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Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
EIGHTY DIE IN FLOOD
cLoUDsuRsT sWEEPs AWAY
SOUTH CAROLINA TOWNS.
Eig Cotton Mills Destroyed and Prep
erty Loss Will Reach s3,5oo,0oo.
Many Bridges Are Washed Away.
Pacolet Hard Fit.

Columbia, S. c., June s.-Though the
great flood of water is passing on to
the ocean, laden with debris of every
description and the swollen streams
are subsiding in the Piedmont region.
the loss of life and property are IL
creasing, and conservative estimate
places the property loss at not less
than $3,5O0,000. The most conserya-
tive total dead is eighty. At Clifton
alone 100 operatives are missing from
the village and all are believed to have
been lost. During the day dead bodies
were washed ashore here and there
and occasionally dismembered limb
would float to the banks.
The food was due to o mighty
cloudburst along the headwaters of the
Pacolet river. in Polk county, North
Carolina. The crest OF the flood when
1t reached Pacolet was sixty feet hign.
The mills were situated along the
banks of the stream in deep valley.
high hills rising ON either side. and
they were struck by the full force of
the flood.
Following is summary of the dam
age of the cotton mills: Pacolet Nos.
l and ., totally destroyed; Pacolet No.
g. badly damaged. These mills oper-
ated 10000 spindles and 200 looms.
Columbia mill No. 3, at Converse, 3d.
600 spindles, totally destroyed; Dexter
mills, 30,500 spindles, half destroyed;
Clifton mills, 27,500 spindles. half de-
stroyed; Glendale mills, badly dam
aged; Pacolet warehouse, totally de-
stroyed, $500 bales of cotton and 1000
bales Of yarn swept down stream.
At Pacolet q Presbyterian church,
hotel and number OF mill cottages
were demolished. The property dam
age is in the neighborhood of 350o,0QO.
AT Converse thirteen dead are re-
ported and forty-one at Clifton No. 2.
At Clifton No. 2 twenty-six homes are
destroyed; thirteen at Clifton No.
and twenty at Clifton No 3.
The loss at Clifton's three mills will
approximate S2,0c0.000. At Pacolet
the loss is near s1,0o0.00O. The great.
est want among the survivors is at
Clifton. where 500 are destitute.
At Converse mills, the newest Of
Clifton's cluster. the walls were
washed away and the looms left stand
inog. The engine bridges were car
ried three miles down stream. demoi-
ishing the operatives houses on the
way.
So far nothing has been heard from
Tuckahoe, Enor and other towns in
that district. Three rivers cross the
Southern railway tracks between
Spartanburg and Greenville and the
three bridges are gone and wires are
down. 1t is feared that much damage
has been done the mills in that terri
tory. reporter who reached Clifton
says sixty people were drowned there
and twelve at Pacolet through only
four bodies have been recovered.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
CHICAGO Live Stock.

Chicago. June S.-cattle-Rcceipts G.00o:
steady; good to prime steers. S5.i0d5. 80;
fair to medium, Si.O0d5.O0; stociSers ana
feeders. $3.o0mi.s5. cows, SI.GoSff. 10: heif.
ers. Ss.250i3.O0. Gamers, Sl.G0d3.O0. bulls.
S2.5oGri.3o; calves. S2.5o6i6I5: Texas fed
steers. St.OOei.G0 Hogs-iecclpts. today.
$1,000. tomorrow. 5000: left over. $500:
steady to sc lower: mixed and butchers.
S5.6am3.o5; good to choice heavy. S..o5oc
G.0Tis; rongh heavy, s5.65nJ.o0; light 50. 80
0t5.05; bulk of sales. S5.sOM5.95. Sheep
Receipts. 5000. sheep ana lambs STEADY;
good to choice wethers, Si50li5.25; fair to
choice mixed. S3.JUM4.25: western sheen.
81. lolf52o: native lambs. si.ioU7 10: west.
ern lambs. Si.o0Gt7.15. spring latnbs, $500
0fI.0O.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features Of the Days Trading and
CLOSING Quotations.

Chicago, June S.-Tte grain markets were
governed almost entirely by the weather
today and ruled weaker. July wheat closing
sc lower. July corn 7sc lower and oats
down isc. Provisions closed steady. the
September product being from DC lower to
&c higher. Closing prices.
Wheat-July. 75Ac: Sept. T2N.: Dee, 729..
Corn-June. 4Tlsc; July. 4I7sc: Sept. 4Tc.
Oats-June. 35c; July. 36i4c; Sept. 33c.
Pork-July. Sl692h: Sept. S16I3.
Lard-July. SS.T7: Sept. Ss.Si; Oct, Ss.S5.
Ribs-July. 1922; Sept, s9.1T; Oct. $3.50.
Chicago Cash Priccs-No. red wheat.
1Gc: No. 3 red wheat. 72mT5c; No. . spring
wheat, ISMIoc: No. spring wheat. 1id1Gc;
No. hard wheat. Toe: No. 3 hard wheat,
T0mIic; No. . cash corn. 4Si3n4sAc; No. 3
cash corn. 4sei4s@c: No. . yellow corn.
4S%Mi9c; No. yellow corn, 4SHn4saic
No. cash oats, 33lsc; No. . wnte oats,
3Sl2430c: No. 3 white oats. 3I@3sc.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
Kansas CITY Rccumeo susineao.

Kansas City. June S.-All day Sun
day gangs Of workmen were at work
cleaning up the west bottoms, the
Union depot. the railway yards. the
wholesale houses and the packing
houses and there was quite a general
resumption in all lines of business
this morning. The packing plants
started up in a measure an all will be
in fun blast before the end of the
week. Both the Missouri and Kaw
rivers fell fully three feet during the
past twenty-four hours and made 1t
possible for a dozen more railroads to
make use of the Union depot. The
railway situation is greatly improved
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
FLOOD LOSSES IN KANSAS.
Estinatee of the Damage Done in the
Principal Towns.

Kansas City, June S.-Karsas has
suffered as result of the recent floods
more than any other state. No exact
figures of the loss sustained can, OF
course. be given. but these who have
an intimate knowledge of the sections
submerged and the extent and force OF
the floods have been taking estimates
and the conclusions that they have
reached may be considered fairly re-
liable. The damage done in the prin-
cipal cities and towns is estimated as
follows:
North Topeka, 100000; Lawrence,
$250,00o; Salina, 100000; Manhattan.
S150.0O0; Wamego. $4,000; st. Marys,
$4,000; Blue Rapids, $4,000; Clay
Center. $4,000; Enterprise, $4,000;
Concordia, $4,000; Junction City.
100000; Solomon, $4,000; Abilene,
s25O,OOO; Ellsworth, $4,000; Linds-
borg, 100000; Hutchinson. 100000;
Minneapolis, 100000; Emporia, $685.
900; Florence $4,000; Lincoln Center,
$4,000; Atchison, 100000; Burling-
ton, 100000; Hill City. 100000; Belolt.
100000; Argentine, s3,000,000, and
Kansas City, Kan. and suburbs. ss,-
100000. No account has been taken
of the smaller towns, although nearly
200 of these were affected by the
floods. The very lowest estimate that
can be made by the loss done to crops
is $5.0OO.000.
Owing to the lateness of the season
and the condition of the soil 1t is
doubtful if any profit will be drawn
during the remainder of the year from
the farms inundated. AS consequence
there will be great deal of individual
want and suffering among the farmers
upon whom the blow fell heaviest.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
euIoarian Band AnnihIlated.

Salonica. June S.-A band of 'Bul
garian revolutionists was destroyed by
Turkish troops at Cradobar, near this
city. Fifteen Bulgarians were killed.
Another insurgent band is reported to
have been annihilated on the railway
line near Ristovatz, Servia. after a
six hours fight. Surprise is expressed
that the band was able to approach so
near the town. The insurgents killed
ten Greek villagers while the latter
were in church at Selovo. near Mon
astir
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
suTcAEReo BY sAsAl.sAzouks.
Attack smerdash With Fire and
Sword and Leave No Living Soul.

Attack Smerdash With Fire and
Sword and Leave No Living Soul.
Monastir, European Turkey. June 5.
Horrible details are arriving here
of the slaughter of the inhabitants of
the village Of Smerdash by Bashi-Ba.
zouks- 1t appears that on the arrival
OF the Bashi-Bazouks. Chaklaroff's
band of insurgents withdrew to the
mountains without sustaining any
loss. As no rebels were left in the
village. the inhabitants experienced
no anxiety. until suddenly. at sunset,
the Turks. who had completely sur
rounded the place. commenced reg
ular bombardment, whereupon all the
villagers assembled in the streets.
Though the artillery ceased during
part of the night. the Turkish infantry
fired all night long. The artillery
bombardment was recommended at
daybreak. but as 1t was ineffective. the
Turks set fire to the village on all
sides and commenced u general mas
sacre. slaughtering women. children
and the aged About 800 houses were
burned and upward Of 200 persons.
mostly women and children. we're
killed. The woman and girls were
murdered while resisting outrage.
Not n living soul was left in the vii.
lage. The survivors, many of them
half burned or otherwise injured. fled.
Some of the fleeing villagers were cap
tured and had their ears and noses
cut off before they were butchered.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
ESCAPE DEATH BY MIRACLE.
Water Spout Rushing From the Sea
Strikes Trolley Train.

SHObt S~t-
Strikes Trolley Train.
New York, June 9.-Rushing in from
the sea, a waterspout, travelling at
great speed, struck a train on the
Brooklyn elevated road, bound city
ward from Rockaway Beach. The
motorman saw the spout just as the
train reached a trestle over Broad
channel. Jamaica bay. He threw on
full power in an effort to get past, but
the food of water struck him between
the third and fourth cars. The plat
forms were crowded with persons una
BILE to get inside the cars. These were
almost swept off into the bay. but man.
aged to hold fast to the railings. the
food rushed down the aisles and
caused wild scramble. Hundreds of
pleasure seekers were drenched to the
skin. No one was seriously injured,
however. and despite the fact that
tons of water struck the cars, they did
not leave the rails.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
THREE SLAIN BY cATTLghizN.
Earchnnan and TWO Soma Killed and
Fourth Son Mortally Wounded.

st. Francis Kan, June 5.-Autkantic
reports received from the scene OF the
tragedy in the southern part of this
county indicate that the Dewey cattle
men went to the Berry cattle ranch
and killed three.
The dead: E. NJ. Berry, owner Of
ranch; A. ]. Berry and G. A. Bcrry.
Wounded: e. F. Berry, probably IA
tally; Sam Berry, seriously.
All these were sons OF E. n. Berry.
The Berry version OF the matter is
-. three of them were working in the
field and two of them at the house, all
unarmed, when a gang of the Dewey
men, with Chauncey Dewey at their
head, rode up and deliberately at
tempted to kill them all. Dewey al
leges that they went over to get a
water tank that belonged to the land,
that the Berrys opened fire on them
and. they did the killing in self de-
fense.
There had been bitter feeling be-
tween the Berrys and Deweys ever
since the Deweys invaded the country.
About two years ago the Deweys com
menced to acquire title TO all the land
they could in the southeastern part Of
this county and the adjoining corner
Of Rawlins. Sherman and Thomas
counties. The Berrys are among the
few who have stayed with their home
steads.
1t is said that Chauncey Dewey and
two of his men, Mcbride and Wilson.
did the shooting. The coroner's jury
finds that Chauncey Dewey, from be-
hind a sod wall. killed one OF the Ber-
rvs and mortally wounded another,
and that the Berrys were absolutely
unarmed.
Sheriff McCulloch wires from At
wood that he has Dewey and his men
under arrest.
The tragedy resulted from the ever
present fight between cattle and ranch
men IN this section Of the country.
The Deweys belong to rich Kansas
City concern. They OWL thousands of
acres OF land.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
JUDGE Lynch in illinois.

Belleville. Ill. June S.-County
School Superintendent Charles Hertel
of st. Clair county was shot and NOR
tally wounded in his Office by w. T.
Wyatt. colored school teacher of East
st. Louis. whose certificate to teach h.
had refused to renew. Wyatt was ar
rested and taken to jail. Two hours
later mob stormed the Jail, secured
Wyatt and, despite the appeals of the
mayor and other officials, hanged him
with short ceremony.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
GRAND JURY lNDIcTs mAcHEN.
Returno True Bill Against Head of
Rural Free Delivery.

Washington, Jure G.-The grand
jury reported an Indictment against
August w. Machen, former superin-
tendent of the free delivery service of
the postotfice department, who was ar
rested several days ago, charged with
sharing profits on government con-
tracts for letter boxes fasteners. The
indictment was brought for violation
of section 5501 of the Revised Statutes,
the penalty for violation of which is
sine OF not more than three times
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
HURRICANE SWEEPS lsLANCs.
Great Damage Is Done to Shipping
in PHILIPPINES.

Manila. June Ga hurricane has
swept over the Philippine islands and
great damage has been done to ship
ping. The steamer Samshui is report
ed to have been wrecked.
The United States steamer Pear Ia
de visayas has been totally lost off
Camotes island. Part of the crew were
saved. The United States steamer
San Rafael and the schooner Mayfow.
er have been driven ashore off Ormoc,
West Leyte. and will prove total losses.
All on board were saved.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
Cracker Trust Faces Strike.

Chicago, June s.-A general strike
at the various plants OF the National
Biscuit company all over the country
is to be called tomorrow, according to
a statement made at a meeting of the
Chicago Federation of Labor by Dele
gate Mcintosh. representing the
cracker bakers union. Cities in which
the National Biscuit company has
plants which will be affected are Chi
cago. Kansas City. st. Joseph, Cleve.
land. Cincinnati, ST. Louis, Denver,
indianapolis. Philadelphia and Detroit
Several thousand workers will be af
fected.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
Agreement in Restaurant strlI,

Chicago, June s.-Temporary peace
may come out of the restaurant war
today. A committee of restaurant
keepers met with representatives of
tho employees unions and the latter
have agreed to give an answer today
to a proposition offered by the propri.
etors. After the meeting 1t was said
that there was a strong possibility
that the strikes will be called on In
the half dozen large restaurants in the
downtown district which have been
tied up for several days pending set.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
Venezuelan Rebels Badly Defeated.

Coro. Venezuela, June S.-After three
days hard fighting. the Venezuelan
government troops under command of
General Gomez assaulted the camp
OF the revolutionists commanded by
General Matos. General Riera and Gen
eral Lara and inflicted complete de-
feat on them. The rebels were en-
camped near Pedregal, twenty miles
from this place. The capture of Cen
eral Matos is expected shortly.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
Ono Million Are STARVING.

Hong Kong. June 6.-The estimate
of Governor Wong of Kwang 81 PROV
ince that over 100000 natives are
starving In that province is pro-
nounced here to be approximately cor
rect. The distress OF certain districts
IL more acute. Children and women
are freely offered for sale. The rice
harvest promises well. but It will not
be available for from four to six
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
Forest Fires In Minnesots.

Sparta. Mimi, June S.-A forest fire
has been burning in the vicinity of
Ely lake all day, doing great damage
to standing timber and destroying
thousands of dollars worth of cord.
wood. Unless rain falls soon there
will be heavy loss Of timber. as fires
may be seen burning in a dozen differ.
ent directions.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
South Omaha Live Stock,

South Omaha. June S-Cattrc-Receipts,
200: iodii5c higher; native steers. Sl.00af
300; cows and heifcrs. S3.OOei4.i0: cnuners
S2.Ooti3.Oo. stockers and feeders. $4,000
ass: calves. s3.0oGt6.25; bulls. stngs. etc.,
s2.So0,4iO. Hogs-Rcccipts. 5000: steady
heavy. S5.S0no.s3; mixed. sJ.T1ikGd5. so
light. s3.T5@c. SLY: pigs S5.O005.7O: bulk
OF sales. s5.IItsm5 s2h. sheep Receipts.
1000: steady; yearllngs s5.OO0t5.75. wcth.
ers. st5od5.2o: ewes. S3.J0m4.60: common
and stoekers. S2.bOlii.O0. lnmbs. S5.I5erI Il
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
Union Pacific Strike Ended.

Omaha. June 9.-The striking black
smiths have signed up an agreement
with the Union Pacific to resume work
today upon terms similar to those
regulating the settlement with the
boilermakers and machinists. This
practically wipes out the Union Pa.
cific strike.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
erItish MInIster Protesta.

Willemstad, June S.-The British
minister at Caracas. II. @. Bax-Iron-
side. has presented protest to the
Venezuelan foreign ONCE against the
recent suppression Of custom houses
at the ports on the Orinoco and the
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
cron grotEere Indicted.

Washington, June 9.-The federal
grand jury has returned true bills
against the Croft brothers in connec-
ton with the alleged offering of bribes
to A. w. Machen, former superintend-
ent Of free delivery of the postoffice.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
Flood crowIna Woree al Hannibal.

Hannibal, Mo-, June S.-Flood condi.
tions are growing worse In Hannibal
and vicinity. Business is, wholly at q
standstlll and seven railroads enter
ing Hannibal are practically paralyzed.
One train from st. Louin over the
Burlington was the total amount Of
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
ST. Joseph Live Stock.

ST. Joseph. June .--Catte-Iscccipts. 9.
~ steady to strong: natives. $3.5Oft4. SO;
cows and heifers. S2.00f,i.65: stockcrs and
feeders, $2.50M4So. Hogs-Receipts. 2.471
opened steady to weak. closed &c higher;
light and light mixed. 81. 7oat5.s5: medium
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
DEATH WATCH SLAIN IN JAIL.
Murderer Kills Guard and Makes His
Escape With Only Other Prisoner.

Anaconda. Mont. June S.-William
Hardee. condemned murderer. await
ing execution In the Glasgow jail.
killed Charles Williams, his death
with. with a rife which he secured in
the jail kitchen. He and the only
other prisoner in the Jail then took
the keys and escaped. Both men are
we'll armed. They swan the Missouri
river and are now surrounded in a
bend of that stream by a big posse.
Hardee is expected to fight to the,
death. as he has no hope. the supreme
court having refused him new trial.
Showers Clear Away Pail Of Smoke.
New York, June S.--Brisk showers
which began in the small hours of the
morning and continued throughout the
day cleared away the dense pail OF
smoke-laden fog that overhung the
city for two days and permitted the
fog bound fleet of incoming Atlantic
liners that lay off the bar to pass in
Sandy Hook. Among them were the
Cunarders Lucania and Carpathia.
which lay at anchor outside for thirty
hours. Reports from Long Island,
New Jersey and New York state
showed that rain had to great extent
checked the progress of the forest
fires.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-02

Every thief would like to keep him.
self unspotted.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-02
NEW PLAN
Adopted by supt. Hinemon for Quar-
terly Examinations.

terIy EXAMINATIONS.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction J. H. HinemOn has adopted
a new plan in the preparation OF
questions for the quarterly examina-
tions.
The following circular letter, which
has been addressed to number of
people throughout the state, is self
explanatory:
"Mv Dear Friend-ln preparing
questions fo- tNo 'Tu9 -tnrly eXamina-
tion, this department wishes to have
the horeft g elgge*tions from a co..
siderable nur7Nar CT men who havo
given lone and carorul study to The
status Of needs of our public schools.
Therefore, we are asking the prep
aration of original sets of questions
on one or more studies in the COM
mon school curriculum that we may
select from the combined sets thus
offered what can not be other than
fair and just series of questions.
"Of course it is needless to suggest
that no "catch" questions should be
offered, as it is our aim and purpose,
while making full and proper test
of educational qualifications, to ask
only questions that we'll qualified and
competent teachers OF youth ought to
be able to answer. To this end you
are earnestly requested to prepare
about fifteen questions each.
Hoping that you will favor us
with an early reply. and thanking you
in advance for your kindness, I am,
very respectfully,
81. H. HINEMON.
estate Superintendent"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-30
JURORS DRAWN
FOR OCT. TERM
Commissioners Obliged to
Revise List.
TASK AN ARDUOUS ONE
New Law Allows Jurors Increase in
Compensation to So per Day.
Term Opens Oct. 18th.

Jury Commissioners w. D. Ryan
of North Andover, August Kettler
of Platteville and D. T. Parker Of
Fennimore assembled at the court
house Friday for the purpose Of
supervising the drawing Of the reg
ular venire for the coming October
term of circuit court for Grant
county.
1t is customary to keep on file in
the office of the clerk of the court
the names of 800 eligible jurors.
Bi-annually this list becomes anti
qlated falls short of the requisite
number through one cause or an
other, and requires revision, new
names being added to make up the
quota, each commissioner furnish
ing jury material from his respec-
tive district.
It was necessary for the commits
sioners at this session to doctor
the list as above stated, and for that
reason their deliberations occupied
a greater length of time than is
usually devoted to the task of selec-
ting SO jurymen.,
The list as finally drawn STOOD as
fo11oxuc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-30

A good mirror is the hunting
license. With a glance at the
blank when filled out one can see
himself as others see him and are
wont to picture him. The 800
licenses that County Clerk Griffis
has issued since the hunting sea-
son began affords a kaleidoscope
array of Grant county nimrods.
One noticeable thing is the
explicitness of the hunting license
blank. Many questions are asked:
postofice address, age, height,
weight, color of eyes, color of hair
and distinctive marks. When an
applicant has answered these
queries the county clerk has a
correct word picture of the hunter.
One would not think the human
race physically deteriorating to
note a number of these descrip-
lions. Some big men are enrolled.
Thos. Curtiss Of Cuba City is
probably the largest man in Grant
county. He tips the beam at 395
pounds and is six feet tall. 1t must
be difficult feat for him to follow
hound all day. There are a
number of other heavy fellows:
John Piddington of Platteville is
6ft., 2 in, and weighs 200; J. H.
Mankel, Lancaster, 6ft., 2in.,
weight 1856; County ClerK Griffis
is the tallest licensed hunter, being
eft. 25in., weight 200; Frank Barr
of Glen Haven is no spring chicken
eft, weight 27O; J. G. Keller,
Bagley, SIT, 1Oin., weight 210; W.
H.. Brown, Bloomington, 6ft.,
weight 265, and is SO years of age;
Chas. Fitzgerald, Lancaster, ST.,
1Oin., weight 215; Frank Schreiner,
Lancaster, 6ft., weight 215; Jesse
Kitto, Hazel Green, E. A. Kraus,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-30

course last winter proved, all
things considered, well worth the
prices asked. 1t was as good as
could be had for the money exl
pended, This years course will
cost over two hundred dollars
more, and is of higher grade.
Good attractions cost good money,
and it is earnestly hoped that Lam
caster will prove by it's support this
season that we can successfully
carry out the projects Of giving
the people high-class entertain
ments at a small price. The price
of season tickets will be $500,
making the entertainments cost
but 4Oc to season-ticket holders.
1t will be necessary to charge 75c
admission to at least two of these
numbers, SO that by securing sea-
son-tickets considerable may be
saved.
1t has been arranged that any
surplus ON the course SLdl1 po
turned over to the Public library
board for library purposes, and
it is expected, if Lancaster will
literally support a good course, Gas
do our neighboring cities) that we
may thus be of material assist
ance, as the library is greatly in
need of more money.
The first number on the course
will be the Hungarian Orchestra,
probably on Friday, November
18th.
Announcement of seat-drawing,
which will be managed as last
season, will be made later.