Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-02
Topeka cAshs
Outside cid.
Distress Of People So Great That Cannot be Provided
For LOCALLY Chasay Of The County c4Ppeahd To-
Flood Situation Somewha hpsoved-cM Kansas Clip
is Decidedly So

Topeka Kansas, June 1.-The Com
merclal club at noon today voted to
ash, for outside aid for the flood suffer
ers. Yesterday the club voted that
no outside aid would be accepted, but
the distress Of the people IL so great
that the community cannot provide for
all and so the charity Of the country
is appealed TO-,
This action was taken after an adj
dress by Gov Bailey who had just re-
turned to the city from Mound city
where he has been waterbound since
last Thursday The governor pointed
out to the club the necessities of the
suffering people and the inability of the
community to provide properly for
them and relieve their wants and said
that while he wanted TO work in har-
mony with the townspeople and It's
charitable organizations he saw his
duty clearly and he would this after
noon issue a proclamation calling upon
the charitable people Of the country to
send aid In the form Of money.
FLOOD SITUATION BETTER.
The food situation here today is ma
terially better The Kansas river fell |
during the night at the rate of an inch |
an hour The standard gauge meas
urcment this morning showed a 27-inch !
fan from the highest point on Sunday. |
It is safe TO say that all those ma
rooned IN trees and flooded houses have |
now been removed to places Of safety. |
At the Sardou bridge alone over zoo /
were landed last night The previous |
estimate Of twenty dead is still adhered |
TO. Many reported missing are show |
ing up but It viii only be possible to |
give the actual loss OF life when the |
waters have finally receded 1t is be-
lieved that several persons were
drowned and that their bodies have
loated away.
The work Of relief went on through |
the night and has been systemized
The great fear now In Topeka Is Of |
on epidemic Of diseases. AT relief de- |
pots where refugees are huddled to- |
gother several persons suffering with /
contagious diseases were removed TO |
the hospitals ag rapidly as possible /
The absence of good drinking water Is /
another disease breeder.
Money is the thing most needed now
and citizens are contributing nobly But
The demands Of the situation are great.
Offers Of aid from outside cities are
pouring In, but the governor and com
merclal club have 80 far refused all
such
AMOUNT REQUIRED.
The attitude Of the Commercial club.
especially in the matter Of outside aid
Is not meeting with unanimous approx
AL I'm fact there is much criticism OF
IT'S action. The Commercial club has at
its command less than $4,000 1t is es-
tmated that the work Of relief viii re-
Qure 100000
Topeka is powerless 10 raise that
Of money without Gripping It.
self seriously.
The Elks club, which Is up 10 the
present time the largest subscriber to
the relief fund. has adopted resolutions
'ondemning the Commercial club for
rs attitude
All Of the odd Fel.ow bodies in To-
oeka, IN Joint session. the Knights and
ladies Of Security and the A. O. L. w.
have taken the same attitude as the
llks
Following the action OF the Elks. the
Masonic bodies, I'm a mass meeting last
night, unanimously resolved by "a rls- !
ing vote that we, AZ Masons and sub.
'cribers 10 the relief fund. protest
gainst the action OF the Commercial
Tub I'm refusing 10 accept outside con-
rihutious, and that the mayor and
heri0 be requested ana urged to pro-
Get the property and citizens Of North |
Topeka by calling FOR the assistance %
DE state militia and the federal
roops"
IMPROVEMENT At KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, Mo. June There is
lecided Improvement IN the flood sit
iation this morning and there is gen
,ral feeling that Kansas City has seen
he worst Of the storm Unofficial |
Weather gauges In the Union depot
howed a fan OF about six inches dur
ug the night and the oflclal report is
stationary the water being 80 feet nc
a. M. The danger OF famine has
'assed, and the railroads are confident
hat they VIII be able TO bring In ample
upplies from this time on The stock
" meats IN the packing houses. most
ll winch can Ue taken out M boats.
iroves 20 be greater than az first sup
,osed. ana there Is no doubt that there
s sufficient meat 20 sustain the city J
or a week even n nothing IS brought !
n from the outside There Is "a gre.ter q
Carciiy of food In Kansas city, Kas..
mt with the opening Of the electric
Inc from LeavcnWorth it Is thought
hat there viii De no distress Of an
cute description.
Supt Goodwin ~ the waterworks de.
announced this morning that
he water supply would be restored by
ightfoll lie has placed q pump and
ollor In the center ~ Allen street and Q
5 running % supply linc into a 20-inch J
lain leading DO the Holly street reser- {
DIR This he says he can nm by /
light. giving the city better protection
gainst FIRE and providing water for s
anIt8ry purposes An the cable car {
mes have resumed and are running az @
sual The power plant Of the electric .
mes Is under water and these roads ! {
.il not be able 10 run until the water
ubsilos. y
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