Heppner gazette., May 13, 1909, Image 3

FIRES IN BRUSH
SWEEP COUNTRY
Settlers Lose Homes and rice for
Lives Before Flames.
Heavy Gales Drive Devastating Ele
ment Over Country, Sweeping Ev
erything Before It Losses Will
Reach Half Million Dollars Two
Big Sawmills Burned.
Kamloops, B. C, May 6. Hundreds
of thousands of dollars in property was
destroyed and scores of ranchers forced
to flee for theii lives as the result of a
disastrous brush fire that swept the
country from Notch Hill as far east as
Three Valley, and south from Sicamous
as far as Vernon.
Among the losses are two large saw
mills, both of which were totally con
sumed in the wall of flame that swept
over the land. The big Carhn mill,
located between Tappens siding and
Notch Hill, was wiped out, with a loss
of $75,000, as was also the Carrigan
mill on Salmon river, valued at $35,
000. Several of the millhands had to
flee for their lives.
Three large brush fires had been
burning for several days and a terrific
gale soon brought them into contact
with each other.
Barns and houses fell a prey to the
fire and many head of cattle were lost,
while many settlers had to leave every
thing and hasten to pave their lives.
While it is impossible to estimate
the tots! losses, it is known they will
reach nearly half a million dollars in
the vicinity of Salmon Arm.
In the Mara district the loss will be
heaviest, as scores of ranch properties
were completely devastated.
On the main line of the Canadian
Pacific the fences and the telegraph
lines were destroyed for nearly 20
miles, and telegraph communication
between Revelstoke and Kamloops was
cut off for hours.
BANKS KEEP ABDUL'S FUNDS
Refuse to Give Them Up on Demand
of Young Turks.
Vienna, May 6. The Bank of Eng
land which holds the largest portion of
Abdul Hamid's wealth, refuses point
blank to deliver up the ex-sultan's cash
at the demand of the Young Turks com
mittee. French, German and Italian
banks likewise refuse. Meanwhile the
committee is trying every possible
means to force Abdul Hamid into sign
ing checks in their favor for all his
money, but this procedure is already
attracting the attention of the powers.
It is well known that the czar of Ru?
bia, kings of Italy and Greece, and oth
er monarchs have placed large sums in
the Bank of England in order to secure
depots outside their own countries with
a view of possible contingencies. That
such sums should be escheated at a mo
ment when misfortune against which
it was intended to provide should come,
afford a very unfortunate precedent:
SHORT IN ACCOUNTS.
Ex-Adjutant General of Washington
Spent Over $20,000.
Olympia, Wash., May 6. On ficti
tious and forged vouchers, which he in
duced Governor Mead and State Auditor
C. W. Clausen to approve, Ortis Ham
ilton, formerly of Colfax and Spokane,
secured while adjutant general and
spent personally between $20,000 and
$50,000 of state military funds, accord
ing to a partial confession made to
Governor Hay and Attorney General
Bell here this afternoon. Hamilton is
now in custody of the sheriff here in
default of $10,000 bonds, having been
arrested on complaint of the attorney's
general's office on charge of larceny of
state moneys.
The state expects to make good $20,
000 of his shortage from the National
Surety company, of New York, by
which Hamilton was bonded to that
amount.
Sealers to Be Shielded.
Victoria, B. C, May 6. Japanese
warships are to be sent to Bering sea
to protect the sealers from Yokohama
and other ports across the Pacific which
flock to Bering sea in growing numbers
each year. This is news from an au
thoritative source at Tokio. A letter
received here says: "In view of the
fact that Japanese sealers are seized
every year in and about the Bering sea
on charges of poaching, the Japanese
government is considering proposals to
send warships there for the protection
of the sealers."
$3,200,000 for Depositors.
Providence, R. I., May 6. By way
of observing the anniversary of its re
opening, following a temporary receiv
ership of three months, due to financial
conditions in New York, the Union
Trust company of this city has paid out
$3,200,000 to its depositors. This sum
represents 20 rer cent of the amount
due when the bank became embarrassed
and brings the total distributed amohg
the depositors to 60 per cent. The re
maining 40 per cent will be paid later.
Tornado Rips Up Country.
Muskogee, Okla., May 6. It was re
ported here after midnight that a tor
nado had swept over Carter county,
Oklahoma, and Ardmore, a town of
15,000, had been devastated. All
wires in the vicinity are down and
early this morning it was impossible
to confirm the reports. Western Union
Telegraph company advices tell of a
severe storm near Ardmore.
ACCIDENT IN SEATTLE.
Rail of Balcony Snaps, Throwing 300
People to Floor.
Seattle, Wash., May 7. In full view
of the throng witnessing the great in
door meet of the Seattle Athletic club
at the new armory 'last night, at the
close of the Marathon race, the balcony
rail gave way and precipitated fully
300 persons to the floor beneath. At
least 50 are seriously injured, and some
may die.
Instantly the throng became panic
stricken with horror at the sight, but
soon collected itself and began the
work of assisting those who lay crush
ed and bleeding on the floor. Ambu
lances and physicians were quickly
summoned, and those who could be
moved were sent to hospitals.
The accident occurred at the close of
the Marathon race, with the contest
ants neck and neck at the finish line,
which was directly beneath the bal
cony. It was to see the nnisn oi mis
event that the crowd leaned over the
balcony when the rail broke, precipi
tatine 300 people to the cement floor
15 feet below.
The accident was due to the collapse
of the iron railing at the end of the
balcony. The hollow iron railing was
on the outside instead of the inside of
the iron rods that support the balcony.
When the railing 'gave way more than
300 of the spectators on that side of
the buildiner pluneed head foremost to
the floor below,.
So far were the people leaning out
over the balcony that when the railing
gave way practically every one in the
balcony in that vicinity was swept
overboard.
Both city police patrols and every
available ambulance in the city, to
gether with scores of private automo
biles and scores of physicians hurried
to the scene. A squad of police
clubbed their way into the crowd and
made way for the people to assist the
injured to the waiting ambulances and
automobiles, which hurried them to
the hospitals.
CLEMENCEAU DEFIED.
French Civil Servants Organize Union
and Trouble May Follow.
Paris, May. 7. The famous P. T. T.
that is, the Posts, Telegraphs & Tel
ephone Employes association threw
down the gage of battle to the govern
ment today by transforming itself into
a syndicate or union under the law of
1884. This places the association on
the same footing with workmen's un
ions with the right to strike.
This defiance, which is nothing short
of open revolt, came as a sudden and
sensational sequel to Premier Clemen
ceau's failure today to receive a depu
tation of postal employes, who called
to demand the redemption of promises
they say the government made when
the recent strike was declared off.
The government, which claims' to be
prepared for any eventuality, it is con
ceded must now act vigoroulsy or abdi
cate. The leaders of the movement
have no option but to declare a strike
the minute the government makes a
hostile turn. The entire country is
tremendously excited by the violent
agitation to which it has been subject
ed for months, and fears are entertain
ed that a whirlwind may be unchained.
There are even intimations that the
monarchist and other reactionaries are
furnishing funds to stir up a revolution
in the hope of imposing a new regime.
BROKEN LEVEE COSTLY.
Over 14,000 Acres Are Flooded by
Rise in San Joaquin River.
Stockton, Cal., May 7. Reports
from the islands tonight say it will be
impossible to save reclamation district
No. 17, on which a break in the levee
occurred this morning.
The water is pouring from the San
Joaquin river through a crevasse al
most 100 feet wide opposite Lathrop.
Owners of property are rushing a
dredger and steamer to the scene, but
at the rate the water is running into
the large tract the indications are all
of the 14,000 acres will be inundated.
The land is very rich and was ex
pected to produce fully 35 sacks of bar
ley to the acre. The loss this year
will be near $250,000.
Would Use Spiritualism.
Rome, Italy, May 7. Princess d'An-
tuni says the proposed attempt to com
municate with Mars by means of sig
naling is not likely to succeed, and be
sides, is of no practical value, because
even if it succeeded it would prove only
that the planet is inhabited, and could
not lead to any regular communication.
She advocates Spiritualism as the best
and safest plan and suggests that a
series of experiments be undertaken
under strict scientific conditions for the
purpose of ascertaining the best meth
od of communicating with Mars.
Oil Supply Investigated,
Bakersfield, Cal., May 7. Two Jap
anese naval officers and an officer of a
leading Japanese steamship company
are hre looking into the oil production
of this county. It is supposed their in
quiry is relative to the adoption of Cal
ifornia oil for fuel by the Japanese
navy. Ihe Japanese are Commander
Yiechi Tomiyasu and Naval Expert
Sanmatsu Kanaya, of the Japanese
navy, and Yoshie Nakaya, of Nutsio &
Company, the Japanese steamship firm.
Abdul's Hoards Are Found.
Constantinople, May 7. The com
mission which is taking an inventory
of the property at the imperial palace
at Yildiz has, it is stated, discovered
bank notes to the value of $2,250,000
and a large quantity of jewelry. Pa
pers seized at the palace show that Ab
dul Hamid had over$ 5,000,000 on de
posit at a foreign bank.
A BRIEF DAILY REPORT ON
THE
Saturday, May 8.
Washington, May 8. The battle
over the lead schedule of the tariff bil
continued in the senate today and the
issue was more clearly drawn between
the Republican leaders and the Repub
lican insurgents. The latter openly
threatened to keep congress in session
all summer rather than allow the sched
ules to be rushed through, and warned
the leaders that an unsatisfactory bill
meant only a renewal of the battle for
revision two years hence. Aldrich re
torted that, if every schedule were to
be thoroughly explained, the bill would
not be completed in 10 years.
Friday, May 7.
Washington, May 7. The senate
voted today to fix the duty on lead con
tained in lead ore at 1 cents a pound,
which is the rate of the Dingley bill
and of the pending bill as it was passed
by the house.
Fifty-three senators including all
the Republicans present and Hughes
and McEnery of Louisiana, Democrats,
voted for the duty and 19 Democrats
voted against it. The vote was not
significant.
During the day Clapp, of Minnesota,
spoke at length in favor of lowering
the tariff duties, and Owen, of Okla
homa, upheld the constitutionality of
an income tax.
Thursday, May 6.
Washington, May 6. Little progress
was made in the consideration or tne
tariff bill by the senate today, the lead
schedule being under discussion. Bris-
tow made a strong fight against in
creases over the duties provided in the
house, on the ground that such increas
es would unnecessarily increase the
cost of paint, which the farmers used
extensively.
Cummins addressed the Berate in
favor .of the lower duties, especially in
the iron and steel schedules. He de
clared that the people would take mat
ters into their own hands if the law
did not check monopolies.
Bristow renewed his attack on the
lead schedule and Beveridge protested
against haste when a vote was called
for. Bristow then remarked :
"For the third time a vote has been
called for on this paragraph while I
have been attempting to get recogni
tion of the chair. I am a new member
here, and perhaps it is considered that
have no right to be heard, but I am
here, just as are others who have been
members of the senate for 30 years,
and I have the same constitutional
right to be heard as they have."
Bristow continued to discuss the
lead schedule and a vote was not or
dered. Aldrich tried unsuccessfully
later to reach a vote, but the discus
sion lasted until adjournment.
Wednesday, May 5.
Washington, May 5. The reading
of the tariff bill and the adoption of
amendments passed over when the
measure was first read in the senate
was resumed today, having been dis
placed since April 23 by speeches of
senators who have discussed the meas
ure as a whole.
Amendments on the schedules for
ead ore and for lead products from
which paint is manufactured called
forth a storm of criticism. Bristow
moved that the house provision of 2J8
cents per pound instead of 2 cents
per pound on orange mineral, as pro
posed by the committee, be retained,
this being the first of the committee
series of increases relating to lead that
was reached.
The regluar order being called for on
demand by Bristow for an aye and nay
vote, the rollcall was begun. Heyburn
attempted to take the floor and the
chair ruled that it was too late to in
terrupt the call. A murmur of protest
was neard in various parts ot ine
chamber, Heyburn angrily announcing:
"If we start in that spirit there will
be trouble."
The vote on orange mineral was re
garded as a test, and the rate proposed
by the . committee of 3 3 cents per
pound, instead of the house rate of 2J8
cents, was agreed to, 41 to 35.
Tuesday, May 4.
Washington, May 4. At the session
of the senate today, Dolliver, of Iowa,
attacked the methods under which pro
tective tariff bills are formed, and had
a lively tilt with Aldrich. Democratic
senators remained silent. At times
the Republican debate threatened to
become acrimonious, but the Iowa sen
ator was every ready with a humorous
reply which called forth laughter when
angry words seemed unavoidable.
Borah concluded his speech on the
ncome tax, delivering an extended le
gal argument to show that there was
ample reason for believing that the Su
preme court might reverse itself if the
constitutionality of that tax should
again be presented to it.
A strong plea for the extension of
the protective tariff system to jute fas
made by Bradley, of Kentucky, who
declared that with the protective pol
icy covering products of his state, Ken
tucky would be safely Republican in
the future.
Mehemmed Sends Thanks.
Washington, May 6. Sultan Me
hammed V of Turkey has cabled a mes
sage in acknowledgment of the greet
ings sent to him by President Taft on
his ascension to the throne. Ambas
sador Leishman at Constantinople
cabled that the government had taken
energetic means to suppress further
attempts at disorders and to punish
perpetrators of the recent trouble. The
government, he said, appeared to be
able and anxious to restore peace.
WORK OF CONGRESS
Monday, May 3.
Washington, May 3. An extended
defense of the duty on lumber provided
in the Dingley bill was met in the sen
ate today by Piles, of Washington. He
was followed by Borah, who discussed
the income tax, not only declaring that
it was just, but, in view of the divided
opinion in the Supreme court of the
United States, insisted that it was the
duty of congress again to submit the
question of the constitutionality of the
tax to the court.
A plea against free lumber, and a
story of Oriental labor figuring in the
difference of cost between the two
sides of the Canadian boundary line
was the substance of Piles' speech
Piles contended that a tariff sufficient
to save the American manufacturer
the United States market for his low
grade lumber and shingles will make
it possible for him to utilize every part
of the tree.
Jealous of Use of His Face.
Waohington, May 8. Forester Gif
ford Pinchont has appealed to the De
partment of Justice to investigate sev
eral nursery companies in California
which have been circulating literature
bearing his name and picture. Pinchot
made the request when Associate For
ester Price returned to Washington
and reported that the literature was
being circulated in California by com
panies promoting eucalyptus growing.
Although no actual statement is made
in the literature to the effect that the
government is behind the eucalyptus
projects, Pinchot said he believed it
was intended to create this impression
and he wanted to learn the legal status
of the case.
Pardon Asked for Meldrum.
Washington, May 4. Henry Mel
drum, former surveyor general of Ore
gon, will be pardoned if the efforts now
being made by his Oregon friends prove
successful. Petitions are now coming
to the president reporting that Meldrum
has served much of his sentence, that
his friends believe he had no criminal
intent when in office, that he drifted
into wrong doing and that strong drink
was largely responsible for his undoing.
The petitions will be filed with Presi
dent Taft by the Oregon senators.
Deficit is Still Growing.
Washington, May 7. The statement
of the government receipts and expen
ditures for April shows unsatisfctory
results both as to receipts from customs
and internal revenue. The . recipts
from customs for the month were $28,
031,600 and from internal revenue $18,-
935,896. This is a falling off of about
$600,000 in the receipts from customs,
as compared with March, and a de
crease of $1,000,000 in the receipts
from internal revenue. The deficit for
the month is about $3,000,000.
Session May Be Continued.
Washington, May 7. President Taft
has come to the conclusion, as a result
of a talk with senators and members
of the house of representatives during
the past two days, that there is little
chance for adjournment of congress be
fore June 15 or July 1. The president
has also declared that he favors an in
come tax only as a last resort, that re
course in case of a deficieny under the
new tariff act should first be had to an
inheritance, and next to a corporation
tax.
Voyage Cost But Little.
Washington, May 5. Secretary of
the Navy Meyer today declared that
the 16 battleships of the Atlantic fleet,
which had made the voyage around the
world, were in excellent condition, due
to the fact that they were accompanied
by a repair ship throughout the trip.
The secretary said that he found that
the voyage had cost only $1,500,000
more than if the battleships had been
kept at home. The battleships needed
no extensive repairs.
Large Tract is Withdrawn.
Washington, May 7. Secretary of
the Interior Ballinger announced today
the withdrawal from entry for use in
the Malheur project of 148,000 acres
of land in the Burns district, 22,000
acres for use in the John Day project
in The Dalles district, 10,000 acres for
use in the harney project in the curns
district, and 62,000 acres for the Des
chutes project in the Lake View dis
trict. Crooked River Land Withdrawn.
Washington, May 8. The secretary
of the interior todav withdrew from
public entry under the first form of
withdrawal of the reclamation act, ap
proximately 23,040 acres of land in
connection with the Crooked river pro-
ect in The Dalles land distirct. Any
tracts, title to which have passed out
of the United States, were exempted
from the order of withdrawal.
Squadron Nears Gibraltar.
Washington, May 4. The American
armored cruiser squadron, composed of
the North Carolina and Montana, which
left Guantamo, Cuba, April 23, under
orders from the Navy department to
hurry to Alexandretta, Turkey, to pro
tect Americans there, was 1,150 miles
west of Gibralter last night, according
to a cablegram received by the Navy
department.
Teach Fruitgrowers to Pack.
Washington, May 8. Pomologist
George H. Powell, of the Department
of Agriculture, will visit the Yakima,
Wenatchee and Puyallup valleys,
Washington, during July to instruct
the fruitgrowers in methods of cooling
and packing fruit for shipment.
BLOW AT UNIONS.
French Premier Takes Steps to Put
Down Organization.
Paris, May 5. Premier Clemenceau
apparently has taken the bit in his
teeth and has decided to test the power
of the government to put down the
present "syndicatilist" movement, so
far as it affects state employes, even
if this involves the precipitation of the
threatened general strike. Dangerous
signs are manifest throughout the
country, and it is conceded generally
that the belated determination of the
government to vindicate its authority
comes none too Boon. t
The recent gigantic strides of "syn
dicatilism" and its arrogant attitude
under the leadership of the General
Federation of Labor, with which the
various classes of state employes now
insist upon affiliating, has almost cre
ated a public panic. The property in
terests of the country will support
unitedly any measures that the govern
ment, takes, no matter how rigorous,
which might end the agitation.
The attitude of the Combes and oth
er previous radical governments, which
encouraged state servants to form
unions even in the navy yards, and the
records of Mm. Harthou and Viviani,
respectively ministers of public works
and labor, have heretofore embarrassed
M. Clemenceau. Since the visit of
King Edward, however, who, it is un
derstood, let the premier see the anx
iety existing abroad that France was
drifting into a condition approaching
anarchy, M.j Clemenceau resolved to
act.
ADANA MASSACRE RENEWED.
Looting, Shooting and Burning;
Aim
to Exterminate Christians.
Adana, May 4, via Cyprus, May 5.
Adana is still lawless. More people
were killed yesterday. There are 30,
000 dead in Adana province as a result
of the massacres, and 35,000 homeless
and penniless refugees are wandering
into the vilayet.
The deaths in Adana city alone are
estimated at 6,500. Adana is terror
ized by 4,000 soldiers who are looting,
shooting and burning. No respect is
paid to foreign properties. Both the
Ferench schools have been destroyed.
The new vali has not yet inspired
confidence. There is reason to believe
the authorities still intend to permit
the extermination of all Christians.
The troops here are making a pretense
of throwing water on the flames, but
instead of water they are using kero
sene.
All letters and telegrams sent out
through Turkish channels are censored.
WILSON GIVES LINK.
Shows Connection of Ruef With San
Francisco Bribery.
San Francisco, May 5. Andrew M.
Wilson, whose failure to testify to cer
tain recollections in one of the trials of
Tirey L. Ford was followed by revoca
tion of his immunity contract and his
indictment upon three charges of hav
ing accepted bribes, was the principal
witness in yesterday's session of the
trial of Patrick Calhoun, president of
the United Railroads. Under direct
examination of Assistant District At
torney John O'Gara, Wilson recited the
story of how he sounded the members
of the Schmitz board of supervisors on
the proposal to pass the overhead trol
ley permit, and was promised $10,000
for his vote and effort after conversa
tions with James L. Gallagher and Ab
raham Ruef. Stanley Moore, of the
defense, supplementing Earl Rogers as
cross examiner, subjected Wilson to a
severe cross examination that had not
been completed when the hour of ad
journment had arrived.
Haymarket Anniversary.
Chicago, May 5. Yesterday was the
anniversary of the two most memorable
events in the criminal records of Chi
cago events that will long live in the
memories of Chicago policemen. The
great Haymarket riot, in which six po
licemen were killed and 60 others se
verely injured, occurred May 4, 1886.
Three years later, May 4, 1889, the
noted murder of Dr. Patrick H. Cronin
took place. Deaths of those connected
with the trials subsequent to these
tragedies have been numerous, most of
them unnatural.
Fairbanks Admits Hawaii.
Honolulu, May 5. That the terri
tory of Hawaii is destined to become a
full fledged state of the Union, and
that the inhabitants of the islands are
capable of governing themselves, is
the opinion of former Vice President
Fairbanks, who is touring the islands
in company with his wife and daughter.
Fairbanks addressed the Hawaiian leg
islature and announced himself as fav
orably impressed with conditions here.
He was cordially received.
200,000 Out on Strike.
Buenos Ayres, May 5. It is calcu
lated that not less than 200,000 of the
workmen of Buenos Ayres have gone
out on the 4S-hour strike organized by
the Workmen's Federation as an em
phatic protest against the occurrences
of last Saturday when at the May day
celebrations there was a collision be
tween the people and poilce in which a
large number of persons were killed or
wounded. The police have made 600
arrests.
16 Railroads Are Sued.
Jefferson City, Mo., May 5. Attor
ney General Major instituted quo war
ranto proceedings in the Missouri Su
preme court today against 16 railroads,
charging them with having violated
the common law in conspiring and
agreeing to fix passenger rates. An
alternative writ was made returnable
to the court en banc on June 1.
VICTORY IS A
BARREN ONE
Government Wins Decision In Com
modities Clause Case.
Railroads May Not Haul Goods They
Produce Directly, but May Con
trol Producing Companies Re
versal of Findings of Lower Court
in This Case.
Washington, May 4. It has been
many a day since a decision of the
United States Supreme court baa been
received with as much interest as was
manifested yesterday in the reversal of
the Circuit court's "commodities
clause" decision, affecting the anthra
cite coal carrying railroads. These
cases had been decided by the Circuit
court favorably to the railroads, in
that the clause of the Hepburn rate
law which prohibits interstate rail
roads from carrying commodities man
ufactured, mined or produced directly
or indirectly by the road was declared
unconstitutional. The general impres
sion had been that the decision would
be affirmed by the Supreme court.
When, therefore, there was a reversal
instead of an affirmation the interest
was much magnified. When again it
was found that the reversal was based
on technical grounds, and that the
effect was really favorable to the rail
road companies, sentiment took another
turn.
The decision was announced by Jus
tice White, who declined to give out
more than a summary, showing the net
result of the court's finding. Because
of the court's delay in announcing its
conclusion it was generally supposed
that the court would be found to be
much divided. Only one dissenting
opinion was announced Justice Har
lan's statement that he did not follow
the conclusion on the point that the
law did not prohibit the railroad own
ership of stock in commodities-producing
companies.
Analyzed, Justice White's decision
is that congress did not transcend its
constitutional authority in enacting the
commodities provision, but it was held
that the government's construction of
the provision had been entirely too
comprehensive. As construed by the
court, the sole object of the clause is
to prevent carriers being associated in
interest with the commodities trans
ported at the time of transportation.
Summed up, the act only compels com
panies to disassociate themselves from
the products they carry and the gov
ernment contention that the law applies
to the ownership of stock and prohibits
the transportation of commodities sim
ply because they have been produced
by a railroad company is untenable.
The effect of .the decision is favor
able to the railroads and the govern
ment lost on practically all points ex
cept in the sustaining of the principle
involved.
The decision sustained the provision
of the law exempting timber from the
operations of the commodities clause.
This exemption was used as a basis of
attack by the railroads.
WELCHERS CANNOT DODGE.
Insurance Companies Liable for Loss
in San Francisco Fire.
San Francisco, May 4. In an opin
ion handed down by the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals today, the
effort of certain insurance companies
to bring losses sustained by fires dur
ing the conflagration of 1906 under the
earthquake clauses of the policies, be
cause the shock broke water mains
and thus prevented the extinguishing
of the fires, was rejected and charac
terized as being as trivial as it would
have been to seek the same action on
appeal because the men and horses of
the fire department had been injured
by the earthquake. The companies in
volved were the Commercial Union
Assurance company, the Alliance In
surance company and the Norwich
Union Fire Insurance company and
the Pacific Union club was the policy
holder in each case.
Abdul's Sanguinary Plot.
Constantinople, May 4. Document
ary evidence has Deen discovered
among the records of the telegraph
office here of the knowledge of the
Constantinople authorities that massa
cres had been planned for the Adana
district, and that they were to coincide
with the political events here. Lista
of houses, with notes on the kind of
loot to be found therein, were discov
ered. The arrangements included a
general massacre of foreigners in Con
stantinople, including the diplomatic
representatives, on April 24.
Dynamite in Postoffice.
Butte, Mont., May 4. Twice within
the last two weeks a package contain
ing dynamite, wrapped, stamped and
addressed to a town in Nova Scotia,
Canada, has been dropped into the
package chute of the local postoffice.
The first incident happened nearly two
weeks ago and the second last Satur
day. The postoffice authorities, hoping
to capture the guilty parties, have
kept the matter a secret. No clew has
yet been obtained, however.
Snowbound in Rockies.
Sulphur Springs, Colo., May 4. The
train on the Denver, Northwestern &
Pacific (the Moffatt road) which left
Steamboat Springs Friday morning,
is still snowbound at Carona pass and
probably will not be released until tonight.