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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-06
FLOOD IN BLACK HILLS.
DeadwOod City Hall Badly Damaged.
 Bridges Carried Away.

tDea0WD0d C1ty Hall Badly. Damaged.
 Bridges Carried Away.
 DEADWOOD, $. D., 2une e.-As a result of the heavy rainfall throughout the Black hills, which has continued for nearly week, Whitewood, Dead wood and City creeks, three streams passing within the city limits, have left their banks, carrying away num- Der of houses, barns, sidewalks and lumber yards. The Waite building one of the most substantial in the city, was partially wrecked and the city hall badly damaged One large bridge was carried away. Two lives are known to have been lost.
 No trains have been able to enter or leave Deadwood since Friday on either the Burlington or Northwestern rail roads on account of washouts.
 The damage was greatesA at Central City. A large number of homes at Gayville, few miles distant, were car ried away, and the lower part of the town is under water.
 From reports thus far of the floods It is believed the property loss in Dead wood and other Black hills cities and to railroads will exceed half a million dollars. The water is still high, but it is believed the crest Of the flood has been reached.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-06

-Sost or Moore's Horse Show Trip.
 PHILADELPHIA, June 6.--J. Ho- bart Moore, who claims New York, Chicago and St. Louis as his homes, it is said, after spending $15,000 during the ten days he has been here trying to take some of the blue ribbons away from the horse show just closed, has left for s'homa." Every one who shared in his lavish entertaining grieves that he has gone. Mir. Moore's rooms at the Bellevue hotel cost him more than $100 day. He spent besides this daily about $1,4OO. His bill for wine was $2,o0O. He wouldn't write letters, declaring 1t tiresome. Instead he used the telephone and telegraph wires. In one day his telegraph tolls were $75. It cost him $25 one night to talk to Chicago; automobile hire, S7OQ; iele- grams, $500; masseur and valet, $200; wine bill; $2,OO0; one dinner party, $1,250; cigars, $500; special trains, $4OO; tips, $20O; room expenses, HOO. Riding in street car one day, he hap pened to get the wrong one, but the right one was just ahead. Moore spoke to the motorman, who caught up with the car in front. The motorman got $1O for it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-06
Life the rest of Truth.

NEWTON, Mass, June 6. = Rev. Nathan D. Wood, president of the New ton Theological seminary, preached the ,baccalaureate sermon to the graduat- Ing class here. Dr. Woods theme was "The Trial Test of Truth" The speak er said that the test of truth is not found in logical processes, creeds or ecclesiastioism, but in the truth of life. The truth which man really believes is that which he lives, therefore life is the test of truth.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-06
Two Badly Hurt 1n Trolley smash.

ITHACA, N. Y, June 6.-Two per sons were seriously hurt and eighteen others injured in a collision between two street cars on a curve near Cor nell's campus. Motorman Ditts and Conductor Swick on one of the cars had failed to wait for the other on a switch on which they had met num- Der of times during the day. Both cars were demolished. The passengers saw the impending accident, and all but four jumped. Mrs. Meeker Seely and Mrs. Frank Price were caught by the dashboard, and their legs were bro- ken. Three persons sustained scalp wounds, but others were only cut and bruised as the result of falling to the ground.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-06

Tn the early days in Illinois wedding ceremonies were performed by justices of the peace. Cash was not plentiful, and the justice had to take all sorts of fees-cord wood, pumpkins and oth- CT produce. One evening a rather bash full couple appeared before the squire in one of the southern counties. The blushing groom explained that he had no money. He had ridden in ten miles, his intended riding behind him. He had brought a bag of coonskins and beeswax. The coonskins had been sold for just enough to buy the license, but he could find no market for the beeswax. Would the squire take this instead of the money? The justice agreed, but on weighing the wax found it 50 cents short. The law was very strict, he said, and he could not per form the ceremony until he had the remainder of the beeswax. No, he could not trust the groom. No beeswax, no wedding. The young man was deject- ed and disgusted. Come on, Sal,' he muttered, and started for the door. But Sal was reluctant. When did a woman ever fail to find way9 Final ly her face beamed as though she had been struck with bright idea. Squire" she said, ''can't ye marry us as much as the beeswax comes to an finish the job when we fetch in more beeswax?' The squire laughingly as- sented, and the genius of woman again triumphed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-06
oregon Gunners to Get Remnant.

WASHINGTON, June 6. - Although not officially announced, it Is under stood that the order of merit of the battleships in the recent record target practice, so far as completed, is as fol- lows: Oregon first and probably winner of the pennant, Wisconsin second and Iowa third. The battleship Illinois is now engaged in target practice at Mar tha's Vineyard.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-06
No Houston rro1leya Ran.

HOUSTON, Tex, June 6.-The ut most quiet prevailed. No attempt was made to run street cars, and no crowds collected on the streets. It is reported that the company has increased It's force of strike breakers by eighty men. The Central Labor union has adopted a resolution calling on the mayor to ap- point citizens of Houston as guards.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-06
NEEDS SOMETHING

Waterbury is clamoring 10 have the state reformatory located there. One of Andy Gates's friends suggests that in view of the way Congressman Lil- ley went back on Andy after promis- ing to vote for his reelection, Water bury seems to need something of the kind.-Hartford Times.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-06
Tro,,ax struek B shade Tree.

BURLINGTON, Ia, June GA heav. fly loaded electric street car on the Valley street line here was wrecked against a shade tree. The passengers jumped, and the car flew along. Mrs. Joseph Keehn was killed, and sixteen others were seriously injured.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-06
Antonio shut Up For Life.

UTICA, N. Y., June 6.-The jury in the case of Antonio Lendini, the Rome Italian who shot and killed his wife in that city, has returned verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree, and Justice Rogers sentenced him to Auburn prison for life.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-06
LoRBERRY SANK QUICKLY
Captain Burroughs, Trying to CIea1
 Boat, Was Drowned.

Captain Burroughs, Trying to Clear
 Boat, Was Drowned.
 VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, June 6. -The barge Lorberry of the Philadel- phia and Reading Coal company has been sunk off Vineyard sound lightship during dense fog through a collision with the steamer Tallahassee, Savan- nah for Boston. Captain Burroughs of the barge was drowned. The Tal- lahassee was saved from sinking by her water tight compartments and ar- rived here last night, Her passengers will be sent to Boston by rail this morning.
 The Tallahassee, which carried nine teen passengers, had large hole stove in her bow and ran into Menensha bight for safety.
 The accident occurred within a quar- ter of mile off the lightship. The Lorberry, coal laden, was the stern barge of tow of three behind the tug Gettysburg and was proceeding slow ly, when the Tallahassee, which was hunting for the lightship under slow speed, came suddenly upon her.
 AAO AVADCAAy Was StI IuCh oA tue SIdI- board bow and sank within a few minutes. Captain Burroughs was on deck when the collision occurred and, rushing aft with the steward, endeav- ored to clear the boat. The barge, however, filled rapidly and sank be- fore the boat could be lowered The steward chung to piece of wreckage and was nicked Irn
 Three others of the crew, who ran to the bow, climbed up the anchor chains to the steamer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-06
western Freight Handlers strike.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 6.-Breight handlers at the Third and Townsend street station of the Southern Pacific company to the number of 500 have gone on strike. The men demand m increase of pay and a reduction of the working day to nine hours.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-06
Engagement of Miss Lcishmann.

PARIS, June 6. = The Figaro an nounces the engagement of Miss Mar tha Leishmann, daughter of the Unit ed States minister to Turkey, to Count Louis de Gontaut- -Biron, eldest son of Count Antoine Gontaut-Biron.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-06
PhotograpIaer Took ChIoroforrn.

OsWEGO, N. r., June 6.--Samuel H. Northrop, Oswego's leading photogra- pher, has committed suicide here by taking chloroform. He was forty-nve years old and came here six years ago from 1th6cm.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-06

does not live by barley alone. Why not add little corn and oats to the bill of fare?
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-06
TOTAL OF LOSSES IN
 LAST WEEKS FIRES

grand total of loss up-a point as com pared with the previous week, al though there were fewer fires than us ual. Only five of them. according to the Boston Standard reached the six figures column. The losses of $1O,000 and more were scattered as follows: Columbus, s. O., tobacco
 plant ................. S15,ooO Plymouth, Ind, milling
 plant sO,oOo Tacoma, Wash, grocery
 store 10000 Bloomington, Ind, grocery
 store loooo Chicago, III, cooperage fac
 tory .............. 12,0OO Matoon, III, business blocks. 3O,OOO Rooney, Ind, grain elevator. 10000 Chica, Gal, lumber plant. 9O,OOO Baton Rouge, La, hotel. 10000 Valdosta, Ga, mill, etc. ..... 10000 Gulfport, Miss lumber plant 10000 Milwaukee, Wis, automobiles 14,O00 Fort Gaines, Ga, stores etc.. 10000 Youngstown, O., business
 blocks 100000 MorristoWn, N. J.. box fac
 tory sooooo Gulfport, Miss, manufactur
 ing plant .............. 5o,ooO Lima, O., manufacturing
 plant 10000 HopkinsvilIe, Ky, light plant 3O,OOO Lourens, N. r., buildings. 15,0O0 Norfolk, Va, mattress factory S0,000 Detroit, Mich, manufactur
 ing plant ................ 10000 Union City, Pa, broom fac
 tory 15,00O Milwaukee, Wis, residence. 1S.000 Halsted, Mich, lumber yard. 50,O00 Ponea City, Okla, ice plant. 50,U00 Beaumont, Tex, fifty build
 ings ................... 5o.ooO Newport, Ark, warehouse. 100000 New London, O., school
 buildings ............... 25,oOo Elgin, III, stock farm. ...... 10000
 blocks 70ooo Greenwood, s. O., stores etc. 75,000
 house ................... soo,ooo
 ton ...'.,............,.. 100000 Cambridge, Mass, paper box factory ...........-...... 10000
 Total .................. .s2, 7o9, ,o0o Smallfi res ................ 3OO,OOO Grand total ............... $3,O09,O00 Loss since Jan 1.......... .128 8,O66, GOO Average loss per day ...... S70,119 Total loss for corresponding period in 1903 .......... 53,492, 500 N
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-04-01
SHALL 1T BE MILES?

Gen. Miles is quoted as having said
recently that he would consider it the
GROWING honor of his life to be the
candidate of the Prohibition party for
president of the United States. If he
is correctly reported, he is Prohibit
ZIONIST and If this is the case his nom
ination would create great enthusiasm
in our ranks.
The fact that President Roosevelt
did not, upon his retirement, give the
hero Of AZ years Of splendid service
the usual kindly mention, has not les
sened general appreciation of the
character and services of the old war
rior, although 1t revealed to many
admirers Of the President character
istfc which they would rather have
thought he did not possess. Certain
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-04-01
Ten by Ten Clubs.

Partly in order to celebrate our hav-
ing passed the Ten Thousand Mark of
paying subscribers, but more particu-
larly in order to hurt the saloon and
to increase the vote against it in this
great campaign year, we offer Back
bone year in clubs of ten or more at
only ten cents each to new subscribers
who pay their own subscription, pro-
vided the club getter so states when
sending his or her list.
Having made this great offer, we ap-
peal to every friend of prohibition and
of Backbone to very quickly get up a
Ten-by-Ten Club.
Is there any more practical or even
easier way of accomplishing what we
want done? Ought not this great offer
to be embraced widely and at once?
If anyone ought to push it, oughtn't
you do so?
Samples sent free on application.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-04-01
WILL THE METHODIST AD-
VANCE?

1T is generally understood" de-
clares DR.. Berry, editor of the Ep-
worth Herald (Methodist), ''that the
General Conference will take a for
ward step in the temperance reform"
That is what great number of loyal
Methodists and others are hoping for.
It will be fact, either now or little
later, and when realized it will be a
big nail in the coffin of the saloon.
However, some good voting on the
part of some hundreds of thousands
of Methodist patriots is the more
pressing need just now. We are not
among those who decry the value of
resolutions, even though they are in
advance of conduct. In the nature of
the case we resolve first, then act.
But there is no setting so appropriate
to series of beautifully worded and
engrossed resolutions as the right sort
of conduct on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday Of the month in
which American voters declare what
shall be the policy of the state or ma
ton toward the liquor traffic.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-04-01
Tit for Tat.

The whisky trade has big fight
on that is growing every day; and un-
less something is done to stem the
rising tide of Prohibition our bust
ness will be swept out of existence.
Wine and Spirit Circular.
We could furnish the names of
several hundred-probably few thou
sand-persons who cannot safely be
depended upon for any arduous ef-
fort to stem this tide. You had bet
ter call out your red-nosed crowd.
Your dixie is certainly likely to be
washed away any day.
One of the greatest obstacles with
which the government has had to con-
tend has been the presence Of disso-
lutte, lawless and drunken Americans,
who are willing to associate with low
Filipino women and live on the pro-
ceeds of their labor. To rid the coun-
try of this class of Americans the
Commission passed what is known as
the Dissolute Americans and Vagran-
cy Act.-[From the report OF Gov
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-04-01
A BETTER DAY DAWNING.

The three saloonkeepers arrested
for defying the order of Mayor Bowlus
of Springfield, Ohio, to close during
the recent race riots were released
from custody, there being no law for
their punishment This doubtless dis
gusted many law-abiding citizens. But
wait-and work. There will be plenty
of law regarding the saloon by and by,
and it will be enforced. Even the
word saloon will go out Of use as per-
tanning to the liquor traffic. Blind
pigs and speak-easies may linger for
while, but, if so, the grave of the
saloon will be re-opened and they will
also be inferred with it at public ex-
pense and with no tears.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-04-01
THE SALOON A LAW BREAKER.

Whatever defense a citizen may
make to his conscience for voting
to give license to saloons, no claim
can be made of ignorance Of the char
acter of the business, Of the lawless
manner in which it is commonly con-
Quoted nor of the awful track of blood
which it leaves, even when, if ever,
it is conducted according to law.
Every voter who will this spring go
to the polling booth to aid in deter
mining whether or not his village or
city shall for the ensuing year au-
thorize the sale of liquor knows-if
worthy of a ballot at all-that bal
lot for a legal saloon is also ballot
for a saloon which will violate laws
and ordinances if it can do so safely
and that it can usually do so with
impunity. When, in any saloon in
the land, crime is planned or perpetra-
ted, there is not between sea and
sea an American voter so ignorant as
to wonder at it. That's what liqour
does; that's the kind Of an institu-
ton the saloon is, ard everybody
knows it.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-04-01
Pith of the Press.

The People: Consent to a saloon is
consent to all that naturally follows.
Iowa Commonwealth: The pulpit is
not yet conscious of the great ally that
prohibition is to the church.
Wayne Co. (Ohio) Herald: You can
not regulate an irregularity successful
ly. The best way to deal with rattle
snake is to cut its head off.
Kansas City Leader: Will somebody
tell us the difference between directly
supporting the liquor traffic and sup
porting party that supports the traf
fic?
Patriot Phalanx: In the last analy
sis the death of the vicious license sys-
tenn will make it necessary for good
ty and the gin-mill give up the ghost
at the same time.
Keynote: Just a respectable percent
cast as partisan votes for the cause of
Prohibition on one general election day.
would do more to hasten the cause Of
temperance, and hasten the doom of the
saloon than twenty-five years of any
other kind Of agitation.
Detroit Record: From east and west
from north and south the election re-
turns the past year indicated that we
have BEGUN to elect, and now from
Pennsylvania comes the joyous tidings
that over 500 men WERE ELECTED
state in the February election. The
break has surely come. Before we can
realize it our party will be in power in
hundreds of localities and the battle
will be on for the final overthrow of
the metropolitan party.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-04-01
DICTlNCTlON WITH A DIFFER
ENCE

Henry W. Wilbur, editor of the De-
fender IN. ~ declared at the recent
Conference of state chairmen and Sec
retaries: "The infidel who votes our
ticket and supports the principles for
which we stand is a far better man
for us than the Christian who does
not vote the Prohibition ticket" That
will set some pious supporters of H.
cense parties into conniptions. They
will suppose-or try to - that the
distinguished editor asserted that it
was more important to vote the Pro-
hibition ticket than to be Christian.
What he said and meant is true.
We are only ASKING clubs Of TEN at
TEN cents each, but you may take as
many additional subscriptions as you
please at that rate.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-04-01
Taft, late of the Philippines and now
Coorotory IF Wor1

Taft, late of the Philippines and now
Secretary of War.l
Your Uncle Samuel is making dis
solute, lawless and drunken Ameri-
cans" with every ship-load of alcoholic
poison which goes to tina Philippines
under the protection of the flag. An
act forbidding the manufacture, i'm
portation, transportation and sale fer
beverage purposes would be the best
kind of Dissolute American and Va
grancy Act, operative wherever the
flag floats" and no more needed by
our insular possessions than by their
self-appointed educators in the home
land.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-04-01
KEEP SWEET,

The kindest and most considerable
way in which we can bring to the
attention of Republicans and Demo
Gratis the awful completely of their
parties with the saloon system is as
severe way as is likely to be profit
able. The facts themselves are terri
BILE. Only a man of broad mind or
of deep feeling on the saloon ques-
ton will face them. If we present
them in a bitter spirit, we greatly
decrease the probability that they
will be received.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-04-01
EDITORIAL.

The dullest and slowest days of the
Prohibition movement are past. Get
ready for the jubilee and do some
thing toward fastening it's coming.
The wife of a Crookston saloon
keeper put stop to his taking their
parrot to his place" because the bird
was learning bad language there. Fact.
It is a real nice business to license,
isn't it?
Why doesn't the Prohibition party
die? We could give eleven reasons
why one would expect it to die and
seventeen why it has not died and
will not die until it's glorious work has
been done.
With bartenders organizing total
abstinence associations, the next thing
we know the knights of the white
apron will refuse to work for any
saloonkeeper who sells intoxicating
liquors!
If you are square and outspoken on
the saloon issue, your very appearance
on the street compels men to think
about the reform, even though you
may not be able to give it an hour or
a dollar Therefore stand, and having
done all, stand!
The man who asks the hand of a
worthy woman should turn his back
on the bartender, and the man who
gives his hand to the church ought
to break with the political parties
which perpetuate the saloon.
The question is not whether the
city and the nation shall derive rev.
as we bleed the liquor traffic, not to
it's weakening or death but to our
pecuniary profit, so long will it be
considered a necessary evil"
We met Prohibitionist out in the
state the other day who thought he
was somewhat discouraged. We no.
ticed though that he wore a Prohibit
ton button on the lapel of his coat.
May it rain this kind Of discouraged
Prohibitionists for six weeks and a
day.
The word dependable is just now
having run in the commercial
world. Advertisers are making much
Of it. There are dependable under.
wear, suits, overcoats, shoes, even sus-
penders; dependable carpets and de-
pendable furniture. That's the word
dependable. 1t indicates a quality
greatly needed in the reform world, In
the Prohibition movement.
We Indicate opposite each subscription
on our list whether It is a PERSONAL
or GIFT subscription. We treat the
two classes Of subscriptions very differ
emily. II club getter. omIts to state,
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-04-01

Let others contribute only hot air to
this movement. Do you be one to in
crease the number of those who hear or
read the Prohibition gospel.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-04-01

If you expect to make any votes for
November 9th, it is time you got under
way. Can't you secure a club Of TEN
at only TEN cents each within week?
Many could get up one in an hour.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-04-01
Brief and Brainy.

1t is time for revolutions instead Of
resolutions-R. r. KEENAN,.
Let us raise standard to which the
wise and honest can repair. The event
is in the hand of God-Washington.
Only God can put into poor drunk
ards heart the power to pass a saloon.
A Christian community ought to shut
the door, and make the street SAFE
Wendell Phillips.
To every public issue that is vital
there is a positive right side and
positive wrong side, and no assump-
ton of neutrality has any claim to re-
spect.-Henry B. Metcalf.
The Potter's Field is dotted today
with graves of women who were one
day happy mothers, but who were
dragged into early and dishonorable
graves by the family liquor store
Magistrate, New York City.
There is only one thing in the world
worse than the drunkard-that is the sa-
loon: Take the drunkard at his worst,
multiply him half million times, add
one-half the worlds load of insanity and
sorrow and sickness and sin, poverty and
crime, and you have the saloon at its
best.-C. N. Howard
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-04-01

Excellent state conventions have just
taken place in New Hampshire, Indiana,
Oklahoma and Oregon. Secretary Calder
wood was the speaker at one of the even
ing rallies at the Indiana convention. The
candidate of the Prohibition party for
president set the convention wild, but ne
instructions were given. Chairman Stew
art addressed the Ind, Okla. and Oregon
the "best ever" Over 5000 was paid or
pledged. A great banquet was one fea-
tllre
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-04-01

it is that Gen. Miles brave and con-
sistent testimony against the canteen
contributed greatly to the overthrow
of that diabolism and explains why
the liquorites ''have it in for" the Gen
eral.