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BRING RESULTS.
Phone 13 or 32.
TWENTY-NINTH, YEAR.
BASEMENTS IN
FLOODED AND
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Lightning Struck in Several Places But No Dam
age Reported From That Source as Yet
East Approach to the Missouri River Bridge
With Dirt and Sand and Special Train Is
Forced to Return te City
What la said bv old timers to-be
one of the worst storms in the history
of this part of the state broke over
the city Monday evening at about
10:30 and in a few minutes the streets
were running rivers and many base
ments in the business portions of the
$ty were flooded.
The. storm was really a cloudburst
of the worst sort, and following the
first heavy fall there was a continuous
townpour for* over an hour.
The rain storm, was accompanied
by a brilliant electrical display and
lightning struck in several places in
the city, fortunately not doing any
damage aside^ from putting some of
.the^^ephxoefl *srt oT commission and
cutting oiit thei ^glitsvitf ^dtoeoi^he
buildings. .•*:')•-/.
Shortly after the, heaviest part of
the rain started the sewere were un
able to carry "off the load and the
water, commenced to back up in the
buildings all over town. This was
soon followed by a greater menace in
the business district, as the water
commenced to flow into the /base
ments from the windows fronting on
the sidewalks. One of the first plac
es to be repsprted as filling up with
water was the Western Union tele
graph ofllce under the First National
bank. The operator there had a nar
row escape from death by drowning.
Be was seated at MB desk taking the
Associated PreBS report for the Trib
une when the water buret through the
windows with a mighty roar and al-.
most inBtantly covered the Jflcrcr for
more than four feet, The| operator
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nw.de a dash for th door, but as that
opened inwards the force of the water
J^ it closed and he was forced to
tnake /for the window facing Fourth
stairway only to toe nearly hurled
water that was coming down from
thei street. ,.
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owan's drug-iBtbre Wsement was
flowed, as was the barber shop.
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ew York, August 9.--Mrer Jlary
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WmM^^0X Castle,' the
}t0ca California who^dentt
rKffiifl^tCraig'B fountain pen and afigS
sounded the lawyer, when she fired
calibre revolver at him. In the
'']0$& Waldorf, was released from Jefferson
^JPniike prison tonjght under $3,000
SI*|gbi»&,»fter air
Other places that were flooded as
reported this morning up to press
time were: The Armory, reported as
being full St. Alexius hospital base
ment wth much water in it every
business place on Main street frorh
Second to Fifth streets. The Tribun*
Job and newspaper room were fortu
nate in not having more than about
four inches of water in them.
The Lucas department store will
suffer a heavy loss from water in the
basement.
The Grand Pacific basement was
flooded and a considerable loss is re
ported. Beardsley and Finny report
a loss of about $300.
Two near drownings are reported
from the basement of the Soo hotel.
A negro was sleeping in the back
room in the basement and tiie water
«et-wHrigh' In the room before he
was awakened that he-could not open
the door. Three "men endeavored to
get the door open from the outside
but their efforts were in vain and the
colored man much frightened and
very wet, was finally taken from the
window. The clerk was sleeping in
a room in another part the /base^
ment and before he was awakened his
bed was floating around the room.
Parties went to the rescue and swing
a lantern oxer the transom awaken
ed the man, and when he saw the
water he jumped from the bed and
they say the yell he let out would
have made an Indian on the war. path
go out and commit suicide from mor
tification.
At the corner of Main and Fifth the
water washed out a lot of the street
and a man Is reported to have fallen
in and nearly drowned before assis
tance could reach him.
The basement of the new 'bank
building was filled to the level of the
and there will
oo street and
then^somed
street and he was able to get to the to his barn and let his horses
otit and they say he got there just
down the stairs by the avalanche, of
& a of a
done to the cement work that was
done Monday.
One man is reported to have had to
ta me
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Probably the greatest damage wat
done in the big basement of the Wehb
department store, as at 1 o'clock this
mprning the entire basement -was
flooded with about eight feet of.wa|
ejv and everything that would float
was swimming around the.room like
a mermaid. '••...".' *&':h*
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as the animals were just
above water and that was all,
As far as .could be learned this
morning at press time there was very
little damage done to the residence
districts aside from some few Instanc
es where the sewet. water backed up
into the basements.
Reports from Sterling told of high
water there and while- the man who
sent in the report stated that it was
up to the second*: story windows, it
is thought he was somewhat excited
'a*'the time-^SOwas !fai3$g, hut there
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Capt. Henry Harrison Scott, tr.
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Sid hex, flnallj Obtained a inotidBinan
late tb^JSi^H*" is David^Maaaav
Sixth avenue tailor, who gave prop
erty in Brooklyn as security. When,
first arraigned in courtrtodiiy Mrsi?
Castles case was adjourned until to
morrow, but at the request of coun-'
sel
thiiUH~:##ifriB^
was changed to Thursday*
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B18MARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUE8DAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1909:
has undoubtedly been a great amount
of damage-done. ,.
A heavy rain is reported from Man
dan but the telephone line was work
ing so badly that it was impossible
to get any of the particulars.
Tom Hanlon on Third street is re
ported -to have been unable to rescue
one of his horses from the barn and
it was drowned.
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2:30 A. M.
A west bound special which passed
through here at 1:45 has just return
ed to the city, having been forced to
return to this city to get a crew of
section men to repair the track. The
water washed a large portion of the
bank at the east approach Of the Mis
souri river bridge onto the track mak
ing i^ impossible, for trains to pass
at that point.
The train crew did not think there
had been any. damage done to the
bridge or the track aside from its be
ing covered with debris from the ad
joining hill. It will probably be noon
or later before any trains can pass
over the bridge.
The basements on the east side Of
Fourth street are reported to be bad
ly flooded. Homan's' cafe, Breen's
clothing, store, Knowle's and Haney's
jewelery store and Kupitz' grocery
being the heaviest losers. The floor
of Jorgenson's candy store was cover
ed to,a depth of more than two inches.
The basement in the Northwest hotel
was flooded and It is reported that
hundreds- of dollars of damage was
done at that place.
All telegraph and telephone connec
tions out of the city with the excep
tion of the Soo line, were out of com-,
mission at this time and there is little
liklihood'that they will be in opera-*
tlqiii at any line today, j.
The water has gone down in the
Western Union ofllce but the instru
ments are ruined and the batteries
are.out of business.. The water in
the streets has gone down but the
sidewalks are covered with mud and
sand. In many places the street car
track is covered with mud and it is
doubtful if there will be any service
during the day.
2:45 A. M.
The report that the basement of
the Lucas department store was flood
ed proves to be wrong as there was
very little water .there and the dam
age is pracaically nothing.
The special that was forced to re
turn from the bridge was hearing the
road and a part of officials to the
west.
The barber shop, store "room and
tailor shop in the basement of the
Grand Pacific hotel were completely
flooded and 'considerable damage was
done to the contents.
The weather man from Washington
sends a special that there will be
more showers during the day but
there will be a change to fair and
warmer weather Wednesday.
Shoes and stbckins were at a dis
count this morning during and after
the storm. The city looked like a
grass sure resort for a few hours.
general manager of the Rock Islandj jy^j^^^ extension will run from
Mobridge through Dewey, Schnase
and Perkins counties to Slim Buttes
an,d the third will run southwestward
a point northwest of Lebeau, S
N COUNTRY
IO*E PIG CA3ES 8TARTED.
OneJjSeizure Made and Others
..•••'& Follow 8oon.
Will
T^iere was one seisure of liquor
made yesterday and it is understood
thlsj, is but a starter for a general
ing up. The Tribune has it on
trie authority that it will have
mews to print in the near future
ling the illegal sale of liquor
.will make the entire state sit
ad take notice.
1KER IN AN EXPLOSION
Jari
istown Cashier Attempted to
Ind Leak In Gasoline Tank With
|atch and May Lose Sight of One
re as a Result.
fmaestown, Aug. 8.—Wilbur F. Doty
lier of the State bank at Medina,
one of the well known residents
fchat place, was seriously injured
in -explosion of gasoline while re
ding his auto.
lie accident took place in the even
when some slight trouble was
with the car in which Mr. Doty
riding and he got out to repair it
ithe light of a match.
|e had hardly bent over the can of
aline with a match, when a loud
asion took place, and Doty's face
showered with a spray of burn
gasoline. The flames were quick
extinguished and the suffering
Wer was hurried to the ofllce of Dr.
(Id, who decided that he had bet
hurried to Jamestown for treat
lt.
iLWAUKEE PUSHING WORK.
tstruction Work on Three Lines
Out of Mobridge Going On.
Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. 8.—J. Q.
Adams, townsite agent for the C. M.
& St. P. Railroad company, says work
will be pushed upon all three exten
sions of the road from- Mobridge west,
southwest and southeast. He says ta*
grading will be completed by N
1 and that trains will be running on
the Northwestern branch, at least by
Dee. 1. The line to the northwest
will run to the north fork of the Can
nonball river, where a crossing will
be made about a mile south of Mott,
N. D., and the line will be continued
as far at least as New England, N
to
D., and then westward to the Mon
tana line north of Belle Fourche, S.
DR. M'LACHLAN RESIGNED.
Dr. Thomas McLachlan has resign
ed his position as physician at the In
dian school and also as a member of
the county board of health. His rap
idly growing practice requires all of
his time and he does not care to hold
any position that will interfere with
bis professional engagements.
money
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BISMARQfERS TO SEE
FAST BOXING NATCH
CURLEY ULRICH HAS REJPUTED
FAST MAN SUNDER HIS
CHARGE.^
Bout Will Be pulled Off This Evening
at the Bijou Both Men Fast antfr
Interesting Go is Expected.
Local boxing enthusiasts have tak
en considerable interest In the •pres
ence in the city for the past day or
two of George Gnnther of Melbourne,
Australia, who claims to 'blithe cham
pion 148 poutfd puglist' of tte' world.,
and "Curley" trlrlftek^wSo, has bee#
in some 200 ring argalients, and has
a good'-record. The tj^'fightew are
on their way to the .Pacific ^Soast
and Gunther is matched" for a fight
aj^Denver in the near future. He "has
jOTt come from Philadelphia, whelrs
he defeated Tony ROBB, a 200 po^fia
man, and. he has also been in several
bouts with Sam Longford' the fas
colored figh0r,g^ing^ at draw in
encounters. %t&>,* ..d
Gunther is an Australian, 28 years
of age and is willing to enter., the
ring with anybody of his ctas*,^ and,
has taken on a number of heavy
weight fighters. He hasfcjjjArred«©n
several occasions with Jael&^ohiison
and says he is a fast man,',
isn't quite certain of the outi
the Johnson-Jeffries fight if tb
together.
Gunther and Ulrich are giving
exhibitions of scientific boxing,
their way to the coast, and will
an exhibition at the Bijou toni
Both men are fast and clever,
though Gunther Is the heavier ..
and is more than a match for hfc
sparring partner. The exhibition^
should be worth seeing for those who
like clever boxing and ring work.
ELECTION TODAY.
Fate of Bonds for Constructing Cross
ings to be Decided.
shall bond for $8,000 to put in the
much needed street crossings in thru
out the city. The polling places are
as follows:
First Ward—High School building
Second ward, store room in Grand
Pacific hotel facing Fourth street
Third ward, residence of M. A. Ed
berg, 801 Seventh street Fourth
ward, Robldou building, southwest
corner Sixth and Front street Fifth
ward, City hall, over French and
Welch's store Sixth ward. E. H.
Jones' paint shop, east side of Seventh
street, north of Broadway.
The polls open at 8 o'clock a. m.
and close at 5 o'clock p. m.
AMERICAN BANKERS GET
A SLICE OF THE I
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C, Aug. 9.—Details
whereby American bankers are to
have one-fourth share in the Harkow
Chaun, Chinese railroad loan, are
practically adjusted and a complete
arrangement is believed to be In
sight.
The principal of American partici
pation having been recognized and
agreed to, the discussion of details
now centers around that of men and
materials, for these are important
elements upon which considerable
Chicago, August 9.—After locking
their two shlldren in a bedroom and
fatsenlng all the doors of their flat,
so that the neighbors could not en
ter, in a hurry, Antonia Spizzirri and
his wife Anna, went into the darken
ened parlor today and tried to kill
each other. The woman was shot
twice and Stabbed twice with a sti
letto and died before the police got
there. The husband was shot twice
also and probably win
ENACTSHOCKING TRAGEDY
FLAT MONDAY
The revolver was found near the
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Ogden^raffc NfeT. Aug. 9^-Drtven
lexities of itnmi
Mrs. Anan Kul
charge of a
1m**B#?'W?1iie 'coi
gration
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jaj left here
governme^^J&BpecJoT for New York
whence sfcc^wHUfie deported to Amp
Two months ago the woman
her flftee^-yea'r-old daughter were
pa»«^ii^Jew:_^etlt-att4 permitted to.
buy tickets toj^dysrojlth, B. C., whe
they werej^Js|f**tt»^ husband and
fatherA'hlntFalt Pr^co|t, Ont., they
Jqypel back b^~€anadian offl
n,|he grpufldrthaV-they had not
-tnnds^Un^b1feto make her
arltood th^ woman, lost het
ini*tt^ has sincetfeen! confined
CLOSED BIG MEETING
Pittsburg, A% ,«sirAn orchestra,
concert on. the yJajfan- of the hotel
Schenly tonight* marked .the close 6e.
a. busy day for tlp-'a^elegates attend
Irtg the cjonvetttw^i.'. of American
Federation -pt SI&t&Qllc Socifette?.
which convened. ]|em^esterday. Tiie
concert was ^eonl^eyentschedulod
tonight. The^busl»pg$ fessions' were
heid today
¥te,
^e^CATrnegle Mric.
HiaJ the first to perfect ^he organi
atioii of the ftft»re^^ieetjngs of tihe
coi^|ention, and tn^xsecbhd'to hear
vr4pSrts and..addresses of officers.
fliW CHARACTER^ INTRODUCED.
Welcome Change Mad»/-at the Gem
Theatre.
A special election will be held to-" ingihe^me faces on the pictures at
day to determine*"wlttthe^ssfeffltityithe Gem have a surpriseto store Jor
People who have been usea"to not^e-'
them this week as 'here, has Seen a
new line of films introduced, made toy
a different company, and thus in
troducing a number of new faces as
all the pictures are reproductions
from real scenes acted out before the
camera. There were many words of
praise for the new films the first of
the week.
PREACHED TWICE.
Rev. Thomas Wilson of Roslyn,
Washington, preached in the Presby
terian church twice on Sunday. He
is an able and eloquent divine and
those who did not hear him missed
an intellictual treat.
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stress is laid by the governments inv
terested. America would like to have
one of her citizens as chief engineer
of one of the lines of railway to he
construeted and so would, no doubt,
the European nations be glad to name
a man for such an important posi
tion.
The indication now is that the total
loan to be placed by China will ag
gregate $30,000,000, an increase of
$2,500,000 over that originally con
templated and will be shared equally
by Germany, Great Britain and the
United States.
sofa where the woman lay dead and
another revolver was found beside
the husbands body. The scene gave
mute testimony of a terrible duel.
Spissirri turned. =on his side when tihe
police finally broke into the room
with a sledge hammer and tore a let
ter which was on the floor by Ms
side into bits before he could be
stopped. This letter was in Italian
and will be translated to solve the
mystery. It is thought that Spixzlr
ri was jealous of his wife.
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