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As Result of Raging Floods in Vicinity of Fort Worth. Property Loss Cannot as Yet Be Esti mated, as Hundreds of Buildings, Stock and Sheep Were Destroyed. Fort Worth, Texas.—Seven people are known to be dead, 5,000 are home less, a dozen or more are reported to have been killed 1n Fort Worth and North Fort Worth as a result of the greatest rise in the history of the Trinity river waich, beginning at 7:30 Saturday evening, reached a climax at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon. TFive of the deaths occurred Sunday and two Saturday night. Following ‘the torrential raing of Saturday and Sunday a volume of sevy en inches, the river went three inches @bove the record-breaking flocd of 1889. Stock valued at many thousands of dollars, including 2,500 sheep, penned up in the stock yards in North Fort Worth, was washed down stream and destroyed. The property loss cannot be estimated as yet, The paralysis of railroad services is almost total. The Interurban has dis continued service between Fort Worth, was washed down stream and will be re stored by tomorrow morning. The IRock Island made no effort to operate trains, neither did the Fort Worth and Denver. The 'Frisco detoured, in fact, not a road escaped more or less dam age, o Row boats from Handley, White City and Lake Ccmo hauled to the scene of overflow on street cars, wagons and in patrol wagons, figured prominently in the work of rescue. A woman, -a child and three men represent the known victims of the flood. The dead body of the woman floated past the foot of East Fourth street about daylight Sunday and cre ated a panic among negro refugees. A megro child was washed from its mother’s arms in the Rock Island yards and has nct been seen since, An unkgown white man was drowned one quarter of a mile from the Long Bridge. His coat, containing a note ©of farewell, wag found lodged in a tree top. A negro attempting to pilot two men in a buggy through deep water opposite City Park gate, was thrown from his horses and his body has not been recovered. A German in North Fort Worth was caught in the swift water and drowned. Many persons are missing and the Dolice authorities believe this only the beginning. of a long list of deaths in the flood. Not until the water haz re <ceded will it be possible to tell the exact loss in life and property. Not a vestige of the big - wagon bridge over the Trinity, near the steel foundry, was visible at 5 o’clock this morning. doors, girders and abutments ‘were swept down stream and for a time threatened the lives of thousands of sightseers congregated .an the City Park bridge and apprcaches, 7 Relief camps hava already been es tablished by Manager Green, of the Bureau of United Charities. Mayor W, D. Harris of Fort Worth issued a proc lamation ' calling upon the fortunate citizens to help the homeless, WILL BE SENSATIONAL TRIAL, Arraignment of Mae Wood for Perjury Slated for Early Date. “New York, N. Y.—Another chapter in one of. the most remarkable legal actions that has been heard in the New York courts in a long time will probably begin shortly when the charges of perjury against Maa2 C, Wood, the fcrmer newspaper woman and lawyer of Omaha, who sued United States Senator Themas C. Platt for di vorce, will be laid befora a grand jury. Unusual public interest has centeraed in the Wood-Platt case, chiefly on ac count of the prominence of the aged senator. Few men ars more ~-widely known than the veteran ex-leader of the republican party in this states ‘With the infirmities of age heavy upon him, the senator was compelled to sub mit to the ordeal of the witness stand and the sliarp cross-examination of opposing counsel. HEBREWS TO TRANSLATE BIBLE. important Work To Be Undertaken By Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia, Pa.—The Jewish Pub lication society of America, at its twentieth annual meeting held hare Sunday, made the announcement that arrangements have been made for the translation of the Bible. This is re garded as one of the most important works ever undertaken by the society. WAR ON RACE TRACK GAMBLING To Be Vigorously Pushed by Governor and Louisiana Legislature. New Orleans, La.—Final plans have been made for the fight which is to be conducted against race track gambling in Louisiana. The leaders in the movement met following Governor Sanders’ anncuncement that ne was opposed to wagering on horse races. A bill, which provides for the elimina tion of gambling of all kinds.in con nection with horse racing, will prob ably be presented In the Louisiana lexfislature within the next ten days. Its effect will be to do away entirely with the several months of racing which have for many years marked the winter season in New Orleans. STEEL TRUST STANDS PAT. Refuses to Cut Prices in Face of Gen eral Depression, New York, N. Y.—The leaders of the iron and steel industry who, under the guidance of E. H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel Corpora tlon, have-maintained an unbroken front in ?he face of the depression in the steel slump, refusing to cut prices, held their final dinner of the season at the Waldorf Astoria behind closed doors. ; WOULD REVISE CONSTITUTION - Or Abolish It Altogether Is Suggestion | of College Professor. Chicago, Ill.—A revolutionary revis ion of, or even the abolition of, the constitution of the United Stats, was ‘advocated by Professor Charles Zueb lin of the University of Chicago in an address delivered at the annual banquet of the Psi Upsilon Alumni As- Scciation of the Northwest, Friday night. ~_Professer Zueblin spoke on the “Fundamental Fallacy of Our Govera ment.” He ijllustrated hig theory with critfcisms of American political condi tions. Next to the foolishness of our institutions, he viewed with disgust ‘the lack of intelligence of the elector ate. In fact, he declared that the av. €rage Swiss herdsman is “thousands of feet above the average American college graduate or business man political intelligence.” “We have a habit of proudly apply ing to ourselves a phrase about ‘gov eérnment of the people, for the people, by the people,’ " gaid the speaker. “We really think '‘this applies to us, We think that we elect our presidents, but we do not.” PEACHES IN PLENTY FOR GOTHAM. New York Expects Price to Be Lower This Season Than in Years. New York, N. Y—New Yark City Will have a larger supply of peaches this summer than it has had in a doz en years, and the consequence will be lower prices for the consumer, Reports from nearly all of the southern peach orchards are favorable for both a large and a fine Crop, news from the Georgia raisers being particu larly favorable. The same generable favorable report comes from all of the peach-raising sections, including the orchards in the mnorth. There has been a strong advance in growth in all the orchards heard from with heavy foliage condi tions, with a promise of protection against every danger, excepting exces sive moisture. UNVEILING OF SOUTHERN CROSS Will Be Feature of Confederate Me morial Day at Arlington Cemetery . Washington, D. C.—The representa tives from all Southern societies in Washington have discussed plans for Confederate memorial day at Arling ton June 7. The unveiling of the Southern ecrogs will be an imposing ceremony, to be participated in by eighty young women, to be chosen from Southern families resident in Washington. Governor Glenn of North Carolina and Representative Thetus W. Sims of Tennessee will be asked to make addresses. MRS. EDDY’S SON IN JAIL. George Washington Glover Has Night Escapade in Deadwood. Deadwood, S. D.—George Washing ton Glover, son of Mrs. Baker G. Ed dy, came info town from Leadville last evening to see Deadwood by night. An hour later a policeman told him to re move his fractious horse to a livery barn. Glover insisted that this was not hig wishes, an altercation arose, and the officer placed him under ar. rest. Glover spent the remainder of the night in the jail; ' GREAT FAMINE IN AFRICA. Over Forty Thousand Deaths Report l ed in One Province of Uganda. | Mombasa, British East Africa=—More |than 40.000 deaths have resulted from :the severe famine prevailing in the | Usoga province of Uganda. | The government is feeding 50,000 of (the natives. Crops are a complete | failure and there is prospect of much isufiering during the next few months. - TEN-MILLION DOLLAR MORTGAGE ] e ———— s . | Filed to Carry Out Plans of Big De ‘ velopment Company in Alabama. | Tuscaloosa, Ala.—With the placing son record here of a mortgage for 1510,000,000 by the Birmingham and !'Gu]r Navigation company to the Car {negie Trust company cf New York, rrecords the first actual step of the |company towards putting its gigantic plans in execution as proposed by the Tidewater Development company, - FLAG DESECRATION NOW ILLEGAL, | e —— EBiII to Prevent Such Occurrence | Passed by the Senate. Washington, D. C.—The senate has | passed a bill to prevent the desecra |tion of the flag ‘of the United Statos lwith ah amendment providing that its | restrictions shall not apply to banners or flags carried by military or patri iotic organizations authorized by law. | NEWSY PARAGRAPIS . The democratic territorial conven ition which met in Honolulu selected ‘delegates to the national convention at Denver and instructed them for W, JJ. Bryan, ; Both the senate and house passed over the president’s veto the bill ex |tending the tlme for the construction lof a dam across Rainey river, Minneo !sota. ’ The government hag filed a petition against the New York, New Haven land Hartford Rallroad Company and i others charging the existence of a com |bination in restraint of trade and a lmonopoly within the meaning of sec (tions 1 and 2 of the Sherman anti ltrust act. A new bridge under construction on the Harlem branch of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad at IBaychester, was wrecked by dynamite IThursday. Strikers are suspected, Dr. Seymour Oppenheimer of New | York, vice commodore of the Motor | Boat club of America, has entered his ?power yacht, the Mao 11, in the New | York to Bermuda race. ‘ The Chinese of Hawail have inaug {urated an educational campaign in an | effort to modify popular opinion with | reference to the admission of Chinege { immigrants to Hawalii, ! | — e ‘Measure Goes by the Board to ~ Await December Session. sAnd When Senate was Confronted by t Deadlock it Agreed to Drop Provision from Postal Bill. Washington.—For the second time @hin twenty-four hours the house Saturday, following a discussion of two [hours, rejected the mail subsidy pro vision for ocean steamships. Previous ly similar action was taken with re spect to the senate amendment to the 'postoffice appropriation bill reducing the number of days upon which weigh !ings of mail are to be conducted, with ‘the result that the postoffice bill for ‘the third time was sent back to con it‘erence, all other features of the bill being agreed to b unanimous con: { sent. * As soon as the action of the house 'was announced in the senate, Senator |Penrose moved to recede from the re maining senate amendments and dis charge the conferees. The motion was carried»and the congressional work on the bill thus completed. The effect is to leave the mail subsidy provision out of the bill, and thug effectually dis pose of it for the present session. ADMIRAL EVANS AT WHITE HOUSE. President is Anxious to Have “Fight ing Bob” Made Vice-Admiral. Washington, D. C.—President Roose velt is making a strong effort to have IRear Admiral Evans made a vice ad 'miral in the United States navy. Ad ‘miral Evans drove to the white house Friday to pay his respects to the pres ident. The latter was enthusiastie in his praise for the successful manner in which Admiral Evans had conduct ed the cruise around the Horn and the naval officer was beaming with smiles as he struggled along on crutches to his carriage. - APhey thught they were going to Ecarry me home a dummy,” he said, “But I fooled them, lam feeling fair 1y well now.” Asked as to the prospects of his be ing created a vice admiral in the navy, Admiral Evang said: “The president has very kindly said that he desires very much to have me appointed a vice admiral, but that mat ter, of course, rests with the gentle ‘men at the other end of the avenue.” - BiG AIRSHIP EXPLODES. ' Sixteen Men Aboard Are Dropped 300 : Feet to the Earth. : ; Oakland, Cal.—A mammoth airship, on its trial in Berkeley Saturday, rose 300 feet from the earth, in view of 10,000 spectators, tilted, burst and dropped to the ground with its crew of sixteen men, every cne of whom was injured. . With the poss,lble'exc”en;a tion of one, all will recover, Several were severely hurt, while none were cut and bruised. L. C. Rogers, engineer, whose right leg was fractured, and who was injur ed internally, may die. The accident was spectacular. A great concourse of men, women and children from Berkeley and Oakland had gathered around' a field wherein the great airship had been filled with \ illuminating gas. - ON SUBJECT OF “JAPAN Luke Wright Makes Address Before t Tennessee Bar Association, Nashville, Tenn.—General Luke E. Wright of Tennessee, former governor of the Philippines, addressed the State Bar Association on ‘“Japan.” Generai Wright prefaced his remarks I‘by saying that he had inteaded speax ing on the same subject seclected by ]Secretary Taft, but as e did not agree | with the secretary on the Pllippine question, he had selected another, Secretary Taft was made an honor ary member of the Tennessee Bar Ag sociation, ALLEGED FORGER MEETS DEATH. Resisted Arrest, Shot at Detective and is Killed by the Latter. Bristol, Tenn.—Relatives here have been advised that Filmer Greer, 35 years of age, a fugitive, wanted at Mcuntain City, Tenn., charged with ob taining a large sum of money under false pretense, was shot and killed by a detective in New Mexico, The de tective sought a reward of S4OO offered for Greer. Greer shot and wounded the detective before he received hig fatal wound. I WIDOWS T 0 BE INVITED, jßelScts of Gray Heroes Wanted as Guests of Birmingham Reunion. i Birmingham, Ala.—General Fred iFerguson, of the committee on invita tion, has issued a request that the inames of widows of confederate sol diers be sent in, in order that invita ltions can be Issued to them to attend %the confederate reunion which will be ‘held June 9-11. General Ferguson an ‘nounces that the widows will be inform ‘ed that they will find an open house for them and that every attention will 'be given them. | et | CLOUDBURST PLAYS HAVOE, 'Railroad Tracks Washed Away * and . Farm Property Greatly Damaged | Fort Worth, Texas.—Dispatches re ceived from Wichita Falls, one hun ‘dred miles north of hére, on the Den ' ver railroad, report a cloudburst in | that section Saturday night, washing away railroad tracks and damaging farm property. | A freight train is reported in a creek | ten miles from Wichita Falls, and four 'ipersons are reported drowned, 4 PLATT'S NEMESIS JAILED, Mze Wood Loses Her Divorce Suit - Against Aged Senator. New York, N. Y.—Mae C. Wood, whose suit for ap absolute divorce from United States Senator Thomas C. Platt of New York has been on trial in the supreme court for several days, was committéd to the Tombs prison late. Thursday after Justice O'Gorman had dismissed the complaint in her ac tion, and ordered her held in $5,000 bail on a charge of perjury, The decigion in Senator Platt's favor and the sudden and sensational end of the suit came after a day which the defense occupied largely with the in troduction of expert and other testi mony attacking tie authenticity of the documents by which the plaintiff was seeking to establish her alleged mar riage to Senator Platt. Miss Wood was recalled to the stand in rebuttal. She was asked if, after hearing the testi mony about the marriage certificate, she still reiterated that the defendant gave her the certificate as she previ ously testified. -1 still reiterate it,” she replied. Justice O’Gorman turned to Miss Wood and pointadly questioned her. She repeated her assertion that the marriage occurred as she had stated. She admitted that Senator Platt never supported her, and when the court asked her if she did not consider it the duty of a Husband to support his wife, she replied: o “I do, but as long as he was not enough of a gentleman to do so, I never asked him to.” Senator Platt’s counsel then moved for a dismissal of the complaint, It was forthwith granted by Justice O’Gormon, who, in rendering his de cision, said: “I cannot credit the plaintiff's evi dence as to the alleged marriage and the testimony as it impresses the court is that this is a most wicked design to support a false and fictitious claim by forgery and perjury.” Forthwith Justice O’Gorman ordered Miss' Wood committed to the Tombs on the charge of perjury, fixing her bail at $5,000. She was obviously staggerad by the sudden turn of affairs, and the shock caused by the order of arrest which the court made. DISASTROUS CRASH OF TROLLEYS. Three Persons Killed, Five Fatally - Hurt and Forty-Five Injured. Philadelphia, Pa.—Three persons were instantly killed and at least five others were so badly injured that there is no hope for their recovery, ‘and forty-five were seriously hurt in a collision between trolley cars on Ger ‘mantown avenue, near Chestnut Hill, a suburb of the city late Sunday night. Forty-five persons were taken to the Chestnut Hill and Germantown hos pitals, each of which is several miles | from the scene of the accident. : ii‘fhe accident was caused by a car running north jumping the track while going down a steep grade not far from Chestnut Hill. The car swung across the south bound track and was struck by a car on that track. " TLONG STRIKE AT AN END, { Kentucky Union Miners Adopt Scheme to Get Rid of Non-Union Men. Nashville, Tenn—The strike of {union miners in the non-union Ken- Itueky counties of Hopkins, Union, Webster and Christian, which was called on Jan. 1, has been declared off aud the announcement was made that no further supplies would he given the idle miners and their families. This announcement wasg made at a meet {ing of union men held at St. Charles jand the men were offerad union cards® for the purpose of seeking wark in fields that are unicnized, | S RN . GOVERNOR FOLK AXD SALOONISTS Wil Fight it Out Regarding New Sun. ! day Clesing Law. | St, Louis, Mo.—The galoon keepers are preparing for a fight with Gover |nor Folk, who threatens to fasten the |lid on the outside districts as securely {as in BSt. Louis. The saloon keepers {say if an attempt is made to: close ttheir places Sunday they will resort |to ‘extreme measures. Folk declares {he will use every power to ciose tie { places, , & i v v . UNDER CHARGE OF UXCRCIDF iAlabama Man is Held in Jail—Wife | _Bied of Arsenical Poisoning. | Gadsden, Ala—J. G. Albright of | Walnut Grove is in jail here charged kwith responsibility for the death of {hig wife ten days ago. The wife had | been taking some arsenic as a tonle, ‘and without warning died. She was lburiefl, but later taken up, the exhum led hody showing poison, TAFT ENJOYS OLD TIME BARBECUE. Secretary Makes Address Before Ten ‘ nessees Bar Association, ’ Nashville, Tenn.—Secretary of War | Taft was the guest of honor of the iTe;messee Bar Association in Nash ville. " The Becretary was the guest of Fed eral Judge Horace H. Lurton, Mr. Taft attended the session of the bar asgoclation Saturday morning and was entertained at an old-fashioned South ern barbecue at historic Belie Meade as the guest of Judge J. M. 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