OREGON
VOL. XXI.
ST. IIELEks, OKKGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1904.
NO. 43.
THE
MIST.
WEEK'SDOINGS
Newsy Items Gathered from All
Ports of the World.
Or INTEREST TO OUR READERS
i 1
General Review of Important Happen,
penlgs Presented In a Brief and
Condensed form.
Four persona were killed and lllty In
jured In au English railway accident.
Tnklo U advUed that Ilia army li
making steady progress at Pott Arthur.
Fire wiped out an autira village In
Potilhein HiiMia. Five hundred tsru
1 1 lit ara hotnelcaa.
Tho Norwegian hark Blr John Iw
itiiiiu, (ruui Loudon, struck on rocks oft
tint coast ol Norway and went down
with all on board.
The Hunt Fa has largo gangs of nian
at work In Colorado retiring the work
ol the Hood. It will take a week to
make the road pasrabla,
Dvtert Iv.-e are nnahle to And any flew
to the peieons who have attempted to
destroy the battleship Connecticut.
lli.ro I liltlu danger that any further
attempt will I made. Marince are
stationed all around the boat and oth
era on It.
According to dispatches from Okla
lima the Hoiith Canadian river la high
er than in 40 years. It la (cared that
the lone to rot ton end rorn rroi and
nrldgea, with othn properties long
the river, throughout the territory,
111 be enormous. No loea ol life hsa
been reported.
Hlr William llaicourt, a noted Brit
iah politician, la drad. j
A third attempt haa been made to
wreck the hattle'hlp Comtecticut.
Tiinhlad, Colo., riporta that It ran
relieve all dlatieea raueed by the flood.
The Keptimliet receipts ol the Kt,
Iula (alt amounted to about $:.600,-
000.
The Ruaslaue have temporarily
rheckml the Japans advance ra.l ol
Mukden.
The rr may block the plan lor the
liniiKxIiata reoigaultatlon ol the Bub
aian aimy.
l'ituiaatr General I'ayne continues
In a dantfvrotie condition, llii Hie
hangs In the bilau e.
Bosiiatis made a raid on junks fer
rying auppllra to Uyaiua aud dea
troytd number ol them.
It la tepr.rl.id that General Bsaillo
Muiuii. leader ol the Uruguayan levo-luUotb-ts,
haa been ahot by hla former
lollowere.
Considerable loss of life and prop
erty waa occaesloned h) lire In the ar
tillery and ammunition magaainea at
Hehaolopol, Km alt.
The Japaneee have begun a general
vlvance on Mukden,
The condition of 1'oatn.aater Uenoial
Payne la very aetloua.
Mobile, Alabaiti. la having the warm,
eet weather In lla hiatory lor the time
of year.
The Japaneee have adopted tactics
Intended to prevent the telum of the
main Buaalan force to Mukden.
ti, liuulan aouadron at Port At-
thur haa made another attempt
to es-
raoe, but were driven bee.
Another
tally la expected.
Knropalkln now leal'wi that he can
not go on to Harbin and the problem
of wintering hla troope la a eerlonsone.
Tha hoi id the Rueaiana la to doleat
the Japaneee at Mukden.
Houvenir Lewia and Clark dollars
i..u. !,. ...tit to Preaidunt Booeevelt
and member of congroaa who were tn
trumontalln securing the eppiopr.a
tlon to the Portland exposition.
k ....n . (mm Parte to Havre, con
. i..i.. .i,Mt too iinuchee of American
mall, waa broken Into and 01 pomhea
.au.atiul aft rill rillml of audi valuable! aa
it.... ,n.v have contained. Thera la no
record of theli contcn'a or ol tho vslu
abloa abstracted.
W. J. Bryan la a grandfather.
niwane. la claiming many Japanese
aoldlera.
The hattleahlap Connecticut baa been
aucomiNfully launched.
ti.. ,...l.n ernlavr Orel broke
cylinder on her trial trip and will be
dlayd six monina.
ti n ... . I Pnuiian armv haa retreat
ed from Mukden, leaving only a auiall
lorca to guaid tha roar
The Japanese army haa captured Pa
para. Practically no
offered by the Buiialana
resistance was
i i) ...mil tnir luet in from Alna
i. lmvlnu siirbted a Kuaaian
gunboat at Unlmak pane.
i advanced two and turee
' ; Wlllamett. val
ceiua nii""K"""" v , , - ,.
ley and at North Yakima. Imlepc
once growers have receled aa high
80 ceuta.
A dispatch from Cons' autlnople says
that tho vlllng" of Kamra, Armenia,
.i.. ....... ..I u measaore ot Arnion'
hina hv Kurds. Details are lacking
i Imva caused aerloua
damage to rallroada in Wealorn Twm,
.,..1 Northern MM
. i...i. ... rimnrted on tne
and on all
Banta Fe In New Mexico
roudi tralna aio delayed.
.m..ll ...It... .In. lltf Jannneae oflV
era ..laca the number ol their lick and
wounded aoldlera at 46,000
CAUGHT BY fLOOD.
Twelve People Drowned at
Wat-
rous, New Mexico.
IJia Vegaa, N. M., Oct. 6 Ilutf the
town of Watroua wai ileHtrojed by the
Hood and at least 12 puraona were
drowned.
Many poraona were remtued (ruin treea
and hotiaetopa. The greatest daiiMau
waa around the junction ol Moia and
Kapello creuka. The rock cruaher, the
great Iron bridge and much track at
Watroua weie wanhrd away.
The (.ialllnaa river formed a new
channel here. In the (ialllnaa canon,
tlio (lama of tha Aqua l'nra company
broke, bringing a teiriflc lliod on I tie
city. The Montciiima-flot Hprlnga
track went out in many places. Hull
a dime n bridges were deatroyvd and the
Mimlexnma bath hoiiaes were partly
carried away. The Kanta Fe hina licru
ia 140,1)00. The Aqua I'm a company's
loea la f 15,000.
F'ot two blocka on llridge strtet every
buaineaa liouao waa Hooded. The big
lllleld brick store was ruined and the
bridge undermined. Twent) im-r-rhanll
estlmatea their loea at (rum f
000 to (4.000 each.
(ialllnaa park is under wster and the
trolley line cannot be repaired for two
weeks. J lie race meet to have been
held here next week has hern declared
off. One hundred tlioiicand dollara
will not cover the Inaa to the town and
the railroad loa la eipial to that of re
cent Hoods In Ariaona.
TOWNS WASHCD AWAY.
Rio tirande Cuts New Channel and
Hundreds are Homeless.
AlbtnilrUe, N. M.,Oct. 6. Beporta
from the floods in the Bio (Irande val'
ley above and below this city are com-
g in. Tha towns of Valencia and
a I elites were practically washed
way and iwveral humlrud (anuliea are
homeless. The river swung to the
east, cut a new channel, ami poureu a
i.i riit thiough the two towns. No
sei were lost.
rho Ilarvlaze auhtirba of this city
offered the moat In this Immediate
vicinity, about 50 houses being ilea-
royed.
Ignacio (iutieiies, a comroieainner
1 Kandoval county, telephoned that
he damage at l.oa Conlalos and Ala
meda, atx.va the city, will amount to
several hundred thousand dollara.
There Is one passenger train Itom
Southern California at Oallup and an
other from Han Francisco at Winrlow,
bile I he other trains Irom laliloruia
ais held heie. The local olhciaH can
not sav when the trains will arrive or
I'pSlt
and the Irallic situation ia scrl-
Man feet ot track Is reported gone
at (Mia, at Cerrillne, Waldo, Thornton
and Bernalillo, and above and U-low
this city at Bincoti, Amarillo, '. M,.
and Islets.
DROP INTO ttUAR.
Many People Injured at Church Cor.
ner ilone Layina.
Adams, Mass., Oct. 6.-Whi!e Bight
a. Lit.
Bev. Thomas I. Heaven, iioman v am-
olio bishop of Hpilngfleld, waa laying
the coiner atone of St. Ktaiilalaiia' 1 ol
leh church, a floor collapsed, precipl
ating 160 persona Into the basement
A doxen persons were injured, several
aerious'y. Bishop Htaven and several
1 the priests awlstiug him weie sliglit-
lu l.nrl.
. ... ll.
hlillie I.UUU persons vwhubu
,.,n. .ml about 200 were seated oi
standing on the ttoor which coveiod the
newly made liasemenv. jus aa ie
bishop was about to lay the stone a sec
tion of the Uooiing. about 40 feet
square, collapsed, dropping 12 (eet, and
canylng with it the bishop, the clergy
ml about 140 outers.
In the confusion that lol lowed many
re trampled upon and half suffocat
ed. Bishop Bevon waa cangiu in wib
crush but was able toeavo himself from
eerimts injury. He was l.ruiseu aoo. i
the body and had his hands scratched.
Breastplates Will Not Be Made.
Home. Oct. 6. Some time ago the
BuHsinn government ordoied 100,000
bullet rrool bieastplates ot the tpye in-
...! t,r Hlimor ilcnedelti. The lat
ter recently started (or St. Petersburg
u. tiin manutitaciure ui
nreasipian", """-"- -,
ich by the Italian firm to which he had
...1.... . ....I U. HinilllHU Mil. J
...t.l the rlithta to manuiaciure, m
which objected to Bignor uenejeni
. i..n in ilia matter, and he re
turned to Ilaly. The firm had also
undertaken to supply the Japanese
...vernment with 200.000 breastplates.
a
Train of Skh and Wounded
General Oktt's Headquarters in the
irioi.i rvt. 5 The llrst aoutnuo
i, .In on tho railway left this afternoon
catrying 400 Japanese wounded, 100
sick and 33 wounded KUBslan prisoner
.t, u to Jnottn. Tho wounueu
re practically the last ot the Jopanese
wounded at the bauie oi nwo
The hospitals are now devoted to those
uttering from Don oeri aim
eases.
Gunboat Bit by Mlmr-
Toklo, Oct. 5.-It is rumored that a
Jpnese gunboat hit a mine and sunk
..... i i i.u l.lao Tiinir peninsula. A
portion of her crew reached an Island
The navv department
MllU " w v a vot"v . .
does not deny tho report, but says that
tue uupai "vm
formation.
.. . .. ..im.nl lucua conuriimbu, j
fVVVVVVVVVVVV1
OREGON NEWS
rtATUtttS TOR CIIAUIAUQUA.
Distinguished Women of the Coun.
fry Booked for Next Year.
Oregon City One of the main fea
tures ol the Willamette Valley Chatau
qua assembly for 1005 will be the part
to be taken by the leading women of
the country and for which the board of
directors Is slresdy arranging. It is
the purpose of the Chaulatigua manage
ment to devote two entire days of next
yeat 'a session to women and women's
work, and to Insure the success of this
feature of the assembly an effort haa
been atat ted to secure the services of
such distinguished women aa Mrs.'
Charlotte l'erklmi-Uiliimn, ol New
York, a grand niece of Henry Ward
needier and a literary writer ol wide
reputation; Miss Anna Shaw, president
of the National Woman Kuffrage suso-
cia'-ion, and also Mrs. Catt, president
of the National Federation of Women's
clubs.
Hecretary Cross Is in coirespondence
with there celebrities and expects to be
able to secure their attendance and ser
vices In making the 1005 Chautauqua a
grand success. In forming the program
ami engaging lecturers lor next year
the oflicers of the Willamette Valley
Chautauqua associstion will take ad
vantage ol the holding of the Lewie and
Clark fair, and will engage only the
beat of talent in every department, that
the exercises may be up to a high
standard for the entertainment ol the
many., visitor (rorn distant points,
since the Chautauqua sessions will be
held during the life of the 1005 expo
sition.
SEPTIC TANK A SUCCESS.
Trustees Inspect One Recently In
stalled at (lute School.
Salem The new septic tank recent
ly constructed at the ritate Mute school
is giving complete satisfaction. The
hoard of tiustees of that institution
visited the school and were highly
pleased w ith the improvement In the
sewerage system, which mskes the con
ditions there more liealtlif.il.
"It seems to me that the septic tank
will come into general use in cities,"
sahl Governor Chamberlain, after his
return from the Mute school. "By
this process all solid matters ate con
sumed and the outflow from the septic
tank is clear and odorless liquid. I
believe these tanks should be used even
where there is good sewer connections,
for by this means the sewer system can
be iniule to carry a larger amount of
refuse and the stream Into which It la
tinned will not be so heavily polluted.
In suburban districts where there are
no sewei connections the spetic tank
will do much to improve sanitary con
ditions. 1 btlieve the people should
investigate the subject and learn the
value of the septic tank."
Coming Events.
Portland Presbytery, Fairview, Octo
ber 10.
Baker County Fair, Baker City, Octo
ber 11-15.
Klamath County Agricultural asso
ciation. Klamath Falls. October 12-14.
Federation of Women's clubs, Baker
Citv. Oclobir 12-14.
Fruit Fair. Hood Biver, October
13-15.
Orcimn Frers association, Hood
Biver, October 14-15.
Baptist Young People'a convention
McMinuville, October 14.
Oreiron W. C. T. U.. atate conven
tion. Portland. October 18-27.
Inland Empire Teacheia' association,
Pisudleton, October 19 21.
Power from the lictlcnzie.
Eugene Notice has been filed with
Ihe county clerk by tne Willamette
Vallev Electric Bailroad company oi
its intention to appropriate from the
McKenzie river 16.000 cubic inches of
wiiter. bv miners' n.easure, nnder six
inch pressure, to bo used in generate
tun mmcr to operate all kinds of elec
trical machinery. The point where
the water Is to bo taken from the river
s given as on the north bank near the
line between sections 35 and 30, town
ship 10, range 2 east, and d. sciibee the
line of the canal 14,uuu met long.
Step Toward New Can factory
Aatmia A deed haa I een find for
nenrd whereby the American Can com'
nnv sella to the Pacific Bheet Metal
1 r . . ..... in l 1 I.
u'nrba the I ron I see ot lots x ami . uio
The property is the site ol tlie oio
i an (.irt.irv and the consideration nam-
a.li.ll. alLhouuh the price paid la
understood to be 120,000. mis ia tne
first step toward the establishment of
the new can factory, which the Pacific
Sheet Metal works will start here before
the opening of the fishing season.
Sugar-Making at La Grande.
Ti rnde Tho La Grande Amalga
mated Sugar (actory is running day and
night, and will have a run of over 00
davs on the sugar beete raised in the
Grand Komie, wincn amount to zo.ouw
tons. The beets from Umatilia county
will keep the factory running consider
ably later this season than usual.
Beets are Doing plowed ami puueu iu
the valley, and tons aie being hauled
to the factory every day.
- Development of Copper Mine.
Medford Two tunnela are being
driven in the Blue Ledge copper mine,
located about SO miles west of Medford,
near the California line, and owned by
a Now York company. These tunnels
are driven to deteimine the extent and
value r.( the property. The torce of 13
men will be increased soon. Bo far,
the quality ol the ore la all that could
be deBired.
OP INTEREST
SAMPLE ORES TOR TAIR.
Prompt Action Urged on Blue Riv
er Mines.
Eugene D. II. Weyent, who Is
working up an Interest throughout Ihe
mining districts of the state in prepar
ing exhibits for the Lewis and Clark
exposition, waa in Eugene. He was in
conference with mining men and others
and urging prompt action toward pre
paring an exhibit for the lilue mver
district.
Mr. Weyant nrges tbat unless some
thing Is done Immediately the district
cannot be well represented, because It
will be necessary to get out samples
before winter seta in and closes up the
mines. If left until spring, it will be
too late, hence it ia desired that the
exhibits be collected and' boxed this
fall. The Commercial club haa taken
an interest in the matter and haa called
a meeting for next Wednesday evening,
at which time a plan will begin lortli-
with.
CUT ON GOVERNMENT LAND.
Many Cords of Wood Held Up In the
Vicinity of Meecham.
La Grande It is reported that there
is tied up by government inspectors
around Meacham, 25 miles west of this
city, 2,000 cords of wood believed to
have been cut Irom land not, yet oui oi
government ownership. A large .num
ber of men have filed on land in me
mountaina. Of eacb 100 acres 120 is
giaxing land and 40 acres timber land.
I he pre-emptora can get ttie graxing
and on time, and yet use it lor grazing
Dnrnosea. To acquire title enongn to
give them the right to cut wood on the
remaining 40 acres tney most pay a own
i ...II f.... .... 1 1 N TI. I. I 1. 11,1
111 IUII IUI fcl.O M1IU. AU.n .1 IB OT..tV'.
many have not done.
The marketing of the 2,000 cords de
pends upon the outcome of the invtsti-
gation. It is believed it will be releas
ed upon the settlement of each individ
ual for the 40 acres ot timber una ny
paying the cash lor it, aa was the orig
inal intention.
LEDGE SIXTY PEET WIDE.
New Camp Will Be Opened In the
Bohemia District.
Ens-ene According to the report of
W. 8 Crabb, a prospector who has just
come down from the mountains in the
vicinity of the Upper Willamette, an
other rich mining camp is about to be
onened un in thia county.
Mr. Crabb reports tne diacovery oi a
very rich ledge of quarts, which he aays
ia 60 feet wide, samplea ol toe ore irom
which he brought out lor assay. From
his description of the location, it is 20
miles above Hazel Dell postoffice, and
must tbeiefore be about that distance
to the east and north of the Bohemia
mining district.
fruits for the St. Louis fair.
La Grande W. K. Newell, of Dilley,
Or., and Georne H. Lainberaon, ot
Portland, have been in the valley dur
Ina the Dast week, satnering urano
Konde (ruita foi the St. Louia fair
Judd Geer. of the Cove, horticultural
commissioner for Eastern Oregon, and
A. C. Gail, a prominent fruitgrower at
Union, assisted them in gathering a
choice assortment, and they expressed
themslelvea as highly pleased with the
excellent fruit grown hero. Applea are
being picked and packed (or the la 1 1
maketa. Over 100 care will be sent
nnt from the valley this season. Prune
nackinir and picking is still going on
The fruit growert of Grande Konde will
irganize and hold meetings pertaining
to the growth and sale o( (ruita and
other things concerning their common
good.
Sheep Polsciud on the Trail.
Lakeview Three hundred mutton
Un en route to the railroad (or ship
ping are said to have been poisoned
aloha the main tiaveled road between
here and Bend. The alieged poisoning
happened near a spring, and analysis of
the stomachs of some of the sheep 1b
said to have disclosed saltpeter and
strychnine. The name of the owner
could not be learned, nor the motive ol
the reported deed. The ecene is in one
of the remotest portions ot Central
Oregon, and only slight details reacned
LakiV.eW
Investigate Sherman Land Claims.
The Dalles Francis W. Clements
and James, I. Parker, attorneya of
Waahimiton. D. C, representing the
oAnmiarv of the interior, are here to
eon far with Special Agent Neuhausen
nd the local land officials upon the
investigation of the claima ot the Bher
man county settlers. After their con
foranea in this city they will leave lot
Pan Francisco, there to meet the offi
ran nf the Eastern Oregon Land .com
pany.
Many Agrlcs Enrolled.
Corvallia The enrollment at the
Oregon Agricultural college has passed
the 500 mark, and is now 103 greater
than In the same day last year. The
..mint la nnntlned to students In the
actual coll aire courses, and is not inrjio
slve ot music pupils and other side is
anna. The number is more than dou-
hl that in the academic and college
course of any other educational institu
tlon in Oregon.
Wheat Market.
.Portland Walla WiUa, 81882c
hlnnalem. 86o: Valley. 860. '
. Tanoma BlueBtem. 87c: club, 83c
tinlfax Club.71c: bluestein, 78o.
TO DEfRAUD NATION.
Iron Said to Have Been Put In
Life
Preserver Blocks.
Washington, Oct. 4. An alleged
conspiracy, which hfts been developed
by officials of the department of com
merce and labor and of the department
justice today resulted in tha arrest
Camden, N. J., o( J. II. Btone, II.
Ouintard, Charles W. Buss and
mea Buss, oflicers o( the Nonpareil
Cork works. . They were apprehended
the United States marshal (or tha
district of New Jersey, under an indict
ment (ound on September 29 by the
United States grand juiy at Trenton,
charging them, under section 5440, of
the revised statutes of the United
States, with consplilng to defraud the
goverment and prejudice the adminis
tration of the steamboat inspection
laws Dy putting npon the maiket corn-
eased cork blocks for use in making
life preservers, each of which blocks
contained in its center a piece of bar
ron about six inches long and weigh-
g eight ounces. The iron bar was
serted and concealed in the block
for the purpose of Increasing the weight
the legal requirement ot six pounds
good cork (or each life preserver.
The men arrested will be arranged be
tore the United States district conrt of
New Jersey, to plead to the indictment.
Early in August, David Kahneweil
' Sons, manufacturers of life pre
servers in New York city, ordered from
tha Nonpareil Cork works at Camden,
J., blocka of compressed corks (or
750 life preservers. Eight of these
corks are need in each preserver, and
the United States law requires that
the tight blocks shall contain aiz
pounds of cotk. When the cork
blocka were delivered, it waa discov
ered that eight of the blocks weighed
only i pounds.
Kahneweilera' Sons thereupon wrote
the Nonpareil Cork works and that
company replied tbat it would adjust
the matter by sending to Kahneweilera'
Sons aome eitia heavy blocka, one of
hich could be used in each life pre
server, tnus increasing us weigui iu
the legal requirement. In due time
tha blocks arrived. They were ao
heavy aa to arouse suspicion. . One of
them waa broken, and imbedded in its
rental was found an iron - bar six
inches lona. one inch wide and a quar
ter o( an inch thick, weighing eight
ounces. xue Kanneweuers again
rote to the officers ol the Nonpareil
Cork works, demanding to know what
they meant by putting iron in the
cork blocks, and informing them that
aa Kahneweileia' Sons were obliged to
put their names on each preserver
such a fraud would ruin their buei
nesa.
According to the indictment a letter
was received in leply suggesting that
the Kahneweilera were foolish to make
ao much trouble about a amall anair ot
that kind.
Further examination ol the "extra
neavy" blocks disclosed the fact tbat
each of them contained an iron bar
similar to that which wis found in the
first one. In all 261 ot the extra
;avy blocks were received by Kahne-
rilra' Sons. Kahneweilera bona
communicated with Bobert 8. Bodie,
annerviaina inspector of the steamboat
inspect inn eeivice tot tne amine oi
New York, and he reported the facta to
artinu secretary of the department oi
commerce and labor, Lawrence O. Mur
ray. The invest.gation and indict'
ment followed.
Two Hundred Homeless.
Albuquerque, N. M., Oct. 4. The
ild sweep of water, raising the Bio
Grande to the highest point lor more
than a year, has made 200 people In
thia vicinity homeless. Bareloe.
uburb. is under two feet of water and
many homes are abandoned. Alamedo
is threatened by the terrific pressure
mmn the dam. which it is feared may
give way. The railroads have suffered
rreallv in the Rio Grande valley
o ... . . , . ii
the Santa r e la at a atauusuii an
through New Mexico.
Bridge Washed Out
Lamar. Colo., Oct. 4. The flood in
the Arkansas river reached here tody
and washed out the north approacn ol
the bridge over the river at this place
rhe bottom land on tne norm siue
under water. The river ia rising rap.
idlv but no further damage is anticl
ntd here. Telephone reports Irom
Prowers, nine miles west oi uinmr.
how that the water there ia at the
hiohoat atase known in 30 years. Ihe
ntire Prowers lanch ia undei water
and the residents were compelled to
seek safety on the tops of their houses.
Work on Russian Ships Begun,
Toulon. France. Oct. 4. The man
aoera of the Societe aea rorges
Chaotlers were interviewed today con
corning the report that they are to
build a number ol crniseia ana torpeoo
hoat dastr overs (or the new Bussian
navy, xnoy stated mat tne uegoua
tlons on the sublet t Dad made cnnsia
erhle progress, but It was desirable to
withhold the particulars, in order to
avoid possible international entangle'
ments.
American Diplomat fined.
New York. Oct. 4. Arthur Denn
Piatt. American vice consul, haa been
fined 10 shillings, according to
American' dispatch from Dublin, lor
(urioua riding on a motorcycle within
tha citv limits. His caae was heard in
a police conrt.
LOSS ISHEAVY
Flood Works Ruin ia Colo
rado and New Mexico.
ALL RAILROAD ARE TIED UP
Thirty Blocks In Trinidad are Un
der Two to four feet of Water
Loss Will Be Very Heavy.
Trinidad, Colo., Oct. 8. A teniae
flood atrnck the city of Trinidad and
the whole valley along the Las Animas
river, today, devastating a wide section
and causing a money loss which at
present cannot be estimated, but which
may reacn several nunareo inousanas oi
dollara.
Every bridge in the city of Trinidad
out, the Santa Fe station ia demol
ished, all of the railroads are tied up,
and the telephone and telegraph services
ompletely suspended. More than 30
ity blocks in the residence and busi
ness sections were two to four (eet nnder
water along the rvier
So far as known at noon no lives
were lost, bot there were many narrow
escapes.
The flood waa caused by the heavy
in which haa been (ailing for two
daya. At 8 o'clock last night the
storm assumed cloudburst proportions,
and at 2 o'clock tbia morning the Las
Animas river went over its banks.
At 3:30 it was impossible to get
ithin a block ot the river bed at any
point, and Commercial street waa nood-
(or three blocks in the heait ol tne
businesa district. Meantime the elec
tric light and gaa planta had been flood-
and the city waa in complete dark
ness.
Hundreds oi citizens thronged the
streets on the edge of the submerged
strict carrying lanterns and doing
their beet to provide those duven (rorn
their homes with shelter.
Warning of the flood was given when
the river left its baoks by revolver shots
and the ringing of the fire alarm, fol
lowed by the blowing of all the loco
motive and shop whistles in town,
Citizens upon rafts made of sections of
sidewalks paddled tfarongb the streets,
rescuing families who were in danger.
The new Bacca hotel, a two story
structure just reaching completion at
cost of 120,000 on the river bank,
was destroyed. The water then ate its
wsv throush 60 (eet of the ground to
the Santa Fe depot, which waa carried
away.
The city ia divided by tne Las
Animaa river, which ia spanned by six
wagon bridges. All of the bridges
ere washed out and many residents
were nnable to reach their homea or to
communicate with their families, the
telephone system being wrecked.
TO SETTLE WATER SUIT.
Effort Is Being Made to Annex Part
of Kansas to Colorado.
Pueblo, Colo., Oct. 3. An effort at
solution of the Kansas-Colorado
water suit is in pr igrees, and if the
efforts of those meet interested in the
case are sucessful a strip of the western
portion of Kansas, about 150 miles
wide, will be annexed to the state of
Colorado, and the litigation now be
fore the supreme court at Washington
wi.l be thrown out.
Politicians in both Kansas and Colo
rado are working for the passage ot a
bill through the legislatures of both
states whereby tne western portion of
Ksnsaa can be taken into Colorado.
This, it is thought by those who have
given the irrigation question mnch
tody,will solve the difficulty, and ootn
etatea will be benefitted to a great ex
tent. L. P. Worden, of Syracuse,
Kas., and C. C. Kennison, of Garden
City, Kas., a candidate (or representa
tive from that county are in rueDio in
the interest of the plan.
"It would settle the water question
in Western Kansas forever and the suit
now in the courts would be dropped aa
there would no longer be any reason
(or continuing it" said Mr. Wordcn to
day.
Both Mr. Worden and Mr. Kennison
appeared before the government com
mission when it was in session here,
and are thoroughly familial with the
situation. They say they are supported
by practically every resident ot West
ern Kansas.
Inventor Dies a Charity Patient.
New York, Oct. 3. Once wealthy
and with a boat of friends among prom
inent and wea thy men in the coun
try, Charles Y . Yeaton, the inventor,
is dead at the home of incurables,
charity patient. Paralysis, Irom
which he had suffered two years, caused
his death. Yeaton invented a number
of machines, among which was a type
setting machine, the first ever offered
for (ftb. He enjoyed an intimate ac
quaintance with President Andrew
Johnson, who offered him a diplo
matic poet at St. Petersburg.
Aldermen Indicted for Grafting,
Buffalo. Oct. 3. As the result of
District Attorney Coatsworth'a investi
sstion of charges of alleged "grafting'
on the part o( city officials, three pres
ent aldermen and (our (oimer aldermin
have been indicted. They are: John
Thomas Harp, Henry Moeat and Orrin
F. Pierce, Aldermen, and lulward V
Beiser, Louia G. Koedel, Henry G
Schneider and John G. Busch, former
aldermen. All the Indicted men were
arraigned today and pleaded not guilty
British Steamer Stopped.
Chefoo Oct. 3. The British steamer
Yik Sang, trading in China saes, ar
rived today and reports she was stopped
by a Japanese torpedo boat destroyer
outside of the harbor of Chefoo. ' After
jjjr papers had been examined, the
Yik Sang waa allowed to poceed.
HIS Lift ENDS.
United States Senator Hoar
Passes
rrom Earth.
Worcester, Mass., Oct. 1. George
Frisbie Hoar, senior United States
senator fiom Massachusetts, died at
bis home in this city at 1 :S6 o'clock
yesterday morning. The end followed
a period of unconsciousness that bad
lasted since early Tuesday, and came
so gently tbat only the attending phy
sicians were awaie of the exact moment
of his ending.
The attending physicians despaired
of the sens tor's I: fe six weeks ago, bot
such was the vitality exhibited by tbelr
distinguished patient that even they
were surprised, and the public waa at
times led to cherish faith in an ulti
mate recovery.
On Sunday last, however, all nope
was abndoned after a last unsuccessful
attempt to administer medicine and
nourishment. Brief lucid intervals
were followed by longer durations of
unconsciousness until Tuesday morning,
when the venerable statesman sank into
a state of coma, from which all efforts
to rouse him proved futile. During
the last hours there waa not a move
ment of the body, and only a scarcely
perceptible pulse evidenced the final
strnggle.
There were present at the bedside
when death came the senator's son,
Bockwood Hoar, bis daugther, Mary
Hoar, and D. Warren R. Oilman, who
(or weeks haa been in almost constant
attendance upon the aentor.
PAYNE VERY ILL.
Heart Disease Develops In Marked
rorm in Postmaster.
Washington, Oct. 1. Postmaster
General Henry C. Payne ia aeriouely .
ill at his apartments at the Hotel
Arlington here. Marked symptoma of
heart trouble have developed, and bia
condition becarxe so serious during tha
day aa to cause grave concern.
Mr. Payne returned recently from a
trip to the West and appeared much
improved, though Lis htalth haa been
poor (or a long time. Ha went to the
White House to attend the meeting ot
the cabinet last Tuesday and that night
was very restless. He was at bia desk
at the postoffice department during the
forenoon yesterday, although feeling
very badly, and did not return to tbe
department alter luncheon, remaining
in his room. He became very ill last
night, and has been confined to his bed
ever since.
Dr. Magrudei, who was his physician
during his severe illness ot some
months ago, has been attending him,
and Dr. Kixej, the surgeon general of
he navy, alto bra been called. During
tbe evening President and Mra. Booae
velt called at the hotel and made in
quiries regarding tbe postmaster gen
eral's condition. Dr. Msgruder on
leaving Mr. Payne'a room later tonight
gave out a statement which admitted
tbe serious nature ot Mr. rayne a con
dition, but said the patient waa resting
easier then.
STUDENTS CO ON STRIKE.
Chicago School Children Wrongly
Believe Negress Is to Teach.
Chicago, Sept. 30. Fifty boy pickets
stationed about tbe McAllister public
school here prevented pupils from en
tering today None of the pickets waa
more than 15 years old.
Outside tbe picket cordon, a crowd
of 700 boys and girla hooted and yelled
at the teacher looking from windowa.
Every infant striker wore a badge to
show that he or she belonged to s
'union." Some of the badges were
merely scraps of paper with the word
union" scrawled across it. Ulcere ,
wore union buttons which their fathers
had worn. Many of the strikers car
ried clubs. They threatened violence . .
against any child daring to enter tha
school yard.
The picketing was tbe result ot a
'strike" which was caused by a mis
taken belief of the children that an ea
sts' ant kindergarten teacher waa colored. ;
After a detail of bix policemen bad
been sent to the school to pieserve or
der, the "strike" was "settled." A
committee appointed by tbe youtniui
strikers learned that the rumor of a
coloied teacher having been employed
in tbe school was false. About 80 per .
cent of tbe strikers went back to their
classes. Truant oflicers began a search
for the absentees.
Would Try to Reach Arctic.
Christiana, Norway, Oct. J. Tha
Duke oi Orleans has asked permission
ol tbe government to have the Arctic
steamer Fram, in which Dr. Nansen
made his voyage to tbe Arctic regions,
for the purpose of an arctic expedition
in 1905. It is understood that the ad
miralty will require that the -Captain
Otto Sverdrup, the former commander
of the Fram, shall command tbe vessel.
if the government agrees to the propo
sition of the duke. The plan of the
expedition has been submitted lor the
approval ot the authorities.
Russia Orders Warships.
Paris, Oct. 1. A dispatch fiom
Toulon statea that the Bussian govern
ment has just ordered from the Com
pagnie dee Forges el Chan tiers de la
Mediterranee 11 torpedo boat destroy
ers of the latest pattern, the construc
tion of which is to be begun at onco.
Four will be built in the dockyards at
Havre, four in the Norman dockyards
and three at Laseyne. Tbey will take
15 months to build. Russia haa also
ordered four cruisers of the Bayan type.
Wills City S250.000. ,,,
Boston, Oct. 1. Public bequests as
gregating over $1,000,000, tha largest
being a gift of $250,000 to the ;ity of
New Bedford, are contained in the will
of the late Mra. Sarah Potter, of Bos
ton, which was filed for probata thia
afternoon.