THE MOBKiyG OREGONIAN, FEIDAY, JUNE 12, 1903.
FLOOD CRISIS BY
East St. Louis Triumphs
Over Water.
NO MORE INROADS MADE
Rescue Parties Are Now
Saving Property,
PEOPLE ALL OUT OF DANGER
Loss of Life Promises to Be Very
Small Work of Caring: for Refu
gees Still a. Great Frolle?H
Food Supply Is Ample,
ST. LOUIS. June 1L That the crisis of
the flood situation has passed, so far as
this city is concerned, was generally ac
cepted as a fact by the citizens of Bast
St. Louis tonight. Boat crews -which yes
terday strained their energies to the point
of exhaustion In rescuing prisoners of the
flood today occupied themselves In saving
property and In bringing to higher ground
belated refugees who previously had not
believed themselves In Immediate danger.
Since the disastrous break In the Illinois
Central levee the flood has made no dan
gerous inroads, although a portion of the
Baltimore & Ohio embankment gave way
last night and the flood area "was further
increased by seepage yesterday.
Tonight water continues to osep through
Broadway in four places, flooding the low
lands between that thoroughfare and Mis
souri avenue, the street north, by two to
six feet of water. This section of the flood
extends between the two streets for miles,
interrupted occasionally by embankments.
Some water has also found its way Into
the territory between Missouri aenue and
St. Louis avenue. People in this district,
however, have not been compelled to leave
their homes.
Surrey of the Flooded District.
"With the stress of the situation relieved.
It was possible today to make a survey of
the flooded district. A trip of several
miles showed only a picture of Kansas
City and Topeka over again a vista of
deserted second stories of hous, or per
haps juet their roofs, with the perspective
heightened here and there by brick pub
lic buildings and factories looming secure
above the waters below. In some of the
larger buildings people were still living.
one could be found today with any
thing like a definite Idea of the property
1-ss. Vague mention of "millions of dol
lars" -was the nearest even the best-In-frrmed
citizens could come to It.
Loss of Life Is Smnll.
There was a general disposition, how
ever to accept minimum reports of loss
of life rather than the stories originating
in the excitement of the moment when the
flood poured In. One prominent undertak
er averred that there had been no loss of
life directly In the flood, although there
had been deaths later due indirectly to the
overflow. There were no reports of drown
ings today, nor were any bodies recovered.
The work was that of caring for the refu
gees. This the citizens of East St. Louis
are -doing with tireless energy. The sup
ply of food seems ample. During much of
the day the city was under quasi-martial
low, although Mayor Cook and his Chief
of Police were the guiding heads. It was
fcund before nightfall, however, that this
order of things, necessitating as it did the
issuing of permits for visiting threatened
portions of the city, was working a hard
ship cn many citizens, and the discipline
was relaxed to allow free communication
between here and the Missouri side.
Tlie Railroad Situation.
Except for Westbound traffic, railroad
passengers are not beginning their Jour
neys from the Union Station during the
flood, but are starting from various points
on the Illinois side of the Mississippi.
Western passengers from St. Louis are
gradually resuming normal condition.
There are still delays and irregular run
ning, but all "Western-bound trains of the
various lines are moving.
Tho Missouri Pacific, which is the only
line running through Kannas City and
other points on its own track. Is practic
ally making schedule lrne. The Mis
souri, Kansas & Texas is running on the
Missouri Pacific to Sedalla. where It con
nects with Its own tracks. The Wabash
Is running on its own track to Moberly.
and then uses the Missouri Pacific tracks.
For tho first time in a number of days
the Wabash last night started out a
through sleeper to New York. The sleep
er was routed to Moberly. and then on to
the EarL Eastbound traffic, however. Is
facing a different situation. Passengers
for the Chicago & Alton. Burlington. Big
Four and Wabash will find their trains at
Alton after arriving at Alton by boat. The
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern starts itf
trains from Cone Station, which is reached
by street-car from East St. Louis. The
Vandalla passengers take the street-car
trom East St. Louis to CoUlnsvllle. where
an accommodation train will carry them
to Effingham, where they will connect with
Vandalla.
Passengers for points South on the
Illinois Central go to Belleville, 111., by
etreet-car and catch their trains. No ter
minus for the Mobile & Ohio road has
been arranged yet, and no traffic is going
out over that road from here.
DEATHS ALL Dl'E TO ACCIDENT.
Chief of Toliee Snya Not a Life Has
BMn Lost by Inundating Water,
EAST ST. LOUIS. June 1L "Not one
person has been drowned by the inunda
tion of this city." said Chief of Police
Purdy today. "Several persons have fal
len from rafts and from overturned boats
a.d been drowned by accident, but not a
life has been lost by the Inundating water.
"If all the dikes surrounding East St,
Louis wfre to break at once today there
w-u.d be no loss of life, and the city
would not be flooded In the rosldontlal
.strict, while there would not be more
than two feet of water In the business
pe-rtion. However, the dikes are more
than sufficient to protect the city from
damage and the crisis is over. Martial
law has not been proclaimed and will not
be. We are amply able to vreserve order
in the ordinary manner and although
the-e arc militiamen here, the soldiers
are under my direct orders and are simply
ddng police duty."
East St. Louis Is rapidly regaining nor
mal conditions In the business districts
net under water, although it will be
weeks before the effect of , the flood le
offset. Only accredited citizens are al
lowed to pass into or from the city -without
a special permit. It is impossible tq
get water today except on an official order
signed by the City Clerk. This measure
was taken by the Mayor this morning in
order to prevent waste of the scant sup
ply of -usable water. Water is still seep
ing through- Broadway, but that thor
oughfare, which is made ground, still
holds, and it is believed will not break.
Auk Aid for Flood Refugees.
WASHINGTON. June 11. Mayor Kern,
pf Bellvllle. I1L, ha? telegraphed, the War
DeparUnent that several thousand flood
refugees have come to that city from East
St. Louis and other points In the vicinity,
and are -without food, and asks If the War
Department can furnish supplies. Acting
Adjutant General Hall notified the' com
manding officer at Chicago to take the
necessary eteps to relieve the Immediate
necessities of these people.
WITNESS OFFERED A BRIBE
Feudists. Threaten to Kill Him it He
Telia the Trntli.
JACKSON. Miss.. June 11. Captain B. J.
Bwen stated today to State Inspector
Hints, who Is. Governor Beckham's per
sonal representative here, that he (Ewen)
was offered $5000 to testify in the Jett
case, and that he was excited immediate
ly after the shooting and did not remem
ber whether he saw Jett or not. For his
better protection Captain Ewen was today
taken to the military camp.
The disclosures have thrown Jackson
Into a furor of excitement and Intensified
the danger. Captain Ewen said the offer
was made at bis home, and thoss who
made it gave nlm the preference of ac
cepting it or being killed if he testified
against Jett.
The first witness today, Hezekiah Combs,
swore that he saw Jett and White to
gether a few minuter before the shooting
of Marcum. The provost guard here has
closed all "blind tigera."
DEATH REVEALS HER aiAItlUAGE.
Great Surprise in Trial of Doctor for
3Inrder of School Teacher.
SALT LAKE. June 11. It developed to
day at the trial of Dr. E. S. Payne,
charged with having caused the death of
Miss Annie Hill, one of th best known
teachers in the public schools, that Miss
Hill had been a married woman. To even
her closest friends this was a great sur
prise. The fact that Miss Hill had been a
married woman was elicited from Mrs.
A. H. McKay by the defense. Mrs. Mc
Kay said that Miss Hill ' and a young
man named John Wright were married in
San Francisco about lfc36. They had been
engaged in Missouri when quite young,
and when Miss Hill came out here Mr.
Wright went to California. She then
went to San Francisco and they were
married. Their married life, however,
was of short duration. Six or eight weeks
after their marriage Mrs. Wright left her
husband to go back to her mother In
Missouri. Ho then secured a" divorce on
the ground of desertion, and the woman
again assumed her maiden name of Hill.
NEGRO'S LIFE IN DANGER.
Murderer of Ofllcer Is Cnptnred and
Great Excitement Prevails.
RATON, N. M.. June 11. The negro por
ter who murdered Marshal Jones was cap
tured this morning, and together with hla
two companions Is now In the custody of
the Sheriff. No demonstration against
the prisoners was made by the infuriated
citizens today, but great excitement pre
vails. The Jail Is weak, and the Sheriff
and his deputies could make but little re
sistance. A mob of 200 armed citizens scoured the
country in search of the negro this morn
ing. The shooting was most cold-blooded.
Three negroes persisted In Insulting Jones,
and when he attempted to arrest them
one of them fired a revolver at him from
behind a saloon screen. Marshal Jones
died at 4 o'clock this morning.
GET-RICH-OriCIC MEN GO FREE.
St. Louis Jndffe Acquits Two Xoted
Turf Men.
ST. LOUIS. June 11. John J. Ryan and
Cr W. Depler, of Cincinnati, were acquit
ted by Judge Ryan this afternoon. They
were charged with embezzlement by bail
ee. The defense contended that the state's
evidence .did not show "embezzlement by
bailee. After a lengthy argument the
court sustained this contention and took
the case from the Jury. This Is the first of
a number of cases of men connected with
turf investment companies to come to
trial.
WAR ON THE CATTLE RANGES.
Colorado Sheriff Goes to Settle Con.
Met Over Sheep.
GUNNISON, Colo., June 11. Serious
trouble between cattle and sheep men In
the southwestern part of this county Is
imminent. Sheriff Watson has been sum
moned to the scene. It is alleged that
efforts are being made to drive a herd of
sheep into this county to graze on the
ranges which have heretofore been used
as cattle ranges. The cattlemen are de
termined to allow no trespassing, and
grave trouble is apprehended. The crisis
is expected today.
Danger of Mol Rule Is Passing;.
ST. FRANCIS. Kan.. June 11. All Ig
quiet here today, and all danger of a clash
between settlers and the militia appears
to have been passed, at least for the pres
ent. The preliminary trials have been set
for next Tuesday, and a majority of the
ranchers who came to witness the pro
ceedings are returning home.
FAIR WILL FIGHT AGAIIi
Heirs of Millionaire's Wife to See
Papers Held by His Relations.
NEW YORK. Juno 11. Justice Green
baum today handed down the memoran
dum of a decision granting the plaintiffs
the right to Inspect the agreement of set
tlement executed in August last, and by
which Mrs. Hannah Nelson, mother of
Mrs. Charles L. Fair, and Mrs. Nelson'o
children relinquished their claims to the
Fair estate to Mrs. Herman Oclrlchs and
Mrs. W. K. Vanderbllt, Jr. The attorneys
for Mrs. Nelson are to be permitted under
the order of the court to see the papers In
the possession of the attorneys for Mrs.
Oelrlchs and Mrs. Vanderbllt, Jr., tomor
row. FILIPINO OUTLAW TAKEN.
Gnlllermo, of Considerable Fame In
Lnxon, Is Trapped.
MANILA. June 1L The constabulary
yesterday captured in Rfzal Province
Faustlno Gulllermo, the most famous out
law In the Island of Luzon. Gulllermo
approached a detachment of constabulary
and offered the men a brjbo to desert and
Join him. A successful trap was planned
and Gulllermo was made prisoner. Dur
ing and since the insurrection he has com
mitted many murders and robberies.
Court Lets Lajoie Off.
PHILADELPHIA. June 11. Napoleon
Lajoie and William Bernhard. of the
Cleveland American League baseball
-club, were today purged of contempt of
court. The players violated an lajunc
tloa granted about a year ago, restrain
ing them, from playing with other than
the National League club of Philadel
phia. The court said they deserved pun
ishment, but as all parties had come to
an agreement he would let them off.
Rochester Has a $SOO.OOO Fire.
ROCHESTER, N, Y Juno 11. Damage
estimated at 00.000 to SSOO.OCO was caused
by fire hero today. The blaze started in
the Pancost building, which with the
brick Presbyterian Church adjoining was
destroyed, and an entire row of houses
In FitsHugh street, and several build
ings in State and Allen streets, were
badly damaged. No loss of life is re
ported. W. C. T. V. Ke-EJecta Lady Somerset.
GENEVA. June 11. At today's session
of the W. C. T. U.. Lady Henry Somer
set was re-elected president, and Mrs.
Lillian 3J. N. Stevens, of Portland. Me.,
was re-elected vice-president at large.
Mrs. Clara P. Wright, of Paris. I1L. was
elected superintendent cf thfc young Ira
man's braqcJi, ,
MAGHEN'S CHANCE
Postal-Fraud Case Presents
a Loophole.
PARTHERSH'.P HAY BE SET UP
Deposed Chief May Prove He Was In.
ter-etifed In 'Selling the Groflt Fas
tener, and. Thus Break Do-rrn
the Prosecution.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, June 1L A prominent attorney
connected with the Department of Justice
In this city, who has closely followed the
developments In the Postal .Department
frauds, speaking with The Oregonlan cor
respondent today, said:
"I do not believe Machen will ever be
THE WORLD'S NAVIES
According to the latest report of the British Admiralty, the following
tables describe the state 6f the principal navies of the world:
BUILT.
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Battleships, first clnfes
Battleships, second cl&se
Battleships, third class
Coast defense vessels ,
Cruisers, armored
CTuisers, protected, nrst class
viuirvcic, iricviliv. lust ;t.iio..............
Cruisers, protected, second class i 51
Cruisers, protected, third class
Cruisers, unprotected
Torpedo vessels
Torpedo-boat destroyers
Torpcdo-boata
Submarine torpedo-boats
BUILDING.
Battleships, first class
Battleships, first class
Battleships, second class
Coast defense vessels
Cruisers, armored
Cruisers, armored ,
Cruisers, protected, first class
Crullers, protected, second class
Cruisers, protected, third class
Cruisers, protected, third class....
Scouts
Scouts ,
iorpvao-boat destroyers :
Torpedo-boat destroyers .'
Torpedo-boats
Torpedo-boats
Submarine torpedo-boats
Submarine torpedo-boats
Including three partially protected.
To be laid down 1S03-04.
sentenced for defrauding the Government
In his dealings with the Groff brothers.
From information I have had I believe
Machen in his defense will show that he
was in partnership with the Groffs, and
if he can establish a partnership he can
not be convicted of taking from them 40
per cent of the amounts paid for the pat
ent Groff letter-box fasteners. Partner
ships do not have to be recorded; there
need not even be a signed agreement be
tween the partners, and it is the easiest
thing In the world for the Groffs and
Machen to get together and say they
were In partnership for the purpose of
selling the GroC fastener, and In my
Judgment, such a showing would break
down the Government's case.
"It Is true that In making a claim of
a partnership, Machen would have to go
back on his statement that he never re
ceived money from the Groffs, but this
would be easier than serving a term, If
convicted."
STATE WAXTS TO EXCHANGE LAXD.
Colorado Desires Government to
Control the Water Supply.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, June 11. The Interior Department
has been confronted with a proposition
from the State of Colorado which it would
like to accept, but It is believed the Sec
retary has no authority to act. Colorado
owns 5C0.O0O acres of timber land, which It
offers to convey to the Government In ex
change for an equal area of vacant public
agricultural lands. Colorado wants the
Government to take the timber lands for
the purpose of converting them Into a
forest reserve, not because the timber Is
valuable, but because water is becoming
scarcer and more -valuable in Colorado
each year, and It Is agreed that the Gov
ernment can better protect the water sup
ply than could the state acting for Itself.
There Is no law under which such an ex
change could be made, but under a spe
cial act of Congress a similar exchange
was made in Wyoming several years ago.
Secretary Hitchcock, Land Commissioner
Richards. Chief Forester Plnchot and
other officials are all Impressed with the
proposition and will strongly indorse either
a bill authorizing the exchange In Colo
rado or In all arid and semi-arid states.
The policy is generally favorable, as It is
thought that such exchanges would prove
beneficial to settlers In communities where
irrigation is practical or likely to bo en
gaged In. The question will be brought
before Congress next session.
XEW XATIOXAL RESERVE POLICY.
Larue Tracts-of Land Are to Be Re
turned to the Public Domain.
DENVER. June 1L In a bulletin Issued
today by Secretary Levering, of the Na
tional Woolgrowers Association, the new
policy of the Administration in relation
to forest reserves Is announced. The bul
letin ppcaks positively, and is understood
to be inspired, as Senator Warren, of Wyo
ming, is the president of the association
and is close to President Roosevelt and
Commissioner Richards, of the Land Of
fice, who is said to be now in control of
the forest-reserve business of the Interior
Department. The bulletin rays that as a
result of an Investigation by Mr. Barrett,
of the Department of Forestry, a large
part of the Yellowstone reserve, in Wyo
ming, hap been returned to the public do
main, and that Mr. Barrett is now exam
ining the old Yellowstone reserve.
MILITARY FCXD IS ALLOTTED.
Oregea Gets the Largest Share of the
Money Given to the Xertk-west.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. June 1L The Secretary of War
today alloted one-half of the 52,066,000 ap
propriation, made last session, for arm
ing, equipping and supplying the militia
of the several states, givlngr to Oregon
$11,136. Washington $703S and Idaho 54S74,
the allotments being proportionate to the
strength of the several organizations. A
final allotment wll be made later.
AwoHHti Several States Get.
WASHINGTON, June 11. The War De
partment has announced the provisional
appointment to the states and territories
of SO per cent of the $2,000,600 appropriated
by the act ior arming aad supplyiag the.
militia to cormposd -with the regular
Army. Westers States receive the fol
lowing apportionments:
State, Amount.
California J30.3H
Colorado . 8.S42
Idaho S.S74
Montana . 4.021
"Nevada 1,133
Oregon 11,135
Utah i 3.727
Washington ..., 7.507
Wyoming 3.938
Arizona. 2.660
New Mexico 6.115
Alaska
Hawaii 4.599
Ten thousand dollars was assigned arbi
trarily to Porto Rico and deducted from
the appropriation cf $3,000,000.
Made Head of Indian School.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, June 11. Claud C Covey, teacher
at the Pine Ridge Indian School, in South
Dakota, has been promoted and trans
feirtd to tho superlntendency of the In
dian Training School at Neah Bay. Wash.,
to succeed Samuel O. Morse, resigned.
The salary Is $1000 per year.,,
ON NEW TACK. IN POSTAL FRAUDS.
Brlstsvr Will See if Grafting? Extends
to Locsittm of Stations.
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Including one. partially protected
sistant Postmaster-General Brlstow has
instituted an Investigation governing the
establishment and maintenance of all the
branch stations and substations of post
offices throughout the country. The re
cent acknowledgment of General William
T. Dudley. ex-Commlssloner of Pensions,
that he accepted a fee of $100 for securing
the estibllshment of a substation in this
city for a druggist, called the attention
of the officials to the subject,
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Suspect Postal Abuses In Xevr Yorlc.
WASHINGTON, June 1L Postmaster
Van Cott, of New York, has been called
upon for a report on the apparently ex
cessive number of cashiers and similar
employes in the New York office. The de
partment wants Information as to the du
ties of the incumbents of the New York
office, and other data, with a view to
correcting any abuses that may exist.
j Oregon Postofllcc Is Advanced,
j OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, June H. Washington postmasters
were appointed today as follows:
Gettysburg. Joseph S. Sands, vice R. N.
Gettyr resigned; North Bend, Irene D.
Lindsay, vice G. W. Tlbbets, resigned.
The postofflces at Klamath Falls, Or.,
and Marysvllle, Wash., will become Presi
dential offices July 1, at salaries of $1100
each.
BALD HEADED FARMERS?
Xearly All Tillers of Soil Have Good
Crops of Hair.
New York Sun.
"Ever see a real back-country- farmer
with a bald head?" asked the suburban
barber, replying to the request of his In
tellectual sister for a reason for the thin
ning of his capillary thatch.
"Now, I have worked In fully half the
states In the Union, in town and in
country. The head of the kind of
farmer I'm thinking of may be well sup
plied with hayseed and barn dust, but
the hair Is generally very silky and well
.nourished.
"No, don't believe that dust or seeds
are good for the hair. Don't make any
mistake there. But I am sure that the
continual washing of the scalp is about
the worst thing possible for the roots of
the hair. Now, gentlemen think nothing
of taking a hath every day. Some use
a little ammonia In the water to soften
It. Meat of them make sure of a clean
scalp by using soap. The effect upon
the head Is the same In both cases. The
natural oil. which ought to exist about
every healthy scalp. Is completely re
moved. And that just starves out the
roots of the hair as really as though you
wash a lily bulb clear of its soil and set
It to grow on that elab.
"Pomatum! Say, I can sell you cheap
as you can buy anywhere pretty nearly
every kind used in the profession! Maybe
they are pretty good; most of them, any
way. But no maker has yet claimed to
have discovered a hair preserver quite
as good as the natural ell which you find
about the heads of healthy young chil
dren, .for instance. If I could discover
Just how to make that and how to apply
it I could strike a fortune In no time
Now, the back-country farmer I am talk
ing about washes his head maybe twlco
or three times a year; that Is, in thrash
ing time or when he takes a dip In the
creek. And you see the result.
"Then there's another thing to remem
ber. The farmer lives pretty much by
physical labor. That means he docs not,
as a rule, overheat his. head by planning
and thinking, like th city man, or the
rest who get their living by their brains.
Such men do up all the natural oil
springs nature stuck about the head by
their inside heat. We find when we cut
It that their hair Is quite crisp and
hard, what there Is of it."
"Then your advice would be. "keep cool
and let your hair grow,' as the boys used
to say?"
"Sure, and. more Important still, never
wash your'head with anything which will
make a lather unless you arc obliged to.
If yott have to, be sure you wash all the
lye and ammonia and such like well out
of the scalp with water to give the oil a
chance to do Its best.
"Next."
President Is Apjnln Home.
WASHINGTON. June 1L PresI4eat
Roosevelt arrived here fro Cleveland at
2 o'clock.
MOBMASTERSTOWN
Arizona Miners on 'Strike
Disarm the, Guards.
MILL AT MORENO! !S SEiZcD
Lives of Many Prominent Citizens
Are ThreatenedFederal Troops
Are Expected to Reach the
Scene Today.
EL PASO,-Tex.. June 11. The first seri
ous demonstration In the Arizona minors'
strike has occurred In the capture of the
mill of the Detroit Copper Company, at
Morencl, by a strong and well-armed
force of strikers, who disarmed the
guards. Made bolder by their success,
and realizing that what was to be done
must he done before the arrival of the
military. 1000 armed Mexicans and Ital
ians made themselves complete masters
of the town. They threatened the lives
of prominent citizens, most of whom are
officials and managers of departments
found In the copper company. Unverified
reports of viol?nce and casualties havo
reached this city. Representatives of the
Wester Federation of Miners sent from
Colorado are said to have urged modera
tion. Five troops of cavalry sent by Presi
dent Roosevelt from Fort Grant and Fort
Huachuca are, expected to arrive by morn
ing; MORE TROOPS MAY BE SEXT.
Colorado Regulars Are Ready to
Move at Moment's Notice.
DENVER. Colo.. June 11. Advices were
received at the headquarters of the De
partment of the Colorado from Morencl,
A. T., to the effect that the strikers are
armed and have disarmed the peace offi
cers, but there are no detailed statements
as to the exact situation.
The troops at Fort WIngate are under
orders, and will be held In readiness to
move promptly if additional force Is re
quired after Colonel Lcbo, of the Four
teenth Cavalry, with five troops of tho
regiment has assumed command and
made a survey of the situation.
It is improbable -that General Baldwin
will go to tha scene of activity unless
some serious complications should arise.
WAITERS OJOIT AT DIXXER HOUR.
A Xutuber of Ministers in Clilcapr
Are Left to Shift for Themselves.
CHICAGO, June 1L Trouble developed
rapidly r tonight in the strike of cooks,
waiters and restaurant employes. Early
in the evening the employes of Kinsley's
restaurant went on strike, leaving a num
brr of Methodist ministers, who were at
dinner in the place, to shift for them
selves. Later the Cooke and Walters'
Union held a meeting that lasted until
after midnight, and when they adjourned
It was announced that tomorrow a strike
would be called In the hotels the mana
gers of which are members of the Hotel
keepers Association.
Work on Pacific. Ships Tied Up.
GROTON, Conn., June 1L The East
ern Shipbuilding Company today posted
a notice that the works would be closed
Indefinitely. This action comes after the
mass meeting of the workmen last night,
when it was decided to strike if the com
pany persisted in lt3 refusal to grant a
nine-hour day. at ten hours' pay. Work
on the steamships Dakota and Minnesota,
building for the Pacific carrying trade.
Is suspended.
Labor Convention Rearing End.
DENVER, Colo.. June 11. The Amer
ican Labor Union, after a short session
this forenoon, adjourned to allow fur
ther time for the constitution committee
to complete Its work. It Is believed the
convention will adopt the new constitu
tion and adjourn by tomorrow night.
Crusade of Head Union Xot Yet On.
DENVER. Colo., June 1L The executive
board of the Western Federation of Min
ers Is In communication with various
points where men have struck for an
eight-hour day. but reports no definite ac
tion as yet toward opening the battle for
a general olght-hour day.
ROSEBERY WILL NOT LEAD
He Refuses the Call of the Liberal
Party to Duty. '
LONDON, June 1L Speaking In Lon
don tonight, the Earl of Rosebery said
he had been invited In terms of almost
tender eloquence to reassume the leader
ship of the Liberal party. To that ho
could only say he had been a leader in
the Liberal party before, and had a very
vivid recollection of that experience.
RUSSIA WAXTS TO BE LET ALOXE.
It Will Book Xo Interference for
Jews, nor Accept American Aid.
WASHINGTON, June 11. Numerous of
fers have reached the Russian government
from American sources to aid families of
sufferers in the recent Kishlncf Incident.
All such offers have been declined for the
reason that Russia is entirely capable of
extending relief and under the circum
stances cannot accept outside aid. The
Russian position in the matter as stated
to the Associated Press is In brief as
follows:
Rusela has not been unappreclatlve of
the generous offices which have come to
her from America since the attack on
Kishlncf nor the humane motive which
may have prompted these offers. In view
of the fact that His Majesty, the Emperor,
has the means at hand to relieve suffering
wherever it appears in his empire, out
side help Is not necessary, and all such
offers must be declined. Nor will it be
possible for Russia to receive any repre
sentations regarding the Kishlncf Inci
dent from a foreign power.
"The Russian government takes the
came position as that long held by the
American Government that It refrains
from interference in the Infernal affairs
of another power and must Insist on sim
ilar treatment for Itself. Should any for
eign power take steps to restrict immi
gration of Russian Jews on the ground
that they ore undesirable. Russia will not
protest. She admits the right of every na
tion to say who shall come through Its
gates and who shall not. Should any
country, as a result of the KIshlnef affair,
adopt rules restricting immigration of
Russian Jews. Russia will regard such -as
a step only as a defensive meaeure on the
part of the power taking It and not In the
light of a reflection on the Russian gov
ernment. TURKS TO RELEASE CAPTIVES.
Bulgaria. Is Meeting With Saccess In
Macedonian X'csotlatlons.
LONDON, Jun? 1L According to the
Times correspondent at Sofia, the Sultan
of Turkey has decided on tho speedy re
lease of 1400 Bulgarians, who are silll de
tained In various prisons in the Uskub
villas and monastlr. This decision and the
partial milltatlon of the Turkish severities
in Macedonia !e believed to be directly at
tributable to the mission of M. Natche
vlcs. cx-Bulgarlan Minister of Finance,
who went to Constantinople at the
end of May rith the sanction
Bulgarian government to endeavor to pave
the way to a Turko-Sulgarian rapproehe-meat.
Will Grant Reforms far Jews.
LONDON. June 1L Tho Anglo-American
Indignation aroused by the massacre at
KIshlnef has produced, such a great ef
fect, says the Dally Telegraph's corre
spondent at St. Petersburg, that It Is
said that In eplte of Minister Von
Plehwe's opposition, the council will ac
cept and the Czar sanction legislative re
forms In favor of the Jews which Finance
Minister Wltte wishes to introduce.
Replies to Criticism of Balfour.
LONDON, . June 11. At a meeting of the
Royal Geographical Society, the president.
Sir Clements R. Markhara. replied to the
criticisms of Premier Balfour and others
in the House of Commons recently upon
the bad financial management of the ex
pedition .sent to the Antarctic on the
steamer Discover', but declared that all
discussion on the scientific results of the
expedition should be reserved until Cap
tain Scott returned to England.
Chins Authorizes British. Railroad,
PEKIN. June 11. A decree wis Is
sued today authorizing the construction of
tho Shanghai-Nankin Railroad, projected
by a British and Chinese corporation. The
railroad, which is to be completed in five
years, cannot be transferred to other than
British control. The Chinese government
guarantees a loan of 3.230.COO tiels- at a
per cent Interest In connection therewith.
Rothschild Entertains Royal Con pie.
LONDON. June 11. The King and
Queen, and. Princess Victoria were the
guests at dinner last nlebt of Lord and
Lady Rothschild at their residence" In
Piccadilly. Forty guests were Invited, In
cluding the Duke and Duchess of Marl
borough. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belmont,
cf New York, were present at the dance.
Triple Alliance Xot in Danger.
ROME, June 1L The report published In
soma American newspapers that the
Austro-Hungarian Ambassador here has
notified the Italian Government that If
the anti-Austrian demonstrations In Italy
continue the triple alliance will be de
nounced, is without, foundation.
SCOURGE OF GOD.
Austrian Peasant Probably Finds At
tlla's Grave.
New Tork Commercial Advertiser.
It the "find" were quite authenticated
historians and archaeologists would havo
a genuine sensation In the alleged discov
ery of the grave of Attila which was re
ported .on Saturday. A peasant of St.
Johann, in the valley of the River Drave,
has come upon the burial place of a Hun,
evidently one of some distinction, and In
It were found bronze weapons bearing
the name of Attlla. Of course this
proves nothing In Itself, but the excava
tion hasnot yet been completed, and
more evidence may yet be brought to
light.
It would be a very remarkable trou
vaille, the grave of Attlla. The very
name of this terrible chief still exercises
a certain spell over the imaginatlon.
When, In the fifth century, his vast
hordes of ape-faced, filthy and ferocious
Asiatics sw ept over Europe, all the future
of our Western civilization trembled In
the balance: and the battle at Chalons,
where the Goths of Theodorlc and the
Romans of Aetlus rolled back the ap
parently irresistible tide of Invasion, was
probably the most momentous struggle
that tho world has witnessed, surpassing
even Marathon In the permanence of Its
results. Had Attlla won. Europe would
today be half Mongolian, half Tartar,
and the splendid heritage of Greece and
Rome would have been forgotten long
ago.
The locality In which the grave has heea
discovered may well be that In which the
Hunlstr leaders, affrighted by the strange
and sudden death of their fierce master,
burled him hastily and In secret. With
shaven heads and with self-lnlflcted
gashes on their breasts, they caused a
deep pit to be dug Into which they low
ered his body Inclosed within three cof
flns one of gold, one of silver and one of
Iron placing also in the grave the weap
ons of the dead man and the trappings of
his horses. Then, the men who performed
tho task were murdered lest the secret of
the place should be revealed. Such, at any
rat. Is the account given by Iornandes and
others, and it will be seen that Its state
ments are somewhat Inconsistent with the
report from St. Johann, which speako
only of a stone coffin. But Iornades, like
most of the ancient chroniclers, accepted
tradition where authenticated fact was
necessarily unattainable; and so the Aus
trian peasant's discovery may really have
given us the sepulchre of the human devil
who sacked Rome and drove all Europe
mad with terror, who was styled "the
scourge of God," and of whom It was
tersely written that "he spared neither
man In his rage nor woman lnhls lust."
yet who In all probability met his death
at a woman's hand.
A Gold Mine to Charity.
New York Sun.
Dr. Alexander De Soto, formerly of New
York, and his mining partner, John J.
Habecker, of Philadelphia, propose to
dedicate the rich Wayside gold mine at
Granite Fallo to charity. The property
Is expected to pay dividends by May, and
thereafter will supply funds monthly for
charity work In Puget Sound cities.
Dr. De Soto says that his ambition is
to found a free medical college, with
Its attendant conveniences, and to estab
lish a charity home for working girls
whero room and board may be had at the
least possible cost.
Several years ago Dr. De Soto met Ha
lecker In Seattle for tne first tlm?. Ha
becker was preaching on street corners.
From that time they became fast friends
and have been associated since In .both
business and charity. TJe Soto came here
a poor man, and his ministrations to the
sick and fallen were looked upon some
what suspiciously. Success that has finally
crowned his work has brought to him the
confidence of the entire public Up to the
first of the present year 9000 persons have
been cared for in the Wayside Mission
Hospital in addition to many thousands of
others who found free lodging and free
food In the Wayside Mission lodgings.
Inventor of Paper Folding Machine.
CHICAGO, June 11. Conrad Kahler, an
employe of .the Chicago Tribune for 30
years, died early today after a long Ill
ness. Mr. Kahler was born In Bavaria
In 1835. For many years he was head
of the Tribune pressroom. He Invented
the folding machine now in use on all
large newspapers.
India's population is 300,000,000 one-fifth ot
all the people In the world.
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ALMOSTTIDALWAVE
Arizona Cloudburst Costs
Thirty Lives.
TRAM HAS A VERY CLOSE CALL
"Waters Are Seen In Time toAIIov
Sixty Passengers to Get te
Hlslier Groand Cars Are '
' .- Wrecked.
CUFTON, Ariz.. June U. Seven per
sons were drowned in floods caused by a.
cloudburst yesterday. They include
James Nash. Miss Gay Mldlln and Alvlna.
Rorte. besides several Mexicans. It Is re
ported two bodies were seen passing Sol
omonvlUe In the Gila River. The exact
number of drowned is not known, but thes
total is placed at SO. Twelve bodies have
been recovered. One person reports see
ing 12 In the water, all of whom were lost.
A Mexican woman lost five children. At
Morencl the water was 20 feet deep, but
the canyon is much wider, and compara
tively small property losses and probably
no fatalities resulted. The Baby Gauge
Railroad upon the canyon to Metcalf was
frightfully washed, and on this road oc
curred the narrowest escape from a big;
death list.
A train carrying 60 passengers met tho
flood, which was seen In time for the
train to, be stopped, allowing the passen
gers to seek the hillside. The water over
turned the train and doubled It up like a
horseshoe. The flood lasted for an hour.
The Arizona Copper Company at Clifton
Is a heavy loser, and the Morencl &
Southwestern trestle at Morencl is tho
biggest loser there.
It will take two weeks to repair the
Metcalf Railroad and will provide work,
for many strikers. It Is believed this oc
cupation will divert the attention of tho
strikers, and the flood calamity may have
a strong Influence in settling the strike.
The bodies of many dead are believed to
be burled under the tailings from the Ari
zona Copper Company's mill, and It may
be weeks before all the missing can be
accounted for.
The waters rushed down Chase Creek
Canyon, through Clifton, eight feet deep,
sweeping the north side of the avenue
and carrying away many buildings, among
them the Manila Bay saloon, the Besse
mer Cafe and a Chinese store In which
were two Chinese at the time. On the
south side of the street 3tores were flood
ed six fee.t deep and great damage was
done.
Chicago of the South. ,t
Savannah. Ga., News.
Thirty-two years ago the site on which
now stands the City of Birmingham, Ala.,
was a corn field. Today the city and Its
suburbs contain not leas than 100.0CO In
habitants, and millions of dollars' worth of
business is transacted there every month
Birmingham has been called "the liveliest
city In the South," and the probabilities
are that she comes very near to deserving
the title. She Is' flourishing and prosper
ous and gives promise of being one of the
world's greatest iron and steel centers.
Patting: Comfort Before Style.
Atchison (Kan.) Globe.
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The hired waiter can't get that personal.
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