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THE MORNING OREOIA THUftSDAlf, SEPTEMBER 17, 1903, FIGHT ON LAWS Irrigation Congress Has Lively Session. LAND MEASURES ARE UP Repeal of Desert, Timber and Stone Acts Urged. OPPOSITION IS VERY STBQNS aiax-rrell Forces Realise "Victory Can Only Come With a Great. Effort Oregon , Delegation Booming the 1005 Fair. OGDEN, Utah, Sept 16. (Special.) The Oregon delegation, to the National Irriga tion Congress today elected ex-Representative Malcom A. Moody national committee man from Oregon. Judge W. P. Ellis was appointed to present to the Congress a resolution indorsing the Lewis and Clark Fair. All the members of the Oregon del egation are wearing Lewis and Clark 1905 buttons and distributing literature. They are the only buttons on the ground, and are very conspicuous. A committee composed of "White, Young,, Trayuor, Church, Brownell and Mallett was appointed to confer with the Govern ment engineers to learn what Oregon can ao to assist them. There are now 64 men from Oregon at tending the Congress. An Interesting talk was made to the Congress today by Mayor P. G. Halley, of Pendleton. Many cities are now trying for the next Congress. Among them are Portland, Boise, St. Louis, Denver, Spokane, El Paso and St Joseph. El Paso is being adver- tised by a brass band and large straw hats. It is anybody's fight at this time. Oregon's fruit exhibit is not as large as $6me, hut very choice, and we feel sure of some prizes. Mr. Dosch pleases everybody. A. KING WILSON. IiXD LAWS CAUSE HOT FIGHT.- Repeal of Desert, Timber and. Stone and Other Acts Is Urged. OGDEN; Utah. Sept 16. It developed to day that tho fight over the proposition to commit the National Irrigation Congress in favor of a repeal of several of the ex isting land laws, including the desert land act the timber and stone act. and the commutation clause of the homestead act will ce a very close one. Champions for and against such action were ieard at to day's session of the Congress. George H. Maxwell, of the executive committee of the National Irrigation Association, and Senator Paris Gibson, of Montana, favored such action, while Congressman Mondell, in a long speech, took strong grounds in opposition. Both the repeal resolutions Introduced by Mr. Maxwell, which were on the lines of President Roosevelt's telegram yesterday, and the speeches of Senator Gibson and Congressman Mondell, were much ap plauded, and it was evident from the feel ing displayed that if the Congress does recommend the repeal of these laws and it Is the general belief that the commit tee on resolutions will report in favor of Buch resolutions It will only ,be after a very hard fight Interest ln the possible action of the Congress on this point In fact, overshadows everything else that has come before it Day of Hard Worlc for Delegates. This was a day of hard work for the delegates. Besides" listening to half a dozen Interesting speeches, numerous res olutions were Introduced and referred to the resolutions committee, of which Sen ator Smoot of Utah, has been elected chairman. Action on the long-considered consolida tion with the Trans-Mlsslsslppl Congress was also taken. The committee appointed last year to Investigate the desirability of such affiliation reported through its chair man, ex-Senator Carey, of Wyoming, against such action, on the ground that tho time had now come for action and tha Irrigation Congress would best preserve its Individuality in the work it set out to do so many years ago. The report was adopted unanimously. The morning session of the Congress wag devotSd to colonization, and the opinions of railroad men and sociologists on the best methods of settling the arid regions with a desirable class of farmers and small stockmen were listened to with much interest Speech of Booth-Tnclcer Is Feature. The feature of the morning session was the speech of Commander Booth-Tucker, of the Salvation Army, who gave a very complete description of the methods pur sued in the Salvation Army colonies of California and Colorado in settling them wth people from the teeming tenement districts of the East Commander Tucker made a plea for Government aid for the great colonization projects of the Salva tlon Army, to be under the control of the Secretary of Agriculture. E. M. Rannlck, of Portland, Or., was scheduled to speak on "The Relation of Irrigation to the Internal Trade And Com. znerce of the Country," but he was not present and his address was presented by Tt G. Halley, of Pendleton. C. E. Wantland, of the Union Pacific Railway, Denver, delivered an address on "Colonization." He held the national irrigation law will fall unless Improved methods of colonizing are adopted, and urged greater .co-operation between states land commissioner and railroads. Apostle John SmIth spoko on the "Colon ization of the West" and during his talk he devoted some time to a defense of the character of Brigham Young. Major Car- eon, Washington correspondent of the New York Times, also spoke briefly. Governor George C. Pardee, of Califor nia, then delivered an address on "The Re latlon of Colonization to" Irrigation." TMa nftornnnn "Tht TTMHirof Inn n-f TnVv. 11-jG razing Lands" was discussed by W. M. Wooldridge, of Hunsdale, Mont All of the speakers urged more complete co-operation between states, land owners an& rallroadsin the general scheme of colonization, without which, they held, the! scheme of-irrigation would bep nn value, iate KiratJIIjFeellng. The .first M-feellng shown during the sessions developed over an attempt to change the constitution " .so as to allow each accredited delegate on the floor a vote on pending questions. , Some of the states are heavily over-represented, . and as the constitution of the Congress provides that no state shall "have more than 20 votes, this meant a great deal to Montana, Idaho, Nevada, California, Utah and other states with large delegations. The row was started by the Southwestern dele gates, who are pulling, almost as a unit for El Paso as the place of meeting in 1904, and after a rather sharp debate, a motion to table tho proposed .amendment was carried almost unanimously. This was considered a blow to the chances of Boise, Idaho, for next year. From ex pressions of delegates today, there Is a possibility ua't St Louis may "be selected, sentiment in favor of that city, apparent ly! spreading rapidly. ' A Flood of ReiioIntionR. A regular flood of resolutions came in today. They included statehood for New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma, for the protection of watersheds supplying munici palities with water; to permit the entry and location of coal lands on forest re- First National U- S. National. Merchants National. Totals. Resources Sept 9, 1903. Sept 15; 1902. Sept.9. 1903. Sept 15, 1902. Sept. 9, 1903. Sept. 15, 1902. Sept. 9, 1901 Sept 15, 1902. Moti.1 53,246.827.34 $2,274,036.41 $1,314,012.64 ?- 877,642.36 51.744,850.30 $1,222,503.90 ? 6.305.CSO.23 S 4,363.182.67 nthBr w .tlr; 1,300.000.00 1.309.500.00 300.000.00 SO.2O6.25 2SO.OOO.OO- 26S.000.00 1.S50.0C0.00 1.657,705.25 tm! fMif.f 2,339.516.75 2,660,261.02 i 212.869.65 364,196.90 53S.15S.52 264.585.44 3,090:514.92 3,295.013.36 nl ti. nire fltlres 121.100.00 109.622.96 150.000.32 169.802.34 72,229.15 62.631.30 343,329.47 342,056.00 uasn on Band and due from banks. 3,238,751,79 2.294,878.00 1,287,234.22 929,807.09. 793,533.76 1,0S6,977.90 5,319.519.77 4,311,663.59 Liabilities- 510,246,195.88 8,654.298.99 53.264.116.83 ' $2,312,654.94 53.39S,771.73 52,904,698.54 $16,909,094.44 513,971,C52.47 Capital stock $ 500.000.00 500.000.00 300.000.00 350.000.00 250,000.00 250,000.00 1.050.000.00 i.lOO.OOO.CO Surplus .uid undivided profits....... 921.97L17 777.044.16 79.896.67 10L153.34 114,489.45 90.813.99 1,116.347.29 969.011.49 Circulation 479.200.00 oOO.OOO.OO 277.600.00 4 75,000.00 . 230,000.00 . 50,000.00 1.0C6.S0O.O0 625,000.00 ?Slt VJ S.343,024.71 6,877,254.83 - 2.603,-407.16 '1,886.501.60 2,783864.28 ' 2,513,702.55 13,735.296.15 11,277,458.98 Dividends unpaid ; 213.00 418.00 182.00 . 631.00 182.00 Total , 510.246.195li 8,654,298.99 $3,264,U6- $2,312,054.94 3,39S;771.73 $2,904.69S.54 $16,909,094.44 $13,971,652T4Tv Includes Alnsworth National serves, and petitioning Congress to repeal the lieu land provision of the forest reser j vation law, and that private land in forest l reservations should be purchased or ac quired by condemnation. Belated delegates still continue to ar rive, mostly from the Northwestern states, and the number of delegates, pres ent has now exceeded all previous expec tations. A delegation of nearly 100 from Idaho arrived last nlghfcand this morning; making nearly 200 present from that pio neer Irrigating state. The 'seating capacity of the Tabernacle Is totally inadequate, and It Is probable that arrangements for some other hall will be made. Awards in the fruit and grain exhibit of the arid states will be made tomorrow. The exhibit Is considered one of the most elaborate ever shown, rivaling that of the World's Fair in 1893. Tomorrow the work of the United Stated Department of Agriculture regarding irri gation and forestry will be put before .the congress Dy uovernment experts In a number of papers, and in- the afternoon ' the delegates will view practical methods or irrigation shown at the State School ( T11.3 1 j . I for the Blind near Ogden, where a model farm is conducted. The convention adjourned early today, to reconvene at 9:30 tomorrow morning. Senator Newlands, of Nevada, who was to have spoken today, will deliver his address In tha morning. ADDRESS OF BOOTH-TUCKER. Irrigation Is the Hope of the Poor Man to Secure a Home. OGDEN. Utah. Sept 10. Commander Booth-Tucker, of the Salvation Army, who nas lea tne faalvauon Army movement for the establishment lh the West of colonies from the tenements of the Eastern cities, addressed 'the Irrigation Congress this forenoon on "Colonization in the West" He spoke in part as follows . "In September, 1897, the sixth National Irrigation Congress passed the following resolution: 'Resolved. That we have heard with great Interest and great pleas ure Mrs. Booth-Tucker's presentation and explanation of the purposes of the Salva tion Army in organizing colonies of the worthy poor in our great cities to settle and build homes7 upon the rich Irrigated lands of the West This is a grand, noble and patriotic work and deserves the earnest commendation and support of every citizen of our country. The West extends a hearty welcome to these people. and we pledge our sympathy and support In aiding these people to make happy homes, upon our rich and productive land.' Colonization a Success. "That was 'looking forward,' before a single colony had been started or a spado turned. The hearty ring of that genuine Western welcome has echoed in our ears ever since, and has had much to do with the subsequent success of our plans. "Personally, I feel the deepest Interest in the question of irrigation. Having spent some 20 years in India, part of the time as a government official responsible for the welfare of the people, and part of the time -as a Salvation Army missionary wearing tho Hindoo garb, dwelling in their houses and intimately acquainted with their dally life, I have had perhaps exceptional opportunities v for witnessing the Immense advantages .that lie within the reach of systematic Irrigation. In In dia some of the largest rivers are cap tured and guided from their mountain .sources to their ocean outlets, reclaim ing millions of acresthat would other wise be mere desert and returning In some cases as much as 15 and 20 per cent Interest on the capital Invested. Not only so, but the Hindoo farmer also utilizes to the utmost the "underflow by means of wells worked day and night with Persian wheels and bullock power. Reasons . for India's Great Success. "One main reason, however, why In In dia Irrigation has met with such remark able success has been the fact that on the borderland and often in the very midst of these Irrigated areas dwell an enormous and purely agricultural community, con sisting of small farmers a nation of mar ket gardeners one might almost call them who are ready to occupy every acre of land as fast as It Ls irrigated, and who have been trained itFall the advantages of Irrigation from childhood. The movement of pbpulatlon has here been automatic, and has required but little guidance or en couragement on the part of the govern ment "Our case is somewhat different, and the fact that this congress ls bestowing careful consideration upon the kindred subject of colonization ls to me full of encouragement "To Irrigate is to populate, to populate is to colonize. This congress cannot I believe, too strongly emphasize the fact that Irrigation ls dependent for Its suc cess upon population. Colonization may he defined as the populating of hitherto unocpuplcd tracts of land. Systematic, scientific colonization ls to haphazard colonization what the railroad ls to the prairie .schooner, or what Irrigation is to tne mountain torrent or what the Red Indian tepee is to the modern city hall; or what 'the galley of Columbus Is to the Atlantic liner. "The lack of systematic colonization cauBed the failure of not a few excellent and thoroughly practicable Irrigation schemes. The reason for this Is not far to seek. A canal which will Irrigate say 100,090 acres of land is necessarily a costly enterprise. The interest and upkeep can be easily mot If the whole tract bo quickly occupied. But if a swall portion only be nettled, either the-cdlor0st3 "will be dis heartened and driven away by the heavy charges made In the effort to meet ex penses and pay dividends, 0? the investors will become discouraged at the long delay and nonrecelpt of a fafr return for. their investment In either case the enterprise will be killed In its initial stage. "Scientific colonization can secure the rapid and Immediate enjoyment of the fruits of irrigation. Each is a necessity to the other. An Ill-digested and haphazard scheme of Irrigation will injure. If not ruin, colonization. Similarly, an unsyste matic plan of colonization will retard (as it has already done) and frequently ruin the best laid and'Siost feasible plans for irrigation. Will Not'Wait for Farmer or Capital. r -"Scientific colonization will not wait for the farmer with capital, any more than manufacture will wait for the laborer With capital- Imagine the captain of Industry who would employ no laborer who did not possess a few thousand dol lars! And yet this Is the course which col onization has pursued. "The most that the capitalist, or land COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF Condition at Close of Business September 9, owner, or irrlgatlonlst, has been willing to do In the past has been to bring the water to the land and accept time pay- ments for the latter from tho settler. Further thanNthls they have been unwill ing to venturei And hence the colonization of Irrigated lands has been almost entirely limited to farmers "possessing capital. "This has had several serious disad vantages. "1. Irrigation lends Itself much more readily to the small Intensive farmer than tb the large ranch from which such set tlers usually come. "2. The small farmer who Is not too high-toned to cultivate tho land himself will succeed where the, 'gentleman farmer who employs, hired labor and sends his children to college will fall, even though the latter may control ten times as much land as the former and possess a few thousand, dollars. Give the former a chance, select him with care, and back him with say $500 for a start, and he will succeed better than the latter every time. With ample funds for Irrigation now In sight and with some of our brain iest .engineers working out extensive plans, the non-resident gentleman farmer with What our 'arid West' calls for Is not 5 JS? ,,,,, 't ,nsI(1(,r n hPnath his own or his children's dignity to drive -the plow, .... . , . , i. milk the cow and earn an honest living by his sweat of brain and brow. The old-time Governor of Virginia was right when he told King George that he would rather have a dozen such than a ship load of the. ladles and gentlemen whom the latter was proposing to send out Uses Worthy Family Without Cash. "Now, scientific colonization uses the worthy family that has no cash. It says in brief, 'Place this waste labor upon the waste land by means of waste capi tal and thereby convert this trinity of waste Into a 'unity oL production.' It has been argued, on the otfcr hand, that flrRh thov wrmlH not im! nftpfind thpv I wnnM Tiftf cfav VHril tViAV wrmlfl tint work; and last, but by no means least, they would not pay. We set to work some six years ago to put our theories into practice, and are now able to say positively after more than five years' ex perience, that they have gone and stayed, they have worked and paid. "Our three colonies are located In Colo rado, California and Ohio, and comprise nearly 3000 acres of land on which about 400 men, women and children have been settled. On the first two colonies every family ls entirely self-supporting, and tho repayments have amounted to consider able more than $20,000. "On the California colony last year the settlers averaged a dash Income of $S50 S per family, each 20-acre farm being worth, with Its Improvements, about $3000. The Colorado farms are worth from $2000 to $5000, according to their location and Improvements. On the townslte have been established some 20 country stores, most of which are operated by colonists. A commercial club has been formed for the develo"p"nient of the business Interests of the settlement Their turnover last year amounted to about $200,000, while the rail road received some $50,000 for freight from our little country depot The California Colonft On the California colony a 30-acre tract has recently been sold for $4650,- Including orchard, farmhouse and other Improve ments, being at the rate of $155 an acre for land which cost us, some five years previously, $50 an acre. I mention these facts to prove that we were not over sanguine when we argued that land thus thickly settled would, by Its own rapid increase In value, amply protect the In vestor against loss. Thus even suppos ing that the colonist himself could not or would not. pay, the populating of the land would so add to its value that In the course of a few years It could be sold for a sufficient sum to cover the colonist's entire Indebtedness and leave him a handsome margin with which to make a new start "The further extension of colonization will depend, not on land being available, nor on the ability to secure colonists, but on the supply of capital. That this can be safely Invested we think we have suf-' ficiently demonstrated. "That there Is land In abundance ad mirably suited for colonization no one will deny. We have ourselves under offer two most generous donations of land. In one case 50.000 acres of land, In another 20,000 have been placed at our disposal as a gift, but It would require about $500, 000 In the one case and $230,000 In tho other to establish a suitable colony. With this money we could place about 2000 settlers (Including men, women and chil dren); upon either tract of land, which would then be worth from $50 to $100 per acre. Hence It will be readily seen that the security for a loan of the above amount would be ample, since. In the one case, the value of the donated .land thus settled would be at least $2,500,000, and in the other case not less than $1,000, 000. There are also vast stretches of rich Irrigable land near our California and Colorado colonies, while the new irriga tion projects now on foot will make avail able immense regions with fertile soil and salubrious climate suited in every sense tn hf rnnvprtpil Into n vnrlfahls Tnm. Man's Paradise." ' WIND WREAKS RUIN New York Is Visited by Worst Stofrfi in Years. SKYSCRAPER IS BADLY SHAKEN Cans Are Blown Over and Hundreds of Windows Broken Shipping Suffers Great Damage ? - Rain Falls in Sheets. NEW YORK, Sept 16. Greater New York. and Its environment for several miles In all directions wasvlslted today by the fiercest wina and rain storm known here abouts in years. The day began with rain, which Increased with the wind, and for about two hours about midday the com bined fury of the elements wrought dam age on land and water amounting" to many PORTLAND NATIONAL 1903, Compared Vith September 15, thousands of dollars. Tho gale' culminated at noon in a wind velocity of 54 miles an hour. Apparently solid sheets of water drove across the city, drenching every unfortu nate caught without- shelter, and the gaugo at the Weather .Bureau registered L30 inches .precipitation In two hours. Then the storm subsided. By the middle of the afternoon, the wind had dropped to a mere breeze and the sun roke through the clouds. Tho gale was especially severe at sea, causing havoc to the shipping down the bay, where many vessels were sunk or wrecked. The worst of the damage was reported from 'Staten Island. The entire fleet of tjie Staten Island Yacht Club at anchor was either sunk or wrecked. Tho pilot boat Hermit was driven ashore and there was a collision between a schooner and a barkentine. A tugboat was wxecked m Hell -Gate. The hurricane burst with cyclonic force on the center of the city, loosening the 250 foot spire 'of St. Bartholomew's Protes tant Episcopal Church In Madison avenue. The steeple .of the South Congregational Church In Brooklyn also was loosened. Trees wer torn up and the-streets of tho city were' littered with signs and umbrel las of unfortunate pedestrians who hap pened to be out In the fury of the 'storm. Telegraph and telephone wires above ground were broken in all parts of the Metropolitan district The tugboat James Kay was blown on Hogs Rock in Hell Gate and completely wrecked. The captain and crew saved themselves by swimming towards the Island. The streets of Manhattan borough were strewn with broken Bigns and other debris. Scores of plate glass windows along Broadway were brolJen, the vicinity of the Flatiron building at Twenty-third street suffering severely In this respect i In the Flatiron Itself 40 windows were smashed. Occupants of the building said they felt the huge structure sway In tho gale and many were so badly scared that they left the building. An express wagon was blown over while turning the Flatiron corner and the driver and James Billings, whb was crossing the avenue, were both seriously hurt Several cabs on Fifth avenue were also blown over. A score of others were more or less injured in this neighborhood. SHIPS LOST OX DELAWARE CAPES Five Seamen Are Known to Have Perished, and Number Are Missing?. DELAWARE BREAKWATER. Del., Sept. 16. The Southern storm, which had been coming up the Atlantic coast for several days, struck the Delaware Capes early this morning with almost cyclonic force, and as a result at least five lives were lost. The storm lasted from 3 o'ejock this .morning until 7 o'clock. The wind reached a maximum velocity of SO miles an hour, and the rain fell In torrents. The most serious wreck reported was that which yesterday afternoon befell the schooner Hattle A. Marsh, whose captain, J. B. Mehaffey, and four members of the crew were drowned. The Marsh hailed from New London, Conn., and was bound from Painter's Point, Me., for Phila delphia with a cargo of paving stones. She was caught In the'terrlflc windstorm outside the new stone breakwater. The captain tried hard to reach the harbor of refuge, but before he could do so the vessel had to anchor and try to ride out the storm. Her anchors, how ever, did not hold, and the schooner, with her dtfad weight of stone, was dashed on the rocks of the harbor of refuge. The steam pilot-boat FhlVidelphla went to the rescue, but succeeded In saving only Mate Norman Campbell and one sea man. Captain Mehaffey and four other sailors were lost In the fury of the lash ing waves. The rescued men were taken to the Lewes Life-Saving Station and cared for. They were In a very exhausted condition when picked up. In the old harbor southwest of the mari time reporting station, three schooners dragged their anchors and collided. They were the Emily F. Northam, Adeline Townscnd and Seablrd. The Seablrd, which was a two-masted vessel, sank and her crew was rescued and landed on tho "point of Cape Henlopen. The men were carea ior. at the lite-saving station, rne Northam had her jib-boom carried away and her yawl stove. The Townsend lost her head gear and jib-boom. The barges Elmwood, Gllbertson and Kalmla, laden with coal from Phila delphia for Eastern points, were sunk In Delaware Bay, westward of the Brown Shoal. Their crews were rescued by the tug Tamaqua, which was towing the barges. The tug Spartan, which was towing the coal barges Trevorton, Ham mond and an unknown barge, ls reported to have sunk. The barges are anchored at Bear Shoal. There are no tidings of the Spartan's crew. It Is reported that three coal barges were sunk In the ocean off the Capes and their crews are probably lost An un known bark ls, anchored off Ocean City, Md., with distress signals In her rigging. The pilot-boat Philadelphia has gone to her assistance. The barge Marcus Hook, from Philadelphia for New York was al most wrecked. She dragged her anchors and was fast rifting on to the cape when tugboats saved her and .towed the vessel to a safe anchorage. Much minor damage was done to the breakwater. The harbor .of refuge east end" light and the day mark on the break water were carried away. Some of - the piling at the reporting station was .washed away and "the telegraph line was down all Qy. The fury of the storm was also felff at Lewes, near here. Many trees were blown down and chimneys damaged. CREW MUTINIES IN GALE. Captain Carries the Day With tC Re volver, hut Passengers Are Panic-Stricken. NORFOLK, Va., Sept 16i The Old Dominion Liner Princess Anne, Captain Tapley, from New York for Norfolk, with a passenger list of 100, steamed slowly Into this harbor tonight with her'cargo badly listed, 10 hours behind 'time. When the gale struck the steamer at 1 o'clock this morning, the passengers were panic strrcken. Thel passengers rushed halffclothed, weoplngl praying and screaming from their state rooms In an effort to reach the decks. Every door and window was closely fastened, tne hatches battered and orders issued that no one save the crew be allowed upon the decks, already waist deep in a seething, of water. According to the report of the pas sengers, the force of stokers refused to work. Captain; Tapley drew a revolver and pointing"" it at the crowd -ordered them back to work. They obeyed. At the time of the mutiny, the ship was In only 16 fathoms of water .and drifting nearer shore. The report of the mutiny cannot BANKS 1902 be confirmed from the ship's officers. Six teen passengers. It ls said, were more or less seriously Injured. ATLANTIC CITY SUFFERS HEAVILY. Honscs Are Unroofed, Streets Flood ed and Several Persons Injured. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept 16. The storm which struck the New Jersey Coast this morning was one of the severest ex perienced for a long time. The wind blew with hurricane fury, and while It lasted kept up a speed of 70 miles an hqur. The storm' was terrific but the damage was not as great as at first expected. A conser vative estimate places the loss at "$25,000. The Hotel Strand Is said to have been damaged to the extent of 520.000. The old Empire Theater, the New Bartlett, the Hotel Rudolph, Young's Hotel, Marl borough and the Windsor were more or less damaged. The Summer residence of J. G. Adams, at Llnwood, was partially wrecked, as well as many others on the mainland. A house at Texas and Atlantic at'pnues was demolished and thrown across the car tracks. The roof and upper story of the McClay apartment house at Pacific and South Carolina avenues was blown off and several persons Injured. Tho Champion apartment house was damaged, as well as the Hotel Dunlop and Young's Ocean pier. Many pavilions along the entire length of the board-walk have been entirely demolished, and the city beach front ls strewn with wreckage. Hun dreds of trees and signs were blown down and thousands of windo lights broken by the force of the storm. Electric power j has been shut off. In order to avert acci- I dents. The trolley line was tied up for hours, . and business almost at a standstill. The j streets were flooded with water, and the I public schools held no sessions. I It ls reported that the power house of the Suburban Traction Company, at Pleas ' antvllle, six miles from here, was blown down. The meadows between this city and Pleasantvllle are under water, caus ing considerable delay In railroad traffic Ocean-Going: Tug? Founders. ANGELSEA, N. J., Sept. 16. The ocean going tug Spartan, which was engaged in towing coal barges between Philadelphia and New England ports, foundered during this morning's storm on the ocean at the entrance fo Delaware Bay, and It Is feared five of tho crew are lost. Tho other ten men of the crew were rescued off floating wreckage near Cape Henlopen by a fish ing boat and landed at this place. They report that they became separated from tho other five men. On. Edpre of Storm at Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 16. The tropl- ' cal storm which struck the coast of the ; Middle Atlantic States early this morn ing, proved to be one of the severest ex i perienced In a long time. The edge of the ' storm struck Philadelphia, but did no 1 great damage beyond crippling the tele graph and telephone lines. MERCURY FALLS IX KANSAS. Another Frost Is Sure, und the Corn Crop Will Suffer Considerably. TOPEKA, Kan., Sept. 16. Temperatures In Kanses are 5 to 12 degrees lower' thanlast night and a heavy frost on the corn In the Northern, Eastern and Cpn tral portions of the State Is practically a certainty on account of the clear skies. From Concordia, Abilene, Sallna, Phil llpsburg and Newton comes the report that the temperature is very low and an other frost Is expected. The frost last night damaged corn In the Northwest, and wnu more tonight the crop will re ceive a great set back. t In Eastern and Central Kansas, the farmers do not expect the corn to be rulrfed by tonight's frost, but It will make the yield of an Inferior quality. Ten more days of sunshlpe would have Insured a good crop. In Sallna, the temperature is only four degrees above freezing. There, however, tho skies are cloudy and the frost may not be so severe. Topeka Is threatened with a coal famine, less than 24 hours' supply now being on hand. Rain Ends Frost in Xqbraska. OMAHA, Sept 16. Partly cloudy weather prevailed and a slight rain fell up. to 10 o'clock tonight At 11 P. M. tho temperature was 45. There was no Indication of frost, the wind taking d sudden 'Change to the south. Forty-two J degrees was the minimum reported from crop stations in this State and Western Iowa at 7 P. M., with Indications for higher temperatures. Additional and more detailed crop reports state that last night's frost was not serious over any great amount of territory. Snow Blocks Colorado Trails. EL DORA. Colo., Sept 16. It has been snowing here since Sunday night, and a number of mountain trails and gulches are almost Impassable. In Berthoud Pass there is over two and one half feet of snow. The heavy fall at this time oC the year Is very uncommon. MURINE EYE REMEDY Cures Sore Eyes. . Makes weak Eyes strong. "Murine don't smart it soothes Eye pain. Druggists and opticians. . LIPT0H IS TO ILL Noted Yachtsman Suffers ' From Appendicitis, ' V MAY UNDERGO f.H OPERATION Chicago Doctors Are Not Yet De cided on This Point They An nounce the Condition of the Pa V tlent ns Satisfactory. CHICAGO, Sept 17. At 2 o'clock this morning John Westwood, secretary to Sir Thomas Upton, reported him. as "resting nicely." CHICAGO, Sept. 16. Sir Thomas Upton lsr suffering from "colitis and catarrhal appendicitis," according, to an official statement by his physicians. Assuming the public to be in possession of the fact of the distinguished Englishman's Illness, the following statement was Issued: "The disease colitis and catarrhal ap pendicitis ls progressing favorably, and the condition of the patient ls satisfactory. "HOMER M. THOMAS. M. D. "GEORGE W. WEBSTER. M. D. "NICHOLAS SENN, M. D." The physicians declared tonight Just be fore leaving their patient that his condi tion was satisfactory, and he Is not con sidered In any Immediate danger. A consultation was held by the doctors early this ' evening and they gave the friends of Sir Thomas to understand that the necessity of an operation, while not obviated, was not Immediate. Alexander H. Revell, who left the bedroom of Sir Thomas just ahead of the physicians, said: "The chances of an operation becoming necessary are quite remote." Shortly, afterward when the physicians were leaving. Dr. Senn remarked to one of the physicians as they descended In the elevator: "We shall be quite lucky to pull him through this without an operation." The physician addressed made, no reply, but his manner Indicated that he did not dispute the opinion expressed by Dr. Senn. The greatest care ls being taken of the distinguished patient Everything .Jhat can be devised for his comfort has been done, and during his illness one of the physicians was constantly at his bedside. Today Sir Thomas' condition was re garded as sorfous. The three physicians agreed that his Indisposition, which was at first pronounced acute Indigestion, had developed unmistakable signs of Inflam mation of tho stomach and bowels. Sir Thomas "complained of a pain In his stomach yesterday when he arrived in. Chicago to be fhe guest of Alexander H. Revell, and Incidentally to look after his business interests here. A few hours later he was compelled to take to his bed. ..Last night the physicians, whose names are signed to today's statement, held a consultation and they decided that the patient must remain indoors for a few days at least The few social en gagements which had been prepared for him Were cancelled. This morning word came from the sick room that the patient was suffering acute pain, and another consultation of the physicians was called. A thorough ex amination was made and the case diag nosed as given in the statement prepared for the press. In his room at the Auditorium Annex Sir Thomas spent a restless night. The comment of those close to him Is that under no circumstances can Sir Thomas be restored to health so as to be out of bed for several days, and It Is believed that he will have to defer 'the date of his departure. STILL SPEAKS FOR CANADA Alnslcnn. Boundary Commission Hears More Arguments. LONDON. Sept 16. Only a few specta tors were present when Attorney-General Flnlay today resumed his argument for Canada before the Alaskan Boundary tri bunal. .The Attorney-General continued fo read long documents connected with the negotiations for the Russian-British treaty of 1S25, which, while having an im portant bearing upon the question, were of no Interest whatever to nonexperts. Throughout the day, Attorney-General Flnlay confined hlmseff to th technical argument In which he strongly upheld the Canadian contention of the "existence of the chain of mountains described In the treaty of 1S25, which the United States holds cannot be found, and of the position of the Portland channel. The commission adjourned until tomorrow, when the Attorney-General will resume his argument CANAL REPORT IS PASSED Colombian Senate Disposes of Bill Prepared by Committee. WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. The following bulletin was posted today by the State Department: "Under dato of the 14th instant, Mr. Beaupre telegraphs the Department of State that the report of the Canal Com mission passed the Senate unanimously on the first reading. Senator Perez Sopo gave notice of an amendment to restrict the executive absolutely to the terms of the proposed law." Clarlc to Be Host to Newspapermen. OGDEN, Utah, Sept. 1?. The Washing ton newspaper correspondents, who have been touring the West, left for Shoshone Falls, Idaho, tonight, after an exceedingly active two days at Ogden. Returning from the falls, the newspapermen will go over the Oregon Short Line to Butte, and visit some of the great mines of that section as the guest of Senator Clark, who has arranged to keep them reasonably busy In the Nortnern city. "Will Continue Food Eacperlmcnts. WASHINGTON, Sept 16. Dr. Wiley, Chief of the Chemical Department of the Agricultural Department, today an nounced his intention to continue this Autumn his experiments on a selected list of Government employes for the pur pose of ascertaining, by actual experi ment, the effect on persons of the use of various preservatives employed in food and drink. Dr. Wiley declares a large part Talking about Sarsaparilla Ever hear of any other than Ayer's? h&ss?. ' : 1 m l, m !X- Fibroid Tumors Cmedm Note the result of Mrs. Pinkham's advice "and medicine. " Some time ago I v? rote to you de scribing my symptoms and asked your advice. You replied, and I followed all your directions carefully, and to day I am a well woman. " The use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound entirely ex pelled the tumor and strengthened my whole system. I can walk milea now. "Iydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound is worth five dol lars a drop. I advise all women who are afflicted with tumors or female trouble of any kind to give it a faithful trial." (Signed) Mrs. E. F. Hates, 252 Dudley St, (Roxbury) Boston. Mass. JSOOO forfeit If original of about letter prcelny genuineness cannot be produced. Mountains of gold could not purchase- such, testimony or take the place of the health and happiness which Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound brought fe Mrs. Hayes. . Such testimony should be accepted by all women as convincinfr evidence that LydiaE. Pinkham's Vege table Compound stands without a peer as' a (remedy for all the distress ing ills of women ; all ovarian troubles ; tumors ; inflammations ; ulceration, falling and displacement of the womb ; backache; irregular, suppressed or painful menstruation. 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