' 4MJP I r Wf4 1 rTf VOL. XLL ST0. 12,592. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. YELLOWSTONE BOTTLED IN BONO. THE GREATEST AMERICAN WHISKY ROTHCKILD BROS. AGENTS Your Old Straw Made Jnst as Tirlsht and clean as new ivlth one "box of "STRAW IXD." Harmless, effective, economical. Send tvrenty-five cents in stamps for one box. Beware of rrorlnless substitutes. WOODARD, CLARKE & CO. Popular-price druggists, Canadian money taken at full value. FOURTH AND WASHINGTON KJ Absolute security Is the main requisite In ei-ery financial transaction. The promises of & hank , president aatl not If his bank is so recklessly conducted that It finally closes Its doors. Absolute security should be especially looked for in life Insurance, as that is a contract which may run for a great period of jears. The Equitable Xilfe Is the strongest, as well as the most conservatl e, life insurance company in existence. 1. SAMUEL, Manager, 300 Orcconian Building, Portland, Or. PHIL METSCHAN, Pre. SEVENIH AID WASHINGTON CHANGE OP European Plan: ;t)ii w n. n SIr52l 3sh THE PORTLAND POHTLSND. OREGON if? 'AMERICAN PLAN (IS to E SSiiiS'Err SSI 3c i COST ONE MILLION DOLLARS . HEADQUARTERS EOR TOURISTS AND COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS Special rates made to families and single gentlemen. The manage snent -trilLhe pleased at all times to show rooms and give prices. A mod ern Turkish, bath establishment in the hotel. H. C. BOWERS, Manager. Library Association of Portland Hours Frcm 9 A. M. to 9 f M., 29,000 irOLAJTiSES $5.00 3C YEKH SPECIAL RATES TO STUDENTS. c FIVE PEOPLE INJURED. Find Loosened "Water Tank, Which Crashed Through Six Floors. CHICAGO, April 2L A high wind that itruck Chicago today loosened a huge ron water tank from its fastenings on Ufe roof of the Galbralth building, Mad son and Franklin streets, causing It to rash through the six floors to the ground, njurtng Ave persons and resulting in a Jamage to the building estimated at $50, TX). The injured: , Richard O'Brien, skull fractured by ailing timbers, will die: Julia Slotkln, ack and shoulders Injured; Frank E. jangs, scalp wounds; t Severlo Pegaro, tootblack, shoulder dislocated and severe y cut; John F. "Wiley, scalp wounds. Hotel and Bath Houses Burned. RENO. Nev.. April 2L The hotel and ath houses at historic Steamboat Springs, rhlch, in the palmy days of the Com tock mines, was a watering place where aore money was squandered In a night han at most any other resort on the Joast, are no more. A Are, which started ti the hotel, crossed the road to the two tory bath house, where the jnain baths rere situated, and entirely destroyed bothr ulldlngs. There was no insurance on the ffoperty. The resort will probably be re uilt. Jockeys Reinstated. NASHVILLE, April 2L A private tele cram from Frank Fowler, member of the Jurf Congress license committee, states hat Jockeys May. W. Wood, J. Coombs, V. "Bcauchamp and Roscoe Trozler have teen reinstated, and will be allowed to ide at the meeting here. 20-26 North First Street PORTLAND, OREGON GOOD FROM END TO END. Beau Elfximmell THE BEST NICKEL CIGAR ON THE MARKET BLUMAUER-FRANfCfPRUQ CO. PORTLAND, OREGON Hat 11 JL C. TV. XCNOWXES, Hgr. STREETS, PORTUflD, ORECOfL 2IAXAGEMEXT. $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Day I""!. 1 f. &m . nr Jpf -5Ss5lJ 1 1- - my&nt&zj&ysj i xujh--r. sw-r n CLEAR HAVAISX KEY WESf CIGAR LEADS THEM ALL Blumauer &Hoch9 108L-110 Fourth St. SOLE DISTRIBUTERS. $3.00 PER DAY and upward. SEVENTH AND STARK STREETS except Sundays and holidays. 250 PERIODICALS $l.SO 35 QUHRTER -f 1.00 A TEAR TRIED TO POISON A PRISONER Ate Viands Ire ft For Him by an Un Icnown Man. . DENVER, April 21. An attempt was made last night to poison Josenh Haen nelt, a prisoner In the County Jail, who is charged with having assisted to rob Mrs. Dr. Flora Betts of 57000 worth of dia monds in. August last, when driving with her. An apple pie and some cheese were left at the jail for Haennelt by an old man, who Is unknown. After nibbling at the cheese, the prisoner became sick. An emetic was administered which saved his life. An examination disclosed th fact that the pie and cheese contained a great quantity of arsenic and other pois ons. Haennelt gave testimony for the prosecution at the recent trial of John Barr and Mrs. Bessie Hodge, his house keeper, on the charge of having brutally assaulted and robbed Mrs. Betts. The trial ended in disagreement of the Jury. Comment on Shamrock II. LONDON, April 22. A Times corre spondent, describing the launching of Shamrock II, Saturday, says: "She looks like a vessel that will be very easily driven, though her lack of draught will make her a trifle tender, and she will probably do her best in a jackyard tbpsail breeze." The morning papers contain elaborate descriptions of the launching, and express good wishes for the success of Sir Thom" as Upton, but they do not venture opin ions as to the chances of the challenger. Business Portions Flooded. MARIETTA, O., April 2L The river is at flood height and rising two Inches an hour. Business portions of the city are flooded. WITH SAME PISTOL Vancouver Bank Officials Commit Suicide, BODIES FOUND IN THE WOODS Brown and Canby Confessed Their Guilt to examiner Maxwell Cashier Leaves a Touching: Note to His Wife. VANCOUVER, Wash., April 21. Charles Brown and E. L. Canby, respectively president and cashier of the defunct First National Bank, who disappeared Friday night, are dead. With a cold-bloqded premeditation unparalleled In the anriala of desperate deeds, they went out into the woods a mile from Vancouver Friday night, and within an hour from the time they had quitted the place where they had lived for years, shot themselves with the same revolver. Their bodies were found this morning by a searching party from Vancouver. When found, the bodies were facing each other, Canby's leaning against a stump, and Brown's against a small thicket. Their feet were not two feet apart. The revolver which ended both their lives was In Brown's hand, showing that Canby died first; that he shot himself in Brown's piesence, and that Brown, after waiting to see whether or not the shot was fatal, reached over and taking the gun from his friend's lifeless hand, ended his own life. Nothing was wanting to complete the ghastly coincidence. Both men shot them selves In the mouth. After the blood was washed away, not a. mark was discern ible on the body of either. A slight dis coloration back of Canby's left .ear showed that the bullet in his head had almost but not quite reached the surface. Confessed Before Fleeing. Prior to the flight from Vancouver, both men confessed their guilt to Bank Exam iner Maxwell. No doubt is left behind that they willfully and knowingly violated the banking laws, and that In doing so they left a trail of poverty, bankruptcy and woe behind them. The scenes that transpired In the private office of the bank a few moments prior to their flight might well baffle the pen of the most vivid dramatist of the time. Mr. Maxwell worked on the books nearly all day Friday, with both Canby and Brown in the bank. During the day he became satisfied that things were in very bad shape. Finally he called for private books and papers. This convinced Canby that the Inspector was on the right track, and that In a few moments the condition of the bank woujd be laid bare. Maxwell was working at a high bookkeeper's desk in the rear room of the bank, with hte back tbwarfr Canby, when the litter called out in a nervous tone: ' "Well, wliat sT itT' asked thein spector, turning around. . , "'- ut may as well own up, old man," re plied Canby. ''You've caught us. You've got onto this thing. No other man ever did, but you have learned It all. There's riothlng left but for me to blow my brains out." Saying this, Canby picked up a revolver which was on another table In the room, and dallied with it a moment Maxwell made a leap for him to take the gun away, but Canby ran out 'of the room into a passageway and held the door fast after him. Maxwell hurried into the main room of the bank where Brown was, and exclaimed: "For God's sake, go In there; that man Is going to kill himself." Brown was perfectly self-possessed. Not a muscle flinched as Maxwell made the astounding statement. He walked quickly back Into the rear room and out Into the passageway, where he and Canby re mained alone for several moments. Every instant the examiner expected to hear the pistol shot that would send Canby Into eternity, but it did not come. After a few moments' waiting the two bank officers came back into the rear room where Maxwell was. Canby still held the revolver. "It Isn't my fault that I'm not dead," he remarked to Maxwell. "This gun wouldn't go off." "Let me look at it," requested Max well, and Canby passed It over. Mr. Maxwell promptly put It in his pocket. President Brown's Stntement. "Mr. Brown," queried Maxwell, "are you a party to the condition of this bank? Have you been In this thing, too?" "Yes," replied Brown, coolly. "I'm equally guilty. I have known all about it all, the time." The three then discussed the condition of the bank for some moments. This part of the conversation Mr. Maxwell will not divulge, but after talking to Brown and Canby for- a few moments he announced his Intention to close the bank, and to take possession of what cash was on hand. The three went out Into the main room, where Mr. Maxwell counted the cash. Realizing that he was In the pres ence of two desperate men, who were looking death in the face without a tre mor, Mr. Maxwell would not go into the vault, but instead asked Brown to put the cash away, which the latter willingly did. When everything was In order Canby again remarked that there was nothing for him and Brown to do but kill them selves. Brown said nothing, but by his silence seemed to acquiesce In his friend's morbid view of the situation. He reached down and took another revolver off a shelf under the counter and put It In his pocket. Then he and Canby left. A few people saw them go up the street In a northerly direction, and they were ,seen no more until their bodies were found -this morning. Mr. Maxwell, after placing a guard at the "ferry to see that Brown and Canby did not leave town that way, wired for the United States District Attorney, who arrived last night. All day yesterday, as told In The Oregonian, the disappearance of the two men was the sole topic of con versation, and the result proved that those who entertained the suicide theory hit upon the correct solution. Mr. Gay, after consultation with Mr. Maxwell, drew up a complaint charging Brown and Canby with making a false entry of $10,000 In their books on January 19 last. The purpose of this entry was to show that the bank had a deposit of that suns in a New York bank, whereas it did not have such a deposit. This en try Involved four offenses embezzlement, misapplication of funds, falsifying the books of the bank, and making a false report to the Controller of the Currency. There is no United States Commissioner In Vancouver, and the complaint was made to Judge A. L. Miller, of the Su perior Court of Clark County, who issued a warrant for the arrest of the two men. This warrant was placed In the hands of Sheriff Marsh. By this time it was late at night, and the Sheriff decifed not to organize bis searching party Ikntll the next morning. In the meantlmefphatneld; Knight, a resi dent, of Vancouver, found Canby's um brella and Brown's bicycle a short" dis tance from townjsnd this fact led to the belief that the men had "started on. foot for Kalama, withTthe intention of taking the train to Puget'vSounaJ at that place. At 7 o'clock this morning a searching party was organized, consisting of the following persons: Chatfleld vKnight, M. R. Sparks, Mllfon Evans, Will DuBois, M. L. Coovert, O. H. SmlCh, O. H. Peebles, S. P. Gaither, C. P. McCarthy, Jack Bls sener, J. A. Webber and James A. Mun day. Striking out north of town, the par. ty proceeded for about a mile.. T. B. Rand, a farmer Jiving in the neighbor hood, reported that he heard two shots Friday evening between 7 and 8 o'clock, about an hour after the men left the bank. Subsequent "developments showed that this must have been about the time the two men committed suicide. The party had crossed the railroad track of the Portland, Vancouver & Yakima a short distance when Mr. Munday, who had separated from the others, found the bod ies. He called out to the others, and they quickly joined him. The search was ended. Coroner Burt wasj, summoned, and un der his direction tbe bodies were brought to the city. Hurriedly Impaneling a jury, the Coroner held an inquest, and the jury promptly found that the two men had met death by their" own hands. On Canby's body was found about $35 In money and his goia "watch, which was still running. Brown had 10 cents loose in his pocket and $25 wrapped up in pa per addressed to his daughter, Mrs. E. L. Carpenter. y Canby's Last. Message. On Canby's person scribbled on the back of a billhead Iniead pencil was his last message to his wife. It read: My Dear Wife: I feel that what I am about to do Is for the' best Forgive me if you can, and -try to Hve for our dear children. God bleeq you all! Forslvo me. April 10, 1001. E. L. CANBY. In addition to this penciled note, was found a receipt for a life insurance pre mium on a policy of $1(;000 taken out In the Penn Mutual on Maj-ch 20. There is some question as to whether or not this policy has been -delivered, or whether It will be paid. Canby carried, In addition, $3000 on his life, while Brown Is said to have carried about $15,000. Canby was 52 years of age. He lived In Vancouver for IS years. Prior to his ap pointment as cashier of the bank in 1883, he was a paymaster's clerk In the regular Army. His brother. Colonel James P. Canby, is now a retired paymaster In thr Army, and lives at Denver, Colo. Canby was married to Miss Frances Burnslde, daughter of the Portland pioneer. He left four children, the eldest of whom Is a boy between 16 and 17. Brown was a fey years older than Can by. He came to Vancouver in 1862, along with his father, who was appointed the first receiver of the Vancouver land office by President Lincoln. Brown was born In Rhode Island, and In after year3 mar ried In that state. He left three grown daughters, only one of whom Is married. She is Mrs. E. L. Carpenter, of Westport, Wash. Brown's aged father Is still living on a farm near Vancouver. The funeral of 3rown will be held to morrow afternoon, and that of Canby Tueday afternoon. The wives of both men are prostratedjjajia, Mrs. Brown may uaxjrCQjfeViWir -v!h?jfc5. . ?..' Causes of the Failure. ' Examiner Maxwell still refuses tpmake any- statement -concernlrttr the. co'nditlon of the bank, or the causes of Its failure, One Is therefore left to surmise rmlse as best he may from statements of intimate friends of the dead officers as to what caused the failure. The original Impres sion that it was due to bad' speculations commenced during the boom times of 1889 and 1890 still remains. No one believes that any recent bad investment has caused the failure, but that the bank officers have been forced constantly to make false entries to cover up the insolvent condition of the institution. Through all the years that have Intervened they have been forced to carry constantly on their minds the fact that almost any time they might be forced to close their doors. In fact, as Canby himself remarked to Inspector Maxwell, "It can't mean anything but the penitentiary." Both men were of very modest habits Both were family men, and Canby, whosp children are still young, simply Idolized them. On 'their way out of town, he stopped at a corner where one of them Is accustomed to play, and seemed to b waiting. In view of subsequent events, to catch a last sight of him. He was forced to leave without seeing him. Of course there is much conjecture, and many people profess to believe that Canby has of late been speculating in order to gain money to bolster up the bank, and that his speculation has merely resuitea In throwing good money after bad. There Is no confirmation of these rumors, how ever, but Mr. Maxwell will endeavor by every possible means to get at the bottom of the failure before he goes away. Canby was given to taking chances, and it "Is said that mining stock had a peculiar fas cination for him. The Idea of appealing to their friends never seemed to have occurred to the two men. It Is said that they could have raised enough money at any time to tide them over, had they only asked for it; but the plan of confession does not seem to have entered their minds. No one knows what the bank will "be able to pay. Tts assets are not rated very high, and since Mr. Maxwell has discovered that one statement of Its re serve fund had been falsified, it Is feared that others will be found in the same con dition. The case of one depositor is pa thetic In the extreme. He Is an old man named Potter. He and his wife have been tilling a farm near Vancouver for years and years, and by dint of toll and hard ship had saved up $1S00, which was de posited In the bank. It represented the labor of a lifetime. This morning the old man's Ife died. He will probably follow her soon. Ankcnj'n Aid Solicited. Today a committee of prominent men, including Dr. A. B. Eastham, George H. Stevenson. Lloyd DuBois, Judge A. L. Miller and George W. Stapleton, visited Levi Ankeny, the well-known millionaire Walla Walla banker, who is visiting In Portland, and asked him to take up the assets of the bank, and try to place It on Its feet again. Mr. Ankeny was unable to give the committee a positive answer, owing to the fact that the bank's condition has not been made public. He is said to be willing to place the bank on its feet provided the depositors are willing to let their money remain after It is reopened. Scott Swetland says that an Injustice was done him In Sunday's Oregonian by the statement that he had expressed joy that the bank had failed. What he did eay, he says, was that he was glad Canby and Brown, whom he had warned the public against over a yeargo, when the capital stock of the bank was reduced, had been unmasked. Swetland says he Is sorry for the unfortunate depositors, and for the business men of Vancouver who have been embarrassed by, thefallure. Ex-GQY,erner of' Delaware. "DOVER," Dl;jj!&priC 21. Ex-Governor Charles StoclcleydleJ last -night, aged 87. INDRAVELLI IN PORT Rioneer Ship of P.. & Steamship Line WILL .CARRY IMMENSE CARGO Has a Record of Over Tea Thousand Tons The Finest Steam Freighter That Ever Came to Portland. The mammoth Indravelll, the pioneer steamship of the Portland & Asiatic Steamship Line, arrived in at Astoria late Saturday evening and left up the river yesterday, and will reach her berth at ORIENT IS THE TRADE s,. IRVING M. SCOTT, OF SAN FRANCESCO, SAYS TUB LEWIS ASK; GLA11K ,iXJ?psTOW-SHOl;LB-E3PJIASlETHB'AJDVA'NTilGES OFvTHE" WEST AlnsVorlh dock, this morning. Of alh-th.n numerous lines that" hav6 been started between this city and the Orient the Portland & Asiatic Is the first that has ever been Inaugurated on a scale 'that warranted any great degree of confidence in Its permanency. .The Indravelll, which must be seen to- be appreciated, la not only the largest carrier that ever came Into port, but is. one of the finest equipped freighters afloat She is over 400 ieet'jong. and although she came up the river with over 21 feet of her big hull under water she loomed up aboveHhe water like a vast mountain of steel. The Indravelll was built at Glasgow, about three years ago, and since her com pletion has been running In a regular line between New York and the Orient. Thl route Is a long one and vessels to be operated economically, must be enormous carriers, and comparatively light In coal consumption. These were the qualities most needed in vessels for 'the Oriental route out of, this city, and for this reason the Portland & Asiatic Company delayed chartering Its -ships until It was sure of securing vessels In every way adapted to the trade. For years Portland Importers and exporters have supplied the Oriental lines to the north and south of us with thousands of tons of freight annually, the principal reason for thi3 unnatural divert sion of trade being the lack of space on board the smaller class of steamers runu nlng to this port. The Portland & Asiatic line, In provid ing such ships as the Indravelll, her sis ter ship, the Indrapura; and the Knight Companion, has not only met the needs r of the present, but have, to a certain extent, discounted the future. The Indra velll has a dead-weight carrying capacity of 17,472,000 pounds, and has a record of carrying a cargo of over 10,000 tons weight and measurement. The enormity of these figures can be better appreciated by a vis it to lhe big ship and a glance at the vast space between her hatches. The vessel is 49.2 feet beam and 2S.3 feet depth of hold, and draws, when loaded to her capacity, about 25 feet of water. The Indravelll and her sister ship, the In drapura, are equipped with power In keep ing with their size. They are, of course, not built for speed, but the big triple com pound engines on board can drive the gre'at hulls through the water at an aver age speed of 10 knots an hour, and this can be increased, when necessary, to 11 knots, or better. The engines are of 26, 44 and 7J inches diameter of cylinder, by 48 Inches stroke. Scattered about the ship are a number of small engines for operating winches and derricks, running dynamos and ena bling freight to be handled to the best possible advantage. The Indravelll is easily the cleanest and best-kept vessel that ever came across the Pacific In this trade, and in this resoect the decks and officers' quarters have no advantage over the engine-room, which is as neat and clean as that of any passenger liner. The officers' quarters are well above the main deck amidships, and are much more com fortable and roomy than are usually found on freight steamers. v The Indravelll Is in command of Cap tain W. E. Craven, R. N. R., who, is as- if in , arrnHr, n.-.rhnonf hv i t--. m. tt..., t DSa.M nm- f cer Bernard Firth, Third Officer Donald Mansfield. The engine-room Is. in charge of Chief Engineer Peter Waits. Second Engineer G. Buchanan, Third Engineer A. Devaynes, Fourth Engineer J. P. Bryne. There are a couple of cadets oh- board and the crew is made up of lascars and Chinese. The new liner was turned over to the Portland & Asiatic Steamship Company at Hong-Kong late In February, and stalled l( tr-nm ti6t nnf T.fn-oh S sh pnnr,ntmA I from that port March 5. She encountered strong northeast monsoons all the 'Way up tho China Seas and did not reach Kobe until March 11. She sailed from Kobe on the 14th and arrived at Yokohama on Marcji 16, leaving again on March 19 for j Uraga, where she entered the drydock. I After leaving the drydock she sailed for 1 Mojl, March 22, arriving two days later, She took In a supply of bunker coal at Mojl, and on the 26th again set sail for Kobe to load cargo. Kobe was reached March 27, and on the 31st the steamer got away for Yokohama, her last port of call, where she arrived April 2. A day later all of the freight was aboard and she steamed out of the harbor on her long Journey across the Pacific. The ves sel struck a heavy southeaster with a strong beam sea before she was well clear of the land, and except at brief Intervals, 'bad weather was experienced all the way across until she neared the Columbia. The meridian was crossed April 11 and two days later the big ship bucked into a heavy northeast gale which knocked her about like a cork. The gale was accom panied by snow squalls and a high sea, which lifted her around until the en gines were racing the most of the time. On the afternoon of April 14 the gale shifted to the southwest and a day later big seas were against breaking over the vessel, keeping her decks flooded. The weatrer moderated on the 16th, and from that time until the ship reached the mouth of the river, the disturbance of the elements was less marked. The steamer was off the river at 4 o'clock Saturday evening and a few min utes later was boarded by Pilot George W Woods, who brought her in to the quarantine station. She did not get away from the station until after 1 o'clock yes terday afternoon, and left up from Astoria FIELD OF PACIFIC COAST. r at 2:30 P. M., in charge of Pilot Archie L. Pease. Ine steamer will reach Afns tyorth dock this morning and will com mence discharging at once. As this was the first ship of the line, and the different sub-agencies through out the Orient had not been established, the Indravelll catne In with a compara tively light cargo, there being only about 4000 tons weight and measurement on board. Much of this was- foit Eastern points and consists of matting, curios, paper-makers' clay, sulphur, rice, etc. The work of discharging w ill commence this morning, and as soon as the Inward cargo Is removed, she will take aboard a return cargo of Hour, paper and miscellaneous freight. A couple of stowaways emerged from a hiding place comewhere In the big hold of the Indravelll soon after leaving the Japan, coast. They said they were Ameri can yltlzens, but an Impediment In their speech or something else prevented their speaking the American language very flu ently. They had the usual hard-luck story to 'tell and were somewhat alarmed yesterday for fear that they would not be permitted to land. Captain W.'E. Craven, R. N. R., who Is In command of the big steamship, 13 young In years, but old in experience. Al though only about 35 years of age he has followed the sea for nearly 20 years, commencing In 12 as an apprentice on the old bark Parknook, well known in this port. He soon graduated from sailers and In 1890 went Into steam, his first work being as second mate on the tramp steamer Elsie. From her he went to the Johnson line, running between Liver pool and Baltimore. In this service he received his first command, the steamer Jessmore, going from her to the steamer Norfolk. He left the Norfolk to superin tend the building of the steamer Indrade va, and as she was sold before going to sea he was placed In command of the In dramayo, and about two years ago was transferred to the Indravelll. Captain Craven holds an extra master's certifi cate, and Is a member of St. John Am bulance Association and of the Merchants Service Guild. He is a genial, good-natured sort of a man. who reminds one of that warm-hearted Scotchman, Allan Cameron, who Is representing the Port land & Asiatic line In the Orient, and anyone who enjoys "Indravelll hospital ity" will not soon forget It. REMARKABLE OPERATION. St. Louis Doctor Taken Three Stitches in Man's Ilenrt. ST. LOUIS. Mo.. April 21. Dr. H. L. Nletcrt. superintendent of the City Hos pital, has performed one of the most remarkable operations ever recorded In the annals of surgery. It consisted of taking three stitches In the heart of Philip Gunn. who had been stabbed In a brawl. The point of the knife blade had entered the right ventricle, and pierced to the cavity of the heart. The knife entered the heart obliquely, with the result that the opening between the cavuy ana me pencaraium, or covering of the heart, was lip-shaped on both sides. The wound acted as a valve, and at each pulsation of the blood through the heart but a small quantity was let through the artificial opening. The task of stitching the wound was very diffi cult. Dr. Nletert first removed a section of the breastbone, exposing the peri cardium. The motion of the heart can not be repressed and he was forced to make the stitches while the organ was shifting about. It required three stitches effectually to close the rao. This dell- effeotually to close the gap. This dell- ,cate operation finished, the pericardium was sewed together. The portion of the breastbone removed could not be replaced, and the operation was concluded by stitching together the skin and the outer tissues that cover the chest. -Gunn Is still alive, and the physicians predict his recovery. DANGER HAS PASSED Ohio Valley Towns Siowly Emerging From Flood. FIFTY THOUSAND WORKERS IDLE Storm Has Left an Area of Rain 200 Miles In Diameter Trains Again Banning, bat IV o Attempt Is Made to Make Time. PITTSBURG. Pa., April ZL The most widespread and destructive storm, from a material point of view. ha3 passed. It has left a zone of ruin 200 miles In diim eter. it was unusual In that It possessed so many different features. Cities 70 miles from Pittsburg were tied up by one of tho worst snow storms ever known. While the snow fall waa from 18 Inches to three feet deep, which Is not extraor dinary, the snow was so wet that it clung In weighty masses to shade and fruit trees and electric wires and poles, bearing tham to the earth. It settled on steam and street railways like wet sand, stopping all traffic and making pedes trianlsm almost Impossible. The fall was so heavy and spontaneous In some places that tho residents declare It seemed Ilka the bursting of a snow cloud. A few miles from these unfortunate towns were municipalities. In just as dire straits from rain, but speedier prospect for relief, as the rain will run off faster than the snow can melt. Still in theso places traffic was practically suspended. Water overflowed and washed out rail road tracks and hillsides came down and burled the rails. In addition nearly every town on the Ohio River between Pittsburg and Wheeling Is fn darkness tonight. Electric light plants, or their wires, are damaged and the gas In the mains is generally turned off to prevent explosions. So half a million or more people tonl&ht are groping about In the dark. A remarkable feature of the storm is that but few fatalities directly attri butable to this cause have been reported. A railroader, caught In a wreck caused by a landslide, and tho death of an old woman from shock, are the only ones known so far. There may be others, but as communication is cut off from many populous places it will be the end of the week before the total can be given out. Pittsburg and Allegheny are slowly emerging from the murky flood. At 8 o'clock tonight the rivers were receding nearly a, foot an hour. The highest point reached at David Island dam was 2S.4 feet at 8 A. M.. which means 2S feet at the Junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers. The water re mained stationary until about 3 P. M., when It began to fall. Conservative esti mates of the total, damage In thK dis trict Is between $2,000,COO and $3,000000. - Flftr Tiionsand 'Wonkers Idle. Fifty thousand wdrkers are suffering from enforced Idleness. While there have been greater floods at this point, there was never one that ciused so much finan cial loss and discomfort. Thl3 Is due to the denser population caused by tho recent growth of the two cities, and to the fact that all the manufacturing plants along tho river were operating, most of them working night and day until the rising waters put out the fires and drovo the workers to higher grounds. The loss to the railroads entering Pitts burg Jrom floods, landslides, wrecked bridges, heavy snow and the Interference with traffic, is roughly estimated at $1,000,000. On the Fort Wayne the worst trouble wa3 a snow blockade between Salem and Massillon. This began Sat urday morning and tied up the road for 24 hours. At 9 o'clock this morning the track was cleared and trains began mov ing. The same trouble kept the Cleve land trains of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie late. Ave trains having been blocked at Wlndom near Levittsburg -for 23 hours. The snow fall did not extend east of Newcastle, but at Youngstdwn rt was two feet deep and the drifts In the north of that city were up to locomotive head lights. The wreck of an Erie train Ut tered the road so that deep drifts formed undisturbed. Water was two feet deep on the Lake Erie tracks at Sawmill Run, but trains got through. Rig landslides occurred on the Lake Ere and Baltimore & Ohio at Soho on the Panhandle, on the south side of the Bessemer at several points, and the Alle gheny Valley near Franklin Pa. The slide at Soho was 150 feet long and it required 14 hours' work .to clear one (Concluded on Second Page.) SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS. China. Minister "Wu will suggest a. reform govern ment. Page r2. Chinese rebels again attacked the Manchurlan Railway. Page 2. Philippines. The Philippine tariff Is not likely to be pro mulgated until Insular cases are decided. Page 2. Province of Leyte will be created today and American officers placed. In control. Page 2. Ohio Valley Storm. Danger from the great storm In the Ohio Val ley has passed. Page 1. Factories badly damaged, and 50,000 workmen are Idle. Pago 1. Trains are runnings but no effort la made to make time. Page 1. Pacific Const. Charles Brown, president, and E. I. Canby, cashier, of the suspended First National Bank of Vancouver, committed suicide. Page 1. Indravelll. the pioneer steamer of Portland- Asiatic line, reaches port. Page 1. S, A. Madse Is not a candidate for Collector of Customs In 'Washington, despite reports of Wilson faction. Poge 3. Conservation of moisture and stock-poisoning plant3 of Oregon were discussed at FqsU farmers' Institute. Pago 3. Joseph Hume, the pioneer salmon paoker of the Pacific Coast, is dead. Page 3. Portland and Vicinity. Irving M. Scott, of San Franolsoo, says tho Orient la the trade field ot the Paelflc Coast. Page 3. C. C. Goodwin, editor of Salt Lake Tribune, discusses Portland's 1005 fair. Page 5. Dr. Adolph von Gruenlngln. who killed Ber stechor, at Bethany, surrenders htmielf to the authorities. Page 10. Case of Middle-West Jobbers against Western railroads set for final hearing at Washing ton May 0. Page tf. Project to build larse schooners for the lum ber trade. Page 10. Dr. A. A. Sulcer explains the Christian Sci entist faith. Page 8. Rabbi Wise replies to Rev. E. P. HIU's ser mon on B. Fay Mills. Page 9. A. Stewart, Appleton gathering statistics of Oregon Industries and opportunities for in vestment. Page 10.