Heppner gazette., April 25, 1907, Image 3

WILL CONTROL
WHEAT MARKET
farmers' Trust Is Organized to Fix
Price and Distribution.
Society Will Hold First Convention at
Omaha in June Minnesota, North
Drkota, South Dakota, Nebraska
and Kansas Will Each Send Large
Delegations.
Omaha, Neb , April J 8. In the live
great wheat producing states of the
country the minimum price of this ce
real this year will bo $1 a bushel.
This, at least, is the plan of the Ameri
can Society of )quity, the grain grow
ers' department of which will hold its
annual convention in Omaha June 5, 6
and 7. Minnesota, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas
will send large delegations to the con
vention. Oklahoma, Iowa and oth r
states are also to be- represented.
The purposes of this society and the
scope of its membership were explained
at length today by J. A. Everitt, of In
dianapolis, its president, who said:
"The American Society of Equity is
a business organization of farmers,
with local societies in 2,700 oflhe
3,000 agricultural counties of the
United States. Ite purpose is to carry
on its organization work through local
societies, organized into state unions.
Its business side is being strongly de
veloped along the line of departments,
covering various farm products, such
departments already organized being
those of fruit and produce and of to
bacco. The giain growers' department
is the third.
"The convention at Omaha in June
will launch this department on a solid
tasis. A central bureau will gather
and disseminate information concern
ing supply and demand; fix a mini
mum price below which the farmers
agree not to sell, and handle and divert
the grain from the source of supply to
the points of demand, as needed, not
causing a glut of the market at any
point at any time.
"The state union of North Dakota,
t its annual meeting, was invited by
the State Bankers' association to ap
point a committee to confer with a like
bankers' committee to arrange for car
rying along the poor farmers who might
otherwise be forced to sell below the
minimum price."
REGULATE 2-CENT FARES
Nebraska Cnmmission Rules on Ter
minal and Pass Matters
Lincoln. Neb.. April 18. The Ne
braska railway commission issue! its
first order today bearing on 2-cent fares
:ahd streetcar passes. ' It is a notice to
cteam railroad companies to post pla
cards in every station calling attention
to the fact thai the 2-cent passenger
fare does not apply to tickets purchased
to a destination beyond the state bor
der. In addition to this order the com
mission has addressed a letter to the
Lincoln Traction company, the Citizens'
Railway company, of Lincoln; the
Omaha Lincoln & Beatrice Interuiban
and the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street
Railway corporation, notifying them
that they are subject to the terms of
the new anti-pass law and will be ex
pected to obey it.
GO FROM COPY TO CROPS.
Mewspaper Men to Take Up Farms
in Colorado.
Denver, Colo., Apiil 18. A colony
of newspaper men is to be established
in the Little Snake river valley, in
Routt county, Colorado, where the
.state of Colorado will throw open for
settlement this summer, under the
Carey acC 50,000 acres of land. This
land is under the Little Snake river
canal system. The plan is to make
this colony an up-to-date farming com
munitv, where each man will own his
own farm and improvements, the only
connection in which the community
idea will prevail, if at all, being in re
gard to labor.
Shocks Still Continue.
City of Mexico, April 18. Owing to
the great difliculty in establishing
communication with the cities situated
in the region of the earthquake details
are coining to this city slowly. From
the latest reports it is learned that
shocks occurred as late as noon today.
In the list of known dead, which now
totals 50, and of the injured, which ap
proximates 300, are many names of
Mexicans piominent in the oflicial and
social life of the region. So far the
name of no American has appealed in
the meager list.
War in Tobacco States.
Clarksville, Tenn., April 18. The
destruction of tobacco plant lieds In
this district by "night riders" has
reached an alarming state and it is
feared that, unless the depredations are
ftopped, there will 1 an unusually
t;r.i. nmn Tlnrim? the nast week a
number of plant beds have Wen salted
and the plants killed. Trainmen have
been threatened with violence if they
hauled tobacco growers not connected
with the growers' association.
Cubans Want No Regular Army.
Havana, April 18. Opinion here is
opposed to the plan of the American
general staff to establish a Cuba regu
lar a.uij of 12.CGG mcu to replace the
rural guard. It is said that it will be
difficult to recruit that number of men.
DEEP SNOW ON PRAIRIES.
Six Inches Ruins Fruit Prospect, But
Benefits Wheat.
Omaha, April 19. Five inches of
snow fell during the night, and the
storm continued during the forenoon.
The fall was general over Eastern Ne
braska, and is the heaviest knewn in
April for many years. The extent of
damage is not known. Opinion as to
the storm's effect upon fruit and early
vegetables varies. In some counties
along the southern and central belts
cherries, peaches, plums, and berries
are said by some authorities to have
been ruined almost entirely, while
other groweie report that fruit was not
far enough advancd to become seriously
endangered.
In grain circles it is believed the
snow will kill all the green bugs that
have been threatening the winter wheat
crop and spreading over the central
portion of the state.
A Norfolk dispatch says Northern
Nebraska, Southern South Dakota,
Northeastern Wyoming and the Black
Hills ate covered with a blanket of
snow six inches deep upon the level,
whiph in still falling. At Northwestern
railroad headquarters here it was said
the storm was practically over trie en
tire system west of the Missouri river.
DEATH LIST GROWING.
Mexican Earthquake Proves to Have
Been Most Disastrous.
City of Mexico, April 19. Today the
Associated Press was in direct commu
nication with a number of towns in the
district affected by Sunday's earth
quake. From the telegrams received it
is certain that the death list will ex
ceed 100. There are a number of small
towns yet to be heard from, but up to
date the average number of fatalities at
these places has ranged from 9 to 12
and the number of injured from 30 to
40.
In Chilapa 33 persons were injured
and 779 buildings destroyed. Nobody
was killed, as reported yesterday.
After the first great shock the air was
filled for many miles with a thick,
sickening, sulphurous odor. This
caused great distress to the survivors.
There are many speculations as to the
cause of the peculiar freak of nature
and some consider it a proof that the
earthquake had its origin in gome sub
terranean explosion.
FIRST ANNIVERSARY.
San Francisco Remembers Earthquake
Year Ago.
San Francisco, April 19. While
there was no general cessation of the
work of rehabilitation, the first anni
versary of the earthquake and the fire
which left this city a mass of ruins was
observed yesterday by appropriate re
ligious services and commemorative ex
ercises by the Building Trades Council
and other organizations.
The crowning event of the day was
the banquet of the Merchants' associa
tion at the Hotel Fairmount, at which
the material and civic regeneration of
the city was amply discussed and faith
expressed in a new and greater San
Francisco. The principal business
streets weie decorated with bunting
and incandescent lights. Flags were
flying eveiywhere and the dome of the
city hall, still in a partly wrecked con
dition, was illuminated as on gala occa
sions "before the fire."
WILL GO FOR SIX-EITTERS
Frisco Policy Holders Bring 1,800
Suits for Payment.
San Francisco, April 19. More than
100 suits against insurance companies
for the payment of policies held during
the great fire a year ago were filed to
day at the county clerk's office, bring
ing the total well over 1,800. At 5
o'clock, when the office closed, there
was a long line of attorneys, clerks and
messengers waiting, and it took three
clerks nearly an hour to dispose of the
overflow.
Today was practically the last day
for the filing of such suits, although
in some cases the year allowed will not
expire until tomorrow. During the
past two days the county clerk's office
has taken in nearly $3,000 in fees on
these cases alone.
After Men With Guns.
New York, April 19. While squads
of detectives are scouring the foreign
quarters, working under the direct or
ders of Police Commissioner Bingham,
arresting all the armed men they find,
the judicial ofliceis are showing evidence
of their intention toco-operate with the
police in breaking up the practice of
carrying deadly weapons. District At
torney Jerome has prepared 50 cases
against men charged with carrying con
cealed weapons, and will present them
to the grand jury tomorrow. In all,
215 men have been locked up.
Proposition Is Withdrawn.
Paris, April 19. The announcement
of the withdrawal of Italy's compromise
proposition on the discussion ofl imita
tion of armaments at The Hague peace
conference, owing to Austria and Ger
many's decided attitude in opposition
to it, was made public today. It does
not greatly affect France's position rel
ative to the limitation of armaments.
Authorative circles declare that France,
as a matter of principle, regards favor
ably all efforts to advance the idea.
Volcano Erupts in Andes.
Valparaiso, Chile, April 19. News
has reached here that the Renihue vol
cano, in the province of Valdivia, is in
violent eruption. The eruptions are
accompanied lv awful subterranean
j rumblings, earthquakes, intense dark
'noess, electrical displays, ashes and
'boiling v. ate-. Tho flowing lava has
set fire to the surrounding forests, and
the inhabitants are fleeing in terror.
HAPPENINGS GATHERED IN AND
AROUND WASHINGTON, D. C.
GRAFT IS DENIED.
Secretary Garfield Says Idaho Re
clamation Service Is Clean.
Washington, April 16. Secretary
Garfield today exploded the charges of
graft in the reclamation service in Ida
ho by officially notifying Director Newell
that the accusations against Engineer
D. W. Ross and his assistant secretary
had been found to be without founda
tion and had been dismissed, following
this announcement by promoting Mr.
Ross from $3,600 to $4,000, and Mr.
Horn from $3,300 to $3,600.
The report agaimt Ross and Horn
was made by Special Inspector A. R.
Green, whe spent some time in Idaho
making investigations and who gleaned
his information from government con
tractors. Green based his charges on
statements made by the contractors on
the Boise-Payette project. His conclu
sions were utterly disapproved by Sec
retary Garfield.
WILL CONFER ON GUNBOAT.
Zelaya and Figueroa to Meet Joint
Guarantee of Peace.
Washington, April 18 Naval move
ments today show that the gunboat Bos
ton has staited from Amapala, Hon
duras, for Corino, Nicaragua, to cenvey
President Zelaya to Amapala for the
conference he will have there with
President Figueroa. The Chicago will
be used to convey President Figueroa to
the cenference, which will beheld eith
er at Amapala or on board one of the
American vessels to be anchored n
Fonseca bay.
At the State department today it was
admitted lhat an agreement between
the United States and Mexico had been
entered into, by which a guaranty has
been given that there shall be no hos
tile demonstrations between the forces
of Guatemala and Salvador upon the
frontier during the conference.
Foreign Crop Good,
Washington, April 17. The Euro
pean crop report of the Agricultural
department, covering conditions abroad
up to April 1, says that the heavy
snow which fell last winter over the
greater part of Europe, has, excepting
in parts of Russia and the Balkan
states, almost everywhere disappeared.
That the protection afforded to winter
cereals has been generally efficacious is
being demonstrated by the vigor with
which the plants in most countries
seem to be responding to the quicken
ing influences of spring.
Northwest Postal Affairs.
Washington, April 18. Postmasters
appointed'.
Oregon Antone, George C. Glover,
vice E. L. Knox, resigned; Kingsley,
Theodore Bushkul, vice W. L. Smith,
resigned; Lamont, Millard T. Cowan,
vice J. C. Rush, resigned.
Washington Cascade, Thomas Mof
fett, vice Minnie Stevenson, resigned.
Rural free delivery route No. 1 has
been ordered established June 17 at
New Kamilchie, Mason county, Wash.,
serving 410 people and 86 families.
Charges In Forest Service.
Washington., Apiil 18. Forest in
spector F. E. Ames has been placed
temporarily in charge of the Tillamook
and Umpqua forest reserves in Oregon.
Acting Supervisor Anderson, of Grant's
Pass, takes charge of the Ashland re
serve. D. B. Shellar, formerly in
charge of the Heppner reserve, has been
transferied to the Yakima reserve, in
Washington, being succeeded by T. R.
Chidsey. William Cryder is promoted
from manager to acting supervisor in
charge of the Colville reserve, in Wash
ington. Bonilla Becomes Exile.
Washington, April 17. The Navy
department is informed that the gun
boat Pi ineeton left Amapala on Satur
day with President Bonilla, of Hon
duras, on board. It was stated that
President Bonilla would be landed at
Salina Cruz, Mexico. His departure is
in compliance with an agreement enter
ed into between President Zelaya, of
Nicaragua and President Figueroa, of
Salvador, that the Hondurian president
leave the country.
500,000 in Six Months.
Washington, April 17. Accotdingto
a statement issued today by the bureau
of immigration, the total immigration
to the United States from all countries
for the six months ending Maich last
aggregated 539,137 persons, which is
an increase of 75,821 over a like period
in 1906. The total number of immi
giants from Russia for the six months
ending March last was 103,364, being
an increase of 21,631 over the corres
ponding period of 1906.
Exult Over Exoneration.
Washington, April 18. The recla
mation service, from Director Newell
dewn to the lesser oflieers, held a jubi
lation today at the oflicial exoneration
of Engineer Ros9 of Idaho by Secretary
Gat field. They claim the exoneration
will iinvest the service with renewed
confidence in the minds of the people,
re-establishing it everywhere where
charges by Special Agent Greene has
called it in question.
Wants Clerks to Weigh Mails.
Washington, April 17. The Civil
Service commission has been called
upon by the Fostoflice department to
furnish a list of clerks for temporary
wotk, beginning July 1, who will be
employed in making arithmetical com-
j putations in connection with the weigh-
I ing of the mais.
TEXAS VALUATION OF ROADS
Cowan Tells President How Capital
Is Limited.
Washington, April 20. Some inte
resting information on the operation of
the Texas stock and bond law of 1903,
under which a valuation of railioad
properties of the state was made in
1895, was given to the president today
by Judge S. II. Cowan, of Texas, a spe
cial employe of the Interstate Com
merce commission and attorney for the
Southwestern Cattlegiowers' associa
tion. Mr. Cowan told the president that
the Texas law had proven a success. It
had not been put upon thestatute
books for the purpose of tecoming the
basis for rate-making, he said, but to
fix a line beyond which the roads could
not go in issuing stocks and bonds. He
added that the valuation put upon the
roads by the Texas commission having
charge of the matter exceeded the cost
of construction by 15 to 20 per cent,
and the ccst of the ascertainment of
the facts had been comparatively small.
So far as he was aware, Judge Cowan
said, none of the railroads had contest
ed a valuation made under the law.
BORAH GOES TO ROOSEVELT
Idaho Senator Asks to Have Action
On His Case Postponed.
Washington, April 17. President
Roosevelt has been appealed to by Sen
ator Borah, of Idaho, to review his in
dictment by the Federal grand jury
with a view to postponing action until
after the trial of Moyer', Haywood and
Pettibone, the men accused of murder
ing Governor Steunenberg, of Idaho.
Senator Borah is the special counsel
engaged by the state to prosecute these
officials of the Western Federation of
Miners. The appeal of Senator Borah
places the president in a rather embar
rassing position.
In the event the president withholds
the action against Senator Borah, it
will be charged that he is showing fa
vors to those who are prosecuting the
miners, and if he does not, Senator
Borah will be seriously embarrassed in
the prosecution of the miners charged
with the murder of Steunenberg.
Civil Service in the South.
Washington, April 16. Civil Service
Commissioner Mcllheny, who is a
Southerner and a Democrat, is entering
on what he terms a campaign of educa
tion in the South in regard to the func
tion and character of the commission.
He found that one of the greatest diffi
culties in securing efficient service for
the government in the South was the
fact that the whites have conceived the
idea that the Eervice is meant especial
ly for the negroes, and as a consqeuence
when an examination for positions is
held it is generally attended largely by
negroes, the proportion often being ten
to one.
Heyburn Slowly Gains.
Washington, April 19. Senator
Heyburn, of Idaho, who has been very
ill in PhiladelDhia. was brought to this
city today. He is improving slowly,
though still very weak, and there is
much ground to be gained before his
condition will permit him to attend to
any official business. He was accom
panied here by Mrs. Heyburn, W. B.
Sams, his privae secretary, and a
trained nurse. Today was the first
time Mr. Heyburn was able to be
moved since the inception of his attack
of acute indigestion.
Will Relieve Congestion.
Washington, April 18. After a con
ference with and upon the recommenda
tion of Senator Bourne, Land Commis
sioner Bal linger has ordered Special In
spector O'Brien, of Denver, to proceed
to Roseburg and assist the local land
officers in clearing up the accumulation
of business in their office. Work has
fallen behind to such an extent that
there are now pending about 700 land
cases and contests awaiting action.
When the Roseburg office is straighten
ed out, similar work is to be done else
where in Oregon.
Cheap Paper for Official Records.
Washington, April 18. That the pa
pers supplied for government use too
freuently fall below the specifications,
lack durability or in some way are not
adapted to the purpose for which they
are intended, is the statement made by
Chief Wiley, of the chemistry bureau
in a circular issued by the Agricultural
department. Valuable documents and
rcientitic work are recorded on papers
which deteriorate, thus rendeiing the
secords useless.
Would Be "Cadet" or "Middy "
Washington, April 16. The State
department has received an inquiry
from Hamilton King, American minis
ter to Siam, asking whether it would be
possible to admit to the Naval or Mili
tary academy a nephew of the king of
Siam.
McLaren Pension Examiner.
Washington, April 19. On the re
commendation of Congressman Ellis,
Dr. A. P. McLaren has been appointed
by the pension bureau as examining
surgeon at St. Helens. Or., vice Dr. J.
E. Hall, who recently resigned.
Cuba Accepts Tuft's Program.
Washington, April 16. The War de
partment today received a dispatch fiora
Governor Ma goon, of Cuba, saying that
the plans for tb elections in the island,
which were made by Secretary Taft, are
satisfactory to everybody.
WILL FIGHT HENEY.
Big Corporations Have Banded To
gether in San Francisco.
San Francisco, April 17. A conspir
acy which puts into the shade the $5,
000,000 affair that recently aroused the
inmates of the White House has evolv
ed from the graft proceedings in San
Francisco, and, like the conspiracy in
Washington, it has its headquarters in
Washington. Moreover, one of the
leaders of the $5,000,000 conspiracy is
one of the chief actors in this latest
plot.
In short, the big corporations, which
have sighted the specter of indictment,
have banded together against the com
mon foe. Combined they represent
one of the most powerful forces that
America has known, and they ate pre
pared to expend a large share of the un
limited capital they control. The
United Railroads, an $80,000,000 cor
poration; the Pacific States Telephone
& Telegraph company, the Home Tele
phone company, and lastly the South
ern Pacific company, have joined hands
to fight down the graft prosecution.
The head and front of the plot are
reputed to be Patrick Calhoun and E.
H. Harriman. It is no secret that
above all others it is the desire of Mr.
Heney to direct the fire of the prosecu
tion against Calhoun and the men who
occupy the seats of the mighty in the
councils of the Southern Pacific. Har-
riman's representative on the Pacific,
W. F. Herrin, is one of the chief ob
jects of Mr. Heney's investigation. Mr.
Herrin has always refused to come into
the open and even now, with public
attention centered upon him, he re
mains in the background.
MEXICAN SHOCKS CONTINUE
Destruction Grows as Reports Come
From Outlying Districts.
City of Mexico, April 17. Heavy
earthquake shocks continued on the
west coast until 4 o'clock this morning.
Late news of the earthquake shows that
the devastation wrought was greater
than at first supposed. Beside the de
struction of Chilpancingo and Chilapa,
it is now said that Tixtla also was lev
eled. Messengers reaching Chilpancin
go say the Jtowns of Ayutla, and Omete-
pre have been wiped out.
The population of Ayutla is email.
and it is thought the loss of life there
will be insignificant. Ometepre is a
town of about 4,000 inhabitants and
the lose of life probably is large.
Tlapa, near the bolder line of the
state of Oaxaca, is also reported to be
wiped out. A report from Chilpancin
go says the whole of the west coast
from Acapulco south of Salina Cruz has
been badly damaged.
The damaged places are remote, and
news from the 6tricken district conse'
quently is incomplete. Only one wire
is working to Chilpancingo.
Standard Dodges Taxes.
Chicago, April 17. Taxing authori
ties of Lake county, Indiana, have in
stigated an action against the Standard
Oil company of Whiting as a result of
investigations in charge of County As
sessor William E. Black and his assist
ant, Towns Assessor Bert Escher, of
Hammond. They have discovered, they
say, that the company for four yeais
has sequestered millions of dollars
worth of valuable property from tax
duplicates. It is estimated by the
officials that the Standard Oil company
should be paying taxes on $40,000,000
worth of property when it is assessed
on the tax duplicates for only $3,000,
000 worth.
Will Test the 16-Hour Law.
Butte, Mont., April 17. A Helena
special to the Miner states that Attor
ney General Albert J. Galen in an
opinion rendered today states that he
holds the recent enactment by the leg
islature of the statute limiting the
hours of employment of railway em
ployes to 16 hourg to be valid. Wil
liam Wallace, Jr., counsel for the
Northern Pacific, has served notice
upon the board of railway commission
ers that the company will ignore the
new statute. Mr. Galen has advised
the commissioners to at once begin a
test case against the railways.
Accused of Taking Bribe.
Chicago, April 17. Perry L. Iled
rick, chief sanitary inspector of the
city Health department, was arrested
today on charges of soliciting and ac
cepting a bribe. It is alleged the $200
paid to him by George A. Beckway, an
inventor, was found in his pcket when
he was ariested. Hedrick was released
on $10,000 bonds. According to the
charges made against Hedrick, be
agreed with Beckway that on payment
of the money he would recommend
Beckway's invention to the Health de
partment. Boston Has $100,000 Fire.
Boston, April 17. Millions of dol
lars worth of property was endangered
today by a fire that broke out in a Cen
tral wharf warehouse, but owing to the
fact that the wind wa blowing in the
ditection of the harbor, the firemen
were able to confine the flames and pre
vent their spreading toward the city.
The fire was started in the oil refining
plant of Howe, French & Co., and was
caused hv the eTplnsinn of an oil tnnk.
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lhe property loss is placed kt f llKi,ow.
Wisconsin Central Is Guilty.
WMinneapolis, April 17 A jury in
the United States District court last
night found the Wisconsin Central rail
road and two of its officials guilty of
rebating. Burton Johnson, gener.il
fffitht firropt HP'' T. ?ti, t'W
assistant, were convicted on all the 17
counts named in the indictment.
QUAKE RUNS
LARGE AREA
Entire Southern Half of Republic
felt the Shock.
Two Cities Are Known to Be De
stroyed and Complete Silence Cov
ers Others Five Hundred Lives
Are Reported Lost Panic Reigns
Among Ruins.
Chilpancingo, Mexico, April 16.
This city has been completely destroyed
by an earthquake. The known dead
number 11 and the badly injured 27.
The greatest panic prevails and the
people are fleeing to the open country.
The earth continues to rock at half
hour intervale and many minor shocks
are completing the work of destruction
begun by the first earthquake.
Vv ord has reached here that the town
of Chilapa, 42 kilometers to the north
eastward, has also been destroyed. Jio
details have been received as to the
number of dad and injured.
The population of Chilpancingo is
7,498 and until the panic into which
the citizens have been thrown abates
it will be impossible to state the num
ber of casualties. The population of
Chilapa is 15,000.
Jo word has been received from
Tixtla, and it is feared it also has been
destroyed. According to the movements
of the earthquake, Tixtla would be in
its direct line.
Half Republic ,1s Shaken.
Mexico City, April l6. The Federal
telegraph office here has informed the
Associated Press that Sunday night's
earthquake baa inteifered with the
working of the wires in all parts of the
republic south of a line drawn from
Acapulco cn the west coast to Tampico
on the Gulf coast. From messages re
ceived at the telegraph office up to noon
it appears that the entire south half of
the republic including the lower coun
try and the Mesaba belt felt the shock.
The'National Bank of Mexico has re
ceived a telegram saying that 500 lives
were lost in the destruction of Chilapa
and Chilpansingo. In government cir
cles the report is not credited. It is
admitted that both cities were leveled
to the ground, but it is not thought
that the death list will even approxi
mate 500, owing to the fact that the
houses are built of stone in order to re
sist earthquake shocks.
TAMPERING WITH GOLD COINS
Entire Output of Denver Mint Under
Legal Fineness.
Denver, April 16. Department
heads of the new United States mint
in this city and three government
agente connected with the mint head
quarters began today checKing up the
coinage of the mint and making the an
nual settlements, several weeks in ad
vance of the usual time for these settle
ments. This action, following the gov
ernment report that gold coins from the
Denver mint have been found to be
under value in fineness of gold, though
up to grade in weight, means that the
government has begun action to discov
er who is responsible for the discre
pancy in fineness.
The government report states that
the coins are found to be under fine to
the extent of 5 cente on every $20 gold
piece. The discrepancy was discovered
by the Bank of England assayer, who
passed on a shipment of $1,500,000
made to England in January.
Money tor United States.
Shnnffhai. Anril 16. The sum of
$5,000 received from the United States
by the Famine Relief commission to
day was used to purchase 500,000
pounds of dried potatoes, which were
rushed to the tfront. A dispatch was
received today from a Chinese official
ffenng to put, for the first time in
listnrv. srpfl mhoafa above the locks of
the Grand canal, thus cutting down the
time for transportation to the famine
isfriet from this ritv to eieht davf.
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Fnrthpr nartieulars of the distress ex-
x
isting show that lhe people are eating
the green scum from the ponds, white
clay and the hulls of rice.
Five Burned in Wreckage.
St. Paul, Apiil 16. Running at a
speed of 40 miles an hour on a straight
track, the Great Northern west bound
Oriental Limited, which left here for
Pacific coast points Sunday morning,
was derailed at 1:15 yesterday morning
at Bartlett, N. D. Five persons were
killed and a score or more injured.
Later the gas tank exploded and the
train took fire, seven passenger coaches
being destroyed. The sleeper and ob
servation cars escaped the flames.
There is said to be some evidence that
the rails had been tampered with.
Made Whole Earth Shake.
Albsny, N. Y., April 16. The
strongest and longest earthquake shock
recorded upon the seismograph at the
atflto museum here since the instrument
j was installed began at 1.14 a. m. yes
terday and continued for nvre than two
hours. The record is much more pro
I nouneed than that made by the San
Fiancisco earthquake of last year. The
! maximum vibiation was so severe as to
swing the pendulum clear off the re
cording indicator.
Andean Volcanoes Break Out.
Buenos Ayres, April 16. Active
eruptions are in progress among the
Andean volcanoes in the territory of
Rio Negro. Ashes are being thrown
for a great distance.