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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03
NO SHOALS LOCATED
Return OF the Tacoma From
Her Search For MenaCes
10 Navigation.

San Francisco. juno 2-The United
States ship Tacoma. captain r. r. Nfch-
olson. from Honolulu May a. arrived here
today. having spent four days May % to
May =. cruising iu search OF doubtful is
lands or shoals. heretofore reported in
the ueighboTh0od of IL degrees north lat
lLude aud 100 degrees west longitude. The
Tacoma found no islands or shoai water
ana saw no signs of land.
James d. Hague or New York u.ho. by
authority Of the secretary of tho navy.
accompanied the Tacoma for the purpose
Of participating in the search. saws that
this result is absolutely conclusive so
FAR as il concerns the ocean area 8ctu-
ally seen from the track lire Of the
iacoma- J he area thus examined rs about
oue-thiTd OF the questionable region where
islands have been occasionally reported.
The search Of the Tacoma was restricted
% four days 10y her limited coal supply.
As she carried no appliances for deep sea
sounding, her exploration was wholly SUI
perficial.
These results afford no hoped-for light
on The loss Of the United States ship
Levant, which disappeared mysteriously
10 1850. on her voyage from Hawaii to
Panama and IS now believed TO have
oeen wrecked on rocks somewhere DO her
sailing track.
I'm other respects the result OF the Tia
coma cruise Is beneficial. since it tends
% the ultimate removal from the charts
OF an existing menace 90 uayiga ton
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03
ATTEMPTING A DIVERSION.
Kuropatkin VIII Attack Japanese in
the Rear

london June 3.-Heiegrams from
diHereHt points seem 90 confirm the
fumoTs that General kurOpatEiu Is a.-
tempting diversion iU the directions
or FORT arthur Russian reinforce
ments. according to dispatch from
Iien Tsin, are moving southwark from
Raj Ping toward WafauEIieu under
General stalkeubuFE. They comprise "a
battery of artillery. four Siberian regi-
menJS and a company of tOssaCEs. az
gFegating 1900 men, Another brigade
is following. the intention being 10 en-
gage the japanese now attacking Port
Arthur i'm their rear
The Standards correspondent at
Iien Isins sending the same news,
SAYS
THE Russian force I'm the engage
meuL at WafangJieu MAY 80 i- sup
posed 10 have been formed of four
Siberian regiments which were re-
ported TO have left Tachicliachao May
Is. being the first portion of a TeIieF-
iHg column for Port Arthur The rail-
way is fairly intact from the north af
Wafangrien but is completely dee-
trOyed from there to PUIaurieu The
Japanese are uucOnceTued over this
demonstration. being convinced that iL
viii be impTaCuCable for the Russians
TO move a sufficient force TO prove eff
fcCtiVe'
These reports are received with a
certain measure of skepticism ir Lon
don. The belief here is that Il General
kuropstkiu Is undertaking such
desperate move me can only be doing
SD i'm Difference To- the strongest p0liti-
cal pressure and against his better
Judgment.
No further news Of any kind has
been received about the movements of
the japanese forces. Both Generals
EuT0k and Oku are working iu tte
utmost secrecy
The Daily Telegrspl's well informed
Toxic correspondent estimates the
total defending force i'm Port Arthur
as 30 600.
.THis Is a most formidable army
he says, "aud it viii be a marvellous
achievement To- carry by assault such
a place. with more than score Of
great land ward forts disposed an a
distance of fifteen miles from the har-
Dor. Stil. the reduction OF the place
undoubtedly can be accomplished
According to the Chronicles Toxic
the Russians have COM
pieted eleven fortresses at Lao yang
and are laying mines at a distance Of
) 900 feet around them
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03
Western Federation Of Miners Pledge Support to the
Members OF their Union at Cripple Creek
Telluride and Other Places

II ENVER, June 2.-Thc convention
Ii oc the Western Federation of
Miners spent the entire morning
in d discussion Of the mining situation
in this state, particularly i'm the Grip
pie Creek and Telluride districts. A
committee consisting Of r. T.. Allen Of
wyoming, Malcolm ellis Of Montana
and H. ID. Seaman of British Columbia
was appointed 10 visit the Cripple
creek district and report to the con
Eentlon the situation as they fnd il
thefe- 4 Like committee viii probably
re appointed 10 visit Telluride.
he report submitted yesterday Inv
the committee Oh afiHa tion with the
american Federation Of Labor was
read at the afternoon session. Tho
deiegates voted 70 defer alI debate on
lhe matter until tomorrow, when au
entire day may be devoted 10 it's con-
sideratiOn.
The committee has not affirmed the
advisability OF amHaGng either with
the American Federation of Labor or
with the United Mine Workers of
America While the advantages aris-
ing from such an alliance are enumer-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03
5M KLLED AND MAW INJURED COLORADO STRIN Apr
Coils on on Lake Shore Electric Railway Between Fast
Passenger and Package Freight Car at
NOrWak. Ohio.

Rl9RWALE. o.. June 2.-Six persons
~ were killed and a dozen or more
hurt late this afternoon as q result
of the collision on the Lake Shore cleo
trio railway between an eastbound fast
electric passenger car and a 1vestbound
package freight" car at 1VeHs COR
Hers, a few miles east OF this city.
The Dead.
Charles Peck L0rain, O.
~ W. Sherwood, Garretts0n. o.
Neil Sullivan. inspector of safety an
pliances for the Interstate commerce
commission, Binghamton. N. e.
Clarence ketCham. Lorain. o.
Ralph Williams (colOredl Indianapo-
ls. Ind.
Unidentified man, Sin his pocket was
q KEY ring Win the name George Judd
Taylor, Alliance, q.
Seriously injured.
steve Watergo. body crushed. terribly
cut about head
Frank LibIiHg, Cleveland, head badly
Rose Burns. Cleveland. head badly
cut, teeth Knocked out.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03
BETTER THAN SUBSIDY
Rebate on Goods Carried by
American Vessels the
Plan Suggested.

Boston, dune 2-Senator GaIlinEcr
commission or inquiry. said today that
the hearings of the commission viii be
closed with t0days session untH after
the Republican national convention. when
they viii be resumed at Dctroit. Cleve-
land and Buffalo
AUsustus p. Loring. president OF the
~ m9df1 CGrdase company stated that
ti+'I changed conditions fas0rine tho
5 1ippi1g industry there would he an
toi4qance Of American ca pitaI which
" -llq invest IN shins. lie suggested as
IeneQE rebate Of duties on goods car
Lleo pN American vessels. which policy.
ne neileFeo' was superior 10 "a ship sub
Captain F. 3. Grant United states
~nlpp,ng commissioner az This Dort. re-
Iefreq % cases which he said We're CON
T!@njty being brought to his attention Of
Tg.i1ts violating contracts 10 l-o to sea.
3 tC aecl2red tnat sailors ought 20 he com
1e.le" ~ carry cut contracts. and suc-
-ested the passage of "a law 90 punish
men WHO encouraged the sailors To rhrs
violate their a-reeWent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03

sied- an lgsmatiou OF all labor
forces iG the United states is advo-
Gated, and it is the sentiment of the
COMMITTEES that a movement toward
This end should be aimed at by the
western Federation of Miners. ID was
accordingly recommended that commit
tees representing the labor 0rgauiza-
lions ln every state be appointed 10 a
joint conference, 10 the end that some
plan may be mapped out for the union
of all labor organizations of the c0un-
Try.
The abolition of union transfer cards
IS threatened I'M a movement which
has been started in the convention
and final action is expected to be taken
tomorrow.
The following resolution was adopted
covering strikes
Resolved, That we. tire delegates or
the twelfth annual convention of the
Western Federation of Miners. indi-
vidually and collectively, hereby APP
prove of the stand taken by GUY broth
ers i'm Cripple Greek, san Juan and
other districts of Colorado. and pledge
TO them the moral and financial sun
port of the Western Federation of
Miners"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03
MURDERER LYNCHED
IN NORTHERN IDAHO

SPOKANE Wash. June "a snecial Ia
The pakesmau-Review from Grange
willie. IDA, says.
N. ST. Meyers. who killed George
BroWuiee and wounded Wallace Jauetr
near Crooks corral three weeks ago.
was taken from a party OF officers when
near White Bird this morning and
lFUched. The lvuehers were masked
end outnumhered the officers three 10
81 The officers rode ou % Grange
rri.e. The method Of death is not
known Meyers was being taken to the
county Jail when the lyuchinE party
overlook thl officers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03
PAYING TELLER OF NEW HAVEN
STOLE MONEY TO SPECULATE

New Haven, Conn. jane "a loss o.
from $1,000 10 $4,000 throueh embezzle-
ment Of the funds by "a trusted emBIove.
Douglass NJ. Smith. is admitted by the
officers OF the National Tradesman's
bank of this city. The exact loss IFS not
Yet known. Smith. who was paying and
receiving teller Of the bank has ackuowl-
edged that ne embezzled about s3J c35 and
Inc greater part OF it. if not aH within
Inc past eight or nine months
A statement given out tonight bE CASH
lef y, W. Thomson of the bank. says:
the examination by the national bank
examiner was held iast December and
tnat by The committee of the directors
snOftlE 3fterWarG. Tn neither examine
ton was any discrepancy I'm the accounts
81 at. smith discovered. When it Was
decided to have another examination on
tuesday last smith dtu NOT como 90 the
bank lie sent message saying that be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03

Hao pceu taking money from the bank
4Ad mat NE was not able to cover 1T up.
re also said that as he could not hope
70 make good the loss he would nor run
away. but would meet whatever punish
menI the courts might mete out TO him
As near as we can make out by the
tAaininaLion thus far given we believe
tnat ne. mas taken about $4,000. That is
the sum which he himself estimates lie
was under bonds for $1,000 given bv am
lndemnltF company. As Smith saws he
mas not saved penny during his lifetime
ana cannot make good tine loss we shall
nave 20 stand the balance of the defafca-
1Ul dD1Ne Lhe 2io.ot DE- bonds,
Mr. smith saws ne has been snaculaf g.
i2g ana that he took the money for that
purpose The bank Is safe and snug.
mere is no danger t. either our deposi-
tors or our stockholders
0nlin was arrested and held iu $1,000
bail for examination June IT,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03
NOW SUSPECTED OF
KILLING HIS WIFE

On-Jha. june Norman Williams. SEM
fenced 10 be hanged al The Dalles ore.
for the murder of am Omaha woman was
formerly employed bg AN express COM
pany iu Omaha. Ills wife died iu Omaha
under mysterious circumstances. The wo-
man carried 5000 lie insurance which
Williams collected. He went 90 Oregon
and sent for Alma Nesbitt and her
mother, with whom he had become ae-
quainted while living here Iu Oregon
he wrote them they were tie lake up
homestead Relatives of fhe women
never heard from them after they left
Omaha. Miss NesbitCs brother investi-
gated the matter and secured the arrest
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03
TORNADO IN NEBRASKA.
About Twenty Persons Injured in the
Little Town Of Tekamsh.

Omaha. June 2-Additioual reports from
Tckamah. which was struck lasJ night by
sons we're injured. some OF them seriousI-
nurt. There were no fatalities The se-
TiOusly injured
kip Hambliu. Miss Gertrude Denny.
Professor j. ID. Barnes. Miss GRAY Mamie
Remington, Joe Bruno and Jesse spill
man.
The storm wrecked most of the baiId-
lngs in us patn which was a block wide
TWO general s-orc~. a blacksmith shuB and
stFerai residences We're DESTROYED. q
iilgh sChoul commencement rehearsal was
storm struck the buidiug Carrying away
the ROOF ana partially WreckluE the walls.
number Of pupils we've Injured THE
people OF the town had little warning OF
escapes. The property loss is heavy
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03
MILITARY PRISONER
SHOT DEAD BY GUARD

Minneapolis. June 1.-Two military
prisoners at Fort Smelling made an
attempt 90 escape today and one Of
lnem, named Wisch, was shot dead.
"a Isch. who has seven times been con
Tictod of violation of rules. belongs to
the field artillery. Along with Private
Reilly, who is awaiting trial for deser-
uon- he was employed jim cleaning mp
The grounds under charge of Kennedy.
suddenly the pair attacked Kennedy.
who succeeded iu beating them off
Then they broke for liberty Kennedy
shot and killed Wisch. Reilly was re-
captured UuhUrT
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03
NEGROES WOULD NOT WAIT.
Fatal Array in a Knoxville, Team.
Restaurant.

Knoxville, Tenn. June "A bloody
1ght occurred at midnight iu a res
" dIauL on Central street. AS result
one man is dead and two m0rtaUy
wounded Constables @. c. Gamble
and IT. W. Mccarthy were eating when
Lum and Wash Miller. negroes came
INTO the place and asked FOR something
To eat Mccarthy ordered the negroes
To wait until they finished shooting
e. once began. Lum was shot by Gam
Die and killed, but not tim he had shot
Gamble iu the abdomen and iu the leg.
Wash Miller was shot through the right
arm and in the chest by a negro named
.och5 who was trying to hit Constable
VI cN.artay. The two wounded men can
live but q few hours.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03
MASSACRE
STORY NOT CREDITED

Paris. June 2-The foreign office has
been advised of the arrival al COnstan-
tlnopie OF the Russian consul. who took
part i'm The investigation OF the recent
Armenian massacres. The French and
BRUSH cohsuls who participated in the
IFsstlEauon have not yet returned.
therefore the foreign office doubts the
correctness of a Constautnople dispatch
published here saying that the consuls
unite I'm reporting that 5000 Armenians
were massacred during the recent con-
fhcts between Turks and Armenians
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03
AID ASKED IN SEARCH
FOR LOST C0NEMAUGH

Washington. June Z-The request Of tba
EeW York Maritime Exchange that Il
rarsnip boz sent iu search Of the cone
llausn pr the International Mercantile
on iIs TRIP from Honolulu fo New York
mas been received al the navy depart
melt- rho vessel nearest 10 Tie Chilean
port where the Couemauca was lssf
-lsHleo is the Boston. now EN- route from
iht isiHmus for san Francisco and about
cue at Acapulco. She IS something like
see miles aistaHl Ou the Atlantic -fdc
lne7e are DO United states Warships u
che Iarib1eas sea-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03
SHAFT HOUSE BURNED.
Two Miners sufocated and a Third
One Killed.

Prescott. Ariz.. June 2-Ff~e az
Thdrkberry. Big Bug district de-
str0yed the hosting plant today and
resulted iu the probable death of three
miners. The hoist house was located
directly over the shaft and when the
nre occurred two men we-e at work in
the mine and were completely cut of
l< the FIRE.
Help ayas summoned from McCaba
H-d Mayer ANA the fire cxtuguished
one man. I'M his effort 20 go down into
The SHAFT. feI 200 feet and IS supposed
90 re dead. IS mo communication could
be mad with the two miners. they are
also supposed to be dead
r late hour this evening rescuers
bad been unable % set into the shaft
ON account OF The deadly fumes. bur
hose has been sent down. through
which air is being forced.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03
ALLEGED ANARCHIST
AN INSANE JUNK DEALER

hicago, June abel Gabfuisra
under arrest as am anarebistfe uloftar
WITH designs against the lives &C Nsvor
harrison. HunOre Palmer and other
lotdbies. WAS today declared by Police
inspector Shippy to be merely a half
crazed junk dealer from St Louis. The
prisoner, apparently half Uitted. was
given searching examination by the
Inspector. As a result the inspector
said Gabiniska would be semi ~ rbe
detention hospital for mental axauin9-
ton
He's no anarchist" said the in
spector- Hes probably degenerate.
I am satisfied that be was not sent bv
any society or order TO kin the MAYOR
or anyone else. The fellow acts like
am idiot"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03
FAILED TO END
THE DEADLOCK
Break by the Federal Pie BFi-
gade in Illinois Convention.
L0WDEN THE BENEFICIARY
ADJOURNIIENT AFTER Al TREE
FoR-ALL FIGHT
-OWDEN The BENEFICIARY


[ CPRiNGFIELD liIs.- june IA dCs-
/ y perate effort o5, tI,.. 4.srt.a tho rr-
l'tA ih tae state convention fa4iaa toe
u"5 anu di tloeA lo5IlAnl me aS-
SSliioiase ieoh recess u1ih ny e.. m
lolti'i -" "ilhoul haNlls nominated q
loi ~ - ..oi
ii1 d1teHlpt 20 Dlihg a1oul inc break
49,, el-aS ulaf one EA-e.ansFess
-. y. 81 le- reeves, chairman OF lAe
committee on resolutions. ana Chair
man cannon engineered tle plan,
"H4[H was mace possible oy lne reHqrl
oi ,le 19"lillttee ON fes5. utioHs. 81 men
- gS7,i- Fu the ie5oid ZION Eilen 1T Orig
l'.1-l5L a'iu "hilh " a7 Itieifed Cd lle
comm ltee az Yesterday session. ibis
5s9'-u -l1Li was 10 lhe eject taa5 the
ueies@ces De feie@Sed IRON Instructions.
ail4 ~ He" 10 WIS presented Sif- reeves
galleo upon lne CANDIDATES one oy one,
oe'i1e Lelofe me convention and eN-
press 1her opinions regarding IT,
All Took Their Medicine.
Each declared fn favor az tha raes-
luton. lsueakfng fu tho order named
Frank o. IOwdeu. Governor Richard
r. Yates. Charles S. Dznsen. ATTORNEY
General HamIin. Lawrence Y. Sher-
man. C0neressru9u ErsDas-qn Warmer
and John II Pierce
Congressn,ar Cannon 7-roar7a7 the
atfcufior. ut the convention e--4 40
ouentlv pleaded yvitb fha 5aIagsfsz te
break fha deadlock he deo1ars5 t7-a+
the DELEGATES r777s+ -o0-3rorsf-s and
convention bv its fDacti6n was fnfr--
inc tba Pann7Ii-ar- -7sr+-- NAT o4-1T- i'm
Illinois, but fan the entire nation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03
MONTANA ASYLUM
BUILDING BURNED

Anaconda, Mont. June 2-The fine
new hospital building an Warm Springs
erected al "a cost of 30.0p0 caught FIRE.
presumably from defective fue. at
3.45 this afternoon and was practically
Quilted. Only the walls are standing.
There We're $50 patients in the building.
bat none WAS injured. TIE loss rs COW
cred b- insurance.
AT 4 0cl0ck aid was asked from the
Anaconda fire department and Mayor
FIinbe ordered the big Gre engine TAX
er TO the station. Aid was also secured
from the Deer Lodge hrc department
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03
SEATTLE MOTHER SHOOTS
HER DAUGHTERS BETRAYER

seattle, Wash, June AIRS. Gertrude
4onD shot and fatally wounded George
Jote Oh the toimau dock here this after
noon She fired five shots at Jove. sfrlil
ing hin four times. Two al tie bullets
entered bis back and two the abdomen
she gave herself 100 10 q policeman ir7
meclately after the shooting love h
SAID oy Mrs Rcb0 to be the betrayer oil
ief lo-geaT-oid daughter. CorneIia tol-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03
READY 10 Go OUT
Russian Fleet viii Not be Captured
if Port Arthur Falls.


ST. Petersburg. June e. D. m-It
can be safely predicted that the Rus
sian squadron AT Port Arthur VIII not
wait until the last moment before gc-
ing out. The admiralty seems 20 enter
tain no fear IF the situation there be-
comes desperate that the squadron sgilI
be caught like a rat iu d trap. Rear
Admiral WirtsoefLs dispatch, given
out yesterday gave assurances Old this
point. q portion of which has not been
made public and said that every ship
except the Pobieda was u8w ready to 81
TO sea at moments notice and chat
The channel was clear. He confirmed
the belief which existed here that the
japanese viii continue their efforts no
block the channel before the decisive
moment to storm the fortress ON the
land side arrives and has made plans
accordingly In the opinion of the moss
competent military critics Lle land
Qualifications must ba preached before
a general assault can be risked and
this is not considered possible iu less
than ten weeks
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03
FoRcFp 70 FFsIen

Washington, June 2-Postnasfar
General Payne has received and ac-
cepted the resignation Of Richard van
Colt. superintendent OF delivery at the
NeW foFk postofiire fo take effect Nav
5l TIE resignation IS the direct result
ot she recent report of Assistant AT
tomey General Bobb on his mvestiga
tion tHc affairs re the Sen York
postefice.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03
No PoWER - PuNTsH-

S jefferson City. 40, June 2.-Thc 2Hs-
souri supreme court today decided that
The state board of arbitration had no
power 10 punish Witnesses Tor coutempJ
VINO refuse TO testify before H. Tlc law
gave the circuit court power 10 punish
witnesses who refuse To testify before
the board. and the supreme court SAYS
this section Of the law Is unusuaI This
Ii Is said, practically DESTROYS the law.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03
ESCAPING PRISONER
SHOT BY A SENTRY

columbus o.. June John W Man
ming. a prisoner al the T-nired states
larracks, was shot and instantly killed
TO-DAY py Private Speck. one of fhe sem
ltleS ~ me garrison Manning was held
awaiting trial for desertfon While at
work today he attempted to escape FaiI-
iuE TO stop at the command he was shot
through the head. dying instantly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-03
KANSAS LANDS
AGAIN FLOODED
CIOubbursts Reported In Va
riOuS Parts Of the State.
LIGHTNING KILLS TWO MEN
KAW RIVER ONCE MORE OUT OF
ITS BANKS.

/ T OPEKA, Kan, June KANSAS
streams are rapidly rising tonight
Cloudbursts are reported from EN-
poria, Newton, Strong City. Florence.
Manhattan, st. John and sauoua. At
Lincoln Center more than four Inches Of
water fell i'm three hours.
Heavy rains are reported from up-
stream in the KaW valley. but most
of The high water trouble is being ex-
perienceo in the bottom lands between
Emporla and Newton. At Emporia the
Neosho and Cottonwood rivers are re-
ported as rising foot an hour At
Florence. the Santa Fe depot Is flooded
and the telegraph operator had to leave.
The Santa Re tracks are a foot under
water az EmpOria, Strong City Flor
eEce and Newton, and are washed out
ln several places. Six hundred people
were forced to leave their homes I'm
Newton. and rescue parties viii be at
work all night saving people from the
flood.
miles from Cottonwood Fails Us re-
ported as being under three feet of
water.
A severe wind accompanied the rain
greatly damaging fruit and growing
crops. AT ST. John, Sterling and In the
country districts around Salina houses
were demolished by tOrnadoes.
Killed by Lightning.
Edward Holmes Of Clements and Or
vid Olsen OF COuCOUdia were killed by
lightning No trouble is being exph-
rienced by the Rock Island and Union
Pacific I'm moving trains
The Santa tie. Missouri Pacific and
Missouri. Kansas & Texas are having
the most trouble.
The Kansas river is rising rapidly at
Topeka and Lawrence. No great dam
age is expected from this source.
Two inches of rain fell ian Junction
City late this afternoon. The creeks i'm
the south part of the county are rap
idly hlling, and this win cause q rise
in the kaW.
The Neosho river is rapidly rising at
Burlington II viii get higher than
ever before.
AT EmpOTia Junction the water CE-
tends over a strip of territory five miles
wide. People are moving out of their
houses.
The Santa Fe double track bridge at
Neva is reported washed out.
Tonight the Santa F'e management &
7nnulled an regular trains running be- /
tween Kansas City and ,mporia LO- /
cal trains viii be run. e. q effort may
bee made to get the Santa Fe through /
trains west ON the Rock Island tracks. I