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PILED UP BY FIERCE
GALE, GULF WATERS
POUR OVER SEA WALL
Streets Are Running Six Feet Deep With
Salt Water v and All Communication
With the City Lost Cyclone from
Caribbean Precedes Onrush of Waves.
Galveston. July 21. Water u coming over the new sea wall, be
fore a 48-mile wind. The barometer is low, and a furious storm is ex
pected. Itrs feared the city will once more suffer from a serious flood.
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Houston, Texas., July 2L Driven by a 60-mile wind, ,waves moun
tain hijrh sweeping" over Galveston s new sea wall have severed the city s
communication with the. outside world and a repetition -of the disaster of
September 8, 1900, is imminent 1 wo spans ot the railroad bridge con
necting the city with the mainland were swept away this morning. Eight
feet of water covers the streets, and last reports state that it is rising
rapidly." until .-the-storm suosiae u wiu oe tmpossioie to ascertain the
extent of the damage. i
According to latest reports, a terrific-cyclone,, which was first
sighted in the Caribbean sea last night, struck the city at 10:15 this morn
ing, carrying with-it a wall of water that swept completely over the sea
wall and. almost instantly inundated the city. The tidal wave which ac
companied the storm has raised the waters in Galveston bay and the Gulf
of Mexico several feet, and the teartui storm which prevails makes it im
possible to resort to boats to reach the city.
BREAKWATER STANDS
UP BEFORE STORMS
SAVING THE CITY
Houston. Texas. July IX Huge waves
driven before a 60 mile gale today swept
Over the now sea well - at Galveston.
Texas, inundating many streets ana
causing immense property damage, but
the breakwater withstood the. terrible
bounding and probably saved the city
f ronra-fate simllar-to -that -whltrtHjefell
K flptarabSf8Y"130fr, wlirn U wmr totaHy
destroyed t)v a terrible flood which coat
tnouaanas or uvea .
The only means ' of . communication
With Galveston ' this afternoon is one
telephone wire, which la working inter
mittently, and axact eondttiona ul the
flooded
tain.
city are imDoeslble to ' ascer-
No Uvea have been reported loat
aa ret, but aa a number of amall craft
In the harbor are known to have been
wrecked by tha jrale. It is probable that
their orewa did not escape.
Railroad communication with tha city
was cut off early today, when a fishing
scnooner anven berore the storm col
lided with the bridge which connects the
Island upon which Galveston ia situated
with the mainland and tore out three
section a of It
Tha famous bathing pavilions are re
ported to nave reen wrecKea, ana it is
tttought that considerable waterfront
property fell before the fierce poundin,
of the heavy aeaa which swept wit
terrifio foroe over the aea wall.
The main portion of the wall was
withstanding the attack: of tha wavea
whea late reports were received, al
though weak spota had given away and
aitowea me water to ruan into tne
streets. Throughout the day water
poured over the lower portions of tha
ea wall in an Immense volume and at
times the waves were so huge that they
wept over the highest sections,' 17 feet
high, a though the breakwater was not
anere.
Relief train cannot be sent to the
city in the event the situation becomes
ao serious that assistance la needed, b
cause oi tne wrecKing or tne raiiroac
bridge. Officials of the railroad com.
pany declared today that it would be
nearly a weex neior rail communication
eouia be restorwa.
One message received by the Western
union Telegraph company ahortly after
Jioon Indicated that the wind waa chang
ng and driving; back the waves, but
otner reports say the -water la wash.
In into the city In immense volumes
and that Some of the streets are more
man eignt reet under water.
The storm which caused tha flooding
oi uaiveston waa xu-st eigntea last Sat.
urday In the Car rt bean aea. The barom
eter was railing- rapidly at Galveston
when the latest word was received from
mere, and it in reared that the worst
or the storm nas not yet struck the city.
Galveston is a citv of 40.000 inhabi
tants. The sea wall over which the
wavea were blowing today , by the
furious storm which swept up. the Gulf
or Mexico was duiu wnen tne citytwas
rehabilitated v after being destroyed by
a tidal 'wave in 1900. .
The wall is strongly built, and only
a terrifio force could tear holes in It,
ss the present storm Is reported to have
aone. it is i i reet nign in places and
at every point is two feet above the
highest mark reached by the water lnlne
years ago.
GALVESTON SWEFT BY
TIDAJi WAVE IN' 1900;
- ITS HIGH SEA WALL
In 1900 Galveston -was swept by a
tidal wave which practically, destroyed
the city. Thousands of persons were
drowned and killed in the storm, the
number never having been accurately
learned. , r
. Soon after - the disaster the city's
SPANISH ARMY
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fTJiiltsd Ftcm Leased Wlral
' Madrid, Kpain, July SI. The govern
ment today ordered that 40.000 troops
be prepared at once for service in .Mo
rocco, where the Moors are besieging
the Mellila garrison. These troops will
be ruahed -to Mellila as soon as they
ian be equipped for field service. :
King Alfonso la greatly perturbed ever
. the Morocco situation, ana today cabled
that (he would be unable to visit Eng-
.. land as-he bad planned. '
population again grew to about 0,000
anl the work of rebuilding waa accom-
pnanea in snort time. Tbe famous
sea wall of Galveston, designed to pro
tect the olty from another tidal wave
i rum me mr or Mexico, is a remark
acwe piece or engineering. It la two
reet nigher than the high water point
oi no. ivv nooa ana n reet above
sea level. It has been pointed out.
however, that a wave of little more
than the intensity of the one of 1S01
would again flood the island despite
mo pruiocuon oi tne wan, which
guards only the seutbern side of the
city.'
Oarreston la n tela:
barely above sea leveU It Is connected
wnn tne mamiana ny railroad treaties.
eeplng In from the west
away the
off
A. storm sweeping
wouia oe name to carry
railroad lines and cut Galveston
rrom reuer rrom the mainland.
WIND BLOWS AT
RATE OF 60 MILES
AN HOUR OVER CITY
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New Orleans. July 21. Private mes
sages received here by brokers say that
the streets of Galveston are under eight
feet of water. It is stated that a hurri
cane Is sweeping the island on which
the city is located. -
It Is ' feared here that a repetition' of
the great storm of 1900 may be in pro
gress. Frame houses alone the beah ami
many of the piers have been demolished,
along with other waterfront structures,
according to these private advices.
xne wind was blowing at a rate of
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BEVAH TELLS A
CLASHING
STORY
Sutton Attorney Exposes
Glaring Discrepancies Be
tween Present and Pre
vidus Testimony Bevan
Admits Memory Bad.
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Annapolis, Md., July 21. Keep
ing close watcb on every answer
made by Lieutenant William F,
Bevan, who occupied the witness
stand today in the inquiry into tbe
death of Lieutenant James N.- But-
lon Henry, EL Darisli counsel for
Mrs. Sutton, succeeded In tangling
the officer in a net carefully woven
by a series of carefully selected
questions.
Davis nolnted out that while Bevan,
who was officer of the guard on the
nlaht of the traaedv. now admits that
he was holding 'Sutton down at the
time the shot waa fired, his previous
storv was. different. At the first in
quirv into the death of Sutton, Davis
said. Bevan declared that he ran
through a crowd of men to get at Sut
ton's body, after the shot was fired.
The attorney also pointed out that
Bevan had been unable, at that -time,
to give the names of any of the men
in the crowd.
Btortea at Variance.
Another Dolnt dwelt upon bit the at
torney was tne ract tnat isevan tesu
fled todav that Button's arm was out
stretched at the time the shot was fired,
t sini ha
eu tenant a hand was under his body,
Rerjlvlnr to Davis' attempt to im
peach his testimony, Lieutenant Bevan
declared be had a bad memory and that
una ract might easily account for dls.
crepancles in his testimony.
Reiterating his declaration that Lieu
tenant James N. Sutton committed sui
cide at AnnaDolls on the nicht of Octo
ber 12, 1907, after fighting with a num
ber of his classmates, Lieutenant Wil
liam F. Bevan. a nephew of united
States Senator Ravner of Marvland. to.
day resumed the witness stand at the
inquiry into the snooting.
Bevan's first statement was that anv
or tne orricers present at tne time But
ton was shot might have worn revolvers
without his Knowing it.
Other witnesses had testified that
none of the officers except Sutton was
armed.
Referring to Bevan's testimony ves-
teraay. wnen ne saia ne saw Button
pointing a revolver at Lieutenant Roel-
ner o leoi wnen ins iwo were standing
in rrom oi Button s rent. Attornev
Davis, representing Mrs. Sutton, asked
about the attitude of Sutton.
It was more defensive than aggres
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CHICAGO MURDERER WAS
DARING PORTLAND THIEF
George Bissett, Noted Crook,
Robbed Fur Store Here ,
Five Years Ago. : ;
While Investigating tha record ' of
George Bissett, murderer of Detective
sergeant Kusseu . in - (Jhlcaeo on the
night of June 18. Pinkerton detectives
have discovered that the supposed labor
agitator, la really the, man who, as
George Kelly, executed the darinsr rob-
Dery oi suveriicia s iur store in fort-
land on the early morning of February
14. 1904. and was later released after
turning over the loot to the police.
Not only is Bissett accused of the
Silverfield robberv. which' was tha most
daring of its kind in Portland criminal'
annals, Dut ne is credited by the Pinker
tons with attempted robberies of Ha..
monds from the Jewelry establishments
of Feldenhelmer Bros., and Heltkemper,
and the robbery of Andrew Kan's Japa
nese bazaar and his home. SevorsI
small Jewelers are also declared to have
been among his viotims.ln Portland.
Known as "The Gimlet Man."
Born and raised in Chloaro and nrwA.
Ited In his youth with several amall
robberies and crimes, Bissett, alias
George. Murphy, - alias George Kelly,
alias George Hayes, alias James Ander-
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Portland Day at A.-Y.-P. a
Social Triumph Reunion
of Old Portlanders
Strangers Eager Inquirers
Seattle Gracious Hostess
sr MM nm aa K .
UAY Uh MI-UKY BOLIVIA SHOV
FOR THE G1TY TO ARGENTI
OF ROSES
n TEETH
E REPUBLIC
Dispute Over Territory of Acre May Bring
About War, Involving Brazil With
Other East Coast South Americans.
By Anne Shannon Monroe.
Exposition Grounds, Seattle, July 21.
Portland day at the A.-Y.-P. will go
down In exposition records as the most
unparalleled success achieved by any
single city's enmasse visit to a fair.
"Surely no one stayed at home." other
visitors remarked. Surely every busi
ness closed, its doors, every home drew
down its blinds and all the Inhabitants
boarded the trains and swept soundward
carrying with them a holiday spirit
that Insured the success of Portland
day ere It had scarcely dawned.
Tine Most Ansplolona.
It was an auspicious time for Portland
to have her day: right in the midst of
tbe National Editorial, association; while
hundreds of editors from every state
in the Union were here to be Impressed,
while hundreds of tlmbermen were at
tending their convention, and- Just afteri-dlsnutes
eaiem day, wnicn lert many tjregon
ians on the grounds. It would seem that.
witn ao -mucn or wiae national interest
going on, Portland day might be snowed
under, but Portland was onlv the more
in evidence by reason of the other vis
itors, woo accepted tne invitation to oe
This picture is from a photograph
of Mrs. Charlog Mngness, daugh
ter ot the late Senator Arthur P.
Mm
Tlcted of being deserter from
the United States navy and who
has just been released after serv
mg rus sentence. Tfte yonng
couple are now completing their
interrupted honeymoon.
resent at the reception In the Oregon
ulldlnr. and added tnanv encomiums
to the words of praise heard on all sides,
meceytloa Was a Triumph.
The reception waa another of Oregon's
A.-Y.-P. social successes, someone had
w,,"T?h7ro'd3
MURDERER O'NEAL
CAUGHT IN LAKE
Makes Bluff at Drowning
Himself Slew Sweet
heaft -Jealousy.
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WRECK ON CATALNA
PLACES PROMINENT
IN
Avalon, Catallna Island. Cal.. Julr 21.
Four men and a woman are resting
today after a harrowing experience in
shipwrecked yawl in which thev
faced death for nearly half an hour and
were rescued by chance, .. - ,
Mrs.' H. W. Robinson, H. w. Robin
son, a merchant of Los Angeles, C. H.
Napp of Sea Breese, Fla., and M. O.
Davidson, of Los Angeles, were guests
of. Captain Veorge Cornell on a fishing
trip in the captain's yawl. The yawl
was, driven on the rocks of San Clem
ente Island and a rreat hoi waa rlnnr
in the bow.
Jut lor the" fact that the craft-held
to the rocks the party would have been
lost almost immediately. Captain Cor
nell sounded a whistle when the hold
began to fill, but other-fishing parties
regarded the signal as indicating a
good catch and paid little heed to the
endangered party. - .
By chance Captain Romans,- in the
steam yacht Raniona rounded a -point
of the island and came up on the yawl
with only Its bow out of water and the
victims of the accident clinging to the
boat almost exhausted.
The Kamona brought the party here.
Though they were chilled, no worse con
sequeijces of thts adventure are feared,
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T .a a t art v nrt V Vmn Tnlv 11
Charles O'Neal, who killed Minnie Shar
beno, with whom he waa in love, near
Fort Leavenworth, Is In custody today.
He was captured late yesterday in Lake
Merritt. where he threatened ta dmwn
himself, by Private William Oosterhuy
ser of the Fifteenth cavalry.
Mins Sharbono was employed as a
maid In the home of Captain Charles
Murphy. - Jealousy Is said to have been
the motive ror u wears crime.
After the killing. O'Neal fled from
the post, going in the direction of Lake
Merrltt When discovered by Ooster
huyser he waded to his neck in the wa
ter and threatened to drown himself.
Oosterhuyser persuaded htm to give
himself up and brought him to this city.
-For the capture Oosterhuyser was pro
moted to the rank of corporal.
TORPEDO FLEET TO
ALASKAN WATEES
La Pas, July 21. War involving the
entire coast of South America seems
Imminent and it is expected that- the
armies of Argentine Republic, Bolivia
and Brasil will clash within the next
rew days.
The trouble grew out of the fact that
the president of Argentine rendered
a decision giving the rich Acre-territory
w t-eru. inoi oniy nas noiivia reruseo.
l" accept wis decision, but the Argen
tine minister, Senor Fonseca, waa at
tacked and the flag Insulted. On the
other hand the Argentine government
sent the Bolivian minister hla passports
"im uraorea mm to leave within 24
hours.
-The rupture between these -countries
seems to be complete and diplomatic
itiaiiuiio imve pcen nroKen rr.
Two thousand Bolivians have nett
tio-ned the government that they be en-
ruuea. in tne army, orrering their un
conditional support to the cause " in
case of an international conflict
Bolivia, which Is making all this
trouble, has a population of about 2,-
uu,uu, or wnicn about one half la In
dian and only about IS per cent white.
in past years Bolivia has had boundary
OlSnutes with Brazil anrt rhlll Th.
army of 'Bolivia consists of only a few
, nwn, out tne reserve lorces
b called under Its laws is about
220,000. All Bolivians from 20 to 60
years of age, are liable to military ser
vice.
Dr.
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RELIEF
Jose Flffuern A1ita niuM..l
2 e, Argentine Republic, has demanded
of Bolivia an apology for the treatment
or its minister and it is expected that
the result of that will be war.
The Argentine Republic has a stand
l".?,.rmir of 18,000 men, with probably
loo ooo more available for the army. In
""u"iu" " '" a. stronger navy than
any other; South American countryr
"'th-an-aetive standing army
of 25,000 and 20,000 reserves gives her
a lighting strength of 45,000, but its
population exceeds both Argentine and
Bolivia by about 10,000,000, so that her
army can be strengthened by the addi
tion of at least l.OOO.OOfr men.- Brasll's
navy ranks next to Argentine's.
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Dr. Jose P. Alcorta, President of the
7 Argentine Republic."
BULL HIPPOPOTAMUS
RAMS ROOSEVELT'S
FRAIL HUNTING BOAT
Washington, July 21. The first and
second flotillas of the Pacific torpedo
fleet, will leave Puget sound about July
to ror a two we"Ks cruise in Alaskan
waters, with Sitka as the objective
point. They will stop two days at Es
quimau, B. C, on the return trip, ar
riving at Seattle about August. 13.
.Among the vessels of the flotillas are
tne wnippie. Hun, Truxton, Paul Jones,
Perry and Hopkins. The announcement
or the cr uls was made today.
in the Want Ad Section
of The Journal Today
PA Advertise for
SVheip
Advertise for
situations
10
i q Advertise furnished
rooms for rent
150
Advertise real estate for
sale
, - pr Advertise business
3y chances
j f Advertise houses for
W Advertise flats for
rent -r - -
j Advertise honsekeeping
."JJrooms for renC; -
The Journal "Want Ad" De
partment maintains a free bu
reau to assist the public In the
recovery of lost articles. ,
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Washington, July 21. The interstate
commerce commission today handed
down a decision In the case filed by
Pacific coust furniture merchants fa
voring the- merchants in the -shipment
or wood mantels and metal beds, but up
holding the railroads in the shipment of
otner articles enumerated in tne com
plaint. The complainant are headed-by W.
W. Montague of Ban Francisco. Seventy-two
other dealers are associated with
htm in the caae. They complained that
the minimum weight charged" by the
railroads for carload lots of furniture
waa too high.
Montague contended that the mini
mum should be made low enough that
the merchant ordinarily could Toad so
much Into a car.
The roads in some Instances charged
for the ful' capacity of the car, ana it
was asserted that in many cases it was
impossible to load enough furniture in
a car to make the capacity welch t. for
which the shipper was charged. The
contention was that the dealers were
forced to pay freight on furniture which
was not carried by the road.
Tho commission, after hearing the ar
gument on both sides, decided to reduce
the minimum rate for a carload of wood
mantels from 16,000 to 14.000 pounds,
and to lower ithe minimum on metal
bods from 80,000 to 24.000 pounds. The
commission held that the present mini
mum was reasonable in the shipment of
bathtubs, tables, new furniture, bed
room sets, beds, mattresses and bed
springa
(United Press Lttsed Wire.) '
Nalvasha, B. E. A., July 21. (By
messenger from Saigoeoi camp.) Sur
rounded by 12 Infuriated hippopotami
while In a rowboat on Lake Nalvasha,
pursuing a calf hippopotami. Colonel
nooseveit naa a tnruung escape rrom
aeatn xuesaay. ?
Accompanied by ,two native boatmen.
the former president followed the calf
when it plunged into the lake. When a
considerable distance .from the shore
several glgantlo hippos appeared at the
surface, and surrounded the frail craft
' Terrorised, the boatmen cowered 'In
the bottom of tho boat while the great
animals savagely rammed it. One great
bull persistently dived and came up
under the boat, orten raising it almost
clear of the water.
Roosevelt gave his entire atentlon to
this besieger, and dispatched him with
his express rifle. The other hippos fled
precipitately, but not before a cow also
had sunk beneath the surface with an
express bullet In her eye.
The bull, which was secured by the
native attendants and towed to the
shore, was the largest yet taken by the
ex-tr8ldent s Party..
Roosevelt was absent from bis camp
so long that the rest of the party be
came alarmed and a launch was sent in
search of him.
It was S o'clock in the morning be
fore tha searchers returned, bringing the
colonel and his two worshiping boat
men. Tne enormous ouu ana tne cow
were towed to the camp, making prog
ress necessarily slow.
Roosevelt's escape from death when
he was attacked bv the angry animals
was undoubtedly the narrowest he has
experienced since , his arrival at tho
hunting fields. The boatmen who were
with him have not yet recovered from
their fright and attribute the fact that
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they are alive today to he coolness and
unerring aim, of hife hunter statesman.
Owing to the time lost, because of -the
necessity of sending out a searching
party, and the delay in towing the hip
pos to the camp, the party , will be
delayed in starting to Nairobi.
Camp will probably not be broken
until tomorrow morning.
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TARIFF SIFTERS
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A French newspaper has Just completed a hat contest which stirred the
women of -Paris. The most popular beauties of Paris were selected
to wear-the hats,, and tho five prize winners sre' shown in the pic
, ture. The large hat with the white feathers 'was worn by Madame
"Andree Marley and took the first pride.' The hat worn by Madame
Xhesnel. who is shown seated, took, second place.: The others in the
illustration re Mmo.. Alice de Tender, ion the left, and Alice Gillet
: and Distrelles, on the right. J -.-.--
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Washington, July 21. Tariff con
ferees of the house and senate will dine
with President Taft tonight, when the
Chief, executive will attempt to smooth
their ruffled feelings and reach a bet
ter understanding -.with them. It Is
agreed that the president will obtain
free -iron ore, the removal of a coun
tervailing dutv on, oil. soma mituctlnn
on hides and the house rate on lumber
but it is predicted that he will fall to
get free hides or authority to enter into
reciprocal ftrrane-ftmentM ' hMn .
United States and Canada. '
At tne dinner toniaht Taft wilt t.
port to the conferees what progress
he has made in his eff&rt to get votes
to carry -his recommendation of -Trio, .
raw materials. He will also reciv r.
ports from the house and senate on the
tiiuKiion in eacn or tne noaies.
It is believed that nlans will tut M
to bring the work " of the- conference
committee to a conclusion at once.
All appearance of anger and bitter
ness. had disappeared today when the
conferees met for further discussion
ofvAne, tariff MIL- ; Payne was smiling
n his oolleagues wore pleasant ex
pressions after learning that Taft had
practisally abandoned his attempt ' to
place hides on the free list v ' ,
The president is understood to be de
voting hla energies now toward securing
a reduction of the rate, on hides from
15 per cent to ?H per cent. He wishes
also, to accompany this with a - reduc-
tlon of the tariff en leather, boots ami
shoes, ' The - republicans sre disposed
to meet with the president's views. .
The morning session of the conference
committee was given . over to the dia.
cussion of raw materials. Then con
sideration of items not yet passed up
on was taken up, A compromise was
reached on the- tariff on paints. The
rate .will be slightly higher than the
house rate, . but lower r t;ian . tbe one
named by the senate. : ' f
President Taft and the cabinet mem
bers today - resumed consideration of
government expenditures which wa th
subject under dinciinsion at yesterday's
semi-weekly session.-
HEAD AND GAS JET '
. IN GRIP TOGETHEK
' San rranefsco, July tl, PUofftr
head In a small handsa(-lie anu .v t
lag it with a Mankvt diartl tn.ui
bed.- George Iliirdesty, who ume i'i t- t
city from OKdt.-n two weeks a'j, ...
a gas tube tliroush a h le tin fm l i, n
In the bottom of the grip. t'in.- l tin i t
jet. and .awaited latti, - II. !: t , , ,
found toJay.by the clrk o t,, a .'. i
Dale, ' , ,