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Reported in London That Philippine School System
Japanese Warships ; : ., Is Sedlv In Need of r
Are Active, H ' U- 'Korcj Funds,
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RUSSIANS II AYE NO NEWS SHERMAN HAS RETURNED
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CzarV Olticers Still Rave faith In I Tells ef Arsons and Discouraging
Superiority of 'Land Forces,
Although-They , Admit
Nval Weakness.
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nori ccucvcj lauuMiidi ccuooiji
J Arc; the' Ones Tbst Arc
--Most Needed. '
London, April II. Reuter'i tgenejr
today received V Bitiura from it Tien
Tarn oorreeponaent to the effect that a
report ImI beea received there that the more funda are forthoomingr
Jlapaneee fleeta bombarded the Nlu
chwan forta laat night with a fsrriflo
Are which laated (or aeveral hour. The
dlapatch 'adda that the report la con-
(OpMUl ZHfpafaA te The Zonrntl.)
Victoria, a C, April JI. The PhUlp
plnea will be without a achool arttem
or merit within a short time, unleaa
Such U
the opinion' of Dr. Sherman, 1 wha re
turned from the lalanda on the ateamer
Tremont today, and la on hla way to
Boatoa 11
Dr. Sherman was sent out by the
A ) ANGER OUS COLT.
nrmed la a moaaure by stories of heavy Unlta, uteS covernment three years
detonations in tne oirection or iniu-
chwans.
It Is regarded here as very probable
that the Japanese have conducted euch
a bombardment, aa everything polnta to
a new move In the game. ; The fact that
there has been no demonstration before
Port Arthur for several days and that
the Russians have not sighted any of
the Japanese warships leada to the be
Her that the Japanese admiral has de
cided to leave port, with its-enfeebled
support, unharsssed -for-a time; be
lieving that he can at any hour return
and command the situation. ' v
XATS aro
Kntsla Cnow VOtlOag megardaf
h nwaaf' SombaxAment by Japs,
Ulovatt tomUMX aeriaa
St. Petersburg, April It. The Rus
sian bureaus, although they . nave
knowledge that such a- report is being
circulated, claim to nave no connrma
tlon of a Japanese attack on Nluchwang.
If such were the case If Is doubtful
whether' the news would be announced,
ss it would show the people the extent
of the Japanese activities.
An officer of high rank today made
the statement that Russia was not even
ago to superintend the establishment of
the free school system for the Islands,
and Is apparently somewhat discour
aged. He discussed briefly today the
difficulties which must be met and
overcome before the Filipino can -be ed
According to the doctor's belief the
federal government's first vote on the
subject wss purely a political move by
the Republicans In congress and no def
inite plans for the future were then de
cided upon. As a result of this the sys
tem had an abundance of funds at first:
but later the work starved for lack of
In addition to this local prejudices
militated against the .work.
'The Filipino orlests at first Created
sn agitation in favor of learning the
Bpanun language first, and the ata..
later oate ins Teaming oi jungiisn, this
plan really proved In a measure sueoess-
schools were established slong these
lines.
Many difficulties In the way of ed
ucating the natives yet remain. Dr.
GAIN TRY
TOMURDER
Anarchists Make Second
: Attack t on ; Spanish
Premier. ,
ALL (ton
u
NTH
President Loubet and
King Victor Review;
Pageant. ; ,
in
4 4-j
(Jouraal Bptml 8rrlc.)
Madrid. April 4. With the wound In
flicted by an anarchist a fortnight ago
barely healed. Premier Maura was today
sgain placed In .'Jeopardy of asssssina-
Bnerman says, and points OUt a- Plan I tion through m.. nmt dtttorminnd and
I ,f v0Wn -wbrJr , appropriations apparently well organised sttempt.
should be made for Industrial schools TM tlme the attack w ma(le M
in preference to other forms of educs- the nremier wai travellns from Barce-
worrylng ;over . the result of the land tlon- These schools, he, believes, would i0na to Madrid.
camDftirn. although he admitted m. ores- Play a most important part In the na
ent naval weakness. ' i tlonal education, aa they would not only
"His .majesty's navy," he said, "Is but 1 the. English language, but . would
a portion of this game of war after all. also inculcate habits of Industry and
When it comes to land we certainly have American methods. . '
the best fighting positions at this time, I Dr. Sherman Is seriously ill and has
snd we are dally-becoming stronger. I been an Invalid since January as the
The stline la not yet ripe for the final I result of his extreme labors and the
embrace of conflict, but when It does, it climatic changes and exposures ha has Th rAiitt wa that, tha hull a nAsiiiA1
will certainly be shown that Rusia has been compelled to underro in hln
nnl tiaan Au.MmnflflMif k I IT J 11 . 1 f . I . . .... . ....
wut.uou. , ins nui iBiuoiu in sunvo umu in inataaa or nnnino- ndcinr niara in t hoir
As the carriage , in which Maura waa
riding was passing between Allcente
and Encina three 'shots were tired st him
front the wayside, one of them narrowly
missing his . head. The scene , of the
ambush waa 'well chosen, with the ex
ception ' that the roadbed was much
higher then the surrounding country.
(Journal flpteltl Kervlce.)
Rome, April 2. All Rome was sstlr
MYSTERY
UNSOLVED
Norman: Williams Case
Stm Remains san Ob-'
scure Probte
Council Committee Will
- Give Open Hearing on
Garbage Bill.
t .
MUCH CARE TO BE USED
Chairman Whiting In Charge of Meas
ure Says All Interests Will Be
Protected Merchants Con
demn Franchise.
More theft a little mystery surrounds
the arrest of. Anna Ziveney, who was
Btntstajrc amb cTBATxaxrra.
health Is recovered.
Xuropatkla Makes Move That May Prove
Slsoonoertlns; Waaa ss domes.
(Journal Special Srrrie.)
St. Petersburg, April 2. It is evi
dent that a strong card baa-been played
In the gams of strategy. By General
Kuropatkln's orders a large portion of
Cossack cavalry has been thrown across
the upper reaches of the Yalu. In con
nection vrith this movement a consid
erable force of cavalry, which crossed
the Tumen u some tlme sgo Js. moving
southwest to effect. a Juncture, with it
i It is estimated that the combined
forces, of these two armies will number
JftSuo, men and will seriously, interfere
Vfth Lieutenant-General InOuye'a troops
hen the Japanese army makes an effort
ffo crooe. the Yalu lower down
The Russian force Is extremely mo
bile, being composed of cavalry, with
a few mountain guns. The Japanese
will De compelled to leave a very large
army .to guard communications unless
they can successfully dislodge the Rus
sian force. Tha Russians seem at the
present to have j somewhat the best of
position so far as the Yalu is concerned.
SANTA FE PLANS
TO ENTER PORTLAND
(Journal Special gerrlce.
San Francisco, April J6. The engi
neers of the Santa Fe and the Southern
Pacific have been ordered to prepare
joint surveys north , from here to Eu
reka, This may mean confirmation of
a traffic agreement .between the two
companies, including all lines north of
here, and possibly the. Portland exten
sion, aa announced heretofore in the
columns of The Journal, as a current
report. ,
target
Senor Maura preserved the same calm
! demeanor that marked his behavior In
the previous attack, when he fought off
his assailant, who was armed with a
rasbr-edged stiletto. It is reported thst
he was notified before making the trip
that an attempt would be made to kilt
him by anarchists, but he declined to
either postpone his trip or change his
route of travel, ' - i
Secret service men have been detailed
on the case with instructions to make
especial effort to secure all those Inter
ested in the plot, as It Is feared the
repeated -attempts on Maura's life are
'only.: a part of a wholesale scheme of
assassination.
WIFE MURDERER IS .
ARRESTED AT BELT
SAVAGE IS CAPTURED !.
WITHOUT A FIGHT
today to participate -In the celebration taken into custody In ' this ' city Friday
attending the. visit of President Louoec anernoon on -a warrant issuea at ine
of France. A military review of 20,000 I Dalles, charging. her. with forgery,, She
troops wss held in honor of his visit. I Is accused of forging the relinquish
President Loubet drove with the Queen ment to the homestead property In
and King Victor reviewed the pageant I Wasco county owned by Miss Alma Nes-
on horseback. He expressed himself aslbitt, who with her mother Is believed to
Immensely gratified at the hearty re- hBM murdered br Norman W01-
cepttoh accorded him. ,amB The utter now i jail at The
.t a fnn.r..iMn . thA onirinai Dall n charge of murder.
last evening. He occupied a seat be-1 Miss Ziveney was srreSted in Portland
tween King Victor Emmanuel and I by a deputy sheriff. The arrest oc
Queen Helena, the Count of Turin being curred Friday evening and she was held
seated opposite. , that night and until the. arrival of
In proposing the health of President sherlfr BejUon of The Dalles Saturday
Loubet, King Victor Emmanuel said t, u-,h. w. ...
that the heart of Italy beat in unison f"1" " "tknr 1
with his In welcoming the represents- thorlties care to admit it or not. that
tlve of so generous a nation as France. Williams gave the Information as to her
. His majesty said agreement between wnereaoouis.An important wiram in
the governments was easy, and they had the case being missing Miss Ziveney was
guaranteed the political and strength- relessed" on her own recognisance and
ened the social peace by contributing to tne preliminary nearing posiponea. 1 ns
the maintenance of peace' and signing name of this witness is Jacobson. ThS
the arbitration and labor treaties. I release of Miss Ziveney was secured
President Loubet declared the afllnl- by Henry E. McGinn, attorney for Will
ties uniting the two countries would al- lams. He took the train for The Dalles
ways keep them friends, and ended by I Sunday evening torn learning, thst Miss
expressing deep gratitude for the mag- Ziveney had sbeen arrested.
nincent reception accorded him by the) It t is .learned that the woman was a
Roman people. j- friend of Williams while he was st
President Loubet and their majesties, Belllngham, Wash. She has worked as
nnnn enterina the Theatre . Argentina. I n rinmut1c in this city. . Attorney Mc
which they attended to witness a galoloinn refuses to furnish sny Informs'
performance, were greeiea wun great tlon about her.
enthusiasm-
IN TERRIBLE AGONY
DUNN'SUCCUMBS
WABUV nOZl KAJITXAZi LAW.
(Special Dlapateh to. Toe Journal.) . '.
v Sheridan. Or., April: 2t. Louis Sav
age, charged with the murder-'of Foster
Machlnoa was. .captured late last night
by deputy sheriffs on the Wallln place,
1H miles jfrom the scene of the murder.
Savaged. readily ave up to. the officers,
He was
(Special Dispatch: to The JouratL)
Helena, Mont. Aor II 36. After an In
vestigation lasting all day. Sheriff Ben.
ner- has- placed under arrest at Belt
Mont, Edward Johnson, on the charare 1 saving it was no. use to. resist.
Of murderinar hla wlfa. vIiau Knv I t a Iron . tn. UcM Innvlll. on I Mmi) In th.
joci iiii, aui ii u i-uei announces ea in - consiaerama mvaterv. hut tha I Th nnroner'a lurv returned n. verdict
thst Warsaw, has been placed under mar- sheriff asserts that ;h has sufficient I Saturday night that Foster Machlno met
,1.1 1 w. . iMlnn ,.ipniitinn. ww ni... I . ... ... i ... ...... . ........ ...
. . yivw mi griuran wu wunni im arrest. jonnl niB.;aeatn irom piotoiasnots urea Dy
on is a-mining man,
tial law
aJsoeported.
WIFE .BEATERS
PUT TO SHAME
Charged with beating their wives,
John Burkhart of SOS East Third, and
George Seeder of 486 Kirby street, Al
bina, were : compelled to stand before
Municipal' Judge Hogue for SO minutes
this morning and face each other the
'most humiliating punishment ever meted
out to sny one in the court. After they
had stood casing at each other for five
minutes In plain view of the large num
ber of 4 spectators, Judge Hogue made
,them go to th wall and face each other
for. 25 minutes mora . , - ,
' During the progress of tha case Judge
Hogue sent Bailiff Golts to ths office of
Captain. Grltsmacher below and secured
, 147 belonging to Burkhart This he Save
to the prisoner's wife, who was pres-
"Now, aren't you a -line looking pair!'
exclaimod Judge Hogue as Burkhart and
Seeder faced each other. "Both of you
look like brutes, ahd It's a pity there Is
not a whipping post thst you can toe tted
to. and given the treatment you do
, serve.",-, ' , ; " k . - . ,
The prisoners stood glaring at each
other,' while,, tha Spectators, In turn,
glared at 'them. Sitting In a nearby
seat was Mrs. Burkhart, her eye red
with tears. .When Judge .Hogue gave
her the. money and told her he would
Louis Savage.
Tha accusedilndlan will have his pre
liminary hearing before Justice Cole
man at' Sheridan on next Saturday, as
the warrant for, his arrest was Issued
out of that court,
No revolver was found on Savage, nor
is the weapon In evidence as yet. Sav
age refuses absolutely to talk about the
case, and will today, procure an attor
ney. He. has the reputation of being a
bad Indian,, especially when drinking-,
i which can be said of any Indian, how
ever. He is. reported to have served a
i term in tne penitentiary tor rqooery.
xtnroAitxAir gxmxxn sitdsd.
(Journal Special Serrlee.)
Budapest April 16. The railway
send her husband to jail for a few da. vs. I strike Is ended and all trains are now
she cried anew, saying her sister, who running. Tha stringent 'action taken By
had been staying with her for some the government In dealing with .tha
time, was going to leave her tonlaht I strikers, resulted In the strike commit-
and . she would have to stay alone if tea Issuing a proclamation ordering all
her husband -waa locked up. She pro- men to return to work and thus avoid
tested, .but Judge Hogue said, that any further complications with ths govern-
man wno wouia oear-a rraii woman such I men
as sns, snouia see in insiae or a Jail for I -r : .
several days. . br nvaXBV XBAXTXJQi OOOlV
The court sent, the men back to t
cells for a time, saying he would Jnnk
the matter over, and decide laMr. I ' NIc
Burkhart's cse will' be disposed of Presld
u nursaay ana . oeeoer s : tomorrow, in ipuDiie
tne meantime tney will live in Jail. I from
Burkhart works at the Inman-Poulsen have
mill and Seeder for tha City ft Suburban dent Kru
Railway company.. . , both
YV (Josraal SnStOSw.)1 ' !
k ar1l 2fcc-The nsfnors that ex-
Iht KJnier of thTransvaal Re-tw
isreryNii araf oenieo. : r asios i w
llkentS tn tnn. WhO
relchest tha adarfCTo-l aire orJPresl-1
kejTA he jaiuTtJesigorous
AMW body, J ,
There Is nothing i in the story that
Williams , has weaKened,." saia tne taw
yer.: "Further than that I care to say
nothiria-t at this ' time."
Though the authorities are reticent it
ia known that they expect to spring
surprise when the esse comes to trial
Attorney McGinn is said to have held
a conierence wun vvuuama wnuu i
(HueeUl DUoatch to The Journal.) The Dalles. The nature of their eon
Corvallls. Or.. April 26. After linger versatlon is not known, but ' he ls be-
ina- in terrible agony for 62 hours, James lleved to have waxnea nim agamai taia
Dunn died this morning at 4:40 o'clock Jng. too freely cwtth , the .Wasco county
at the Occidental hotel as a result or officials.
being shot , in the abdomen by Chester f it is probable that when the murder
Keady at '1 o'clock Sunday k morning, case comes , to trial McGinn will move
He was 45 years of, age,. aiwidower, and! for-a change of venue from . Wasco
leaves two sons i and ' a daughter, tne I county. The grounds for tnis motion, ir
youngest ill. 'years -of age. The funeral made, will be that the people there are
will take place at 2 o'clock Wednesday too highly, inflamed to give his client a
afternoon from the residence of Sheriff I fair I trial.; The lawyer admits that he
Burnett Interment will be in the Cath-1 may endeavor to secure a Change of
olio cemetery.: The examination of Tur-I venue, i
ner has been continued.
The condition of- David Osburn at 2:S0
o'clock this afternoon Is improving.
Tne bullet 'Which wounded him has not
yet been located.
ASSAY OFFICE AND
JUDICIAL DISTRICTR
TELEPHONE OPERATOR
CAUSES BANK PANIC
two Judicial districts, the east
rn to Include the counties of
Baker, Malheur, Harney. - Grant S
Union, Wallowa. Umatilla, Mor- s
row, Sherman, Gllllaai. Crook, a
Wheeles, and , Lake, tha western i
district the rest of the state.-
Seattle ; hitherto has
undoubted advantage over Port-
land lnone respect that of hav- a
lng an assay office.' It haabeen , s
the boast of that city that this
.office has diverted td it millions k a
of dollars - thst might Otherwise ,
have gone elsewhere. ; - - - .
(Jonrasl Special Sertlce.)
Indianapolis. Ind. April 16. -The sum
of one million dollars has been shipped
today, fronj Cincinnati s and Louisville
to the Indiana Trust company, which is
one of the Oldest ana largest institu
tions there. A run on the. institution
was started through a telephone girl
hearing a business conversation Involv
ing tha bank which she misconstrued
and enlarged, upon till the rumor ap
peared In the nature , of the nanu s in-
Tne concern
has a cash reserve of two millions.
, . , j r , m hi . i ' ' '
Bid ITU AT AU0ATIP.
(Journal Special Barries.)
London, April S6. Fire this morning
caused 1500.000 damage to tha freight
held an : e I warehouse of the London aV Northwest-
. .
t(Waiblnfton Bureau of The Journal.)
Washington, April 6.Tha 4
senate today passed the bills In- e
traduced by Senator Mitchell to
establish an assay office at Port- a
land and to divide Oregon into I ability to cash, warrants.
em railway- at Aldgate.
BjBXsaATss orr to &ot Annu
i (Joaraat Special Serrlee.) - ' ,v '
Chlcaso. Anrll J. Four hundred del
egates to the Methodist eonferenoa at
Los Angeles left today on a special train
for that point, ,
"All tha councllmen feel that nothing
should be done In a hurry with that
garbage ordinance," said Dr. Banford
Whiting yesterday, spesklng of the pro
posed ordinance giving a private cor
poration the control of this work for
25 years or. Whiting is chairman of
the council committee on health and
police, having charge of the ordinance.
"At the meeting of the committee Fri
day morning the garbage question will
be discussed," continued Dr. Whiting,
"and those interested In It will be wel
come to state their reasons for or
sgainst Ita adoption. I have talked
with most of the councllmen and the
members of the committee, and alt feel
as I do, thst nothing should be done
hastily or without ths fullest considera
tion. Portland is going to be a big city
in 26 years, and any action that will
seriously affect the welfare of the city
for that. length of time must be seri
ously -considered, snd definite Informa
tion as to' the smaller' details' must be
had before any action can be taken.
I suppose there is no - objection to
allowing a private company to handle
the cltys garbage . if, this company can
do tha work well and cheaper than the
city, but this should be -well proved bo-
Tore any step is taKtn. At the meeting
Friday, tha commute will consider how
other cities -dispose- of -their refuse;' and
what tho cost to tha municipalities is
fof this work. After- this and other
simitar Questions have been settled, and
whert the sentiment of the business In
terests hss! been ascertained, It will bo
time- enough to make recommendations
to the council.- It seems probable now
that no final 'action will bo taken In the
matter at Friday's meeting. There are
many things to be determined before
sny disposition of tha garbage ordinance
can be made.
Marohaata Are Wary.
Henry Hahn, president of Wadhams A
Co., is very strongly opposed to the pro
posed ? garbage franchise. Mr. Hahn
thinks that the promoters of ths enter
prise should come forward so that the
publio can Wee who they are and what
they look ilka He saysi
"If, In the first place, It is for, the
best Interest of the city that the garb
age be handled by a private corporation,
sufficient and ample time should bo
taken to look Into the merits of the
proposed franchise and obtain the best
results possible. The proposed rates
should be well considered. I, myself,
think they are exorbitant If It Is
deemed in the Interest of economy to
farm out a portion of the city's duties,
then the public's Interests should be
protected ss much aa possibla
"The privilege oi controlling the
garbage of the city of Portland for 25
years should be closely watched, and a
very handsome earning should accrue to
the city. That rrancmse, based upon
the present population of the city, may
be worth to us owner tne sum or i&oo,
000. I think thst the city should have
the right to fix the charges so that they
would not be excessive. The present
schedule Is too high."
A member of the firm of Levy A
Spiegl, commission merchants. ' said:
"The proposed garbage ordinanca Is
almost highway robbery, We do not
think that the city council has ther
right to Impose upon-the people In that
way. We believe that - the present sys
tem of Individual collection of garbage
is a' good one for ua and should be con
tinued. It Is satisfactory In. every way
and the charges are otr"n to competition,
such as under the "proposed Ordinance
a Guy Wakefield Pays
$50 in Federal Court,
a Week Ago.
RECORDS LEFT 'BLANK
Promoter of Order of Fraternal Rome
Buyers Pleads Guilty to Indict
ment in Coart Chambers- :
Kept From Newspapers.
(Continued on Page Two.)
Quietly and In tha presence of only a,
few court officials. C. Guy Wakefield
appeared before the federal court April
19 and pleaded guilty to tha Indictment
charging him with fraudulent, use of tha
malic He was fined 150. ., .
So secretly were the proceedings car .
lied on that only a very few of tha gov
ernment officials have heard of tha con
clusion of the case. At tha time of the)
hearing Judge Bellinger occupied tha
bench, while the only others - present
were District Attorney Hall, tha defend
ant, his attorney and two other court
officials Interested In tha ease. - .
The arraignment was held secretly at
tha. request of Wakefield, for the rea-.
son, as ha explained, that ha desired to
keep the affair out of tha newspapers. '
District Attorney Hall acquiesced In tha
request and with tha consent of Judge
Bellinger tha arraignment waa held at
an hour when court Is not usually In
session. . ... . .. v
On the court records tha case has aot
yet been entered. The blotter shows
that a certain parson appeared before tha
court April 1, pleaded guilty to a car. -tain
charge and waa fined 150. Tha
name of tha- defendant and tha crime to 1
which ha pleaded guilty are blank on
the court records, at this time. The
clerk it the court will give no informa
tion concerning the name which must
be inserted In the records.
. District Attorney Hall is squally reti
cent, W. W. Banks, the assistant dis
trict attorney, declared he was not pres
ent, and. of coarse, knew nothing about
the case.
Wakefield was Indicted by tha recent
federal grand Jury for using tha matls
for fraudulent - purposes. The indict
ment was returned April 2. He waa tha
nrnmntur nf tha Order of - Fraternal
Homebuyers, wbfch was established for
ths avowed purpose of providing meana
whereby Its members could obtain homes
by the Investment of small installment
of money. " 1
Tha method employed by tha company
waa Investigated, and In tha hearing be
fore Commissioner McKee It waa de
clared Impossible of accomplishment
At the tima it was shown that Wake
field had used tha mails for the pur
pose or securing s, customer at .Tne
Dalles, and the letter which he wrote
was the chief evidence sgainst him.
NATIONAL FAIR
COMMISSION MEETS
(Journal Special Serrlee.) '
St Louis, Mo.. April 26. The national
world's fstr commission met this morn-lna-
to make final arrangements for tha
Opening day. The general program aa
arranged for Saturday remains practl-"
cally unchanged.-
Despite .tne fact mat high water
threatens to vmsko traveling difficult ;
crowds of excursionists-are already be
ginning to assemble :( for . the Saturday,
events.. " ii
v-OBT JITST BJBSZXTf, . 'HTV3
(Journal Special Service.)
Spokane. Wash., April 26s C F. Sa
bring, an employment agent of this city,
who used, the United States malls . to
send girls to disreputable bouses, was
found guilty this morning. This is tha
first conviction In tha fight against so
called employment agencies, -
MISSISSIPPI
FLOODING
NOW
GljY
(Journal Special . Serrlee. )
St. Louis, April 26. The river at this
point is rising rapidly today ana it is
feared will reach thS'damage point- The
S 0-foot danger line thla morning was al
most reached, and by night, unless pre
dictions prove false, the waters will
be lapping the mark.
A government bulletin nas oeen issuea
In which the people are warned to pre
pare for-a so-root stage, i xnis mars
would work great damage. ' In East Bt
Louis and other suburbs dykes are being
built to protect the lowlands.
MAjnCBS AaMXXT jp V ,
St Louis,- April 16. At o'clock this
afternoon t the ; Mississippi river had
reached a stage of II feet and now
threatens East St. Louis with av repe
tition of tha big flood of a year ago, A
thousand acres of wheat In the lowlands
aro already flooded.1 Reports from up
the river show that tha crest . of tha
flood la yet hardly to bo placed, avid the
most distressing feature la that rains
are reported . from many sections thlr
afternoon. -
In the city tha residents of the water
front are beginning' to flea from their
homes, and express wagons are hurry
ing the contents u of houses to other
places whera thejf will ba secure. . '.
One feature of tha flood is that many
of those who lost year ware driven from
their homes Immediately returned and
rebuilt houses 'on tha very spots from
which they bad been driven by tha high
water. It tha flood continues aa it now
threatens, many , of. these , house , will
bawashed away, - i
., araBSZOXsTO. AT, VOB COTT. '
' Fort ScqtVKant. April 26. Although
anxiety Is - still felt here owing to the
reports of fresh and heavy rains on th
upper waters of the Marmaton, the Im
mediate danger of flood seems past and 4
tha water are steadily subsiding, . . As
three-foot , fall was - experienced ln't
night and this morning the fall was'
pearly a foot .
.- saw gnu. niBxxaJ .
Kansas City. April 86. The Kaw river
Is still rising, but at such a slow ran
that hops Is entertained that the !h i
will not completely submerge-1(. bot
toms aa It did last year. 'I lie tl.-t
will already reach many tho
dollars,
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