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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-06-05
SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 1904.
Circulation During MAJ.

". B. Carr, Business Manager of The st. Louis Re-
bile. being duly sworn, says that the actual number
full and complete copies of the Daily and Sunday
public printed during the month of May, 1904, all in
kular editions, was as per schedule below:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-06-05

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS:
DAILY AND S~UNDAY-SEVEN ISSUES A WEEK..
BY Mail-In Advance-Postage Prepaid.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-25
PART OF FORT SCOTT is
TEN FEET UNDER WATER
No Lives Have Been Lost, but the
Loss in Property and Live Stock
Amounts to 100000.
MANY NARROW ESCAPES

FORT SCOTT, Kan. April 24-Fort Scott
is experiencing the most serious flood in
its history. Marmaton river and Mill creek.
which runs into the former stream here,
have risen ten feet in the past twenty-four
hours, the result of heavy rains. Several
hundred persons have been rescued in boats
AS far known tonight no lives have
been lost. The estimated loss to live stock
drowned and property damaged is 100000.
The two streams began to rise at 10 o'clock
last night, and to-day the city was divided
into three sections and almost completely
isolated. Normally Mill creek runs into the
Marmaton river northeast of the city, but
because of the rapid rise they formed a
new channel that cut across one end of the
city. Tonight the entire northern part of
the city is cut off and "a portion is inun-
dated Ten feet of water is rushing
through the streets in that part of the
city and several hundred persons in what
is known as Belltown have been forced
to leave their homes. Many were taken
away in boats. There were several narrow
escapes from drowning. Late to-day an
aged couple named Lemore, living mile
north of the city, near the river, were res
cued in boats. They were completely
hemmcd in.
Rescuers were out all to-day under the
direction of Fire Chief Ausman, Mayor
Congdon and Chief of Police Mendenhall,
and they succeeded in saving thousands of
dollars worth of property as well as the
hundreds of inhabitants of that district.
Many who refused to leave Belltown will
have to be taken away in boats. all ave
nues Of escape have now been cut off
The gas works is three feet under water
and has shut down. The engine and pumps
at the water station are twenty feet under
water.
The wholesale district is completely sur
rounded and the water in East Wall street
is within an inch or two of the business
houses. Merchants are removing their
stocks to higher places. The Missouri Pa
cifc shops are from three TO six feet under
water: the Missouri Kansas & Texas sta
ton * surrounded and the water is within
a few inches Of the Missouri Pacific depot.
All the railroads are tied up. Bridges on
both these roads the Marina ton
threatened, are the street bridges that
divide the north and south portions of the
town. Washouts are reported in all direc-
lions from Fort Scott. Much damage has
be heavy loss by drowning of stock in
the lowlands near the city. which are from
five TO ten feet under water 1t is estimated
that 800 persons are homeless.
Inc storm is unprecedented in this part
of the State. The rain began falling at 3
q clock last night and has fallen inces-
sanity II is still raining tonight with no
prospects of cessation. 1t is estimated that
eight inches of water has fallen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-25

Two Unusually Good Wells Struck
in the Second Pay, Over 400
Feet in the Sand.
DRY IN THE FIRST PAY

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
REDKEY, Ind, April PA genuine oil
boom is under full swing here and dozen
companies are drilling for the fluid in this
vicinity. The Anderson Oil Company last
week brought in a fine well on the Sewers
lease just east of town. Ii is good for
400 barrels daily. The drill stopped at 427
feet in Trenton rock and the oil rose 1,1O0
feet in the we'll before the shot.
The Reliance Oil Company, owned prin-
cipally by Upton people. drilled a well
good for upwards of 100 barrels 1t is To-
Gated on the Norris lease. a mile and a
quarter southeast of town. The fluid was
found at 100 feet in the rock. This field
has been puzzle TO oil men for the rea-
son that dry holes and producing wells
were both found at sixty feet in the rock,
but after going to the second pay or 400
feet in the sand wells that have been
abandoned as dry holes have proved fine
oil producers. AS a result all the local
companies are going TO second pay.
The Standard Oil Company has run its
lines into this field and the first oil 10
go through them was 1900 barrels from the
Redkey Oil Company. which has four fine
producing wells and is putting in power for
a thirty-well capacity. 1t has tank capac-
ity now on the ground for 1900 barrels. The
Reliance Oil Company has Its power COM
plete and is pumping five wells. Other
companies will put in power as soon as
material arrives
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-25
WAR PICTURES ARE
HELD IN THE ORIENT
Bioscope Artists Have Been Busy,
but Belligerents Will Not Let
Them Be Shipped.

LONDON, April 24.-Unless the Japanese
government relaxes its censorship a little.
the war pictures, or the bioscope scenes, of
the japanese troops moving to the Yalu
through Korea will meet with long delay
on their way to this country
Mr.. Charles Urban, who provides the Al
hambra biOScope pictures, has received adj
vices from the artists whom ne sent TO
Japan that they have obtained much excel
lent matter with the camera, but that they
are refused permission to send il out of
Korea.
The only hope they now have of getting
pictures 10 London is TO smuggie them
across TO Shanghai on some trading steam
ship, and trust TO luck that they arrive here
in good condition.
George Rogers who is also doing work for
two French journals La Patrie and La
Liberte, has, mainly through French in
Stanley succeeded in reaching Hardin. The
were very considerable. upon reaching
Irkutsk the military transport authorities
informed him that they were unable to car
~ him further, and that if he wished TO
proceed eastward he must provide his own
means
He was compelled in consequence of that
order TO buy some ponies and sleigh. with
the aid of which he crossed Lake Baikal and
got to the headquarters. He dispatched
home large number of interesting pictures
showing the Russian soldiers being moved
through Siberia. and they are now at the
st. Petersburg custom house.
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INDIANA NOTES.

SPICELAND - The Citizens Canning
Company has decided on change of loca-
ton and has bought ground just outside
the corporation. situated Immediately on
the Lake Erie a. Western Railroad. The
present factory buildings are being disman-
tied and moved to the new location, and
will De used for warehouse purposes. A
new factory of much larger proportions
will be erected in time for the coming sea-
sons pack.
RLOOMINGDALE-T business men of
this place have organized the Penn Build
ing Loan and Savings Association with a
capital stock of $50.O00, in shares of 800
each Officers for the first year are: Pres
fdent. -. j. Evans; vice president, DR.. NJ.
F. Woodard: secretary, Joseph Weaver;
treasurer. William y. Cox.
EI,WOOD.-The Mccoy lamp chimney
works here, which resumed operations two
weeks ago. after having been closed for
three months, was obliged TO close again
Saturday night on account of bursting
pots Three weeks will be required to
make the necessary repairs, and over 200
men are idle.
LOGANSPORT.-A five-year contract has
been signed by James Erwin. of Wabash
with the Wabash Valley Traction Company
for the park privileges at Boyd Park be-
tween this city and Wabash. \ new the
alter will be built at the park this summer.
costing $500.
RICHMOND.--The annual convention or
the Epworth League of the Richmond dis
trict will be held at Greenfield on June Ia
and -.
BEDFORD.-The Bedford Premier Band
has been reorganized, and Will be known as
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-25
SLAYER OF HODGES SAID
TO Be BREAKING DOWN
Trial of Howard Tate, Hunting
burg Murderer, Called for To-
Morrow at Petersburg.
is WANTED IN KENTUCKY

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PETERSBURG, Ind, April 4.-Howard
Tate, charged with murder in the first de-
gree, and whose trial is set for Tuesday
In the Pike county Circuit Court. is break
ing down as his trial draws near. At
Huntingburg Christmas eve Howard Tate
and John Hodges, a Southern brakeman,
quarreled in a hotel near the depot
Friends interfered and trouble was averted,
but Tate went into the back yard and was
soon followed by Hodges. As Hodges
stepped out OF the door Tate claimed that
he put his right hand to his hip pocket as
though to draw weapon. whereUpon Tate
drew his revolver and shot Hodges several
times, killing him almost Instantly. Elk
element ragged TO fever heat In Hunting
burg and n number of trainmen threatened
to Jasper, Ind, and placed In Jail. where
all precaution to prevent a lynching was
taken.
Immediately after his Imprisonment in
Jasper a young man of Lexington. KY, who
had heard of the Huntingburg affair hunt
ed Tate Up and identified him as the man
who killed his father at Lexington eight or
ten years ago, ard in case Tate comes
clear in the Hodges case requisition papers
Will be asked for 10 take him back TO
Kentucky, where a murder charge awaits
him.
Four years ago at Huntingburg Tate shot
a young man named Spradlin, OF Warrick
county and for several weeks his life was
despaired of. Extra precaution Is being
taken by Sheriff Reed in preparing cell
for Tate. and he will be heavily guarded at
all times
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Complete Failure I'm kOsciuskO.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WARSAW, Ind. April 24.-The wheat
crop in Kosciusko county is a total failure
and the farmers already have begun plow-
ing up their fields preparatory to setting
them out in oats or clover or planting them
with corn. County Assessor David kint-
eel has just returned from drive of three
weeks in the county, during which period
he visited every one of the seventeen town.
ships of the county. His observations have
been such to convince him that the
farmers of kosciusko county will not har-
vest wheat equal to the amount of seed
sOwn. Here and there is field that looks
fairly well. perhaps half a dozen TO a
township. but the wheat in these is far
behind in growth. An acreage OF from 40,
coo 10 $1,000 was sown, which will have TO
be reDlanted 20 other grain for the farmer
to realize anything.
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SUDAN IS TRANQUIL.
But Population Is Much Reduced,
Due TO Past Wars.

CAIRO. Egypt. April 24.-The accounts
between the Egyptian government and
Messrs. Arid for the construction of the
Assuan dam and the Assiout barrage have
been closed. The total cost of these works
was close three and a half millions. The
new installations worked very successfully
Sir Reginald Wingate. the sirdar. in his
report on the Sudan. gives the following
significant figures: Population before Der
wish rule. S,525.oIG; killed in external or in
ternal war. 3.203, 800; died OF disease, 3,45l-
O00 present population, 1.S70.506.
The Sudan is now perfectly tranquil. and
there is great keenness the part of the
people to improve their material position.
The prospects of cotton growing are good.
and the revenue shows steady upward.
tendency
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-25

SOUGHT TO GAIN REWARD
FOR PREVENTING A WRECK
Boy Says He Placed Rails on the
Track and fastened to Warn
Station Agent.
READ OF BANDITS DEEDS

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
LOGANSPOR1, Ind, April 24.-Otis Pee
ters. thirteen years old. arrested at
Monticello and brought here late last night.
charged with having attempted TO wreck a
train by placing ties on the State Line di-
vision of the Panhandle Railroad. near
Monticello. last Friday. The arrest was
made by a railroad detective.
The boy was out of money, and. having
been reading the newspaper stories of the
lives of the Chicago car-barn bandits, he
evolved the plan. so he says. of placing the
ties OH the track and then going to the
station agent at Monticello and telling him
he had found the ties, hoping to receive a
reward. The station agent was informed of
the presence of the ties, but he did not
know the informant.
The boy was adopted several months ago
by William Peters, of Mississippi, but he
did not like his new home, and came back
to Monticello. where he used to live, having
beaten his way the entire distance on a
freight train He was unable to give bond
and was bound over to the White County
Circuit Court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-25
Rim IND WIND CAUSE
DAMAGE IN KANSAS

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. April 4-Unusu-
ally heavy rain and windstorms. causing
more or less damage, prevailed in western
Missouri and eastern and central Kansas
to-day, with blizzard in western Kansas.
Small streams in Kansas are over their
banks and many telephone and telegraph
poles have been blown down. One drown
ing is reported. Many trains are late on
account of washouts.
At odessa, Mo-, James Pollard. a young
farmer drowned while trying TO ford
a usually small rivulet which had been
changed 10 a swift current by the heavy
rain
In eastern Kansas nearly three inches of
rain fell at Ottawa, Concordia, Esmere and
other points. causing the Marmaton. the
Big creek and Mais des Cygnes river TO
overflow. Several bridges were washed out,
crops submerged and much other damage
done At Lawrence the precipitation
amounted TO 1S2 inches. The Kaw is rising
al that point and the ravines are running
full, but serious damage is feared.
AT Ellis. Kan. a cold. driving rainstorm
prevailed. followed by strong wind and
a heavy fall of snow. In the vicinity of
Oakley and Winona. Kan. over 200 tele-
graph poles were blown down.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-25
GERMAN SOCIETIES OF
INDIANA At RICHMOND
Staatsverband in Annual Conven-
ton, All German Catholic Or
CARNATIONS Being Represented.
PROCEEDINGS OF SUNDAY
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, April 2i.-The eleventh
annual convention of ST Joseph's Stats
verband of Indiana opened here to-day and
will continue through tomorrow. This or
ganization was founded at Fort Wayne in
1898 for the purpose of banding together the
German Catholic societies of the State The
officers are August Gletze, Logansport,
president; ]. F. Miller. Vincennes, vice pres
ident; Joseph Behringer. Indianapolis. sec
ond vice president; ]. B. Wittengen. Evans
vile, secretary; Joseph Rumely. Laporte,
treasurer; the Rev. NJ. Fleischmann. Vim
cennes, and the Rev. A Messman, Laporte,
chaplains.
At $50 o'clock this morning the delegates
were welcomed in ST. Joseph's Hall. AT
10 there was solemn high mass and ser
mon by the Rev. Francis Schoeppner, OF
St Meinrads Abbey. This afternoon at
/ 30 o clock there was parade OF the To-
cal and visiting societies and the uniformed
knights. At o'clock solemn vespers were
said This evening Mayor w. w. thinner
mar delivered an address of welcome, after
which there was a smoker and impromptu
speeches.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-25
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
GUESTS 1T MUNCIE
specIal to the 1ndianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, April 24.-Five hundred
members of the order of Knights of Column
bus of Indiana and Ohio. including a special
excursion load from Cincinnati, attended
the initiation of a class of fifty here to-
night. AT the banquet following the work
addresses were made by Father Durham,
of Union City; John Joyce, of Kokomo;
Father Weichman of Gas City; S. K.
Meiser and Father Conroy. of Anderson: T.
K. Leider, of Fort Wayne. The members
of the class were from Union City, Hart
ford CITY. Greensburg and Muncie.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-25
ARREST OF GROOM
POSTPONES WEDDING

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, April 24.-Half an hour
before he was TO have married Miss Bertha
Norris. a popular Elwood girl. Elmer Risk.
of Marion, was taken in custody by Elwood
police officers. His arrest occurred at the
home of the bride-to-be and made
an affidavit from Marion where Risk is the
defendant in proceedings instituted by
Miss McConkey.
Marion officers came for the prisoner last
night and took him back there for trial.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-25
SIDNEY BENNETT TO
MAKE WAR ON POLICE

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, April 24.-The Rev.
Sidney Bennett. of Elwood. president of the
Anti-Crime League of Madison county, who
has been most active in the warfare against
the saloons of the county. says he is going
to start a campaign against the police of
Anderson and the other cities of the county
He intends to prosecute the police for neg
lect OF duty whenever he can find proof
that they have failed to see that all saloons
are closed at the proper time. whenever
the police have not prevented the violation
of the laws
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Not More Than 10 Per Cent. of Crop.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind, April Offspring farm
work is greatly retarded by cold, wet
weather Farmers are behind fully two
weeks and are greatly discouraged over
conditions. c. NJ. Barlow, the largest grain
dealer in Howard county, says wheat will
not be mere than 10 per cent. of a crop.
The freezes after the disappearance of
snow, together with the work of insects,
especially the fly, have almost ruined the
wheat. Nearly all of the wheat ground
will be plowed up and planted in corn.
The acreage was less than usual TO start
and most of that will be abandoned
and devoted to other grains. Clover also
is badly winter killed. Howard county
never had as poor prospects for wheat.
The oat crop is being sown two weeks
late and corn ground is unfit To pillow in
most sections The same discOuraging con-
ditions reported in all adjoining coun-
ties
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Not Over Half Usual Crop.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, April "a
From personal observation and inquiry
among farmers, it has been ascertained
that the prospect for wheat is poor. the
prospective yield being estimated at not
over 80 per cent. the usual crop. The
farmers are two weeks late in sowing oats
and are also very late in blowing for corn.
Grass is short and feed is getting scarce.
The farmers consider the crop outlook as
gloomy, especially if the weather does not
get warm very soon.
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Not Enough to Replace seed.
,cial 10 the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WABASH. Ind, April 24-The condition
of the growing wheat in this county is
most discourag ing TO the farmers. Not one
field in ten will produce enough of the
grain 10 replace the seed sown last fall
The wheat came out of the winter in first
class condition. but the freezing and thaw
Ing weather of March. coupled with the
the acreage Is now being plowed up. and
will be sowed i'm oats. Not enough wheat
bread and seed. Much the same condition
of affairs prevails throughout the upper
Wabash valley.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-25
WILSON AND WELTY
FIGHT IN COURTROOM
Prominent Kokomo Man Attacks
Constable and Is Badly Bruised
in the Encounter.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, April 4-Ex-County
Commissioner John w. Wilson and Con-
stable Oscar Welty engaged in fist fight
in the courtroom here last evening, and
Mr.. Wilson came out of it badly bruised
The trouble arose over dispossession case,
in which weIty had elected man named
Alexander from a house owned by Wilson.
Alexander had money and no property,
and the costs of the dispossession were as
sessed against Wilson, who made a protest.
He and Welty got into an argument over 1t,
and became so heated that Wilson struck
Welty. Then the constable hit Wilson with
q paper weight. cutting a bad cash on his
head an inch and a half long, requiring sew
eral stitches to sew it UP. The wound is
not serious. The two men will appear In
court tomorrow to answer for the Tight
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Season Three Weeks backward.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE. Ind, April 24.-Farm-
ing operations in Putnam county have been
delayed at least three weeks by the slow
ness of the spring and by the heavy water
fall One conservative farmer estimated
that the wheat crop was decreased at least
10 per cent. in this immediate vicinity by
the combination of adverse circumstances.
This includes the washing out by the high
water and the covering of fields by silt
from the streams. One field that was noted
for its heavy production is now covered by
from one TO eight feet of sand. The ground
has been too wet for blowing. and but little
of IL mas been broken for corn None has
been planted in corn, although a large
quantity of oats has been sowed. in fields
principally which were put in wheat last
fall.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-25
BIG CROWD At FUNERAL
OF CAPT, B. F. CLEMANS
Special Train Operated from Wa
bash to the Services Held at
North Manchester.
WABASH BAR ATTENDED
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind, April pa
The funeral of Capt. b. f. Clemans, who
was accidentally killed in a runaway on
his farm, near here, last Friday, was
attended by fully two thousand persons,
and the attendance would have been larger
If it had not rained. A special train was
operated from Wabash, carrying two hun
dred persons. The Rev. Messrs. j. c. Doug
las, of North Manchester, and Charles
Little. of Wabash conducted the services.
The Wabash Bar Association, of which
Captain Clemans was prominent member.
passed suitable resolutions of regret, and
attended the services in a body.
Mr.. Clemans came TO this county when
he was ten years old. He was state SEN
ator from Wabash and kosciusko coun-
ties, and county auditor during the term
just ended. The body was inferred in
Oakland Cemetery here.
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Other State Neurology.

PARIS, H.. April 24-Nathan Nichols,
aged sixty nine. died yesterday of heart
trouble He leaves a widow and eight chill
dren: Mrs. George Farmer, Washington.
Ind: Mrs. l.. B. Bogard, Mrs. Edward
Gray, Mrs. Jacob Rhoades, Terre Haute;
Mrs. j. E. Quinn, Mrs. b. Frederickson,
Paris; Melroy and James. Pennsylvania.
BERKELY. Cal, April 23.-Lieut. Col.
Joseph Stewart U. S. A, retired, died yes
terday, aged eighty-three. He was a ma
tive of Kentucky, a veteran of the Mexican
war and of many Indian campaigns. He
was a graduate of West Point of the class
of 1912, with Sherman, Hancock and Rose
Grams
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In Northern Indiana.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
LAPORTE, Ind, April 24.-Thawing and
freezing injured the wheat fields in the
northern portion of the State Reports
from the northern tier of counties say the
crop will be less than 80 per cent of the
average and many farmers have pIowed
mp their wheat and planted oats The
season is three weeks late
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Special the Indianapolis Journal
RUSHVILLE, Ind. April 24-Alfred Ken
dali has filed a suit in court against his
son. Marcus n. Kendall, TO compel the
latter TO reconvey to him IA acres of land
I'm Richland township and a house and
lot in Milroy. The property is valued at
$1,000. Ii was conveyed TO the son after
the elder Kendall married his second wife,
on Aug . 1902