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VOL. XLV.-NO. 13,958.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER
1905.
FIVE CENTS.
99H IlllimtttSftt' 1
ran FIRE
ON TIE EAST IE
Warehouses, Cars and
Docks Burned.
IT STARTED IN AN ELEVATOR
Loss Exceeds Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars.
SPARKS CROSS THE RIVER
Eastern Lumber Company's Plant Is
Ignited, but the Flames Are
Subdued Before Doing
Much Damage.
LOSSES XX REGENT FIRES.
Loss. Insur-
Auffttst IB. Stats
Room Inn, two
Mvw lost $ 3,500
August 22. KfiBt Side
ftre. three blocks
burned 87.500 22.500
August SU. Kertz &
Young grocery
More. SOS Front
street 14,500 8,000
SMember 1, St.
Johns mill 140,000 31.000
September 1. Alblna
tleok. Pacific Ble-
vator dock and
Eastern Lumber
Company property. 203,500 183.000
Total ....$454,000 $230,500
It required but half an hour yesterday
noon for fire to wipe out the Alblna dock,
warehouse and entire plant of the Pacific
Coast Elevator Company, completely, de
stroy ten freight cars of the O. R. & N.
Co. and damage the plant of the Eastern
& Western Lumber Company, across the
river. The loss totals $30,600, and insur
ance is S2S8.000.
Originating- In the elevator building, the
fire spread rapidly north and south, fanned
by a strong gale from the east. Before
apparatus could reach the scene, the de- i
structlon of the large dock -and elevator
property was practically accomplished.
The Alblna dock, the property of the O.
It. & N. Co., and the elevator buildings
were situated on tueEast-Slde -river-front.
Just below tlio O. R. & N. carshops. So
furious was the wind that blazing brands
wore quickly wafted across the river, ig
niting the plant of tbe Eastern Iumber
Company, directly opposite.
Captain Ahlln and crew, of the Hedondo,
lying at the lumber wharf, got out hose
immediately and kept down incipient
blazes until the arrival of Are apparatus.
Much credit is given them by the com
pany for their work, as the plant was
In groat danger until the firemen came.
Bad Outlook for Firemen.
It was a bad outlook that confronted the
flremen. with a terrific blaze raging on
the Alblna side of the river and the plant
of the Eastern mill menaced on the op
posite shore. Chief Campbell and Bat
talion Chief Holden assumed command on
the East Side, and Assistant Chief Lau
denklos and Battalion Chief Young the
opposite.
The flreboat Williams was at the coal
bunkers, opposite the Alblna dock. The
crew was coaling the vessel, which had
roturned from the disastrous blaze at Ft.
Johns. She crossed the stream immediate
ly, prepared for actlen. Chief Campbell,
who arrlvod at that time, was obliged to
order a retreat of the boat, as the heat
was so Intense that he feared she would
burn if run too close.
Once adjusted in a safe place, three
heavy streams, running through all the
hose available, were turned on the fire,
Firemen picked up the lines and carried
them to within a short distance from the
south end of the Alblna dock, where to
the best advantage they fought the flames
and saved houses and railroad property to
the east.
Pumps Water From Slough.
Engine No. 8 was stationed where water
could be pumped from a slough. A stream
was handled from the north end, shutting
oft danger to tho Oceanic dock, which
was saved In this manner. The four
LOSSES I YESTERDAY'S BIG TIRE
Loss. Insur-
Alblna docks, owned
by O. K. & N 78.000
Contents of docks.. 25.000
Freight cam and
contents 22,000 2 118.000
Pacific Coast Ele
vator Co. building.
Content in building
Eastern Lumber Co.
Banfield & Vcrey
Wood Company. . .
Brown & McCabe.
stevedores
50.000
30.000
3,000
500
65,000
.3,000
2.000
Total 1210,500 1180.000
streams were all that could be used, as
there are no hydrants in the vicinity, and
only one engine was in service. Hose No,
1. Chemical No. 3 and Truck No. 4, with
the flreboat, were all the companies called
to the scene.
Great difficulty was experienced in
subduing' the flames, because of the
intense beat, but the flremen fought
at close range and by 2 o'clock had it
under control. Chief Campbell and Chief
Holden remained until all danger was
past.
It was most remarkable how quickly
the two large buildings were destroyed.
They -were laid in ruins aso'fast that be-
fore the flreboat could cross the river j
and get a stream on, practically all
damage was done.
Freight cars on the O. R. & N. tracks
caught Are, and ten were burned with
contents. An engine and crew saved
100 cars by pulling them back from
the flames, and in this manner much
property was kept from destruction.
Origin of tho Fire.
As to the origin of the Are, there are
several versions. The police accept the
theory that it started from engine
sparks, fanned Into flame by the
strong wind. Some boys reported to
Patrolmen Hunter and Croxford that
they saw a man, with papers under his
arm, go under the elevator buildings,
and that they saw him run out after
the Are started. From another source,
It was stated that oil on the river was
Ignited by sparks and spread the blaze.
A thorough investigation Is to be .made
by police and Are officials.
The entire cargo brought In by the
Oriental steamer Numantia was de
stroyed at the dock, and a large quan
tity of flour for the return trip was
burned. There were, about 600 tons of
wheat In the elevator warehouse.
.Many buildings belonging to tho
PaclAc Coast Elevator Company, looat
ed along the water-front where these
buildings were destroyod yesterday,
were wiped out by flro 11 years ago,
September 15. Two men in the elevator
lost their lives at that time.
Sparks Go Across River.
Borne across the river on the strong
wind, blazing brands alighted! all
around the Eastern Lumber Company's
plant, located at the foot of Sixteentn
street, directly opposite tbe Are on the
other side.
Much apparatus was called into serv
ioe by the first alarm from the mill
plant, and whon Chiefs Laudenklos and
Young arrived a second call was sent
In. By hard work, the Ares were oon
Aned so that but small damage result
ed. It was but two years ago that the
Western mills were destroyed by an
early morning Are that came near
wiping out the Eastern plant as well.
Damage to the yards and buildings
of the Banfield-Vesey Company, deal
ers in wood, amounted to about SD00.
During the Are In Alblna, the mission
operated by. Rev. Robert Hope was
menaced, but not injured.
Alarm at the Exposition.
There was great anxiety at the Lawis
and Clark Exposition grounds when
the Are was raging, half a mile dis
tant. If the flames had gained a secure
foothold on tnc west aide of the river
and spread to any great "extent, the
Exposition would have been in the di
rect path.'
One burning ember lighted on the
roof of "the Manufactures building, but
J. P. O'Brien. general manager of
tho O. It & X, said last utgbt tbat
the Alblna dosks, which burned In
the fire yesterday, would be rebuilt
immediately "Workmen will start
clearing the ground Monday and ma
terial will be on tbe ground by the
middle or the week. It Is the inten
tion of the company, bold Mr. O'Brien,
to erect the docks with fireproof
foundations.
T. B. 'Wilcox, president of the Pa
cific Coast Blevator Company, also
said that his company would rebuild
Immediately. "This Is Jthe busy sea
son for us." ld Mr. "Wilcox, "and
we Intend to get to work at nee."
only a small hole was burned before It
was stamped out. When the Are was
at Its height, nearly all of the roofs
of the buildings were manned with
dozens of men with buckets. They
dashed large quantities of water on the
roofs, as the management was deter
mined to take no chances. The Are de
partment at the Exposition was not
called out, although the Aremen were
ready, having donned their boots and
rubber coats when the alarm was Arst
turned In.
JULIA WEXLER'S 10,000 -MILE
CHASE AFTER LOVER.
"Pursues Him From Australia to
Portland and Then to Pennsyl
vania, Where They Marry.
ALLENTOWN, Pa., Sept. L (Special.)--
After a 10.000-mlle chase after her former
lover who Jilted her, Julia Wexler, to
day overtook him at Coplay and an hour
later made him her husband.
The man's name is Gottlieb Gille. He
courted the girl In Australia, where he
promised to marry her, but Aftccn months
ago suddenly he disappeared and came to
America. Three months later Julia. ar
rived onlr to learn that Gille was work
ing In Portland, Or. She Btarted forward
and was passed on the road by Gille,
who was coming back East.
Miss Wexler also came East and Anally
located her recreant lover at a cement
plant In Coplay, Pa. She persuaded Got
tlieb it was wise to marry her and one
hour later she was made his happy bride
ny a justice or tne peace.
NEAR THREE MILLIONS.
Population of Massachusetts 2,998,-
959, According to State Count.
BOSTON, Sept L The population of the
Rtnta tt MJLKSAChUsett Is orrnM.
ing to a preliminary report made today by
tne state uurcau oi oiausucians. xnis
is an increase of 493,775 over 1833,. when the
Inot nffir!nt rinRim was taken. "Rvj tn'
population is 533,598, an increase of S6.G7S
in tne past iu years.
Russian Securities Quiet.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept L Govern
ment securities were -quiet on the' Bourse
-today. Imperial Xowb cpentd. at filfc -and
QUARRY
HITCH REMOVED
ABOUT SAKHALIN
Divergent Views About .Forti
fications on 'Island
Adjusted.
NEITHER WILL FORTIFY
Russia Thought Agreement Only Ap
plied to Japan's Half Armis
tice Agreed on Effective
After Treaty Is Signed.
PORTSMOUTH. N. H.. Sept L The
only possible hitch on the horizon ef the
peace conference, according to repona
current here, which, however, are not
officially confirmed, arises out of an evi
dent misunderstanding over the question
of neutralization, of tbe Island of Sakha
lin. According to the Japanese, the un
derstanding reached on Tuesday contem
plates a mutual obligation on the part of
the two countries not to fortify their re
spective possessions on the Island.
At St Petersburg, however, there seems
to have been an assumption that the
agreement Involved freedom of action
upon the part of Russia In this respect
In the north of Sakhalin, with an obliga
tion on the part of Japan not to fortify
or use for strategic purposes the portion
owned by her before 1S7G, which is to, be
retroceded In the present treaty.
It is believed on both rides, however.
that the hitch. If it really exists as re
ported, will shortly be straightened out
and it la believed one of the subjects of
today's conference related to this point
ARMISTICE AFTER SIGNATURE
Japan Objects to Making It Effec
tive Any Sooner.
PORTSMOUTH, Sept 1. Japan has re
fused to consent to tbe cessation of hOi-
tllltles until -a treaty of peace has been
signed. The Russian plenipotentiaries.
accompanied by their secretaries, called
on Baron Komura and Mr. Takahlra
shortly after noon today, and were in con
ference with them for half an hour,
Japan indicated last night through Baron
Komura her willingness for an armistice.
Mr. Wltte supposed today that he would
And them ready to sign. Baron Komura
explained that while his government was
ready to consent to an armistice, his in
structlons were that this should not take
effect until after the signing of the
treaty. Tbe discussion lasted for half an
hour, the Russian position being that
Japan's contention was without prece
dent and that if the armistice was not
to take effect until the signing of the
treaty. It was practically unnecessary
The Japanese were InslBtent and an
agreement was accordingly entered Into
providing for an armistice which shall
take effect the moment the treaty is
signed.
Mr. Sato, in explanation of Japan's In
sistence that the armistice shall not go
Into effect until the treaty is signed, said:
"It Is necessary that not only the com
manders in the field, but all the com
manders of ships shall be notified, and
this necessarily requires a little time.
Japan did not desire to have the armistice
go Into effect until the commanders on
sea and land had been notified, thus in
suring the maintenance of the agree
ment"
It is pointed out In Japanese circles
that an armistice has practically 'been In
effect since the conference began, and
it is declared there is no ground for anx
iety over a clash before the signing' of
the treaty.
The effect of the armistice concluded
today Is that It becomes operative only
upon the signature of the treaty by the
plenipotentiaries and continues until the
Anal exchange of ratifications by the Em
perors of the two countries. It is for this
reason that the plenipotentiaries, who
will themselves convey to their respec
Uve capitals the momentous documents
which, to become binding, must receive
the signatures of their respective Em
perors, are anxious to leave at the ear
liest possible date, foregoing the in.
numerable invitations ,wblch have been
showered upon them.
FEARS POPULAR OUTBURST
Japan Will Not Publish Treaty Until
It Is Ratitled.
PORTSMOUTH, Sept 1. -Cable commu
nication between Baron Komura and his
government has been interrupted for the
greater part of the day, but a message Is
said to have been received late tonight
Baron Komura and Mr. Takahlra were in
conference for a long time tonight It Is
understood to be the p recant Intention of
the Toklo government not to make public
the terms of peace until the ratification of
the treaty has been exchanged.
The official explanation is that this Is
the "regular diplomatic method of pro
cedure," but among the Japanese corre
spondents considerable suspicion has boon
aroused by the fact that until now the
cablegrams giving the terms of peace
have not passed the censor. They did not
hesitate to say the government Is anxious
about the effect on public opinion when it
becomes known that Japan waived her
demand for Indemnity to obtain peace.
NEITHER NATION" TO FORTIFY
Agreement Reached - on Sakhalin
and Evacuation of Manchuria.
PORTSMOUTH. N. H.. Sept L (Spe
cial.) At a conference held tonight In Mr.
Wltte's room between the Russian and
Japanese envoys, an agreement was
reached on points of difference in phrase
ology relating to the articles on Sakhalin
bjuL- Um .ivacuatlon of Manchuria. , If is
the understanding that a. time will be
Axed by tho envoys within which the
armies must evacuate Manchuria, but the
details will be largely left to the com
manders In the Aeld.
The hitch on the Sakhalin proposition
was over the fortiAcatlon provision. It
stipulated that Japan should not be per
mitted to fortify the Island. The Russians
claimed that this gave them, by .Inference,
the right to erect such fortifications as
they saw At The Japanese would not
concede this.
After a lengthy discussion, Mr. Wltte
gave In, and the article as ageed. to will
prohibit both Japanese and Russians from
orecting fortifications on tbe Island.
The envoys tonight expressed them
selves as delighted with the progress be
ing made In framing the treaty. It Is
thought that the Arst draft will be com
pleted tomorrow noon.
AGREE ON DIFFICULT POINTS
Witte and Komura Confer on Word
ing of Treaty.
PORTSMOUTH, Sept L As a result of
the reports made tonight by Mr. de Mar
tens and Mr. Dennlson to their respective
ohlefs upon their work this afternoon at
the navy-yard In Jhe drafting of a treaty
of peace. Mr. "VVUle and Baron Komura
had a brief conference in the former's
apartments at 8:30 tonight regarding some
details of translation and some few points
of interpretation upon which the f ram era
had been unable to reach complete accord.
When Baron Komura left Mr. Dennlson
and Mr. AdnchI, he entered the apart
ments of Mr. WItte, where they were
Joined by Mr. de Martens and Mr. Plan-
i. This conference lasted for about
half an hour, when the Japanese returned
to Baron Komura's apartments, leaving
Mr. Witte and his confreres, who re
mained in conference for more than an
hour.
Mr. WItte and Baron' Komura had no
difficulty In coming to an agreement on
the disputed points, and at tomorrow's
session the framcrs of the treaty expect
to complete their work. The treaty must
then be engrossed in French and English
In duplicate, which may take several
days.
It is stated tonight that 12 articles of
the treaty have been completed and agreed
upon. It now seems probable that the
framers will be able to confine the treaty
to 14 articles. Instead of IS, as was the
original plan.
Mr. Wltte continues to receive messages
fit congratulation from all over the world.
He reads each one of them and gives
directions, to his secretaries regarding the
answers to be sent
GIVE ROOSEVELT RECEPTION
Wnslilnglon AVill Celebrate His Work
in Bringing Peace.
WASHINGTON. Sept 1. H. L. West,
one of the Commissioners of tbe Dis
trict of Columbia, today notified Presi
dent Roosevelt of the desire of tho
people of Washington to tender hm a
jkiblic 'reception onjhls return here in
recognition of his swarlces in, bringing
the Portsmouth' conference to a suc-
(Concluded on Page 3.)
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TESTERDAT'S Maximum temperature, S7
deg.; minimum, SO. Precipitation, none.
TODAY'S Showers. Decidedly cooler. South
easterly winds.
The res co Conference.
Hitch occurs on fortification of Sakhalin, but
is adjusted. Page 1-
ArmliUce agreed to. effective after treaty is
signed. Page 1.
News of treaty suppressed In Japan for fear
of popular outbreak 'Page 1.
Roosevelt Invited to banquet with envoys.
Page 1.
British comment on terms of peace. Page C
Foreign.
Bulgarians make raid Into Macedonia.
Page 3.
Trepoff threatens vengeance for Llvonlaa.
outbreak. Page 4.
Cholera spreads in Prussia, but rigid precau
tions are taken. Page 1.
National.
Beard of Canal Engineers' meets to consider
plans. Page 3.
Bonaparte gives naval engineers warning Ho
observe rules. Pago 6.
Emperor of China forbids boycott on Amer
ica, Page 3.
Domestic.
Pflster answers charge of stealing on which
he was Indicted. Page 4.
Grand Army men Invade Denver. Page 4.
Yellow fever abates In New Orleans. Page 4.
Sundown Bus, stagedrUex. spends a day with
Roosevelt, Page 1.
Jilted woman makes lover marry her after
chase of 10,000 miles. Page 1.
Great frauds by life Insurance agents.
Page 1.
Diffusions among Chicago labor- unions.
Page 4.
Sport.
New York wins National rifle match. Page
12.
Sweet Marie wins race with Tiverton.
Pag 12,
Oakland 'sutTera bad defeat ln'fcVUl' game.
Page 12.
San Fraud i co wins fron- Seattle and Ta-
coroa from Los Angeles In pitchers
games. Page 12. -
Paelflc Coast
Una County is ravaged by destructive forest
flre near Albany. Page 5.
Klamath Falls holds a mass meeting to
force propertV-holdcrs to aid Irrigation.
Pago 5.
Investors In Deschutes irrigation project are
anxious concerning Land Board's action.
Page 5.
Asylum authorities find law requiring rela
tives to support iacane to be Inoperative.
Page 5.
Baby girl tends bar in Seattle and serves
whisky to officers. Page 3.
Walla Walla trusties don hostler's clothes
and escape. Page 5.
Commercial ad Marine.
Slump in local poultry market. Page 13.
Drive at copper weakens stock market
Pago 13.
Wheat doses firmer at Chicago. Page 13
General trade wilt be benefited by cessation
of war. Page 13.
Sale of Alaska Packers Association 1003 sal
mon. Page 13.
Heavy flour shipments to Japan expected this
Fait Page S.
LewU aad Clark Exposition,
Admissions. 16.535. Pag 0.
Day for Women's Clubs at Fair. Page 9.
Portland aad Tlclalty.
Docks, elevator, warehouses and cars burned
in disastrous flro on the East Bide. Page L
St Johns suffers heavy loss by flames.
Page &
Deputy City Attorney Fitzgerald censures
police. Page 8.
Work on thoroughfares recommended by
committee on streets. Page 14.
J. H. Upton, clerk to Jbdge Webster,, re
signs. Pae 7.
Educators discuss themes at the Conference.
Page S. .......
Douglax
.uglaji W. Tarjcx.succeds Wanxera City
EngineT-se J .
CHOLERA'S MARCH
ACROSS PRUSSIA
Has Advanced to Hamburg
and Appeared on Emi
grant Steamer.
BLAME LAID- ON RUSSIA
German Health Authorities Take
Drastic treasures Russia Ac
cused of Hiding Truth as
Pestilence Came West.
BERLIN, Sept 1. Forty-three cases of
cholera in all have been reported-. Nine
persons have died of the disease, and
many suspicious cases are under obser
vation. The legal and medical machinery
for dealing with this invasion of the
Asiatic bacillus Is how working at full
pressure. Professor Edward Sonnenburg
said to the Associated Press tonight that
no one need fear an epidemic such as that
of 1632-93. because the health authorities
Bince that time had built up an organiza
tion quite adequate to grasp the begin
nings of such cholera and to put down
the disease with precision and firmness.
Confined to West Prussia.
The health machinery to which Profes
Sonnenburg alluded Is working In co-operation
with the police andpther public
servants. With the exception of one
death at Hamburg, the cholera Is confined
to West Prussian districts, and every case
of Illness In these districts mcst be Im
mediately reported to the authorities. An
experienced physician and bacteriologist
at once takes the case under observation,
and. If the symptoms -are suspicious, the
person is promptly Isolated.
The state has now detained under med
ical' observation nearly 1000 persons, in
cluding the emigrants at Brunshaven.
Cautions and warnings have been distrib
uted, and these have led to spontaneous
and intelligent co-operation with the san
itary officers.
Russia Under Suspicion.
If the same agencies and the same spirit
were at work beyond the Russian fron
tier, the Prussian health administration
would feel satisfied with what Is being
done. A doubt, almost amounting to con
viction, exists that the Russian adminis
tration has not yet been aruused to the
dnngetv and that its- task of dealing with
the problem is much more difficult than
that which confronts the authorities here.
The Wiuenscbaftischen Correspondenz
cites the recent declaration of the Rus
sian Plague Commission -that since April
21 no case of cholera has occurred In the
Russian Empire, and that the suspicious
cases reported In Vilna, Lodz, Badom,
Tula, BJasan and other places were, as
bacteriological investigations showed, not
Asiatic cholera.
Plagno Marching Westward.
"Where, then, says the paper, "did the
Asiatic cholera now in- West Prussia come
from? As a matter of fact." It goes on
to say, "the Prussian health officials
were apprehensive of the existence of
cholera since the beginning of the year.
and their reports showed that the pesti
lence bad left Arabia and was marching
over Syria. Mesopotamia and Persia,
thonce across the Caspian Sea Into Euro
pean Russia and onward to the Volsa."
The Boerso today felt the effect of the
prevalence of cholera, especially shipping
companies, the shares of which fell from
3 to 4 per cent
RUSSIA DENIES" SHE CAUSED IT
Official Announcement That Cholera
Cnme Not From Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept 1. An ofll
cial communication was Issued August 25
saying that there had been no - case of
cholera In the Russian empire since
May 3. An official communication dated
August 31 says:
"Two cases of cholera were discovered
in April on a raft descending the Vistula
River. One of them died before tho raft
reached Culm, where the raft was dlsln
fected and tho cabin in which the sick
men lived was burned. The others on the
raft numbering 25, were thoroughly ex
amined and isolated."
PASSENGERS ARE DETAINED
Death on Board Emigrant Steamer
Causes Alarm at Hamburg.
HAMBURG. Sept L The agent of the
Imperial German Health Office today or
dercd all steerage passengers . of the
steamer Moltke, which sailed for New
York yesterday, - to be landed at Cux
haven. Later they were put on board a
steamer lying off Brunshaven and run fn
tbe quarantine dock. It does not appear
that there is any cholera among the steer
age. passangers, but the health officers
thought, it wise to order all emigrants to
be landed for a fresh Inspection and-ob
servation until Saturday, when. If la
health, and none of them has been shown
to have come in contact with cholera, they
may be allowed to proceed
An official note issued by the Hamburg
government today says that no cause for
alarm exists. Preventive measures, thja;
note says, are much more complete than
they were in 1S32-33, and the authorities
are dealing with the situation -thoroughly.
All those who had' come in contact with
the dead Russian emigrant, the note adds.
are now quarantined.
LONDON. Sent L The Hamburg-Amer
ican Steaxnvhlp Company telegraphs the
following to -the Associated Press from
Hamburg: -
"On August 25, a Russian emigrant who
arrived on tbe previous day, died in the
city hospital at Hamburg, under circum
stances Justifying the suspicion that death
was due to cholera. The Hamburg-American
Steamship Company consequently de
cided' to dispatch on the Moltke only
oin passengers, mo steerage passengers
ti bta' etaJd at - Hamburg for - furtlwr
observation, although the Hamburg au
thorities have given positive assurances
tbat there Is not the least danger."
KEEP DISEASE FROM AMERICA
Public Health Service Takes Precau
tionary Measures on Steamers.
WASHINGTON. Sept 1. The author
ities of the Public Health and Marine
Hospital Service are not apprehensive
over tho outbreak of cholera in Prussia-
They say that in the past the German au
thorities have generally been able to con
trol such eDldemlcs. and express confi
dence that they will do so In the present
Instance.
Surgeon-General Wyman has taken
measures to prevent the spread of cholera
from Germany to the United States by
ordering Passed Assistant Surgeon Mc
Laughlin, now stationed at Naples, to
proceed immediately to Hamburg ana
make a thorough investigation and report
In detail. He also has been directed to
be prepared to enforce the Treasury reg
ulations, relative to ships leaving for
American ports. These regulations au
thorize the detention of suspected pas
sengers and the fumigation of baggage
when thought advisable. Dr. McLaughlin,
however, will not resort to this measure
until satisfied as to the wisdom of ap
plying them. Surgeon Irwin, at Philadel
phia, will soon join .Dr. McLaughlin.
Drs. McLaughlin and Irwin both have
had experience In dealing with cholera.
New York Guards Against Cholera.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1. That extra pre
caution shall be taken to prevent bringing
In a case of cholera among Immigrants
from German ports was agreed today at a
conference between Health Officer A. H.
Doty, of this port, and the representa
tives of several trans-Atlantic steamship
companies. The plan Is said to be to ex
ercise great care in taking the Immigrants
on board ship In German ports.
Stop Boats Froni Russia.
BINLAGB. West Prussia. Sept 1. No
boats nor fishermen from Russia will be
allowed to pass the locks here. All ar
rivals are detained under inspection In
three divisions. The Arst. for cholera
casts, contains one patient; tbe second.
for suspects, also has one; the third, for
those exposea to tne disease, naa 4 river
men. Infected by Drinking Water.
RASTEMBURG, Prussia, Sept 1. A
weman named Duddey. who died of chol
era here yesterday, came from Borchum
with her family by way of Berlin. It ap
pears that she drank water at a railroad
station on the way here, and It Is pre
sumed that It was Infected.
Carried to Lemberg by Boatmen.
LEMBERG, Austria, Sept 1. Two
deaths from cholera have occurred here
and several suspected cases are under
observation. The deaths occurred In the
family of a river boatman, who has been
working In the Vistula district of Prussia.
Disease in Baden and Galicia.
VIENNA, Sept 1. Several cases of sus
pected cholera are reported from Baden
and from Narodova, In Gallola. The gov
ernment is taking measures to combat the
danger.
Soldiers Ordered Out of Danger.
KIRKSAU, West Prussia. Sept 1. The
Kbenlgsburg- Regiment, which has been
maneuvering In the cholera district, has
been ordered, away.ta avoid infection.
3rore Case3 at Culm.
CULM, Prussia, Sept 1. Two new cases
of cholera, one death and three suspect
ed cases of cholera were reported here
today.
Cholera 'Reaches Danzig.
DANZIG, Prussia, Sept 1. Seven new
cases of cholera were reported officially
to the provincial government today.
BEEF-PACKERS TO PLEAD
Attorney-General Will Conduct Cases
- Against Trust.
CHICAGO, Sept 1. Officers, employes
and lawyers of the large packing indus
tries who were Indicted by the last Fed
eral grand jury on charges of conspiracy
and violation of the Federal anti-trust
and fnterstate commerce laws, have been
ordered to appear In . the United States
District Court before Judge Humphrey of
Springfield on next Tuesday, September 5,
and enter their pleas of guilty or not
guilty to the charges.
This step was decided on by Attorney
General Moody today and the official no
tices and orders citing the defendants
Into court were placed in the hands of
United States Marshal Ames and his dep
uties. Mr. Moody will remain in Chicago
until the defendants are arraigned and
have personal charge of the government's
side of the case.
KILLED BYFLYING IRON
Four Steel workers Meet Terrible
Death, and 3I11I Is Wrecked.
PITTSBURG, Pa,. Sept. 1. (Special.)
By the bursting of a fiywheel at tho Na
tional rolling mills of the United States
Steel Corporation at McKeesport this
afternoon, four men were killed, Ave in
jured and damage of $15,000 occasioned.
The force of the explosion was so se
vere that portions of the mill were shat
tered and parts of the roof blown off.
The piece that wrecked the mill weighed
fully 1200 pounds. Another Immens piece
of the wheel was sent Aylng 150 yards,
almost striking a steamer on the Monon
gahela River.
John Freehalen, John Furman, Carl
Massung and Mike Busharko were killed.
Another man, name unknown, has a frac
tured -skull. Is unconscious and will prob
ably die. Massing and Furman were
skilled employes. The other two were
laborers and foreigners.
The flywheel was about 55 feet In di
ameter. GREAT STORMJN CHICAGO
Rain Deluges City and Lightning
Starts Several Fires.
CHICAGO. Sept 1. The most -severe
storm of the year raged for two hours
this evening. The wind at times blew 40
miles an hour, and nearly two Inches of
rain- fell. In the business sections of the
city a number of signs and awnings were
torn loose.
The thunder and lightning- were terrific
and several of the large office buildings
were strucr Several Ares were started
in the outskirts .of the city. In the parks
and suburbs much damage was done,
E3ny trees being: blown down., '
WESTERN FRIEN
WITH ROOSEVELT
President Spends Happy Day
With "Sundown Bus,"
Stagedriver. -
RIDES AND SWIMS WITtfMS
In Crisis of Peace Negotiations.
Roosevelt Entertains Friend of
Cowboy Days and Inquires .
of Other Friends.
CHICAGO. ; Sept. 1. (Special.) '.'Sun
down Bus," the original stage-coach
driver of Spcarflsh Canyon, South Dakota,
and a friend of President Roosevelt's for
years, reached Chicago today, after a
two-days' visit to the President at Oyster
Bay. Ho leaves for Deadwood tonight
His name, when he left Lancaster, Ohio,
as a boy, was Samuel F. Busby.
"Talk about men not worrying over
their work." said Sundown today, "the
president takes the antelope. I was with
him when It seemed as If Russia, and
Japan were going toget right at it again
and chew up a few thousand more men
and gunboats. Worry him? I guess not!
A tinhorn gambler risking a 50-cent piece
on a turn of the wheel worries more than
Teddy did over that situation. He. don't
talk politics with his friends. He said to
me:
" 'Bus, how's the young cattle on the
range thlsyear?
" 'Never better; water plenty ana grass
rich at the roots.'
Inquires About Old Friends.
" 'How's the Thompson boys doing with
that Irrigation dltchr
"'Finding water every time they put a
scoop In.'
" 'Bully, thev are the good Americans.
Ever see old Mrs. Reynolds, at Medora-2
" ' 'Bout Christmas time I had tbe
pleasure of looking under her sunbonnet.
She's smart for her age.'
" 'Fine woman: she could make great
biscuits.
"Then he sidles around ad tells me:
'We'll take a ride and swim.' And . we
did. He srave me a gray horse -that 'could
jump a"9X-fobt butte and we started for a
hot 23 miles.
"Pve ridden tb.8 range with "aim. hut
he's a better, rider now than ever before.
Stronger Thnn Xonng Bull.
"I brought him messages from about a
dosen of the boys that used to know him,
and they were all anxious he shouldn't
overwork, but his face looks like a sun
rise on a clear sky. After we had the
ride, we got Into the water and he struck
out like a fish. His muscles are all good
and he's stronger than a young bull. All
kinds of telegrams were coming to him,
but he did not show he was doing any
particular kind of business.
"After "we had supper he says to me:
'We'll go down under the trees and you
can smoke and tell me how the Grlswolds
are doing with their ranch. Right down
under the trees we went, and I cut my
plug and filled the old bowl and the "Presi
dent of tho United States sat right
there and listened to me a measly coach
driver and owner of a few head of cattle
tell him how all his old friends In the
West were doing.
Just the Same Old Teddy.
"Sometimes he chuckled and sometimes
he sighed, but he was JusJ the same old
'Toddy we boys always took him for.
" 'You'ro prospering, 'Bus? asked he.
" 'Got a bank account and 20,000 acres
of land to feed my cattle on, and ain't
done nothing to displease God.' says I.
" 'That's . right said he. 'Now, when
you go back to New York City, you'll
take a note to a friend of mine and you'll
be taken care of there, and wherever I
am. Bus, always come and say: "How!"
The door's open. f
" 'Mr. President said I. 'the whole
West is asking God to keep you' and,
whon you're done with your present occu
pation, come out and let us keep you. "
Mr. Busby Is one of the best-known in
fluential characters of the Far West arid
willing to wager his cattle, ranch and'alL
that Roosevelt can be President a hun
dred years, If he desires and lives.
FRAUD IN LIFE INSURANCE
OFFICERS AND AGENTS HAVE
WORKED fN COLLUSION.
Armstrong "Committee Finds; Evi
dence of. Wholesale Swindling.
Medical Examiners Called.
NEW YORK, Sept 1. Evidence of.
extensive fraud In the writing of life
insurance on risks known to be bad
has been brought to the attention of
tbe Armstrong legislative committee.
It is asserted that in this class of fraud
there has been collusion between the
officers and agents of the companies of
high standing.
Subpenas summoning the medical ex
aminers of some of the big companies
to appear before the committee have
been prepared. Thoy will also be re
quested tc have ready for the commit
tee the medical records of the compa
nies for the last few years, to be used
as exhibits in cas they are required.
All the medical examiners probably
will be called for the same day.
Manila Cable Interrupted.
NEW YORK. Sept L Notice fiaseen
received here that cable communication
between Manila and. Japan Js totally in
terrupted. Messages aro being sent toy
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