their
force and the volume of water spread
over the Kaw bottom will hunt it's
channel quickly.
The situation in the fiOod-stricken
districts is better than it has vet
been for the reason that fewer peo-
pie are marooned in houses, in trees
and on islands. Nobody is now cling
ing to trees. Those who had to cling
were either rescued or dropped into
the river.
Enormous Losses.
There is no way of getting at the
amount of damage done by the flood
in Topeka and vicinity. The damage
may reach 100000. 1t may go be-
You'd that and it may be much less.
Crops in the Kansas bottom are de-
stroyed. This makes an enormous
| loss to farmers
Gov. Bailey will communicate with
the federal authorities and hopes he
will have no trouble in securing the
use of whatever tents are needed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-06
Charged with mbezzIement.

Seattle, Wash, June 2.-Deputy
United States Marshal John Stringer
has arrested Ed t. Waite, who is want
ed in Manila for embezzlement. Waite
left Manila May 2, taking with him, it
is alleged, $4,000 from the Colonel
Newberry bank, of which he was cash
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-06

North Topeka will require to be re-
built. 1T is the salvation of the town
that it is built on sand instead of clay.
Clay disintegrates while wet, while
sand packs hard. L do not believe that
it will be found necessary to tear down
many buildings. They have probably
settled evenly, if at ALL"
President Roosevelt Sends Message.
President Roosevelt telegraphed
Monday from Cheyenne to Gov. Bailey
offering the assistance of the federal
authorities if needed, as follows:
Cheyenne, Wyo., May 31.-Hon. w.
j. Bailey, Topeka, Kan: Am mex
pressibly shocked at reports of dread
full calamity that has befallen Topeka.
If there is anything the federal au-
thorities can do, of course, let me
know.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Gov. W. j. Bailey is a bsent from the
city. His chief clerk wired President
Roosevelt IN answer to the presidents
offer of federal assistance:
"While deeply grateful for your kind
offer, the citizens of Topeka feel able
amply to care for the suffering with
out outside assistance.
'GOV. w. J. BAILEY"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-06
Enormous Losses.
CONDITIONS IMPROVED.
Kansas City Reports the Situation
as Much Brighter.

Kansas City, June 3.-The flood sit
uation is very muchl improved. The
gas supply is ample; two electric street
car lines have resumed service and 9th
ers will follow to-day; the electric
light plant is ready to begin service,
but does not do so because of the pos
sibility of fires from crossed wires; the
waterworks will begin to pump Kan
sas river water into the reservoirs to-
night, and the next day the water will
be turned into the pipes; the food sup
ply is ample on both sides of the river,
the vast quantities of meat in the
packing houses having been reached
by expeditions sent out by the pack
ers; the predicted increase of sickness
has not appeared; the Kansas river is
falling half an inch an hour and the
Missouri river is expected to begin to
fall very soon.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-06
Awaiting Rescue.

There is no great probability that
there will be further loss of life, if
the river does not rise very sudden
". All through the wholesale dis
trict and in the east and west bot
toms, there are people still in
houses-many of them anxious to be
taken away-a goodly number of
them content to remain where they
are, with all the chances of the flood.
The police have done wonders in res
cuing people, and have probably
brought $50 of them safe to the high
ground since sunrise. In the east
and the west bottoms, a number of
obstinate people are still clinging to
their homes. Although the police have
run boats beneath their windows and
offered to save them, they refuse to
leave. Down in the wholesale dis
trict people at dusk were waving
white cloths to attract attention.
The condition of some of these is
pitiable. They have been held pris
oners for two days, threatened with
death by drowning, at one time by
fire, and for the most part without
food, and for "A hours without drink
ing water. Every effort is being
made. and they will all be saved to-
day. unless the water rises more.
There mas been no suffering in the
city beyond that sustained by the
people driven from their homes.
There has been excellent work done
by the local relief committees and
those in control of this work are con-
fident that the city will be able to
care for it's own without calling up
on the balance of the state. Every
demand has promptly been met thus
far, and the only danger seems to be
in a long-continued stage of high
water. Then necessarily the demand
will exceed the ability of Kansas
City to supply.
At Argentine.
At Argentine, Kan, where the Santa
Fe yards and buildings and two-thirds
of the dwelling houses are under
water and 4.50O people homeless,
number of houses were washed away
Monday. Many hundreds of freight
cars stand submerged, and the boxes
break loose from the trucks and float
away. The cars now moving down the
Missouri river are from the Argentine
yards. Not one inhabitant of Argen-
tine is missing. No further damage
can be done here, except that more
houses will be carried away, the chan
nel having shifted to the south, Sc
that the swiftest current is just north
of the Santa Fee rcundhouse.
Crops Destroyed
Lincoln Center, Kan. June 2-The
Saline river is from two to five miles
in width. and crops in this valley are