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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-07
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
One of Party of Fifteen Young Peo-
pIc the Victim.
Ia rrLrGRAPH 20 LEE TRIRrXr.l

Baltimore. June 6.-One person instantly killed
another fearfully burned, and twenty more 9th
ers severely shocked and property destroyed is the
record of the first electrical storms OF the summer
in Maryland. For forty-eight hours thunderstorms
Of unusual violence have swept over the State from
the mountains 10 the Chesapeake.
The house OF Joseph Eunce at Chase's Station,
Baltimore County. struck. the holt tearing
through the house from top bottom. A party of
fifteen young people were gathered the lower
floor Every was shocked. John Wnkler. aged
seventeen. killed instantly. Mrs. Joseph Eu-
nice terribly burned about the body. and Gus
tayus Slater seriously shocked. He uncon-
scious hours ard his condition is criti
cal The skirts Of several young women were
burned in the room, which ablaze In a instant
About the same time the rectory of ST. Johns
Episcopal Church. near Elcott City. was struck.
The Rev. f. T. Helfenstein, the rector, aud his
family Frustrated
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NEW PACIFIC PORT IN MEXICO.
Pacific Steel Company Establishing Shipping
Facilities.
Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE rnIBuxE.l

Austin. Tex. June 1.-THE Pacific steel COMPANY
the American concern which was recently or
ganized for the purpose of erecting a large stool
plant at San Diego Cal. has begun the construc-
ton Of large wharves at deep water harbor af-
forded by the Bay OF Peacaloo. near the mouth Of
the BaIsas River, the Pacific coast of Mexico
1t Is stated that the company will no1 ONLY estab-
fish large shipping facilities ut Pelacaloo but will
build railroad from that port to its extensive iron
mines there. The company has lost the deal
for the purchase OF these mines from Salvador
Lima who, in addition 10 cash payment OF 100000
for the property, will receive 4 royalty of ner
cent every ton Of iron mined. The Pacific Steel
Company has bought fifteen other iron ore Droner
ties IN Mexico
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SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New-York, Monday, June 6, 1904
ARRIVED

Ataka tB-J PARK Liverpool May 10 TO Philip
Ruprecht. in ballast. Arrived the > m Viii
load Hong
Steamer Astoria tBrl. WadSWCrth. Glasgow and
Neville ~ To Henderson Brothers cabin and 7
storage passengers and uHise- Arrived the bar at
lbs n m. -
Steamer In Campne DUTCH. OortEiese Antwerp NAV
10 Philip Ruprecht, In ballast. At the bar al
1890 . m.
Steamer Pawnee tri Cartwright. Venice Nav Trieste
10. Fiume L. Palermo l6 and Gibraltar TO Phelps
Brothers x Co. with mdse. Arrived BAR 4, IO.
y - ~N
steamer Hong Wan tBrl. Stakes SINGAPORE 4prtI y.
SueZ MAY H. Port said Ia and 81 10 Iiaroer e
Co. with mdsc. Arrived the Far az $50 a m
Steamer Philadelphia, Crockett 6abeiIo Nav
Curacao -, La Guayra 30 Juan JIne - o.
Arrived the Bar $50 a m. ~ A "'''S'-
steamer AthoS 6,'eTi tohit APE hayu 70 AUX
the Hamburg American Line. cabin no sssn~a1 49,
mdse. Arrived at the Bar at 4SI n M 80 '''
Steamer Curtyba cuban. Hoppe AIataryas Ma 81
Cardenas % Ciibara -. Baracoa rs Fuoro PoSrs
NueytaS June L. to w ID Munson. "a
mdse. Arrived the bar I2:l5 "a nv 9S anu
Steamer Kansas City. Askins. Savannah June y, ,hs
tine at $50 m. ~@~A''
Steamer Mamma Fata. Charles. Baltimore
ter. WITH Eiesc. ls.t q trSo Inc AZ 6;O5 m.
Steamer Iroteus Halsey. New-OrleS-s June Il, the
Southern Paeinc Co with passengers ara ndse. Lett
Steamer Go!dseoro, swain. Philadelphia TO William
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EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKET.

liverpool June -wEIENT--SPot dun; ~,
California. load quiet. July. 6s Al Sep-
is sad: December. nominal COtSN-SpOt steaaH ia
mixed. As Cd American mixed. cid $50
futures nuiet: July IS 4>d September IS sid as-r
Canadian quiet. IS 81. FLOTR-St Louis fancy %%'s,Sa
dun IS ID HOPS In London Cracinc Coasu hEnr = S,e
az los EE<E-F eNtrn India 6fE Cd toi.N
dull. prime cd HNNS-SheTt
u l6 u. aaiet SIS INCON firm: Cumberland gu,
10 II. 42S: shO TO N. cf-
middlea light q - n. SIS: mddles aeas
50 40 n 36s Cd short clear backs 10 81 r. Jos -
clear tenies, - ii NJ SOS Cd. SHOULDERS
II IL n, strong. 25s Cd LARD steady: prime Nes
53s. Au,crt-cn refined In pals rs ~
BUTfER-tiocd United St~-~s steady. 74s CFthlsss.'
steady: America finest white and caIOre.i -
TALLOw-Prime ci,v steady. eOs 81. TT RPEN TINl-
Spirits dull ROSIN-Counlon nrm - Ttsd Pr
TROLEU Refined quiet. sd LINSF ED on. quiet
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Steamer Monroe. for NortoiN ami Newport News.
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS

PIymoutn. June 6. SO u-A-rivsd Krolprns
Wilhelm tCieTl Richter. New lOrN Tor ChsruouTs AM
Bremen land proceedeul, sailed. 665 sleanas'
Pennsy vania ttisrl. Spledt from Hamburg and E'-
lugne for New York
Sctlly 6-Passed steamer Idaho tFrl, Iovericss
New-York for Huh
Glasgow, June Arrived steamer columbia IBID bax
ter New York: June D, steamer NuUitian tBF SAA-
York -.
Shields 4-Sailed. steamer South America to'h
Watson New-YOrk- -
Bremen ul-4Nrrtved. steamer Bremen t6eth
Nierch, New York via Plymouth and Chsrc1ITs,
Hamburg :, ul-ATrved. steamer Elurher teu'
Kopff. New-YorE Plymouth and CherhCurG -,
Copenhagen, Arrived, steamer Arkansas (paHh
Petersen. New ork. -.
New-Ycrk. -,
Cherbourg. June 6. 2 nArrived steamer k-oupr0, y,
Wilhelm tC3erl Richter. YORK. Via Plymouth -
Bremen tand proceeded; June 5. 20 m sa l5
Friedrich der Crosse tt'erl E!cnei is'~
New-York -
Rotterdam, ARRIVED steamers Mannheim I1
Schau New-York: Washington tGerl. Tl0!sn, NeN-
York -
6-Sailed ManCa tI}ri. Leslie tt0
Calcutta and colombo, Boston and NeW-YorE-- 80
Santander Arrived. steamer Athalie tNcrf 9A
sen Nev-York for barcelona. -,
Christiansand. 4 I m-Saed. steamer Atra tf
Bonath from Stettin and Copenhagen. NeW-iON
with IT2 steeraEo passengeTs1- -,t,
New-NOrN.
Ca iiZ. NAV 3O-Sated. steamer Leon Nil tSpali -
tfrpm Barceonal. Neyv-York- -
Gibrata~. June arrived. NdniSir LuiSe -,
Nolger. New-YOTk for Naples and Genoa tan@ 20
ceedetp; sailed steamer Pannona Nbr, Potter W.
Trieste FL me and Pl!eTuol. New-N FORK
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MRS. J. B. PATTERSON ILL FROM SHOCK
Mother Of Woman Accused in Young Case
IN Critical Condition.

Washington, June Gas the result of shock
caused by the connection OF her daughters
name with the shooting OF Cesar" Young IN
New-York. Mrs. J. 3. Patterson mother OF
Mrs Nan Patterson, is critically III in this city.
Since the news was first received by her she
has had succession Of fainting spells, and
these. f. connection with heart trouble bav.
left he- IN much weakened state. Al times her
life has been 6espaired Of but tonight Z, w
patterson, her son, said that her condition was
slightly improved. The family had no news from,
rev ork tending 70 throw any light on the
shooting Of Young
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-07
ORDERS SALE OF CANADIAN RAILWAY

Try TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE.l
Montreal. June 6-Judge BuTb dge in the Ex-
chequer Court has ordered the sale OF the Quebec
Southern and South Shore railways The terms OF
the transaction are to be determined by the
June % In the interim the creditors OF the in
solvent lines Will communicate their views the
manner Of the sale and notices to be given to the
registrar Of the EXohequer Court on these the
judge will base his decision.
II is intmated in well informed railway circles
that the Grand Trunk may take the two in
solvent railways. put them In up-to-date condi-
and use them as feeders for the Central Yer
mont and Grand Trunk proper, both OF which
have connections.
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a. 2. GoSLIN BROUGHT TO COURT
Former Partner Accused Him of Taking
PapeTE-Complaint Falls Through

Alfred p. Goslin Hho has bee,, concerned IN .ba
FAILURES 81 many -seTri opie Concerns In the last
ter ;'rers- was summoned to the Tombs Police
Court yesterday Of his former mariners
= reaerick. n .Jo'oerman. CT No. : Calyer-st
BrooSiyr The AFTER ooinpained thai Gosin had
taken frcIa the Offices .: th- Ottoman shinpip.,
Compail.'. at ~. n vesey-st-, Of which he was
abe manager q Tin box containing important
papers.
AHs aeS'sati"n Was denied by Gosiin. who pro-
,ouced Claude Apperios a clerk The lafter "a
snsea mat l'e had taken The box complained OF
lehd admitted That he had It still on this admis
s.oL tne coilpleilr against Gosn fell through Al
aaae siIate ommeas request Apperios promised Ia
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TWO WOMEN KILLED BY LIGHTNING.

Augusta. Ga, June Ga dispatch to THE Chroni-
cle' from Athens. Ga, that this afternoon a
few miles from Statham, Ga two young women
III, Misses Mabel Flanagan and America McIlouEh-
lin, instantly killed by : stroke Of lightning
The yong, women were in field at work and
just IN fgi' II them a young man named
Albert II an. The bolt killed the two gin
instantl~. he young was knocked sense
less. but lightning struck the hous.
OF j. Is. w this city. this afternoon, tearing a
hole il the Of and shocking Mis- WiCr severely
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DAMAGE BY TORNADO IN WEST VIRGINIA.

Fairmont w Va. June 6-On derricks were
raZed. houses unroofed and twisted on
their foundations and lives were imperilled IN
fierce tornado that swept the town of Amos twelve
miles from here. last evening. Amos is the centre
Of large oil territory. and nearly all the wells in
that region owned by the South Penn Oil Com
pany The damage sustained by the oil
estimated at $4,000 and that done in the at
5000. The hurricane came almost without warn
ing and many persons had time TO seek shelter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-07
HEAT SEVERE AT UNION HILL.

The heat wave of yesterday felt severely in
the suburbs Of Jersey city and the result Of
the suns rays and the humidity four persons
overcome by the heat at Union Hill and Gutenberg.
and team of horses belonging 10 Henry Moeler.
of West Newly ork. dropped dead in their traces
while returning from a funeral Bay View Gene
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-07
LIVERPOOL COTTON rAsxcr.

Liverpool June 8 y m.-COTTON-Spot IN fair te-
mand prices iO612 points lover rddias tiH
at 6Std; good ultcdluG g. I'll. miidlug mit
ding. esd; good ordinary, SD ordinary Ire
sales OF tho day OF fof
speculation and export, and Included American e
seipts. 3toO bales American. orened eaS
and closed steadv American mtlilins c. June. G5l4
June AL July SID July and August. I'D; August 2
september 19c1s september 3 4St Octoct
and November. Sad: November ana Dece-aber S ed
6.161. t $500
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-07
MISSING HOPKINS is FOUND.

Edwin r. Hopkins. the missing clerk of the West
chester County Board of Supervisors for whom a
general search was sent out on Saturday was found
yesterday by his brother. Supervisor A. Smith Hop
hins in n ward at Bellevue Hospital. Mr. Hopkins
had been in Virginia. and came back to New-York
where. his brother SAYS. he was sunstruck while
walking along the street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-07
tcARRENTERs KILLED BY LONG FA,,

fros1oenee r. /. June e.-El Fourier and viii
s1am Mcdonald carpenters. were almost Instantly,
Lx.i .l ny the collapse of forty foot staging Oh
(Which they we're at work to-day A flaw in a ntaca
OF sslddinz was responsible FOR the accident
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Sunrise 1885 Moons age IS
WATER
4 - sandy l36 GOV. Island 2OS Hell Gate 4;0l
2 NJ SANDY Hook 2::2 Gov. Island 2S9 Hell Gate 4:OT
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OUTGOING STEAMERS.
TODAY.

Vessel
lis
Statendau, Rotterdam. HoIl- a 1000 a IN
Citta di Torno Naples La Neloce. m a m
Uler, kits. y Demerara m m
Advance. Panama. 9:SO a IN % m
Prtns Nillem |. Paramaribo, u W l.lO;OO 1900 m
Rosaiind ~ joan Red Cross $50 m a m
Princess Alice. Bremen, y u Lloyd 1900 IN
Slavonia. Naples. CunArd
Apache. Charleston. tlyde-........... 500
lei Alba, Galveston. Mallory. ..,...... % m
Princess Anne, Norfolk. old Dominion. 800
city Of Columbus. say nh. ocean > Co 400 m
WEDNESDAY. JUNE S
Teutonic Liverpool, White m a m
Alamo Galveston, Mallory 900 M
Proteus, New-Orleans. Morgan. m
Jefferson Norfolk. Old Dominion. 800
THURSDAY. JUNE o
Arapahoe. Charleston. clyde. o m
Deutschland. Hamburg. Hamb-Amer. 1880 a p m
La Lorraine, Iiavre French. a
Santiago. Bahamas Ware. o m
Ntsisncia, cuba. a
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COURT OF APPEALS CALENDAR.

Albany June 6.-The Court OF Appeals calendar
3e1, e9a
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SPECIAL MENTION.

recommended to the readers Of The Tribu,. =
thoroughly reiiabie. and business can Re don. =
mail with the advertisers with perfect safety :"
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Brooklyn Jockey Club Races.
Six Eaces Each Day at . so Y. ".

clyde with mdse Passed Quarantine 49, m
steamer Deuyschiand tGer). Kaem93. Newport News
Va June ). the Hamburg A-la -H0O Line, = ballast
Passed Quarantine a 6,2l
steamer Fl Vale. Grant. galveston May 81 TO Is
Southern Pacific With mdse Left Qcaranne az 30
ts,.,
steamer saratoga. Oak@S. Havana June 2 10 James q
Ward SO. with u passengers and mdse Arrived a. tHs
bar 1l:32 a
steamer Northwestern. Fianoa Port Arthur. Tex. NI
90 70 } W EIwell s 20. with oil. Left OlIar1nt!ns
SANDY Hook J. June 6 $50 =. nl-yviaI south lsli
air; clear
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MAKE A DESPERATE RESISTANCE
AND INFLlcT GREAT LOSS
ON THE ENEMY.
PLANS OF THE JAPANESE A MYSTERY
FORCE CONSISTS OF BRIGADE OF
INFANTRY WITH MASSES
OF CAVALRY.

Tatchekiao, Wednesday, July g.
The Japanese swarmed over the noun
tain crests early this morning and ad,
vanced on Kaichou, compelling Gen
eral Chirikoff, with the center of the
Russian vanguard, to fall back. A
whole brigade of Japanese, with mass
es of cavalry, followed and occupied
the village of Nantay, driving out two
companies of Russian infantry and
two companies of Cossacks, who were
entrenched there. The Japanese ar
rived within five miles of Kaichou.
It was then nightfall.
General Samsonoff made an heroic
attempt to check the Japanese, gal
Looping out with guns to shell the JAP
anese left and inficting great loss on
them but, fearing his retreat would
be cut Off. he fell back and is now hold
ing Kaichou General Chirikoff's force
is stationed southeast of Kaichou.
The plans of the Japanese remain a
mystery to the Russian commanders.
Morris tribune., 1904-07-09

with fresh vigor, but the outburst was
of short duration. Mr.. Bryan's object
in going to the platform was to pre-
sent a minority report to that OF the
credentials committee. Chairman Head
OF the committee had not yet put in
al appearance with the majority re-
port of the committee and Delegate
Kerr of PENNSYLVANIA was dispatched
for him.
A<s1rke ieot{2H CocETan ran 81 % NeW York be
asked to address the convention.
The secretary announced through
the megaphone that Mr.. Cochran was
not in the hall. He then called out:
will the band kindly strike up some
tune?"
The band was quick to respond
with "The Star Spangled Banner,
and the entire convention stood.
Other selections followed and
maryland" was the signal for another
hearty cheer, many voices throughout
the hall Joining in the refrain.
At this moment Mr. Head, chairman
of the committee on credentials, en-
tered the hall and, as soon as the band
was through, he read the majority re-
port of the committee on credentials,
which was in line with the decisions
already published. The report de-
clared in favor of seating all the dele
gates who were on the temporary roll
call with the exception of Alfred Oren'
dorff. who was substituted for Duncan
c. Best in the Twenty-first district OF
Illinois.
Mr.. Head moved the adoption of tn !
minority report, bat Mr.. Bryan wa
recognized and submitted minority
report on the Illinois contests.
Morris tribune., 1904-07-09
JAPS LOSE ONE THOUSAND
SEVERE FIGHTING SAID TO HAVE
occuRRED IN THE VICINITY
OF LANTYASAN.

London, July S.-The Central News
reports a fight between Russian troops
under General Kashtalinsky and a
force of japanese near Lantyasan.
The Russians made sudden attack
in the darkness and during a heavy
downpour OF rain on the Japanese out
posts.
The Japanese casualties are report
ed to be 1000.
Strong Japanese reinforcements
came to the aid of the Japanese, but
were twice repulsed. Finally the Jap
anese made a flank movement ana
the Russians narrowly escaped being
surrounded. Russian reinforcements
came up and the czar's. forces were
enabled to retire. The Russian cas-
ualties were 300.
Another report of battle in which
the Russians were commanded by
General Keller is at hand. 1t is ap-
parently the same fight. The Russian
casualties in this second report are
given as 13 officers and 300 men killed
and wounded.
Morris tribune., 1904-07-09
PRESS REPORTS CONFUSING.
No Further Fighting in the Vicinity OF
Liaoyanq.

st. Petersburg, July 8.-There is
much confusion in the newspaper re-
ports from Liaoyang, which may pos
sibly be accounted for by the absence
of Lieutenant General Sakharoff, COM
mander of the Eastern army, and Cen
eral Kuropatkin and his staff, who are
with the Southern army.
The correspondents, perhaps Dy de
sign, have been given free rein with
the result that a mass of conflicting
reports have been published. There
are a dozen versions of Lieutenant
General Count Keller's reconnaissance
in force, which resulted in two fights
July 4, one at Ekhavuan and the other
at Mahoumizza, west of the line be-
tween Maotien and Fenshui passes.
The dispatch of the London Daily Tel
egraph from Liaoyang, announcing
that a battle was proceeding twenty
Eve miles from there, probably refers
to this fighting.
At the present time the japanese
main forces are on the Siuyen-Hai-
cheng and KaichouT Tatchekiao roads,
at Vandiapudze and Shikahouya, re-
spectively thirty-seven miles from
Haicheng and fifty miles from Tatche'
kiao and Kaichou.
Morris tribune., 1904-07-09

and with confidence that bespoke a
knowledge of sure victory. Senator
Hill reiterated his statement that he
was making no attempt to nominate
Judge Parker on the first ballot. 1t
was sufficient to know, he said, that
he could easily be nominated without
creating friction by shutting out favor
ite sons. All the candidates should be
presented to the convention and voted
for on the first ballot, he argued, and
that will probably be the course pur-
sued.
The fact that New Jersey finally
voted to cast it's vote for Parker, how
ever, made it apparent that Mr.. Hills
programme may be shattered, for that
course left the opposition with ap-
parently less than third of the con-
vention on the first ballot.
Morris tribune., 1904-07-09
FALL INTO HANDS OF MOB.
Anxiety Felt for Safety of Party OF
Deported Miners.

Victor, Cclo., July 8.-Considerable
anxiety is felt here for the safety OF
five men who were deported from this
district by the military but who re-
turned within the last week. The
men were placed under arrest by the
civil authorities as soon as it was
learned that they had defied the orders
given them at the time of their de-
portation They were kept under
guard at hotel until two deputy sher-
ifs started to escort them out OF the
camp. At a point west of the city,
near the Santa Rita mine, the depu-
ties were suddenly confronted by half
a dozen masked men, who were heav-
lily armed. The prisoners were taken
from the deputies, as also were their
guns, and they wele ordered to return
to town. This order they obeyed. A
short distance from the point where
the masked naen first appeared the
deputies saw large band of masked
men, numbering, they estimate, at
least fifty. Immediately upon return
ing to the city the deputies told the
sheriffs Office and the military head
quarters of their experience. Details
of troops were sent out to search for
the kidnapped men and Sheriff Ed
ward Bell also headed posse in pur-
suit. The pursuing parties returned
to this city, after several hours fruit
less search. The hunt has been re-
Sumed by the military
Morris tribune., 1904-07-09
HIGH WATER CAUSING GREAT
DAMAGE IN A NUMBER OF
CITIES IN KANSAS.
KAW AND ITS TRIBUTARIES RAGING
HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS OF
LoWLANDs COMPELLED TO
FLEE FOR SAFETY.

Kansas City, July 8.-One-half OF
Armourdale, the packinghouse town in
the suburbs on the Kansas side, is un-
der water from the overflow of the
Kaw river. The water is still rising
at rapid rate and conditions ap-
preaching the great food of 1903 are
feared. The stage of the river is
higher than at any time since then.
The lowlands of Argentine and Rose
dale, other suburbs, also are flooded
and hundreds of laboring people have
left their homes. West of Kansas
City, along the Kaw, that stream is
bank full and is doing great damage
at North Topeka, Lawrence and at
other points and it's tributaries are
risings There has been almost inces-
SAINT rain in this part of the South
west for five days and for a month
past heavy rains have fallen inter-
mittently. This great volume of water
is coming this way, doing great dam
age in It's course, and it is feared that
many of the scenes of devastation OF
last year may be repeated, at least In
a milder way.
All night a steady downpour OF rain
fell here and in many parts OF Kansas
and it still continues.
Families in LowIands Evicted.
The first break in the Kaw came at
Armourdale at midnight when water
began running through a large dixie
built across a new channel made by
the food last year. Families in the
loWlands began to move and later,
when breaks appeared at three other
places, there was general movement
toward higher ground. Morning found
the water still on the rise and grad
ually spreading over the town until
one-ha1f of the place was under from
one to five feet of water.
Railway tIaidc west of here is badly
demoraliZed
Over 5000 people fed from Armour
dale, many OF whom were forced to
leave their belo2 gings. Communica-
ton between Armourdale and Argen-
tine is shut off except by boat and
only a FEW boats are being used be-
cause of the swift current. Water in
the packinghouses caused an almost
complete suspension in those plants
and packers stopped buying stock.
Heavy damage is reported from Abb
lene, Arkansas City, Ottawa and Law
renee, where the Smoky Hill, the Sol
omon, the Walnut and the Marais des
Cygnes rivers are rising at the rate OF
two inches per hour The damage to
crops will be enormous. In the vicin-
ity of Abilene alone it is estimated
that the damage will amount to $780,
OOO
Morris tribune., 1904-07-09
KILLED BY LIVE WIRE.
Two Chicago Children EIectrocuted
While at PIay.

Chicago, July 8.-While their horror
stricken playmates stood few feet
away shouting Historically to a crowd
of people on the elevated structure
platform to render some assistance
Eugene Githe and Anton Ceskoske,
each eleven years old, were electro
cuted on live wire.
The little playmates, their hands
terribly burned, clung side by side on
the deadly wire for nearly half an
hour before an employe of the Com
monwealth Electric company turned
the current off. The boys we're play
ing around the streets when some
wires fell on shed close by. The
boys saw the sparks and climbed to
investigate. Githe got entangled in
the wire and his clothes were soon in
flames Ceskoske rushed to his assist
ance, but was himself held prisoner
by the terrific current.