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DEAD IN MONTEREY
FLOOD REACH 12011
Communication Is Re
sumed With City.
DISASTER STILL THREATENS
River Separates and Cuts
Two New Channels.
PEOPLE WARNED TO MOVE
Torrential Rains Continue and Wa
ters May Fearh Newer Part of
Town Families Srt Away
From Tops of Houses.
MONTEREY. Mex., Au&. 29. Twelve
hundred and perhaps more, people per
ished Friday night and Saturday in the
flood which swept a large portion of
thia city. Conservative estimates place
the property los at 120.000,000. Fif
teen thousand people are homeless.
More than 500 bodies have been re
covered. The river has fallen considerably, and
while still high, the danger is over.
Seventeen and a half Inches of rain fell
during: Friday, Saturday and today,
targe Buildings Crumble.
The greatest loss of life occurred
Saturday morning between 9 and 11
o'clock, when the large buildings on the
south side of the river, commenced to
crumble. Many of the houses had from
100 to 200 persons on their roofs and
all disappeared in the flood.
In one school building 90 women and
children were drowned. They had hur
ried to the school for safety, but the
water drove them from room to room
until they were all clustered In one
room. While two priests were perform
ing some religious rites, the walls fell
and all were swallowed up In the
seething waters.
Aid Could Not Bo Rendered.
Thousands of persons were standing
on the north bank of the river, unable
to render aid to the unfortunates on
the buildings on the south side, for
nothing could have lived In the cur
rent of the Santa Catallna, which was
half a mile wide and flowing swiftly.
Watchers saw buildings loaded with
people collapse and the people disap
pear in the water. There la scarcely
an establishment In the city that did
not lose employes. The electric light
and power company had 45 men em
ployed as linemen, but only 10 reported
for duty today.
No Brlnklng Water In City.
The city was without drinking wa
ter today. Streetcar traffic was aban
doned after- two or three Ineffectual
attempts toVun cars. The light and
power plant was forced to suspend.
Many acts of bravery were noted. One
American, named II. H. Reader, who
owns, a large hacienda in the state of
Tamaullpas. alone saved 30 persons. A
Japanese employed oy the chief of po
lice saved two boys from a tree after
being in the water three hours.
Desperate Rescues Made.
Romuldl Marty, a prominent mer
chant, and his family were rescued
from a tree near the Plaia Purlssma.
His family consisted of his wife and
three children, and they had been in
the tree nearly 17 hours.
The story of the flood Is full of In
stances of this nature and others of a
more terrible character where the re
sults were more disastrous and hun
dreds were swept away In sight of
thousands of people, powerless to ren
der aid.
Steps are being taken to care for
the homeless. The burden Is heavy, as
the city has been called upon to care
for unfortunates so many times . the
past two months, this being the third
flood, to say nothing of a 11,500,000
fire that has occurred in that period.
Clothing, food and money are needed.
OVKB 4 00 BODIF.S ARE FOUND
River Has Risen 50 Feet and Con
ditions Are Fearful.
LARFPO. Tex.. Aug. 29 Twelve hun
dred persons were drowned In Saturday's
flood at Monterey, according to a tele
gram received from there late tonight.
Communication with Monterey was re
sumed at 10:30.
While the'. Is no scarcity of food and
the city -s amply able to care for Its
destitute, there Is far of a shortage
soon.
There have been several washouts on
the National Railway between Laredo
and Saltillo. and not a train has entered
Monterey today. All wires over the Na
tional Railway were down all last nlsht
and until late today, when a line was
restored.
Hundreds of telegrams have been pass
ing through here to Monterey today re
questing Information as to the fate of
friends and relatives. Communication
lias been established through a circuitous
route, and the telegrams are being an
swered as rapidly as possible. Their
import Is. -Don't worry." "Am safe."
"All well, but lives lost Saturday." Some
of the messages are pathetic. They re
port the drowning of entire families.
MAN RESCUES HIS
CHILD FROM BEAR
WILL PIE. THOUGH, AS RESULT
OF GRIZZLY'S CLAWS.
Bruin Picks Up Little One and
Father on Horseback Seises Her,
hut Is Thrown Off.
BUTTE, Mont.. Aug. 29. A Miner
necial from Nvack. Mont, says . that
James Dolittle, a homesteader near
that place, was probably. fatally
wounded in rescuing nls four-year-old
daughter from a grizzly " bear which
had picked the child up and taken it
some 200 yards away.
Dolittle. hearing the child s screams.
nvi chase on horseback. The horse
threw Dolittle, breaking his leg. when
the grizzly turned and clawed mm in
frightful manner, almost disem
boweling him, and chewing both legs
and arms almost to a -pulp.
Aside from a few scratches, tne cnua
was uninjured.
TAYLOR VISITS KENTUCKY
Ex-Governor, Long Exiled, Returns
"to Scenes of Former Turmoil.
LEXINGTON. Ky.. Aug. 29. (Spe
cial.) Kentucky has a visitor tonight
who for nine years was an exile irom
m native state because of his alleged
connection with the assassination of
William Goebel. Ex-Governor William
K. Tavlor. who now lives in Indian
apolis, and who was pardoned three
months ago by Governor Wilson oi an
charges against him growing out of
the Goebel murder,' Is In Louisville to
night and probably will come here to
morrow or next day.
This Is Taylor's first visit to Ken
tucky since he fled from the state in
1S99 soon after Goebel was shot. Me
is unnarentlv In good health. He says
he will never return to Kentucky to
live, as that state has brougnt mm too
much sorrow, his wife and daugnter
having died of broken hearts, as a re
sult of the accusations against mm.
T.vin, nrobablv will visit his Ola
home in the Whitley County mountains
before returning to Indianapolis. n ne
does so, he will be given a public re
ception by his former townspeople.
FIRE EATS UP WHOLE TOWN
Engineer Loses Life In Blaze at
Grand Forks, Idaho.
BUTTE, Mont., Aug. 29. A special to
the Miner say's that the town of Grand
Forks, Idaho, was wholly destroyed by
fire In an hour tonight.
A steamshovel engineer named Mul
hern, in whose room the blaze started,
lost his life. The flames spread to the
neighboring foreift reserve and' an area
a mile square was burned over before
the fire was checked after a hard fight
in which the railroad men gave assist
ance. Grand Forks was reputed to be a small
unexpurgated copy of Taft. the rail
road construction town in Montana,
thrice destroyed by fire. The bystanders
looted the three burning saloons amid
scenes of riotous disorder. Several hold
ups were reported and many fistic en
counters resulted.
The hotel and store at the place were
among the buildings destroyed, and 300
persons are reported homeless and with
out food supply. Most of the popula
tion Is composed of workmen on the tun
nel and grade of the Chicago, Milwaukee
A. Poget Sound Railroad.
LOS ANGELES SCORCHES
Mercury Reaches 105, but There
Are No Prostrations.
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 29. Today was
the hottest Los Angeles has experienced
In 24 years.
Thermometrs registered from 101 to
105, but because of the low humidity
there were no prostrations.
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TAFT
Conference Held and
, He is Let Oqt
HIS TERM WAS SOON TO END
Action Follows Attack on
Roosevelt Policies.
BALLINGER CALLED EAST
President Compelled, It Is Believed,
to Take Hand in Controversy
With Plnchot Regarding
Conservation Policy.
BEVERLY, Mass, Aug. 29. (Spe
cial.) President Taft today accepted
the resignation of Assistant Secretary
or Commerce and Labor McHarg. who
yesterday made a bitter attack upon
ex-President Roosevelt and his policies.
Secretary Nagel, Secretary Knox and
Secretary Meyer dropped in upon the
President today, the former bearing a
letter from Assistant Secretary Mc
Harg, In which McHarg stated that he
had taken his present position with the
understanding that he was only to hold
It six months anyhow, and that as he
understands it his term is about to ex
pire. After a brief conference between
the President and his Cabinet members
it w;as agreed that Mr. McHarg had the
right view of his position and that his
term should expire Quickly.
He Criticises Roosevelt.
There was no one in Beverly today
willing to say that McHarg's resigna
tion was in any wise the result of the
interview published ln Washington last
week, in which he Is credited with say
ing some sharp things about ex-Presl-dent
Roosevelt and his policy of forest
conservation.
Secretary Ballinger. it is learned, left
Seattle tonight. In response to a call
from Washington. Just what signifi
cance there is in this is not announced
here.
Taft Discusses Ballinger.
Mr. Taft has been reluctant to take
official cognizance of the controversy
which started at the Irrigation Con
gress in Spokane, continued through
the Trans-Mississippi Conference at
Denver, and since then has been waged
at the National capital. It seems now,
however, that he would have to take a
hand In the tangle.
President Taft had with him today
Secretary Knox and Secretary Meyer.
It is said that the Pinchot-Ballinger
controversy had a share in the discus
sion. President Taft previously had no
engagements to see Secretary Ballinger
earlier than Just prior to' his arrival In
Seattle on September 29.
Hold Aloof From Controversy.
Mr. Ballinger has accepted an Invita
tion to accompany the President on a
large part of the latter's Pacific Coast
itinerary. The Invitation was extended
prior to the outbreak of the controversy,
and!ias no especial significance. It will
offer an opportunity, however, for Mr.
Ballinger to lay his case before the
President. In all matters affecting de
partments under the control of Cabinet
officers It has been the President's policy
to uphold the Cabinet members unfail
ingly. The President, while refusing to
discuss' the Pinchot-Ballinger contro
versy, has intimated that he hopes that
no drastic action, will be necessary.
It has, been difficult to get from Presl-
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WIZARD WHOSE CONDITION OF HEALTH AFFECTS THE WHOLE WORLD OF
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Victoria Gratia Becomes Wife of Dr.
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WASHINGTON. Aug. 29. (Special.)
The Koreshan Unity, one of. the strang
est of the ultra-modern religious cults.
and which has $200,000 worth of communis
tic possessions at Estero, Fla., has lost
its Victoria Gratia. ' ' ' '
She who for years was pre-eminent in
the order, who had always by her side
the learned prime counsellor. Dr. Cyrus
R. Teed, the founder of. the faith, has
married. The news staggered those of
the 15,000 Koreshans in various parts: of
the world who heard it, for Victoria Gra
tia, whose other name was Mrs. " A. C.
Odway, was of the eeclesla, or celibate or
der. Now she is the wife of Dr. Or. A.
Graves, a dentist, who was also an eccle.
slan, though of much humbler rank than
Victoria Gratia.
As a result of the consternation created,
R. Silverfriend, vice-president and direc
tor of the Unity, wishes to state as pub
licly as he may that contributions should
go to the directors at Hstero. and not to
Victoria Gratia, who has taken up her
residence in Tampa.
WIFE SHOOTS HUSBAND
Says He Had Accused Her or Inti
macy With Divorced Mate.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29. Dr. Walton
Lamps was shot In the head and fatally
wounded today by his wife in their apart
ments at the Hoiiand Hotel.
According to the statement made by
Mrs. Lampe to the police after her arrest,
her husband has habitually beaten her
nd charged her with improper relations
with ner former husband. Dr. P. C. Sur
ney, from whom she was divorced two
years ago.
The Lampes were married six months
ago and Mrs. Lampe declared their whsle
married life has been marred by quar
rels. For an hour Mrs. Lampe kept her
husband In the room .after she had
wounded him. She says that she en
deavored to get him to retract the
charges he had made against her.
WRIGHT DENIES MARRIAGE
Story Told by Portland Woman la
' Without Foundation, He Says.
BEKLIN, Aug. 29. (Special.) When
asked about his alleged marriage to
Miss Ada Miller, of Carson City, Nev,
)rville Wright today said that there
was. not the slightest foundation for
the story.
"I do not know Ada Miller," said Mr.
Wright. "The Btory Is untrue."
WILSON GATHERING DATA
Secretary Touring Idaho and Learn
ing of Forest Reserves.
OGDEN, Utah, Aug. 29. Secretary of
Agriculture James Wilson arrived In Og
den today. He will remain until Tues
day and then proceed to Pocatello, Idaho.
At each stopping place Mr. Wilson will
listen to the representations of stockmen
on the forest reserve question.
MRS. BARCLAY TO RETURN
Principal in "Incubator Baby" Kid
naping Going to Topeka.
TOPEKA, Kan., Aug. 29. Edward Mc
Keever, local attorney for Mrs. Stella
Barclay, tonight announced that an ar
rangement had been made whereby the
woman and F. N. Gentry, defendants
In the "Incubator baby" kidnaping case,
would voluntarily return, to Topeka.
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HITS WAGDN
ONE DEAD, 5 HURT
illiam T. Barker, En
graver, Is Killed.
VEHICLE UPTURNS ON SEVEN
Picknickers Dragged 100
Yards Before Extricated.
DRIVER W. BRANT INJURED
Firemen Pry Box Off VictimsCon
veyance Bearing Children on
Russell-Shaver Tracks Minute'
Before Fatality Happens.
Plnlonel underneath the bed of a
picnic wagon which upturned when
struck by a Russell-Shaver car last
night two women and five men were
dragged for a hundred feet In their
perilous position before the car was
brought to a stop. Extricated by two
companies of firemen and passersby,.
one man was found lifeless, the driver
fatally injured, . the women ' badly
bruised, and two men hurt. A youth
among the wagon prisoners- escaped
without a scratch. The victims:
Killed.
William T. Barker, age 18, an engraver,
living at 670 Northrup street.
Seriously Injured. .
William Brant, the driver, Brown
Transfer Company, Seventeenth and
Northrup streets.
Arthur H. Steuer,. a longshoreman, of
1S6 Clackamas street, ugly scalp wound.
Mrs. Arthur H. Steuer, injuries to the
arm and shoulder.
Lizzie Burgess,' 16 years old, of Sell
wood, scalp wound and injuries to body.
Emll Johnson, proprietor of a . saloon
at Sixth and Gllsan streets, who lives at
449 Sixth street. Injuries to fchest and
back and internal Injuries.
William Reid, a young man living at
667 Qulmby street, escaped' injury.
Commercial avenue aiul Falling street
was the scene of. the fatality the team
trotting and the car speeding when the
crash resounded. But a minute before
the first wagon of the picnic party,
bearing more tnan a dozen children,
crossed the tracks the collision occur
ring in their- full view, cries of the
children and the screams of the women
of this party hastening residents of the
vicinity to the rescue.
The wagon struck was one of two re
turning from a picnic at Columbia
Slough. The whole party numbered
about 30 people, adults and children.
Both the car and' the wagon were going
at a fast rate of speed. When they col
lided the wagon turned turtle upon its
occupants and was dragged for nearly
100, feet down the street before the car
could be brought to a standstill Then the
wagon-bed, upside down, was underneath
the forward platform of the car and
every member of .tha party was burled
underneath, after having been dragged
along the street for many yards.
Cries Attract Crowd.
The groans of the imprisoned
victims under the upturned wagon
stirred the people In the vicinity into
action and Nick D. Bentgen, clerk of tne
Municipal Court, whose house is only
half a block from the scene of the ac
cident organized a rescue party. A big
crowd collected and unable to drag the
wagon from under the car without In-
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FINANCE, AND MEMBERS OF
CAR
BASEBALL GAME IS
OPENED BY PRAYER
MINNEAPOLIS HAS IXXOVATION
ON SUNDAY.
Preacher Fan Says in Remarks Only
r Sin Is for Home Team to Lose.
and Encourages Men.
MINNEAPOLIS,-Aug. 29. Starting Sun
day baseball games . with religious serv
ices began here today when Rev. G. L.
Morrill delivered a short address before
the Minneapolis-Kansas City game at
Nicollet Park. 'Mr. Morrill was intro
duced by Umpire King.
"The West." said Mr. Morrill, "Is
ne-er content to be behind the East In
any"1 progressive movement and will not
take a back seat when baseball religious
services are considered. For myself, I
do not usually attend Sonday games be
cause I go every other day In the week,
but there Is no reason why others than
myself should not enjoy the sport.
"I believe the only sin of Sunday ball
Is for the home team to lose, so I say
to the Minneapolis boys, go in and climb
a notch closer to the flag."
GREECE GRANTS REFORMS
Troops Who Mutinied Are Granted
Amnesty.
ATHENS, Aug. 29. The crisis in po
litical affairs, which reached Its height
In the mutiny of the local garrison and
the formation of a new cabinet, has sub
sided. A decree was published today
granting amnesty to the troops concerned
in the mutiny.
Among the reforms demanded by the
troops were that command of the army
should be entrusted to three officers of
the rank of general, acting under the su
preme authority of a royal prince, the
other members of the royal family serv
ing In the army to be treated as ordi
nary officers. Protest also was made
against the maintenance of several royal
yachts, it being contended that one for
the king's -use was sufficient.
GIRL MAKES BRAVE SWIM
Only 12 Years Old, She Tries Hard
to Cross the Narrows.
NEW YORK, Aug. SO. A 12-year-old
girl fought the tide for four hours Bun
day In an attempt to swim across the
Narrows between Brooklyn and Staten
Island. She was within 100 yards of
shore when her father, seeing that she
could make no further headway, ordered
that she be lifted into a boat.
The girl was Beatrice Due, daughter of
Alfred Due, a photographer of Brook
lyn. Due has four daughters, three of
whom took part In the swim today. The
fourth is but 6 years old. The oldest
girl, Ethel, Is IT, and wears two gold
medals she won in swimming contests.
TWO BLOCKS DROP DOWN
Surface of Abandoned Mine Caves
In, Destroying Houses.
SCRANTON, Pa., Aug. 30. Fully $200,000
damage was done In West Scranton Sun
day by a mine cave-In. Abandoned work
ings of the Falrlawn Coal Company gave
way under an area equal to two city
blocks, which sunk from six to eight feet,
throwing houses from their foundations,
cracking walls and otherwise damaging
buildings.
MAIL BOAT GOES ASHORE
About 4 00 Passengers Are Landed
in English Channel.
CALAIS, France, Aug. 29. The mail
boat Nord, running from Calais to Dover,
went ashore at the mouth of the harbor
in a thick fog today.
About 400 passengers were landed In
lifeboats.
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AILMENT NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
Sister Declares This Is All
. That Ails Financier.
MAY WINTER AT ARDEN
Great Amounts of Supplies Have
Been Taken in and Work on Es
tate, 'Which Wizard Personally
Directs, Is to Be Kept I'p.
TURNERS, N. Y., Aug. 29. (Special.)
The first definite statement of E. H.
Harrlman's condition given out by any
member of his family was made by Mrs.
Mary Simons. his sister, today. In
unequivocal terms she declared his Ill
ness to be nothing more than a nerv
ous breakdown, induced by Indigestion.
She was equally positive In declaring
that his condition has at no time been
serious, and that his Improvement from
day to day Is all , that could be ex
pected in reason.
In line with this statement was the
declaration of Mrs. Harriman to friends
whom she met at St. John's Protestant
Episcopal Church this morning, and by
Kev. J. Holmes McGulnness, who
lunched with the financier. Today for
the first time llr. Harriman, who now
has his dinner at midday and supper
when the fashionable world dines, en--tertained
friends.
Mrs. Harriman lladiant.
In the morning It was misty on the
mountain and he stayed (within doors.
Miss Mary Harriman remaining at
home to entertain him. Most of his
time was spent at a window looking
over-the -valley. The sun coming out
in the afternoon, he was wheeled about
.the porch by his son Roland.
The first news to come from Arden
House today was when Mrs. Harriman,
her daughter Carol, her son Roland and
the latter's tutor drove to St. John s
Church. Mrs. Harriman was radiantly
cheerful In her greeting to members
of the church who waited outside for
her coming.
'Mr. Harriman has had a splendid
night," she said, "and is doing nicely.
His Improvement since his return is
wonderful."
Mrs. Simons, who has been In close
touch with her brother since his return,
was also among those at the service In
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
VESTKKDAY'S Maximum temperature, 77
. degreea; minimum. .17 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; westerly wlnU.
I-'orelicn.
Over 41)0 bo.lies found In Monterey; furthM
Hood threatens; dead number 12lX-
Kaiser hlmbelf (rreets Count Zeppelin on ar
rival at Herlln In alrsliiP. 1
Curtlos wins prize at Khelms for .peed,
Latham tor altitude. 1'agu 4.
Nutlonul.
Oinphv McHarK reflnns from Department of
.ommene u Labor; Ballinger 1. called
East. 1'aKe 1.
Uomentlc.
Harrlmar.-s wife makes official announce
ment wizard la better. 1'ase 1.
Wife of Aurel Hatonyl has trouble fcurina
evluenee of husband s misconduct. I'age 4,
Five kllleld when auto crasnes into train
near U. Ioula. 1'bk i-
Republican factions in f n Francisco unite
jo support rocker; Heney's chances les
sened. I'aite -.
Yos-mlte Valley ablaze with forest fires.
Conditions' of laborers at M-Kees Hocks said
to have warranted strike. Pace A.
Senator Carter says no water power sites
hae been Krabbed In Montana, lags !
Man on horseback rescues child from KrtMly
but may lle from wounds, rage 1.
Koreshan leader disregards religious vowl
anil weus. i'age 1.
Sport.
Coast I.eaKUe nrores:
rortland .1-0. I An--'1,
San Francisco 1-3;
Helen 1-4: Vermin
Oakland 3, Saeramento
Fair .
Northwestern I.enKue scores: 1-0. oauu i.
Ta.onm 5-:t; Spokane !(. Aberdeen o. Se
attle Vancouver tl-ti. I'age S.
Exhibit at livestock fnir In Portland will ba
worth tl.lMKl.UOK. I'age 8.
Coming Johnson-Kaufman fight occupies
attention of Bay City fans. Page e.
Outlaw league opens before small crowd In
San Francisco. I'age b.
racllic Northwest.
Flames at Gol.lendale burn over block, doing
i.:'n,OOU damage. Page a.
Early fire at Seattle costs life of one man
and ten horsea. Page 5.
Hill forces rush grading crews south of
Madras, and are using Central Oregon
company's surveys. Page 5.
Industrial.
Figures on Coos Bay commerce make good
showing. Page J2.
Malheur County offers splendid opportunity
for fruit culture. I'age 12.
Weston capitalists propose to Irrigate 12.000
acres of land. I'age 12.
Portland and Vicinity.
One killed. Ave Injured, when streetcar
strikes wagon. Page 1. -Oregon
wool output valued "it J4.000.000
Plnohot declares records will disprove Mc--Harg's
assertions. Page 2.
Portland girl, thought to have been Kid
naped, located with mother In Los Ange
les. Page 14.
Wind changing, forest fires near Portland
Are dying out. Page 14.
Ten river bathers drowned in Ave months.
Kitatlon is begun for establishment of
public swimming pool. I'age t.
Aged woman In mortal fear of automobiles
drops dead at approach of machine be
hind her. Page 14.
Large crowd see couple married In Hons
, cage. Page 13.
Federal efftcer from Alaska says Ketchikan?
- wireless station did not send aid lo
wrecked Ohio. Page 8.
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