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ORDER AT AMARILLO.
RIVERS AT FLOOD HEIGHT.
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IS LISTLESS
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name implies.
It’s a pure liquid food.
ANTI JAP FIGHT
WILL BE BITTER
Committee Named to Report on
Nature of Program For Feb-
ruary 20 And 21.
Accuses State Offica! of Being
Too Active Before Committees
of Senate.
Plan Providing for Action
Petition of 20,000 May
Not Pass.
Men Report in Court at Nash-
ville as Prospective Jurors in
Case.
One Person Killed And Score
Injured in Disaster at Cold-
water Miss.
Apricot Cordial,
per bottle ..
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Unsettled,
Tuesday.
ina-n x iiuiiipsoii, me veteran actor, 1
with pneumonia at, his home Jiere,
Thompson is 76 years of age..
Special to The Tribune.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 8.—Now that
A Home Beer for Home
People
“HIGH GRADE” beer is all that its
Paul Jone^ Four-Star Whiskey,
per .bottle................
Banana Cordial, ■
per bottle ...’.
say
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—Continued From Yesterday—
A PUT-UP JOB
AND
HIS SCRAP BOOK
Two Thoroughly Good Comedies.
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NO BETTER GOODS THAN OURS—ONLY DIFFER-
GALVESTON TRIBUNE.
FRIDAY NIGHT,
ROGERS BROS.
—IN—
“PANAMA”
Seats on Sale Tomorrow.
Coming—‘‘BUSTER BROWN.”
Law Makers Recovering
From Houston Trip.
Chinese Prepare Memorial to
President Roosevelt Protest-
ing Against Discrimination.
Lincoln’s Centenary Will B e
Made Notable in City Where
He Was Nominated.
DAY
3 P. M.
, 15c
Night, 10c, 15c, 25c and 35c.
Denman Thompson Suffers Severe At-
tack of Pneumonia.
By Associated Press.
West Swansey, N. H.. Feb. 8.—Den-
man Thompson,'the veteran actor, is ill
with pneumonia at, his home Jiere. Mr.
VETERAN ACTOR ILL.
TEXAS,
GRAND OPERA HOUSE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURS-
DAY, MATINEE AND NIGHT.
The Man of the Hour
PRICES—Matinee, 50c to $1.00. Night;
25e to $1.50. Seats on Sale.
DUFFY MALT WHISKEY,
Per Bottle
force the local option law at that place
has almost entirely vanished, accord-
ing to Captain Tom Ross, commander
of company B, state ranger force, who
was at the adjutant general’s depart-
ment en route to Beeville as a witness
of the Mirales muder case which comes
up there shortly for trial. Captain Ross
and his company have only recently
been transferred from Alice to Ama-
rillo, and during their brief stay at the
last named place they 'have succeeded
in restoring order, and also in the en-
forcement of the local option law.
Previous to this time the local officers
have almost been powerless to enforce
this law, local option having only been
a recent thing for Amarillo.
ALL THIS WEEK.
LORRAINE & HOWELL
Grotesque Comedian, Singing and
Dancing Soubrette and Their
Novelty Racing Dogs.
HOLMES & HQLMES
Musical Merry Makers—Expert
Novelty Musicians.
THE DUNBAR DUO
Presenting an Eccentric Novelty
Singing and Dancing Act.
Two Thousand Feet Latest Life
Motion Pictures.
Many Bridges in Southern California
Are Washed Out.
By Associated Press.
Los Anegeles, Cali., Feb. 8.—Heavy
rains in this section the past few days
CAMERAPHONE
TODAY.
JULIAN ROSE
Noted Hebrew Impersonator,
“Lovensky at the Wedding.”
Maybe It’s a Bear
Song Hit From “School Days.”
SULLIVAN
Song Hit From Geo. M.
“American Idea.”
ADMISSION 5c.
Coming Wednesday and Thursday.
The Ganz-Nelson Fight
4000 feet long. The regular copy-
right pictures taken at the ring
side.
A Magnificent Spectacular , War
Picture.
The Crystal
TODAY AND TOMORROW.
Messina After the Earthquake
An actual photograph of the city
of Messina as it appeared after
the earthquake. Equal to a visit.
You can see everything the same
as if you were on the grounds.
Springfield Woman Tells of Attempt on
Life in Baltimore.
By Associated Press.
Springfield, Ohio, Feb. 8.—That an
attempt was made upon President Lin-
coln’s life in Baltimore as he was on
his way to Washington to take the
oath of office is told by Mrs. Cogge-
shall, the widow of a Springfield man,
who saved the president from death.
All these years the story has remained
a secret with Mrs. Goggeshall, to whom
it was told by her husband in secrecy.
Lincoln told no one of it, neither in his
family nor his cabinet. It comes to
light now merely because Mrs. Cogge-
shall believes the telling can do no
harm, and it may be an interesting ad-
dition to the Lincoln literature “of the
month.” Her story is that a bomb was
hurled into the coach occupied by Lin-<
coin as it was standing in the station
in Baltimore and that her husband first
shoved Lincoln through the door, of the
car and hurled the bomb through a
window of the coach/ away from the
crowd,.
of Chicago, President
Sparks of Pennsylvania
and John A. McDonald,
Toronto Globe.
By Associated Press.
San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 8.—The re-
opening of the fight over the passage
of the anti-Japanese Mils in the lower
house of the California legislature w.ill
begin today and it is expected that the I
struggle will be even more intense than
it was last week when it was termi-
nated by the dramatic appeal of Speak-
er Walter Stanton for delay. The lat-
est complication in the controversy is
the preparation of a memorial, accord-
ing to a morning paper of t,-is city, by
local Chinese of this state, claiming
that President Roosevelt is discriminat-
ing against their countrymen in favor
of the Japanese. The memorial, drawn
by representatives of six companies,
will be telegraphed to the president to-
day.
MONDAY,
By Associated Press.
Nashville. Tenn., Feb. 8.—Over 400 of
the fifth venire of 500 men have been
Served and reported here today for the
trial of Col. Duncan Cooper, Robin
Cooper and John Sharpe, charged with
the murder of former United States
Senator Carmack.
Most of the men drawn on this venire
live in remote parts of the country,
where newspapers are seldom read be-
cause of illiteracy. The few from
Nashville and vinicity, it is conceded,
can not qualify as jurors because hav-
ing read the testimony at the amplica-
tion for ba’
in Enforcing Local
Lavs Are Over.
Special to The Tribune.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 8.—The extreme
difficulty which the authorities at Am-
arillo have had in their efforts to en-
“HIGH GRADE” beer, Bohemian
hops, the best malt, pure water,
scientifically brewed and properly
aged. It’s a pure liquid food.
The cause and cir-
cumstances of his death are yet
known.
FEOFLE’S-MAJESTIC
Postoffice St., Between 21st and 22<L
TONIGHT AT 8.15 AND ALL WEEK.
NEW BILL.
The Home of Vaudeville.
6—BIG ACTS—6
HARRY RICHARDS AND COMPANY
GEORGE AUSTIN MOORE.
GARDINER AND REESE.
GEORGE (Pork Chops) EVERS.
THE GREAT JARROW.
MERRITT SISTERS.
MATINEE , EVERY
MONDAY AT
MATINEE—Prices,
By Associated Press
Memphis, Tenn.. Feb. 8.—Running af
a high rate of speed, the Chicago flyer
of the Illinois Central railroad plunged
into an open switch at Coldwater, Miss.,
early today . One person was killed
and a score injured several of them
probably fatally.
The dead:
MARTIN STANTON. Memphis.
Others may be dead in the wreckage
but their bodies have not been found.
At the scene of the wreck it is reported
that there are three or four still under
the debris.
Among the seriously injured are:
George Barnett, engineer, Memphis,
badly scalded and bruised; J. A. Mc-
Donald, postal, clerk, Raines Station.
Three or four other postal clerks are
reported injured. Relief trains were
sent from Memphis and Water Valley
at the first news of the wreck.
The accident happened immediately
in front of the Coldwater post office.
Every car turned over except the last
Pullman. J. G. Neudorfer, superintend-
ent of the Mississippi division of the
Illinois Central, was knocked uncon-
scious and was badly cut about the
face and head.
ARE NOT AFRAID.
The members who voted against sub-
mission do not fear political annihila-
tion, but sincely believe that they have
done what was right in the premises.
Besides, they declare that they were
not elected by the state at large or by
the Democratic party at large, but by
the people of their representative dis-
tricts, and they voted accordingly, con-
sequently there can be no complaint
from the “folks at home” for their ac-
tion.
The leaders in the prohibition move-
ment are still here, that is most of
them, and they will likely await the
forn^al action of the senate on the sub-
mission resolution before they disclose
the next definite move on the propo-
tion.
Special to The Tribune.
Chicago, Ill., Feb. 8.—Chicago, the
scene of Lincoln’s first nomination for
the presidency, the metropolis of his
home state and intimately connected
with many events of his public career,
entered today upon a week’s celebra-
tion of the centennial anniversary of
his birth. In compliance with a re-
quest from Mayor Busse many business
houses, as well as all schools and pub-
lic building, are decorated with the
national colors. Flags and portraits
of the martyr president also are to
be seen on private Residences through-
out the city.
Various clubs, social settlements and
churches have arranged for exercises
during the first two days of the week.
Wednesday and Thursday there will be
Lincoln memorial meetings in all the
schools.
The celebration will reach a climax
Friday with four great mass meetings
held simultaneously. The prominent
speakers at these meetings will include
President Woodrow Wilson of Prince-
ton University, Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch
Edwin Earl
State College
editor of the
state against Col. William F.
(Buffalo Bill), which is soon to
filed in the Court of Civil Appeals
appeal* from the District Court
Travis county. The state lost its
tention in the trial court, that tribunal
having held that the Buffalo Bill show
is not a circus, but merely an exhibi-
tion, find as such was not liable to a
circus tax, which is a vast difference
from the tax imposed on exhibitions.
Cities of State Are
Quick Action.
Special to The Tribune.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 8.—Quite a number
of the larger counties in the state in
which there are large cities are clam-
oring at the legislature for additional
county court facilities. The last legis-
lature created an additional county
court for Dallas, and now Terrant ^.nd
Bexar counties are after additional
county courts. This is due to the vast
increase in litigation which does not
come within the jurisdiction of the jus-
tice courts or the district courts. Rob-
ert P. Coon, a well known lawyer of
San Antonio, is here in the interest of
a bill now pending which was intro-
duced by Representative Terrell (Bex-
ar) providing for an additional county
court. The bill now pending and which
has already received a favorable re-
port promises that the proposed new
court shall be confined exclusively to
civil business and the first judge there-
of shall be appointed by the county
^commissioners. Mr. Coon said these
two provisions does not meet with the
approval of a large number of the Bex-
ar county bar, and an effort is to be
made to amend the billwhe n it comes
un for consideration. Mr. Coon and
others W’ant . the new court to have
criminal as well as civil juridiction,
and also that the new judge shall be
appointed by the governor instead of
the commissioners’ court. Mr. Coon
said there are now pending 4660 civil
and 748 criminal cases on the docket
of the county court of Bexas county.
the
submission proposition may be said to
have been practically disposed of by
the legislature, it is said ths prohibi-
tionists are going to turn their atten-
tion to a resolution introduced the
other day in the house providing for
an amendment to the constitution to
the effect that upon a petition signed
by 20,000 citizens of Texas submitted
to the legislature, that body shall by
a majority vote submit any constitu-
tional amendment demanded by peti-
tioners to a vote of the people. Should
they be able to get such a resolution
through, and in the event it prevailed,
then it is claimed that the pros could
require the legislature to submit not
only a submission resolution for any
kind of an amendment to the constitu-
tion. Several members were sounded
on this resolution, and from what they
there is very little hope that such
resolution will go through at the
present session of the legislature.
“This prohibition question,” said
prominent member of the legislature,
“should never have been injected into
the Democratic party, and I hope that
it will never be. again, for if it is, it
will surely disrupt the-party. It is a
question for all the people of the state,
regardless of party affiliations, to pass
upon, and not for the dominant polit-
ical party of the state.”.
There are a large number of mem-
bers of tire legislature who share the
same views, and it may be said that
the defeat of the submission amend-
ment was a fitting rebuke to the party
for having injected it into the plat-
form. ft was demonstrated by the
vote on the resolution that tne mem-
bers of the legislature thought more of
their instructions from home and the
wishes of their constituents than they
did of the ultimatum, of the Democratic
party.
with which to line him up against sub-
mission.
It was Mr. Johnson’s own publica-
tions that called forth the interview
pointing out the danger of his pro-
posed bills. It,.was he who brought in
his political record on the floor of the
house and cited it as a stepping stone
to a position from which he could assail
the Galveston city commission. The
Galveston papers have not introduced
any new matter into the discussion of
the questions of which Mr. Johnson
now complains. He has pitched the
key and the papers have but taken up
the refrain which does not now seem to
please in its scope and fullness.
In his speech in opposition to the bill
of Mr. Moller, introduced at the request
of Galveston union labor, which Mr.
Johnson succeeded in killing, he spoke
of the man in whose interest he. plead-
ed and said that he had never voted
for Mr, Crowley but once. It is but
reasonable to presume that was last
fall whe he ran for his present term
as county attorney. If that be the case
the Tribune did not go back quite far
enough with Mr. Johnson’s opposition
to the Democratic ticket, it should
have included his voting against Mr.
Crowley and for the Republican candi-
clate when the former was elected to
congress in 1894.
Mr. Johnson has no reason whatever
to complain of his treatment by the
Galveston press. He has been treated
liberally and fairly. During his cam-
paign for the nomination not one word
of opposition was printed against him.
He got in by 227 majority, or a little
less than 7 per cent of the total
3318 votes cast for that office,
silence of the press he probably owed
his election, but of that they they are
not now boasting. It is purile of him
to try to make out that the papers are
fighting him. The Tribune has no fight
whatever with Mr. Johnson. It is his
measures that are, every one of them
that have thus far come to light, det-
rimental to the interests of this city
and its people.
Let Mr. Johnson alter his measures
and aid in the work of upbuilding his
home city and he will find that it will
not be necessary for him to call out to
the press to let him alone. xle can
count upon being given the fairest
of treatment by the papers. That the
Tribune knows and can vouch for. If
errs on either
side in handling public questions it is
on the side of extreme conservatism,
and no public officer of this county
who does his full duty to the commun-
ity has ever had any real reason to
complain of the treatment accoided
him by the local press. This Mr. John-
son well knows, and many times before
he became an officeholder himself has
so stated, in public and private.
—-
At the meeting of those in the handl-
ing and shipping of cotton, with the
Galveston legislators, Saturday morn-
ing, in the Cotton Exchange directors’
room, Hon. Marsene Johnson criticised
the Galveston press, particularly the
Tribune and its editor. To accom-
plish this, Mr. Johnson arose under a
plea of “personal privilege” in a meet-
ing that is reported to have been har-
monious up to that time and brought
up a matter that had not previously
been referred to fin any manner. The
press or its attitude toward Mr. John-
son, or any else, not being under con-
sideration and no one representing the
Galveson papers being present, except-
ing the reporters covering the meeting.
In his talk, Mr. Johnson referred
especially to the Tribune having print-
ed his political record the evening be-
fore and said, among other things, that
this matter was being raked up and
he opposed by the Tribune because its
editor could not influence and control
him. Mr. Johnson also appealed to
those present to use their influence to
have the newspapers let him alone, to
the end that harmony might prevail.
Nothing could be more absurd than
Mr. Johnson’s statement that the editor,
or any one else connected with this
paper, desires to control him; supposed-
ly in his capacity as a legislator and
most assuredly in no other capacity. No
one connected with the editorial de-
partment of the Tribune, from the mes-
senger boy to the manager has any
idea, intention or desire of controling
of influencing Mr. Johnson, as he sug-
gests. “They wouldn’t if they could
and they couldn’t if they would.”
The absurdity of this contention of
Mr. Johnson’s suggests a desire on his
part to make the opposition to his
proposed city charter amendments a
personal rather than a public question,
but the real issue can not be so ob-
The Tribune and no member
of its force has no fight to make on
Mr. Johnson. The matters at issue are
the bills favored and to be introduced
by Representative Johnson which are
considered, by all serious thinkers in
this community, as of the most harm-
ful nature to Galveston and the com-
mission form of government in general.
These are the issues and the only
ones now up, but in handling them and
other similar matters on the floor of
the house, where the citizens of this
community can not be present and; the press of Galveston
make reply, Mr. Johnson is bringing in
many other matters. It was he “who
said that he was asleep when the first
test vote came on submission and it
was because of his own actions and
statements that rush calls were sent
here from Austin by those on guard-to
send petitions, letters and telegrams
Measure Providing State Baggiug Fac-
tory Discussed in Senate.
Special to The Tribune. •
Austin, Tex., Feb. 8.—The se.nate to-
day, by striking out the enacting
clause, killed the senate bill making it
the duty of the secretary of state to
furnish public libraries in the state
that request the same, copies of all
public documents free. The senate bill
to require common carriers operating in
the state to equip their locomotives
with automatic ash pans was en-
grossed.
The senate is now considering senate
bill providing for the establishment of
a cotton bagging factory in connection
with the state penitentiary, and ap-
propriating $150,000 therefore.' Senator
Senter offered an amendment giving
discretionary power to the judges of
juvenile courts to send incorribles
either to the cotton bagging factory or
to the sta+e training school. The
amendment is now being discussed.
BILLS IN SENATE.
Among the bills introduced
senate today were: By Hudspeth, pro-
hibiting the cutting of wood, trees, etc.,
from enclosed land of another, making
the penalty $10 to $500; by Hudspeth,
to provide that fraternal beneficiary^so-
cieties whose liabilities already accrued
exceed their assets shall be deemed in-
solvent; by Hudspeth, placing Menard
county in the fifty-third district and
taking the county out of the thirty-
eighth judicial district; by Bryan, joint
resolution amending the constitution,
authorizing cities and towns to incor-
porate by special act where the popu-
lation exceeds 5000.
Special to The Tribune. 7
Austin, Tex., Feb. 8.—The proceed-
ings of the legislature were somewhat
listless this morning, the lawmakers
not having yet recovered from their
trip to Houston, all of whom expressed
themselves as having had an excellent
time.
The anti race track bill is not likely
to come up for consideration in either
branch of the legislature for several
days. Senator Senter said that the re-
port of the committee on the bill
would not be taken up until the sub-
stitute offered is printed, and this has
not yet been done. In the house Rep-
resentative Lively of Dallas said that
the committee’s report is not likely to
be acted on this week.
The house this morning passed
finally the Davis bill requiring rail-
roads to be equipped with safety ap-
pliances. This is one of the labor
measures.
A resolution was adopted inviting
Alphonso Steele of Mexia. sole sur-
vivor of the actual participants in the
battle of San Jacinto, to address the
house at his convenience, the state to
pay the expense*of the trip.
A resolution Was adopted in the
house providing for the appointment
of six additional stenographers.
GALVESTON PROGRAM.
A- committee was appointed in the
house this morning composed of Hill,
Davis, Bowles, Buchanan and Von
Rosenberg to confer with the citizens
of Galveston having in charge the ar,
range.ments for the entertainment of
the legislature Feb. 20 and 21. and to
report to the house on Feb. 12 the
character of the program arranged for
the occasion. ;
A committee was named to draft
suitable resolutions thanking the citi-
zens of Houston for the entertain-
ment given there.
The house committee on liquor and
liquor traffic met this morning and
set for hearing at 9 a. m. Thursday
next the bill by Fitzhug.h and Robert-
son of Travis amending the Baskin-
McGregor liquor law and providing
that a permit for a liquor license shall
be obtained from the comptroller.
Representative Johnson of Galveston
introduced a bill in the house amend-
ing the law relating to channel and
dock corporations and permitting the
docking of ships and boats of all
classes along the right of way when
the said right of way is used by the
corporations as piers, the said corpora-
tions to use the right of Way not only
for piers but for all purposes germane
and useful to commerce, and especially
can cut into said right of way to make
docks when it desires.
Capital Briefs.
The Texas Division of the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy js quite san-
guine of securing the passage of the
joint resolution now pending in the
legislature to provide for an amend-
ment to the constitution for the main-
tenance of the Confederate Women’s
Home eat Austin. This amendment was
offered at the last general election, but
failed through an apparent misunder-
standing by the people of its provi-
sions Considerable progress has al-
ready been made with the resolution
at the present session of the legisla-
ture.
L. D. Hill, watchman for the capitol
dome, has submitted his report for
January of the number of visitors to
the dome. The report shows the total
number of visitors for January to have
been 2,557. Of those out of the state,
2 were from Canada, 18 from Oklaho-
ma, 14 irom Kansas, 14 from Illinois
and the same number from Missouri.
7 each from Ohio and Arkansas, 6 each
from Kentucky and Alabama, 5 from
New York, 4 from Indiana, 3 each from
Massachusetts and Tennessee, 2 each
from Colorado, North Dakota, Virginia
and South Dakota, also the same num-
ber from North Carolina, Louisiana,
Florida, District of Columbia, Michi-
gan, Mississippi, California and Mary-
land, and 1 each from Alaska and Min-
nesota.
The Gulf National Bank of Beau-
mont has been designated by the state
department of insurance and banking
to be a reserve agent for the Silsbee
State bank of Silsbee.
The attorney general’s department,
through Assistant Attorney General
Crwaford and County Attorney Brady
are preparing a brief in the case of the
Cody
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Special to The Tribune.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 8.—Quite a sensa-
tion was sprung in the senate this
afternoon just before the hour for ad-
journment when Senator Thomas of
Hopkins county arose on a question of
personal privilege and charged that he
had been improperly approached
outside interests and also declared
that other senators have said that
never before in the history of the
state has there been such an open and
flagrant lobby maintained at Austin
during a session of the legislature.
“I have seen the brazen effrontery
of lobbyists who have appeared before
our committees,” said Senator Thomas,
“and even suggest to members of the
senate how they should vote on pend-
ing measures.”
He called attention to the various
provisions of the anti-lobby law; that
the committee rooms had been thrown
open to everybody whether interested
in a bill or not.
He wanted to appeal to the president
and members of the senate to rigidly
enforce the anti-lobby law. He charged
that he had been approached and his
vote solicited for bills pending before
the legislature in violation of the anti-
lobby law; that the anti-lobby law has
been violated in the senate and the
committee rooms over 1000 times.
ONE STATE OFFICIAL.
He charged that he had seen a cer-
tain state official, who' should be at-
tending to his duties, on the floor of
the senate and in committee rooms
using his influence to defeat a certain
bill. He asserted he had been told
that if he brought this question be-
fore the senate he “would be shot full
af holes.”
• He believed that some bills have al-
ready been defeated by outside influ-
ences. President Davidson wanted to
know if Senator Thomas referred to
the chair as granting privileges on the
floor of the senate to outsiders or to
state officials. Senator Thomas re-
plied no.
Senator Meachum took the floor and
said he was surprised at the dis-
closures made by Senator Thomas and
in an impassioned speech 'moved that
there be a roll call and let each sen-
ator answer whether he had been im-
properly approached; that it was
Thomas’ duty ta go before the grand
jury here and under oath tell of the
violations of the law. Hume said that
there is on need for a lobby law to
maintain the senate’s self-respect, that
he was able to take care of himself if
approached by any one. He said he
had not even been approached by the
oreachers.
Trial Begins in St. Louis Court Before
Large Crowd.
By Associated Press.
St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 8.—The divorce
suits which Lillian Handlan Lemp and
her husband, William J. Lemp, Jr.,
filed against each other, came to trial
in the St..Louis circuit court today be-
fore Judge Hitchcock. Two hours be-
fore the proceedings began an audi-
ence of fashionably attired men and
women arrived. Suit for divorce, for
alimony and for the custody of Wil-
liam A. Lemp III was filed by Mrs.
Lemp, but immediately thereafter Mr.
Lemp filed a cross bill, also asking for
divorce and the custody of the child.
Body Found in Railway Tunnel at St.
Germain.
By Associated Press.
Paris, Feb. 8.—M. Catulle Abraham
Mendes, the noted French poet,
found dead in the railway tunnel at
St. Germain today.
have brought the rivers and small
streams to flood height. Four bridges,
numberless fences, outhouses and build-
ings, a dozen bulkheads and heavy but-
tresses have been carried away by the
high water. A big steel and concrete
bridge on the main line of the Santa
Fe road near Pasadena is among those
swept away. The Santa Fe bridge in
this city has sagged in the center 18
inches, making it dangerous for the
passage of trains.^
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