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The Van Buren press., 1904-04-30
.LEVEE BREAKS At
EAST ST. LOUIS
Residents of Illinois Towns Fight
ing to Keep Out Flood.
MANY PREPARE TO VACATE
Forty Families at Venice Have Been
Made Homeless, Many Being
Housed in SchooIhouses.
and Churches.

East ST. Louis. H., April 27.-The
Madison county leyee, 20 miles above
East st. Louis, broke Tuesday at
Mitchell, ILL.,, the point where it first
gave way last year, and all attempts TO
stop the break have been abandoned by
the force of men who have been at
work on the levee for several days.
As the steamer Spread Eagle passed
the levee Tuesday, the men appealed
TO the captain TO take them off. When
the steamer reached St Louis it de-
parted at once for Old Madison land
ing, and will brind the men and con-
struction outfit to St Louis.
Water has reached the streets of
West Madison, and the residents of the
low parts of the town have fed to
higher ground Street car service be-
tween Madison, Granite City and Ven
fee has been suspended, the tracks in
many places being under water
Forty families at Venice have been
made homeless, being driven from
their houses by the water. Many are
being housed in the school houses and
churches. The water has reached the
west side of Main street
Residents Prepare to Nncate.
At Granite City residents of the
western part of the town are preparing
10 vacate their homes at the first sign
Of danger. The section Of the town
near the river will probably be flooded
II the river reaches the 35-foot stage.
The greatest danger at this town Is
from water backing in from the north
and east from Horseshoe lake, which
has been swollen out OF its banks by
the little streams which flow into il.
Thousands Of men are at work on the
railroad tracks that traverse the
threatened territory above East st
Louis, throwing up sandbag dikes to
protect the tracks and keep cOmmuni.
cation open.
The railroads which pass through
Madison, Venice and Granite City are
the Chicago & Alton, the Wabash, the
Glover Leaf and the Chicago, Peoria &
st, Louis
The Van Buren press., 1904-04-30
Young Woman Burned 10 Death

Miss Dunn, 20, daughter OF Frank
Dunn, was burned TO death near
Wynne few days ago, Miss Dunn
was at work assisting her brother In
the field, whore they were clearing the
ground, preparatory to blowing She
was piling and burning cornBtolks,
In, attempting TO step over burning
pile her dress Ignted and before help
could reach her she had been burned
almost into a crisp,
The Van Buren press., 1904-04-30
Brutal Murder

Frank Williams, a negro, murdered
Louise white, negress, near Niece.
hee, Desha county, by cutting her
throat while she was sick In bed.
The couple lived together for several
years, but recently separated VIII
liams went TO the woman's house dur.
lng the absence Of her father. and
hnding her alone, deliberately cut her
throat.
Evans Garland. accused OF the
murder Of n Mr. Mlllaap nj Van i,u.
ren, was arrested at baw,on, On,
last week.
The Van Buren press., 1904-04-30

Announcement has been made that
the State Bar ASSOCIATION viii meet
In annual session at Little Rock May
1927, A large attendance Ia looked
for at this meeting and an interesting
programme has been prepared
The Van Buren press., 1904-04-30
Memphis Bridge Fare Reduced,

Congressman Nelson's bill amending
the act OF congress authorizing the
construction OF the bridge across the
Mississippi at Memphis has been
passed by the lower house Of congress,
The bill reduces the single fare across
the bridge from 80 cents 10 20 cente.
The Van Buren press., 1904-04-30
Total Vote in Primaries.

The official returns from oil the
counties In the democratic primaries
Of March rs, have been received and
compiled showing the following re.
suits, compared with the vote Of 1902,
The Van Buren press., 1904-04-30

The dead body OF Joe Holloway was
found near Ash Flat In sharp ooun'
~, where he had been shot down,
The Van Buren press., 1904-04-30

o, w. Patterson, secretary OF the
Gentry Fruit Growers association
states that owing TO the fact that but
few negroes live In that part Of the
state, colored people are not wanted
IN berry pickers,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-05-07

such as crepe de chine, veilings, and
he COMPOUNDED with the ordinary street
gown, which is equivalent to a mans.
businessa;suit and is accordingly made
IN some practical Il fashion the skirt
short enough to clear the ground and
with simple style. Of cost: r. !: = =
" Among the new-laces and the sbatiste
and Swiss embroi deries very deep seal ::
lop% j designs and particularly popular
narrow lines \ Of applique Swiss en-
broidery, In, the form OF deep graceful;
5scallops, :: are among !. the. novelties
shown: at the emil dery counters; and
will finish the bot toms or deep. flounces7
sof sheer materials used In the sum-
mer frocks. S.; :| sss 2.s ii E AZ &. x
Another substitute Tor deep y e.imbroid :.
cry bouncing is found In the broad
Swiss OF batlste #inserti finished ON.
both edges. these edgesaare deeply. III >
@dsnted stor seal Hoped; he design otter
consisting y OF q circles set together|Sto To-
T form al band sz"5 { s;.
pink batiste gown recently dis
played was, Szi n;asDursuancesof French
Il IDEAS concerning lingerie frocks, quite
j#outsid e@5thes province #Of q things wash
able, but. wa exceed ngly# lovely with
=its: trimminE #of q pink batiste aembroid~
sery. IhezsWid e. en- rpld sry 81 insertion
4 tho WAVtng edge was ed. II and was
set oIlsslsi tSand b0dic INK vertical pam
sels,gIfa 1ling Tree soY foundation
enbr oiderryy
I: III SI Rta &
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-05-07
'And how, do YOU manage to live

- r 'T.t :
And how do you manage to live
during the strike q he asked. 81 sz:>:.
1--WE get IS a. week, which IS called
strike pay" ~ the picket answered !:
: and can YOU pay rent and: buy food
for: your family with that small sunni
demanded his interrogation. ! !: III:
- NO the: little picket pathetically
answered We have had bread and
black tea twice a day since the strike
started X. = @ ss='S Nj <.#. \. Xxi. 5. *
"Well, this, Is most extra ,tt:ra ord inary,:"'
said Bill 81 thought you were ! all
for eigners, with bank; accounts, but
I see that T. have been, misinf ormed.
It5seems that you. are. more to- be 'pitied
and elped blamed "A. {: 4 . ,5.:
<f#:ii:A fter = 81 .littl e further conV ersatton
Bill shook ham as I'M he little picket.
asking him tos AK cept B Sc It'll viii Ell to
buy his falnily come 5nourf shing food.
and wished lin His fell on
lists ~ SPEEDY story.
z5# Bill eturne ntervie wing
the zsforerlla entered IS the
house with cast .of co.in-
tenanceS WasS n his elder
broth thes grreeting :zss
Bill b bling 'ls'
'sr
It'll seIa .sY 1lids goin1
2Is q
E. & 4 q.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-05-07

, 'DoAFC4, ILL.,, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AAA'
the Colorado outlaw, who lis in com
mand Of the unit formed traitors TO state
and nation and WHO compose *the ma
tional guard, = hasshad g feW.zthings to
say regarding the coming convention Of
the Western Federation Of Miners
which was scheduled. for; Butte, but
which is likely: to. he delayed: by the
strike and by Meyers imprisonment.
The matter of postpdning the zconven-
ton has been: submitted to a referen-
dunn What the result Of the vote will
be is not yet known, but certain it is
that the submission of the question of
postponement has aroused considerable
opposition with some of the mem ber
ship of one Of the W. FIN: unions.
: Now comes Sherman Bell; who says:
IT am reliably. informed that the con-
Vention at Butte will call the strike off
or will give the m1ners+here authority
to do So =:
Bells statement :implies a reflection
on every member of the: W: F. M. and
particularly: on the Montana member
ship. No union man worthy of the
name would hold such converse with
Bell. No one but "a union man would
be able to say just what the convention
may or may not do. The convention
being held in Butte is. natural to sup
pose that Montana will be largely rep
resented. To say that: they would be
party to throwing the strike is Who'll
ly unwarrarted. + Montana union men
have a good reputation and Mr.. Bell
cannot srnirch it. .: It is true there are
tools in the unions everywhere, but the
rank and file can always be depended
on to do the right thing. - Y ::
The idea suggests itself, did Sher-
man Bell, with his usual loud mouth
ness, give the mine owners snap away?
Is it the plan Of the mine owners to
attempt to get thew M. conven-
ton to do the very: thing which Bell
! declared it would dot, IT, so, then Mr..
Bell has: spoiled their; little game, for
| the. moment a delegate would attempt
to advance the Bell idea Of calling the
strike off and laying: down to Peabody
& Co., the convention would at once
! know whose interests he was trying to
serve and, it would Hbe4a speedy case of
Grouse Nit Him. The militia will en-
deavor to hold Meyer IA *dehance OF the
courts: In the hope 81 defeating his, re
election. Meyer VI detention will ,5do
more to reelect. him than to defeat him
but Bell Withf:his lsla L c1everness does
not see the point There are lively
times ahead. Hi =#!gss ::SSs# d IT, -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-05-07
80 NJ t;Tsa-t.
!. FASHION ,HIll'rSS'..

| sof spring, and
its. pF'edsssesyoE @ asks what what
!. There is a. great deal 81 work ON
the fashions Eth is5s aspr az, Il and work
which must needs be. Of the. best. OF
course, as time goes on and these orig,
irlal designs. are: copied by the world
at large, the chances are that: the TRIM
mings. wilEnbe: shabby, made of cheap
material and altogether very dreadful.
At the present moment. they bear the
stamp Of fashions approval, the best
materials and the finest hand work, a
combination which is sure: to be effec-
tive even if hardly effective enough
to warrant the outlay. Of the money
they cost.
There is. no reason, however, for
the woman to whom money is. an object
to be absolutely discouraged at the
advance fashion information. + AS is al:
ways the case with extremes, a happy
medium can be found, and there never
was a time when a woman could be
better dressed than at the present mo-
ment, provided she chooses some style
of dress that: Is suitable to her par
ticular style; Of beauty and provided
she be independent as regards It..
White WOOL frocks, white silk frocks,
white lingerie frocks, multiply rapidly
as spring advances, and though it is
said that@:the- coming. summer will not
be such a pronounced white season as
We have had before and that. the pale
ti11ts are to have the lead, there is no
doubt that white will be much worn.
This. however, does not mean exactly
what it would have meant a few years
ago. for we. have been educated to
more subtle graduations Of color, and
there are today: many shades Of white,
each differing radically from the other.
Black gowns have, within the last
two or three weeks been exhibited as
| among the latest fashions. and there
are a great many. with black; others
have a touch Of white about them.
The smartest, however. are black, and
| there are some capital models in crepe
de chime crepe de Paris and taffeta
silk. -. :..
without exception the fashionable
cloth gown of the: spring Is. made long
and is not. intended for walking. It
;is really a reception gown OF an: elab-
:orate. type, and the models used are
equally effective in other: materials,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-05-07
| |! 1 | INC
|. 70 INflQ[IG MINERS n ]
OBTAINS :jl' L Is No ER PURPOSE s.
oF=BREAkINa SsIRIk E..=52s :. !, ].

Hopes to Diseou,rrs.s g Miners S Their,
Convention, IS Il, &C e tic Strike
Colorado My .6ss. Declared eft. ~ z :
Meyer q tho Central Il igure.--M ilitia
E. :. Will Detain in "a feat at Him for
+ Reelection. ;.5ss:T = = +@ .
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-05-07

alHtuLe'. we arc
continually 8 e e.
ing, it is reason
able to suppose
that this extended.
practice, together
with our persist
ent research Of
the Affections Of;
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-03-03

The discovery vas announced at
Washington, D. c., on the 26th, of a
new counterfeit S. national bank note
on the National City Bank of New
York; series of 1882; check letter U:
Rosecrans, register; Jordon, treasur.
er. This counterfeit is a photograph
of the original. The treasury and
bank numbers are brown instead Of
blue.
The Minnesota democratic state
central committee decided, on the
Goth, to hold the state convention for
the selection of delegates to the nj
tional convention at Duluth, MINI, Oh
June 90.
Guilty as indicted was the verdict
announced by the foreman of the jury
in the post Office conspiracy trial, on
the 2Gth, at Washington, d. c., stating
at the same time that this was the
verdict as to all four defendants: Au'
gust w. Machen, late general superin'
tendent of the rural free delivery divi'
sion; George E. Lorenz, of Toledo, O.;
Samuel A. Croft Diller B. Croft, OF
Samuel A. Croft and Diller B. Croft, OF
Rochester, N. Y, was swept by fire
on the Goth. Most of the retail dry
goods quarter of that city was burned
Three out of the five department
stores were consumed, which caused
a loss of more than SO, 900, 900.
Congressman William A. Reedei
was renominated by reclamation, on
the Goth, by the republicans of the
Sixth district at Beloit, Kas. Resolu
tions indorsing President Roosevelt
were adopted.
A private dispatch received in New
York, on the Goth, stated that the Gus
tomhouse at Pernambuco, Brazil, hat
been damaged 100000 by fire. AL
the archives were burned.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-03-03
PART PAYMENT FOR
|STHM|AN CANAL
Will Send $1,000, 900 Now and the
Full Amount Later.
EARNEST APPEAL MADE FOR 1T
The Republic Has Borrowed Money
At a. High Rate of Interest, Which
Was About Due-Hence Partial
Payment Is To BE Made.

Washington, March IA partial
payment will be made this week to
the republic of Panama under the
terms of the treaty but recently rati.
fed by the United States senate. 1t
will amount to about $2,000,000 1t
will be a part of the total payment OF
&c. 00, 900 to which the United States
is obligated by the terms of the treaty.
Secretary Shaw and Attorney-Gen-
eral Knox went to the White House
Monday morning, where there was a
conference with the president for an
hour or more, the conclusion of which
was to make the partial payment, as
stated.
1t develops that an earnest appeal
from Panama for an immediate pay.
ment of funds had been made to the
president last week, while the two
cabinet officers mentioned were out
of the city. 1t vas pointed out that
the republic had just organized its
government under the constitu-
tons, and now had an expensive es.
Establishment. The republic had al.
ready borrowed money at a high rate
of interest of the Morgan banking
house in New York city, and this obi,
CATION, which had been taken on for
a short period only, was about to be.
come due.
1t was further decided that the
pending litigation in the French
courts should not operate against the
payment of the entire $1O,O00,OOO
with a week or ten days. If in the
end the French company should be
unable to transfer it's holdings to the
United States in a satisfactory form,
this country would be in a position to
order the canal strip cleared of its
possessions. 1t can be asserted that
Mr.. Shaw will not call upon the banks
to pay the assessment of a percent.
age of government deposits until the
title to the French holdings has been
fully established. It is also learned
that ten per cent. more will be taken
from the government repositories as
soon as the canal payments have been
made. This will be for the purpose
of f~ortifying the treasury against any
sudden drains because of canal con-
%struction.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-03-03
THE HARRINGTON DEFENSE
The LAWYERS Will Attempt to Clear
harrington at the Expense OF
Mrs. McCann.

st. Louis, Feb. 2S.-As a climax to
the efforts of attorneys for the defense
in the case of Lord" Darlington, on
trial for the murder of James P. Nc
Cam, statements were made, Friday,
at Clayton, tending to implicate Mrs
Jessie Mccain in the murder of James
P. Mccain. 1t was stated that the de-
Tense would attempt to prove that she
was the only person who could have
had a motive in getting the turfman
out of the way. They will try to show
that Mccain beat Mrs. Mccain and
that she bore great hatre' toward him;
that she expected to secure money,
amounting to about $4,000, which he
had in bank.
In his argument to the court, Attor-
ner Grover declared that If Mccain
is dead, there are greater reasons to
believe somebody else and not Bar
rington killed him. The defense will
also attempt to prove that Mrs. Nc
Cam is the legal wife of another man,
and therefore could not even have been
the common-law wife of the dead turf
man.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-03-03
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE
SlFTY-ElGHTH CONGRESS.

u 80 SN..ASN=
Senlte-The feature of the session OF
he senate. on the 22d. was a speech
from Mr.. o in explanation OF ms
former speech on the Isthmian canal. he
complained of the criticism of his utter,
ances at that time, saying that he had
been misunderstood and misrepresenteu
and contended that his intention on that
occasion had been to secure full lnIorfnd,
ton concerning the Panama revolt n
not to cast reflections on the president
On the contrary he had the highest re-
gard for that official and intended 10 vote
for the treaty. He had upheld the treaty
throughout. The senate, at DUB D. M
went into executive session, ma a. 4 ~
p. m. adjourned. ..... House" Re n"' Il
appropriation bill encountered up . = n
on the republican side of the que a T;
Burton (0), chairman of the .ivsS I'D
harbors committee, announced In a Wig
orous speech that he could not support
the bill. Consideration of the Dill was
pending when the house, at sos p. m, ad-
journed, IS of the 10 pages having been
read for amendment under the hVe-mln-
ute rule.
Senate-The routine business of the sem
ate, on the 23d, was broken into by an
executive session on the Panama can
treaty. After the vote on the treaty con,
sideration was begun of the agricultural
appropriation bill. More than two hours
was consumed in the discussion of an
amendment making an appropriation Tor
experiments in stock feeding, against
which a point of order was made by Mr.;
Lodge. The amendment was finally agreed
to. The senate, at 5:25, adJourned...;..
Unconstitutional the house devoted the
entlre uay 10 cons!ue5dtioh e. ,IInn Z,
approprlaIion Dill uhuel III mend.
RUE, snlall PROGRESS was HaJ on Snr the
perfection of the measure from a demo-
cratic nap put an ave an appa I'd
prlatlon Ior the CIdtieston nmS az
were reJectGu' just peLIle ~ nSinte
S:ZV p m. the nouse auln ~ 80 go, Jiro etions
ing OF Iu,'yv COPIES VI a -
TOT destroying MOSQUITOES
Senate-The senate spent the greater
part of the 24th discussing an amendmeni
to the agricultural appropriation pm
striking out the house provision. giving
authority to the secretary OF agrlculture
to inspect imported food products WneH
misbranded or suspected OF lmpurlty.
Consideration of the Dill practically was
concluded, but hnal acton on IL was posS'
poned. The senate. at o.lV p Ill, du-
journed. ..... HouSe-IWo storm ceRleIs
were encountered IN Conslderatloh OF Wy
naval appropriation Dill IN tne nouse
First the great lakes framing stdetpi
went out of the bill on a PONY or oruei
after a Wordy battie. Inc nullulng Pr,
gramme proposed. IN the Dill tLell lie.
criticism and blocked further progress "
the measure Tor the Gay. Al o'of 'H'
house adjourned.
Senate-The senate, on the 25th, passed
both the agricultural and legislative, eX'
ecutiye and judicial appropriation bill
suggested by Mr.. Hepburn Qdaho) caused
an animated discussion. 1t contemplated
SUPERVISION of interstate commerce., 81
&c 70 nrayant thp transfer of plants VI
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-03-03
MESSENGER BOYS STRIKE.
Men Who Are Doing the Work OF
the Strikers Are Hampered and
Pestered BY the Boys.

Chicago, March 1.-Striking boys OF
the Illinois District Telegraph Co. con
tinued Monday to picket the offices OF
the Western Union Telegraph Co. to
prevent an alleged threatened introduce
ton of girls as carriers of messages,
Men who are being paid So a day are
doing the work of strikers, but are
hampered by marauding bands of boys,
The men are pestered from the time
they leave on a delivery errand unit,
theiy either escape or find refuge.
The messenger boys are organized
under a charter from the American
Federation of Labor. Federation Off
Gals have taken a hand in the con-
troversy and are seeking to bring
about a settlement.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-03-03
THE POSTAL FRAUD GASES
Motions for New Trial and in Ar
rest of Judgment 0verruled.
Machen, Lorenz and DiIIer ID. Croft
Sentenced to Two Years Each
and "a Fine of $4,000.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-When the pos
tai cases were called in the criminal
court, Saturday, for the pronouncing OF
sentence on the four men convicted,
Friday night, the counsel for the de-
tense moved for a new trial. The mo-
ton was overruled as to all of the de-
PENDANTS except Samuel A. Croft, whose
motion was left for further and sepa-
rate consideration.
After noting exception, the defense
made a motion in arrest of Judgment.
This motion was overruled except as to
Samuel A. Croft, whose motion will
be considered later. Exceptions were
noted by the defense, and after argu-
ments as to the sentence that should
be pronounced the court took a recess
until afternoon.
In ordering the recess, Judge Pritch-
ard said he was satisfied that the YER
dict of the jury was correct, but he
was uOI CGItdiH do W WuCIhCl hO hou
the power to impose a penalty on more
than one count of the indictments and
that he would reach a decision on the
point during the recess. There are IL
counts in the indictment.
Justice Pritchard, in the afternoon
sentenced Machen, Diller B. Croft and
Lorenz each to two years imprison-
ment in the pen~itentiary and to pay a
fine of $4,000 each. The court decid-
ed to make the several counts in the
Indictment constitute one offense. The
case of Samuel A. Croft has not been
decided. The beginning of their pen
i~tentiary sentence is to date from the
time of their arrival at the penitenti-
airy.
All three defendants have given no
tice of appeal and have furnished bonds
in the sum of $4,000. e
Samuel A. Croft, the fourth defend
ant, has been allowed four days in
which to prepare his case on motions
for a new trial and arrest of judgment.