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PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, . JAMJAItY Kl, 1907.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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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. .
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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
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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
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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.
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G corse R. Cortelyon. WTio Will Now
Be ('onflniid mm Secrotary ot" the
Treasury.
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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.
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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-
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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
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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.
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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.)