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VOLUME LVI.
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NUMBER DEAD
INCREASING
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Total Of All Lost Will Not Be
Less Than Two Hundred
Persons.
SEVERAL STRANGERS LOST.
Their ltuggtiire Wit round Yen
tf relay And Tim Men Are
MiippiiMHt Dead.
Hippwr, June J The number of
dead recovered, at P. M. toulgtrt to
taled 153. Along Willow crk, onu to
tight s miles from Hcppner, 16 bottles
weie found today. The missing list I
being constantly redui-e by discover
ies, but was added to today by an tm
iwrtant And of baggage belonging to
15 or :w trju)gr in Heppner on 0
doy of th flood, and who er doubt
Wny 1nwnml. The totul dead and
winning will not tie le tlmn 'M. Kol
lowing wer the bodlea recovered to
day: Lout, Amy and Annlii HuiIi.t.
John J Htftrla. Emma Krug. Mr. Ava
Thornton, wife of Oi-orge Thornton;
Mr. A. M. unn. Mr. Clara Wood
ward, Winnie Ayrra Sulllviui. one
OMmimnn, Clara Hamilton, Air. Hat
lie Flynn. Oeorge Olntaley Grady, 9.
Abrnhamalrk and two unldrntlflvd wo
lien. ," '
T UK CEUSmuTlo.N Kl-ND.
Ath'-na. Ore., June IK. The t'lllceii
of Athena have diverted fumia ralwd
for th Fourth of July elebrntton to
the relief of the Hitmer flood auf
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EXt'lTRMENT ON PII1P lu tAHIX
Tragedy Narrowly Averted as Itesult
of Card Clame.
New York. June IS. Some of the pus
sengvrs ho have Just tviurned from
Kurtii on the stesmer Kaleer WH
helm 11. say atrgt!dy was norrowly
averted ta daya before,, the liner
reached port. The affair grew out of
"card gam.. The names of the two
men Involved have not been learned.
It was after midnight when the atten-
i in ,,f ,vi,,ii. in MttinWInir nwtm
win Blir.ut'xl by three men playing
poker. ,' One of the playeia wim had
called a large raise, suddenly threw
down his hand, Jumped up and struck
the winner, whom ho called a Vheut.'
In another moment the two men were
locked ;og-.ther and struggling buck
and forth about the room. Tumbling
over a chair both fell heavily. The
smaller man managed to gain hla free
dom. As he Jumped to his feet he
reiu-hed for a weapon, but on the In
slant that he drew out a revolver, the
larger man rushed out onto the deck.
ltunning after him the smaller man
found himself looking down the barrel
of a revolver heavier tlmn his own. He
hesitated for only an Instant and was
whirling his own weapon Into position
to lire when the men who had been
unwilling witnesses of the scrimmage
rushed upon him from bMnd and pin
loned hla arms behind his back.
The deck stewards aided !n quieting
the two men and : prevented further
hostilities. The 'contestants were es
corted to their state rooms and the
affair was not heard of again.
: DISOBEYED INJUNCTION.
0. T. Sullivan Obtained Board of
Trade Quotations Illegally.
Chicago, June 18. Oeorge T. Sulli
van, the broker whose place of busi
ness waa recently raided by the police,
has been ordered by Judge Kohlaaat to
show cause by June 24 why hs should
not be punished for contempt in violat
ing the- injunction restraining Win
from securing board of trade quota
tions without the authority of the tel
egraph companies. A number of affi
davits have been filed In court , charg
ing Sullivan with having appropriated
and nsed continuous quotations of the
board of trade on various date after
the Injunction waa Issued.
VILLAGES DESTROYED.
London, June 18. The British consu
lar reports on the recent earthquakes
In the Vilayet of Van confirm previous
advices that twenty-three villages
were affected and some were complete
ly destroyed. Seven hundred and
sighty-flve lives are known to have
been lost and it is feared that all the
killed In the outlying districts have
not yet been numerated.
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noYEKNOK PAHIXJNED HCa
Mm. Kmirm Wlmjil Went to Prfaon
Pretty Ulrl-Ia Now "dray Haired.
New York, June IS. After ti yeara
liehlnd the prlaon ban, Mrs. Emma
Wimple la free, through the pardon
granted her a few daya ago by Gov
ernor Odell. When the woman waa e
corted from the Manhattan frwpltal
for the Inaane to the railway atatlon
ut Newburg. aha appeared completely
daw-4 at the atlange alght .
Mr. Wimple waa sentenced to life
Imprisonment for poisoning Aer hus
band. he entered 8lng King a pretty
girl of 11 and emerged a gray-haired
woman or 4 fifteen months ago sbe
was found to be loclng ber reason and
was taken t the asylum, from which
he has Just been liberated. Apparent
ly she will soon entirely recover.
Mrs. Wimple will live with the slxter
of her husband. She poisoned the lat
ter na ih outcome of a love affair. The
young npi who rs 'tried !ns her,i
eompllce also waa aentemred for life,
but died in prison many yeara ago.
HAS NOSEY OOt'T. .
New York. June 18. A man auffer
Ing b oin gout In his hoae haa been, a
IBittent ht liUlevue. . He la Charles
Hchiirff, a Janitor. His nose haa be
come greatly enlarged. The doctors
were completely at sea for a diagnosis
until they discovered gout In several
Joints of hla limbs. It la the first caae
of the kliid on record at the hoapltal.
LAUNCHING MAY BE DELAYED
Cruiser Galveston Ready for Water,
but Court Steps In.
s V X' 'IT r"' f O
ltlthmond, Va., June 18. Judge Gri-
nun of tUchmond. fhaneery court, to
day granted an Injunction restraining
Lieutenants Thelss and Growleck, IV
tf. N- from proceeding further toward
the launching of the cruiser Oalves
(9a, .unjleiS cornitructiot) '! the Trigg
ship' years 4wre" which " arc In the
hands 'of the recetver.! The lleulen
ants were sent here by the navy de
partment'to superintend Hi launching
and it was the Intention of the depart
ment to send the Galveston to the Nor
folk navy yeard for completion. All
preparations have been made for the
liiunchlng of the vessel Monday next, j
ANOTHER TWO-YEAHC TENURE.
Imdon. June 18. From interviews
with members of the Irouse of commons
belonging to various parties, the Asso
elated Press haa learned that the con
census of opinion at Westminister
frerasts another two years tenure of
office for the preseui government, al
though the prophesy is always made
with provisions barring accidents.
JURY MAY DISAGREE.
Case of Jett and White Submitted for
Decision.
Jefferson, Ky., June IS. The case of
Jett and White charg.d with murder
ing J. B. Marcum, went to the Jury
today and has been In their hands aU
the afternoon and tonight. No ver
dict had been rented before going to
bed. There will be no report tomor
row.
ULTIMATUM TURNED DOWN.
Linemen of Telegraph and Telephone
Company May Strike.
in Francisco, June IS. IJnemen Vf
the Pacific States Telephone and Tele-
aranh company delivered an ultima
tum to the company this afternoon
and met with the reply that there
would not be a single cange In the
schedule of w.agea paid employes.
Whether the strike will be ordered has
not been determined.
BASE BALL SCORES
. PACIFIC COAST.
At Los Angeles Los Angeles 8;
Portland 2.
At San Frnuctsco-San Francisco 1;
Seattle 0.
At Sacramento Sacramento 7; Oak-
hind 1. .
PACIFIC NATIONAL
At Butte Butte 8; Tacoma i.
At Seattle-Seattle 1; Los Angeles
10. ' " "' - ,- - - ,
, At Spokane-Spokane 9; San Fran
cisco i.
At Helena-Helena 2; Portland 12.
AMERICAN.
At Cleveland-Cleveland S; Boston 4.
NATIONAL.
At Boston Boston 2; Pittsburg 7.
At New York 0; Chicago 1.
At Philadelphia-Philadelphia 2; Cin
cinnati 11. '
THE PLOT
THICKENS
More Indictments To Be Brought
' Against Parties Connected
' With Postal Frauds.
WOULD DEFRAUD UNCLE SAM.
U'oniun Wa Go Between That
' Led To Arreat Of Macben
And tJroff Itrothera.
Washington, June 18. The Federal
grand Jury, whlub baa been Investigat
ing postal affairs, probably will bring
In Ave Indictments today against per
sons Involved. Assistant District At-
torni-y Taggart, who has the Cases io
charge fur the government, was at his
office earlier (Shun usual this morning,
and was busily engaged In going over
the Indictments. ' He denied himself to
all culler Although every effort has
been made to keep the public In Ig
norance (tf the action to be taken until
the paers were ready for presentation
by the grand Jury, It is learned on on
questioned authority that the Jury hits
voted to return indictments against
August W. Machen, Diller B. Groff,
Samuel A. Groff, George E. Lorens
and Mrs. Lorens, the two latter being
residents of Toledo, O. The specific
charge, It is understood. will be con
spiracy to defraud the government
The fact that new indictments would
be returned against Machen and the
Groff brothers haa been talked of for
some time around the courthouse, but
was not expected that It would be tak
en ao soon. The sensational feature or
today's probable proceedings Is the
connection of Mrs. Lorenz' name with
the transactions which led to the arrest
of Mr. Machen and the Grolts. At the
time of the arrest, stories were In cld
culation that there was a go-between)
but the Information at hand then was
not conclusive enough to establish the
identity of this particular party.
Whether or not Mrs. Lorens acted In
this capacity Is not known, but it has
been suggested that this go-between
waa a woman.
SMITH INDIFFERENT.
Philadelphia. June 18. When ex-I'ostmaster-General
Charlec Emory
Smith wits informed of the Bristow
Tulloch statement regarding the post
office Investlgatioi, he said: "There is
no occasion for me to reply to Mr. Bris
tow, and 1 wilt not"
MILLIONS FOR EDUCATION.
Secondary Schools of University of
Chicago Are Well Equipped.
Chicago, June 13. Three million dol
luis is to be the sum represented in
the buildings and land for the second
ary schools of the University of Chi
cago, according to the statement Of
President Harper at the commence'
ment ex.relse of the university sec
ondury schools. The schools represent
ed were the Morgan Park academy,
the South Side academy and the Chica
go Manual Training school. Dr. Har
per said that the new buildings of the
school of education and the new man'
ual training school, of which the cor
nerstone has Just been laid, would cost
over $600,000.
"Other buildings for the same pur
poses," he added, "will cost as much
more."
The equipment is to cost in the neigh
borhood of IS80.000. The buildings and
grounds of tha Morgan Park academy
pie valued' at $750,000. Thus far $1
600,000 has been expended for second
ary education.
PLOT NIPPED IN BUD.
Peruvians Hud Intended to Proclaim
New President. .
New York. June 18. In connection
with arrests a few days ago in Peru of
numerous politicians, a erald dispatch
from Lima says: The government hne
nipped In the bud a plot to seize the
government by means of falsified doc
uments to be incorporated by congress.
It was the purpose to annul the elec
tion of Candamo and proclaim anoth
er president. ' Dissolution of congress
by force and perhaps by fighting' In
the streets would have followed. The
prisoners were released and sent "home
with a warning to remain there .
BRAVEST MAN IN KENTUCKY.
Lexington, Ky., June 18. Captain
Ewen was eSrorted to Elks' hall last
night and given an ovation. Score of
young women olafiped his hands and
declared Mm tha bravest man In Ken
tucky. ' '
ROOSEVELT TO METHODISTS
President Addresses to Members of
Denomination Throughout Country.
Chicago. June 1& In a special edi
tion of the Northwestern Christian Ad
vocate issued to commemorate the bi
centennial of the birth of John Wes
leya letter from President Roosevelt
to the Methodist people of the United
Klat appars. In It the , president
eajrsi."
To Americans the 200th anniversary
of the birth of John Wesley bust have
a peculiar Interest, for It Is In our own
country that the great church which- he
founded has reached Its largest de
velopment and the wonderful growth
of Methodism baa taken place during
the period of our national life. The
Methodist congregations played a pe
culiar part In the pioneer history of
our country and It would be tmrd to
over-estimate what we owe to the early
circuit rider, no less than to their sue-
cessors." . . ;
JACKSON-WALCOTT, DRAW '
The Fight Was Peter's In Last Five
Rounds and He Won Crowd. .
Portland June 18. Joe Walcott, Bos
ton, and Young Peter Jackson, Balti
more, both colored, fought a twenty-
round drow tonight at the Pastime
club. When the referee declared the
fight a draw the crowd yelled for Jack
son, as It was clearly bis fight for the
last five rounds. During the first ba!f
of the tight Walcott did alt the leading
and puntohed Jackson severely. Later
Jackson landed hard on the Boston
man and for the last four rounds Wal
cott hugged and clinched repeated' y
to save himself. .
LETTER FROM MR. MACHEN.
He Desires to Be Heard" Before He Is
";' ' Finally Dismissed. " '
Washington, June 18. Postmaster
General Payne today received a letter
from Metcalf asking suspension of the
order of dismissal until his complete de
fense may be heard., ". The letter IqJ
part says: " ;.'.,.' !v:. ".
"It must be due to the heated, ex
cited and congested condition of the
affairs io the postofflce department
that the postmaster-general has con
sented to the summarily dismissal of
a man who for the best part of his life
has devoted bis whoje thought to the
honest discharge of his duties and the
best interests of the postal service.""
ROUTES RESUME OPERATION
Washington,. June 18. The postoffice
department has resumed the establish
ment of the rural free delivery routes
which were held up on account of a de
ficit in the appropriations, and a large
number of the routes will be put into
operation July 1, the beginning of the
new fiscal year.
TO INVESTIGATE FISHERIES.
Seattle, June 18. The government
steamer Albatross with the congression
al committee appointed to investigate
fish and fisheries of the Alaska sea
board, satled tonight- for Nanalmo,
where the work of the commission will
begin.
, GENERAL WHEATON DEAD,
Washington, 'June IS. Major-Gener-al
Frank Wheaton, retired, died here
today aged 70 years. General Wheaton
returned from the Phtlllpines broken
in health and never recovered.
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BODIES IN '
. ICE PACKS
A Factor 01 Destruction In Hep.
pner Disaster Wai Terrific
Hail Storm.
HOUSES CRUSHED LIKE SHELLS
Clothes Torn From Uelples Peo
ple By Oniilaiigbt Of Wind
, And Knife-Like Sleet.
. Portland, June ,18. A special front
Heppner .'to the Telegram says: ..
A coagulated mass ef halstones, as
bard as rock, waa the mysteriously de
structive center of the , stupendous
force ., which blotted out two-thirds of
Heppner. , The wonder of It ail has
been why the congested torrent waa
so deadly.. Hail, some of it massed In
cakes that could be lifted only with two
hands, weighs down hillocks of wreck
age, and, curiously enough, haa pre
served the bodies of many destroyed.
Banks of the frozen :: particles were
shoveled out by hundreds of workmen '
during the exhuming of the remains
from the soil washed from the moun
tains, seven miles up Balm canyon, i
Uatlstones or a thickness of an,lnch
and a .tuarter .were picked up in the,
preliminary storm Thursday night at
Hanby', ranch and In Quade canyon.
That storm displayed ominous signs of
a general uph-eavaL but of the 200 an
more people whose lives were sacri-
! ficed, less than 20 were seriously con-
cerner or ala'rnif.d.
The hail had accumulated on the
slopes of the southeastern hills during ;
the second storm,, and apparently a
bonk of It dropped from the clouds In
the waterspout of Sunday. It was a
congealed battering .ram, which, driv-
en by angry winds and rain, in Its ram
page irresistibly carried every earthly
thing before It, grinding houses into
bts and, ehreddng the clothes from the
backs of humans as weU as destroying
all contents qf dwellings.
Bodies of victims have been dug from
veritable Ice packs of hailstones. XTni
der a burning sun, gangs of men, wills
shovels, rakes and picks, labored to
extricate, four of them. It was the,
work of hours. When the forms were
reached,' they were absolutely nude,
every shred of clothing having been
torn from them. . '
The Impact of the storm was magni
fied a thousand times ere It worked
vengeance in the midst of the town.
Its, descent is marked by Inexplicable,
deep inundations and ' holes in the
ground jiear the head of the canyon.
Tons of soil were wrenched from the ,
face of the hifi, opposite the mouth of
Balm canyon. Boulders were whisked ,
up like straws, and the hail pack
caused by water made its onslaught on
houses, which were crushed like sheila. ,
SOCIALISTS CONGRATULATED.
Berlin, June li The socialists have
received congratulations from all parts
of the world, especially America, on
their victory at the polls. " ' -
ARE LOOKING FOR TROUBLE.
New York. June 18. News Just re
eived here that Placido Castro has
fcstarted in haste to the Territory of
Acre has caused much surprise, says a
Herald dispatch from Rio Janeiro. New
complications are feared. .
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