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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-04
MISSISSIPPI AND
MISSOURI LEVEES
ARE GIVING WAY,
Thousands and Thousands
of Acres of Cultivated
Lands Are Being
Submerged.
RIVER TOWNS ABANDONED.
Farmers Are Working Desperate
ly to Save Important Embark
ments Near Louisiana
and Warsaw.
VAST TERRITORY SUBMERGED.
Missouri Bottoms From KeOkuk to
Hannibal Are Under Water
Two to Eight Feet Deep
River Steadily
Rising.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Keokuk. Ia, June 3.-The Mississippi rose
u today. and is nov at the high water
mark of 1881, or 1873 feet. The stage south
of here is still higher. on account of the
Des Moines River flood.
The gravity of the situation cannot be
overstated.
A little more rise or a high wind will
break the Hunt levee south of Warsaw
and flood thousands of acres of Illinois
bottoms. The Government fleet and farm
ers are working desperately to save it, and
to-day strengthened it with 1900 sacks of
sand.
The Missouri bottoms, from Keokuk to
Hannibal, averaging eight miles wide, are
all under water-two to eight feet deep.
The Fox River levee is broken. and the
Skunk River levee near Fort Madison IS
overlooked, flooding 10000 acres. The towns
of Gregory, Canton, La Grange and Alex
andria are submerged Gregory is aban-
doned. and almost all residences are gone
from Alexandria.
The river here is still rising slowly. and
every inch makes the situation more crit
ical The loss to crops and stock in the
Missouri bottoms will far exceed 100000.
shy LEyEE IN GREAT DANGER.
Louisiana, Mo. June 3.-The Mississippi
River here is still rising at the rate of ona
inch. and the gauge registers Il feet 3
inches. In 1888 stage of IS feet inches
broke the sny levee which protects over
10000 acres of fine farming land in Illinois.
Since then. however. the levee has been
improved. but it is now feared that the
levee will break. All the men that can be
are ernDlOyed working the leyee
The only communication between here and
Quincy and the North by rail is via the
east side. and four roads are using one
track 1t will be impossible to use that aft
er to-day.
HAsE LEvEE HAS BROKEN.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New Haven, Mo-. June 3.-Slowly, but
steadily. the rise in the Missouri. River at
! this point has continued since last week.
| and the area of lowlands opposite and
above here. which are being submerged. is
| extending.
| The river has risen 16 inches here during
| the past twenty-four hours. The Hase levee
above here on the Warren County side.
! broke this morning, and as result several
| thousand acres OF the finest land in the
/ bottom is being flooded.
No rain has fallen here since yesterday
| afternoon, but the weather is very threat
| ening, and more rain is expected tonight.
\ The property loss is very great along the
| river in both Warren and Franklin counties.
Nc lives have been lost.
! RECORDS OF FIFTY YEARS BROKEN.
| REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Jefferson City Mo-, June S.-The Govern
| ment gauge at o'clock tonight showed a
rise in the Missouri River here of 2s.4 feet
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-04

here for beef. instead of dying the usual
sudden death, are dropping off one by one
after the four days of exposure.
The first onrush of the water carried
away many. but fully one-half of those in
the city were placed above the flood in the
second tier of the pens. Nearly 5000 cattle
and 9,oH0 hogs were confined in these over
but, standing to their middles in water and
receiving not nearly sufficient food many
are dying The yards now appear more than
ever a slaughter house. the medium OF
death being more severe than the knife
After its experience. Kansas City Is send,
ing warning to the towns on the missouri
between here and st; Louis The flood here !,
was in excess two feet of the phenomena
r;se If 1S4t This means a tremendous bulk
of water. and. from the reports of the
stage at and east Of Jefferson CITY. IL Is
thoiight that the crest has not by any means
reached those places The great stream is
prohabiy spread over fiat country. hence
iio' ii'o''Ns HASTINGS MacADAM.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-04
Marine IntelliRencc.

! Queenstown, June 3.-Arrived: Majestic.
Anew York.
/ Hong-Kong. June s.-Arrived. previously:
City Of Pekin, San Francisco. via Honolulu,
Yokohama, etc.
| Bremen, June 3.-Arrived: Steamers Kali
eer Wilhelm II. New York, via Plymouth
and Cherbourg.
Muroran, Nav g.-Sailed: Ascot. Yoko-
hama, for Vancouver.
Mot. June 1.-Sailed: Indrapura Qrom
aIong-Kong), Portland, Ore.
New York. June 3.-Arrived: Teutcnic,
liverpool; Numidian, Glasgow and Hall
Tax. Sailed: Barcelona, Hamburg, via
Newport News; Philadelphia, Southampton;
Ryndam, Rotterdam. via Boulogne; Ocean
&c. Liverpool.
scilly, June 3.-Passed: Marquette. New
York, for London. '''-
Queenstown. June 3.-Sailed: 1vernia. from
Liverpool, Boston.
SOUTHAMPTON, June 3-Sailed: Menominee.
from London, New York: Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse, from Bremen. New York, via
Cherbourg.
sciliy. June 3.-Passed: Montevidean
Montreal. for London; New York. New
York, for Southampton.
Glasgow, June 3.-Arrived: Sardian. Mon
treal.
Queenstown, June 3.-Arrived: Western
lard. Philadelphia for Liverpool (and pro-
ceeded).
Hrowhead, June 3.-Passed: Dominion.
Montreal, for Liverpool; Hungarian. Mon
treal, for Glasgow.
Manchester, May 3l.-Arrived: Caledo-
nian. Boston; Manchester Trader. Montreal.
Genoa, June 3.-Arrived: Victoria, Phila-
deiphia-
growhead, June 3, SIS p. m.-Passed;
A,rania, New York. for Queenstown and
Liverpool.
Antwerp, June 5. p. m.-Sailed: Steamer
Pennland Philadelphia.
Cherbourg, June 3. p. m.--Sailed: Steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse from Bremen
and Southampton. for New York.
Southampton. June 3.-Arrived: New
York. New York lpasesd Hurst Castle at
12:45 a. m,).
June ARRIVED: Aurania,
for Liverpool and proceeded
June 3-Saiied: Steamer Fries
delphia, via Queenstown; Ger
York, via Queenstown; Ken
lJune a-Sailed: Empress OF
yer. via Shanghai. Hiogo and
ne 2-Arrived: Olympia,
g-Kong.
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ugees sheltered in Convention Hall and in
the churches.
The flooding of the tracks of several Kan
sasas City-St. Louis roads reported tonight
may. however. change matters consider
ably If supplies routed over such roads
are DELAYED by high water there may be a
return TO the high panic prices OF Mon
day
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only means of getting about the town of
McBaina Is in boats and on horseback.
ROONNILLE ALMOST ISOLATED.

BVVNN TEIsFs -ffs'3VsiH fs5Vi1.s 4 hsD'
Boonvilie No. June 3.-The river cut
through the embankment of the Missouri.
Kensas and Texas Railroad tonight about
half way between the bridge and Franklin
Junction. This leaves Boonville without any
connection with tie North. East and West
Should the river continue to rise, this
break may prove more serious than now is
apparent, as there are Indications that the
river channei may change to North Bluff.
A strong current has set in from the
half-mile break in the Cooper Levee eight
miles above here. and comes down through
a series of lakes to Sulphur Creek. near
Franklin Junction. Several frame houses
end bodies of animals and poultry have been
brought down by this current.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-04
SPORTING.

Cardinals defeat Phillies by a score of 4
to-.
/ High School won the.scholastic champion
ship from the Manual Training School yes
eerday by the score of TO 5.
f! Duncan Meier of this city has been Sc
Elected as a substitute on the Yale crew.
! Chief Kelly yesterday presented the win
ming police marksmen with distric. cham
pionship buttons.
Winners at the Fair Grounds yesterday
kwere: Atlas. Poseur. Venus victriX. Stand
tPat, Deutschland and Cast Iron.
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FEARED MISSOURI RIVER
WlLLLEAVE KANSAS CITY.
Continued From Page One.

cylin6 rcal oil tank. Standard OIL Company
property This immense bulk. which fipated
down from Argentine. is said to have
carried away several of the bridges. In an
eddy at the Kaws mouth it stopped and
was pushed in by steamer to its present
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Pitiful Scenes in
Kansas City Stock Yards.

The stock yards at this stage of the I'M
precedented food presents pitiful scene.
Thousands. of the dumb brutes brought
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TO-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUSINESS.

Yesterdays bank clearings were sic SIS 54s:
balances sl,16l.5s7 Local discount rates
were firm between and per cent. Do
mestic exchange was quoted as follows:
New York, 40c premium bid. soc premium
asked: Chicago. par blu. &C premium asked:
Cincinnati. Louisville and New Orleans, par
bid. lOc premium asked.
Wheat closed higher at 75lsc July. Ta7Tltc
No. 2 red. Corn closed higher at 46Mc July.
49Q51c No. mixed. Oats closed at 35c asked
July, ssGI3sc No. mixed.
The local market for spot cotton was I'M
changed.
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FOREIGN.

Jews in Russia make extensive prepara-
lions for armed resistance in case of another
attack like that made upon them at Kishe-
new.
The suicide Of a German ensign is ex-
planned by a letter asserting that he could
not identify seaman who struck him, and
therefore could not avenge himself. the
promise of rigid investigation failing to
ueoothe his feelings.
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LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.

Comptroller Player estimates that Street
Department will have at least $4,000 for
use during the next twelve months.
Grave fears are entertained at Alton re-
garding ability of entertainments TO with
stand the flood.
Father d. S. Phelan rendered a decision
that Christian Brothers College hoys in
gaining should be allowed TO eat meat on
:sst DAYS.
Shurtlcf College sophomores burn their
mathematical books IN bonfire on college
campus.
College romance ends In the wedding Of
the Reverend W. Edward Raffety and Miss
Flora TItcn.
Wedding of Miss Katie Persinger to Fred
erick Ziegenhein a surprise to their friends.
Little damage is anticipated from high
water on levee.
Both Democratic and Republican poll
tlcians ere carefully watching the Folk
movement.
Firemen were called to the rescue OF Fred
Tanhey. a Western Union iineman. whose
body lodged in a pole box after receiving a
shock from a live wire.
Health Commissioner Simon filed all but
one vacancy on his medical staff. Either
Doctor H. J. Shrek or Doctor A. c. Leg
Eat will be appointed chief Dispensary
physician.
LIE necliis vi tiie .hlSSOil OSNc"
opathic Society begins at the St Nicholas
Hotel to-day.
The Christian churches baseball league
announced a hot race for a pennant- The
scores are announced at Sunday-schooi ses-
sions. umpires selected after PRAYER meet
ings. and the Reverend Holly Hale plays
third base for his team.
An appeal to the citizens OF ST. Louis to
aid the flood sufferers was issued by the
Merchants Exchange
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WASHINGTON.

The War Department is advised that the
gap which separates the two Alaskan tele-
graph lines is almost closed and the wires
should be in operation by the middle of this
month.
The Grand Jury fails to take up the case
against Augustus W. Machen, and it is re-
ported that the evidence in support of the
Post-Ofice Departments charges is not yet
In entirely satisfactory shape.
A conference Of national and State health
societies began in Washington yesterday.
Twenty-one States were represented.
Congressman Ball Of Texas. who has noti-
he'd his constituents that he will resign his
seat next November. will run for Governor
of Texas next election. HE fears he would
be handicapped in this race by holding
seat In the House of Representatives.
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two weeks there can he little employment
for them. After that time. probably in re-
pairing the damage. they may be able to
earn a living.
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GENERAL DOMESTIC.


Former Senator McLaurin of South Caro-
lima loses 10000. which he had invested IN a
manner which he had been led TO believe
would bring him a fortune quickly, but
which has turned out badly.
The United Mine Workers OF the anthra-
cite district are to meet June Is to de-
termine whether they shall call a general
strike until matters now in dispute in the
Board of Cancellation are satisfactorily set
tied.
Drought In the Atlantic Coast States is
causing great damage TO crops. The dry
weather is the most prolonged in the his
tory Of that section. The floods in the West
are held responsible for the drought In the
East
Hetty Green gets a renewal Of permit to
carry a revolver.
The old Order of German Baptists. at
their national conference. voted not to per-
NIT members to use telephones In their
homes.
A passenger train was wrecked near Alta.
H.. by the breaking Of an axle. The cars
were ditched and five persons injured.
Mississippfs new 81 900 600 Statehouse was
formally dedicated yesterday.
Bucket-shop men OF Chicago swear out
warrants against directors and members Of
she Board of Trade charging pretended
buying and selling OF grain"
In a cloudburst in Idaho hail falls to a
depth OF twenty inches. and later two per-
sons are drowned by flood of water which
pours down through the canon.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-11
1ai1u - a:ae1 c
M NJ MURDOCH Editor
KANSAS AND THE JUDICIARY.

Kansas has despite her brief history produceo' pio-
ided or otherwise furnished the country at large mum
hr of rrominen even eminent, jursts, as also some
unioue ones Three her earlier urists, one OIL 'ei
en-. chief iustice of the supreme bench became generals
in tbe army one Of them the head of the army JuSoc
Prewer of the United States supreme court received Ms
FIRST poiticaI recognition got his first start IN puD
life in Kansas 1t is now expected that VIM Z. HooA'
idq Of the federal district court of Kansas, will be pro-
NOTED to the circuit judgeshp made vacant by the reSs
nation of Judge Henry Clay Caldwell Of Little ROCK VI
1udge Hooks fitness for the place none viii question:
He has the makeup Of an eminent jurist whether
horn LAWYER or not he is born judge, and nobody de
nies his abilities as lawyer Hook will prove anotner
Kansan on the federal bench to be proud Of
-Four Kansans are seeking to succeed to Judge HOOKS
place namely Charles Blood Smith, J. c. Pollock n d.
LOOMS and w A Johnston. Pollock is South Kansas
man and at present member of the state supreme court
Johnston is chief justice of the Kansas supreme court
Senator Burton is said be for Charles Blood Smith
Governor Bailey for Pollock and Senator Long uncom
United.
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there evidence against him. Mr.. Paynes answer
was: Show any evidence let General Bristow
his suspension will facilitate the investigation and
he shall be suspended instantly" General Bristow
then recommended it Later he advised the post
master general that the time had and the order
Immediately given Even then the fatal truth had
been uncovered but it with swift and ter
rife force.
The journals of the country that want to know the
truth rely these The investigation
will stop till all has been found that the keenest
probe find. When General Brisow sent to Cuba
sent with full knowledge of his stern and
unbending fiber He will strike wherever there is
to strike spare General Payne is giving him all
needful support The country trust both of them
make complete work of it.
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TIE SHOW OE HIS LEE.

The east cannot understand why President Roosevelt
Knickerbocker bred New York born and educated IN
New England finds people, the life and the institu
tons of the west so much his liking and delight
than those of the east It's in the himself Roose
welt is intensely American is the west Eastern so
cfety and associations have long aped those of Europe
that they have lost ebuent spirit of the original
American and his his destiny the sure survival
of the fttest The eastern papers crcising Roose
welt for having accepted an invitation to witness rough
riding exhibition of cowboys at Cheyenne Wyoming Inc
people there got up big show which there were con-
tests in saddng and riding wild horses in roping and
tying steers. races by what wyoming calls "lady cow
boys and contests by famous rough riders in controlling
buckng horses including the famous whirling bucker
Steamboat the crazy horse Dynamer, and one honored
bv the official announcement as the New Terror Teddy
Roosevelt"
The megaphone then the great event of the
dav It was that of turning loose wild steer to be roped
and ridden by cowboy rufan The steer was red and
long 1t had horns which curved different ways and eyes
that were red and locked boodthirsty. 1t kicked and
whed and plunged its angry past the stand where
the presidents laugh and of approval We're heard
above all the rest
All this shocked, and in an inexpressible way and
degree the decadent the eastern college and the devo
tee of nfltrated prophecies of Boston New York
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gRrsTow AND PAYNg's DisAeREgABLE JOB.

The irregularities, rottenness and all around graft
ing being unearhed in connection with postofice
partment do not only in a very limited way touch the
postal service in its entirety service The crook
edness has been that official appoinees connected with
the local Office Of Washington City largely and in con-
tracts for supplies. The for the country large
has been rotten crooked so far investigation
yet discloses It hoped by many that for the
sake of party and to shut of threatens to be
national scandal the president upon return might
persuaded let the entire matter down easy But not so
The Philadelphia Press says that behind the silent
steady relentless probe General Brstow
with fullest support The spirits of in
vestigation have had fun confidence each other and
they have reserved their confidence for themselves.
While Postmaster General Payne has been resoute for
vigorous and unsparing which should go the
tom OF things he has deemed it either necessary
expeden that every idle tale Of every reckless
Eponsibe gossip should be given without regard
fits fasi and without consideration for the repute of the
department He thus been led TO say some things
which some people have thought might better been
left unsaid but Mr.. Payne has good deal of human
nature like the OF US and when he much
Of groundless publication he did not conceal
his just sentiment
Mr.. Payne and Mr.. Bristow have cordially and fully
cooperated The postmaster general was asked by
people suspend Superintendent Machen at earlier
stage, Nobody nterpOsed his behalf but that time
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-11
WEATHER PREDICTIONS AND CONDITIONS.

How little we know Of the forces which environ u.s.
The greatest drouth of seventyve years burning up
the Atlantic states while the west has been deluged
New Jersey the land swamps and mosquitoes is dried
up baked and left mosquitoes and frutess We boast
OF our uptodate weather science with every section of
the country from Alaska Maine and down to the Gulf
connected by wire, so that every wave" wind and
change of temperature any section is known to every
other section Yet failures in weather forecasts and pre-
dictions are of daily occurrence The wind continues to
blow where it steth; hear the sound thereof but
cannot tell whence it comeh whittier it goeth" The
socaed cyclone the tornado forms ordinarily in per
fecty clear sky and dropping its spiral energy down TO
earth with the suddenness of cannon ball leaves death
and desoation strewn along its swift Data and
records seem of little reliability when it comes TO I'M
usual storms great foods devastating drouths We
can only estimate and measure after results. The
sons come 60 following each other with the certainty
that day follows night and they will long the earth
holds to and circles her orbit But what they may
bring Will ever be problematical
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MAYBE so. MAYBE NOT.

Astronomers are claiming that the planet Mars has
summer and winter, and transforms rivers noun
tans lakes seas and that it is certainly nhab
by of beings They also claim that the people
planet signaling recognition that they
have bigger telescopes than have that they
can see us and have a much better knowledge of the
earth than of Mars. In 1907 that planet will be
within 100000 miles of the earth, and by that time
there will be extremely important astronomical
developments which will astonish the world.
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For the Eagle.
OUT IN KANSAS.

Have you heard how the wind does blow
Out in Kansas.
If you've not I'll let you know
Out in Kansas.
1t will raise ton of sand,
A warrantee deed won't hold the land
When it whistles it will beat the band,
Out in Kansas.
1t is in March twill do its best,
Out in Kansas.
Blows from north and south and east and west
Out in Kansas.
1t will make a tenderfoot pale
To be caught out in gale;
They'll think they've been threshed with fail.
Out in Kansas.
But us Jayhawkers are used to it
Out in Kansas.
We don't mind the wind one bit
Out in Kansas.
If our farms today away he does pack,
Tomorrow he will bring them back;
So for grit we do not lack
Out in Kansas.
Let him blow, and let him tear
Out in Kansas.
What's the to cuss and swear,
Out in Kansas.
When it's calm we're in the swell
With crops than tell
Our farms then would not sell
Out in Kansas.
Any one can live here,
If they try it just year,
Out in Kansas.
All but doctors, they say,
We have doctor bills TO pay,
For the wind blows all disease away,
Out in Kansas.
A Cuban brought the smallpox here.
Out in Kansas.
But it didn't last year
Out in Kansas.
Old Boreas blew it out the state
That's what they say, at any rate
Doctors couldn't get patient to vaccinate
Out in Kansas.
Oh, we love this windy state,
Out in Kansas.
If the wind does blow early and late
Out in Kansas.
Among the first for grain she ranks,
And for that and for our cranks,
We are ready to return thanks
Out in Kansas.
MRS IDA DARATT.
Wichita Kan
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Wichita, Kan.

The Kansas City Journal prints quasiedtorial fake
story Lane of Kansas Mssourans didn't like the
Grim Chietain when living. They prefer sandering him
when dead Jim Lane left more monuments in southwest
Missouri than any fighter before since. He didn't
build them, either He just left them standing Chin
neys without houses
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No Exits.

-G-eeu-Joaes came to ne with a great
financial scheme a few months ago and
offered 10 les ne In OF the ground fioor-
offered % let me n on the ground noor-
BroWn-And. Of course. you went n
6sreeu-YeS
Brosn-And how did you come OUT
Csreen-Dsdn't come OK al all There
we're no exlts--ExchznEe
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Welcome Storm.

yes. I went 10 the musicale last nieht
and had a delightful time
Last night? Why the storm was 50
terrific I should think IL would have kept
most OF the guests away
1T did keep some away. and fortunately
they were the ones who we're expected
10 supply the music '-E1chanEe-
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Probably Right.

You don't pronounce that word right
said the stranger, who was dong his frzf
fishing &c n northern Wisconsin lake
webster calls K -EnuzkeilunEe-
= never heerei q Wehster. teTcflE
retortei the old zS-sis. bet IN wiiiia g.
het re never ketched q Foazsy in his hfe-
-Exchznze