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Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
KANSAS STREAMS FLOODED
Rivers Are ont of Their Banks and
CohsiderabIe Damage is
Reported.

TOPEKA, Kan. May 27.-All the prin-
Opal Kansas streams are as high as at
any time during the floods Of a year ago,
but clear weather and falling water is ex-
pected.
The Kansas river is. overhowing It's
banks. The street car bridge at Topeka is
in danger Of being swept away by the
food.
Manhattan. Salina, Emporia, Florence,
Atchison, Junction City, Abilene and
Hutchinson all report very high water,
which has destroyed much valuable prop
erty. Crops in some instances are under
water. In salna the flood conditions are
about the same as reported last night. The
water is slowly rising, but 1t will reach its
highest point soon.
The Union Pacific is having more trouble
with its tracks than any OF the other roads
in the flood districts. Its trains are being
run over the Rock Island tracks in central
Kansas
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
ANOTHER STRIKE IN SIGHT
TrOubIe Between Freight HandIers'
Union and Railroads in Chi
eaeo Looks Serious.

CHICAGO. May 21.-President Lawrence
]. curran OF the freight handlers union
charges that the railroad companies are
trying the precipitate individual strikes In
their respective freight houses with a view
OF disorganizing the union. He declares
emphAtically that II they succeed at any
one point he will call a general strike of his
10000 men within an hour.
Oficials OF the railroad companies deny
absolutely that there is any such plan on
their part, and say that II there must be
trouble at all they much prefer that the
strike be general and not confined to q
freight house here and there.
Considerable color. however, Is lent 70
the charge OF President curran by the
fact that President Harper of the Univer-
sity OF Chicago was appealed to by a rep
resentative Of one OF the roads TO furnish
a number OF students 10 be used as strike
breakers.
Evidence OF an attempt on the part OF
labor organiza tions 10 break up associa.
tions OF employers became apparent to-
night when the freight handlers and the
waters union went on record a. being
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
ADVOCATE EIeHT-HoUR LAW
Labor Committees Call on Governor
Peabody for Clause in Cali
for Legislature.

DENVER, May 97.-Committees from
the conventions Of the Western Fedora.
ton Of Miners and the American Labor
union called on Governor Peabody today
and urged him to include in his call Cor an
extra session of the legislature should he
issue one provision for the consideration of
an eight-hour law. The governor promised
to take the matter under consideration,
but expressed doubt Of the ability Of the
friends OF labor to secure such law.
The sessions OF the two conventions today
were chiefly devoted TO the presentation OF
the annual addresses of the presidents.
The principal recommendation Of Presi-
dent Meyer OF the miners organization
was that the convention be held bienntally
instead of annually. President Mcdonald
of the American Labor union recommended
some minor changes in the bylaws and
urged the importance of extending the or
ganization.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28

nado with the attendant rain and hail,
which came IN torrents. The damage in
the country near here will reach 100000.
ALEXANDER, Ind. May H.-During the
storm today Winfield Gray. aged 50 years
was crushed to death by a falling stack
at the Penn-American plate glass works
Six stacks were blown down and parts Of
the roof we're blown on. The total damage
to the plant was about $4,000. Part Of the
roof Of the Republic steel plant was blown
of and much damage was done at Lppin-
colts glass factory.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, May z7.-The storm
here this afternoon assumed the propor-
tions OF tornado and was accompanied by
a fall of hail that damaged crops. Farm
buildings. windmills and trees were blown
down. Ira Dixon, a Wabash section hand,
took refuge under a tree near Hamilton,
north Of here, and when the tree was blown
down he was crushed to death. The gale
did great damage near Charubusm, north
Of here, but particulars cannot be had
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
CALL FOR STATE MILITIA
sheriff at Yates Center Kansas
Wants Soldiers to Protect
His Prisoner.

TOPEKA, Kan. May PA telegram for
Governor Bailey was received tonight from
the sheriff at Yates Center, Kan, request
ing him to order out a company Of the stat.
militia at once to protect ]. NJ. Woods
a negro in Jail there, charged with as
saulting Mrs. ]. G. Lind. the wife of
farmer at Yates Center. An angry mob
SURROUNDS the JaiF with the avowed III
tentfon % lyTichihg the negro The sheriff
and his deputies say they cannot protect
Woods much longer from the crowd. Gov
ernor Bailey is out of the city. but IL ex-
pected home on night train. Until then
the soldiers will not be ordered out,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
RICHTER is NOT WORRIED
Minneapolis Minister stiII Considers
Himself Christian in spite of
Presbyterian Assembly.

MINNEAPOLIS. May 27-In speaking OF
the decision of the general assembly in
session at Los Angeles in excommunicat-
ing Rev. Louis Richter Of this city, Rev.
Ritcher said in an interview
II am not surprised at the decision Of
the assembly in accommodating me. The
decision cannot harm me. l am 70 years
OF age. too old TO I'LL a pulpit, and they
can deprive me OF nothing. / still main
tain that I am q minister OF the Lord
Jesus Christ, and regard myself In every
way vested with power to perform any
ordinary functions as a minister, such as
I might be called upon to administer. The
church law is not the highest law. There
still remains the civil law, and am ad.
vfsed that cannot be divested of my
profession even by the general assembly.
except insofar as II is in keeping with the
civil law OF the land. ] have not yet done
with the matter and shall still be heard
from in the future, the Lord willing"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
TORNADO REACHES KoKoMo
Eastern Indiana saHers from the
&, WoFst storm I'm It's
History.

KoRoMo, Ind. May 27.-The worst storm
In the history OF eastern Indiana struck
kokomo this afternoon, doing damage esti-
mated at 100000. Half dozen factories
were badly demolished. including the Ford
Dohnelly works, the Lewis Knerr Paper
plant the Kokomo Steel works and the
Rokomo Fence Machine works
Scores Of dwellings were blown from
foundations or damaged by falling trees.
The cab from a Lake Erie passenger en-
gine was blown on leaving the engineer
and irenen to take the force of the tor
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
GREAT DAMAGE IN TOLEDO
Three People Are Seriously Injured
and Property Loss is Han
dred Thousand.

TOLEDO, May T.-Northwestern Ohio
was visited by one Of the worst storms in
it's history at about o'clock this afternoon.
The damage done in Toledo Is estimated at
100000 while reports from all portions Of
northwestern Ohio indicate that great dam
age was done throughout the country and
especially in the oil fields of Wood, Han
cock and sandusky counties, south Of To-
lcdo.
Three men were seriously injured:
r. G. Manning, superintendent drafting
department American Bridge company;
struck in back by plank blown from a
bridge.
Lynn Mullen and Newton twenty, injured
internally. They were caught under the
tower OF the Lake Erie Asphalt company.
which was blown over.
Many others are reported slightly injured.
The most severe damage WAS done at the
plant Of the Ohio Brick company, which
had just been completed aN an expense Of
$4,000. The plant was totally demolished.
Among the other plants damaged were
those OF the Lake Erie Asphalt company
the Libby Glass company, the Standard
Steel Tube company, The Toledo Salvage
company and the Ford Plate Glass COM
pany. Hundreds of derricks were wrecked
in the oil country.
CLEVELAND, May 27.-High winds
blowing from forty to fifty miles an hour
attended by an unusually heavy rain and
hall, have blown down telephone and tele-
graph wires and done considerable other
damage at various points in Northern Ohio
today.
COLUMBUS, May T.-Reports of tor
nadoes in northern Ohio we're current here
today. Information by telegraph and tel
ephone shows that the storm swept north
from Dayton. northeast to the lake re-
gion. Great damage IL reported by wind
through the OIL fields. Hail stones an inch
in diameter broke hundreds OF windows.
but no more serious damage is reported
at this time. Wires are reported down
northwest of a line from Dayton to San
dusky and communication is cut or No
loss OF life has been reported.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
NOTED BURGLAR is KILLED
old and EnfeebIed He Was stin Pre-
pared to Follow Old
Profession.

NEW YORK. May Thames Brady,
noted bank burglar Of thirty years nGo
the pal OF Johnny Hope. big Frank" Nc
Coy and the greatest criminals OF the day
was killed today on the New York Central
tracks near New Rochelle, by passinf
train. Eighty-eight years OF age, enfeebled
and discharged but few hours before from
the Westchester county poor house, n
which he had passed the winter, Brady wa
moodily pacing the track, his back toward
the approaching train. His end was a
hitting climax 10 a life which has few
equals in desperate criminal exploits.
Struck by the train-the New York and
Boston flyer. dashing along at a mile r
minute gait the old robber was hurled
nearly 100 feet Hts head was literally
severed from his body. That the ruling
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
wisconsin Fears Floods.

LA CROSSE, Wis, May 2.-Tonight the
danger to La Crosse and the surrounding
country from foods Is the greatest since
1880. Tributaries Of the Mississippi are ris-
ing rapidly. The weather observer has re-
ceived advices from points on the Chippewa
river OF thirty inches rise on that river
today and tonight -.'.;..' i'
Along the La Crosse river houses barns
and all property in the iowlands are under
water. Occupants OF houses near the river
are packing their furniture and preparing
for a hasty flight. The Burlington track is
washed out south of La Crosse and wash
outs on the Milwaukee road are reported.
huge cliff, near Lanesboro, undermined
by floods fell today, crushing an iron
bridge and burying two clam diggers'
houses. No one was injured.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28

Citations and as favoring a plan to refuse
recognition TO employers except as in
dlvduals.
ST. LOUIS, May 27.-An agreement was
reached with the striking freight handlers
and warehouse men at Cupples Station
today and work will be resumed at once.
The railway freight handlers who went
out In sympathy win also resume work.
The agreement was signed by officers OF the
union and committee representing the
employers.
1t Is now believed that the freight hand.
lers who today went out in st. Louis on
sympathy strike will at once resume work.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28

passion Of Ms criminal life was strong
in the hour Of death was shown by tho
contents OF a bag upon which the dead
fingers were rigidly clnched when his body
was picked up 1t contained a complete
set Of burglars tools. including a dark
lantern and a small electric torch. The
lock picks and saws were the handiwork
Of Brady, made in secret last winter at
the poor house. where the unsuspecting
officials looked upon the old man as re-
pentant
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
LITTLE LEFT FOR CREDITORS
a Co. VIII Pay Only About
Two Cents on the
Dollar.

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, May z.-In the case
Of bankruptcy In the United States die.
trict court e. ]. Arnold. OF the ''get-rich.
quick concern" Judge Humphrey issued an
order today approving the report of the
court and ordering L. SchwartE discharged
as receiver. The liabilities OF the firm
amount In the neighborhood OF $4,000. .OoO
while the assets realised are not more
than $4,000. which is 2 cents on the dol.
lar.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
CIoudbursts An Minnesota.

RED WING, Mimi, May H.-cloudbursts
today sent a wall of water rolling down
Hay creek and carried away 1000 feet OF
the Chicago Great western tracks. An
other storm made breach In the tracks at
Kenyon. and the section crews have not yet
been able to repair the damage. All trains
on this division were abandoned today.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28

last night ana the business portion blown
fat Eight buildings were blown down
or badly wrecked. Loss about $4,000 TO
$4,000. Mr.. Tricker, general merchandise,
S. 900: Postofioe store, 81. 400. being the larg-
est losers Three persons were injured,
one. a daughter Of Mr.. Tucker, probably
fatally She and her brother we're In the
store when H. was wrecked. Her btother
had his left arm broken. Mr. D. Leather
man was also hurt, Several hundred peo-
ple from this city went 90 see the ruins
last night II is four miles west Of town.
swept Away in Flood.
DUBUQUE. Ia. May 27.-J. f. Hall Of
oelwein, Ia, travelling representative Of the
]. l. Case Manufacturing company, was
drowned during last nights storm. While
drivingNin the country his buggy was over
turned and swept away by flood water near
Village creek.
People Driven from Homes.
SIOUX CITY. Ia, May IA second rise
IN the Floyd river has reached Sioux City
and 500 persons have been driven from their
homes along the river.
oNAWA. Ia. May 27.-(special Tele-
eram.) 1.-THE Little Sioux river ID still ris-
ing and the greatest body of water Is on
the bottoms since 1892. Many settlers
northeast OF Onawa we're obliged to work
all last night TO save stock owing TO a
rise. Cherokee reports a three-foot rise
from morning till noon and smithland says
the water is rising and nearly up to the
Illinois Central depot. Water is running
over all road grades east of onawa and
only a dixie prevents water from reaching
town. The water on the north side of the
Perry grade across the bottom is one and
a half feet higher than on the south side.
Very little corn is planted yet on the best
ground, which is still too wet to work.
Rainfall 1888 inches for May.
Darlington Trains Delayed.
ST. JOSEPH Mo-. May 27-Cspecial Tele-
gram )--All Burlington trains into this city
from the north this morning are from four
to twelve hours late. Platte and One Hun
dred and Two rivers are out OF their banks
m Nodaway and Andrew counties and the
hood will reach here tonight. Trains are
delayed by the overflow from small streams
and the heavy rain last night one Bur-
nngton passenger train stood all night in
foot and half OF water north of Forest
City. The Grand Island railway was open
only TO Seneca last night and the tracks
are washed out all along the line as. far
west as Grand Island
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28

FORT SMITH, Ark, May T.-Four men
were drowned in the Arkansas river at
Tamaha, 1. T.. yesterday afternoon. Their
names follow:
Henry Field, Will Ferreil Walter Parker
and D. b. Craig.
Field was the mail contractor and Fer
reH the carrier. They were attempting to
take the mails across the swollen stream
when the boat overturned.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
at Helena.

HELENA Mont May H.--President
Rooseyelt's special train arrived mere over
tho Northern Pacific at $50 o'clock this
,oorn,ne on schedule time. An immense
crowd was at the depot to greet him.
Aro,,nd the station a Gordon of soldiers
bsd heen stationed, while battalion OF the
rventy-sixth United States infantry from
Tror, IJarrison was drawn up opposite the
train.
Ratterv A, National Guard, commenced
airing a presidential salute on the arrival OF
the train.
Among the delegation at the station were
v,,a,,, Id-tinoe western friends OF President
roosevelt. one of the first persons he in
ouired about was John willis, hunter and
trainer of Thompson. Mont, with whom he
had camped years ago In this state,
After an informal reception at the station
president Roosevelt and Secretary Loeb
acconnanied by Governor Toole and Mayor
Edvsrds. entered carriages and the parade
noved 10 the capitol. On the way the
PROCESSION passed several thousand school
children, massed in front of the High
school building.
The.Inain audience was at the capitol,
where the presidence made a thirty minute
address from the grand stairway. After
the address the president was escorted into
the state house where took place an In
formal reception IN which former Senator
Thomas Fl. Carter and members of the
Montana legislature took part.
After a short drive over the city the
president and party boarded the special
train which had been transferred to the
Great Northern track. and at 1890 the
train left for Butte.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
InternatIonaI TeIeETaph Conferenc..

LONDON. May a.-Tha international
Telegraph conference has opened here. over
100 delegates were present. Brigadier GEN
ersl Greedy, chief signal ohicer Of the
United States army. represented the United
States. The sessions are private
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
Wilson VIII Join President.

SALT LAKE, May H.--Secretary. OF Ag-
riculture Wilson has arrived in Salt Lake.
He will Join President Roosevelt and party
on their arrival here Friday and expects
TO accompany them on their eastward
journey.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28

VICTORIA, b. C.. May H-The sealing
schooner City of San Diego, which has just
returned from a cruise, reports having lost
two boats containing six men of the Cop
per islands, April q.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
Drowned I'm swollen Stream.

DUBUQUE, Ia. May I'm. w. Williams
was drowned today while attempting to
ford stream which was swollen by recent
rains. '-t
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28

on the golf links a drink OF Cooks I'm
perial Extra Dry Champagne will improve
your playing wonderfully.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-01-22
RANGER LIVINGSTON.
A Brief Sketch of His Career as a
Member of the Force.

The Alice Echo of last week pub
lished a very good likeness of A.
w. Livingston of;the State Rangers,
who is at present in Brownsville,
with the following sketch of his
career:
"a. w. Livingston of Company
A, J. A. Brooks captain, is one of
the youngest rangers in the service.
He was born in 1878 and joined
the State Rangers when bat a boy.
When the ranger force was reduced
young Livingston being less exper-
fenced was one of the unclucky
members of the company but five
years ago he re-enlisted and has
done excellent service ever since.
He has been stationed at various
times at Cotulla, st. Augustine,
Alice and Brownsville, having
recently been changed to Laredo
but at this writing is scouting with
Rangers W. Bates, Puckett and
Franks along the Rio Grande.
"Mr. Livingston has on several
occasions been in charge of import
ant scouting expeditions and always
exhibited good judgment, courage
and tact, a very necessary requisite
in a ranger.
"a few years ago while he and
Sergt. A. Y. Baker were after an
outlaw in Duval county he was
compelled to kill man in order to
save Bakers life. The criminal
was firing at Baker whose gun
failed to work. Baker while under
fire and fully realizing his eminent
danger called to Livingston to fire.
Livingston promptly responded and
the fight was over. He is one of
the most quiet and trusted men in
the service
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-01-22
BRIGHT'S DISEASE

The largest sum ever paid for a pre-
scription, changed hands in San Fran
cisco, Aug 90, 1902. The transfer in
volved, in coin and stock S112, 800, and
was paid by party of business men for
a specific for Bright's disease.
They commenced the serious invest
cation of the specific Nov. 10, 1901
They interviewed scores of the secured
and tried it out on its merits by putting
over the three dozen cases on the treat
ment and watching them. They also
got physicians to name chronic, incur
able cases, and administered it with the
physicians for judges Up to Aug %,
eighty-seven per cent of the test cases
were either well or progressing favor
ably.
There being but thirteen per cent of
failures, the parties were satisfied and
closed the transaction. The proceed
ings of the investigating committee and
the clinical reports of the test cases
were published and viii be mailed free
ON application. Address John J Full
ton Company, 400 Nor tgomery st. San
Francisco. Cal.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-01-22
SELF MADE MEN.
Where They Come From-No Mil
lionare Has Ever Been Presi-
dent.

We do not wonder that great
men have been born mechanics.
For those who have been brought
up exclusively in drawing rooms,
intelligence is a game, a recreation;
for those who have held the sword
or the helm, who have driven the
pillow or worked with the chisel.
intelligence becomes a passion,
force, a beauty, a worship, and a
love divine. 1t is from the stall.
the shop, the work-room, that the
most powerful minds have issued.
Moliere from the upholsterer's,
Burns from the farmers, Shake
speare from the hosier's shop, Rous-
seau from the wheelwright's-long
engaged in struggle with physical
nature, they all took refuge in the
free domain of thought. Even an
inferior mind would soon become
tempered to strength in these me-
chanical apprenticeship; if ever
the spirit of reform which has seiz-
ed on the world should extend to
the act creating citizens, we doubt
not that good sense will gain a vic
tory over custom, and that one of
the most important parts of every
will be henceforth the
due admixture of the development
of the mind and its action on ma
ture.-Ex.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-01-22

GOVERNOR SAVERS may well feel
proud of the marvellous growth of
the grand old state of Texas during
she four years of his administra-
ton, both in wealth and in popula-
sion. Savers was elected as bust
ness governor, and his administra-
lion has justified the faith of the
democratic party in his business
ability. His message to the legisla-
sure emphasizes this fact, by mere
~ pointing out that during the
past four years the ad valorem tax
values of the state have increased
1852, $50, 367, as compared with 4
gain of So, 507, 4S2 during the pre-
eeding four years. The increase in
railways in the state during his ad-
Hinistration was 1874 miles. against
an increase of $50 miles during the
seven years preceding. The number
Of national banks increased from
1876 in September 1898, to $50 in
The same month last year, with de-
posits and resources nearly double
those of the former date. All other
interests of the state were enhanced
IN nearly the same proportions dur
ing Savers administration, and all
this, as the message points out, de-
spite the fact that the state was af-
iicted during this time with the
MOST destructive floods, storms and
arouth of its entire history. This
resume of the advancement of the
state during the past four years
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-01-22
THURSDAY, JANUARY %, 1908.

THE epidemic of bubOnic plague
at Mazatlan, Mexico, is giving
American cities cleaning up fit.
It is very good thing, for this
Ioathesome disease fourishes i'll
filthy places. The best way to keep
1t from obtaining a foothold is to
keep the town scrupulously clean.
Those town which have filthy alleys
and suburbs should lose no time in
cleaning up and disinfecting.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-01-22
HUMPS HIS STUDY.

1t was an odd fad enjoyed by a
wealthy bachelor who died recently
in Liverpool His heir, on opening
his desk, was surprised to find in it
a manuscript volume of 1000 pages,
which was entirely devoted to
study of humpbacks. Further in
vestigation showed that for several
years this man was himself a stall
wart, tall and athletic, has closely
studied this curious subject and had
visited various countries for that
purpose.
According to his manuscript there
are more humpbacks in Spain than
anywhere else, the number in one
small district at the foot of the Sier-
IA Moreno amounting to one in every
thirteen inhabitants. / here are also
many in the Loire region, in France.
From the statistics of all the coun-
tries of the globe it appears that
there is one humpback in every
1000 persons, which is equivalent
to saying that, there are 100000
humpbacks in the entire world. The
author of this manuscript says that
the everage height of each hump is
about eight inches