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. !vi ;&& ripmatt V J VOL. XLII: NO. 12,981. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1902. PRICE FIVE CENTS. When Purchasing GARDEN HOSE Bb Sure You Secure One of Our Brands. GOODYEHR RUBBER CO. R. H. PEASE. President. V3-75 FIRST STREET, PORTLAND, OREGON GENUINE BARGAINS We have a few CAMERAS we have taken in exchange for other Instruments; all In good condition, we offer them at the following prices: Regular price. "We offer for 4xG Cyclone Magazine , $ S.00 ? 3.50 2x Adlake Magazine and 12 holders 9.C0 3.50 4x5 Wl7ard. R. R Lens and Unlcum shutter 15.00 6.00 5x7 Long-rocus Promo 45.00 20.00 And seeral other desirable instruments, including some Eastmans, at like prices. Blumauer- Frank Drug Co. "Wholesale and Importing Druffffists. UOTE OK SITI Fair Directors Seek More Light NEW TRACT BOBS UP Land at Foot of Willamette Heights Finds Favor. WAVV3 tXCMAt SHAW'S PURE America's ORIGINAL MALT WHISKY Without a Rival Today BLUMAUER & HOCH 108 and 110 Fourth Street Sole Distributers for Oregon MALT HOTEL PERKINS Fifth and Washington Streets PORTLAND, OREGON EUROPEAN PLAN First-Claus Check Restaurant Connected "With Hotel. Rooms-Slngls TBo to tl.BO per 3ty Hooma Double SI. 00 to 32.00 per Cay Rooms Family tl.GO to SS.00 Mr y 3. F. DAVXES. Pres. C T. BELCHX3R, Sic. sad Treao. 1 Charles Hotel CO. (INCORPORATED). . FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON American and European Plan. American Flan European Plan .91.23. $iso, $1.73 ..COe. 75c, 01.00 i,7 HiLL MILITARY ACADEMY The Success and High Standing Of many hundreds of Dr. Hill's graduates and former pupils daring the lust 33 years indicate th ra'rit of hla methods. Prepares for college in Classical. Scientific and Enrtfch tatMsi. Regular course Is practical training for business life. Manual traWnr aufmfiatealBAl drawing. SncaiaL courses In modern lancURKfls. and. numlc . New bulflJIhgs; Hfeaern equipment "private ole.ng-r6mB'nflbSillrnflton?55rjH,jffl reaUon-rooms; larg armorj': athletics promoted and encouraged; chemical and-pbys- 4 jji iceu mwiia lories; ei;er;encQ xacuuy. , A boardlnc and day school for bojsof all ages; younger boys separate. Fall term, opens September 17. For catalogue, etc.. apply to DR. J. W. HILL, Principal, MARSHALL AND TWENTY-FOURTH STREETS. PORTLAND. OR. COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE Report "Will Also Be Made on Trans portation Problem of. City Park Adjourned Meeting Next Tues day May Settle Question. No site jet for the. Lewis and Clark Fair. The directors have determined to eeok more complete Information before making a selection. The race Is atUl open. A special committee will invet 1 1 sate and report on the transportation problem of the City Park site. The availability of the land at the foot of Willamette Heights will also be fet tled before a decision 1 reached. The advocacy of this new site has Intro duced a new feature Into the discussion, which has. aroused the interest of the advocates of the other localities. 4 M ff ff ..' if a vfo. r3 fr. Ikon & Steel Works, tj-iti -pr- jQSGYRS MANLffACTRHS or 1 . , HIGH-GRADE MACHINERY. PQRTLANQ-ORZGON-U.S.A . a . . ', . NEW YORK DENTAL PARLORS Fourth and Morrison Sts. Portland, Or. Old-established and reliable dentists, where all work is guaranteed absolutely painless. KjKpi A Full Set Teeth $5.00 Gold Crowns 5.00 Gold Fill !. 1.00 Silver Fil! 50 Our officesare not managed by ethical dentists, but by Eastern graduate specialists. Fourth and Morrison Streets NEW YORK DENTISTS Washington $ Oregon Electric Railway Light & Power Co. Now under construction. A population of 40.000 dletrlbuted over the wealthiest farming country of the world Is trib utary to this road. First issue of 1000 shares, par value S10O each, now selling at $30 per hare. An Investment, ot a Speculation. Low capitalization; $1,500,000; 15,000 shares. t $100 each. Shares fully paid and nonassessable. WAI7SBlR6i. YTom Settlements ,,, Incorporated Towns Unincorporated - El j Huntsvifte Valley 6rvve j Dixie sDryCreec I s . Helix. r weswn a. Athena I k wJdams PNDLZTON WALLA WALLA Garrison college Ptace management to sell the en tire stock in the Eastern md European market. Howeer. by way of cour tesy, a block of 1000 shares SCriptlOn fOr thA ntrnA nf m Aaw trnrr, Ttl Jn VX& Applications coming later than Aug. 10. 1002. -Rill not be considered. Apply to L. Y. Ki DY & CO., Falling 11 jr., Portland, Or. Or to Main OClc , Dooly BulldlBfir, TV'nlla. Wulla, W'ASk. MILTON rrree "w 3ue Mountain Mrlpr The ianola w&s Manufactured and for sale onlybyjr THE AEOLIAN COMPANY, 21. B.'Wells, Sole KorthTrest Act. 353-3CS Washington at., cor. Parle More than two hours ras spent by the Lewis and Clark directors last night In an attempt to get to a point In the matter of the selection of a site for the exposition of 19G5. At the conclusion of the discus sion a special committee was appointed to report conclusive Information as to transportation to the City Park site, and to ascertain whether the land necessary for use. If the tract at the foot of Willam ette Heights be selected, can be had for the purpose. The directors who formerly acted as the subcommittee of the execu tive committee to examine sites and re port upon them were named as the special committee of the board Wesslncer, Mills and Dresser and they were Instructed to Teport at an adjourned meeting of the ban to,b heidl,? P. 3d. Thursday. 5ulV 2J.4iYith,fie Information" to 'be sup plied In the report of thla committee It Is expected that the board will be able to settle the site question. At the opening of the meeting It was stated that seven members of the board had visited the site suggested near Wil lamette Heights. Director 'Mills said he had talked with Mr. Goldsmith, who con trolled a part of the land In the tract 8Uggeeted. and that Mr. Goldsmith haa expressed a willingness to do whatever the board might wish to make that site available. Director Wesslnger reported the same sentiments from Mr. Russell, Mr. HIrsch, the Flelschner estate, and the German Savings & Loan Society, all own ers of property In consideration. Several other owners of necessary land had not been eeen. Mr. Wecslnger spoke of the advantages of transportation to that site. At that site It was said that one of the most profitable concessions of the fair would be that for gondolas, which would yield thousands of dollars to the exposi tion. The time by trolley-car frcm thai tract to Third and Washington streets, taken by Mr. Wesslnger, without the knowledge of the motorman, was 14 min utes. Xotv Locntlon DIscnssed. That statement Introduced the new lo cation to the business of the board. Di rector Fenton was prompt to say that, while he had no information of the new locality that was more definite than gen eral Impressions, he thought It rather late to discover a new site for the fair. And that site was away off in a pocket, where everybody must ride ro reach it, near the city garbage plant, near a lake that is almost dry in Summer, held by a lot of private owner whose consent to Its use might not be easy to obtain, with no per manent benefits to the city to come from it. He did not think it was enUtled to right of way at this time, or that all the othor offers should be set aside for thla site of doubtful merit and the whole ite question opened up anew. He was anx ious to get it settled. He had felt that there might be a request for postpone ment unUl further information should be obtained regarding transportation for the Citj Park, and such a move he would regard as reasonable, but he was not in favor of taking up a wholly new site under the circumstances presented. Director Frlede said he did not think anything that promised good to the ex position should be brushed aside for the reason that it might be-late In getting the attention of the board. The fitness of the grounds and their availability he regarded as a matter of the first Importance. He did not like to hear so much about ac commodating the various secUons of the city, and he hoped no secUonalism would be allowed to creep into the matter. He thought there was no necessity for undue haste in the selection of the fair site, and was In favor of an opportunity to investi gate the merits of the new tract. Director Wesslnger said the board had been guided by the suggestion of Mr. Dosch In the attention it had given the Willamette Heights tract, and he thought all the directors should make a personal examination of that property, and not Jeave It to the Judgment of any subcom mittee or small committee. He said the suggestion of a moving sidewalk up the hill had been made by way of solving the transportation question for the City Park, and that some people thought it might be made a material attraction and a source of revenue. Director Ladd expressed the opinion that the attractions of the Willamette Heights tract should be considered by the board before definite selecUon of the site should bo made. .Referred to Special Committee. A lack of definite, legally binding propo sals. Director Wheelwright said, should move the board to act cauUously in the selection of a site. Where everybody Is now doing everything possible to make conditions favorable for the exposition, conditions would change the moment the site should be definitely fixed; for then property-owners would Instantly begin fig uring how they could make money out of or by reason of the exposition, and the exposIUon would have only such rights as it could enforce. Therefore he made a motion that the matter should be referred to a special committee of three, which should present its views on the eligible sites, complete the partial report already before the board on the City Park, see that legally binding proposals for all the sites should be before the board, and re port in two weeks. The moUon was duly seconded, -and then the debate took a wldo range. Director Wolfe expressed the opinion that but for the suggestion of the new tract for the fair the site for the Lewis and Clark celebration would be selected at this meeting. He was not In favor of pressing the matter to immediate deter mination, neither was he In favor of going over the whole matter again from the be ginning simply because the new candidate was In the field. "We know about all we can, know about all the sites but the City Park and the Willamette Heights tract," said he. "Xow, let us complete our in formation about those, and then act. I think I am expressing the consensus of opinion here when 1 say that the matter has already practically been reduced to a question between three or four places, and I do not sec the use of asking any committee to cover localities that cannot figure iurther in the selection." "Make Better Terras," Says Mills. Director Mills said his Idea In seconding Mr. Wheelwright's motion wa3 that the committee fahould bargain for better terms with the people who are offering the va rious' sites. Where options to buy are presented, the sums named might be re duced by proper negotiation, and the time to get such reduction was before the board had ccmmltted Itself ta any particular place. President Corbett deemed reference to a committee as good a thing as could be done under the circumstances. In reply to a.questlon by Director Wesslnger, he said he thought It settled in everybody's mind that there should be a fireproof art bulldin?, but as to whether that should be upon ground owned by tho city or not was an open quesUon. "Work for the Fair," Urses Mallory. An eloquent speech was made by Mr. Mallory, deprecating the Idea that it was tho chief purpose of tho Lewis and Clark celebration to do something special fpr Portland. "We are represenUng the fair, not the Citv of Portland." said he. "Though a lower price for property may be quoted In one place or another as an Inducement for the city to buy and avail Itself of permanent Improvements that may be made by the exposition, how will that make it better for the fair? If we can. In creating the exposition, make some part of our expenditure of permanent value, and so place It that it will be avail able lor subsequent use by the city, I believe that would be a legitimate and wise use of our money and power, but such subsequent use should not demand our first consideration. If our work can be made to serve for the permanent use of Portland In any particular, well and good, but that should be entirely inci dental to the main, purpose. "We have reached a. point where the course of empire fit longer Is westward. JThlR U th rxtrMne &f' the Westl the nert step takes us to the far East. The' enterprise wnicn ve arc now svwns sua ye to is to commemorate an important his torical event that Is not of greater sig nificance to Portland than to other com munities of this land on the extreme west ern border, and we cannot appropriate It all. And our celebration will also direct the attention of the world to this new path to the far East, to the development of a vast region of the earth, and to the genera advancement of the time. We must not lose sight of the fact that we represent half the world in this fair, and thai? Its Interest should be first In our consideration." Mr. Mallory said that he was as loyal to Portland and as proud of the city as any of its citizens, and would bo glad to let the work of the Exposition Inure to the permanent benefit of the city, so far as that should be. consistent with the highest good of the Exposition; but the success of the fair should be assured, even if the city should not be able to take left-over buildings .from it. Director Dcvers Indorsed the sentiments of Mr. Mal"ory. President Corbett for Art Bnlldlnpr President Corbett, understanding Mr. Mallory to argue against permanent build ings, replied that if any exhibition of line arts were desired It would be necessary to have a suitable building, which would mean a fireproof structure of stable build. He said cattle and sheep were to be de sired at the Exposition, but people alsoM like to see the fine arts at such an insti tution. He did not understand that the construction of a permanent art building would lessen the amount contributed for other purposes, or would detract from other features of the celebration. He thought we should do our best to show the world what has been accomplished In the 100 years since the great exploration of Lewis and Clark. Whether the affair should be merely a state fair or a reat exposition, as Mr. Frlede had asked, Mr. Corbett said, was yet to be determined we should cut our garment according to rur cloth. If the state and other states and Congress shall do well by us. It will be one kind of an institution; if they do not, it ill be of another kind. "We can't determine at this time," said Mr. Corbett. "Just what the scope and extent of the celebration will be. That would not be determined If we were to delay selection of the site for a year. We must select the site with regard to the reasonable probabilities of the case." Mr. Mallcrty hastened to explain that he did not wish to be understood as opposed to a permanent art building, butonly to the idea that its eligibility as permanent city property should be given more than Incidental consideration in the selection of a site for the fair. Wesslnger gave expression to the thought that quality rather than quantity should characterize the Lewis and Clark Exposition. Committee to Report Thnrsdny. After considerable further discussion covering the expediency of referring the matter to a special committee, according to Wheelwright's motion, it was modified so as to confine the committee's work to an examination of the Willamette Heights tract and a report upon Its de sirability and availability, with tender of Its use by the various owners, to a report upon the trinsportatlon question for the City Park, and for a definite statement of the best terms for the purchase of various tracts that had been offered permanent buildings that might be taken by the city. The motion passed without dissent, with instructions that the committee should report to the board at a meeting to be held at 7 P. M. Thursday. July 24. Di rectors Wessfnger. Mills and Dresser were appointed on the committee, and the board adjourned. SOLUTION AT HAND Vatican Agrees to the Terms of Secretary Root, BASIS FOR FUTURE WORK Rnmpplla Closes the Negotiations at Rome and Final Settlement Will 'Be Made at Mnnlla-Taft's Departure. ROME, July 18. The Observatoire Ro mano (official organ of the Vatican) to day publishes an official note as follows: "The initiative of the Government of the United States with the object of arriving letter, to be able to render homage to the very great courtesy and high capacity with which you have filled the delicate mission which the Government and Presi dent of the United States confided to you. Willingly. I add that the favorable result of the negotiations must be attributed in very large part to your high personal qualities. "While flattering myself that this first success will be a guarentee of the happy Issue of ultimate negotiations in Manila, I have the honor to be, etc., "RAMPOLLA." Governor Taft was Informed tonight that the pope had fixed July 21 for his farewell audience. Governor Taft will start Saturday for Valloborosa, near Florence, where h will stay with his family until Mondar, when he will return for his audience with the pope- NEAR TOP OF LEVEES Another Flood Threatens Farmers of Missouri. RIVERS ARE RISING IN IOWA Tope Displeased With. Cardlnnls. LONDON; July 18. The Rome corre spondent of the Dally Chronicle says the pope is intensely displeased at the way in which the commission of cardinals has conducted the negotiations with Judge Taft In regard to the friars in the Phil ippines. "I learn from an authoritative source," says the correspondent, "that, besides annulling the procedure of the cardinals, the pope has summarily dis solved It, expressing his vlw that the --t CUBANS MAY DEMAND GENERAL BRAGG'S REMOVAL. is&fimSte" ' B&?& & Sl-Ll..1 -' &Jr HsssHLsBBSsssssssfliswIilsssLsW "HsIHLLsssssffissLsslssssHflsBBsBsLsr Will Cause Loss Estimated in the Millions District Between Keo kuk and Hannibal Will Suf fer the Most. KEOKUK. la., July IS Heavy rains in Central Iowa, jesterday and today, are sending a flood down npon prosper ous Missouri farmers, which will ruin many of them and cause loses aggre gating, at a conservatie estimate. 2.5CO.00O. There seems to be no hope tonight iOT the country between the Mississippi River and the Mlsourl bluffs between Keokuk and Hannibal, 300 scuare miles, mostly ptanted in corn, with some thousands of acres of wheat in the shock. H I tj . tf. T,. rXITED'STATES COXSTJL-GEJVERAIi AT HATAXA. A tempest in a teapot has been stirred up over the statements said to have been made In a letter to his wife of Consul-Genera! E. S. Bragg, of Havana, to the effect that "UnclevSam might as well try to make a whittle out of a pig's tall as to try to" do anrthlnff with the Cubans." This statement was published and created a flurry in Cuba, some -ot the radical-papers .going so far as to de mand Us removal. 2fo official action has been taken, however, and General Bragg has fallen back upon the traditional excuse that he-was misquoted. What he did write in a confidential letter to Jils wife, which he did not expect to see the light of publication, was this: "When Uncle Sam got through trying to make a whistle out of a pig's tall, he would report whether he could make an Anglo Sapn out of a. Cuban " Whether General Bragg will be called down for this reflection upon Uncle Sam remains to be seen. Official circles in Washington, howeer. take the view that his confidential confesstlon to his wife has had the effect of practically destrolng his usefulness at his present post in everj thing except the merest routine duties. Strike In Pern Settled. LIMA, Peru, July IS. The strike of railway laborers and boatmen at Mollen do. Department of Arequlpa. has been settled and all Is now quiet 'there. at an understanding with the holy see in regard to the religious matters In the Phil ippines, in which it has showed tact, has reached a happy ending., after negotiations conducted on both sides In n spirit of con ciliation and friendly difference. The gen eral lines of common accord have been drawn up to the mutual satisfaction of the parties concerned, and in conformity with the proposals made to the holy see in a memorandum. These general lines will serve as a basis for further negotia tions which regard details, to be conduct ed and brought to a conclusion at Ma nila between an apostolic delegate and the Governor of the Philippines." The following note from the Vatican was presented to Governor Taft tonight: "I hasten to acknowledge the receipt of the letter by which you kindly communi cated to me the cablegram from Secretary Root, answering my note of July 9, which explained the counter-project of the Vati can for the regulation of religious affairs in the Philippines. "While, thanking you for this Import ant communication, I am happy to assure you that the holy see has learned with the liveliest satisfaction the high consid eration of which Mr. Root, in the name of the Government ot the United States, holds the fitness of the measures which the Vatican, Independently ot the solution of any economic question, designs taking to ameliorate the religious situation In the archipelago, and to co-operate in the pacification of the people under American sovereignty. The mtaiures are indicated in my memorandum of June 21 and my letter of July 9. These declarations of Mr. Root dc honor to the deep political wisdom of the Government of the United States, which knows how to appreciate the happy Influence of tne holy see for the religious and civil elevatLon of the people, especially Catholics. "With equal satisfaction the pontiff has taken Into account the assurances of Sec retary Root that the American authorities in the Philippines and at Washington will put forth all possible efforts to maintain the good understanding happily estab lished with the authorities of the Catholic church. On his part, the pontiff will not fall to give the apostolic delegate soon to be sent to the Philippines the most pre cise instructions, according to my former notes. '-.The main lines for future negotiations indicated in the notes having been ac cepted by Secretary Root, the representa tive of the Vatican In the archipelago will enter into negotiations with the authori ties in the Philippines on the four points Indicated by Mr. Root at the end of his cablegram. The holy see does not doubt that mutual confidence, combined with the action of Its representative and that of the American Government, will easily produce a happy solution of, the pending questions. Inaugurating for that noble country a new era of peace and true prog ress. , "It Js my agreeable duty, in ending this American demands were reasonable, and signifying his readiness to treat with Judge Taft personally." KEOKUK, la., July 13 The high water here touched the danger line the first of the week, and began to recede when heavy floods started again in the Des Moines. Skunk apd Iowa Rivers. With a stage in the Des Moines River only three feet below the tops of the great levees, the river began to re three inches an hour at its mouth here today, continu ing until the fnctor of safety was wiped out this evening. A rise of one and a half feet in a short time this morning at Ot tumwa, and a further rise throughout its length below the capital city was pre venteu from running out freely by a rise of a foot and a half at Daenport last night. Increasing and coming down rapidly. This afternoon the observer of the Weathtr Bureau at Keokuk sent tele graphic warning to all points south to prepare for danger. The crest is expected here Saturday or Sunday. The Egyptian levee, which stood the flood Just receding after strenuous efforts to hold it, includ ing the destruction of farmhouses to use lumber for strengthening the dike, is only slightly above the water now, and the coming flood in the Des Moines will top it certainlj. This will let the water Into hundreds ot square milts. Including the tewn of Alexandria. Mo. The inhabi tants there are preparing for an overflow of the entire town to a depth of several feet. The corn crop In the flooded dis trict is all mode, and wheat is In the shock, and as a result the farmers will lose all their year's work. Grain men say the foregoing estimate of valu 13 "oo low, and put the figures of the loss from the overflow at nearer $1,000,000 between Keokuk and Hannibal. It Is believed the Illinois levee will hf'd, and the damage there is likely to be only ?0,Q to $30,000 between Keekuk and Qulncy. Heavy rains are reported Ir Southeastern Iowa today, and tonight there are Indications of still higher water. Lowland farmers, river men and the Weather Bureau observer alike predict the greatest damage ever known from the flood from the upper river. Reports tonight show tremendous riins along the Des Moines River and tribu tarles Six Inches fell at Corydon and neatly that much at Ottumwa. Rains all over this section continue tonight, with two inches as a general minimum rain fall, and many reporting five Inches. These rains will reach the lower rler and flooded districts by Sunday with a still further rise and devastation. Both the Des Moines and Mississippi Rivers arc rising faster as night progresses. Late reports show that half the country for a distance of 30 miles between Lagrange and Hannibal wa3 already under water long before the crest of the flood arried. CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. Foreign. The Vatican arrees to Secretary Hoot's latest note. Page 1. The coronation of King Edward will take place August 0. Page 3. Balfour will reduce the number of his Minis ters. Page 3. Whitelaw Reid's sDeech at a Liverpool ban quet. Page 3. Domestic. Missouri fanners are threatened with Immense loss from floods. Page 1. The miners' convention is struggling with the strike fund question. Page 2. Ex-Senator Hill went to Oyster Bay, but did not see the President. Page 2. Novel plan to cuench the Jennlng. La., oil fire. Page 2. Affldavlts and counter-afllda its were filed in the Greene-Gaynor case". T An Illinois woman killed her husband and brother-in-law in self-defense. ; Union Pacific announces settlors" rates again in September and October. Page 11. Pacific Coast. Oregon National Guard. In camp at Albany, gets down to work. Page 4. Outlaw Traey seems to have disappeared com pletely. Page 4. Two small children at Walla Walla set Are to straw in play and are burned to death. Page 5. Spokane County Republican convention Indorses John L. Wilson for Senator and deelares for railway commission. Page 4. Mazainas postpone accent of Mount Adams un til Sunday. Page 10. Marine and Commercial. Two more French barks chartered for Portland wheat loadtne- Page 12. German ships will not lay op for higher freights. Page 12. , June freshet has not deepened the channel at mouth of river. Page 12. World's shipbuilding statistics show Increase in 1001. Page 12. Stampede in oats,, and all grains are higher In the East. Page 13. Large speculators cause continuance of activity in stock market. Page 13. Trade reviews show that continued prosperity of country is becomlnz more and more cer tain. Page 13. Portland and Vicinity. Lewis and Clark directors fail to select fair site. Pare 1. Eastern Oregon nrodncer talks on livestock market conditions. Page 10. Japanese student soon to come on tour of In spection. Page 8. City authorities speak for cement walks. Page 14. Legislators not yet ready to decide on proposed measures. Page 14 , Chautauqua assembly will close today. Page 10. Prominent labor leaders here. Page 11. Bay Island Sabmerseil. HANNIBAL. Ma., July 18. The flood conditions on Bay Island and the bottom land's between Hannibal and West Qulncy are alarming. Bay Island containcs about 10.0CO acres of cultivated land, upon which are the finest crops of wheat and corn, but the entire Island Is submerged, except a few levated spots, to the depth of from one to six feet. The estimated loss on this island Is JiO.COO. The stage of the rl or at 9 o'clock tonight Is 11 feet and 6 Inches, one foot and six Inches above the danger line. The river has continued to rie slowly all day, and. according to the ofllelal re port sent out by the Weather Bureau, there is to be a further rise of two -"t. which will Inundate al! the lowland in tha Mississippi bottom, and will even test tha levee. The damage by the high water cannot be estimated, but it will probably reach ?50O,0CO. Many Farms Under Water. ST. LOUIS, July 18 Only once since the flood of 1892 has the Mississippi Rrver been so high as at present. On the Illi nois side, between East St. Louis and Al ton, many farms are under water. At the mouth of tne Missouri Ricer the overflow covers an area of 10 miles. DROUTH IX AKIZOXA. Range Horses Being Shot to Save Grass and Water for Cattle. TUCSON, Ariz., July 18. The drouth remains unbroken throughout Southern Arizona. The grass has all dried up ex cept in a few of the canyons, and water Is obtained only in a few places. Re ports from all sections are that cattle are dying by the hundreds. A prominent cat tleman arrived here today and says he counted 140 dead catttle within an area of four miles. Above the large ranch, Laosa, scores of horses are being shot to save the water and grass for the cattle. The horses are traveling In large bands and tramping out the grass as well as eating It. At another place the water for the cattle 13 being pumped, a man be ing placed at the troughs with a rifle, and as the horses come to water they are shot. Unless rain comes within 10 das. hundreds of thousands of dollars loss will fall on the cattlemen. Plenty of Water for Denver. DENVER, July IS. A heavy rain storm at Divide, on the Colorado Midland, Is reported. If as much rain fell as reported. It may do away with all immediate danger of a water shortage in Denver. The storm amounted to almost a cloudburst, and rain and hall fell for several hours over a large stretch of country that drains Into the Platte River. Much of It will be caught and retained by the Cheesman dam, of the Denver Union Water Company.