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THE MORNING OKEGOXIA3T, MONDAY, APKip 9, 1906. ISLANDS SWEPT fly TIL WAVE About 150 Lives and Much Property Lost in. the South Seas. VESSELS DRIVEN ASHORE .Steamer Mariposa Ilrings Details of tlic Devastation Wrought in the Terrible Storm of lit Fchruary. SAN KHANCISCO, 'April & The f-toara-cr Mariposa arrived today from Tahiti, bringing additional particulars of the Monn which swept the Society and other South Sea Islands last February. Accord ing to the latest estimates about 150 lives wore lost and the property damage amounted 10 11,500,090. Anions; the Mari posa passengers were li. Chalec, C Brown and J. Harris, members of the crew of the British ship County of Rox burgh. Captain J. Leslie, which went ashore during the hurricane at Tokarva, in the Paumolce group of islands. Out of her crew of 21. ten lives were lost. Other vessels lost during the storm were the French schooner Tahtionne. 53 tons, with Captain Dexter and eight of her crew, and the French schooner Tou turc. 2S tons, with all on board. The French schooner Jlitulmi, 19 tons, -went .ashore at Monilil. Her crew was saved. The French schooner Morurora. 37 tons, went ashore at Tikchou, but the crew was saved. The Krench schooner Jilmoo, 150 tons, is overdue and It is supposed that she is lost with all on board off Tikchou. Thirty-seven cutters of 12 to 13 tons wore also lost in the storm. VILLAGES AUK WIPED OUT Anaa Was in the Direct I'ath or the Tidal Wave. I'APKBTli, Tahiti, March 2.V (Cor respondence of the Associated Press.) Anaa, the small unsheltered island of the Tuamotu group, on which most of the casualties thus far reported oc curred, lay directly in the path of tno recent tidal wave. There were six settlements on the island, and not a vestige of the three most important villages remains. Even the foundations on which they stood were made level with the sea and nothing: now remains except Jagged coral rocks, devoid of their former covering of sand. Off Tuhura. the largest and most important city, " where tho Roman Catholic cathedral stood, nothing now remains by whlcli the place can be recognized by passing craft. At Telcahora on the extreme south eastern part of the Island the most lives were lost. About noon February S the sea began washing over the land carrying away all movable articles. The fury of the sea continued to in-f-rasc and refuge was sought by the Pp'i" In ii lame ntono building. Twenty-eight on the Inside and 24 outside clung close to the sheltered side. About 3 -o'clock n series of large waves broke upon the building. The building collapsed, burying- and killing IS persons in the debris. Several others were swept away while trying to reach the rock houpe. In all there were 9 deaths on this island at tc time of the storm and several have died since from injuries received. CAHIIIUD OVEU DAHlllEU KEEP Marvelous Escape of Crew of the County of IJoxboroufjh. I'APKICTK. Tahiti. March 27.-(Corrc-spondence of the Associated Press.) E. Brown, third officer of the British ship County f Roxborough, gives the fol lowing account of the wreck of that ves sel in the disastrous storm of last Feb ruary: "The ship left Cabro, Chile, December 17. Jor Port Philip Head. Australia, for orders, being in ballast. On the night of February 5 .there was brilliant sheet lightning all around the horizon and a most brilliant sicctaele in the zenith. The wind shifted to tho northwest, then XWM 1 w.w .' .y .1 WwJM" MMk H.JLJWP . BiHIBaHlliaiRaaHiVMMMMMpv KiASSS1B to the north, blowing with the .force of a hurricane. Sails were blown from the vessel and she became unmanageable during the three following days. The ship was' then in latitude li. midway be tween the Marquesas and Tuamotu Isl ands, and drifting southwest toward the reef of the Tuamotu group, "At 5:50 in the evening. February S. breakers half a mile ahead were p re ceived, in an attempt to lower' a large ship's boat with ten men in It, some one blundered. lowering one end of the boat too rapidly. The ten occupants, as a result, were thrown out of the boat and were almost immediately drowned. "In the course of 10 or 15 minutes the vessel was at the edge of the reef. Tile surf was running about 75 feet high. The officers and remaining memixy of the crew apparently bad gone below and shut themselves in. awaiting the end. It was impossible to slay on d&k with any degree of safety. "Almost miraculously the vessrt was lifted by the high surf over the edge of the barrier reef and carried over the coral fiat many hundred yards. All stayed on board the vessel that night, but on the following day a sailor with a rope around his waist was lowered over the .ship's side and between the inrush ot-the seas slowly made his way to the shore. Mr. Buren later Joined him and the two passed the night on tho sand. "On the following morning the sea and wind, having abated, a number of ca noes carrying natives were seen to be coming toward the men and the ship. The natives explained in broken English, and French that the vessel had strand ed at Taharoa. of the Tuamotu Islands. Mr. Buren and the seaman were then taken by the natives to Papeeto and no tified the British Consul, who sent a vessel to bring off the remainder of the crew." One of the most distressing incidents of the great hurricane of last month was the wreck at sea of the schooner Ta hitienne, which foundered about 40 miles from the Island of Tahanea, The vessel was loaded with copra. When the hur ricane struck the vessel she heeled on her side helplessly. Captain Dexter asked two sailors to go forward and hoist the foresail to steady the vessel. The sailors refused to go on account of the danger, and the mate. Dick Chares, putting on a lifebuoy, went forward and partly hoisted the sail. Under the pres sure of the wind the fore part of the "ves sel broke away, carrying the mate oft. Many sharks were following the vessel, having been following it, for many hours, ever since the bodies of the cook and steward, who had died during the storm, had been thrown overboard. The mate was doubtless devoured by the sharks. Six men, including Captain Dexter, clung desperately to the remaining wreckage. After two days effort Cap tain Dexter was washed away. Four sailors soon succumbed. Two native sea men, after five days exposure, clinging to the wreckage without fowl and with but little fresh water, squpezed from lhir clothing during the rain, landed throughthe jurf on the reef of Tahanea. They were In a semi-conscious condi tion when cast upon tho beach. After spending a mouth on an uninhab ited island, sustaining themselves- on cocoanuts and shellfish, they were res cued by the schooner Papeete. BREAKERS SEVENTY FEET HIGH Stone House of Refuse nr Anaa Overwhelmed hy Waves. PAPEETE. Tahiti, March 27. (Cor respondence of Associated Press.) The latest estimate of the number of lives lost in the hurricane of February 7 and 8, Is 153. Property losses will ag gregate $1,500,000. The British ship County of Roxbor ough, of Glasgow, 2100 tons. J. E. Les lie, master, was wrecked at Taharoa. Tuamotu Island, and ten seamen wero drowned. The schooner Tahitlcnne broke up at sea near the Tuamotu Islands and Captain George Dexter was swept from the wreckago after two days and drowned. It is reported that Mate Dick Chares was eaten by sharks. Five others of the crew perished. Two natives, after a five days' hard tight against sharks, hunger and boisterous seas reached an uninhabited island, Tahama. and were rescued about one month later. "Wreckage of the schooner Tautura has been identified. All of the ship's company appear to have been lost. A boat of the gasoline schooner Eimeo. was found on the beach on one of the Tuamotu Islands. Possibly 25 'or 30 persons porished with the Elmco. Many of the Tuamotu Islands were swept clear of all buildings and thou sands of cocoanut trees. Aa Anan, the center of the hurricane, a substantial stone structure, in which about 45 or 50 persons took refuge, collapsed under the pressure of tho heavy seas, and caught 48 persons. Breakers estimated at C5 or 70 feet rose at Anaa and many other Tuamotu Islands. A Roman Catholic priest. Father Paul, was drowned at Falte. Two Latter-Day Saint missionaries, Messrs. Bunker and Brewerton, saved their lives by clinging to the tops of large cocoanuo trees. Messrs. Mapin and M-rwin with their schooner Franco-Australia, reached Papeete March 24, having ridden out the gale at the Island of Han in the ITALIAN' MAKKKT. UNION AVENUE. JHCTWEKN EAJ-T MADISON AND KA5T MAIN STKXXTS. TTHKriT NOW BEING KBCTKD. Tuamotu Islands. All hope for them had been abandoned. The schooner Vahlle Arcra reached Papeete March 25, after all hope of her safety bad been given over. The local government Is caring for about 400 victims of the disaster at Pa peete and two small schooners are cruising among the islands with food and water. Relief funds arc urgently needed. Among the many harrowing experi ences of the disaster was that of- a small cutter of eight or ten tons bur den, which was caught near Blra Blra. Leeward Islands. William Buchln, a French trader of Blra Blra. and other persons. Including: a native woman, the wife of one of the party, were in the cutter and could not enter the harbor on account of the rough sea. The cut ter was blown out to sea. During- five days the cutter was capsized five times. Tho party after many hours struggle had succeeded in righting the vessel, but finally the exposure and hardship weakened the strength of the woman and she was drowned. A singular rescue occurred near Pa peete, when an Infant wrapped in a shawl was torn from its mother's arms by a strong wave. A few momenta later reaching out to the limbs of a tree for support, she found her child in the tree practically unharmed. No word has yet been received from Marquesas Islands Flint Island, west of the Marquesas about 300 miles, was badly damaged, only one house now standing. Sixty-five tons or copra was washed to sea nnd several thousand cocoanut trees were blown down. The Astral Islands do not appear to have suffered anv damage. . RAXKS JfEXT TO CANADA . IMPORTANCE. Imports nnd Exports for 19 05 Far In Advance of Any Pre vious Year. WASHINGTON. April R.-A report Is sued by the Department of Commerce and Labor on the Cuban trado says: Cuba ranks second In Importance in the trade relations of the United State with other Amorican countries. The to tal trade of the United States with tho principal countries of America in the calendar yar of 1503 was: Canada. 3393, 000.0: Cuba. $I2S.00i).tO: Brazil. WILOCO. t00: Mexico, J92.o-0.OOo; Argentina. oao. The valuo of merchandise Imported into the United States from Cuba In the cal endar year ISAj. according to figures pre pared by the Department of Commerce and Labor, was $.$57.SK. against JS7.22S. 291 in 1!C. i31.747.229 in lKO and JK23.455 In 1RS7. in which year our imports from Cuba touched the lotvc-t point In the last half-century. The exports from the Uni ted States to Cuba aggregated J44.K9.S12. against 2J.r04.417 In IKS. nK.5at.lU in 150 and $7.2TS.13 'n 1RM. in which year they were smaller than in any preceding year In the last half-century. In both Imports and exports the figures of tho year liC are larger than those of any earlier year in our trade with Cuba. Sugar and molasses, tobacco, cigars and fruits are the principal articles forming the imports into the United States from Cuba- Tho value of sugar Imports in 1M5 was over J72.OX).0CO; molasses, JI.C37, 153; leaf tobacco. J11.S73.ICS: cigars. 33.K53. 820: fruits. Jl.23S.028 (of which all but $5S03 represented the value of bananas), and Iron ore. $1,537.SW1. The exports to Cuba Include: Flour, 3.S.0IS; cattle. UW-IK: bituminous coal. JL40R.77G; cotton cloth. 11.21S19; boots and whoes. 5LMG.7M: lard, 31.(30: lard compounds. $1,035,215: bacon. $412,572; hams. $4CS,S42; pork. JWJCS; milk. S6I7. ?26; lumber. J2.O01.214. The shipment of rlco to Cuba is an entirely new feature in our export trade, the total value of the rice sent to tliat Island in 15K4 being but J172.707. and in 1KB but JIS. while the total for li5 was JS1S.01!. By far the larger group of articles in the exports to Cuba la that of iron and steel manufactures, of which the total in 1505 was JS.4S4.2G7. While taking tho fiscal year as the basis of comparison with the other American countries, the report gives "only calendar year figures In the separato items of imports and exports, saying by way of explanation that the reciprocity treaty between the United States and Cuba began Its operation practically with the beginning of a calendar ycar that of ISM. BODY FOUND IN RIVER Farmer Believed to Have Lo.-t Life While Intoxicated. . SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. April S--Chris-tophor Svcn. a farmer. In connection with whose disappearance February 24 many suspects were arrested early in March, was today found in the river. It is thought he walked into the river while Intoxicated. APOSTLES ARE OUT Polygamous Member Resign From Mormon Quorum. FLED FROM SUBPENAES Matthias T Cowley and Francis W. Lyman Declare Thcjr Are Oatof Harmony With Other Mem bers of Iluling Body. SALT LAKE ClTf, April S. As fore shadowed by President Joseph F. Smith at his opening- address of the Mormon conference, two members wnm dropped from the quorum of the 12 apostles at the church election to day. When the nominations were about to be read. Apostle Francis M. Lyman announced that Apostles Matthias F. Cowley and John W. Taylor had ten dered their resignations October 2S. for tho reason that they wero not In har mony with tho quorum. Taylor and Cowley are the polyga mous apostles who could not be found when they were subpenaed before the Senate committee in the Smoot investi gation. At that time they were be lieved to be in Canada. Tho recent death of Marriner W. Merrill had caused another .vacancy in the quorum and tho three places were filled by the unanimous election of D. O. McKay, of Ogden: George F. Rich ards, of Tooele, and Orson F. Whitney, of Salt Lake. The vote of the congregation for President Smith and the other officers was unanimous. Apostla Reed Smoot was not present. None of the ncwly clcctctl apostles is now living In polygamy. BUSY DAYS INLANE COUNTY Small Army of Men Employed In Woods and Mills, EUGENE, Or.. April S. (Special.) Tho prosperity of Lane County In a gen eral way is indicated by a demand for labor in excess of the supply. But when Inquiry Is made as to tho cause of this condition the answer is to a stranger In definite and does not Indicate explicitly the industrial development that ls In progress in this vicinity. That reliable labor Is in strong demand In every branch of Industry is the result of general progress. The hopgrowcra have been grubbing and working their yards with short crows, farmers are hasten ing their seeding; fruitgrowers are busy trimming, grafting', cultivating and spray ing; mills and factories arc working; all the help they can get and would like more: contractors In the building lines have all they can do for weeks ahead, mines are working with large forces both In development and In milling- ores: the forests resound with the ringing of the ax and saw. and. the puffing and blowing of the indispensable "donkey: rivers are utilized and hundreds of the hardiest men arc driving logs to mill, and at the sawmills every energy Is strained to make the output somewhere near meet the market demand for lumber. Probably the lumber industry is the most Important and the most actlvo In the county. There are'15 or 30 mills In Lane County In operation, eight or ten of these having a capacity of 50A0 feet or more of lumber per day. They cm ploy about KO men. and the wages paid are Jl-73 to J2J5 per day. In the timber and on the rivers where the logs for these mlfs are obtained there Is a small army of men constantly at work, about KO being engaged. Tho mines of Blue River. Bohemia and Black Butte are all active and employ a large number of men. While the output of these mines Is hard to estimate on ac count of the owners refusing to make known their results, it Is well known that large quantities of ore arc brought out and marketed monthly. The industrial development Is so wide ly diffused and so many "pay streaks are being worked that It Is difficult to comprehend the great work that is go ing on. If. however, the whole were bunched together to be seen there would be a showing that even the best informed citizens would witness with incredulity. No Tidal Wave in Azores. PUNTA DEL GAD A. Azores Islands. April S.-SpccIaL) the report circulated In Berlin to the effect that a tidal wave had overwhelmed some of the outlying inlands of the Azores group, with result ant loss of life. Is without foundation. Nothing to approach a tidal wave has taken place In this vicinity recently. Cipman, Wolfe Artktfc Picture Frasaisg $46.00 Ladies1 Tailor-made Suits .$31.50 $13.50 and $15.00 Coyert Jackets : ?8.45 $7.50 Japanese Silk Waists $4.95 8000 yards colored Taffeta Silks, values to $1.00 at 73c 85c Black Taffeta Silks 69c 60c White Japanese Silks . 75c White Japanese Silks 63 85c White Japanese Silks 73d $1.00 White Japanese Silks 87 $155 irVhite Japanese Silks 98 50c White Suitings and Waistings 33ci $4.00 Trimmed Hats $2.95 $5.00 Trimmed Hats 3.95 $7.00 Trimmed Hats ........ $4.95 Easter display of Side Combs, Barrettes, Back Combs in beautiful mountings. Beautiful novelties in Jewelry, Leather G-oods and Stationery. Great Easter sale of Colored and Black Dress Goods. NO PLAGE IN IN fContlnufd From Fa 1.) nacic. He owns this entire estate. What 1 want you to do is to send all tithes and offerings to Zlon n the name of Overseer Granger, Instead of in the name of John Alexander Dowlc. Make all checks and all commercial paper of every description payable to Alexander Gran ger. vThe day has come when you ought to act as men and women and exercise your God-gtvcn free will. "I don't want you to do anything more by constraint. I want to be calm and straightforward and present these mat ters in a way that none can truthfully say that you wcto excited or acted on the impulse of tho moment. If you want to stand for downright' lying, hypocrisy, shameful misuse of money, keep your seats; but all of those present who are tired of his lying, his exaggerations, his. misrepresentations, and his inconsisten cies and bis hypocrisy and his gross ignor ance of ail business laws and principles, stand up as an evidence of their denounce ment of Dowlc and his methods." Acknowledge Vollva's Leadership, Tho response to this request was Instan taneous, everyone In the building rising to his feet -In acknowledgment of Voll va's leadership. After tho singing of a hymn. Vollva de clared that if Dowlc Imagined that on his arrival in Zlon City on Tuesday he (Dowie) iwould be able to frighten Vollva into submission, he never was more badly mistaken In his life. Voliva then request ed all present to keep away from tho railway station next Tuesday when Dowle Is expected to reach ZIon City. "I don't want you to go down there and listen to his egotistical harangue." said Vollva. "If he should try any of his spectacular antics on his arrival here wo will put a stop to it. He cannot hold a meeting In Shlloh Tabernacle, because we won't let him. If he should secure a place to hold a meeting to address the people of ZIon. I want you all to remain at home and not attend the meeting." Guards to Support Xcw Leader. After the meeting the 230 ZIon guards employed to keep order In the dty wero sworn in to support Vollva In all his un dertakings, and all took tho oath of alle giance, with the exception of one. A message was received from Dowie this afternoon, stating that he would reach ZIon City Tuesday morning, and ordering Shlloh House, his home in ZIon. to be prepared for his home-coming. Voliva, after reading this message, stated In emphatic terms that Dowie would not b allowed to enter the door of what was formerly his ZIon City home. t DOWIE PItAYS TO BANISH DEVIIi loyal Greetings at San Antonio on the Way to Zion. SAN ANTOIO, April S. Dr. Dowie and his party left tonight Just before 8 o'clock for St. Louis. The train was delayed at San Antonio and this was taken advantage of by the local Zlon ites. who arranged for a meeting at which Dr. Dowle was to speak. Every seat In the local church was filled fully an hour before the leader was to make his appearance. Previous to the com ing of Dowie. I C Hall, pastor of the local Zionist Church, made a vigorous address. In which he defended Dowle at every point. Preacher Hall made the statement that every man. woman and child In Texas who was connected with the Zionist movement indorsed everything that the "first apostle" had done, and believed thoroughly in his Innocence. He said: "I believe that the first apostle will be vindicated and cleared of 'these malicious charges if he Is not, then may God demolish Zion." , v Bisc to Greet Dowje. When Dowlo entered the hall the audience arose and sang a hymn of praise. He walked down the center aisle.' bowing and uttering, "God be with thee." For ten minutes Dowle and the au dience prayed together to banish the devil from Zion. Then Dowlc told his story to the expectant people- Ills entire address was centered about thu subjects of polygamy and the conduct of his wife. The audience was with him in all that he said, even when he bitterly disparaged Mrs. Dowie. A dramatic incident occurred after Dowie had been speaking- about 20 minutes when Mrs. Emma Rapp and her husband arose and faced the apostle. The audience craned their necks forward in tense excitement. "Have you anything to say, sister?" said the pastor. Woman Scores Dowle's Wife. "I lived In your house for a number of years'sald the woman, "and I want to tell these people 'here that never was there a kinder husband or a better Christian gentleman. I want to say also that when your every act was one of kindness and consideration to Mrs. Dowie. she made life Insufferable for you by her Insane Jealousy and fiend ish perversity. "I often wondered how you could be so kind under the conditions that ex isted. I make this statement of my own free will, because God has told me to speak." Dowlo closed with an appropriate peroration in which he declared that so long as breath, remained in bis body he would fight for the rehabilitation .of ZIon. Prays to Win Fight. "I have not long to live," he con cluded, "but I pray that God may spare me Just long enough to win this fight. Then I shall be willing to go to that long sleep, knowing that I shall be eased to the last by the 'Well done, thou good and faithful servant. which will be uttered by all of my peoplef for they will have seen the light and learned that John Alexander, first apostle, was chosen by God to give the word to ZIon." When Dowle returned to his hotel the special correspondent of the As sociated Presspresented him with the following telegram which arrived while hla people were making- their pledges of loyalty: "At ZIon City today everybody was for Voliva. Communicate this to Dr. Dowie." Dowle seemed somewhat shocked at the bluctness of the message, but de clared tht-lt would be unwise for him to make any comments on it at the present time, owing to the fact that it sight betray his plan of battle. Tarned Down in London. LONDON. April The Zionist Church Coupon Free Yellowstone Park Trip (NATION'S WONtERLANC) - ALONG THE COLUMBIA RIVER, THROUGH BOISE AND SALT LAKE, VIA O. R. Jc N. One Vote for THIS COUPON MUST BE VOTED ON OR BEFORE APRIL 16, 1906 $ &' 25 Extra $155 Allover Embroideries 59d 25c Embroideries 10 $2.00 Corset Embroidery. . . ; 37 25c Medallions 5d 45c Wash Laces .15 $2.00 Dozen Valenciennes, doz 48 $1.50 Allover Laces 68 c For the Amateur Photographer. Pyro, ounce 20 Glycin, ounce .55d Amidol, ounce . . ; .' 55d Edinol, ounce 55 Eikonogen, ounce .25 'Hydrochinon, ounce 14 Rodinol, 3 ounces 45d Brom. Potash, ounce 3 Hyposulphite Soda, 5-lb. package 10 here today confirmed the deposition of John Alexander Dowie. Says Dowie Consulted a Doctor. PITTSBURG, April 8. "John Alex ander Dowie. the deposed prophet of Zion City, submitted himself to a week's ex amination as to his sanity by an' alien ist In Mexico because his wife and the faithful believed him crazy." said Elder Frederick G. Hendrickson. who passed through this city tonight from New York to Chicago. Two weeks ago in San Luis Potosi, a little Mexican village where he could avoid publicity, Dowlc allowed himself to be put under surveillance by a prominent English alienist now in Mexico, and was pronounced absolutely sane and rational. Elder Hendrickson left Dowie In Mexico eight days ago. and hurried to New York to protect Dowie's speculative enterprises In Wall street, as margins were being de manded by brokerage houses who had become frightened at the tumult In Zion. Dowie a Picturscquc Prevaricator. NEW YORK. April S. Overseer George Mason, of the Christian Apostolic Church, in Harlem, today denounced John Alex ander Dowie tn an address from the pul pit. "His lively imagination." said Mr. Ma son, "makes Dowie a picturesque pre varicator. In raising money he saw un limited possibilities, and estimated that J11.0CO.00O had been Invested in Zion City, and that he had raised about 50,000,000 abroad. The latter has never 'been dis covered. If he Is Insane he has become so by his uncontrollable anger and his Insatiable pride. He is to be pitied and prayed for. John Alexander Dowlo seems to be the self-deluded first apo3tle." Loyal Followers at St. Louis. ST. LOUTS. April S. A large gathering of the followers of John Alexander Dowlc held here today declared in favor of sup porting him, and denounced the charges formulated by Overseer Voliva as a "wicked and malicious betrayal of a sa cred trust and the work of the devil." The charges against Dowie were taken up one by one and explained by Rev Archie Arrington. elder in charge, "who then called for a vocal expression from the congregation, who loudly declared their allegiance to Dowie. Blood Humors Affect the whole system and cause most diseases and ailments. 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