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Dr. White of the Marine Hos
pital Service Has Military
Power at New Orleans.
TKLLOW FEVER COULD
HE SOON OBLITERATED.
Arshhlshnp Chapixll Has Been Strick
en With tho Yellow Fever at New
Orleans Local Quarantines in the
South Are Distressingly Severe, anil
the Governor Points Out the Neces
sity for Relaxation Twenty-Nine
Now Casus Reported In Louisiana
Public Holiday for Cleaning Un
official Dies at Culcbra,
of the year. While commercial Inter.
ests are paralysed now, I think that I
the situation will clear within two
weeks. We will stamp out the dfs.
ease."
Sir Patrick Manson, K. G. M. G.
medical advitor of the British coloni
al office, who is here on his way to
Ban Francisco, declares that mosiiul
toes are among the greatest curses of
mankind.
"We are yet In the Infancy." he
said, "of the discoveries of the trans
mission of such diseases by Insects.
but In the matter of yellow fever In
fection, all credit should be given to
the Yankees, who went ahead of odr
eminent men and demonstrated that
the stegomyla was the vehicle that
carried all the trouble."
COLLAPSE
OF A
HUGE
BIDING
They Are Saluted, Dined and Received With Deference, the
Russians Having Precedence in Order of Day.
MANY PERSONS BURIED
BENEATH THE HUNS.
New Orleans, Aug. 8. Dr. J. M.
White, of the marine hospital service,
assumed absolute control of the health
situation today, with military power.
Archbishop Chappell Is very sick.
Ha Is the first negro victim reported.
Dr. White states if he knew the pre
cise location of every case of fever In
the city he could wipe It out In 30
days.
Holding His Own.
New Orleans, Aug. 8. Chapell's
physicians are unable to state what
wlli be the result of the archbishop's
illness. He Is holding his own.
Number of Killed and Wounded Cun.
not Now Be Told Dlsustcr Thought
to Have Been Caused by Excavation
Being Mudo to Effect Improvements
A Proprietor May Bo hi the
Wreck Nearby Stores Turned Into
Hospitals, and 60 IliysldnnH nt the
6cene,
Social Observances Participated in by the Army and Navy Officials, and
the City and State Authorities, and Representative of the Govern,
ment Japan Flouts a Russian C miser 10,000 Japanese Prisoners Re.
leased on tiio Island of SaghuUcn Russians Fortifying Ht the Mouth
of Hi Aiiitaf I? I ...... vT... tw.. . . . .
".'-- x-jmruyrr nas ,usi itcen Launched at Toklo
Navy Vard,
Portsmouth, Aug. 8. Gay with I from Hahnlr.v.k i vi.i,i...i, .
flags and bunting, every building in j inforce the garrisons in that vicinity
Portsmouth was astir early this morn- It Is understood that .u ,.,J
Ing to greet the peace plenlpotentlar- j approaching the river have been
ic. hvcij puini oi vantage irom i mined.
which even a dlBtant view of the ships !
bringing the envoys was crowded with ...... .
people. At 8 o'clock in- rohi. Return Convicts.
could be seen from the veranda of the I 10klo, Aug. 8. The disposition of
Hotel Wentworth coming In squadron i ,ne conv'ctB on Saghalien Island is
Held for Inspection.
Quarantine, N. Y.. Aug. 8. The
Panama steamer Alvianca arrived this
morning from Colon with 88 passen
gers, all well. The steamer is held
for inspection.
Severe Quarantine.
New Orleans. Aug. 8. This Is the
first day with the health situation en
tirely In the hands of the federal
board of health and marine hospital
service.
The general quarantine regulations
have become so distressingly severe
the governor has deemed It necessary
to Issue a public statement urging re
laxation, pointing out that many
towns cannot get food. Ice and medi
cines, while communication by wire
and mall Is Impossible.
The rice crop Is going to waste be
cause sacks of twine cannot be
brought in.
Six cases have been reported at
Bonaml, 19 at Patterson, four at
Shrevesport.
Tomorrow is a public holiday when
all business houses will close and
everybody turn out to clean up the
city.
Four New Cases.
New Orleans. Aug. 8. Two deaths
at noon and four new cases are re.
ported officially.
Probably 30 Dead.
Albany, Aug. 8. At 2:30 the
only Identified dead is Miss Ber-
tha Jones. At least 75 nersona
are not yet accounted for. and
some are known to be under
the ruins. It now seems ecr-
tain the list of dead will reach
30.
Albany, Aug. 8. Part of the build
ing occupied by the department store
of John G. Myers company, collapsed
at 8:45 this morning, hurylug beneath
the ruins from 60 to 100 persons. Rut
a portion has boen explored, emiso-i
quently the definite number of victims
Is unknown. Girls and young hoys
compose the majority.
The cause Is believed to bo partly
duo to excavations being made prep
aratory to improvements.
Robert Chalmers, one of the firm
Is missing, ai.d is believed to be under
the debris.
The store had opened for business
when the catastrophe occurred.
The slda walls and roof In tho Im
mediate center of the building fell
three floors, constituting a mass of
mangled humanity, broken timbers,
brick and Iron piled In the cellar.
The structure was In tho center of
tho shopping district, on North Pearl
street All the stores In this busy dis
trict have boen closed and turned Into
emergency hospitals. Fifty physicians
have hurried to the scene of the disaster.
formation.
The vessels dropped anchor off the
navy yard nt about 9. Half an hour
later M, Witte, who arrived by train
last night, left the Hotel Wentworth
in a launch and boarded the May
flower, to be present when Rear Ad
miral Mead In command of the navy
yard, made his formal call.
Shortly after 10 the admiral's
launch left the yard with the com
mander, two aides and the marine
now unaer consideration. They will
proDably be taken to the Russian
coast and there be transferred to the
itussian authorities.
unaer a prearrangement the Rus
sian prisoners of war on the Island
40,000 In all, are being transported to
japun.
Japan Lnunclics New Destroyer.
Toklo, Aug. 8. The torpedo boat
destroyer Ynylo was successfully
guards, to visit the Mayflower first, j launche' at Yokosuka today. Her dl-
inus giving precedence to the Russian i ,"c"",u" ana armament are similar
commissioners. to tne class of destroyers now in
The Dolphin was next visited. Fir- "L 'f. psl"-'n at the navy
ing of ran. and n,nin. ' ol JaPan
Hons were a feature of the calls, but
were soon concluded and preparation
was made by the envoys to go ashore.
Seven government launches were
placed at their disposal. It was after
11 before the wholo party landed at
the navy yard. Admiral Mead and
Berlin la Skeptical.
Iterlin. Aue. 8. PnHmAuth xt
n place unknown and even unmarked
on some maps in common use, has
Nimnep.iy become a spot on which the
uiennoii of the dlplomatlo world
staff led the way with the Russians ! fixed. Not only the foreign office, but
Yellow Fever at Culcbra.
Washington, D. C, Aug. 8. A, C.
Livingston, of the division of civil en
glncerlng of tho canal commission, is
dead by yellow fever at Culeora. Two
additional cases are reported at Jack
on. Miss. The fever situation In
Mississippi Is unchanged.
Crisis In Five Days.
New York, Aug. 8. According to
Brigadier General Arsene Perilllatt,
Chief of ordinance of Louisiana, It
will be five days before New Orleans
will face a crisis in the yellow fever
situation. General Perilllatt arrived
here from the south last night.
"New Orleans Is suffering more
from commercial anxiety," said he,
"but residents of the city feel that
the health officials and the various
committees, aided by the federal au
thorities, will cope with the fever. In
the meantime, business In that section
of the state is still at a standstill.
"Unfair discrimination Is being
made against Louisiana by other
states, and her commercial Interests
are suffering In consequence. The
city Is opposed to tho parishes, and
the parishes are arrayed against one
another with the 'shotgun' quaran
tinea
. "The mosquito which carries the
disease breeds In clean, but stagnant
water. New York Is safe, I am sure.
By this time New Orleans Is protected.
"The exodus from New Orleans is
little more than usual at this time
One Body Recovered.
At noon 75 Injured had been dug
out of the ruins by firemen and po
lice. Only one body Is recovered, but
It Is feared many others are In the
debris and cellar. Of the injured,
many will die. Every attention Is be
ing given the Injured.
The Sixty-Seventh, Victim.,
San Diego, Aug. 8. Frederick
Mueller, sallmaker's mats of
the Bennington, died this morn-
ing by Injuries received in th
explosion. He Is victim No. (7.
There are still 29 patients In the
hospital. It Is hot expected any
other case will prove fatal.
The board of Inquiry lias about
completed, and lv now taking
expert testimony of engineers
ns to the ,o;ieio.
Thirty Girls Escape,
Albany, Aug. 8. Robert Chalmers,
a member of tho firm, was caught In
the ruins and was burled two hours,
caught under an upright which sup
ported the debris above his hend. He
was conscious nil the tlmo, and dl
rooted the workmen how to proceed
with the work of rescue. He was
taken out with his right leg fractured
Thirty girls escaped across a fire
escape Into an adjoining building.
Groat care Is being exercised In re
moving the beams, for fear of bring
ing down debris on those in the cellar.
Thirty to Forty In the Ruins.
At 2 o'clock three bodies have been
taken out .badly mangled and not
Identified. Six persons are in three
hospitals. Between 30 and 40 are
still In the ruins, some of whom will
undoubtedly be dead. That tho list
Is not larger Is due to the noise of a
preliminary crash, which caused many
to Jump to windows and fire escapes
and make their way to tho front of
tho building, which remained intact
The panic following tho crash was
torrlfic, men and women rushing for
entrances, knocking down and tramp
ling the weaker. Fortunntely fire did
not add to the horror, the boilers be
ing In tho front of the building.
FOUR MORE DEAD RECOVERED.
Fifty-One Persons ng Vet Unaccount
ed For.
Albany, Aug. 9. (Four o'clock.)
Four more dead have been discovered
and It Is believed four more are In
the ruins. Ths cellar was cleared this
afternoon. It Is filling with water
and bodies of men and women can
be seen floating. The body of Flts-
gerald and beside It the bodies of
three women, yet unidentified. Fifty
one are persons unaccounted for.
Twenty-five of them are supposed to
be dead In the debris. Forty-three
persons are listed as Injured, two of
whom, It Is thought, will die. I
immediately behind, accompanied by
Assistant .Secretary of State Pierce.
ronowed by the Japanese. The rear
was brought up by newspaper cor
respondents.
Arrived at the building an elaborate
breakfast was served the envoys,
Mead acting as host In behalf of the
government. The best humor prevail
ed, the Russians being particularly
Jovial.
At the conclusion of breakfast au
tomobiles and carriages appeared,
and the distinguished party proceeded
across Klttery bridge. At the Klttery
end 11 companies of National Guard
with the second Infantry band. Colo
nel lelley, were drawn up. After an
exclinnge of courtesies between Tetley
and fierce, who was In the first car
riage, the parade formed, the band
leading, and guardsmen surrounding
tne carriages following, proceeded up
market street across the parade, down
i-oiiKiess, through Middle street, down
btate street, to the Rockingham
county court house. There the en
voys were received by Governor Mc
Lane and staff, the city council and
the New Hampshire congressional del
egation. The reception was entirely
private, only the envoys being admit
ted. McLane made a speech and the
formalities ended tho day. The en
voys returned to the hotel.
Japan Raises Russian Warship.
Toklo. Aug. 8. News received from
Port Arthur says that the former
Russian cruiser Bayan will start from
that place under tow, for Japan Rbout
August IB. The Poltavan and Peres
vlot will lonve a week later under
their own steam.
the Horse and the great tradlnr iind
itnanciai nouses of Germany look for
ward with extreme Interest to GTe
meeting or the peace envoys and nu
merous Russian enterprises, old and
new, financed by German credit, waits
on tne results of the conference.
The doubt existing In London and
uuier capitals over the prospects of
peace exist here but In a far milder
iorm. me prevailing opinion Is that
although neither Russia nor Japan Is
anywhere near the exhaustion of Its
resources yet, peace is necessary to
both and that each will be reluctant
to withdraw from the negotiations.
once they are begun, without attain
ing peace. It Is believed In official
quarters that each side will find the
other adopting a stiff attitude In the
oeginning and coming close to the
breaking point, but that ultimately a
common ground will be reached.
Russians Are Fortifying.
Toklo, Aug. b.lt is reported that
the Russians are vigorously fortlfjlng
the mouth of the Amur river. A
mixed division has been dispatched
TWIN FALLS CELEBRATES.
Over SSOO Pooplo Fed at Public Bar
becuo Last Night.
Twin Falls, Aug. 8. Five thousand
people were In Twin Falls last night
celebrating the advent of the Minido
ka & Southwestern railroad to the me
tropolis of the Twin Falls region. The
celebration during tho day went off
iikc clockwork, everything contribute
Ing to make the occasion a memora,
bio one. and with not an untoward In
cident to mar the day.
Fully 3!ion people were fed at the
monster barbecue, at which two big
hulls and a number of sUeo were
cleaned up.
n aispiay or tne agricultural re
sources of (he district was made In
connection with the celebration. It be
ing nn especially fine one. The vege
tables could not be beat In any place
and the exhibit was crowded all day
long with people who desired to see
something of the possibilities of this
t In the way of farm and gur-
roducts.
speechmaklng took place from
alcony of the Hotel Perrlne, for-
f intended to be called the Hotel
jvBer!y. A rousing speech of wel
come wns delivered by S. T. Hamilton
on behalf of tho citizens after which
other addresses were delivered by
Senator W. B. Heyburn, Congressman
Burton L. French, E. B. Crltehlow
and Major Fred R. Reed.
Senator Heyburn In his remarks,
took occasion to say that It took more
than money to develop a country
that people were needed as well.
From the character of the people he
had met in Twin Falls and the sur
rounding country, there seemed no
doubt but that It would be well devel
oped, as they were of the right sort
LEWISTQW FIRE
COSTS
ORIGIN CON FLAG RATION
WAS ENTIRELY UNKNOWN.
Ilamcs First Seen at 2:30 a. m. in an
Old Wooden Building Fire Depart
ment Had a Desperate Struggle to
Save the Remainder of the Town
A Gas Tank Explosion Does Great
Damage and Creates a Panic Some
Fine Brick Buildings Destroyed.
TAX
stock voia
Supreme Court Declares the
Law Passed at Last Sessia
is Unconstitutional.
VITAL DETECT PROVIDES
STATED RATE FOR LETVTL
Lewiston, Idaho, Aug. 8. A 870,-
000 fire among business houses early
this morning threatened the entire
business district, and was only check
ed after four hours' desperate work
by aid of excellent water pressure
and favorable wind. Insurance Is
about one-half.
At 2:30 flames were discovered
coming from the North Star shoe
store, In an old wooden structure on
Main street, at the head of Fourth.
The department responded quickly,
but the fire had gained such head
way that four buildings were a mass
of flames before control could be se
cured. West of the frame structure.
was the Donzac brick, which checked
the Ore there, but on the east side
the Adams block, which is veneered
brick, was soon In flames, and the vision authorizing an assessment
Tills Provision Puts tho Owner oC AO
grutory Stock at a Disadvantage
Compared With the Owner of Otttar
Stock The Court Does Not FtanM
Upon tho Question of Constltntic--ality
in Any Other Regard Tbm
Law Imposing an Interstate Mlgrm
tory Tax is Involved and Win At
feet a Case Now Pending tlere..
Becuuse it Is in violation of tht
section of the constitution which re
quires that all taxation shall be eqvad
and uniform, the supreme court yes
terday, in an opinion of which Chief
Justice Wolverton Is author, declara
that the migratory livestock tax law
passed by the legislature Is void. n
opinion was given In the ease- at.
Lake county, appellant vs. it. C.
Schroeder, respondent, from Lata
county, and the Judgment rendered tor
Judge H. L. Benson, is affirmed-.
Action was brought to enforce pay
ment of a tax under the new law, aaeV
the trial Judge sustained a demurrcar
to the complaint and this action 1
upheld by the appellate court
Defendant was about to remove bJ
stock Into another county when, utrdavr
the provisions of the migratory stock'
law the county authorities attempt
to assess and collect taxes upon tlM
same for the full year at the rate otr
the last preceding levy, the act so pro
viding In case the owner of the- stock
has not sufficient real property to se
cure the tax.
The supreme court holds the prw-
THIRTEEN
CLERKS TOURING NORTHWEST
Because tho government overesll
mated the force of land office clerks
which would be needed to handle the
registration at the opening of tho
Uintah reservation In Utah. 13 clerks
from Washington, D. C, are out on a
pleasant Junket, and are returning to
tho national capital by way of the
Lewis and Clark fair and the Yellow
stone park.
inis morning the party passed
inrougn fendieton on the O. R. A N,
train, No. 1, and the members were
making the most of tholr outing. Four
memners or the party had never en-
Joyed a vacation away from the caol
tal since they entered the service of
the land office department of the gov
ernment 25 years ago, and the mar
velous western country Is a constant
delight and surprise to them.
They remained at the registration
offices at the Uintah reservation for
five days and saw over 12,000 people
lined up awaiting a turn to register to
secure a tract of the rich reservation.
The drawing for this land will take
place on September 1, and hundreds
of people will camp at the reserva
tion until after the drawing to ascer
tain their fate In the distribution of
the land thrown open.
Suffering unspeakable was experi
enced by hundreds of people who
went to tne registration offices unpre
pared. The hot sun, often 115 in the
shade, burned and parched the un
protected crowds lined up awaiting
tholr turn. Women were found every
where In the line and while a few of
mom came prepared with food, wa
ter and umbrellas, a great many more
were forced to stand uncovered In tho
hot sun for hours, while the long line
ahead of them registered.
Many were forced from sheer ex-
nausuon to. drop out of the line, and
others paid big prices to have food,
water and other necessaries brought
tu me une wnere they stood.
The clerks express tho sentiment
that such rushes are not only barbar
ous, but that the government pro
motes the gambling spirit by parceling
out rich lands In this manner.
After visiting the Lewis and Clark
fnlr the party will return to Washing
ton, D. C, over the Northern Pacific
by way of Yellowstone park, expect
ing to arrive home about September 1.
entire third floor was gutted. Five
streams were put on this building, and
after strenuous efforts of the fire de
partment, the fire was under control
t 7:30. The main floor of this build
ing is occupied by business houses and
the upper floors by offices. As soon
s indications showed that the fire
was advancing, everyone in the af
fected district began moving and the
scene was one of Bedlam. Those that
did not move from the Adams block
suffered almost total losses from
water and smoke.
An Incident of the fire was the ex
plosion of a gas tank, which threw
missiles through windows and also
truck several bystanders, causing se
rious Injury. The origin of the fire
a mystery. Those who suffered
most severely by losses were:
J. P. Vollmer, frame building.
F. A. Kettenbach, frame building.
Crutcher & Loeb. cigar store and
building.
Adams block, owned bv Charles
Francis Adams.
Fountain saloon.
U. & I. saloon.
Gunderson & Kelley. men's
Ishlngs.
Lewiston Light company.
p. R. & N. city office.
Pitvin & Pittock, real estate.
O. L. Kennedy, millinery.
G. H. Lake, Jewelry store.
Thatcher & Kling, book store.
Commercial Trust company bank.
Lewiston Business college and nu
merous law and medical offices.
The frame buildings destroyed were
old landmarks and will be replaced
with brick structures at once.
furn-
last year's rate of levy Is a vital defect
in the law, as It puts the owner of
livestock at a disadvantage as- eow
pared with the owners of other stocsf
not migratory, because he must rjr
at a different rate of levy, which may
be higher, and therefore an Inequality .
exists.
The court does not pass upon the"
constitutionality of the act on tbm
ground that no notice or adeqott
hearing Is provided for the owner f"
the livestock before he Is preclaJafl "
by the assessment, as the case Is dfe-'-posed
of on the first question.
While the decision given yesterday
involves the law regarding the tahrrnr
or sheep from one county Into anotfrer
and not form another state Into Otw
gon, It Is nevertheless said to hav
bearing upon the suit that is
pending here, and In which the
stltutlonallty of the interstate law la
attacked.
The case on the docket here Is trn-t
of W. P. Reser vs. Umatilla county
and will be decided this fall. Ie fee -
said that In order to completely settle
the controversy the case will be take
to the supreme court regardless- of
what the decision of the lower court -may
be.
ST. THOMAS CHURCH BURNET.
Plnce of Worship for Very - Weetthy
People).
New York, Aug. 8. St Thomas
church, in the heart of the fashion
able residence district, burned Ut
morning. For a time the homes of
Seward Webb and McTombly Rocke
feller were threatened. The Vanders
bllts, Astors and other wealthy fami
lies were communicants there, and
many fashionable weddings have oc
curred there.
The loss to the church Is J500.0i
Including the organ, paintings and .
bronzes.
RUN ON DENVER BANK.
Muniigciiicnt Declares It Is Without
Cause.
Denver. Aug. 8. Because of wild
rumors stated last night, a run began
on the Denver Savings bank this
morning. The management promptly
announced the pnrn,MAn. . -
rule of 30 days' notice and 10 per cent I Qu0ta,lo,,g From 0,0 Neatest Whoa
payments, wnereuoon manv left ih
line, Dut noon found many waltlnr to
get a portion of their money.
Vice-President Jones declares there
nu vaua reason for the run. The
institution is a sound bank, organized
In 1890, and re-organized four vears
go. ii claims depos Its of 2 nnn nnn
The management declines to give details.
CREATORE ARRESTED.
Bandmaster Followed From Italy by
Charges of Non-Support.
Detroit, Mich., Aug. 8. Creators,
the band leader, was arrested last
night, following the conclusion of an
Initial concert, on a charge of non
support preferred by his wife Anna,
who, with their daughter Josephine,
followed him from Italy. Bond was
furnished.
Terminals and Boats Burn.
New York, Aug. 8. The destruction
of the Hoboken terminal of the Lack
awanna, with three ferry boats, has
seriously crippled the road arrange
ments of the Pennsylvania and Kri.
to handle trafflo. Ths loss Is estimat
ed at 81,000,000. No loss of life.
CHICAGO WHEAT BIARKET.
Market in the United States.
Chicago, Aug. 8. September wheat
closed at 82 1-2, corn at 53 3-4. an
oats at 26 6-8.
Fire in Oil Fieldsi
Houston, Texas, Aug. 8. Light
ning again struck in the Humble oU
field this morning. Big fire Is raglns;
at the Guffy tanks. If confined to
the present limits, the destruction will
not exceed 500,000 barrels of oil. In
the vicinity of 1,000,000 barrels or
stored In the district
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Assassin Runs Amuck.
Atlanta, Aug. 8. An un-
known man ran amuck on De-
catur street last night, killing
one man and seriously stabbed
six. The fiend went about silent-
ly striking the knife into peo-
pie. A man named Anderson
felt the blade slip Into his left
shoulder over his heart gave a
cry and fell dead. The only
clue Is that the fiend is a white
man. .
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