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TREMBLOR SHAKES CENTRAL STATES Panics and Many Small fires Follow in Wake of Earthquake. Five Stales Report Feeling Jar Act ual Damage Not Serious School Children Flee in' Alarm From Swaying Buildings and People Seek Refuge in Open. Chicago, May 27. All of Illinois and four other Middle Western states experienced severe earthquake shocks yesterday morning. That the quake was general in this section of the coun try is . shown by reports from Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri and Michigan. While no serious damage was reported beyond a number of fires due to de stroyed chimneys, the shock spread terror in many places, and a number of panics in schools and other buildings resulted from efforts to flee from what seemed to be impending disaster. ' The time of the earthquake at vari ous towns in this state was between 8:15 and 9:46 o'clock, and the duration of the shock differed in distant locali ties. In some cases two distinct trem blors were felt, the first being brief and the second lasting several seconds.' At Peoria the earthquake began at 8 :30 o'clock and lasted for four sec onds. The trembling of the earth was felt in Champaign and Urbana at 8 :30 o'clock . Dixon told of three minutes ofshocks in that city and vicinity as late as 9 :40 o'clock. Other cities in the state reporting severe shocks were Sterling, Galena, Freeport, Pontiac, Fairbury, El Paso, Pekin, Peelo, Tampico and Erie. A shock lasting 15 seconds was felt at Cedar" Rapids. Burlington and Du buque also suffered slight disturbances. Early reports covered a territory from Springfield, 111., through Daven port, la., and Janesville, Wis., north to Muskegon, Mich. Reports of the vibrations, but recording no material damage, were received from the fol lowing cities: Beloit, Wis.; Peoria, Kewanee, Rockford, Joliet, Dixon, Streator, Ga lena, Freeport, Bloomington, Moline, Elgin, Aurora, Springfield, 111., and from Janesville, Wis., Davenport and Dubuque, la., and Muskegon and Kala mazoo, Mich. MANY NEW LAWS. Kansas Legislature Has 1,000 Statutes to Its Credit. Topeka, Kan., May 27. Nearly all the laws enacted by the recent session of the Kansas legislature will become effective next Saturday, the date of the publication of the 1,000 statutes, The most notable exception is the bank guarantee law, which will not come into effect until the last of June, Among the more important of the new laws to become operative Saturday are the following: The anti-bucket shop law abolishing bucket shops throughout the state; a child labor law barring child actors in the theaters, and all boys under 14 years of age from the messenger serv ice : a law making it a crime for em' ployes of a printing office to smuggle out teachers' examination questions: a law requiring managers of political campaigns to file a statement of re ceipts and expenditures ; a law making it possible for a district judge to be come a candidate for representative in congress or United States senator. Other laws to come into effect are those providing additional fire protec- tion for schools and hotels, making it a crime to kill American eagles, pro viding for a comprehensive system of warehouse receipts, establishing a new code of civil procedure, making it crime for fruit tree agents to misrep ' resent the brand of fruit trees they sell, and requiring all factories and railroads to report accidents to the state labor bureau within 24 hours after they occur. To Caracas to Fight Bubonic. San Francisco, May 27. Dr. Wil fred H. Kellogg, former assistant sur geon in the marine hospital service, to day received notification of his selec tion by the Washington authorities to go to Caracas, Venezuela, to lead the fight against the bubonic plague which has appeared there. Kellogg's ap pointment was made at the recommen- dation of Dr. Rupert Blue, of the ma rine hospital and public health service, It is believed Kellogg will be assigned to duty at La Guayra to aid in protect ing the canal cone from the plague. Lorimer is Illinois Senator. Springfield, 111., May 27. Congress man William lxnmer, oi inicago, is the junior United States senator from Tllinnia Ha was elected on the 95th ballot of the joint assembly yesterday by a coalition of Democrats and Repub licans tn fill the vacancv from Illinois existing there since the term of Albert J. HoDkins expired on March 4. The deadlock had continued since last Jan narv. Mr. Lorimer's total vote was 108. r ' , Severe Shock at Messina. Reggio, Italy, May 25. At Sino- nolL a small villaare near St Eufamia. the populace became enraged over the manner in wnicn ll naa oeen negieciea in the distribution of relief to the earthauake sufferers. It made a hos tile demonstration against the authori ties and attacked tne DarracKS. er ml soldiers were wounded and a vol Jey was fired at the rioters, killing six. DETECTIVES GIVE TESTIMONY Calhoun's and Burns' Men Are Busy Tracing Crimes to Other Party. San Francisco, May 26. Detectives employed by the prosecution and de tectives employed by the defense were the only witnesses called during yes terday's session of the trial of Patrick Calhoun, president of the United Rail ways. Luther Brown, who admits that he directed the activity of several as sistants working in the interests of the defense, was finally interrogated as to his relations with men who have con fessed to complicity in the theft of pa pers from the office of W. J. Burns, agent of the prosecution, and refused to testify on the ground that hiB state ment might tend to incriminate him. Norman Melrose, an attache of the United Railroads detective bureau, said that he had delivered to W. M. Abbott, jointly indicted'with Calhoun, reports procured by men under his direction. Nicholas Korngold declared he had followed District Attorney W. H. Langdon with two detectives and John Claudianes to the home of James L. Gallagher, which had been wrecked by an explosion of dynamite. He declared that Abbott had commended him for his work, and had instructed him to as certain, of possible, what had transpir ed in the grand jury room in Oakland when Claudianes was indicted in con nection with the dynamiting The wit ness said that he had been directed by Abbott to establish relations with the family of Felix Paudeveris, who was accused of complicity in the affair but has never been apprehended. RICH GOLD STRIKE. One Shot Yields Nearly $75,000 of Almost Pure Ore in Hatfuls. Downieville, Cal., May 26. Between $75,000 and $100,000 in almoBt pure gold was loosened by a blast in the El dorado tunnel at Allegheny, this coun ty, last evening. Hatfuls of gold with particles of quartz attached were picked from' the floor of the tunnel. This find promises to eclipse even the Sixteen-to-One' and the Tightener, both near neighbors. H. L. Johnson, owner of the Tightener, bonded the Eldorado two weeks ago for $25,000. The Morning Glory mine, nearby, owned by Rohrig brothers, has just broken into rock of immense value, big slabs sprinkled and seamed with gold being exhibited. The owners refuse to say what their strike broke, but it is said to be $70,000. An old fashioned rush is on to Alle gheny from all directions, and men of every vocation and of every age are flocking into the district to stake claims. r H. L. Stark, consulting engineer for George Wingfield, the well known mil lionaire mining man of Goldfield, was there some time ago trying to buy and consolidate the Tightener, Sixteen-to-One, Eldorado, Morning Glory and other rich properties, but Mr. Wing- field s wealth proved inadequate. Ex citement is running high. NO CANDY SHOPS. Fair Booths to Be Placed Where They Don't Interfere. Seattle, Wash., May 26. There will be no selling booths on Oregon's grounds at .the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition, or on any of the land which has been allotted to states and coun ties, unless the exhibitors give their permission. This was the agreement made today between a committee from the Com missioners' association and the exec utive committee of the fair. State and county commissioners will give permission for booths which will not mar the beauty of the landscape and which will be as unobtrusive as possi ble. In the case of Oregon, President W. H. Wehrung said that there would be no booths on the grounds allotted to his state. The fair management asserts that the full number of 115 booths will be erected on the grounds, but states that it will secure permission from the ex hibitors before placing them near any of the special buildings. Scrap Iron for Warships. Oakland, Cat., May 26. Forty car- loads-of scrap scrap iron, picked from the debris of the San Francisco fire of April 18, 1906, is being loaded for shipment to Genoa, where it will be built into the sides and armor of a new Italian battleship. Two years. ago the Italian government secured a consign' ment of this metal for experimental purposes and as a result government experts have given the opinion that the scrap iron makes a better resistant when mixed with steel than does the ordinary product. Religious Freedom Near. SL Petersburg, May 26. The douma today began the discussion of a law legalizing the sect of Old Believers. This is the first of a series of important measures designed to put into effect the principles of religious liberty. The sect of the Old Beliveers, which in va rious forms embraces 15,000,000 wor shipers, is the largest dissident body in Russia. It separated from the par ent orthodox church during the period of reforms under Peter the Great. Cantaloupes Sell for -85. Los Angeles, May 26. Two canta loupes, the vanguard of the 1909 crop from the Imperial valley, shipped yes terday as part of a consignment from Heber, CaL, sold today in the local market at $5 each. The melons were large and well ripened. WASHINGTON LOSES Supreme Court Upholds Oregon In Boundary Controversy. ISIIING TANGLE NOW CLEARED Decision That Sand Island is Oregon Soil Removes Dispute Over Game Laws. Washington, May 25. The United States Supreme court yesterday declin ed to grant a rehearing in the Oregon- Washington boundary case involving the location of the state line near the mouth of the Columbia river. Shortly after the court decided this question in favor of Oregon's contention, ex-Senator Turner, of Washington, filed a motion for a re-hearing on behalf of hiB state, and with that motion he filed brief setting forth the alleged new grounds upon which the case should be re-opened. The court, however, holds that the question involved is so simple, and the facts so apparent, that , there is no ground whatever for the contention of Washington, and it therefore declines to give further attention to the contro versy. There is no possible further ppeal from yesterday 8 action, there fore Oregon's claim to Sand island and other disputed fishing grounds in the lower Columbia is finally established. Judge Brewer advised that the two states should follow the . plan of the Southern states bordering on the Mis sissippi river and ask congress to ap point a commission to determine all the niceties of the question. Meanwhile the court s decision in favor of Oregon will control and will have the effect of giving to that state jurisdiction over the disputed territory. FLOOD IN OKLAHOMA. Five People Killed, Many Injured and - Much Grain Destroyed. Oklahoma City, Okla., May 25. Five persons are dead and at least 10 seriously injured, -several thousand acres of crops are inundated and every stream in the northern and eastern part of the state raging as a result of an almost unprecedented rains during the last 24 hours in Oklahoma. A number of houses have - been washed away. Railroad tracks near Shawnee, Hol mansville, Tulsme, Pawnee, Vintis and Oklahoma are inundated and sections of tracks are washed out. Bridges are unsafe along the Arkansas, Cimmaron and Canadian rivers and traffic is gen erally delayed. The flood is the worst since 1872 and the loss of crops will reach many thousands. Near Miami the Neosho river is out of its banks and many farms are cov ered with water. A cloudburst at Kremlin damaged houses and crops. A small tornado struck Morris, de molishing the Methodist church and several residences. Black Bear creek, in Pawnee county, is out of its banks and hundreds of people are moving to higher lands. At Vinits the Grand river threatens all lowlands and the railroads. In the oil fields four 16,000 barrel tanks were struck by lightning and destroyed. ' Rogers Leaves Hundred Million. San Angela, Tex., May 25. Reports were received here today from various sections of Tom Green and Concho counties that more that 100 head of cattle and sheep were drowned in yes terday's storm. Fifty houses were re ported destroyed. One woman was killed. Thft loss will reach $100,000. More Japs Join Strike. Wellington, Kan., May 25. Six inches of rain fell in three hours last night in a territory 15 miles in length extending from South Haven, a few miles south of Wellington, into Okla homa. The rain was accompanied by sheets of hail that beat grain to the ground. Very Heavy Losses in Texas. New York, May 25. From sources close to the family of the late H. H, Rogers, it was learned today that his estate is valued at nearly $100,000,000, The vast fortune is invested in the best securities and is in excellent condition, It is reported that the whole estate is left to' the immediate relatives, with the exception of a bequest to Mark Twain, who was Rogers' most intimate personal friend, and certain bequests to his native town of Fairhaven, Mass. It is understood that H. H. Rogers, Jr. will manage the estate. Body Starts on Voyage. Los Angeles, May 25. The body of Madame Helena Modjeska, the noted PoliBh tragedienne, who died at her home at Bay City a month ago, will be removed today from the vault at Cal vary cemetery and started on its long journey to Poland for interment. It will be accompanied by Count Charles Bonzenta Chlapwski, widower of the late actress, and by Adam Ophida, nephew. At Chicago the party will be joined by Ralph Modjeska and family. Six Quake Victims Shot. - Messina, May 25. One of the sever est shocks since the big earthquake was felt here today. The movement was both vertical and horizontal and lasted ten seconds. The shook was preceded by a rumbling noise. The populace was panic stricken. WAR AT SEATTLE. Fair Exhibitors Will Resist Efforts to Deface Grounds With Shops. Seattle, Wash., May 25. War to a finish with an appeal to the courts, through injunction proceedings, if ne cessary, was decided upon Sunday by the A. Y. P. exhibitors who are re sisting the efforts of the exposition company to erect booths on grounds al ready allotted to various states, Ore gon being the first to precipitate the fight against the unseemly disfigura tion of its beautiful grounds. To carry this determination into effect, an organization to be known as the Exhibitors' club, was formed at the Oregon building. Colonel J. A. Filcher, executive commissioner for California, was elected treasurer chairman, and W. H. Wehrung, presi dent of the Oregon commission, was elected secretary. Attorney General Crawford, who had been summoned to advise the Oregon commission as to its rights in the controversy, took the po sition that the exposition authorities had no right to erect booths on the Oregon grounds, or on any other grounds assigned to different states, counties and the government. Encour aged by this view of the situation a resolution was unanimously adopted at the meeting firmly protesting against locating any booths on any grounds without permission. Meanwhile the exposition authorities are standing pat and say they will erect the 100 booths planned. They promise to incur as little friction as possible, but declare their authority is supreme, and they must have their way. Should the Exhibitors' club be upheld in the courts, and it now seems sure the case will reach the courts, it will devolve upon the exposition au thorities to establish a special place for the booths, as the exposition au thorities themselves declare that the booths should not be installed in the court of honor, thus marring that bright feature of the grounds. CUT GOVERNMENT EXPENSES Taft's Policy of Economy Being Car ried Out in All Departments. Washington, May 25. Secretary Meyer has cut off (10,000,000 in Navy department estimates for the next fis cal year. This is a sample of what may be expected on the part of other cabinet officials. It may not be possible to reduce ex penditures in all departments to as no ticeable a degree as in those pertaining to the army and navy branches of the military service, but the thing that will be accomplished in all' directions is a more intelligent idea of the rela tions between, or rather harmonizing oi, estimates and appropriations. Secretary of the Treasury Macveagh expects to have in hand by June 1 esti mates of all heads of departments. Between then and the time for the meeting of congress in regular session in December, painstaking study and investigation with a view to ascertain ing tne exact requirement or various bureaus embraced in different depart ments, or just what work each is per forming and a detailed analysis of re sults as compared to expense involved, will be carried on. REVOLUTION IS ACTIVE. Santo Domingo Republic In Throes of Another Strife. Cape Haytian, Hayti, May 25. The revolutionary movement is spreading. uenerai uamacho, the ex-governor oi Monte Christi, who is working in qnison with General Quirito Felice for the overthrow of the government, has attacked and seized Guayabin and Da- jabon, which are on the Haytian fron tier, the Dajabon river being the north west boundary between Hayti and the Dominican republic. There has been fighting between the revolutionists and the loyal forces at Monte Christi. The fate of Jose Bordas, governor of Puerto Plata, is not known, but it is reported he is either dead or a prisoner, Communications are interrupted, and government troops are expected to reach the disaffected districts by sea, China is Standing Firm. Lisbon. May 25. The dispute be tween Portugal and China over the possession of the dependencies of Macao has become acute. The Portugese gov ernment is sending General Jose Mach ado to induce China to come to an ami cable agreement, notwithstanding the fact that the government has received word that China absolutely refuses to enter into negotiations with the Portu gese delegates unless Portugal an nounces the dependencies, including the neighboring islands. Dreadnaughts to Grow. London, May 25. Reginald McKen na, first lord of the admiralty, in reply ing to criticisms on the government naval policy, said today that the bat tleships to be built under this year' program would be at least 80 per cent superior to their immediate predeces sors. In what way that superiority to be obtained has not been entirely disclosed, but at least two of the im provements to be introduced have been made known. U. P. Orders 100 Engines. Dunkirk, N. x., May 25. It is re ported that the Union Pacific railroad has placed an order for 100 engines with the American Locomotive com pany and that they will be built at the I Schenectady and Brooks plant. IT WILL SAVE YOU VIENNA STEAM CLEANING & DTE WORKS 224-26 Third Street, Portland, Oregon rxni?" Conjuiral Compllnienfa. Said he, "I uiii;ht mention, My dearest Maria, That you're in the class of A Mrs. Sapphire." 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