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THE - OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING, ; NOVEMBER ; 18. 1803. SEilSAIIOIIAtlOVE OFPLATTS- here and met Senator Piatt bafora aha married him. If aha haa anything to 8500,000 LOSS Oil COWLITZ RIUER Nachea river haa rendered hundreds of families homeless, besides doing enor mous damage to railroad property and the country generally. Along the low lands a tent city has aprung up. Homes have been waahed away . and : ettaere abandoned and families are now making the bst of circumstances in water. drenched tenia.' ; r -v; ' Tha Northern Paclflo has loat heavily. ear I'll tall what I know about her." AMATEUR BUNKO f.IAN LOSES .. SMAll-FPRTU3E , Dr. C. WBfggars Is Robbed by .Swede Whom He Thought Social Tragedy Tha approaches to every steel bridge along Ita Una in thla valley have been Afpd Senator Kept t Suite ' of V: Room Where He Met His t -: eMiu .' Y" Stream Is Raging Torrent Twen washed away and several hundreds Of feet of embankment along tha Nachea ty Feet Above ' Low-Water Mark at Kalama. " have been dissolved In the raging 3", strsam below. - Water la running from six' Inches to five feet deep over every , . . Was His Victim. bridge 4a tha oounty. WOMAN HE MARRIED WAS , " ONE FREQUENT VISITOR Landlady Declares That She Will TeU ! ; AU She Knows Unless Solon's Wife Stops Talking in the War She -" Hat Don '. '; . - (Joeraal BeMlal Svt.) Xew Yorle, Nov. 1. Following the format, reparation of Senator and Mrs, Thomaa C Piatt, the Journal prlnta an astonishing story of Platt'a lova affair. covering the laat It years. The Journal's etory quote Mra. Mary Senator Thomas C Piatt , XJunonte. landlady of a house In which . Mrs. Piatt la said to have surprised ausband m company-with s hand- soma young woman yesterday, and In which Piatt la said to have met varloua other women friends. Including his present wife while Mrs, Lillian Jane way. 1 nej gumaLwya atri. unwtULiw- elared aha had been landlady of the house for It years, end during IS years - PlaU had a suite of rooms In tha house. 1 Although ostensibly living at tha Fifth . Avenue hotel and the Hotel Gotham, Piatt had alao been In the habit of meeting -a -number ef women there. .He -v had - secured - government - positions f or Mrs. Lamonte's friends and kept, her ' frlenda and her liberally nupplted with "'. railroad pa sees. Mrs. Liaroonte . alao ' aaid: Y '.": "I know Mre. Piatt la trying to get J." a divorce from tha senator anl. wants : - i to get ma Into It.-- But If she goes on - t that way or doea any more talking of ' , the kind aha has done. I'll show her up. Why, this Mrs. Janeway often came - mmmm mm Y : ' - V v 'I 1 f.Sv i - 1 ' I I a oronns aoo ; at MRS. B. af, HUDOINS, SITgNTT TWO TAS OLD. .We are getting along nicelyJ'r Thousands of letters like the Duffy's la an absolutely pure, gentle and Invigorating stimulant and tonic. It builds up -tha- nerve tlSauee, tones up tne heart, gtvee power to the brain and elasticity to tha muscles and richness to the blood. It brings into action an the vital fereeav It makes digestion perfect and enables you to get from the food, you aat all- the nourishment 0 contains. It la invaluable for overworked men. deli cate women and sickly children, as It la a food already digested. - If strsngth ana and austalns the system, Is a promoter of good - health and longevity, makes Aha old young and keeps the young strong. Daffy's is the only whiskey . that la recognised aa a medicine, and Is guaranteed absolutely free from fusel IL Duffy's Pure Malt Whlakey haa been analysed and teated many times dur ing the past Itfty yecrs by skilled chemists, and haa always been found abso lutely pure and to eontala great medicinal propertlea. BBWABS ef daagetema Unleatloas aad sabetlratee. They are positively harm fel and ate sold for pre exd by aaeornpuloua dealers. IVeok for the trad, aaark, he "tfld Ohemlst,' em the label, aaut be eertal tha seal oyer the eertt Is aabreke. All dnigrieW at rrooera, or direet 11.60 bottle. Doctor's advice sa4 saadiaa bevklet free, paffy's SUlt WkUke Ce eheur, Mew Tot. Y (Special Dtapateh t The osreaI.t Pendleton, Or.. Nov. It. Wishing to make rood a loaa of I40 which ha had seen melt away on the gaming table. Dr. Q. W. Blggara haa dlsoovsred, that a card sharp la not the equal .of pro. fsaslonale In that lino and haa paid the aura of $ 1,40ft for hla experience as a bunko man. ' . , ; ' Blggara, who la a wealthy retired physician of La Grande, had been gam bling with Roy Stewart, -proprietor of the Rainier beer hail, and a (ambler named Sam Endlcott and ' lost about $400. -" . Wednesday he was approached 1 by Stewart, who Informed him that he had a green aheepherder, who had a lone roll, "on the string." and a bunko earns was arranged- Blggara wae to deal the Swede four kings, while he held four aces. When tha four got Into tba game Big gars followed directions and, with tha knowledge that he held tha high band, bet 11,000. Thla waa covered by the Swede, who placed a check on tha First National bank In the "pot." - When hla hand waa called Blggars showed down, but learned to hla dls may that he had six cards, one of tha other players having aUpped an extra paatebotrd to him. The Swede claimed the pot and carried off the money: It la learned that the swede, who signed the name of A. Anson, had no money In tha bank upon which hs drew his check, and It la believed that he la a professional gambler named Andrew Anderson. ' . . ' . TO BUILD A FERRY ON V SNAKE AT HOMESTEAD (Special Dispatch to The Joe real.) Baker City, Or., Nov. Is. Art Harris, V. W. Tomlinson and W. M. Davey have filed arycles of Incorporation with tha Baker county clerk for tha Homestead Investment company, which proposes to operate a ferry across the Snake river at Homestead. The arttolee of - incorpoaa tion provide for a company capitalised at 120.000, with aharea worth $100 each. Tha purposes of tha incorporation, aa aet out In tha articles, are to buy and sell real aetata, stocka and bonds, to mine, reduce and deal la ores, to eon- etruct and operate f err lea and to- and operate Ice plants, coal businesses, eta The principal place of business will be Homestead. . rt.1.1 It.kl Tl.kl B.M t.hl DnMl.h 1 goratchl The ore you seratoh tha worse tha Itch, Try Doan's Ointment It cures piles, ecsema, any akin Itching. All druggists sell It. , - SKULL FRACTURED BY FALL FROM BRIDGE -ISeertat tyaeatrk te TW 'lmil.) Walla, Walla, Ween.. Nov. . It, -H. P. Jochlem7 an O.1 It N. bridge foreman, waa hurried totSMla Walla from Pen- dleton on a. apeclal train yesterday to receive treatment for a fractured skull and other Injuries received by falling off a bridge near Pendleton yesterday morning. - ' it - MrR - Hudginst.208 Lovitt Goldeo Wedding above are received daily from grateful patients from all parts of thej Pure Malt Whiskey NORTHERN-PACIFIC TRAIN Y; IS STALLED BY WASHOUTS Communication, With Points in the Flooded" Districts Not?, Yet ,Re .' stored .River Cleaned Out Its Con- tentsFill at Oleqiia Bridge Out ' (Special Dlapatch te Tee Journal.) " Kalama, Wash., Nov. It. The Cowlits liver is a raging torrent 10 feet above low .water mark. , Communication with Seattle. Tacoma and other points in tha floodsd district are not yet restored, but with Improved weather conditions today It la expected that wires will soon bs in 'operation. Railroad traffic Is still at a standstill and It will be weeka before normal conditions . are restored. Ad vices received early thla morning Indi cate that tha atorm la over and that the ..rivers will not go much higher. The river haa been cleaned of Its contents arid the damage la eetlmated at $500, 000. . Thla Is tha hlgheat winter water atnoe 1803. . , Northern Pacific train No. I left here yesterday afternoon for Castle Rock, but on arriving at Oatrander rounfl a fill of about 200 yards washed out. The train then returned to Kalama. It waa stated by several passengers that as the train left Ostrander a piano box was noticed floating In the river and upon arrival at Kelso the same piano box nodded Its farewell aa It passed the town of Kelso. The long' nil leading-to the steel bridge across the Cowlits near Olequa Is also reported aa being swept away. All telephone connections between here snd Portland are down. All Northern Pacific traina have been annulled. REPAIRS COMPLETED sTorthwestera Oaa Si Sleetrio Ooeapaay's ''.'' Plant la Operation. fRpeetal DUtMtcb te The Joorn.l.) ' Walla Walla. Waeh.. Nov. Xt. Re pairs on the Northwestern Oaa aV Elec tric company's , plant on the Walla Walla were completed lata yesterday ;f ternoon and power turned on at Walla Walla, Weston, Athena and v Pendleton tbe- first time In two daya. Tha repairs to- the damaged flume were effected under tha greatest diffi culties, the men working waist deep. In tha cold we wilt Immediately take ateps to build the retaining wall around the plant two feet higher to avoid any future danger from high water. - CITY ISOLATED orth Yakima Cat Off from World By ' V-.;' " ' Storx. '- . (Special Dtapetcfa to The JoernaL) North Yakima, Wash, Nov. It. North Taklma la a city of laoiatlon and deso lation la spread broadcast In the Taklma valley. Communication by rail with surrounding points Is completely ' cut off, and tbe change In the course of the Mr. and Mrs. R; M. Hud. gins, of Norfolk, Va.,-- have just celebrated .their golden wedding. Mr. Hudgins is 79 years. of: age and Mrs. Hudgins 72.- - This dear old couple are vigorous and active both in body and mind, thanks to Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. ' Mrs. Hudgins writes that notwithstanding the fact that they have triid many medi cines they have found none to equal Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, j. "I have been 'fusing Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey for five or six years,, and get more benefit fromj it usea as a ionic man irom any other medicine, I can truthfully eav this, as I have tried many other medicines. It has no equal DufiVs Malt is the best for Body snd Brain. ,..'-".'' "t am seventy-two yearstif agey and majr, with the use of Duffy's Malt Whiskey, live many years longer. t My husband is eventy nine years old and very active and hearty. We both give praise to the best of all medicines. It does me more good for bronchial trott "ble than anything I ever tried. ave.NorfolkVa. June 17 '06. "Active" ":t"" PILOTED THROUGH FLOOD sTorthent waolfio Trains n ft E Track Past Tke PaUea, ; (Speet-I Dkratce te Tbe JocieM ' The Dalle a. Nov. It. By reason of bridges being washed out on the Una of tha Northern Pacific, - passenger traina of that company are using tha track or the O. R. at N. Co. from Wat lula to Portland; These traina are piloted by engineers of the O. K. A N. Co. over the route. Two Northern' Pa clflo trains were got through Tha Palles aa early aa Wednesday night, and two more yesterday. . . - Tha extent of tha damage to Northern Paclflo brldgea cannot be ascertained. but It la likely to. continue for soma days. , -The Dalles la without electrlo lights. and tha arrival of trains, either east or west, la very uncertain. To add to tha Isolation, tha telegraph wires we blown down somewhere waat of the city. and there waa a lengthened break- of telegraphlo communication. -With no eleotrlo light, streets dark as Erebus. and rati communication uncertain In every direction. The Dalles la truly Buf fering from the effeeta of tha storm, and tha people will be happy when tha usual conditions prevail again. . WOODLAND PEOPLE IN PERIL Boats Ply the Streets, Besoming- Zure ' latad Inhabitants, . , (SpeHal Mapateh te Tbe JoaraeLt ' Woodland. Waah Nov. 1 1 Wood 1 and la now experiencing one of tha worst floods since the June freshet In 1144. Wednesday morning the people awoke to find the river up to their doors, the Lewis a raging stream and still rising. School is dismissed until Monday, aa It Is Impossible to reach 'the school house, Frank Klager's family was rescued by boat in the early morning. The river first overflowed near Mr. Klager's place, which la near town. Great ditches are being cut by the swift watere and travel haa been discontinued, as it W no longer safe. Several feet of water now taken the place of atreete and sev eral boats are kept busy rescuing thoie In danger- and carrying them to safer localltlea. All business la practically mt a StanitatiH LOGS SWEPT AWAY goat of Timber Xs lost at Xood Blvee. -1 " Speclal Dispatch to Tbe Jeareel.) Hood River, Or., Nov. IS. Over l.OOO.vOO feet of logs tied up In a huge Jam, half that amount ewept down tha Klickitat and into tha Columbia, a city In darkneaa, railroad and bridge work auapended, the village of Trout Lake under water, lumber camps In momen tary peril- of being carried down tha swollen stream a, and the Whole coun try tributary to thla point deluged with -one of tha severest storms In years Is a partial summary of condltiona sxl st ing at Hood River today. The rain la diminishing' and It la not thought .that Hood River will attain a higher point than that reached yester day, the highest tha water In tbe river haa been during tha past 19 yearn The lumber companies at present ara atlll In Imminent danger and-every-precau.JBesldee Yner husband, Mre. Brown tlon Is being taken to aava as much pt their properties as possible. FLOOD IS COSTLY Klgn Water Wm Make aTigher Taa Xvy --- U VmattUa Oonatr. " r-peetal ni.patra te The Jnam.U KV Pendleton, Or., Nov. It. Ae a conse quence of the flood of last aprlng and the high water that came over parta of Umatilla county yesterday doing con siderable damage to brldgea and roads, it Is Inevitable that the tax levy will be higher next year than this. According to Assessor C. P. Strain, tha cdunty haa expended MO.OOO on roads and bridges since the. May flood, and It will require at leaat a mills higher levy than last year. The county tax st present Is te mills. Also there Is a probability of a higher city levy next year, ahould the charter be changed so aa to permit of the same. - In .order to meet tha ex penses of levy repairs snd street work the limit of Indebtedness wfll have to be extended, higher taxea levied, or else additional bonds sold. KELSO INUNDATED Bottom Lands aad &owe ef Town Are Under Wa Kelso, Wash., Novsmbar 11.4-It rained all last night and contlnuea this morn lng. The river Is at the-ae ma atage aa last night, although tha current la not quite so swift. Indicating that tha Co lumbia Is rising. The bottrtm landa are pretty well flooded and aewer manholes In the lower part of town ara Holllni up six Inches above tha top. There is water in all tha mills but no 'damage has been done since tha bridge and big boom went iut The bridge wfll be rebuilt by the business men of tha town. The town Is hard hit hut business men are optimis tic and KelSd wilt vtill grow. Tha town la cut -off -from Portland except by boat, aa a portion of tha Northern Pa cific tracks just 1 south of town la waahed out ' - , The stesmey Oeorgle Burton arrived from Portland last -night after six at tempts to enter the Colltx. . There la a fall of six feet where the Cowlits entera the Columbia. Tha Coweemait Is also very high but tha high water In tha Cowlltt keeps It sluggish and no damage la being done. , . " WIND STORM ' People Ara Soared by Xunieaae at Con don, Bat Damage Za Slight, (ffpeeiel Plipattb to The laatml.) . Condon, Or., Nov. 1 1. Tha worst wlad storm In tha history of this country atruck hafe at 4 o'clock yesterday morn ing. The people were badly ace red but no damage was done. All wires ara prostrated and the Condon-Fossil stage, loaded with passengers, had a rough trip. j . - ,- MRS. A. L BROWN DEAD BAKER COUNTY PIONEER - . (Special Dlapatch te Th Jneraal.) ' Baker City, 6r Nov. 1 Mrs. A. U Brown, a pioneer woman of Baker county, wife of a well-known capitalist of Baker City, la dead of pneumonia, j Mrs. Brown waa born In Germany IS I years sgo snd came to Amerlcs when g young (trL Her. parents settled . n omen In tho midst acute, The deransrement .- - t y the body quivering with pain. - Headaches, backaches, torturing bearing down pains and dragging sensations make women nervous and hysterical. Dea Mas. PtNKMAM : I was troubled for elrht years witn irreruiannes wiucn Drone . down my system and brought on extreme nervousness end hysteria. I could neither enjoy my meals nor sleep nights, became easily Irritated end nervous end very deepend-f ; - --ent. Lydie E. FMnkham's Vegetable Compound proved to be the only medicine which ' helped me. After taklnt the third bottle, my general health began to Improve. At the . end of the fifth month I was well end could attend to my household and social duties and -enjoy life. Y" Mm. CHcerta Cuwrr, 42 Seretoge, Street, East Boston. Mesa, Mrs. Curry, whose portrait appears on the right. Is the leader, of the Ladies Symphony Orchestra. The following letter Is from Miss QjoderPresident of the Bryn Mawr Lawn Tennis-Club of -Chicago;!. . Diah Mm. Pinkham t I tried many different remedies te try to build up my gystem. wBlch had become run down from loss of proper rest end unseasonable hours, but t nothing- seemed to Compound for female troublee. having tud tt herself snme yeart ego with ri sue- - - cess. So I began to take It. snd In less than a month I was able to be out of bed and . . out of doors, end In three months I was entirety well. Really I have never felt so Stronc v end well as I hav since. - , Miss Com Cooes. 355 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, 111. r. , ' Mrs. Pinkham's advice is free to all Her address Is Lynn. Mass. ( LydlaE Piiikliam's VcgctaWc Compound Cures Where, Others Fall Missouri. In 1864 she crossed the plains to Oregon with her faueband and chil dren. They lived In Rye valley for several years and moved to Baker City In last.' leaves four eons, all of whom live In Baker county. CRAPSEY HERESY CASE AGAIN BEING TRIED (Journal Special tervlce.) ' New York, Nov. H.- The ecclesias tical court Of review of the second de partment reaeeerabled today to resume Its hearing of tha appeal from tha dioc esan court in the -diocese-of western New York,-which eqnvtcted Lr. Alger non 8. Crapsey, rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal church, Rochester, of here tical teachings' Dr. Crapsey was con victed In Beta via. New York, last April. The appeal was first heard last month before tha court of review of the sec The Outlet Clothing Go. Northeast Corner First -and Morrison .17- " " - NOTICE TO THE, PUBLIC The ae ara daya of sensational "advertising, wherein everybody appeaxa to be claiming "The best goads at the loweet prices." .- As lor ourselves. , wa merely desire to state that we have dona our best to produce. In our usual . careful manner, the best merchandise for the least money that such elasa of good a can posslbly.be secured for. We have bought for the Outlet, Just aa. ws' always shall, extraordinary attractlona, and have eecured for thia new Store a line of . - .JL, ; Men's Union Made Suits, Finely Tailored, $10 - Which we believe have no equal for tha money, and ara entirely out1 of the' class ef tha ordinary $1 IT Bale Suit. Wa further, exemplify the ernf tilgh .. class tailoring in ..." . .; -i The Latest Fashionable Designs in Men's Suits ' at From $12.50 to $25.00 These garments are suitable for any man and for any occasion, ' ter how aristocratic or lofty tha station of tha wearer may be. -- carry, tha best lines aver shown bare In ' . , ;. Union Made Peg Top They are of first-class material, nrat-clasa workmanship, and we give a -new pair free If they rip. Our panta for worktngmen era sold on tha same guarantee a new pair If they, rip. We earry the finest line of Children's , Clothing n the city. . ,y ' ' Y Y'" Y"-" - Y" :: Wc Arc Special Agents for the Wonderful Wilbur $3 Hat r Made'on the latest Fashion blocks, and we guarantee atyle and durability In . everv one. - " . ... The Outlet $3.50 Shoe, 11 m r"Bii iroiirviiwii, aaves arr sau vur lines of'clothlng, furnishing goods, t corner First and Morrison streets. The Outlet Clothing Go. . The Best That's Made in ' McnV ApparelV . . WhoDraveDecth forSoclal Ilcr.on of one of the most prilllant " tions of the season a noted society woman started suddenly from her chair with a scream of agony and fell insensible to the floor. . '.. ; - A few hours later the distinguished physlclanJ told her anxious husband that she was suffering from, an case of nervous prostration brought on by female trouble, and hinted at an operation.: Fortunately a , friend advised her to try Pinkhamts Vegetable - The result was that she escaped the surgeon's" knife a ' e and to-day is a weu woman. of the delicate female organism help me. - Mother Is e great advocate ot uyaie ond department, 'and ' which, having heard the arguments of counsel, '-met again two weeka ago to prepare Ita de cision. . It is expected that thla decision will be handed down before the present meeting adjourns. . Stock Meeting a Canyon City. Canyon City, Or., Nov. 1L i stock meeting la being held In tha city for the purpose of making graslng allot ments In tha western division of the Blue mountain foreat reserve for 107. Certain drlvewaya will be - eetablished upon which stock must be kept while crossing tha reserve. . Owing to the orewded condition of the range a reduc tion will bo made In tha number of sheep allowed te grase In tha reaerve during tha season ef 1T. A number of new stock lawa went into affect yes terday. The western division comprises that part of the reaerve lying aouth and west of The Dalles military wagon road. Clatsop beach la becoming quite a favorite winter resort for British barks. tin mat We also Trousers at $3.50 to $7.50 ; will be a Surprise to You eriuvsk, mnu wi avails, jrwu iw giiaaaewt, r shoes, hate, etc., at our new afore, north- Compound aocial lunc- ( .: :. V: sets every nerve In nnnnam e vegeiaow BARNARD IS SEEKING l " -' BIG APPROPRIATION , (Special bleseta fs Tea loaraaL) PendleUnrOrNov16. -B, C, Bar nard, who la In charge of the telegraphlo work Of tha United States geological survey In the state of Oregon. .Wash ington and Idaho, met with the board of managera of tha Commercial - aseocla- -tlon in thla city . to discuss the ad-' vlsablllty of having an Increased appro priation from tha state of Oregon te assist in the Investigation of water sup ply and in making a topographlo aur yey of the state- . . SENATOR LA F0LLETTE , . .''.."' ., ., Sure This Time. . Tonight at I o'clock Senator l4t Toi lette will open the season's Y. M. C A. Star Course. Reserved eeata at Y. M. C. A. . f- . v "9ooMes & 'It. ' - a fye w , v CLtt 3 i. i --V