THE DAILY JOURNAL;
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VOL. XIII.
8ALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1803.
" .-.. NO. 129.
ity Flooded --1 0,000 Imperiled
hottsands
of Aeries of
Grain Gone
i
fenice, Newport, Granite City
ind Othet Places Submerged
IATH LIST GROWING
AND DAMAGE MILLIONS
wsands Imprisoned on House Tods and In Trees
and Without Food
Louis, June 10. After a despep
'but futile struggles against the
test Hood It was ever forced to
bat, Ernst St. Louis Is this morning
K woeful condition. Ten Uiousand
'homeless and threatened. Whole
fllles.nro penned up In garrets or
its. Two thousand, who sought
so In the school and church build-
nro now prlsonors. The city has
ealcxl to St. Louis for boats. Many
it bo rescued this morning. The
wer stands from three to 30 feet
b nil over the eastern half of tho
Rltyjivttnd houses are constantly weak
enTiTs and falling. At H o'clock thlu
Isaonilng the flood had swept clear
through to the river In a swirling
( whirlpool of currents. At 9 o'clock It
''waa$uttlns Its way under the East
'Broadway embankment, and threaten-
JiJKjjjhe northern half of the city. Tho
UdMtrUctlon of brondway will cut off
"aUTScans of escape. Conservative es
timates place the drowned, when the
embankment gave way at midnight, at
30. OUier intimates reach 100. A
thQUsand men were working on tho
dlkesVhen the break came last night.
Fqrtywero swept away In a minute.
amlhalf ns many wero compelled to
swfmSrlower down, where many wo-
, mjfojund children were tilling sand
; ' bags? The terrible confusion, when tho
urea came, mattes nu estimates oi
the' low pf life uncortaln. Tho bodies
of Kolfsh and threo children, who were
drowned last night, while trying to
escapftjln a skiff, were recovered Oils
mornjggThe mother escaped.
BatlfO St. Louis Is doomed. Before
x
stage Is now over 38 feet. Great Indig
nation Is felt over tho disaster, as th
people bad ample warning, but Die Ig
norant were lulled Into false security
by a coterie of business real cstato
men. who Issued, vigorous denials of
uanger, as they wero fearful of tho ef
feet It would havo on property values.
i hey even went so far as to assault
St. I)tils newspaper men, sent to de
scribe the Hood, and broko all their
cameras.
Flood Drevltlet.
Tho river was 37.7 today, the high
est offlclal record known.
Hopoits are coming In from Madi
son, CJrnlnto City and Venlco which
Imllcnto that tho death list may bo
larger than first estimated. At least
20 people have been drowned In that
vicinity. A report was received today
from Newport, a small town threo
miles from Granite City, that a school
building In which wore sheltered GO
children, was tottering, and threatened
to collapse at any moment. Appeals
nro being mado for assistance, but
there was no way to roach thorn from
St. Louis or East 8t. I.ouls, tho only
places Uint can render them aid
City Attorney Hagneur, of Venice,
Is reported by his relatives to bo
missing, and they fenr ho perished
when ths city was overwhelmed. Dep
uty Coroner Unllhorn, of Madison
county, and his son, who lived nt Ven
ice, hard been given np'as lost. Wil
liam Anchor nnd Mrs. Clifton and her
Infant have been missing for several
days, and It is thought they have pen
ished
In one patty of refugees neat Ed
wartlAlllo. four cases of smallpox de
veloped today. Tho ofnclnls of Madi
son county are doing all In their pow
er to solato tho cases, nnd prevent a
spread of tho disease.
Numerous families, penniless and
having no friends to whom to go, re
fuso to leave their flooded homes. In
ninny Jcmcs tho peoplo are nctually
starvlttr. and food will bo furnished
them by
W men In Bklffs.
Ilia Ordered to E
Militia Ordered to East St Louis.
Snrlnuflt-fil. III.. Jnnn m Dn .
Quest f tho mayor of East St. 1iul.
five companies of mllltla wero ordered
to thogtrcno of tho flood on a special
train Oil morning.
HE SAW
JETT
SHOOT
'i
night every portion will bo under the
torrent, and 50,000 will bo rendered all
but helpless. Nearly, all will bo
horaoless. Appeals from thoro this
afternoon say that not less than 10,
000 lives aro imperiled. Boats, skiffs
and every avnllablo floating thing Is
being rushed across tho river. It Is
Just learned that two negroes wero
shot and killed Jurfi beforo tho break
last night, Onu had been working sev
eral days and demanded Immediate
pay, and threatened to break tho dyke.
Seven men llred at him at onco. An
other nogro, on tho Illinois Central
lovee, refused to work, and was shot Jett Came flllt Fmm
uy mo guaru. in marked contrast tot
theso, Theodore Day, anothor negro,
drovo his horso Into tho flood, repeat
edly rescuing peoplo. Whllo making
further attempts both horso and driv
er wero Rwopt away.
At 10 o'clock Ujore was four feet of
Water In tho resldenco section of East
St. Louis, and hundreds of families
nro fleeing for their lives. Two hun
dred and fifty militiamen havo ar
rived, and others will bo sent. East
Broadway In declared unsafe. Tho
militiamen are thrown around tho dau-1
ger zono. keeping the crowds of homo
loss peoplo from attempting to roturn
along tho embankment, in order to
savo tholr belongings. Tho water was
rising rapidly at tho same hour. United
States District Attorney Dyer, In the
Witness Was With
Marcum, When He
Was Killed
Behind
Door and Deliberately
Shot Victim The
f Second Time
Jackson, Juno 10, Tho court bo-
gnn taking evldonco in tho Jett-Whlto
trial this morning. Tho first witness
was Ewon, who was In conversation
with Marcum whon ho was shot Ho
saw Marcum fall, shot through tho
back from behind a door, and saw
Jett walk out with a smoking revolver
and flro a second shot through thu
prostrate man's hoad. Jolt stood and
watched his victim for a few seconds,
to mako sure that ho was dead, and
then leisurely walked away. Ewlni:
turned nnd ran, being afraid Jett
ARIZONA
MINERS
MKIKfc
namo of the government, telephoned would shodt him. Thoro Is consider
tho Wiggins Ferry Company, ordering ! ahle oxeltement. as It Is rumored tho
them to seize all aallaba yawls and
boats, regardless of ownership, and
rush to tho stricken city. Tho river
i iMiMMfM5W immz&.&mMSL- ::
IKr: II ii Miff HVtl tf itflii WmMmmwNTw .
Xli. jfci:iMtliwj'Mlili iiliiiflLirrniTT "
B,i h h4flt53wfiMI'w
town will bo placed under martial law
This would give tho soldiers tho right
to mako arrests, and tho Hargls fac
tion would bo shorn of 'much of Its
power.
Arizona Has
Cloud Burst
Blsben, Ariz., Juuo 10... News
reached here late tonight of a cloud
burst near Clifton, which occurred
this morning. A wall of water eight
feet In height rushed down Chase
creek without giving the inhabitants
warning. Several dead bodies havo al
ready been recovered, and it Is be.
tloved tho number of drowned will
reach 30, Chaso creek Is mostly in
habited by Mexicans, employed by the
Arizona Copper Company. The smelt
er situated on tho north side of Chase
creek, closed down at present on ac
count of the miners' striko, sustained
a heavy loss. Wires are all down to.
Clifton.
Governor Orders Out
Militia but Finds
it Weak
Asks President for Regulars
Strikers Mostly Fop
clgners, But All Are
Armed
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Washington, June in. The acting
governor of Arizona today wired l'ret
ident Iloosovelt that 3000 miners,
mostly forolgners. wio ou striko at
Murencl, Arizona, and wero mostly
armed, and a riot Is Impending. Ho
says tho mllltla has been ordered out.
but tho force Is small, undisciplined
nnd Inadequate. Thoro is no posslbll
Ity of restoring order, except through
tho presence of regulars. Ho asks to
havo troops ordered from Forts Grant
and Huachuca Immediately. Tho war
department will have troops rushed
forward undor a discreet officer, to
avoid violence. If jiosslblo.
Dykes ae
Breaking "
Evetywkcte
East St. Louis at the Metcy of
Raging Toent
FORTY ARE DROWNED
BY BREAKING LEVEE
Government Has Sclxcd all Boats In Neighboring Towns,
for Relief Purposes
Bt. Louis, Juno 10. Tho prossuro of
tho flood forced n pasiago through tho
Illinois Central railroad embankment,
in tho southeastern portion of East St.
Louis, shortly beforo 1 o'clock this
morning. The break speedily widened
until n torrent 100 reel wide and 25
feot Indopth was pouring through,
threatening East St. Iouls and tho vil
lage of Centervlllo, adjacent! Pro
cautionary Iovoch that had toon erect
1x1 for Just such an emergency wero
swept through, nnd tho flood spread
onward. Just beforo tho break n no-
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gro omployed on tho lovoo demanded
his wcgoa on n threat to out tho water
barrlor. Without parley, ho was shot
dead. Tho shooting served to arouso
tho cltliens, who scarcely slopt nuy
way, owing to tho flood tonslon, and
when tho rush of water en mo soon af
terwards they woro not caught In tholr
bods. Kunncra toro through tho strcots
shouting a warning, and soon peoplo,
half mad from fright, wero fleeing for
their liven. About 20.000 peoplo live
In that part of tho city which I In tho-
(Contlnuod on elgth pace.)
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Fear the
Reservoir
The Summit Shirt
has all the desirable Up-to-date ff'atuives-4 ,
Vnu'll fin4 rh Iinrl vnn want flmnncrnni" --l
fU II M!W 111V ktW W.4 TVW..A M.a.w.. . mm .
assortment which is ycry complete. The
prices are figured on a. cash basis.
You don't have to pay for a shirt some
other man is wearing; when you trade
with us.
)rvGoods, Shoes, Clothing, Ladies' and Men's fur
lishings. .
The New Yotk Racket
Salem's Cheapest fine-Price Cash Store, j
E. T. Barnes, Prop,
Fired Times
Correspondent
London, June 10. The Evening
News asserts the government has tak
en a hand In the expulsion of the
Timea correspondent from 8t Peters
burg, and has Instructed the British
ambassador to furnish a detailed sc
ount of the Incident.
Trinidad, Colo.. Juno 10. Hesldenls
In tho lower section of the city are In
a state or (error tonlcht, caused by
tho hlRh water In tho Las Animas rlv
or. and thu report that tbo city reser
voir, above here. Is In a dancerous
rundltion. and llablo to break at any
moment. Fully 1000 people havo do
sorted tholr homes, and aro spending
tho night on higher ground. Great
damage has been done by tho floods of
today, and all railroads are practically
tied up.
Stock Market
Demoralized
Now York, Juno 10. Thoro Is no
let-up In tho demoralization of tbo
stock market today. Stocks are now
lower than In five years, and many
largo speculators are hard bit. There
Is no weakness In tbo banking busi
ness' manifested, but the cause is at
tributed to loss by flood. Ore and un-
T
favorable weather.
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...JUNE WHITE DAYS SALE...
If you will benr with u tho hiconvonienco of our tem
porary caeh boy eervlco for nbout two hiy, then you cun en
joy willi us the convonieuco pf ono of tho most perfect, accu
rate nnd quickest cosh nnd wrapping systems uticd til America.
It costs us a great deal of money to put in this nyotom, but in
so doing wo perfect our store service, making tho work
easier for our clerks, tho service to our customers bettor nnd
wo will feol thut our customers are being more correctly, bet
ter and quicker served.
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White
Petticoats. '.." '
Judging from tho way they"
have boon selling tho last
few days wo must havo tho
greatest values in all Oregon.
Thoy start in price At
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Yacht Builder
GetsWarried
Londeo: June Iffi-Designer Watson
iras married to Miss Lovebond tblsj
morning. Upton and Dunraven were
Oranges and Lemons Lost.
Los Angeles, Jno 10. Estimates
show a hundred cars of orange and
lemons wero lost In the Kansas and
Missouri floods.
Wfaa Yen Wat
GO TO
Zinn's
72C& $450
This Is Surprise Sale Day
Today wo will sell two lines
of
Wkxte Quilts .,
ell hemmed ready for use, ;
and actually worth 11.00 up
to$l.C0
Few 88c
and 98c
paironired so wo would nd
vie doming shopping to
avoid the crowd,
STRAW
! HATS
For summer woar. The new
est, nobbiest and most'itttrac
live styles in tho city aro
shown hero.
Mon'n and Boys' straw sail
or hats with wide bile bands
25c and 75c
Meu's medium weight hats
mado of lino straw braid ,
with black sijk band
Price $1.00
Men'a Fedora style straw
hats with black silk'bands
$1.50
Same style, better, quality.,
$2.00, $2.50
" J?br(o Hfcan braid, ex (r& 3
.Jight.wifighwith wide -iik
tian,d ,
$2.00
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