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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-22
CLEVER elRL THIEF.
tatsr Very Eyes u Mistress walked
on With S. eco in Jewelry.

tatsr Very Eyes u Mistress walked
on with IS GOO in Jewelry.
Philadelphia, Sept n Under the
VIZ eyes OF her mistress. who sus.
pxsa nothing. a clever servant girl
ilisi walked out OF the house Of John
,. Mlysden. III West Philadelphia
nc an apron fun Of jewels valued Al
500.
ne girl came TO Mrs. Marsdeu on
hnstay and applied for a position az
: doaesiic She gave her name As
hap Kelly Mrs. MarRden engaged
" laa she began to work immediate.
y A. Mrs Marsden stood on the
sEsA Friday seeing her son on Ia
Aaool The girl, dressed in street az
~ passed out OF the house. Mrs
ahiasn noticed the apron tied IN a
s'fie under her arm and asked her
nee she vas going. She said she
~ Going 20 post a letter.
= line passed ard tie girl did not
NNa' Mrs. Marsden went up stairs
y examined the safe. finding THAI
= a' ieveIry vas gone.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-22

csarSssville. "a sspf a TAs
tkiFa nManM ftif aHdeg saspleee "
ilabershhm Cuasgg gAis ssseefani0H
WI ~ ksls 81 thls Dlas8 ~ Aeel
~ ~ .oct aa4 Z aas On ma arst
AZ ~ cSgetsg sha saaaal geaAADa ~
~ Hingse@84 teaiment. 0aesnls
yasaBfeea will ~ hala "a gAe fale
Spgaaaa shwi asy selaN 6eaemfn4tsa
a. Dil sosspN aay
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-22
500 coTToa IN nvlK.
c0lquiif County Fsfnasrs oraanlxs Q
Nsw sehsrws gey selling.

Mouitrie. Ca seg ~ The mem.
bega " me Farmsrs' union 10 shia
county. whs have snaasuFatea q
scheme Ne tesiing fhelr n9gfoa IN bnlk
% exporsefs. hsa fheif aFsi safe aAy
ksfe TAuFnsay Tae sale vas 90.
tifeiy eafinasioTy 10 ere onceta u
ttp uuion and fimiisF aaies mili ~
held rach InuFedag
A hundres or n0fe sulali farmsfp
wsfg hefe niik if0a anf iEe WaEg1
fertlgin N Az aArgbcats Nefs aanriY
cog tases Iters pegs namber -
aut " icmn bagtrf hsre ~ lHgiiaiias
a1a fhf rostaa mns tamfiea. eve "a
lot AE4 aais b. ihs biatutt hltasf
Toe pFisea reeMaha nas yrfg ssaisgse.
terg tu re SELLERS
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-22

Mo1fElNaFg Ata BfBs 81 sFA4
fpiloNing psninsel ~ siare Ia ~ e.
s-sisista e. re stsia bare sesn seg
SRA seT~f4Gy ~ 8Nss Ffaab "
1alsn C N HsfsAinear MotH
" ffens4et Hty missiie b E
tfosEse petEis citYi q. II fmtsa
sssg efs4rsn a g AfAsnMm mees
ssas ~ y 80 aw4n XaFas a. 81.
cRmg. ceatsF Ina 1Ma f,p4
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srre gsmss nseS Asnn 81 "a
Aasws Aaem Al N ans thv
nae.s o. nawm A. Go aaa
3sva
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-22

Whsftby Danger " oysrbalsnelaa a.
AeFoplamsa Can ne oyerr9ms.
Atlantis. Hept ~ AZ fesnli 81
ths assideat 10 ne wHaht agraplans.
tiUloasl a. - fhlFley. m1asly
sngwn asgDnaailse. who has pliessa
hailoonn Raf afr2spa On asrmal lntes
hatiunAt .nnleaia M announcsa ihaf
~ an aHhsnls ~ INA sevgfmmeaf
plan whssehy no aaarns " osarhnb
anesaH 10 aenoplanss can 10 syef
eame
tile theeFY gill ~ eofked ghggngh 4
pAtlet ~ lNvsft Wtiah Wia ta0m ear
iaio piaats VA lte safe ~ any eifse
iioa tesFsa shqaia mnlsF - fsnn ~
e9ale ttfsawe
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-22

Amboy. chgna. Eupi - Tbs -
urs cholera hospltai rspqgta 'sshl
a. ml1ren aeatag FROM r1o,ern %
me Tea Gays enAinG TAufR4ay nksi
az ne loadina natira SAytisiasa -
Amhoy repert tAEi lnsy usssss psiI
two rholrfa eases - ghr nA@a pef'es
ume. TAs tofl % esatAa fFp@ az
canan ID Ambcg Tnura1ay was asfs@
ten.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-22
VII AAs &c MONEy 0oNEi
Mercantile Securities Company in ths
Hands Of . Receiver.

Mercantile Securities Company in the
Hands Of = Receiver.
cchleago. Sept 2i-A c9pcern IA
Chicago which has lad twenty months
Of life. and which has sold tt,2s0 900
OF preferred stock 70 people an over
ne country ~ price to yseId a mil
lion and = half or more. went lnt0
receivers hands friday.
The receiver AZ once called ON the
oiilcers Of the company ~ turn over
the assets lie got some engraved
certificates Of stock IN Allied and Sub,
sidlary Companies. and S2is 90 IN
cash.
The receiver uiIi try 10 ind Mhare
me other 81 .fsa CSC os has gone. f9r
he does not aitaeh rsage 10 the ceftin.
sstos.
The concern. which haa had TITS
thrilling exlficncc. - the Msrcsaiile
Securities company. aeoand IA ihs
rhsln of the Rhodua nmtacrr high
nnance corposasloas John z. vel
zer q the receiver 80 ~ also rcccsv.
ef goF me Cenini LIE Securities
eoanauY
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-22
HAS nAsRlED 900 COUPLES.
That 10 the Record Of Pastor o. a Ser
sey City Church.

eey IVY NHH'Nhs
New York. Sept 81 The Rev,
Gottlisb Andrea. pastor of che German
Reformed church. Jersey City. will
perform his one thoasaudth wedding
ceremony next "wednesday
SIR. Andrea Il said 70 have oficiat'
"a az more weddings than any other
minister IN New Jersey. The fees
that be has received are pald 30 nave
paid ne tuition expenses and hoard
Of bis son ana auughter ~ college.
Ne has been pastor OF tho church f0s
about twenty-five years
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-22

WaFefpgs ~ scot 81 Mg ~
= Aiien W rNis tlsy hss aeeegles
no e,si,sge ~ elfeslsfsn mnasoer W
gse "Hywae Da1y feaFaai Mg
Aiiep y . Hew teaBe man ~ ssverf
raaes etgeyffnee aga hla eaaseea
Wiih ere saeef wf8 81 saghs pfow
atssgeseN ffta n ~ sa1eritpss a.
fa& nseaseneag.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-22
B[PLY OF HASKELL
|susrrOr Denies Hearst'S Sand
ard Oil Charges.
n PARTY TO NEGOTIATIONS
.,,..r,IOn that Had Anything To %
WIN the standard Oh Company Is
absolutely false" says HaEksIl--'ic
sp.aks Of AFFIDAVIT.

cAleaso. Sept. Ain the face q
\, assertion Of Mr.. Hearst at ST..
,s,l, that an affidavit, signed BY r.
Il Nonnett, former attorney gener'
4, a ohio. Identified Governor G.
n Haskell, OF Oklahoma, as having
1,es a party to Standard OH ncgotia-
'pous Governor Haskell Saturday de-
'e.,rea the statements we're absolute
b hlss.
The assertion that I had anything
h % with the Standard Oil company
n absolutely false" said Governor
'RansI. On the day the AFFIDAVIT
h said to have been signed. Sept. IL.
|i,ss Mr.. Monnett was In Oklahoma
|CN lndo that day made a speech IN
shlcA he exonerated me from all CON
swtIon with the Standard OH matter
B d unbelievable that any man would
|raLs such a speech and on the same
Lev rsn an AFFIDAVIT stating the con
|tag thing. There Is no truth IN
As charges"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-22

- Fefa,a. segt "a --Tas sra.
A.. f "a serisaa. rne witAnn
y. ~ % ~ peass ~ souanrsinr
Co. ras nhflezssa.in rsfuss q
~ a hssign msi2snsa ~ a.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-22
IN GRIP or DROUTH.
Eastern Pennsylvania Suffering
FrSm Worst In Years.
PAY FOR DRINKING WATER
Forest Flres Burning in Some See.
lions and Several localities RspOr.
Danger to Crops Unless Rain Comes
Very Soon.

Philadelphia. sept. 2i Practically
the entire state OF Pennsylvania. east
or the Allegheny mountains. Is suRer.
Ing from one os.the worst thoughts In
years.
Ia some parts of the state no rain
has fallen In more than two months,
and rivers and streams are so low
that many Industries have been inter.
fered with and in some instances the
plants have been shut down for the
lack OF water.
Forest tires are Burning in several
sections and some. localities report
that crops viii be entirely ruined an.
less rain comes very soon.
AT shenandoah. IN the anthracite
coal regions, water sells at eight cents
a gallon and many are compelled to
walk three and four miles 70 get q
supply even at that price.
Several coal mines in the region
have been closed because OF lack OF
water.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-22
COSTS LIVES OF -FOUR
CareIeSsness Of lS-Year.Old Girl
Hospital Nurse
OTHER DEATHS MAY OCCUR
Patients In County Hcspital a. San
Diego. CAL, Were Given Water out
. "a Pitcher that Had Contained A.
rophins--Nurss In state Of coIIapss.

san Diego. Sept, al The careleas-
ness Of Mary Arthur. a young nurse
at the county hospital. has cost the
lives 81 four patients 10 date. ana
four others. who drank from pitch.
or containing atrophlne, are seriously
m. Il Ia believed. however Fhat
these viii recover. The dead are;
J. Young
Charles Kemp.
August Fgxfley.
Miss Arthur, who u N state OF
collapse, failed 10 contcaa Dor neglect
until che poison had taken deadly
efe0ct
According 20 her statement she left
q eoletioa Of atrophlpo Ia the pitcher,
which was later filled by some other
person. After a short absence Mlaa
Arthur administered tho water % sew
oral patients aud others helped them
solves from tho pitcher.
While an investigation has been
made 81 tho county authorities Il he's
not yet been determincd whether 81
not tho aUrsa win be held lcgallg re4
sponaible for the tour deaths.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27
BOLD ROBBERY
At TOWER CITY
Desperate Thug overawed the
Posse and Escaped But
Was Shot

Tower City, N. D.. Aug. 27.-Two
robbers made an unsuccessful at
tempt last night to loot the general
store of w. w. King of this place. Mr..
King has burglar alarm at his home
and this went off at 12 o'clock. He
hastily secured posse of citizens and
went to the store. The crowd sur
rounded the premises and awaited re-
suits. After some delay one of the
burglars appeared at the rear door
with tworevolvers covering the crowd
and as it was realized that he was
desperate and would not hesitate to
take a dozen lives II necessary in
effecting his escape, the crowd mo-
mentarily drew back and he i'm
proved the occasion to make des-
perate dash for liberty, and escaped
into the brush and has not been ap-
pretended. The other man jumped
from the rear window and escaped
also. The one who escaped by way
of the door was shot in the back as
he was making his escape. Nothing
was taken from the store.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27
THE So !STS
AGAINST BRYAN
shallowness Of His Indianapo.
lis Bid for Their Votes Is
Shown by Leader


New York. Aug. 27-John sparge,
the Socialist leader and author, has
sent to William ]. Bryan a long letter
In which he answers the appeal made
by the latter at Indianapolis for So
cialist votes.
Mr.. Sparge IL q mamber of the ma
tional committee Of the Socialist par
ty and was chairman Of the commit
tee on resolutions at the national con-
ventton recently held by the So
cialists. He presided at the state
convention of the Socialist party here
In July.
In his letter he says 1t was a bold
bid for Socialist support which the
Democratic presidential candidate
made In his Indianapolis speech, and
he calls 1t pathetic and futile ap-
peal.
He argues that the claim Is insin-
cere and that the Democratic party
is seeking remedy for known abuses
declaring that known abuses are no
where so fragrant as in the south,
which is almost wholly Democratic.
In addition, he tells Mr.. Bryan that
Democratic judges have been just as
ready. to serve injunctions and Demo-
cratic employers to seek them, as Re-
ipublicans," and he argues that the
labor plank in the Democratic plat
form Of 1896 was far more progress
sive than that in the present plat
form.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27
LATIN POLITICS
PROVE COSTLY
Foreign Corporations Which
Meddled in Revolutions Are
Immersed in Penalties

Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 27.-The
civil court of first instance today
handed down a judgment declaring
the French Cable company guilty of
completely in the Matoes revolution
against President Castro and con-
demning it to pay damages to the
amount of nearly $50O,00O. In addi-
tion the company must pay a fur
ther amount to be assessed later by
the experts. The company may ap-
peal from the decision. 1t is prac-
tically duplicate of the decision
handed down against the New York
and Bermudez Asphalt company. The
British minister to Venezuela has
been in conference lately with Presi-
dent Castro.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27
WOOL GROWERS
WILL: SECURE
GENERAL DEPOT
Plan for Storing the Clip Pro-
vided for by National
Association
St. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS
ARE ON PROSPECTIVE LIST
Thirteen WoHI Producing States Ars
Represented in The scheme and tho
Committee of the Association ID An.
thorizcd to Work Out Details.

Salt Lake City, Aug. 27.-The ques-
ton of the selection of a central stor-
age point was temporarily disposed Of
yesterday at the final session of the
National Wool Growers association
by the adoption of a resolution em-
powering President Fred w. Gooding
to appoint a committee of six men,
bers, including himself, to act in con-
junction with commissioners from
thirteen western states, with author
ity to select a central storage city and
work out such details as may arise
in connection Herewith. This COM
mittee, which is composed of Edward
r. Calister. w. Scott Anderson.
Boise, Idaho, Thomas Austin, Salt
Lake City; ]. H. Cosgriff, Rawlins.
Wyo.; w. B. Sleeper, Cody, WNo.,
and President F. w. Cooling, Wyom-
ing, together with commissioners
from the states of Oregon, Washing
ton, Utah, Idaho, California. Arizona,
Montana, New Mexico. Wyoming.
Nevada, Texas, Colorado and South
Dakota. will, it Is said, visit Denver,
Omaha, st. Joseph, Minneapolis, ST.
Paul. Milwaukee and Chicago for the
purpose of determining which city Of
fers the greatest advantages to the
wool growers of the western states.
This trip will probably commence
October ID
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27
EDDY MYSTERY
Bank Account Remains Untouched
Since Disappearance.

Milwaukee, Aug. 27.-The mystery
surrounding the! disappearance Of
Ralph w. Eddy, who failed to appear
on the night he was to have been
married to Miss Lucy Warren at
Wooster, o., is still unsolved. The
young woman remains prostrated
over the, absence Of her fiance.
Investigations shows that Edd's
bank account, amounting to about
$1,000 in a Chicago bank, has not
been touched. That fact is thought
by some to indicate that the young
man did not voluntarily go away.
Eddy's fa;eler is having large
number of photographs of the young
man made which, together with de-
scriptions, will be sent out to cheifs
Of police in the larger cities through
out the country in an attempt to OBJ
tain some tidipgs Of the missing man.
/ w. K. Fields, Eddy's business asso-
ciate of Chicago, rho prosecuted an
extensive search, IL returned home,
grieved and baffll N. e. Everson,
an intimate FRIEND of the missing
man, undauhted by failure, is still
searching. There As a belief among
Eddy's friends that the young mans
body will be found in the river.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27

or the contrActsswould be taken on
their hands and the commission
would do the. work itself, while the
$200,000 guarantee of the Grand
Trunk Pacific would be confiscated.
This notice was In turn served by the
G. T. p. on the sub-contractor, who
does not seem able to 60 further with
the work. The q. 4. p, will now have
to secure another subcontractor or
undertake the work itself.
The national ttanscontinental COM
mission Is determined that the work
on this section shall not lag, and is
prepared to t3ke 1t over and assure
its completioE under its direct SUPER
vision II 1t becomes necessary
Bridge Engineers to Meet.
The board Of engineers appoined by
the government to prepare now plans
for the Gusbec bridge will mesc for
the first time on Monday next. Mr..
Fitzmaurice, the British representa-
tive on the board, will reach Mon
treal from England on Friday or Sat-
urday. Mr.. Modgisha has been sum-
moned from Chicago, and Mr.. Vante-
let from Montreal. The first impor-
tant question to be settled is wheth-
er the existing piers can be used to
support the new structure. An effort
will then be made to prepare q design
for bridge, which will be safe, &C.
onomical and which can be accomo-
dated by the existing substructure. It
is desired to use this If possible. as
1t has been thoroughly tested and
represents an expenditure of nearly
100000. The present opinion. OF the
department Of railways is that the
present piers can. be used.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27
POLITICIAN GETS
THE BIG STICK
Told to Get Out Of Factional
Politics or Wire His
Resignation

Buffalo, N. Y, Aug. pa special
from Batavia gives the following as
the text of telegram received by
Archie D. Sanders, internal revenue
collector, from Oyster Bay on Monday
last: I am informed that notwith-
standing my telegram on August 20,
you are still actively engaged in man
ipulating local politics. I wish you to
understand distinctly that this you
cannot do as shall retain mono sin
the service who do not comply with
the strict rules of the department and
my orders in regard to the faction
al contests in the party. If you will
not comply with these orders, wire
your resignation at once. Wire ans
wer Immediately" To this telegram
Sanders is said to have replied as
follows:
Telegram received. Conditions
complied with"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27
MAN DISAPPEARED
Man With Large Sum of Nancy Can
Not be Found

Los Angeles, Aug. 27.-With $4,000
in gold in his pockets, Robert Tracey,
a wealthy rancher whose home is on
Willow street, mile and half
north of San Pedro. has disappeared.
His wife and relatives are distracted,
and from their knowledge of Tracey's
habits and temperament ara fearful
that he has met foul play.
Under Sheriff E. F.. Dishman has
started squad of deputy sheriffs on
the musings mans trail, and develop
ments as to the fate he may have met
are hoped for before nightfall.
Tracey was last seen at dusk Nom
day evening. At that time he left the.
house of an intimate friend, John
Staurt, who lives near Watson station,
on the Wilmington line OF the Pacific
Electric road, to rejoin his wife, who
was waiting for him at Wilmington.
From the time when Staurt bade him
goodby, Tracey dropped out of sight
completely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tracey had planned
and arranged for trip into the
Owens river country, in Inyo county,
to begin Tuesday morning.
Trecey had recently closed deal
for the acquisition of an extensive
tract of land in that country. and was
prepared to drive through in camp
wagon to see the land and make q
cash payment on his contract.
Monday evening we started out to
say goodby to few friends said
Mrs. Tracey, at the courthouse today.
where she reported the disappearance.
Eve had gone only a short distance
when Mr.. Tracey remembered that the
chickens had not been fed, and he
went back to attend to them. went
on, and was to wait for him at the
residence of friends in Wilmington,
That was the last ! saw Or him. {
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27
NO DELAY TOLERATED.
Transcontinental Commissioners WI
Cancel Contract of u. s. Concern.

Transcontinental Commissioners VIII
Cancel Contract Of U. s. Concern.
Ottawa, Aug. 27.-The transcontin-
entail railway commission has taken
steps to cancel the contract with the
Reynolds Construction company for
the building OF $50 miles of the Abb
itibi section of the national transcon-
tinental. The contract for the con-
struction Of this portion was awarded
to the Grand Trunk Pacific company,
which subiet It to the Reynolds COM
pany. an American concern. They
have done good deal Of preliminary
work. but have failed to make ade-
quate progress with the actual road
way.
The national transcontinental COM
mission has been kept informed by It's
engineers as to the progress Of the
work, and recently served notice on
the Grand Trunk Pacific that there
would have to be thirty-hve hundred
men put to work IN September
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27
TWENTY-N|NE
BODIES FOUND
Last Victim of Oklahoma Mine
Disaster Removed Early
This &srnirz

McAllester, Okla, Aug. 27.-When
the rescuers had completed their
work at the HALEY Oklahoma coal
mine No. / at Haileyville, fourteen
miles east of here, where the disaster
Gus explosion occurred yesterday,
twenty-nine dead bodies had been re-
moved. The last body was taken out
at an early hour this morning.
1t Is now believed that the last man
has been accounted for and that there
are no other bodies in the mine. When
the mine was finally cleared of smoke
late yesterday nineteen of the dead
miners were found with five mules
huddled together in one of the en-
frances mile from an opening. They
had started toward the fire instead of
making a detour.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27
PITIABLE SIGHT
Aged Husband Unable to Account for
killing of Wife

Seven Oaks, Aug. 27-The inquest
over the remains of Major General
Luard's wife, who was assassinated
near here on Monday of this week,
has been opened but the evidence thus
far has not helped to unravel the mys-
terry surrounding the murder The
old general, who presented pathetic
figure, broke down as he related the
discovery of his wifes body. He said
that in the course of their last walk
together they met nobody, and that his
wife had no enemy SO far as he knew.
The physicians who held the post
mortem examination, agreed that the
wounds could not have been self-in-
flicted. The inquest was then ad-
journed for fortnight.
Scotland Yard has been called to
assist in running down the murderer
but are apparently without any clew.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27

of those who like its promoter, are
totally blind. In short 1t is an up
to-date businesslike exchange Of the
work Of the afflicted.
The little shop ia already open for
business and is stocked with a line
of goods that will prove particularly
attractive to the summer residents,
many Of whom have their palatial
homes. veritable palaces, right in the
vicinity.
Helen Keller has probably done
more to bring the blind prominently
before the public than any other per-
son alive. Her writings have inter-
ported their needs, and her whole
life has been devoted to their inter-
ests and to bringing to them greater
opportunities.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27
GEORGIA TOWN
SUBMERGED BY
RAGING RIVER
Flood Swept Down on Low
lands Without Noahan
Warning
TWO FIRES N THE FLOODED
DISTRICT ADD TO DISASTERS
Three Lives Reported Lost But No
Details Can be. Obtained Because Of
the Chaos Into Which the City Wss
Plunged.

Augusta, Ca, Aug. 27.-It is re-
ported that about a dozen deaths
have resulted from drowning during
yesterday, last night and today. On
ly one has been confirmed up to /
o'clock this afternoon. The Savan-
Tuesday, continuing throughout the
day up till late last night. The water
from the river and canal surged down
upon the city until depth of from
six to eight feet had been reached
In the territory bounded by Fifteenth
street on the west to the extreme city
boundary. The reports of the capsiz-
ing of boat in the swift current
have been received but have not been
verified because of the utter chaos the
city was thrown into by the sudden
rise of the water and the resulting
confusion. Two fires were reported in
the flooded district. Lime which was
stored In the warehouses coming in
contact with the water we're said to
have caused the fires which destroyed
the warehouses of the Nixon Whole
sale Grocery company's and Nix and
the Danforth's cotton warehouse.
There is a great deal of suffering
among the poorer classes of whites
and negroes who occupy houses near
est the lowlands. When the river
began to rise, the people could be seen
going through the streets with what
little bedding and other things they
could hurriedly gather up and handily
carry on their backs. Women were
seen with their children in their arms
making their way towards the higher
places while the men were driving
the live stock. Thousands Of people
went to bed Tuesday night with no
thought that they would be wakened
to escape from the flood, but greatly
to their surprise they awoke to find
themselves surrounded by water and
cut off from escape except by boat.