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- " !. Is i i t THE OREGON DAILY JO EIViL POCTEAKP. SATUltDAj-, EVENING, MAY 30, 1003." TE R RIBLE TOR REN TS SWEE P .'1 ' " '-" " 1 i ' i ! i ! i - . . n , i I " i m ii i ii i . i l i i I mi m n,,-,, i" r ' r 1 ' 1 f J f . V i DEATH AND -DESTRUCTION Hoods in the Valley of the Mississippi More Appalling Than Can Be Told Thousands of Families Rendered Homeless - Women and Children Suffer , ft -I MIW . I ,M . I . i ilWWWMMWMMM. I ... 4U4 ' 0 (Journal Special Service) KANSAS CITT. May 3d. The Mts ourl River In four feet above the dan ' fer line this morning and is aftll rlalng. More than 2,000 people are homeless to day and are trying to find refuge. The police station and public buildings arc thrown open for their benefit. KANSAS CITY. Kan.. May 30 Thla city ia entirely cut off by car com munication. The Santa Fe shops and yards are under watar. Scorea of en gines. hundrdn of rars, toes water pump ing: stations, smelter ynrds- and th , great manufacturing district la wholly or partly submerged. "tW big packing planta are either partly submerged or surrounded by the flood. Harlem, across the river. Is completely abandoned. It la feared tha river will change ita course. by cutting' a channel where th town now stands. 0 ( Eight naea who were unable, to Emerge rroro tne doors or tneir dwellings dove through tne windows in their right . ,Iothlng. A dredger manned by a crew isiirrounded by barges on. which wera 1O0. childish was compelled to fight a lira which had caught on a new pier.' The blaza was extinguished after a stub born, fight. Th damage wa compara tively small. Q rest Baffertsg . i y Never In the history of thla paction of the, Mississippi Valley has ' much 'suffering been occasioned by floods. The -. damage -dons la' Incalculable and the . loss of life that has been the result can not be ascertained yntjl the rng ' ' Ing watera subside. Particularly severe , 'Is the suffering of little children and woman. Many of the hava escaped , from their aubmerged ' homes with the most scanty apparel. t in more than a 'cor of cases women havr been seen upon the streets In their night clothing, carrying babies and dragging other large children by the hands. A relief committee has been estab lished, but the wants qf the refugees are so many that the committee has not as yet been able to cope with the situa tion. Rescue of Whole ramillss. It Is a common occurrence to res cue a whole family from a housetop and today a large frame house -wa,s Sttfju floating down the racing flood, and on the roof were four persona clinging. Whether they have been rescued can not be told. DR8 MOINES. May 30 The Des Moines River is now 32 feet above low water mark and 1.600 families are home less and the suffering is Intenae. Many broaka in levees have surrounded hOO homes and the rescue of the imprisoned people is now in progress. It is Im possible to determine the loss of life that must have occurred. In thlB city the damage from the flood will reach nearly $1,000,000, and the end is not "yet. ABILENE. Kan.. May 80. Mud Creek 4s a raging torrent at this place and the streets of the city are flooded to the depth of eight feet. People are homeless, and two cases of drowning hsve so far been reported. COUNCIL. GROVE. Kan., May 30 The terrible floo.ds in this vicinity will result In the damage of $1,000,000. Add ed to the four people who wera drowned Thursday night there Is a report that three othera have- lost their lives. Two were little girl who had escaped to the wood and were ther surrounded by the fast rising waters and were un able to sav themselves. Screaming for Xlp. TOPEKA. Kan.. May 80. Th terror of the waters still increases. The river is 22 feet above low water marlt. Two unknown men were drowned this morn ing in sight of those unable to assist. The water and electrlo plants are now submerged. North Topeka .and Oakland are entirely, submerged and the people are shouting and screaming for help. The rescue work ia under the direction of the police. Bryan Lose Library. LINCOLN, May 30. Practically every stream In Eastern Nebraska is now a raging torrent. Score of town are fioodad and the crop damage will be ap palling. Beatrice is the worst sufferer. The electric light and water plants were first flooded. Several hundred families are shelterless. Several hundred Rus sians living weat of this ' city were driven to the hills and escaped drowning. All railroad 'communication Is shut off. The basement of William J. Bryan's house was flooded last night, destroying I nis valuable library, which wa tempor arily stored there. ' - A, SALE! SALE! SALE! my -UL. Regal Washburn Chase and Apollo Guitars and Mandolins CHICAGO. May 30 But few reports from Kansas hav been received today. Beginning as far west at Sallna all railway and wire communication is cut off. The district include Topeka and Lawrence. The union depot district in these cities Is thought to be submerged today. All railway service westward has been abandoned. LAWRENCE, Kan.. May 80. All the northern portion of this city is sub merged and no electric light or water plants are running. EMTORIA, May 30 Thousands of acres are flooded here and the worki1 of rescuing the farmers in boats' continues. There is no railway communication with, this city. BOYCOTT ON THE jj HOME Of DEAD San Francisco Labor Council r Puts the Brand - of Disap proval on .Cypress Lawn Cemetery. ;Grave Diggers Quit Work Be 'r -cause. Fellow Laborers Are . Discharged No Bodies. Can Be interred Till Settled, . -"(Journal Special Service.) AN FRANCISCO. May 30 A boy- cott has been declared against the Cy press Lawn Cemetery by the Labor Council, and a a result no interments . ,xula take place. There wer a number of men em- ployed around the grave yard as la ' borer,. florists and grave digger. They have ' organised, a union, and when ' , Superintendent Noble discharged one of th member a few day ago, the union demanded hi reinstatement. Mr. Noble . - refused to comply with the, demand and " a strike wag-declared". """ - - -; . The refusal of the grave diggr to . work unless their fellow workmen were .given employment brought" matters to a crisis. Mr. Noble ha declared him self being opposed to such inter ference, hence the action of the Labor Council. , Undertakers,; hack d.rlver and street car men are in sympathy with tha or der for the boycott and will' see that It is carried out For the present all bodies brought to th qemetery for Interment In private conveyances are placed in the vaults to await the digging of graves. How long :the present condition will Jast Is only conjecture, hence people who have tha shadow of death hovering over their homes are making arrangements to bury their loved one away in some other cemetery. HERMANN MEN GROW ANXIOUS OVER RESULT Will the People Allow a Trust Candidate to Go to Congress to Represent Them? Now Is , the Time to Set Politics Aside. (J) REGl'LAR $69 "STELLA" Illlo sxnmro ou uu si.oo A Rare Opportunity to Get One of th World Renowned "SteJJa." Ail the Latest Most ; Popular SheetMusic During. Our Sale at lOcand 19c ! (fi Q) ZT Ml irr IT I MficiVol IticffiimAiifc Of every description, and many makes, at iUllMCcU lIlMrUIIICIlLi prices so greatly reduced that anyone can buy. CASH OR EASY PAYMENTS AT REDUCED PRICE. Wright s Music House 349 Wash St. OPPOSITE CORDRAV'S. Edison Edison (Continued from Page One.) land being secured by the man who now asks the people to send him back to Congress, for there is not a Claim of HQ acres in the tract that will not be valuable for agricultural purposes when the .timber has been removed. It has been common- advie to parties looking for homesteads along Upper Rogue River or In the Butte Creek country to 'look out you don t select any -of Blnger Hermann' land.'. When the Republican campaign opened here May 12, Blnger Hermann had a following among the rank and file of .his party with only a few of the active leaders appearing lukewarm. His meeting at tTieopera hduse"" was' fairly well attended by Democrats. Party politics eutsljlittle figure with the people of this .locality where com munity interests are at stake. Medford ha worked hard to be selected a the point of departure Tor Crater Lake tour ists. Hermann knew this. Warm words of praise were wafted to b citi sens for their efforts and the man who was rustling for votes said: :'It waa through my efforts that the Crater lake reserve was set aside. We must preserve 6"ur water sheds and pro tect our forests. I had worked faith fully to do this and believe that we should set aside every available locality with that end in view." Later he wrote denying these words. - At Eagle Point in the afternoon he gave the people the cam spell. Eagle Point is desirous of becoming the din ner station of the tourists. Blnger's self praise touched a tender spot in the hearts of his hearers. Now comes his statement that he Is opposed to setting aside the reserve In Coos, Josephine and Douglas. That sec Hon has lost him all the votes he made on May 12. Th , people of ' Jackson County, love the truth. They hate shifter and while they were laboring under the Impression that Binger would do wonders in the way of sending peo pie' fd CraTer Lake '"'via Medford and Eagle Point, they would have cast their votes for him. ' Bat now things are different. His Dr. JeHyll and Mr. Hyde policy Is not acceptable to the farmer, miner or business man and when the returns come in from the "brush 1 is trlcts," Blnger Hermann will- discover the fact that he cannot play double with the man Who is trying to carve out a homestead while an ex-government of ficial holds , the best land In the state and tells his stories to suit the locality "Evan" Reames will carry Jackson County by 800 majority. HONOR NATION'S HEROES (Continued from First Psge.) END OF A VERY PRETTY ROMANCE (Journal Special Service ) NEW YORK, "May 30. A happy , end ing tq a pretty romance has' just hem announced at Bloomneld. N. J. Mr. and Mr. Van Ness several months ago I Journeyed Wist and took up their re'si- j dencc In I.os Angeles. While there Bur- I rell Merrill, a prosperous builder, made his home with them and before long be canr.e as one of the family. He was often seen to look with greut Interest at a picture of Jennie Freeman, Mrs. -Van Ness' younger sister. He frankly admitted that he had . fallen, Iniovp -with it. Mrs. Van Ness promoted" a corresponrt'-nce between the two. with the result that Miss Jennie started for Los Atigeles last week. On her arrival she was met tiv Mr. Merrill, and without further delay they were married. POSTAL FRAUDS NEAR BAKER CITY Valuable Mail Matter Missing Peculations Reported to Have Been Going On For Some Time Successfully. POWERFUL MACHINE One Registered Letter Contain ing Three Hundred "Dollars Failed to Reach Destination Secret Service Called. GIVEN DIPLOMAS BAKER CITY, May 30, Peculations In the postal service In this vicinity continue to come to light. For some time there have been mysterloun disap pearances of moneys from the mails in this section, and attention of t lit secret service department of the postal service has been drawn thla way. A few days apo a registered letter from the First National Hank, addressed to l'.iown- -Perce. -CrnucoflH,- tre-gtMi containing $300.00 in currency was stolen. At the same time another reg istered letter to a small postofflce on Snake river was lost and a public doc ument which traveled as reglsteredmat ter was missed. Inspector Thomas Slock, of Walla Walla, and Postal Agent H. E. Whitney, of Portland, are working on the problem. They have e- hi. ended the postntTU-e attaches ut this place. FOR THE WIRELESS Largest Induction Coil Ever Used For Purpose Ready to be Installed at Once by the Pacific Company, Ten Times as Potent as Any thing Now Employed To be Used Between Cape Flattery and Dutch Harbor Balam If School Held Exercises In Presbyterian Church Xiast Evening. B.4J.EM.. May 30 The Oregon Law School. H6n. S. T. Richardson, dean. held its annual graduating exercises i at he,Jrst Presbyterian church last night, when four students of the school. who Thnrsdav were admitted tlb the bar , by the Supreme Court, received their di plomas at the hands of President P. H. 1 D'Arcy. who delivered the charge to ! to The Dalles bv -wagon the class. The graduates are: John R. Dlmirk, George M. Parmati, David ' R. Parker and James E. Godfrey. The program at the church was as follows: Piano duet, selected, Uernlce Sauter and teacher; invocation. Rev. H. A. Kstfhum; sojo. "The Holy City," Oscar ' I Norton; address. Hon. E. Hofer, vocal Bolo, selected. Mis Nina Johnson, charge to class. President P. H. D"Arc; jilano. olo, 'Tintania." (Wely) Miss Isabella Ackerman; introduction of - clas. Dean- R. T. ' Richardson; pres entation of diplomas. President P. H. D'Arcyl .Stalwart Quartet. Messra ,Ep ' .ly. Pnyder, Wegner and Baker;- ben diction.' - FARMERS DISSATISFIED. THE DALLES. Or., May 30. It would seem that all Klickitat farmers who are near the new C R. It. K. are not pleased with trie freight rate on wheat from the Klick (.Uttes Valley to market, as many are noWHtaollng their grain which makes a difference of ten cents a bushel in favor of the farmer. In an Interview with Eric Johnson, a large wheat grow er, whose farm is three miles aouth of Ooldendnle. he ys: "Unless there is a decided change Trt the rates most of, the farmers from Illckltat will be hauling their grain to The Dalles thi .fall, the same, as they hav been for years. " This high rate means a' great deal to Klickitat farmers, who have stored their grain, waiting for th com pletion of the road, and then at last hve to haul to The Dalles." , Mr. Johnson also stated that one of the Ooldendais millers was negotiating with him to haul his flour to The Dalles. (Journal Special Service.) LOS ANGELES, May 30. The largest induction coll the Pacific Wireless Telegraph Company has yet built has Just been turned out by a San Fran cisco dim, and a representative has gone up to bring it to White's Point, where It will be connected with the wireless apparatus and given a practical test. - - The -coll is expected to- throw a spark three feet long, conveying messages through the air for 2,000 miles. It Is designed for use between Cape t lattery and Dutch Harbor In Alaska where the company has located stations 1.600 miles apart. The new coil Is ten times as powerful as any now In use; Is 35 inches in length and weighs, ex clusive of the condenser. 660 pounds. The condenser weighs 110 pounds. the family: of the late D. P. Thompson provided 10 carriages, which were found", a" -rirVMoflitonl AJcer ' 'enabling many to- visit ithe cemetery who would otherwise have been compelled to- re main away. i-- Tn the parage were to be eeen veter an of many wars. Voungcst of them all, mere children In comparison with the hoarv-headed old warriors who had follQwed acharvT&XlflK,.aiil ..lYInfleld 8eott into Mexico, were the Second Oregon Voiuiitcers. who fought th Spaniards and fhe ". Filipinos In far Luzon. Few of the volunteer" were in line, but the full membership vae pres ent at th- monument dedication, citi zens -clothing- being -worn.- Civil War heroes and men who hud participated in half a dozen Indian, car.'paisfna were also in the rank. Th Honored Bead. The roll of honored dead numbers US, taken from th ranks of the fol lowing: V Georg Wright Post. o. A. R.. ha buried 68 members, Lincoln-Garfield Post 34. Sumner Post 62. Ellsworth i I and B. I'. Butler Post i, making a total of li member of that organization. Of veterans of the Civil War who were not members of the Grand Army there are burled in St. Mary's Cemetery 10. Grand Army Cemetery 45, Rlverview 7. Lone Fir 105; Mount Calvary 6. Wes Portland J. Peninsular J, Multnomah fi, Columbia Slough' 1. Brainard 2. making a total of 1R4. This makes the total number of Cival War veterans burled in Portland and vicinity 343. Portland ha also burled 11 veteran of the Mexican War and 30 of the two Indian wars. The second . uregon voiumeer Regiment has lost 64 member since it went to the Philippine, most of them having , been . killed or died in tne islands and been brought back to be buried In Rlverview Cemetery. The line of march followed by the procession was north on first street to Morrison. -Morrison to Sith, Sixth to Washington. .Washlngtot, to Third. Third to Rurnside. Burmudeito Bast Third. At thi poirtt the main pro cession was joined by East Side organ izations. The route was inence aiong Burnslde to Grand nVenue. Orand ave nue to Kast Biara, iaai Dim it v" huujt Fir Cemetery. ". of Oie during Eighth Army Corp In Manila ig the Bpanlsh-Amerlcan v ar. Scrgt. North did not malt the presen tation In person, a friend representing him. Appropriate exercise were ob served. In other schools of the city programs were yesterday afternoon carried out in honor of the nation's dead. In Memory of C. X. Sari. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 30. In the national capital today business was suspended, while thousands uf citizens, veterans of three wars and their descendants paid tribute to the nation's heroic dead. Washington is encircled -by- cemetrie. -eacb-the- rest ing place of departed soldiers Glen wood. Oak Hill. Holy Rood. Bright wood. Soldiers' ' Home, the Congres sional Cemetery, with Its acres of sol diers' grave, and Arlington, where thousands upon thousands hav their resting place marked with imperishable granite and where still other thous and ar grouped about the single im posing monument with Its sad Inscrip tion, To the Lnknown Dead. In each of these cemeteries today memorial services -were neld. and ora tlons delivered by some of the most ahle orators of the country. As usual the chief ceremonies were at Arling ton. A 'prominent feature of. the exer cises there was the unveil prpf a hand some bronze bust or the late Senator Cushman K. Davis of Minnesota. Th bust Is life size and was modeled by Slgnor Trentanove. It rests upon a polished -base of Italian granite, upon the. four sides of which are the word. "Soldlrr." "Scholar," '.'Statesman," "Friend." Tomb of KoKlnley Jooratd. CANTON, O.. May 30. Veterans of the Grand Army, the Spanish War and the citizens of Canton generally united todny in paying tribute to the memory of President MeKlnley. Many beauti ful floral offerings to be placed on the tmb of the late President were re ceived here, last night and today, ln; eluding wreaths from Washington, Chicago, Cleveland. Pittsburg and Eastern points. Mr. McKinley took the flowers to Westlawn and had them Arranged about the tomb. Memorial services were held at the cemetery this afternoon under the auspices of the veterans' organizations. ' . Phon, Main 8046. Branch Offlo. Sola, Idaho. 17 YEARS EXPERIENCE PHILLIPS BROS. SCIFIVTIFIG OPTICIANS Ml SIXTH BTBIET, COBVXB ALDIB, ; . PORTLAND, Or., June 1. 190J. Having both been connected with A. N. Wright, the jeweler, and for the pact four years being, as we believe, favorably known to the people of ..Portland and ylcinrty.-w.e- beg..ta announce to -our patrons, both actual and -prospective, the opening of the flrt-clas Optical parlor at 141 Sixth treet. We have th latest anfc most approved optical instrument for th scientific examination of the eyes. Our experience has been extensive, covering a period of seventeen years, devoted to a careful study, of the eye anatomically, physiologic ally, and the adaptation of lenser for all optical defect of the same "" It will .constantly be our aim to give the best service with the low- ,t possible, prices consistent-with -good work.-' --- - -.w. W respectfully solicit your patronage. our truly, PHILLIPS BROS. Sangamon River flowers wer cast honor of dead naval veteran. in Exercise rt Schools. At tlio Williams avenue jnioiic schiol yesterday afternoon eergt. w. C. North presented the first American ting that floated over the headquarters At Lincoln' Tomb. s SPRINGFIELD". 111.. May 30. A gen eral observance of Decor ' Ion Day was hold in Springfield today. The Cere monies .a the tomb of Lincoln in Oak ltldfte Cemetery were more than usually Impressive. In, the forenoon the grave of the soldier were strewn -yith flowers, and on the surface of Sherman Statn Unrtllad. NEW YORK. May 30. One of the chief features of today observance of Memorial Day In the metropolis ws the unveiling of St. Gauden' statue of Gen. Sherman t the Plaza entrance to Central Park. Secretary of 'War Root delivered the oration and Grand Army veterans, regular from. Governor's laland and detachment of militia took rart Memorial Day in Chicago. CHICAGO, 111.. May 30. Memorial Day wa generally observed in Chi cngo today. In the forenoon the veter- n visited the various cemeteries, where memorial exercises were held nd the grave of departed comrades decorated with flag and flower. This afternoon there was a monster parade with 10,000 veteran in line. A pretty ceremony waa nem ror the first time In Chicago ' under the direction of th Illinois Association of Naval Veterans. From ah auxiliary cruiser slowly steaming about the harbor the veter ans cast rose out upon the water In remembrance of the naval heroes who rest 'In, unknown graves; ' where the bodies of a considerable number of soldier have been buried during, the past yesr. thoro wer 1m preskive services held under the oue plce of th officials and of the Ameri can Club of Manila. Decoration Day ia Manila. MANILA, May SO.- Decoration Day wasobserved in the Philippine capital by, both the military forces and the citizen. . In the American cemetery. WILLIAM JENNINGS WILL NOT ACCEPT. Great Democratic Leader K. ft- flL.! .f il ' inoi oe .unairman or me v. National Convention, .. LINCOLN, May SO. Personal friends of Wlllljam J. Bryn today say h will not accept the chairmanship of the Democratic national committee after Jones resign even if U is offered to 4 him. Mr. Bryan refuses to discus the i subject and say it would be bad taita at this time for him to do so. 25 Cents Round Trip Tomorrow, To Oregon Citv. Willamette Falls and Canemah Park. Car every 30 minute. Mulc at th new pavilion. Refresh -mentai-on the ground. Car every 20 minute to Mt. Scott, and at 7:30 a. m.. 1:30 and 4 n. mto flreiham anil snrini Cars leave First and Alder street. WANT 0RE60N LUMBER California Capitalist Writes That Mor Vessels B'dd on Coastwise Trad to Carry Board. R. W. Seger, a capitalist of Santa Monica, California, has written to the secretary of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, asking that the lumber moh of this city take some action towards sending a ship load of lumber to that port. The man from California writes that he is planning to erent a number of . cottages on the beach at -Ocean Park, and he wishes to build them of Oregon lumber. He states that over a hundred houses are now being built at this beach, and that the demand for more dwellings has hot abated. "A lumber schooner making regular ailing -between thla'polnt and Portland would do a good business," writes Mr. Seger,. "I am ure there would not b th least bit of trouble in selling oil tfie finished lumber tliat ou vessel could carry," i - ,:r r AUCTION ! AUCTION L Bid SALE OF AUCTION. Ml r Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, Silverware, Clocks, Etc. . NOW UOIIVa ON AT , . . - ' w " (FORMERLY FRITZ ABENDROTH) r , , ' ' K ' 1 207 FIRST STREET Special Diamond Sale iVionclay, June 1 TWO SALES DAILY--2 P. M. AND 7 P. -M. I . M-ii TEH HANDSOME PRESENTS GIVEN AWAY AT EACH SALE. Seats Reserved forLadlcV v". t ' . . - v &::v .: . . CI. M. ROV CO.VAuctloneer Si..' r 7?