Morning Oregonian., June 25, 1901, Page 2, Image 2

THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TT'ESDAY. JUNE 2o, 1901.
LOSS OF LIFl IS .GREAT:
WEST VIRGINIA FLOOD CLAIMED
ABOUT 100 PEOPLE.
Property Lobs Runs Up Into Mil
lionsGovernor Calls lor Funds
lor Sufferers.
ROANOKE. Va., June 24. The follow
ing short statement madeUonlght by one
of the general officers of the Norfolk &
Western Railway, summarizing the flood
situation In the light of the latest dis
patches, was given to the Associated
Press:
"Restoration of the telegraph line devel
ops that the damage by flood through the
coal fields was exaggerated? The loss of
Hfo will not exceed GO or 70, "and the dam
age to property. Including re'palrs to the
railroad and co.al properties, will not ex
ceed $500,000. It Is expected" the railway
will get a line opened through tomorrow
or next day.
Very little news has been received here
today from the West Virginia flood. One
train came in this noon, but not much
Information could be gained' from the
passengers. The trains are rimnlng from
Blueflcld and Ennls, which places are
just outside the territory visited by the
cloudburst last Saturday morning. The
devastated section covers an area of about
20 miles west of Blueflelds. ,-It is a nar
row valley not much wider than a broad
street in some places. Coal mines are
scattered all along the road.
Keystone, the town reported, to have
been so greatly damaged, and which was
at first believed to be wiped out of ex
istence. Is a village of between 2000 and
3000 people, and Is built along thj narrow
valley and on the sides of the bluffs. A
creek runs through the town and over it
houses are built on piles and rocks. This
creek runs in a zigzag way through the
narrow village and has a gradual fall.
The mountains on either side rise for hun
dreds of feel. No estimate of property
loss has been made by the coal operators
or the railroad officials. The lossT how
ever. Is far" up In the thousands, o defi
nite news has been received from the coal
fields, as all wires are down, and there is
no means of communication. Men and
material are being hurried to theHelds
from all over the line of the Norfolk
Western. .
The damage done all over the ."coal
flelds Is immense, but every one seems to
ha,ve been too greatly excited and too
anxious to get away to take time tq, in
quire Into the affairs of their neighbors.
It is certain, however, that much valua
ble machinery has been washed away.
Many of the wrecked cars along the Elk
horn Valley have been washed down the
river, and probably will be a total loss.
East of Ennis the train had little trouble
getting through to Blueflelds. Two
bridges are gone between Vivian and
Welsh.
At Shawnee, the Shawnee Coal Com
pany lost all their mine mules, which were
In the stable when the storm swept down
on them. A report from Keystone has It
that a mob of negroes there refuse to
work for $2 a day, but are loaflng around
and watching their chance to steal from
the debris. Another report says that the
number of dead there Is 17, and that of
this number 10 have been burled. News
paper men have gone to the coalfields to
get reliable Information, and It Is ex
pected that something definite will be
known within the next 24 hours.
A railroad man who has been working
at Vivian told the Associated Press cor
respondent that the rain started last Fri
day nlghtj and shortly after midnight the
heavens seemed to open and poured forth
great volumes of water. When the
cloud burst over the town of Vivian
there was a passenger train standing In
the railroad yards. About 40 passengers,
of whom three were women, were in the
car. The water rose rapidly and soon
was over the trucks of the cars. Houses
and cars were being washed about be
fore the eyes of the frightened passen
gers. Ropes were thrown to the cars and
the male passengers caught them and
waded through the water, waist deep, to
places of safety. The women were too
frightened to get Into the water, and were
placed on the tender of the engine, where
they were safe. Other portions of the
railroad yards were washed out, and 100
box cars were wrecked. The house in
which the trainmaster at Vivian lived
was washed away. A young son of the
section-master rode on driftwood for four
miles, and was then lodged in a tree, from
which he has rescued. A colored section
hand was drowned.
The rain ceased falling about 9 o'clock
Saturday morning. There has been no
rain since, and the streams are gradually
falling.
A big furniture store and a large clothing-house
were washed away at Vivian, as
were also about a dozen small dwellings
in the lower portion of the village. Two
dead bodies, both of colored men. were
seen at Eckman. and one white and three
colored corpses at Empire.
Two. iron bridges were washed away at
Vlvfan, and another at Norfolk Junction,
and three persons are reported to have
been drowned near the latter place.
All the ' trestlework has been washed
washed out on this division. Of the 10
miles of railroad between Vivian and En
nls, It Is stated that there Is not 100
yards of track In one place, and It is
thought this division will not be repaired
for a fortnight. Fifty people walked over
the washed-out territory Sunday to get
from Vivian to Ennls.
STORM IS UNPRECEDENTED.
Destruction of Property Along:
Three Rivers Is Appalling:.
HUNTINGTON, W. Va., June 24. Tlie
tremendous high water In the Tug River,
caused by a cloudburst along the head
waters of that stream on Saturday, i3 a
thing unprecedented in the history of
this section, and the destruction of prop
erty along the Elkhorn and Dry Fork
and down the Tug River to its mouth Is
appalling The cloudburst occurred near
the headwaters of the Elkhorn and Dry
Fork Rivers, whose confluence near
Welch form the main Tug River. Though
both streams were swollen far beyond any
proportions which they were ever before
known to assume, the former one, which
Is traversed by the Norfolk & Western
Railway for a distance of about 20 miles,
was by far the highest, and It Is report
ed that for a distance of more than 10
miles the road is practically a wreck, and
several days will be required to repair
the greet damage which has been done.
Along the coal regions of the Elkhorn,
.and the numerous big plants lower down,
2ox cars were swept away In the rushing
flood and lodged against the rugged moun
tain sides, and In a few Instances were
carried down the Tug River, even as far
as below the falls. Many of the " cars
were loaded. All the numerous lumber
plants are great losers, to -an extent con.
servatlvely estimated at $1,500,000.
At lager Station, the river rose to 31
feet Inside of three hours, deluging every
house in the little town, and washing
away many of the outbuildings. Higher
up the river the destruction Is said to be
even greater. All towns above Vivian
and Ennis, occupying low land, were sub
merged and many houses washed away.
It is impossible to estimate the loss of
life. Early reports sent out Indicate that
It is great, but each subsequent, report
lowers the number. It Is safe to say
that less than 100 have perished, and It
need be no surprise to learn that no more
than one-half, or possibly one-fourth of
that number have been lost.
The Twelve Pole River Is rising, and no
trains of any kind have been able to go
farther east than Dingess, and no wire is
In working order beyond that place, so
that oil news by wire has had to come
through the Bluefield and Roanoke offices.
Much livestock has been drowned. Among
the drift and'debrls which fills the rivers,
numbers of horses, cattle and hogs have
been found.
It Is reported that a number of box cars
floated out at the mouth of the Big Sandy.
-It is said these oars came from the line
of the Norfolk & Western, and It is alftiost
certain that they came from the Big
Sandy branch of the Chesapeake & Ohio,
as Greffey's Creek, 20 miles above Louisa,
Is said to have been higher than It was
ever known before.
Interest In the-strike among the miners
along the Norfolk & Western has been
subordinated to the results of the flood.
It will be weeks before there will be a
possibility of shipping coal, so that the
mine operators have no need of the min
ers working.
FIFTY BODIES FOUND.
It Is Feared Many of the Homeless
Are Without Food.
BLUEFIELDS, W. Va., June 24. Details
of the fearful flood In the Pocahontas
Top Flat region are slowly drifting In,
and fully bear out the fears early enter
tained as to the havoc wrought by the
storm. Fifty dead bodies have been found.
Thousands of people are homeless, and It
Is feared many are without food. .There
Is little hope of sending the sufferers suc
cor until railroad connection is restored.
Men are at work clearing away the de
bris and recovering the bodies of the
dead. The dead are being augmented
hourly. Relief trains are running between
this city and the edge of the stricken dis
trict, and everything possible Is being done
to relieve the suffering and destitution.
Over 100 miles of track belonging to the
various coal operations are practically
lost. The rails are bent and twisted like
wires. Even the heavy girders of the
collapsed railroad bridges were rendered
useless. The force of the flood Is better
understood when It Is explained that by
reason of a long fill and a low Iron bridge
some distance up the valley, the flood was
dammed, and a monster body of water
accumulated, probably as large a volume
as was contained In the famous dam at
Johnstown. When this obstruction gave
way It let down a great flood on the vil
lages and mining camps below.
It is reported that Dr. Hatfield, a prom
inent physician, and a kinsman of the
famous feudists of this section and Ken
tucky, was compelled to shbot two negro
plunderers, who were robbing defenseless
flood sufferers. The negroes were George
Wade and Alexander Watts, both desper
ate characters.
The slowness of the recovery of bodies
Is because the corpses of the missing are
hidden in mammoth piles of debris. Some
of these piles are 30 feet high, and cover
In some Instances as much as a half-acre
of ground, and it Is the-work of days to
search through them. It has been sug
gested that the best plan would be to
burn these masses of debris, but the
friends of the dead are loud In their de
nunciation of the Idea. So bitter is the
feeling regarding the matter that, If It
Is attempted, bloodshed probably will re
sult. The list of missing and reported
drowned Is 249. but It will probably never
be known how many have perished. At
Algoma a number of miners standing on
a high point of water waist deep, res
cued 23 women and children as they
floated past A number to whom they
threw ropes were so excited that they
made no effort to save themselves. Thirty
four houses floated down and were dashed
to Dloccs against the sides of the iron
bridge at North Fork Junction before the
structure collapsed. A saw mill belong
ing ro Belcher Brothers
was entirely
swept away, and no trace of It has yet
neen round, except the boiler, which was
jammed Into the end of a box-car.
Further details from the Clinch Valley
are to the effect that three members of
the Vandyke family are dead from In
juries received In the flood.
At Pounding Mill four persons were
drowned:
""John P. Tate.
Mrs. Clara. "Foops.
"Two children.
The town of Liberty Hill, in Tasewell
County, was swept away, only two houses
standing. When the water had reached
the second story of the Methodist parson
age W. L. Moore fastened ropes about
the bodies of the wife and two daughters
of Rev. William Wagner and dragged
them through the flood to safety. Others
were rescued In like manner.
The Property Loss.
Estimates of the property loss In the
flooded district are growing larger. The
total loss is now approximately estimated
at $2.p00.000. General Superintendent G.
C. Cassell hopes to have the Norfolk &
Western Railroad open for passenger
traffic, Jn a few days. It will be 10 days
before .the road will be In condition for
heavy freight. A new roadbed will have
to be made for many miles of track, but
at least? 2000 men are now at work re
pairing the damage. A like number of
hands are at work at the various col
lieries. THOUSANDS ARE HOMELESS.
They Are Camping in Hi IV Clear
infir Awny of Debris Bc&un.
CINCINNATI, O., June 24. A special
from Blueflelds, W. Va., says:
Further details of the damage to prop
erty by devastating floods in the Poca
hontas Flat Top region have been com
ing all day. The dead are being recovered
and Identified. The relief corps has pa
trolled a few miles of the stricken ter
ritory, but no reliable estimate can be
made of the number of lives lost. Fif
teen hundred laborers are at work clear
ing away the debris and repairing rail
road tracks and establishing telegraphic
communication. It will be several weeks
before railroad traffic will be resumed,
and probably longer before the mines will
be-in operation. There are thousands of
homeless people camping In the moun
tains. Their distress Is augmented by an
guish caused by missing children and
friends, whose fate Is unknown. The
bodies of John Lewis, white; Ira Neff,
and a Hungarian mother and baby have
been recovered. A graveyard was over
flowed and dead bodies swept away.
The tunnel several miles beyond Vivian
Is cleared of the track from one end to the
other. All bridges have been destroyed.
The damage to the coke plants and coal
mines will be about $2,000,000. All of the
stores, lumber camps and business houses
In the Elkhorn Valley are severely dam
aged, and In many instances destroyed.
Of the 100 estimated lost, there have been
less than a score of bodies recovered
and Identified. The dead so far are:
William Teiggend and wife.
Martha Morgan, a white woman.
Mrs. McCoy, an aged colored woman,
and her daughter, Mrs. Nellie Smith, and
granddaughter, Annie Smith.
Sam Polndexter.
John Ballard.
Bell Brown.
A family consisting of mother and four
children, all colored.
These bodies were all recovered.
The railroad shopmen, conductors, engi
neers and all are at the scene of the
storm horror, while every available man
on the nearly 1000-mile system has been
rushed to the scene.
AT ENNIS.
Property Loss Is Estimated to
Be
92,000,000 to $3,000,000.
ENNIS. W. Va.. June 24. The depot
and postofflce were washed completely
away, and miles of track torn up. No
trains are going farther west than Ennls.
Two thousand men are repairing the dam
age to the Norfolk & Western Railway.
The entire property loss Is estimated at
between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000.
It Is reported that there is great suffer
ing In the coal fields, two-thirds of the
miners being homeless. No trains are ex
pected to enter the fields for three or four
days. The telegraph company has three
building gangs on the scene, and three
more en route, and it is believed by to
morrow noon or night they will be able
to communicate with Keystone and Viv
ian. Reports from the" west say it Is es
timated that at least eight miles of tele
graph poles are gone west of Vivian, and
It is hardly probable communication will
be had for some time with the Tug River
X section, where the river Is reported higher
than ever known, t Is almost certain
that the large lumber interests west of
Vivian and near Welch have suffered
greatly, the damage probably running up
Into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
AT KEYSTONE.
Residents "Were Saved by
Tele-
phone Mcssagre.
KEYSTONE. W. Va., June 24. The loss
to merchants at Keystone is approximate
ly $58,000. The residents of the same vil
lage were saved by a telephone message
apprising them of the coming of the flood,
and they went to places of safety.
The Crane Creek branch of the Norfolk
& Western, which had been recently
graded, has been completely destroyed for
seven miles, and will have to be rebuilt.
The Big Four mines are flooded and the
delivery tracks are gone. The loss of life
cannot be learned, only one man having
gotten from this section to a point of (
communication. Six building gangs are
being rushed to the scene by the Western
Union Telegraph Company to repair lines.
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STORM-SWEPT REGION
An electric light car has been obtained,
and will be brought from Hagerstown by
a special, train so that. work can be prose
cuted at night. Every effort will be made
to open the line for traffic in the shortest
possible time.
ALMOST A CLOUDBURST.
Rain Storm Did 30,000 Damage to
a. Nctt York Town.
UTICA, N. Y., Juhe 24. A rainfall ap
proaching a cloudburst caused at least
$30,000 damage to New Berlin Sunday
night. Rain had been falling some hours,
and finally came down in great torrents.
A reservoir a mile west of the village
gave way. and Its contents swept down
on the village. A farmer living near die
reservoir had ridden ahead, warning peo
ple of the danger, and they vacated their
houses. Two buildings were swept away.
Debris clogged a stone archway under
one of the streets, and the water poured
over the arch, breaking in the doors and
windows of business places and sending
Ljhelr inmates to the upper stories. Two
of the main streets were gutted out to a
depth of 10 to 15 feet. Pavements, walks,
trees, fences, porches and lawns were
torn up and washed away, and several
buildings "were moved from their founda
tions. A heavy hall storm followed, se
verely damaging crops and property.
Horror Cannot Be Told.
BLUEFIELD, W. Va.. June 24. The
corps of searchers and relief workers
have penetrated Into the flooded coal re
gion only a few miles, but have Tevealed
a stale of affairs whose horror cannot be
tpld. Many dead bodies have been, found
and some Identified. No estimate can be
made of the number of victims, as there
are 100 miles to be searched over. The
flood will, In all probability, equal or ex
ceed that of Johnstown In 18S9, so far as
the loss of property is concerned.
Appeal for Financial Aid.
CHARLESTON, W. Va., June 24. Gov
ernor White tonight issued an appeal to
the citizens of West Virginia for con
tributions In aid of the flood sufferers in
the Flat Top coal region. The Governor
states that while he Is without definite
information, it is certain that on appal
ling disaster has overtaken the people
of that region, and aid will be required to
car for the sick and destitute and bury
the dead. Generous gifts of money and
needed supplies are urged.
Places Loss of Life at SOO.
NEW YORK, June 24.-Mayor Land, of
Bluefield, W. Va., wires as follows:
"It is estimated that 200 lives were lost
in the Elkhorn-Creek flood. The damage
to the Norfolk & Western Railroad is
estimated at $500,000, and to'the coal com
panies and Individuals at $2,000,000. There
Is no communication with any point fur
ther down the valley than Elkhorn. I am
unable to tell whether outside assistance
will be needed until further Information
comes In."
State Can Take Cnre of Suffering:.
HUNTINGTON, W. Va., June 24. Gov
ernor A. B. White has reclved no In
formation on the flood situation, but
fears the worst. He thinks, however, the
state will be amply able to take care of
all the suffering, without outside aid. He
is here making arrangements to get tents
and provisions for the flood-stricken dis
trict along the Norfolk & Western Rail
road. Heavy Wind Storm in North Dakota
MINOT, N. D., June 24. A heavy wind
storm at White Earth early today blew
two box cars from a sidetrack on to
the main track. The Great Northern
flyer, west bound, due here at 1 A. M.,
ran into the cars, and part of the train
Jumped the track. It Is said two tramps
were killed and several passengers In
jured. The wlrea are down, and particu
lars are unobtainable.
Only Twenty Lives Lost.
RADFORD. Va., June 24. The latest
news received from the flood-swept region
of WesT Virginia states that the num
ber of lives lost Is 20. Instead of several
hundred, as first reported. Sixty miles of
track was washed away, besides 12 en
gines and as many trains. Thousands of
dollars' worth of property was de
stroyed. 575,000 Damage at Montgomery.
MONTGOMERY, W. Va., June 24. It Is
estimated that the storm and wash-outs
of Sunday did $75,000 damage to property
In this vicinity. The greatest damage
was to the coal tipples, which were partly
demolished, but no lives are known to
have been lost.
Governor Nash Wires Sympathy.
COLUMBUS, O., June 24. Governor
Nash today sent the following telegram
to Governor White, of West Virginia:
"The people of Ohio sympathize with
your people In the great calamity that
has come upon them. Do they need help,
if so, how much can wo assist them?"
Deaths From Heat in Chlcngro.
CHICAGO, June 24. Two deaths and 11
prostrations, of which several are seri
ous, were the result of the heat In Chi
cago today. Over 300 cattle were stifled
in their pens at the stockyards. Several
hundred cattle, hogs and sheep were also
taken out dead from the cars on Incom
ing trains.
Unexploded Bomb Found.
ROME, June 24. An unexploded bomb
has been found In a railroad carriage in
which two Princes of the house of Monte
negro have been traveling In Italy. The
Italian authorities have refused to Im-
part the details of the discovery.
ANOTHER CANAL TREATY
SECRETARY HAY SATISFIED
HAS FIRM FOUNDATION,
HE
Will -Replace the Hay-Paaneefote
Treaty "Which Failed May Come
Up Next Congress.
WASHINGTON, June 24. Aftter the most
exhaustive Investigation, and sounding of
Senators, Secretary Hay has satisfied him
self that ho has been able to And a firm
foundation -on which to 'erect another
canal vreaty to replace the Hay-Paunce-fote
treaty that failed, and one that will
be almost certain to command the ap
proval of the Senate. It Is his ambition
to remove absolutely, as a source 'of pos
sible conflict In the future, the mlsun-
OF WEST VIRGINIA.
derstandings resulting from the efforts to
apply the Clayton-Bulwer treaty to the
conditions of today. This object is almost
within reach, he feels. It is entirely pos
sible for Secretary Hay to secure a full
opportunity to rest and recuperate from
the blow of his son's death without sac
rificing the chance of completing the ne
gotiations for this t'reaty- In season for
Its submission to Congress at the next
regular session.
RULE FOR VESSELS OF WAR.
Nevr Principle Established During
the War With Spain.
NEW YORK, June 21. It is pointed
out In a dispatch to the Herald from
Washington that "Foreign Relations of
the United States," just Issued by the
State Department, shows that a new prin
ciple relative to the entrance and depart
ure of neutral vessels of war at a block
aded port was established during the war
with Spain. Because of the conduct of
German men-of-war In entering and leav
ing ports In the Philippines without first
consulting the American naval command
ers. Secretary of State Day sent a cir
cular note to all the powers announcing
that "it is ad'lsable that all risk of error
or mischance should be avoided by the
attention to the rules prescribed by pru
dence, as wel jis by courtesy. To this
end a neutral man-of-war desiring to en
ter or depart from a blockaded port
should communicate with the senior offi
cer of the blockading forces."
Responding to Mr. Day's note, Baron
von Holleben made suggestions which
were embosted by the State Department
Into rules which will be carefully observed
in future wars. These TUles provide that
a -prerequisite of the entrance of a neu
tral vessel of war Into a blockaded port
shall be the consent of the Government
establishing the blockade, and the ap
proach of the blockaded port In such &
manner that the senior officer of the
blockading squadron can recognize with
certainty the neutral vessel, and -that ar
rangements to Identify the vessel leaving
the port, as a neutral, shall be made by
the commanding officer of the blockad
ing squadron and the commanding officer
of the vessel In the port.
Presidential Appointments.
WASHINGTON, June 24 The President
-today made the following appointments:
State Chandler Hale, Secretary of Le
gation at Vienna, Austria; James J. Bail
ey Kentucky, Secretary of Legation at
Guatemala and Honduras.
Treasury William L. Gerish, Collector
of Customs, District of Saco Me,;
Charles M. Webster, Collector of Cus
toms, District of Montana and Idaho.
Intorlor Charles F. Nestler, New
Jersey, Indian Inspector, reappointed; P.
M. Mullln, Nebraska, Register of the Land
Office at Rampart City, Alaska.
War Paymasters, with rank of Cap
tainEugene Coffin and George E. Pickett.-
Action Asninnt Senator Clark.
HELENA, Mont.. June 24. United States
District Attorney Rogers today began
action in the Federal Court against 'Sen
ator W. A. Clark, In which the Gov
ernment seeks to have set aside patents
for about 10.000 acres of valuable land
now under control' of the Senator. The
Government alleges that the lands were
taken up within the last three years un
der the timber and stone act by persons,
who, -contrary to law, filed on them for
speculative purposes, and knowing that
they expected to dispose of them to Sen
ator Clark, or his agents. The lands In
volved are all In Missoula County.
Mustered Out of Service.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 24. The For
.tleth Infantry, Colonel Edward A. Good
win commanding, which has been In camp
here less than a week, was mustered out
of the service today, and the Forty
second Infantry, which Is also in camp at
the Presidio, will be mustered out Thurs
day. Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, June 24. Today'3
statement of the Treasury balances In
(he general fund, exclusive of the $150,
OOO.OCO gold reserve in the division of re
demption, shows:
Available cash balances $173,213,383
Gold 97,996,571
Subject to Tax.
WASHINGTON. June 24. Commissioner
of Internal Revenue Yerkes has held that
a legacy to an adopted daughter Is sub
ject to tax as a stranger In blood to the
testator. Former rulings of the Commis
sioner inconsistent with this decision are
revoked.
Bond Purchase.
WASHINGTON. June 24. The Secretary"
of the Treasury today purchased $43,000 5
per cent short term bonds at $109 056, $63,400
3s at $108 9398 and $245 4s at $113 8973.
Messages of Condolence.
WASHINGTON, June 24.Telegrams of
condolence from all parts of the world
are coming to the State Department to
day addressed to Secretary Hay. Cards
are also being received at the Hly .home
expressing regret.
Pump Plant Burned.
CAIRO. 111., June 24. Fire today de
stroyed the plant of the National Pump
Company and the Big Four stutlon at
Mound City, 111. Loss, $100,000.
His Health is Worse. '
SALT LAKE CITY. June 24.-A special"
from Boise City, Idaho, says the United
States Senator Fred Dubois It at Hunter
(Mo, V.
Hot Springs, Mont., suffering from a
very severe attack of sciatica. He went
there two weeks ago, but his condition has
steadily grown worse.
WHEAT OUTLOOK IN FRANCE
Yield Will Be About G.000,000 Bash
els Less Than Last Year.
PARIS, June 24. Secretary Green, of
the American Chamber of Commerce here,
has Investigated the ,wheat outlook in
France. '" He says the present conditions
point to a yield not exceeding 3C4.000.000
bushels, against 309.000,000 bushels In 1S90.
Fine weather may Increase the yield some
what, but the stocks on hand are much
less than in 1900. With a drop of 309.000.
000 bushels, I' ranee needed to purchase
nearly 40,001,000 bushels.
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Outlook for Crops in Europe..
LONDON, June 24. The Mark Lane Ex
press, today, In its weekly crop .review,
noting the necestity for rain in the United
King.lom. say:
"The wheat has come Into ear on re
markably short stems, and the ears will
fill without more moisture. In France
thfe Spring corn is less promising. Wheat
Cutting haB been begun in Southern Spain.
The province- of Andalusia and Murcia
expect flns y.'eloi. and the promise In
Central and Ntrthern Spain is excellent.
The wheal crop ir Central Europe 15 prom
ising on the confines of the Adriatic, and
bai indeed or the confines of vhe Baltic.
Mediocre results may be expocted in Ba
viri.i anU Austria."
BRAZIL WILL TAKE PART.
Accepts Invitation to Participate in
. Pan-American Congress.
NEW YORK, June 24. A Washington
dispatch to the Herald says:
Brazil, one of the countries which It wa3
believed Would not: participate In the Pan
American Congress on account of the re
striction Imposed Upon the principle of ar
bitration, has formally announced lto ac
ceptance of the Invitation to participate.
Peru Is still of the opinion that It will
not be deserted by' Bolivia and Argentina.
Since' the recent exchanges between the
various Pan-American governments neith
er of these governments has given any in
timation of the course It intends to pur
sue. The Administration Is apparently
confident that Argentina, Uruguay and
Paraguay will follow rhe course of Brazil,
leaving Peru and Bolivia the only two
countries declining to, take part In the
congress. . ' .
As the interests of Peru and Bolivia are
practically Identical, the action of one
will bind fne other. "The authorities are
hopeful that future consideration will
show Peru Its Interests are suchvas,to
require Its participation In the congress
rather than to., stand subject I'o Chile's
will.
TRAIN WRECKED.
Two Persons Killed, Three Fntally
Injured and Forty Hurt.
PITTSBURG, June 24. North-bound
passenger No. 23, on the Pittsburg &
Lake Erie Railroad, was wrecked at
Monoca, 28 miles from Pittsburg, this
evening. Two oersohs were killed, three
fatally Injured and 40 others more or less
hurt. The dead are:
William J. Cunningham, fireman, Mc
Kee's Rocks, Pa.
Lowrey Black, baggage-master, Pitts
burg. Fatally injured: Mrs. Lola B. Perkins,
Euclid avenue, Cleveland; Mrs. James
Lee, Washington, Pa.; Mrs. Jefferson Ca
ren, Beaver, Pa.
The train, while going at a very great
speed ran into an open switch at Monoca,
and the entire train went over an em
bankment some 25 feet high. Every car
waH overturned, two of them going over
twice.
ONLY GREAT BRITAIN OBJECTS
Other Powers Agree on Phase of
Chinese Indemnity Question.
LONDON, June 25. A dispatch to the
Times from Pekln, dated June 24, says:
All the Ministers of the foreign powers at
Pekln, with the exception of Sir Ernest
Satow, the British Minister, have agreed
to the Russian proposal to Increase the
Chinese tariff on Imports to 10 per cenU,
in the event of a deficiency In the service
of the indemnity. Sir Ernest Satow de
clares that Great Britain will only agree
to such an Increase In duty In ret'urn for
the total abolition of the llkin tax on
International commerce and other qonces
slons. THE DEATH ROLL.
Well-Known Butte Merchant.
BUTTE, Mont., June 24. Marco Medln,
a well-known merchant of Butte, and a
California pioneer, died at his residence
here this morning, aged 77 years. De
ceased was a native of Austria, and came
to San Francisco In 1853. In 1SG0 he lo
cated at Virginia City, Nev., coming to
Montana In 1884. He leaves a large fam
ily in this city and Sacramento, Cal.
Lieutenant L. G. Greenfield,
LONDON, June 24. Lieutenant L. G.
Greenfield, of the Shropshire Yeomanry
Cavalry, Is dead, from wounds received In
the war in South Africa. He was one of
the Oxford-Cimorldge team which de
feated the Harvard-iM.e team in the inter
national athletic games in July, 1S99.
"Well-Known Sugar Refiner.
NEW YORK, June 24. George H.
Moeller, the well-known sugar refiner, of
this city, died at his Summer home In
Spring Lake, N. J., today. He was presi
dent of the German Savings Bank, of
Brooklyn, and a director of the Pacific
Fire Insurance Company.
Composer Snlamnn.
LONDON, June 24. The composer,
Charles Kensington Salaman, Is dead. He
was 87 years of age.
Wellington's Coolc.
Goldwln Smith In The Atlantic.
Wellington's personal taste and habits,
like those of most great men, were very
simple. He cared not for show or pomp
of any kind. Instead of building a coun
terpart to Blenheim, for which money
had been voted, he bought and Improved
Strathfleldsaye, a common country gen
tleman's house. In his diet he 'was very
abstemious, even to the Injury, It ap
pears, of his health. He, of course, kept a
llrgt-rate French cook for his guests. The
cook, it was said, one day suddenly re
signed. The Duke, In astonishment, asked
the reason. "Was his salary Insufficient?"
"No, my salary Is very handsome. But I
am not appreciated. I cook your dinner
myself, a dinner fit for a King. You
say nothing. I go out and leave the
under cook to cook your dinner. He gives
you a dinner fit for a pig. You say
nothing. I am not appreciated. I must
go.".
Buffalo's Art Advance.
Philadelphia Press.
The achievement that impresses every
beholder at the Pan-American Exposition
at Buffalo is not the aggregation of ex.
hlbts of home Ingenuity or world-wide
character, but the amazing triumph of
American art that the general scheme of
grounds and buildings " represents. This
grouping of buildings, their design, their
color decoration, the application of sculp
ture on .an opulent scale to set off build
ings, loggias, colonnades, fountain basins,
gateways and esplanades really make up
the exhibition.
NDORSES THE TONIC PERUNA
Says: "It Will Build Up a
Depleted System
Rapidly."
Hon. W. F. Aldrlch, Congressman from
Alabama, writes from Washington, D.
C:
"Tills is to certify that Pcrunn,
manufactured by The Perunn Medi
cine Co.. of Columbus, O., has been
used in my family with success. It
is n fine tonic and will bnild up a
depicted system rapidly. I enn rec
ommend it to those who need a
safe vegetable remedy for debil
ity." W. F- Aldrlch.
H. S. Emory, Vice Chancellor and Mas
ter of Arms, K. P's, of Omaha, Neb.,
writes from 213 North Sixteenth street,
the following words of praise for Peru
na as a tonic. He says:
Catarrh of Stomach.
"It Is with pleasure I recommend Pe
runa as a tonic of unusual merit. A large
number of prominent members of the dif
ferent Orders with which I have been
connected with have been cured by the
use of Peruna of cases of catarrh of the
stomach and head; also In kidney com
plaint and weakness of the pelvic organs.
"It tones up the system, aids digestion,
induces sleep, and Is well worthy the con
fidence of sufferers of the above com
plaints." H. S. Emory.
Nervous Debility.
Everyone who Is In the least degree
subject to nervousness, sleeplessness,
prostration, mental fatigue or nervous
debility In any form, finds the hot weather
of June July and August very hard to
bear. If not dangerous.
CAILLES NO LONGER A FOE
FILIPIXO LEADER, WITH 30 3IE.N,
HAS SURRENDERED.
During: the Giving; Up of Arms, the
General and Ills Staff Wept
Deserter In Irons
SANTA CRUZ. Province of Liguna, P.
I., June 24. General Callles and 650 of his
men. surrendered today. They handed
over 500 rifles. The Insurgent chief en
tered Santa Cruz to the music of native
bands, which were drawn up In six lines
In the churchyard. Callles and his staff
entered the church, where mass was
celebrated by Chaplain Hart. of the
Eighth United States Infantry.
The column passed In review before the
United States Army headquarters, with
arms at port, returned to the enclosure,
where they surrendered their rifles and
were given receipts entitling them to 30
pesos each. All the receipts were deposit
ed In the hats of Callles and his officers.
General Callles Insisting that the arms
belonged to the revolutionary govern
ment, and the proceeds must go to the
widows and orphans.
During the surrender of arms General
Callles and his staff, who were outside
the enclosure, wept. The officers after
ward walked to headquarters, where Gen
eral Callles tendered his sword to General
Sumner, who gallantly landed It back.
General Sumner also handed back the
revolutionist flag which General Callles
will presently present to General Mac
Arthur. General Sumner congratulated
General Callles on his surrender, and the
latter responded that It was a happy day
for Laguna Province.
The political Federalists In Laguna
made a patriotic address to the ex-Fili-plno
officers, and then the latter and
rank and file of the Filipinos took the
oath of allegiance publicly on the plaza.
Frank Mekln, the deserter of the Thirty-seventh
Infantry, who had been acting
as a Lieutenant with the Insurgents under
Callles, and who surrendered today, was
placed in irons.
Confirmed by McArthur.
WASHINGTON, June 24. General Mac
Arthur has cabled the War Department
announcing the surrender of General Call
les in Northern Luzon with 286 rifles. 4000
rounds of ammunition, and 600 officers and
men. Callles has taken the oath of al
legiance. General MacArthur also announces the
arrival of the Lawton at Manila, with
Companies K and L. of the Eleventh In
fantry. CURRENCY SYSTEM.
Secretary Root LIUely to Consider
Question Seriously Soon.
NEW YORK, June 24. Secretary Root!
has not lost sight of the question of a
Philippine currency, say Washington
advices to the Journal of Commerce, and
H likely to take it up for serious con
sideration soon. There was strong pres
sure last Autumn for Executive action
which would relieve the actual scarcity of
silver In the island. This scarcity was
rnnmri hv the heavy demand for currency
In China, while the forces of the powers
were at their maximum there, but It seems
to have cured Itself to some extent.
In view of the partial amelioration of
these conditions, it Is probable that Sec
retary Root will study the situation with
a view of recommending to Congress a
comprehensive plan for a permanent cur
rency system In the Philippines. The
plan which Secretary Root and Secretary
Gage discussed Inst Autumn, and which
had the cordial Indorsement of the Secre
tary of the Treasury, was the adoption of
a fixed rate of exchange between the
American gold dollar and the- Mexican
silver dollar which have been the stand
ard coin in the Philippines.
Secretary Gage Is disposed to believe
that with reasonable wisdom In the man
agement of the coinage and the gold fund,
the operation of the system would be au
tomatic In keeplns the silver coins at par
with gold at the rate fixed, and in regulat
ing the quantity by the movement of gold.
Colored Infantrymen From Manila.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 24. The Army
transport Grant arrived from Manila to
day. The Grant has on board the Forty
eighth and Forty-ninth Regiments of Vol
unteer Infantry. The soldiers of both
regiments are colored. They were re
cruited In the South, and have been for
nearly twb years -In the Philippines. The
Forty-eighth and ForlV-nlnth Regiments
were stationed In the worst sections of
Luzon, and were In several severe battles.
They will be mustered out of the service
within the next two weeks. There aro
7G cabin passengers on the Grant; mostly
Army officers at liberty on furlough.
Three New Brigadier-Generals.
WASHINGTON, June 24. Commissions
as Brigadier-Generals have been Issued to'
Enoch H. Crowder, Judge-Advocaate's de
partment; James Allen, Signal Corps, and
Robert L. Howse, cavalry. Tney Mil hold
these places until June 30. The appoint
ments are In recognition of the services
of these men In the Spanish War and
the Philippine campaign.
Order Liberating: Filipinos.
WASHINGTON, June 24.-Thc War De
partment has made public an order Issued
by General MacArthur May 30, liberating
Filipino prisoners. The order follows:
"In pursuance of the general policy of
tbs division commander, in respect to
ALDRICH
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Hon. W. F. Aldrlch.
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Tht only safe course to take Is to keep
the blood pure, digestion good, and bleep
regular No remedy equils in all re
spects Peruna for these purposes. If the
system Is run down and weakened by
catarrh, Peruna renovates and rejuve
nates the nerves and brain.
A book on the catarrhal diseases of
summer will be mailed to any address,
upon request, by The Peruna Medicine
Co., .Columbus. Ohio.
The above testimonials are only two
of 50.000 letters received touching the
merits of Peruna as a catarrhal tonic. No
more useful remedy to tone up the system,
has ever been devised by the medical
profession.
matters appertaining to the pacification of
the archipelago, 5C0 prisoners of war will
be released to especially signalize the sur
render and the acceptance of the sov
ereignty of the United States by General
Mascardo, ccmmanil, g Insurgent fo.ces In
the Provinces of Bataan and Zambales.
and General Lacuna, commanding In the
Provinces of Bulacan and Ncuva Eclja."
Corbin Leaves for Mnnila Today.
SAN FRANCISCO June 21. The trans
port Hancock will sail for Manila tomor
rom. Adjutant-General Corbin will take
passage for the Island on this steamer.
Adjutant-General Corbin reached this
city tonight. He Is accompanied by Senator-elect
C. H. Dietrich, of Nebraska,
who wllf go to Manila with the Adjutant-General.
When asked as to the
probable strength of the force to be main
tained in the Philippines after the estab
lishment of civil government, Adjutant
General Corbin replied that a conference
between Judge Taft, General Chaffee and
himself would determine that point after
his arrival there.
A Floral' Inscription.
Homlletlc Review.
At one time I was pastor in n village
where there was a German undertaker
who was always anxious to please. Be
cause of his zeal In this direction and his
habit of so often getting things backward,
he was the butt of .1 good many jokes, and
furnished others many a hearty laugh.
One day a customer of his asked him to
telephone" the florist In a near-by city to
send a floral design representing "Gates
Ajar.". He hurried to the 'phone, and.
calling up the florist, said he wished a
floral design. The florist naked what
kind. He was puzzled, but not defeated,
and after some delay said: "Oh, yes; now
I got him. Heaven wide open. That's
what they want."
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