The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-02
IMPROVING.
Flood Has Fallen Six Inches at
X. c. This Morning.
Still 8 Feet Above Low Water
Mark.
NO DANGER OF FAMINE.
Water Service to Be Restored
BY Tonight.
no DANGER OF FAMINE.
Property Loss Is Estimated at
from 10 to % Millions.


Kansas cftv No Tpne 2-rThe sif,1a-
tion bera i i,,,,,~ox,i,,sr . ra,ig7lv fTnof17-
cial ea,,e-as 81 the TTnion 7ano4 sba,,s
faII of six inches in the water at 6
O'Clock this morning. The water is
stilf a feet above low mark
Dancer NJ famine is nast The rail.
roads now eeel confident that they win
be able ia bring in supplies fast enough
to keen the peopie from going HUNGRY
Boats are at work taking meat out Of
the packing houses. and from this
source a large supply is available.
The electric line from Kansas CITY tc,
I.eaveawo1th is ag8fn in ooeration. and
IS bringing IN supplies
Supg Allen of the waterworks thinks
that the supply Of water. which was
shut of yesterday. Will be partially re-
stored os nlsht temporary arrange
meats nave peen mace Whleh partla1ly
ptoleet the CITY ifo5n IRE
All the cable cars nave resumed oper-
ations, bur the electric power house is
still under wafer and none Of the cleo
t,io If,,es ara j., o,,ars+5,,
IN. ts..~s-, - -
= - s'i'i'0l 'e . a'i'llsa ssN'
5ii9 iiia-i seeS9 = S's sooa IS ahotle1 $
Some place the damage as high as $25,-
03O,060 Others sav it viii nor exceed
S10.OC00CO The great danger now is
f,o-, fsl1ir.~ f,,,i4,ss,,o- 49, -,1 -,
-. ,.,s-
an a iir9iS ~ 1siii- heN
eFal pullcIliss nave alreaoy collapsed
me 5as supply which was cut off
yesterday, will probably be restored by
niahf
el,a nail ,s,,,s mt, zr.,,..s r,;4,- e,.,
-, -
'iis Ws9' TINS morning. IL Is ehe hisl
Inali from the west Tor some time Ihere
are several car leads of mail in the
yards vest bound standing in water
fem, fest aho.a fba bo+torns ~ ia SO
T. .. 4I.--,4 ~. - - 80, -
" u-sit eiis SUM q eiiis 1iiaia can
ne preserved ana resent
ne first mails flom the east have
come in one last nigl19 and anotnar
from wichita tlss ,,arAs,e cJo+bi,,s
-
'i77 7i''e ~ ltoai4 'i17 HOouea uis1iee
country, 1opeN7 ana lawrence ana Il IS
not likely that any VIII arrive for sew
eral days After the water subsTTIes
about t,-o carIoads. of sacond third and
fourth class mail matter have been lost
in tba wards 1'he v-ate7 Is ,tlrni,7eJ ft-s
feef above tfa hotfor,,s ~ The ,.,il ..ss.s
ana r,5,,,,i,,e, e+,-.,,s44.- r ,,,.,,- - si
hla tn dry f51f ,,,.ii a fta- ifs jalsxrs 3,,,4
cl5ner{utanfeot ,faft of fha ,.ail,.ax- mil
ss,,.,,,rs l.i-,sss.s ,,sl s-,,.,.r ~, -, -
ticlas.
The great dancer nov is the c,,,r,
l,lirss IF briel< b7{Idinoe and mis- has
ne nm i'm some Quarters where ala
bniIdinas are standina Here and there
fI .e,,7,.,,. ~ a r,g.lg et,.,,r,,,e g,es eyf.,,s
-, - -, - - - ,l
eolIs-+sa s ,-et IF s,1+ 1,,.,s b,7il|5,,s~
J Ali through fhe Yards numbers Of cars
80 bai,, ese,,s5 f,,,, I,si,, t-,, ld
are fioatIns- down stream. When swept
i,,. - ~, ,,,-e,,t +l,-z r,.lge a ties,,
80 41;- | - !, - go = TX
lass - IN e'll ~ "a
80, t,,5 bo,,1d - s,,ffs, t.,i9I
as,,laess ll3ll. = D''''1 NC
u9Illas - 1.... 49,
Tue 80 SoilLaHy no siiiiiyuilSeu nc ~,
II hopeo 10 restore the suphlg ouI Aah-
ed this morning 70 make good It's prom
I Use to supply sufflelent gas Tor working
purposes Nine tenths OF tne halsas
+ City households use gas for cooking
and the result was that the great ma
I jority of breakfasts We're cold. The gas
company hopes for better luck by night
and it has the good wishes of all people
( who like warm meals.
A mild type Of martial law was in
I force last night Soldiers were station
ed all over the business. part of the city
while attennf was made to keen. peo-
-,1e off +be streets ANYBODY walking
t,o,7 az or. ,,,i,7,,iornt was connelled Ia
80 5co,,,,4 ~ himself The oficial
s,s,,o-e ~ the weather bureau in she
SSss,.i -. a. ? o'cloclr ttiz r,ornins ?
l5 - % So tl,s sane a : ,rasre5rl,a /,
III - - - - - .--l,s,.s ~, ,,f
dt 1ldt 1iiilS- III ~ = - y -;
a1.,,o nv
Dut TINS VIII pe cou.i'Si r,,S =.
rise IN the MlssouLl- ~ @ -
are hizeiy 70 c1HeintS 10 -. =. ~
hours, after Whleh ltS oettili - ~ 80 =
haW VIII peslh - siio'" oil ~ - -
/ gauge.
At St Joseph the river rose ons LOO !
since YESTERDAY tue
feet there liis nlol T,-,l, rl'.aE
observer mere <a,sll,7 49, - - =, ero1a,
ANY "a l5's.-. q tioD ana other eroi7nds At
lllSH1 ISL ! 9 - - - i - al -, -
M 8 oie s.st - ga NSa,ba+tan xas renorfed
my ~, % -, 49, IN the nasf % hours
4, ~ y 49, Omaha Sia,7x civ
and and Plattsmouth showed slight de-