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PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY 3IORNING, SEPTEMBER 17; 1905.
NO. 38. v
PA(iE5 13 TO 24 "
PART TWO j
Famous Ingersoll Sonvcnir
Watches, best souvenir of
the Pair. The official seal
on the dial
Stemwinder, special $1.50
Key -winder, special $1.00
Eipman v lUolf c $ Co.
jSole agents for Young's
famous $ 3.00 Hats for men.
All the newest Mocks re
ceivedAll Soft and Crush
Hats axe $3.00
Another Great
Silk Sale
A second special purchase to supply
those who were not fortunate enough
to share in the great special silk values
of 'our last Silk Sale.
$1, 85c black and colored Taf- 70ri
f eta Silk on sale tomorrow at
All the newest fall shades.
White
Cream
1 cllow
Blue
Turquoise
Reseda
Green
Violet
Pink
Brown
Old Hose
New Blue
Cardinal
Champagne
Navy
Lavender
Beige
Black, etc.
When you examine the quality of the silks offered
you will appreciate the sterling bargains.
Checked Louisene Silks, the identical
quality priced elsewhere at fZQkri
$1.00; our price tomorrow vr27w
All new Fall colorings in designs suitable for -waists
and entire costumes.
In addition to above we will make a special exhibit of
New Plaid Silks
The largest and choicest collection of Plaid Silks
shown west of Chicago at
75c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50
Opening Sale of
Autumn Dress Goods
Unquestionably the largest and most varied assortment
wo have ever shown. AIL the new weaves and colors are
represented. See the following special values for this
week.
50c small plaids and neat
check suitings for school
dresses at, yard.... 395
60c plain colored Panamas,
38 inches wide, all shades,
at, yard 49
Scotch Plaids Xew styles
arriving every day, in
serges, Panamas and
Foules at 75c, 85c, $1.00
and $1.25.
65c all wool novelty suit
ings, snowflakes, checks
and plaid effects, at 49
Tailor Suitings, 56 inches
wide, gray Panamas' aijd
Scotch tweeds, coverts,
all colors, cravenette cov
erts, meltons, etc, all
colors, yard $1 to $3
46-inch French serges,
storm serges, Venetians
and kersey; worth $1.00,
at, yard 79C
Cream Polar Bear Cloaking, up from S3.00
Cream Mohair, plain and figured 50
Black Dress Goods Bargains
Three special offers for Monday only
AT 48c YARD All-wool Cheviots, Storm Serge, French Serge,
Crepe Egypta, Henriettas; worth up to 75c yard.
AT 79c YARD All-wool Yoiles, Venetians, French Prunellas,
Mohair Sicilians, Cheviots and Storm Serges; sold regularly
at .$L00 yard.
AT $1.15 YARD 54-inch all-wool Panamas, Unfinished "Wors
teds, 4S-inch French Prunellas, Baratheas, Chiffon1 Voiles,
French Novelties and Mohair; regular $1.25 and $1.50 values.
The Season's First Great Sale of Laces
We are regular (and big) customers of the largest lace importer in New York. Some time ago we told him
we would want a big special for the third week in September something good. He very .kindly saved for us a
big shipment of Venise and Lierre allover Net Venise- Galloons and Applique, Point de Paris, Normandy and
Round Mesh Valenciennes Lace, etc., from the season's selling and we named, the price. He valued our trade that
much. We value yours just enough to offer them to you practically as he offered them to us. The sale starts
tomorrow, and,' briefly put, here is what we have to offer:
MreJlfllSKSr
ran
At
45c
At
95c
Point de Paris and Nor
mandy Valenciennes Lace
and Insertion. 3 to 7 Inches
wide. Regular values 40c
to 25c yard. For this sale
12c
Round Mesh Valenciennes
Lace and Insertion to
14 inches wide. Regular
values J 1.00 to 60c dozen.
For this sale dozen.... 40c
Plain Cotton Net, 72 Inches
tv!ds- nnd Point De Esprit
Net. 45 inches wide, in
white, cream, ecru, pink,
blue and cardinal. Regular
value 75c- For this sale -43c
Eoru Net Top nnd Venise
Galoon and Applique, 7 to
12 Inches wide. Regular
value $3.50 to $2.00. For
this sale 05c
At
65c
At
47c
At
95c
At
35c
Ecru Net Top Lace and
venise uaioon ana -app"-que,
5 to 9 Inches wide.
. Regular values J2t00 ' to
$1.26. For this sale....C5c
Venise and Lierre Net All
over, 18 Inches wide: white
and eoru. Regular value $1.
For this sale . J....-...-7c
Venise and 'Lierre N.et All-ofver,-
18 to 45' Inches wide;
white and. ecru. Regular
values $2.50 to $1.50. For
this sale 95c
Ecru Net Top Lace and
Venise and Applique. 3 to
7 inches wide. Regular
values 41.00 to 75c. For
this sale 35c
At
$1.48
At
53.25
At
$1.10
At
25c
Venise and Lierre Net All
over, 18 to 45 Inches wide:
white and ecru. Regular
value $4.00 to $2.50, For
this sale fLS
Venise and Lierre Net All
over, IS to 45 Inches wide;
white, ecru and black. Reg
ular values $9.00 to $5.00.
For this sale ........ 023
Black Chantllly and La
Tosca Dress Nets, all silk.
45 inches wide. Regular
values $2.50 to $1.75. For
this ale $1.10
Black Lace and Band, fine
all silk lace. 2 to 5 Inches
wide. Regular values 75c
to 50c. For this sale...5c
Fall Model Coats for Women
The season's smartest tailor-made Coats, embracing long, tight-fitting, half-fitting and
loose box-coat styles, made of finest covert cloth, kerseys and fancy mixed materials, in all
the leading Fall shades. WE OFFER SPECIAL FOR MONDAY
Ladies'' 42-inch Tan ("overt Coats, loose fittinp, double breasted, collarless, with braid,
velvet and button trimming, full new leg-o '-mutton sleeves with turned cuffs, trimmed with
velvet and fancy braid and tucked at wrist, loose back with four side plaits and belt;
special value $15.00
Ladies' Empire Coats of fine all-wool covert cloth in all the newest shades of tan, made
collarless with inlaid velvet and braid trimming, double-breasted front, full new leg-
o '-mutton sleeves, with cuffs, yoke lined with satin; special value .17.50
Ladies' 44-inch loose Tan Covert Coat, made double-breasted, collarless, with inlaid, stitched
cloth and velvet, stitched slot seam across each shoulder to bust, full new leg-o '-mutton
sleeves,-with fancy cloth tucked and velvet stitched cuffs, trimmed with fancy buttons,
yoke lined with satin; special value 18.50
New Walking Skirts for Fall
Ladies' Walking Skirts made from a mannish mixture material in the new shades of grays,
plaited tabs and flounce, trimmed with buttons; very special : $5.00
Ladies' "Walking Skirts of all-wool Panama cloth, in black and navy, made with box plaits'
on each side of lower part of front gore; very special $7.50
Ladies' Walking Skirts of fine all-wool imported Panama cloth, in black and navy, made
wjth two side plaits on each side of every gore, graduating toward back. One-inch strips
on each seam and across top of plaits; special value $8.75
Special Values New Fall Suits
Ladies' 4S-inch homespun, single-breasted, tight-fitting suits in the most popular shades of
gray; half lined with satin and new plaited skirt; very special at $X8.50
Ladies' tailor-made suit of fine all-wool Cheviot, in the newest short jacket shape; navy
and black; very special at $22.50
Ladies' Tailor-Made Suits of fine all-wool imported Panne Cheviot, in black and navy blue.
The jacket' is made in the new 27-inch Half-Norfolk shape, new full leg-o '-mutton sleeves
with turned cuffs, all satin lined. The skirt is made in the newest 0-gored style, with
fan plaiting; special value at.... $25.00
Ladies ' 45-inch single-breasted, tight-fitting tailor-made suit- of fine all-wool Panama cloth,
in the most popular shade of 'grajr. The. coat is alt lined with finfi qualit gray satin,
velet collar and velvet-trimmed cuffs. The skirt is made in the newest plaited style;
special value at $27.50
Special Values
New Fall Waists
Ladies' Waists of silk-finished Pongette, in white, tan,
light blue and reseda. The front made with three
embroidered panels and clusters of fine lucking, with
six side plaits on each side. The back has six small
side "plaits; full new leg-o '-mutton sleeves with
gauntlet cuffs; exceptional value at $3.50
Ladies' Fancy Waist of fine all-wool Albatross, in
white, light blue, red or navy. The front is made
with four stitched box plaits and one row silk em
broidery between each plait, full new leg-o '-mutton
sleeves with gauntlet cuffs; best value in Port
. land at $3.00
$2.50, $2.00 and $1.75
Women's Handbags at . .
95e
Great sale of Handbags, values that hare no
where been equaled in this city or any other city.
A prominent dealer in leather goods offered us a
rare snap which we eagerly bought. Come here to
morrow and secure your share of the Handbag
bargains.
500 Women's Jfandbags-in walrus, morocco and seal
grain, some fitted with card case, purse and smell
ing salts bottle, others with card case and purse,
some with coin purse only; a large variety to
select from, all new styles. Colors are black,
brown and tan; regular price $2.50, $2.00 and
$1.75, your choice tomorrow at 95
SEPTEMBER BLANKET SALE
If you want good Blankets at saving prices here's year opportunity. We're offering tetter
value for your money than any other store. These bargains are of great importance to pros
pective buyers. s
10- 4 white wool Blankets at 11-4 white wool Blankets. JC.50 values, at. .JCwS
11- 4 extra heavy all-wool mottlej Blankets. was 11-4 superior wool Blankets, $7.50 values. ..JW
10-4 white wool Blankets, $5.00 values, at.. 94.06 u-4 extra selected wool Blankets, 510 val.$&5
BENNETT GETS
SHARP REPLIE!
W. J. Mitchell 'Engages in" Re
partee 'With Counsel
for Defense.
SOME SPIRITED , DIALOGUE
Says Ho "Was Watching to Sec Will
iamson's Friends- Tamper With
the -Witnesses and : Says
He Did Sce -It. .
Special Millinery for
Monday
Our Fall MiTlrnery Opening. Sale and display has
again clearly demonstrated our leadership in Milli
nery. Not only have we captivated the women of
Portland with our Trench patterns and imported
models the more popular price hats also come in
for considerable praise. Monday will find more
specials which we have prepared, as follows:
$7.00 and $6.00 Trimmed Hats $4.95
Trimmed Dress Hats Each and every one an exact
copy of the imported, insuring our patrons of up-to-date,
also hic styles, made of velvets, 'silks,
braids, etc. All the latest shapes, including polo,
turbans, continentals and the new sailors; also
other well-known shapes, such as are being shown
for Pall wear. The colors are black, brown, navy,
cardinal, reseda. oliVe, plum, champagne, etc;
reg. price $7, $6, your choice tomorrow $4.95
Eipman,UoIfe$o,
Our Pall and Winter Catalogue is now being anilwL Ay of or ovt-of-town
cwtoaers not receiving oae will confer a favor by advising us, tad wa will imme
diately lerward a copy to thtir a4drMC
The repartee that passed between A. S-
Bennettand witness Mitchell, broke the
tedious monotony that hung over the trial
all day.' Mitchell made a splendid wit
ness, and, in spite of the adroitness of
defendant's attorney, his testimony wag
not shaken. Bennett was in the midst of
cross-examining- Mitchell avaut"other peo
ple he had followed when Judge Hunt in
terrupted him by saying: "I think. Judge
Bennett, that this testimony is more In
teresting than relevant." Bennett de
clared that he wanted to question the
witness further and insisted upon doing
so, he said until objected to by Mr.
Heney. "Go ahead," sarcastically re-;
marked Jlri Heney, "I'll not "object to
anything."
Sharp Answers to Queries.
MrJBennett had been pressing- the wit
ness very close when he himself was
brought Into the case. The attorney for
the "defense paved the way for the fun.
that followed by asking:
Q. What have you been doing?
A. Well, I "have been looking timber,
and watching around seeing these fellows
tampering with the witnesses, and such
as that.
Q. Watching around io see if there
wasn't anyone tampering with the wit
nesses, eh?
A. Watching them tamper with wit
nesses. A. Following them around?
A. "Well, not exactly.
Q. Watching thorn tampering with the
witnesses, eh?
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Following them- around?
A. Sometimes.
Q. Now, how much of the time for the
last two months have you been following"
people around to see whether they tam
pered with the witnesses or .not? , -
A. I didn't say that I ' was following
them-around to see them tamper. I say
I' have seen them tampered with.
Was Watching Gcsncr.
'Q. You weren't watching Watklns?- -A.
No,- sir.
Q. Nor Miss Vandorpool?
A. No. sir. I was watching Doc Ges
ner at that time.
Q. How long were you engaged In
watching him?
A. Oh, probably half an hour.
Q. Is that the only time you ever
watched him?
A. Oh, no. I watched him several
times before that. ..
Q. Been watch jag anybody else?
"A- I watched you.
Q. How long ha,ve you; been watching
me?
A." Why, I don't know. It was two or
three hours one night .that you were out
on the East; Sld. I was watching you.
Had Eyes on Bennett.
Q. Did you go oVeron the "East Side
after me?
A. I went wjth- you. -
Q. I lived on the East Side, didn't I?
A. I don't know -whether "you lived
there, but you expressed -.your "opinion a
little bit over, there to some ladles you
were witn.
Q. Oh. " I expressed1 my. opinion, and
you wera watching alongand listening? ,
A. I irled'to catch what you were say
Ing. . . -
Q. Spying along? ?
A. I saw. you "jumping around down
there on First street looking at the cars.
and thought probably, you were looking
for somebody, and- I was watching you.
Q. Was that part of your business as
special agent?
A. I had no Instructions to do anything
of that kind.
Q. Was that the only time you were
watching me?
A. No, I had my eye on you several
times.
Mr. Bennett endeavored to draw, from
the witness the-names of other Government-
agents who had been shadowing
the principals; attorneys and witnesses,
but Mitchell maintained that he did not
know them. It was noticeable during his
examination that Bennett did not press
the witness as to what he, himself, said
to the ladles he met and expressed his
opinion to' on the street-car. The attor
ney for the defense, however, brought out
the fact from Mitchell that, as far as he,
the witness, was concerned. Representa
tive Williamson had never been under
surveillance.
C. E. S. Wood Important Witness.
The most important witness of the day
was C E. S. Wood, agent for the Wagon
Road Company. During the flrsf trial
the attorneys for- the defense" and" the
testimony of Williamson and Dr. Gesner
went to show' that their reason fox ob
taining a continuous pasturage was- to
protect themselves against the cattle
men. Through the testimony of Mr.
Wood It was brought out by tho Govern
ment, and for the first time during any
of the .trials, that there had been a con
test going on between Williamson and
Gesner and Morrow and Keenan for lands
owned by the Wagon Road Company. The
fact that Morrow and Keenan were sheep
men and were In contest with Williamson
and Gesner; over obtaining sheep ranged
the Goverripacnt prosecutor contends,
goes to show that It was a quarrel among
the, sheep men themselves and not the
cattle Tnen. Mr. Wood testified that Wil
liamson had claimed that he had made
a verbal application for Ave, sections ot
land which were the same Sections that
had been leased to Morrow and Keenan.
The witness stated that Representative
Williamson had on one or two occasions
chlded him for not considering his appli
cation. Mr. Wood freshened hl3 memory
from the letter-press book which he had
brought with him from his office. This
book, contained copies of letters sent 'Dr.
Gesner and to Morrow and Keenan. The
witness stated at the time this contro
versy arose, which was Jnue 2, 1?02, that
he had spent the Winter In New York
endeavoring to get a railroad for that
country and that the correspondence bs-
3 -f
tween himself and the company's agent
at Prlnevllle settling the controversy was
not done until his return from the East.
During the day the Government placed
on the stand three timber cruisers. Ths
first called was David Edgar. He testified
ni tn th Amount of tlmher he found on
j the various claims. On cross-examina
tion Bennett got the witness badly rat
tled. John C. Murray, who has been a
timber cruiser In Oregon for 1? years, fol
low. Witness Murray understood his
business thoroughly, and his testimony as
to the value of the claims for the tim
ber that was on them -was very damaging.
Bennett was unable to, shake his "testi
mony In the least.
W. J. Mitchell, an assistant special
agent and also a timber cruiser, corrobo
rated the testimony of Edgar and Mur
ray. All three of the witnesses Identified
the photographs taken by A: B. McAlpine.
During the morning session C. L. Perryf
of Prlnevllle, who had not testified at the
former trials, testified to a conversation
he onco had with Williamson, In which
the latter told him that he had not ben
able to attend a meeting at Antelope in
April, 1202, when the allotments for the
grazing permits In the forest reserves
wore made. Miss Anna Lang was re
called and gave testimony regarding the
receipt of money paid Into The Dalles
Land Office for timber claims located by
the Gesner entryman. A. B. McAlpine,
who had made photographs showing scant
Umber growth on the claims taken up by
some of these entrymen. was called to
the stand to identify the photographs.
David Edgar, one of the timber cruisers,
accompanied Mr. McAlpine when he took
the pictures. The claim filed upon by
Wllllamson, the timber cruisers, estimate,
will not yield more than 320.000 feet, when
upon filing the defendant Is alleged to
have sworn that the claim had about
2,000,000 feet. When Mr. McAlpine is
placed on the stand Monday morning and
has submitted to cross-examination, the
Government will rest Its case. The court
RG ITERS
IE WEST
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Parts of Nebraska, Kansas,
Iowa anrflissourrAnev: .'
Tlirealerieifc
.9-X
WIND CAUSES MUCH'-fcOSS
Fields Arc Under' Water, ; Crops and
Bridges Destroyed- ' Railroads ;-" '
Paralyzejl, .Tjwns Isolated, - T
Elves in TerlL
TOPEKA. Kan.. Sept. 16. (Special.)
The heavy rains of the last two " days
have practically Isolated this city, so
far as railroad traffic Is concerned. At
midnight tonight not a wheel was turn
ing on any of the roads that enter the
city. The destruction of the Kansas-
ONCE SERVED OIL KING
AT SO 3inS. SCOTT IS IN- DIREST
POVERTY.
Appeals Made to Old Employer by Tar-alj-zed
Woman Meet
No Response.
avenue bridge, which went down late
adjourned until Monday mornlntr at 9:20 i this afternoon, enrrvlncr with It noarlv "a
O'clock. i j, ,.i.j . u i r
Ivtui-iA cvjjicf tuuiicu ill kiiv; iuoo ui
life, that ot a negro boy. At Manhat-
tan. conditions are similar, not a -train
having passed In or out of. the town for
43 hours. Traffic a hundred miles on
either side of Topeka Is at almost a
standstill, the Incessant downpour hav
ing rendered the tracks unsafe In many
places by washing out numerous culverts
and small bridges. The Rock Island. Mis
souri Pacific and Santa Fe are the prin
cipal sufferers.
The levees protecting the farming lands
along Soldier Creek have broken and
thousands of acres of cornfields are under
water. A wagon bridge across Soldier
Creek went out late this afternoon, car
rying eight boys nnd a horse and buggy
down with It. Seven of the boys have
been rescued, but one, Guy Place. Is
known to have drowned. The horse was
drowned. The Kaw River Is rising rap
Idly at this point, and a repetition of the
disastrous flood of 1S03 Is feared.
Railroad communication between To
peka and Kansas City on the north side
of the river has been completely cut off.
Communication with St. Joseph over the
Rock Island Is almost cut off. Two
Union Pacific bridges west ot Topeka are
out and the company Is using the tracks
of the Rock Island. Both the "Union Pa
cific and -the Rock Lsland are using- the
same tracks between Topeka and" Kansas
City. It Is expected that communication
west over the Rock-Island will' he cut-off
semeTime tonight.
The country from the State Reform
School to Rossvllle. a distance of over
15 miles. Is entirely submerged. The
water has also cut off communication
between Topeka and the reform school
and the Institution Is completely Isolated
this afternoon. The water at the reform,
school at G o'clock tonight touched the
high-water mark reached during the flood
of 1903.
At midnight the Kaw River was still
rising steadily at this - point and at all
points above Topeka. Alarm In North
Topeka Is Increasing as the streets In the
outskirts are flooded with three feet of
water.
At Menoken. a village ten miles west
of North Topeka. about 100 persons have
been driven from their homes by-the
river, which is rushing through . the
streets.
The Rock Island Railroad has succeeded
In getting a train through to the north
over Its St. Joseph line.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 16. (Special.)
Poor and decrepit, Mrs. Esther Scott,
an aged woman, who was at one time
housekeeper "In the home of John D.
Rockefeller at Cleveland, lies paralyzed
at her poverty-stricken house at 949
Howard troet. living upon the bounty
of charitable neighbors. She has no
one to care for 'her except John Fox,
her crippled nephew, himself nearly SO
ears of age and unable to work.
weniyuve yrarsjago .Mrs. aeon was
caretaker of the house of the man who
now is worth more myney than any
other person in the wofld. Today, SO
years old. she is lying helpless In a
squalid little room with trembling,
emaciated fingers tolling the beads ef
her rotary, her thin, (olorless lips pray
ing for tho relief that does riot come,
t Seven years' ago the' old wdman took
the house which she now occupies and
eked out a miserable living: by renting
five of-the- seven rooms In the building,
keeping for herself two dark, un
healthy rooms lh ' the basement. Now,
however, even this. reJuge Is to be
taken from her. The' building Is to be '
razed and Mrs. Scott will be compelled
to find some 'other place. She Is In ar
rears with the rent for hor present
abode and has little hope of finding
another shelter.
Christmas day, 1904, the, old woman
was stricken with paralysis and the
last nine months has been bedridden,
unable to move any ptrt of her left
side. Fox. who walks with difficulty,
has done all In his power to keep the
house in order in addition to caring
for his Infirm aunt but one by one the
poor little lodgings have been vacated,
each empty room bringing the gaunt
wolf nearer the couple. Attempts have
been made to have the woman commit
ted, to an asylum, but they have all
failed through lack of funds.
Some years ago Rockefeller promised
to give the old woman a home when
she became too feeble to care for her-
'self and when she was stricken with
paralysis the oil king's agents In this
city were applied to. Arrangements
"were made to take Mrs. Scott to the
Home of the Little Sisters. John Ftfx
says: ,
"The wagon called one morning and
toolc her away to the home. I went out
and when I returned In a couple of
hours they had brought her back.
It was a great blow t& me."
Since tnen the two hajve boon kept
alive by chai'itnble friends with some
aid from the Associated Charities,
whose nurse calls regularly to Investi
gate the sick woman's condition and
renders such aid as- Is possible. Rocke
feller, the man who can command ?5J9.
000.000. sent his old housekeeper $2
many months ago, but that Is gone now
and the woman has-given up all hope
of aid from that quarter. She received
no reply to four pathetic letters she
sent to Rockefeller, appealing for help.
PRINTERS ARE GAINING.
Have Mndo Breach In Ranks of -Chicago
Typothetne.
CHICAGO. Sept IS. Desertions from
the ranks of the Chicago Typothetae in
its fight against the establishment of the
eight-hour day In book and - Job offlcos
were reported today by union officiate
who declared that several members of
tho master printers organization, have
signed the union agreenfent providing for
a shorter workday January 1, '1S08. A re
port compiled by strike leaders tonight
shows that 113 printing-houses have
agreed to the union demands. Included
In this list, the union officials declare, are
firms that have hithertd employed non
union printers exclusively.
The signatures of 12 additional concerns-were
secured to. the union agree
ment today, and no more strikes were
called. It Is estimated by union officials
that the eight-hour day has already been
established for 1400 union printers In book
and Job off Icea throughout the city. Firms
employing 700 printers are- still to be
heard from. '
In the face of these claims by. the union
officials, the members of the Chicago
Typothetae declare that the fight has just
begun and that the smaller printers who
have signed the union agreement will
eventually be governed by the principles
which prevail In the Typothetae.
Berlin Aids Earthquake Sufferers.
BERLIN, Sept. 16. la addition to
Emperor William's donation of $2000
for thcrellcf or the Italian earthquake
sufTerenr, tho City of Berlin has ap
propriated $25,000 Xor. the same purpose.
Wind Damage at Omaha.
OMAHA, Sept. 16. The rain and wind
storm which passed over Southeastern
Nebraska and Southwestern Iowa last
night was of unusual severity. "Shortly
before midnight the storm reached the
severity of a cloudburst, flooding the
streets and many cellars and basements.
Plate-glass windows all over the city
were broken, the loss reaching $3000.
Several persons were Injured by falling
signs and flying glass, among them being
Chief of Police Fitzgerald, of Plattsmouth,
Neb. He had sought refuge from . tho
storm by standing close to a large plate
glass window, when a terrific gust of
wind smashed the plate-glass, a largo
piece of which truck him on tho head,
cutting a gash several inches long and
rendering him unconscious.
A panic was narrowly averted at one of,
the local theaters by the prompt action
of the manager of the - playhouTeT- who
stepped to the front of the stage and re
assured the spectators thatherewas
no danger. The- lights were extinguished
In the theater and the emergency curtain
lowered, and the occupants, mistaking, the
action as a sign of Impending danger,
mado a rush for the exits.
The Kan-River Raging.
- KANSAS CITY. Sept- 16.-(Special.) The
Kaw River Is still rising slowly, but ow
ing to the state of the Missouri River and,
the action of the rains on the western
part of Kansas, it is not believed now
that there will be a flood. Many famllles
In the bottom lands In Armourdale, Ar
gentine and; Rosedale have moved to high
er ground. The Kaw Is bankful. and run-r
nlng like a mlllrace. The Kaw Drainage
Commission declares the rise is a great
benefit, as the swift current of the stream
Is scouring out the channel to the depth
It had before the flpod of 1903. In subsid
ing this flood left . a great quantity of
debris, which choked the channel and was
responsible for the. later floods.
The-vBlue RJver east of. Kansas City-Is
out of Its- banks-and. still rising slowjy.
People living In Sheffield have been warn-
ed of a possible flood, and many have
movvl out. Every stream In this section
Is running bankful, and hundreds of
bridges have been damaged- or swept
away.
Decide Not to Strike.
. CHICAGO, Sept. 15. Voluntary action
on tho part of one of the locals of th
Frelghthandlers' Union tonight showed
conclusively that the rank and file jof the
members jare opposed to a strike against
tfia.-railroads. Local "No. 1, comprising "he
frelghthandlers employed by the. Chicago
S Eastern Illinois, Grand Trunk, Eric and
Santa Fe Rallroads.'sUbmltted the Roio
altlon of accepting the- conditions offered
by the railroads to a vote and the vote
was almost: unanimous for acceptance.
SJtx hundred and forty men -voted,
lh voting to accept the conditions, the
inen agreed to waive the denand' for a; 10
per cent Increase In wages hd to renew
the old wages and conditions of-employment
as specified In agreements made' two
years ago
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