Heppner gazette., September 03, 1908, Image 7

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AUGUSTA IS
UNDER WATR
Disastrous Tires Tollow in Wake of
Southern Hoods.
Loss Will Reach Over Half Million
Union Depot Under Ten Feet of
Water One Lame Telegraps Wire
Brings Out Report of Disaster
Loss of Life Expected.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 27. A long dis
tance telephone message from the As
sociated Press correspondent from
Augusta Hays that the city is complete
ly under water. In the down town
portion business houses, telegraph
offices and newspaper offices are com
pletely demoralized.
There were three deaths in Augusta
yesterday, two white people and one
negro.
The damage, it is estimated, will
reach half a million dollars.
At 8:150 last night it was learned
through the single wire of the Georgia
Railroad company, working partly into
Augusta, that the large cotton ware
house and the wholesale grocery ware
houses of the Nixon company were
burning.
The union depot is under ten feet of
water, and in the best residence dis
trict the water stands six feet deep
and is slowly rising.
The report of the fires in the Nixon
"warehouses cannot be confirmed. A
telegraph operator said he could not
get near enough on account of the
water, but that the fires were burning
in the vicinity of the big warehouses.
The floods in the Carolinas and Geor
gia culminated in the breaking of the
big dam six miles from Augusta, which
diverts the water from the Savannah
river into the canal at that point. The
great flood of water let loose soon
found its way into the city, and last
night, from Fifteenth street to the
Eastern boundary, Augusta was under
from six to 12 feet of water, which is
gradually rising.
FIGHT TO REGAIN TRADE.
San Francisco Merchants Will Or
ganize Traffic Bureau.
San Francisco, Aug. 27. An aggres
sive commercial campaign to recover
trade lost to the merchants of San
Francisco through the alleged indiffer
ence, neglect and lack of concerted
action, was decided upon today at a
meeting of the trade and commerce
committee of the Merchants' Ex
change. Steps were taken immediately to
-organize a traffic bureau, with an ex
perienced traffic manager in charge,
which will be a central organization
for the mercantile bodies of this city, I
whose object will be to see that mer j
chants, manufacturers, wholesalers and j
jobbers of San Francisco receive rail-;
road and water rates that will enable i
them to regain the territory taken
away by other cities, particularly Los
-Angeles.
POSTPONE EXPOSITION.
-Japanese Public Clamoring Against
Vast Expense.
Tokio, Aug. 27.---The unpopularity '
of President Kaneko, of the Tokio cx
position, has caused difficulties which;
may result in the postponement of the :
great exposition, which is now set for
P.' 12. !
The people are clamoring against the j
methods of Kaneko in spending great
sums of government money and the re
ports of the postponement have been j
so frequent that today the minister of:
agriculture and commerce found it ne- j
cessary to issue a formal denial. He j
saiil the exposition would be held at'
the time set, but even this assurance
is not sufficient to quiet the reports.
The strained industrial and financial
situation in Japan is the matter upper
most in the minds of most of the peo
ple and there is a widespread feeling
that the government chose a poor time
to go to the enormous expense of hold
ing the first great world's fair in the
Orient.
America Kindest to Imbeciles.
London, Aug. 27. -That America far
surpasses England in the care of her
idiotic insane is the report published
today by the royal commission appoint
ed to investigate American methods.
The commission recently returned from
the United States. Nearly every state
was visited, and the report says that
with few exceptions the American sys
tem was found superior to the P.ritish.
The report recommends that the Brit
ish government adopt a system that
embodies the best features of the meth
ods in vogue in several states.
Builders Tap Secret Till.
Seattle, Wash.. Aug. 27. Finger
prints in dust on a jewel box led detec
tives last night to arrest James
Holmes, a carpenter, who afterwards
confessed that he stole 42 diamonds,
valued at $1,000. from Captain E. W.
Johnston, the well known Nome oper
ator. The diamonds disappeared Aug
ust 17. Holmes and another carpenter
were the only persons who knew of the
secret closet for jewels, as they built
it at Captain Johnston's home.
No Clue to Raiders.
Aberdeen. S. P.. Aug. 27. The au
thorities here are investigating the
raids on I.owry and Alaska Sunday
night by a company of armed and
mounted men. Absolutely no clue to
the raiders has been found.
WATERS RECEDING.
Augusta Damage May Approximate
Million Dollars.
Augusta, Ga.f Aug. 28. Flood wa
ters at Augusta began receding this
afternoon. They reached the height
of 40 feet, probably as high as the
flood of 1888.
Rain has ceased in the upper valley
and there is no danger of further loss.
The loss approximates $750,000 to $1,
000,000 and consists of damage to
stocks of goods and private property,
destruction of the wagon and railroad
bridges across the Savannah river and
breaks in the canal banks. There are
dependent on the canal for power eight
cotton mills.
While the flood was at its height
five fires broke out. The McDaniel
builders' material establishment,
North Augusta, burned. A train of
40 cars belonging to the Southern rail
way burned in Hamburg. Nixon's
lime, cement and hardware house and
a huge quantity of lumber belonging
to the Georgia railway, at the Georgia
railway yards, were burned. The Au
gusta Railway & Electric company
cannot run their cars for three days.
No power plants are in operation ;
the telephone lines are not doing busi
ness; the railroads are accepting no
passengers. The water service is
crippled, but intact. The gas company
service is impaired, but not shut down.
There have been 10 to 15 drownings,
mostly negro laborers.
From the northwestern section of
the city the waters will not recede for
two or three clays. Tonight is a night
of tension. Missing men and families
are being reported.
The Augusta Chronicle got" out its
Thursday edition in abbreviated form
at 9 p. m. The Augusta Herald, an
afternoon paper, could not publish
Wednesday or Thursday.
TRIES GAME ON ROOSEVELT.
French Soldier Punished for Attempt
at Blackmail.
Bordeaux, Aug. 28. An extraordi
nary story was told at the court mar
tial today, of a member of the military
ambulance corps, Camille Marquet,
who was charged with attempting to
blackmail President Roosevelt. Ac
cording to the evidence before the
court, Marquet wrote to the president
on January 9, demanding on behalf of
"my society," without other specifica
tion, "$2,000 on account of services
rendered during the presidential elec
tion," and promising further "im
mense help."
Receiving no reply to this demand,
Marquet wrote again on March 9,
threatening a scandal "which will cast
dishonor upon the whole family unless
the money is forthcoming at a fixed
date." In conclusion the writer said:
"The highest heads are no longer
safe on their shoulders; look at Portu
gal." The president handed the letters to
the French consul general, who com
municated with the French police.
Marquet was brought up for court
martial, but the court, in consideration
of the good character of the youth,
sentenced him to six days imprison
ment, giving him the benefit of the
first offender's law.
CARPET WORTH THOUSANDS
Floor Covering of U. S. Mint Filled
With Gold Dust.
San Francisco, Aug. 28. The car
pet floor of the adjusting room at the
San Francisco mint is about worn out
and after the old covering has been
taken up it will be handled with far
more care than the new one. It will
be many times more valuable, because
it is literally lined with gold. The
old carpet will be burned and from the
ashes the Treasury department officials
expect to realize about $5, nm).
In the adjusting room files are used
to trim surplus gold from the coins
after being stamped. It frequently
happens that the overwe'glit tilings
thus taken off fall to the floor and be
come imbedded in the carpet. The
very best carpets are purchased for
this room, so that the closely-woven
material will hold securely the scat
tered particles of gold.
It is nothing unusual for the govern
ment to get $5,000 worth of gold dust
out of the ashes resulting from the
burning of one of these carpets.
Eats His Entire Family.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 28. Details
are given in a Yakutsk newspaper of a
revolting case of cannibalism among
the tribes of Lamuts living on the
I River Kokordi, in extreme Northwcst-
ern Siberia. One of the nomads, driv
en desperate by hunger, devoured the
bodies of his brother, wife and four
j children. A party of hunters came
; upon the deserted encampment and
! found the remains of the bodies. The
brother's body was not found, and it is
I not known whether he was eaten or
! wandered away and perished.
Abd El Aziz in Flight.
Tangier, Aug. 28.- Mi lai Ilafid hrs
been proclaimed sultan of Morocco at
El Araish. as well as at Rabat anil
Salee. Abd El Aziz, the sultan who
suffered defeat at the hands of Mulai
Ilafid last week, at a point not for
from Morocco City, is making his way
out to the coast. He is expected at
Casa Blanca soon. He is accompanied
only by some of his advisers. All of
the tribesmen who were in his service
have been returned to their homes.
Settle Canadian Strike.
Winnipeg, Aug. 2.-- A rumor com
ing from an authoritative source says
the Canadian Pacific railway officials
are getting tired of the strike and ne
gotiations will Ik begun tomorrow
with a view to ending it.
NEWS NOTES FROM THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL CITY
FIND NEW ROUTE.
Japanese Laborers Eetering United
States as Students.
Washington, Aug. 29. The depart
ment of commerce and labor has refer
red to the State department a new
question which has arisen under the
administration of regulations exclud
ing Japanese of the laboring classes.
The incident reveals a method not
hitherto considered whereby thousands
of Japanese laborers could gain access
to this country without recourse by the
United States.
Miyuki Komura was recently ad
mitted through Seattle on a passport
showing him to be a student. He had
about $00 in his possession at the
time. Instead of going to school im
mediately, he went to work. Next he
crossed into Canada and found employ
ment. He decided to re-enter the
United States, which he did near Port
Hill, Idaho, and was taken into cus
tody. Canada refused to allow him to be
sent back to the Dominion. This
brought the matter before the head of
the department of commerce and labor,
and it being decided that the law gave
no authority for his deportation to
Japan, he was discharged.
Authorities here consider the case of
considerable importance. If there is
no provision for deportation in such
cases, there will be nothing to prevent
other Japanese from making use of
the same expedient to get into thi3
country and to remain here.
RENEGADES GO HOME.
Utah Indians Who Went to Dakota,
Returning to Reservation.
Washington, Aug. 25. The officials
of the Indian bureau are expecting
soon to hear of the arrival at their old
reservation in Utah of 400 renegade
Indians, who have spent the greater
part of the last two years on the Soiux
lands in South Dakota.
The Utes started on the long march
overland July 20 and when last heard
from had passed Fort Robinson, half
way between the starting and stopping
points. At Robinson some of the In
dians dropped out and the bureau is
now puzzled as to what to do with the
stragglers. They are going slowly
over the journey of 600 miles, disturb
ing no one and attracting little atten
tion. The Indians have manifested no dis
position toward improper conduct.
When they went away they said they
were confident they could do better
north, where game was more plentiful
and the supervision less rigid. On
arrival, they professed to be satisfied
with their new homes and haughtily
spurned overtures to return. When,
however, they found that game laws
were as rigid in one state as another,
and especially when they discovered
that they must work or starve, they
seemed to experience a gradual change
and they have recently been insistent
upon returning to their Utah lands.
Liquor Taxes Falling Off.
Washington, Aug. 28. The monthly
statement of the collections of internal
revenue shows that the total for Julv,
1908, was $22,029,310, which is a fall
ing off of $2,899,500 as compared with
July. 1907. The most noteworthy de
crease is in the receipts from the retail
liquor dealers special tax which
amounts to $216,149. This indicates
that 8,046 retail liquor dealers went
out of business during July, which is
said to be largely due to prohibition
legislation in the various states.
Slow to Adopt New Plan.
Washington, Aug. 25. T. P. Kane,
deputy controller of the currency,
stated today that the published state
ment that a large number of national
banks in Oklahoma had notified the
controller of the currency of their in
tentions to surrender their national
charters and enter the state banking
system, because of the opinion ren
dered by the attorney general that
they cannot lawfully avail themselves
of the state guaranty laws was not in
accordance with the facts.
To Build Clear Lake Dam.
Washington, Aug. 26. The secre
tary of the interior has authorized the
reclamation service to begin construc
tion of the Clear Lake dam in the Kla
math irrigatiaon project, by force ac
count. The total estimated cost of
this work is $165,000. jds for erec
tion of this dam have been rejected on
the ground of excessive cost, ami it is
believed that work can be carried on
effectively and economically with the
force in hand.
Kermit Stops Runaway.
Oyster Bay, Aug. 29. It was stated
here tonight that Kermit Roosevelt,
second son of the president, stopped a
runaway team of horses this after
noon, after a wild chase on horse
back along the shore road into Bay
ville, and probably saved the lives of
Mrs. Frank Hilton, of New York, and
her two small sons.
Discuss Tariff Changes.
Washington. Aug. 28. The subcom
mittee of the senate committee on fi
nance, which has under consideration
proposed changes in the administrative
features of the tariff law. txlay com
pleted its preliminary work in Wash
ington and adjourned to meet in New
York at the call of the chairman, Sen-j
ator Burrows.
WORK OF VANDALS.
Ninety-four Years Ago British Tried
to Burn Capital.
Washington, Aug. 20. Ninety-four
years ago Monday a British army, un
der the command of General Ross, en
tered the city of Washington, having
defeated 6,000 American soldiers on
their way.
The capital was abandoned to the
invaders, President Madison and other
high officials of the government hav
ing left th
the city before the arrival 0f
sh. In revenge for a Wash-
the British
ingtoman having attempted to kill
General Ross, whose life was saved at
the expense of his horse, the British
attempted to burn the capital. That
building was saved, but the congres
sional library was destroyed, and with
it many valuable historical documents.
The torch also was applied to the
White House, the Treasury and the
War and State departments, and before
the British evacuated the city and the
flames were extinguished, property
valued at $2,000,000 had been destroy
ed, and in addition several socre of
Americans were killed or wounded.
LOWER ARMOR BELT.
Naval Experts Decide to Change Line
on Future Fighters.
Washington, Aug. 27. It is an
nounced here today that at the summer
conference of naval officers at the na
val war college at Newport, at which
have been discussed the designs for the
new warships for the past six months,
it was decided to lower the armor belt
on the battleships to be constructed
after the Florida and the Utah have
been finished. The armor belts on the
Utah and the Florida will be the same
as that on the Delaware.
The decision to lower the armor belt
was made because of the advance
toward perfecting torpedoes. The
naval authorities decided that the
greater protection below the water line
was needed.
Five-inch rather than six-inch guns
have been decided on as the better for
the secondary batteries. Military
masts will be abandoned and the new
battleships will be provided with one
and possibly two steel fire-control tow
ers 90 feet high.
Ordered Out of Exile.
Washington, Aug. 2". Orders were
issued by the War department today
directing Colonel William F. Stewart,
of the Coast artillery, who several
months ago was sent to the abandoned
military post of Fort Grant, Ariz., on
account of "temperamental incapa
city," to proceed to Fort Huachuca,
Ariz., to take the riding test prescribed
for field officers. At the conclusion of
the test he is directed to return to Fort
Grant. Fort Grant is 26 miles from
the nearest railroad. Fort Huachuca
is about 100 miles from Fort Grant,
on the Mexican border. Colonel Stew
art has the option of riding on horse
back 30 miles a day for three consecu
tive days or walking 50 miles in the
same period.
Warships Not Faulty.
Washington, Aug. 26. The report
that the battleships of the North Da- j
kota and Delaware clas" are regarded ;
as unsatisfactory by the naval board,
recently in session at New port, is not
credited here. Assistant Secretary ,
Newberry, who was in consultation
with the board, stated that no radical
changes would be made in the plan- of
the Florida and Utah, the battleships
of the Drcadnaught type. The board
will not have its report completed
until next week, when it will be sent
to the president for approval. The
new idea that will be recommended as .
a result of the Newport conferences ,
will be carried out in the Utah and :
Florida, but will not be the cause of
any changes in the plans of the North .
Dakota and Delaware. !
j Pure Food Law Not Bar.
j Washington, Aug. 28. The United
States pu;e food law, instead of ham
pering foreign trade, has benefited it,
and seems to have carried with it a
! greater respect for foreign labels, is
the opinion expressed by the United
States consul, Dominic I. Murphy, at
j Bordeaux. France In a report on
' French exports to the United States,
Consul Murphy says the records of the
Bordeaux consulate show that the de
clared values of exports of French
foods and food products to the Umtod
Slates during the first year of the
operation of the pure food law actually
increased.
Sie; Overcharge on Rire.
Washington, Aug. 27.- The Bayeii
City Rice mills, of Houston. Tex., has
: tiled a complaint with the Interstate
Commerce commission against the
Houston & Texas Central, the North
ern Pacific and other roads, alleging
excessive rates on rice to Portland. On
a shipment of three cars, it is alleged,
a 78-cent rate was charged, 55 cents
being the proper rate. Reparation of
about $400 is asked for and an order
making the 55-eent rate the maximum.
Report Treat Failure.
Washington. Aug. 27. -Attempts
are being maudo today to verify a re
port that leaked out of dip'omatie cir
cles yesterday to the effect that all
efforts to effect an immigration treaty
between the United States and Japan
have failed. The statement was made
by a visitor to Washington who is
uiorougniv conversant with, anairs in
the Far East, after conference with a
member of the State department.
PROBES AMERICAN MINES.
Belgian Expert Comes as Guest of
Government.
New York, Aug. 26.-Victor W.
Watteyne, chief of the Belgian depart
ment of mines, was a passenger on the
Red Star liner Kroonland, which ar
rived in port today. Chief Watteyne
comes as the guest of the United
States government and will be consult
ed by the bureau of geodetic survey in
its coming investigation of the mining
conditions in this country. Congress
has appropriatted $150,000 for this
purpose. Captain Desbrough, of Eng
land, and A. Meismer, of Germany,
both expert mining engineers, will
' come later to join Chief Watteyne.
. In. 1 Ln,ted Stat'9 there are 3'
200
deaths due to accidents everv vear in
the mines, or three to every thousand
mining employes. Speaking of the
tremendous death rate, Chief Watteyne
said yesterday:
"In Belgium, where the mines are
the oldest in Europe and the most dan
gerous and deepest in the world, the
death rate is only one man in a thous
and a very good record, considering
the extremely hazardous nature of the
work. I expect to be very much in
terested in my commission to study
American methods."
Chief Watteyne left promptly for
Pittsburg. He will go from there to
Hanna, Wyo., to study a sealed mine
in which, during ten years over 300
miners have lost their lives. Chief
Watteyne will suggest some scheme by
which it can be worked with safety.
BISBEE AGAIN FLOODED.
Third Cloudburst Within Month Does
Much Damage.
Bisbee. Ariz., Aug. 26. Bisbee for
the third time in three weeks was yes
terday visited by a cloudburst. The
damage is estimated at $25,000. The
bursting of a subway at the head of
Main street caused the damage. When
the subway burst a wall of water six
feet deep swept down the street, carry
ing ahead of it horses, wagons, buggies
and the automobile of G. J. Cunning
ham, cashier of the bank of Bisbee.
At the lower end of the street the au
tomobile was rescued.
A number of house foundations were
weakened. The Grand hotel was con
demned this evening and the guests
moved out. Last night the town was
without fire protection, owing to water
mains being washed away. The gas
was off and all big sewerage mains are
broken in many places. So far as is
known there is no loss of life.
Bisbee is located in a canyon, so
that cloudbursts inthe mountains above
make the place peculiarly susceptible
to floods.
JAPAN IS BUSY.
Immense War Debt and Labor Prob
lems Worry Statesmen.
New York, Aug. 26. Japan, sorely
pressed in financial matters, with labor
troubles and increased cost of living
changing the entire economic system,
will not go to war with any nation for
10 years at least, according to General
Adolphus W. Greeley, U. S. A., re
tired who, with Mrs. Greeley and their
two daughters, arrived on the President
Grant of the Hamburg-American line
today from Hamburg.
"There have been within a year not
less than 140 strikes in Japan, so I
was told by a prominent official," said
Mr. Greeley, "and I do not believe the
world in general knows that they ended
successfully for the strikers. This
makes for entirely different economic
conditions in that country. Japan has
enousrh. with financial problems and
the question of higher wages, to be
mei, u. nee,, nn ,slu , uu?v
l ie situation at nome ior years to
J
come.
Unwritten Law is Good Law.
Eastland, Tex., Aug. 26. The grand
jury todav recommended that the "un-
written law be put on the statute j
books of the state in order that young
I women can have
greater protection, j
j The recommendation grew out of seri
ous crimes against young girls and
women here lately. The whole com
munity has been aroused. In its re
port the grand jury recommends that
mothers give their daughters more pro
tection from the world and asks the
state legislature to put the "unwritten
law" on the statute books.
First Train Into Calor.
San Francisco. Aug. 26. The line of
the California Northeastern railrorad
was opened from this city to Calor. on
the line between Oregon and Califor
nia, today. The first car to stop at
Calor was that of W. F. llerrin, chief
attorney for the Southern Pacific road.
1". II. Harriman, since he went over
the road on his way to Klamath lake,
gave order- to get the line built through
to Klamath river
is soon as possu
and work has gone
on night and day.
Japanese Sees Maneuvers.
Junection City. Kan.. Aug. 26.
Major T. Tanaka. of the Japanese em
bassy in Washington,
maneuver camp last n
arrived
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and c
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-d oth.
met at the railroad station by
General Kerr's personal staff,
corted to headquarters, where
introduced to General Kerr ;
officers of the staff
Major Tana-'
will remain an ob:
for several days.
erver at the can
Toronto Has SIS'l.Ci O Ftp
Toronto. Ont.. Aug. -6. Half et
the Union stockyards in West Toronto
was wiped o;;t ty 1 re tonight. l oss.
$150,000. Seven houses on Keel street
were also destroyed The origin of
the fire is not known.
LONE BANDIT
ROBS TOURISTS
Secures Over $2,000 in Coin From
125 Yellowstone Travelers.
Stops Eleven Coaches Inside Park
Boundary Watches and Jewelry
Also Given Up by Unarmed Pas
sengers Drivers Not Molested
Soldiers Pursue Outlaw.
Lake Hotel, Yellowstone Park, Wyo.,
Aug. 25. The greatest stage hold-up
in the West in many years, at least in
the number of coaches held up, occur
red yesterday within the boundaries of
the Yellowstone park. The work was
done by a lone highwayman, and the
passengers were absolutely helpless in
his hands, as no guns are permitted in
the park to either drivers or tourists.
In all, it is estimated from the state
ment of passengers, that something
like $2,000 in cash wa3 obtained,
drafts worth $10,000, other papers and
transportation, besides a rich haul in
watches and jewelry.
In all, 21 coaches left the Upper
Geyser basin in the morning. The
highwayman was encountered about
five miles further on at a lonely spot
aiong the banks of Spring creek, a
tributary of the Fire Hole river. The
creek is lined with bushes. The first
lot of coaches, numbering seven, and
following each other closely, passed by
the place unharmed. There was a gap
between them, and the next lot of
eight following.
After the first of the eight came
along the highwayman stepped from
the bushes and ordered the driver to
halt. He did not molest the driver,
nor any of the drivers following.
These eight coaches had barely gone
on when three more came along, and
these were robbed in a like manner.
In all about 125 people were held
up, though not all of these suffered
loss. When the robber ordered the
drivers to move on, he stood a few
minutes with his gun pointed toward
them, and then walked down the road.
As quickly a3 possible after a tele
phone was reached at Thumb Station
word was sent to the soldiers and a
detail started in pursuit of the man
who is described as about 5 feet 8
inches tall, with bluish-grey eyes, and
bristly grey whiskers. He acted lite
a man short of breath or a consump
tive. GUN SILENCER IS TESTED.
Maxim's Latest Invention Gives As
tounding Results in Practice.
Springfield, Mass., Aug. 25. The
official test of Hiram P. Maxim's gun
silencer was made by officers stationed
at the United States armory here to
day. The test, it is said, proved the
truth of the claims of the inventor.
The device was attached to a regula
tion army rifle. The test was made at
regular ranges, relays of signals being
stationed at intervals. It was found
that while the discharge of the une
quipped rifle is audible 7,700 yards,
with the silencer this distance was cut
down to 1,500 yards. Further tests
were made to determine whether the
silencer interferred with the velocity
of the bullet and it was found that this
interference was slight, reducing the
velocity not more than 5 or 6 per cent.
INDIGNANT AT CASTRO'S ORDER
Citizens of Parian Ports Resent Em-
bargo on Travel.
p Qf g . . 25. NeWS has
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been received here that President C as-
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iro nas iiisirucieu uie tunctiuis ui cus
toms in Venezuelan ports not to clear
any passengers for the West Indian
islands. The Venezuelan consul here
has been instructed to withhold pass-
from persong desirous of taking
., ti, steamers to Venezuela.
T1 is action on the part of the Venezue-
i lan government has caused great indig
! nation and is a serious blow to the in-
habitants of the Parian ports and
Cuidad Bolivar, and will add consider
ably to the misery already existing
there.
Preparations for T.-M. Congress.
San Francisco, Aug. 25. Arthur F.
Francis, of Cripple Creek, Colo., perm
anent secretary of the Trans-Mississipi
congress, which is to convene here
from October 6 to October 10, estab
lished headquarters m the board of
trade
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at
con-
.ich will be attend.
d bv dele-
em every state and territory
west of the Mississippi river. It is
expected tnat at least i.ooo c.eiegates
will attend
from outside state:
Million for Balloon Plans.
Geneva. Switzerland, Aug. 25. It
is learned today that Count Zeppelin
was
w as
ago;
g "..
to s
is again visited two
days ago by
erts of t!v
mysterious American
ndicate which
fft red $4.ono,oou for
a;rhip recently lost at Echterdin
The Americans are now trying
i cure possession of the new balloon
under cor struct ion by Zeppelin, to be
known as No. 5. It is said that they
have even gone so far as to offer
Old Virginia is Shaken.
Riehmonmd. Ya., Aug. 2". There
wire several severe earth tremors felt
in Powhaton, Amelia and Chesterfield
counties last night and this morning.
No one was hurt and no property dam
age done.
J