Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-06-10
Telegraphic Sparks.

Kansas City, June 3. The flood
are materially better this
and for the first time the in
tense strain of the past four days has
been relieved. Communication with
Kansas City, Kansas, has been opened
and relief work both there and here is
being carried on today by an army of
workers.
Both the Kansas and Missouri rivers
are falling steadily. The tops of the
submerged buildings are beginning to
show above the water line. The sun
is shining today adding to the general
cheer after the days of desolation.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
passenger train No. 3, from Chicago
to Kansas City, which was due Sunday
is now throught to be safe.
The train was split up and the pas
sengers we're taken by other roads.
Freeport, Ills, June g. 3-President
and party reached here
from Dubuque, Iowa, at eight o'clock
this morning. They we're Immediate
" driven to the site of the Lincoln
Douglas debate in 1858, where a mou-
ument commemorating the event was
in the presence of many
of people from Freeport and
At the court house the president
was introduced by Congressman Hit.
He referred in highly complimentary
terms to the monument.
Rockford, Ills, June 3.-A featur
of the visit of President Roosevelt to
Rockford today was the dedication of
memorial hall, a sixty thousand dollar
structure.
The day was made a general holiday
by all classes. The throng that greet
ed the president is estimated at fifty
thousand. After the dedication cere-
mony the president enjoyed drive
about the city and was greeted by four
thousand school children along the
route.
Valparaiso, June 3.-The Pacific
Navigation company's steamer Ari-
quipa, foundered during a gale which
swept over this coast yesterday. -
Out of eighty persons on board but
seventeen were saved. The Ariquipa
left this port during a lull in an ell
deavor to ride out the gale at sea.
Victoria, b. c., June According
to mail advices from the Orient, Rus
sia's action oil the Yalu is causing
great alarm in Japan and it is freely
said that war will be the probable re
suit if Russia does not recede.
Russian movements in massine
troops on Yalu is shown to be a direct
menace to Japan for this scheme ot
action will give Russia command o.
the Estuary of Yalu.
st. Louis. June 3.-The Mississippi
river continues to rise and people al
along the water front are preparing
for a big flood.
River men and government official
predict that the water will be over tn
levee railroad tracks by noon today.
San Francisco, June 3.-The super
intendent of motive power said toda.
that the Southern Pacific had no in
tention of removing its shops fron
Bakersfield, but will simply consoli
date the shops at Truckee and Wads
worth, at Reno, Nevada.
Bloomington, Ills, June 3.-Thi
city was the proud host today c
/ thousands of vetearns of the Spanis
war who are here to attend the thir
annual encampment which opened o
Tuesday.
The great event of the day will b
the arrival of President Roosevelt an
party this afternoon. There was
sensation today over the discovery of
sachel full of dynamite hidden nea
the Chicago and Alton tracks in Lir
coin. 1t was located within a fe
feet from the point where Presider
Roosevelt will leave the train tomol
row morning. A thorough investigi
ton is in progress.
Hannibal, Mo-, June 3.-Thrt
children were drowned here today /
a collision of steamer Flying Eagl,
towing a barge filled with Sunds
School children and the pier in Il
Hannibal bridge. The steamre w
swept into the bridge by strong Gu
rent.
Lincoln, Neb., June A speci
from Superior gives details of a blood