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i i Hi. I ' i ii I II I ' ii i ., i , ' ii " i i i ii i ."'.. " , . ,. , ' ., I . I .1, 4 VOL. XLVI. NO. 14,386. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, . JAMJAItY Kl, 1907. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ( JAMAICA'S CAPITAL IS Earthquake Shakes Kingston and Fire Soon Follows. ALMOST ONE HUNDRED DEAD -Military Hospital Burns and .... Forty Soldiers Are Incinerated. MED IN ARE IN DANGER Sir James Ferguson Dead. Americans Escape. EVANS FLEET TO RESCUE All Cables Being Broken, Details Are Meager Many American, Brit ish and Cauiadtan Tour- 1st on Island. FORMER DI9ASTEB8 JT JAMAICA Kingston, in Important point In the old .lava-tradlnc dayi anf at that lira a placn of trvt. wtth, hs kM4m rmnd l- repeated calami. " tics. An tarttiquake occurred June 7. 1602. which swallowed tos arealer pitrt or he lty. damage in H13 and again in 1722, A great connaicratlon en July 13. .ISIS. 1ns.ns.fc coot EJlly vlpd out the tvw. A disastrous hurricane iwfpt the Island of Jamaica. In. Aucust. 1903, and Inflicted a r . t Injury and de . troylna much, life and frt-.r;ty The treeing of tlio negroes resulted In the deftertlon of tha Inland by many 11lai.r1t-sB-t.fc0n owners, and alnce t riaLt tlm th rra.r Crop li aval been rery much curtailed. Kingston, tb ptcturesquo capital of the island of Jamaica, haa been de vastated by a. violent earthquake. JDetsIls of - the - disaster we lacking:, as direct communication witl te stricken city has been cut oft. The land 11 n ea had been reo n structed to within flv miles of Kinoes ton Tuesday evening, and from meager reports re. celvd througTi' such channels aa were open 1c baa been learned that many of the most Important buildings have been destroyed and that there, have been iiotu losaea of Ufa. 3o far as tha reports tndlcata the fatalities number Jess than 100, though tha hospitals ara filled with Injured and the list of victim a may, be mate rially increased. LIstlnpilKhed Tour Us There. Rinciton and tlie other- points of In terest on the Island are at this season fit th Tear thronged vlth tourists from both America and England, and the arreatest apprehension is felt for the safety of many persons who had recently arrived at the Jamaican re sort. The most distinguished of these were raembera of a party of Kng-Iisl. statesmen, agricultural experts and mn of affairs, who under tha leader ship or Sir Alfred Jones had arrived in Kingston within the past tew days to attend an agricultural conference there. Amnna; those In the company were Hall Catne, the novelist; "Vis- count Montmorres, H. 0. Arnold-Fors- tel. P. Sir Thomas Huchei, Sir Thomns Shann, and others of equal prominence. Flames Spring From flu Ins. The n rs t great shock was felt about 3:30 o'clock Monday afternoon, and flames immediately sprang from 'the wreckiife to carry on the work of de struction. Tuesday afternoon the fire wm sun burning, although It was he- lieved to b under control. The Myrtle Bank Hotel, the princi pal hotel at KJiig-Hton, which probably sheltered tho great bulk of visitors on the Island, Is reported destroyed. The K rf.it military hospital was burned and 4f eolUiera are reported .dead. Sir Jamen Ferguson is said to have been instantly killed, but according; to ' London reports no other Bngllchmenj Canadians or Americans are believed to be missing-. 1 Details Still Lacklne. The extent of the destruction which ha been wrought In Kingston, a city w-htch a trendy bears the scars of a number of serious visitations of fire, mrthquake and cyclone in years gone ly. Is still left largely to the Imnplna- t ion. The city is one of low-lying build IN RUINS ings, clustered along tMa shores of one of the finest and most securely land- locxea naroors in tn w est . hj .3d- The population, which numbers 50,030, Is largely made up of native blacks. Many steamers carrying tourists to Jamaica, were on the way to the Isl and when the parthnnakft occurred, but It to happened that. according: to scneauies, none 01 iae amva i. York or Boston was In Kingston har bor Monday afternoon. MAXY BCIIiDIXGS ARE IX RUINS Hospital Burned With 4 0 Sollders. Sir James Ferrason Killed. LONDON'. Jan. 15.-The Colonial Office tonight received confirmation of the ter rible disaster which has overtaken Klngstont Jamaica, in a dispatch from Hamar Greenwood, " M. P., sent from Holland, at the east end of the Island. The telegram says Kingston has been ruined by an earthquake which occurred without warning Monday afternoon at 3 :30 o'clock. A. very great number of buildings and dwellings were destroyed either by the earthquake or by the con sequent fire. - The Military Hospital was burned and 40 soldiers wera reported to have been killed, together with several prominent cftlsens and many other inhabitants of the city. Sir James Ferguson Is reported to have been killed Instantly, but no other XSnsilshmen. Canadians or Ameri cans were missing. - The city Is quiet, but disciplined work- era are needed. The .Governor of the col ony. Sir Alexander Sweetenham, assisted by sir Alfred Jones, is directing affairs. Up to this hour the foregoing- Is tha most correct dispatch reajardlna; the Kingston disaster that haa been re- celved her. The absence of details' U accounted for by the breakdown In cable communication, but the an nouncement that no Englishmen, Cana dians, or Americans were missing will ajreatly reassure the public concerning: the fate of the unusual number of tourists and others who are spending the Winter In Jamaica or who were attracted there by the, agricultural and cotton conferences. The party on board the Port Kings ton only arrived at Klnffston on Friday last. The Port Kingston, In addition to the members of Sir Alfred Jones' party, had other ajuests and passena-ers on board which grave her a total pas- Bcnger list or more um mo persons. The news of the disaster reached Ixndon too late tonisht to become gen erally Known to the public, but It will bring nome to the Imagination of the British people the terrors of an earth quake In a way that even the San tranclsco catastrophe tailed to do. Owing to the active efforts in recent years of Joseph Chamberlain and Hlr Alfred Jones, the commercial develop ment of Jamaica, has made the Island much better known, and It has been greatjy in favor as a Winter resort. LONDON. Jan. IS.-The various steam? ship companies that cam' pasMingera to Jamaica ranuUnd open tonight, hoplns; for news of the earthquake, At COOK'S Tourist Jlfrency it -was -said there were probably several -hundred Americans in JCInarston at the present time. This est!- mate was Termed at the offices of the Hamburg-American line, the United Fruit (Conc!udd on fa are S. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. TODAY'S Litrht nnow and not so cold: anuthfaatirly wlnda. TEST EriDAT'S Maximum temperature, SO degrees; minimum, 13. ... . Foreign. Earth a unite and fire destroy Kingston, Ja malca. Pane 1 . Banian finances recovering from igr rage 8. Anarchist pint against prominent pcosl. In Snaln. 'akp s. . wl National. Spooner nay-s Ti llman in debate on Browns vine riots, rage 2. Senate confirms new Cabinet officers. Page 8. Appropriations, for Oregon rivers and, har bor. Fa. Senatorial Elections. Guggenholm elected In Colorado. Pag tj. Morris Brown elected in Nebraska. Pai a Xeatlor2t: In Rhode Inland. Paxse . Now Hampfhlre electa Burnham. Tage 9. Massachusetts elects Crane, rage 6. ' Politics. Root apealca for reciprocity and maximum and minimum tarllT. Para 2. Shoe and leather men for tariff revlfon ?ftg ft. Bailey wins point In Texas. House, rage 8. ' " DomcwUo. Typhoon devastates Leyta and ?&mr. ' Taga 3. Hankln writes cn peculiarities of -American. cocraphy. Pace 1. " Sllzasurd ties up Northern railroads. pa a Hiu fipiains necessity ot North-Bank road rage 1 Mew York Alderman trapped In bribing ten others. Pac 3. How Pyefa shortaae in sub-Treasury was discovered. Page Pacific Coaat. Cpokana ansae weaac case for terminal rates. Psa;e a. Coldest weather in 20 yeari reporttd oven Northwest yesterday. Page 7. Harrlman road loses two North-Bank cases In WaahlnctoD Supreme Conrt. I'm ar T. Governor Mead send a mem-ase to 'Washing ton Legislature ; advocates reciprocal dt- Tnurragft bill and improvement of Colum bia River. Page T. Orrf on Iifiiature. Governor Chamberlain Is Inaugurated for aoo.ond t-rxn: nrnds third biennial men xaics to Lealalaturo ; advocates many ro tor ma. Page lO. Bill to eliminate Kraft in State Treasurci office introduced In House. Pag-e 5. Senators clash, over printing of calandar. Pane 4. ' Representative Huntley, of Clackamas, lr- tvoducw corrupt practices act. Paje Renolutlons eommlttea of both Houses vote to abolish special clerk-shtp graft, rage . Sports. Juflue McCredle secures ball park for Coast League In Seattle, fage 5. Commercial auad Manse. Hop firmer with increased business. Page IT.. Chicago Thcat market .aln low. Paga 15. Reaction In stock market. Page IS. 1 wo men have narrow eacap on launch In Columbia. Page 4. Steamer Alliance he.d up by ice. Tage 14. Portland antl Vicinity. Ed Nalaon and C. "H. Danielaon are tsmSr rrrnt. accused of murder of Oscar i.in. grn. Page 14. Sr craclsfmen rob Mount Hood Brewery, Fag 11. Grower will organize state association ta-. Tag 19. SPOKANE BUNGLES FIGHT ON RATES Proves" Too Much : to . Interstate' Board. ; ATTACKS GENERAL RATE . SCALE Evidence Drifts Away From Subject of Complaint. HOIST BY: HER OWN PETARD Boston Lawyer Advances Points which Wou id Help Coast Cities to Spokane's Injury Quotes Tariff That Y'a ot Issued. BT TA W, TTRIGHT,. . SPOKANE, Wash.. Jan. 15. (Staff Cor-' rospondence.) -1tie 1i&z-Iti.t In the Spo kane case before tlie Interstate Com merce Commission today drifted clear away from the lines on which it had started yesterday, and the outcome Is now viewed wltn misgivings by some of the larsrest Jobbers In Spokane.' - Mr. Adams, the attorney Imported from Bos- ton on account of his reputation as a vigorous foe of the railroads, seems to have lost sight of the fact that it is a preferential or discriminatory rate against Spokane that was the source of the trouble -for Spokane and the greater part of the day was taken up with the introduction or massive and elaborate printed reports, all tending- -to prove, not that Spokane was entitled: to terminal rates, hut to lower rates. . Water com- petition, the present: protected jobbing zone of Spokane and all other factors in the rate-making problem were for gotten or ignored in the effort to show that rates were too high. The prosecution Introduced elaborate statements made years ago by 31 r. - riill. wtn necominr- deference to 'their em ploye, Mr. Hill's tslonted force is making1 no comment on this testimony regarding what Mr. HMl said and what ' Mr. Hill promised, but it must certainly feel that the tiead of the system, Kke -the." parrot In the story, "talked too d d much." "o Benefit in General Cut. . At first glance it would seem that this new drift from preferenttala and dis criminations to lower rates irould offer no cause for misgiving in Spokane, but the farslsrhted Jobbers, who have kept out of this complaint juat as they kept out ot the rallroaa-comml?slon fight, see more opportunities for trouble in lower rates than in a continuation of existing- con ditions. Portland, Tacoma and Seattle would welcome a reduction ot rates based on the evidence submittted to the Com mission, showing- cost of the roads, earn ings, etc., but the reduction could not in the slightest degree affect Spokane with out bavins; a relative effect on true Coast Jobbing; points. What the conservative Spokane jobbers fear is that such a cut in rates as Mr. Adams is now flg-htlns; for will be fol lowed by an equalization which will per mit the Coast jobbers to ship into Spo- kane's protected zone in less than car load lots at as low a rate per ton per mile as SpoKane is granted in order that she may do the jobbing trade. The water route to t lie Coaat porta will of course always give them a lower rate than the railroads can make where there Is no water competition, but In the back-haul towards Spokane they now pay hlsrher rates than are paid, by the Spokane job bers shipping west and south. These con ditions contain great possibilities for trouble more serious than has come out or the present alleged discriminations, and there seems to be nothing In the 2- ft r'.JL .e if - X' . wm& .tie ' !-v W - ..... lTTTTT.TTrtTTTTrrTt.1. T-e-v tTTTTTrT.tf.tt H.TfT. a--a-a,af. j situation that portends 111 for the Coast jobblns . points. . ' Own Charges Hurt Spokane. Further evidence that Spokane's case la not being; handled In the 'best manner possible was noticeable today. . The O. R. & N. Co., in its answer to the complaint, submitted a list of articles, together with the Portland and Spokane rates to In terior points. The prosecution In cross examination of J. H.'. Mulcahy. of the O. TV &. IsT. frelgrht department, was buuulng; up a fine llne-of evidence, tending- to show that the railroads had selected these few articles out. of many thousands because the rates were favorable. to .their side of the case. . The prosecution was visibly discomfited '.when TV. W. Cotton showed by the original Spokane complaint that, every article on the questioned list had been named' in' the -complaint and had even been copied in the order in which they appeared-ln the complaint. This in stance, as well as a number of others. show the prosecution to be somewhat lame In. Its preparations, while the others seem to be letter-perfect In their defense. Tarifr "rival Was Nmr Issued. About an hour of the morning session was taken tip with the discussion of a tarlnT- that had been prepared for Spo- Kane in 13P2, tut witharawn Uefore it be- tame effective. A. W. 'Dolan. a druKfrist, and "W". S- N'orman, a hotelman, testi fied that this tariff made a 30j per cent; reduction. In some class rates and as high as 40 per cent in others. The railroad men professed larnorance of the Issuance of such a tarirt and the Commission finally declined to hear more evidence refi-ardlns; it. 1 J. "ttapatrfclcV toundrfnc n ; Z - f- rerrlne, a wholesale and retail dry goods dealer;. B- Ij. Gordon,, feroeer. and A. 'A. Kraft; a saddlery dealer, testified briefly as to their inability to do business beyond the. limits or what is Known as the Spokane jobbing zone. Mr. Gordon statins- that he could not sell suRar west of Cheney and was barred out of the Coeur d'Alene country by Portland com- petition. On cross-examination he ad-p-iltted . that there ' was a -wholesale grocery store at Wallace, while the sad dlery dealer admitted . that a Portland house maintained a branch in this city in order to compete with him in this field. , ' May .Finish . Hearing1 Today. The documentary evidence introduced by the prosecution is two volumes of testimony taken In the Northern Securi ties cam, several volumes - of a New York linancial paper, Poor's Railway Manual and annual, reports of all the roads -Involved for the past 15 years. This evidence, with the explanations of Mr. Stephens, was all. in by-1 o'clock. The r ' hour was so lte that the defense only put on one witness. J. . H- Mulcahy. as sistant chief clerk: of the O. K. A freight department. His testimony was almost entirely In identification of tho prepared abstracts of tariff sheets. The defense will begin tomorrow morning- and may ..be concluded by evening At the . latest the hearing: will not last beyond Thursday, as both of the Com- mlsn.oners have dates arranged beyond that' time,' Mr. Lam polng to Seattlo and Mr. Prouty to Salt Iake. All of the evidence will be put In shape for their consideration after the present tour Is over, and it will 1)0 60- or 90 dayg before they will announce the findings. V HARV KM A. I HARBOR - if J' v " . -I t i : ; : ;fi ' m :: aaaataafiis ! i i tf:ttirtt .flWi rlttssJ G corse R. Cortelyon. WTio Will Now Be ('onflniid mm Secrotary ot" the Treasury. v - - - -j: WILL GOHND SHIP SUBSIDY BILL House Committee Acts on New Measure. : DEMOCRATS YAIKLY FILIBUSTER Subsidies for South American and Oriental. ONLY CHANGES THE NAME Tilllams 11oc.1e3 Report on Gros- venor Bill, Then the Committee Adopts Uttaner Rill for "aval Reserve Steamers. WASHINGTON'. Jan. lS.-After a fight that lasted all day and extended to the floor of the House, threatening to bring about much filibustering at one time,- the House committee on merchant marine and fisheries flnally decided at S I. M. by a vote of S to 7 to make a favorable report on a shin subsidy bill prepared by ttauer of New TTorlc as a substitute for the Grosvenor bill, which has been under consideration tor many weeKs, The members ot the committee aupport- Ing the measure were Gros venor. Miner. L.ittlefleld. Fordnejr, Wachter, Humphrey, Watson and Littauer. all Republicans. The negative votes were cast by Blrdsall. Wilson and HInshaw, Republicans, and Gouiden, Maynard, Shirley and Patterson. Democrats. tfSCs laTors Portland . Seven subsidized mall lines are provided for, with an annual subvention estimated at S3.7OO.0OO. Two or the lines are to be from the Atlantic Coaat to South America and one from tlie Gulf of Mexico to Colon. From the Pacific Coast there are to be three lines to the Orient and one line to the west coast of South America. Oftlyjwo changes were made in the bill 4s oriiti.j-Ily drawn by Uttitucr. Instead J5 -BetvUclly. ,-nsi inar- Sam F'lSfm els co " and ru$et 'Sound as the points of departure of the two lines to Japan. China and the Philippines the committee amended X-.1 1- tauer's bill so that -the one line is to start from a point north or Cape Uendo- cino and the other from a point south of Cape Mendocino. At the morning session the Senate ship subsidy bill, which carried & tonnage sub- sidy and is said to be extremely dis tasteful to Speaker Cannon, was laid be- ror the committee by Littauer and sev era! Democrats voted for it. Republicans changed their votes in order to defeat It and sjet a compromise bill under consider- ation, which it was thought would have a better chance with Republican House leaders. The vote aavinat It was 8 to 7. Democrats Filibuster lor Time. i It was the Intention of the Republicans to follow the defeat of the Senate olll by a vote in support of tlie Grosvenor substitute, providing for subslflized mall lines to Sooth American ports and for more assistance to the trans-Paciflc lines. Before thjs vote could be taken, however, the noon hour arrived and the point of order was raised that the committee was without authority to alt during the sos- slons of the House and consequently any action It might have taken before 2 o'clock would be Inva lid. Watson left the committee room im mediately and went to tha floor of the House, where he wss recognized by the Speaker to ask unanimous consent that the committee might continue its sittings. Pa.tterson of " Tennessee alao left with Watson and. before the latter could secure recognition from .the Speaker, com- mimlcated wtih Williams,- who prevented the unanimous consent requeftTs-d by Wat- '4 trn " i.-.vtl I ft ft' v.,.. , vw-Hiw1- "fTv . .- ' A " ... 'Wlrla-. OF KIXiRTON, JAMAICA. son. In expressing his opposition Wil liams said that. if allowed to sit. the committee would report a bill to which he was opposed. The committee .adjourned to meet again at 4 o'clocR.- and when an attempt was made to have the House adjourn at that time the Democrats began filibustering In an attempt to keep the House In ses sion, thus preventing the committee from meeting and reaching an agreement. The minority leader. Williams demanded the ayes -and noes on the adjournment vote. but a count showed that a quorum was not present, and the House adjourned by a vote' of "f3 to 77. ' Same Tiling Under New Xme. An understanding- had been reached by the Republican members of the committee whereby a modification of the Grosvenor substitute, offered by Littauer of New York, would be presented. This substitute provides for a -'naval reserve fleet along: the lines of the Senate subsidy bill. It James K. (-arfleld. Whose fonflrma- t Ion ss Secrrtarr of the Intiio amended by the Senate torn- mlttec. amends the act ot 1551 by specifically pro- viding- for seen routes, as follows: One from the Atlantic Coast of the United States to Rio; one from the At- lantic Coast to Buenos Ayres; one from a Gulf port to Colon; one from Puret a i a. i . w-wa Una to t.hA Orient one uirect from Fuset Sound and the other from San Francisco by way of Hawaii, and flnally an additional amount to the Oceanic line from San Francisco to Australia. Uniili rnat ftS.700.000 Yearly. The bill requires that all ships be ot 18 krtota speed" except those from the Gulf to Paname. which are to be 14 knots. Tt require that the ships be built In America and owned by Americans ana repaired in American drydoeks. and that they shall he avaUablr) as auxiliary cruisers in time or war. To meet the requirements f the bill, about So ships would De required, and most of these would have to ne built The annual cost to the Government, with all of the ships In operation on a two- weeks' service basis, is estimated at $3,700,000. Prior to the completion of the ships a four-week-' service is provided at Tia-ir the cost. It would require four year to build the ships. In detail with the fortnisrhtly service the line to Ptio would receive S600.000 an- Dually; to Buenos Ayres f?oo,ooo; the West Coast lino J600.000; the two Oriental lines S700.000 each: the Colon line J75.000: th Australian line $300,000 in addition to the $300,000 now received. PRESIDENT 0RR TO RETIRE Kingsley to Succeed Him sis Head off ew Torts I4re. NEW YORK. Jan. IS. The Herald to morrow will say; Alexander B. Orr will retire from the presidency of the Xew York Life Insurance Company when the new trustees have been (granted their cer tificates of election, which will he within tha next GA days. Darwin I. KinftfOey. now" vlce-prsl-dent. is to he his successor. It Is stated on the best authority. . - , - t'rown New Shah January 1 O. ' TEHERAN, Jan. 15.-rThe coronation of the new Shah of Persia will take placs January 19. - " fx a- - mi . k & ia . t -Urn CsssHdtloBSdsal ilplillBSil I Ik If I LA:2jU a-L-.--.-wf-,. - .gr It FREAKS OBSERVED 0 GEOGnArii Largest State Has . Largest County. LONGEST BLOCK IN ANT CIH Highest and Lowest Points Are 'in California, '. STREETS IN TWO STATES Boundaries Which Cross C?ttles Ixt Liquor 3Ica Play Tricks With Law Stores Jin I It Across Boundaries Dodge Duties. 1 BY FREDERIC J. HASKIKV WASHINGTOX. Jan. 9 (Special CtT respoodence.) The followln. collection of geographical peculiarities about tho United States embodies many unique facts which are well worth re mem berime. One da y while I was rid Ins; across Texas, several of tlie passengers on t!l8 train began talking- about the siKsntlo size or tl.e Lone star state. One Kentle man said: "A. novel way to demonstrale the enormity of this groat commonwealth is to spread out a map of the t'nlted States, stretch a strlna; across Texas the longest way, then, placing one end your measure on Chicago, you will find that the other end will extend Into either the Atlantic ocean or the tJulf or Mexico," Try this experiment to satisfy yourself. The two larsreet counties In the United States are Cunter County. Montana, and San Bernardino County. California. Ench of these Is a little -more than 30.000 square miles In extent, and the four states of Massachusetts, Rnode Iflland, Drlawarfj and New Jersey could be put inside the boundaries of either of them. The small ft county In the XJnlon Is Bristol County. Rhode Island, which has only 23 tnuu miles. The county in the United States havHia- h largest population Is Ji"ew York, which has more than 2, 0"0, W0 peu- pie In it At th time of the liut Bailey Countyf elan, wlilch is about as larsce . Rhode Island. Bad only four Inhabitants). Longest Block, Longest Street. lonsest block In any American olty is located In Watertown, y, Tlli.l municipal freak li a row of bulne. houses nearly five squares Ions; wlthon t a break In It. It contains the offices and stores of 145 different firms, 6 tenants, and 4ft. hotel with 96 rooms. The total valuation of the property In this monster block is almost million, dollars. The longest street in the United States, and In the world as well, is "Western, avenue. Chicago. This remarkable thoroughfare is exactly 22 mile lon$. Its nearest rival In Halsted street, also in C h I ca rto. which is but two-thirds of a mile shorter. -Insisted street Is so much more closely built up that it is usually spoken of as the longest street: In th m world. By travanslnsT Its Innath one may see all tho outward Indications of tliQ varying . phases of American ll from the hovels of outcast sin to tha slider! palaces of pork-packltiK millionaires. In terspersed witn the native Americana 01 thfa one street are six distinct colonies where- the people speak other languaKa than EnRllfih, namely. Germans. Italians. Russian Jews, Bohemians, Polea and Greeks. HaJsted etreet is crossed over and under by SO railroads. It Ss astlmated! to toe tho chief business cMitier and lounging: placft for 1T5.O0O people, mora than there are in any one of four of our states, vir : Allison a. Idaho. Nevaila or Wyoming;. , . Where rVa r States Meet. About 50 miles from Dura n go, Oo!. there is 4 point where four atates corner. 'At this place by stepping a few feet in, either direction one can. walk: In four different commonwealths In as many seconds. These states are Colorado, Utah. Nw Mexico and Arizona. A nearly parallel case Is at Harper's Kerry, where the train stops a few minutes to allow the passengers to alight and enjoy & view which, permits them to look into three gtatep-Iaryland, Virginia and West Virginia, The hljDE-hest and lowest elevations in this country are In California, within lOO miles of each other. The loftiest is Mount Whitney. 14.4!9 feet high, and the lowest Is Death "Valley-, about 4oO feet below the level of the sea. Two Oceans Pass in Yellowstone Park is so named because whenever there is a shower In the vicinity and a certain small creek overflows, Its waters spread out over the edge of the continental divide and pass Into tributaries of rivers, part of which flow to the Atlantic and the other to the Pacific oceans. There are a number of caes whore unique situations have developed in cities that happened to be divided, by state Unes. These oddities are the result of" differences in law. The boundary be tween Texas and Arkansas runs along tlie main street of Te.arcana, and tor- merly if a fight Iccurred on one aide of the street. the combatants moroly had to cross over to the other sidewalk to be out of the jurisdiction of the authorities arovernlna; the territory where the disturbance had taken place. The two sides of Texarkana did not develop equally, because the administration of one state was more enterprising than that of tha other. .Bristol is located on the state line be- (Concluded on Ptie 3.)