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/H 1W > /^en\ FALLS CITY NEWS YOL. V. FALLS EVENTS OF THE DAY Newsy Items Gathered from Al Parts of the World. PREPARED FOR THE BUSY READER Less Important but N ot Less Inter esting Happenings from Points Outside the State. Goldfield, N ev., mines with a capital o f over 119,000,000 have been consoli dated. The anti-Diaz riots in M exico are said to have been Btarted by expelled students. The French talk o f other powers helping Spain in Morocco, where the situation is serious. A Denver man has received a de mand from blackmailers for $10,000 with death as an alternative. Chiccgo is experiencing the hottest weather o f the year and there are doz ens o f deaths and prostrations. A gang which has been systemati rally smuggling goods across the line has been broken up at Vancouver, B. C. S P A N IS H REBELS S H O T . Herded Into Square, and Then A rtil lery Is Turned Loose. Madrid, July 30.— I t was officially announced tonight that the cavalry at Barcelona succeeded today in driving into S t M artin’ s Square, the principal bands o f revolutionists against whom the a -tillery opened fire, causing great losses. The survivors surrendered. The official statement further says that it now remains only to overcome small groups o f revolutionists in the villages near Barcelona. Prem ier Maura announced tonight this fa v o r able report from Barcelona: “ The arrival o f reinforcements w ill enable us to quell the outbreaks.’ ’ Thus, according to official advices, the insurrection has been checked, but at a heavy loss o f life . A fte r fighting desperately and successfully for a long tim e behind barricades, the principal mobs were gradually driven to St. Martin Square, where they found them selves entrapped. Heavy detachments o f artillery and cavalry came up and surrounded them. The artillery immediately opened fire, mowing down the revolutionists, who sought to escape, but were met at every point with shot and shell. Those o f the insurgents who were not killed or seriously wounded threw down their arms and surrendered. The insurrection continues in the neighboring villages, whither the troops are proceeding. The command ers o f the soldiers are under orders to spare none who attempt to resist. W rig h t’ s aeroplane has successfully W O M E N B U Y LA N D . passed another government test, mak ing 42 y * miles an hour with a passen ger. Chicago Seam stresses Going to Raise Fruit in Idaho. The Colombian congress wants to know why President Reyes le ft the Chicago, July 30.— A group o f Chi country and then sent in his resigns cago seamstresses today deputized tion. Miss Glenna Lynch to Wendell, Idaho, Terror and tragedy are supreme in Monday to perform the final form alities Spain. Burning buildings have turned in the purchase o f a 160-acre fru it farm night into day at Barcelona and it re which they have bought with their I f all goes well they quire a constant vigilance by troops to pooled earnings. propose to leave their work here and prevent further trouble, go out to Wendell, where they w ill A storm off the German coast has form a little fru it raising colony. caused great damage to shipping. The young women call themselves The Idaho Guild.’ ’ They banded to The Great Northern is planning sev eral extensions in Pacific Coast states, gether a year ago with the agricultural project in view . They secured 160 Northwestern senators fought to the acres o f government irrigated land, last to secure a higher tariff on rate on have now made their last payment, and lumber. Miss Lynch w ill go through the final Another hot wave is spreading over form alities necessary to acquire title the East, causing many deaths and to the land. Am ong the prospective farmers, in prostrations. addition to Miss Lynch, are the Misses The sugar trust may have to pay a Adelaide Jackson, Marie Miller, Helen fire c? $750,000 fo r absobrbing a Pepn M iller, Laura hunt and Maud Lyncn. sylvania refinery. Most o f them became enthusiastic A California man has fasted 30 days over the idea o f investing in irrigated and as he does not feel hungry w ill not land at meetings o f the Dressmakers’ A r t club. The Idaho Guild was eat until he does. launched with eigh t members, but a A Chicago man has figured out that few others have since become imbued the Windy C ity w ill have a population w ith agricultural enthusiasm and have o f 5,000,000 in 1940. contributed from their earnings to the A moral crusade has started in Chi land fund. cago and 20 divekeepers have been in dicted as a beginning. S P A IN S U F F E R S G R E A T L O S S B leriiot, who successfully crossed the English channel, is w illin g to enter T ro o p s Are Driven Back With 3 ,00 0 a race with the W righ t brothers. Killed and Wounded. The Italian king has announced that Madrid, July 3 0 .—Official dispatches he w ill send the princes o f the royal received here today admit that the blood to vis it Italian colonies in North battle between Moorish tribesmen and and South Am erica. the Spanish forces outside o f M elilla Reyes, o f Colom July 27 was a disastrous defeat. The Moore cut off communication with the Spanish outposts, and the main force Crete has raised the Greek flag and o f the Spaniards was driven back under declared independence o f Turkey. the walls o f the city, here fighting con The United States Steel corporation tinued desperately in the city. has increased the dividends on its com M ellilla is full o f wounded. mon stock. The extent o f the disaster is plainly French Socialists have protested apparent from General M arina’s dis against the proposed vis it o f the czar patches given out at the war office today. He says : to France. “ On July 27 the Moors cut the rail Colonel Leopold Markbreit, ex-m in road, severing communication with our ister to Bolivia and mayor o f Cincin outposts. Our batteries shelled the nati, is dead. Moors, but the advance posts were en A coal train on the Denver & Rio dangered and they had to be abandoned. Grande ran away in Utah, but the The situation at M elilla is grave, de spite the desperate bravery o f the crew escaped unhurt. troops, who are now fighting under the The W rit ht aeroplane has a device walls o f the city. to prevent accidents in case the ma “ Our losses in the engagement were chine should fall in water. General Pintos, a colonel, two lieuten Senator Stone, o f Missouri, has been ant colonels, five captains and many arrested at Baltimore for striking a officers and subalterns and about 1,000 men. The wounded number at least negro w aiter who did not serve the 1,500, including many officers. The senator just to suit him. hippodrome is full o f wounded soldiers. Tourist travel to the Yellowstone Tw o generals were mortally wounded.” park is so heavy that all hotels are full and the Oregon Short Line has W arfare May Upset Cabinet. stopped traffic to that place temporar Paris, July 30.— P rivate advices re ily. ceived here from Madrid say the fe e l Hubert Latham came within two ing in Spain against the war on the miles o f crossing the English channel R iff coast is strong and widespread, in his aeroplane when an accident oc and it is doubtful whether Prem ier curred to the machinery and be fe ll in Maura w ill be able to weather the to the sea. He was rescued. storm. The masses are described as A general strike is on at Barcelona, being hostile to the war, the purpose o f which they do not comprehend, and Spain, against the war in Morocco. which they suspect o f being an out Hawaiian sugar planters pr ipose to growth o f mining speculation. The po import Russian laborers to displace sition o f General Marina, commander the Japs. o f the Spanish forces in Morocco, is The battleship Michigan, the speed described as being inherently weak. President Rafael bia, has resigned. iest o f her class, w ill go into commis sion in August. The chat ces seem good that Thaw will be declared sane and released from the asylum. European pressure may y e t cause China to refuse Americans a share in the railway loan. The assistant cashier o f a Tipton, Ind., bank, robbed it o f $60.000 and I -ft fo r parts unknown. Hubert Latham damged his airship during a trial flight before attem pting to cross the English channel. Hail Devastates C rops. B illings, Mont., July 30.— Word re ceived here today from the Huntley project In Eastern Montana, which yes terday w it swept by a terrific wind, hail and rain storm, p lan s the aegre- g it e damage at $200,000. Fields of grain o f all kind were beaten down and the tops o f beets and potatoes were t >rn to bits. Unprotected stock suffer- e I greatly from hail. The wind ui r « f e d numerous houses and barns ar wrecked smaller buildings. Am ericans Given Share. Berlin, July 30.— The German bank- The British cabinet has announced ere participating in the C'nii ese rail that four more battleships o f the way loan have forwarded advices from Dreadnaught type w ill be b u ilt 1 Pekin that negotiations for an A m eri The ex-shah o f Persia has been offer can proportionate share in the loan are ed an annual pension o f $25,000 on con nearly completed on terms agreeable to i the Americana. dition that be leave the country. C IT Y , OREGON, MEXICO HAS QUAKE Area Over 1,000 Miles Square is j Devastated by Tremblor. TIDAL WAVE ADDS TO HORROR Hundreds o f People Have Lost Their Lives and Many Towns Are Com plete'y Destroyed. M exico City, Mexico, July 3.— Hun dreds o f livtB were lost, innumerable persona were injured and great prop erty loss resulted from earthquakes which shook the entire Southern part o f Mexico, extending from Oaxaca on the Southeast to Acapulco on the Pa cific coast, which was partially devas tated at 4 o ’ clock yesterday- morning Eleven dead are reported in this city, and 52 bodies have been recovered at Cbilpancingo. Adding to the horror o f the quake a tidal wave swept the city o f Acapulco, carrying down the bamboo houses which line the shore, with hundreds of occupants, who were unable to escape, Most o f these, it is said, were women and children. Driven panic-stricken from their homes by the quake, it was some time befure the inhabitants realized the predicament o f the fam ilies in the poorer quarter. Fires which started gained a good headway, and these added to the death list. The total number o f dead in Acapulco is not known, it being difficult to get details from there tonight over Federal wires. About 100 miles inland from A c a pulco the towns o f Taluca, Puebla, Horles and Chilpancingo, the capital o f the state o f Guerrero, also suffered. A runner reached Chilpancingo with a report that the town o f Mazatlan, a near seaport, which was only recently swept by fire, was again devastated. The people there had only commenced to rebuild, and the damage, therefore, w-as not as great a 3 it otherwise would have been. Reports have also been received from Reopan, Zapate, Providencia, Atoyac, Ayutla and Chilpa, and it is said seve ral people were killed in each place, while there was also a great loss of property. Iguala. feloloapan, Cocula, Cutzamala, Amatepec, Saltepec and other towns north of the Balsas river suffered. Some o f these reports have reached the city by native runners, or have been received from the territories by Federal wires. The sHbck was fe lt as far as Oaxaca on the Southeast, and great rumblings are reported in the ground in many places, while the quake threw many bridges out o f plumb on the Ouerna- vacal railroad. Many o f the towns where damage is reported are practi cally isolated, having only runners as a means o f communication w ith the out side world. Every effo rt is being made to g et details o f casualties, but it may be weeks until official reports are received by mail. Acapulco is in the earthquake zone, and many temblors have been experi enced there, but the present one, which was followed by a tidal wave, is said to be the most destructive in the his tory o f the seaport. In the tidal wave several cra ft in the harbor, it is said, were sunk, increasing the loss o f life . W EDNESDAY, M A K E S NEW RECO RD . Orville W right Remains in Air M ore Than an Hour. fo r Washington, July 2d.— The world’s aeroplane record for tw o men, both as to tim e and distance, was broken last evening in a beautiful i’ ight o f 1 hour, 12 minutes and 40 seceiids— upward o f 50 miles, and at a spned averaging 40 miles an hour, by Orv lie W righ t at F ort Myer, with Lieut nant Frank P. Lahm, o f the army s gnal corps, as a passenger. The form er record was made last year by his brother, Wilbur, at Le- mans, France, with Professor Paintov o f the French institute, as passenger. That flight was 1 hour, 9 minutes and 31 seconds. W ilbur was an eager spectator o f yesterday" 1 flight. The cheering that heralded the set ting o f a new mark is the conquest o f the air was led by President T a ft, who was an intensely interested spectator throughout the flight. This success was all important to the W rights, in that it completed the first o f tw o cru- ical tests o f their machine imposed upon them by the United States gov ernment — the so-called “ endurance test,” which required them to remain one hour continuously in the air with one passenger. O rville did nearly 13 minutes better than that, and could have kept on indefinitely— three hours and a half, the lim it imposed by the gasoline capacity o f the supply tank. G R A F T W A S HUGE. Chicago Police Collected Nearly S3, OUU.UUO a Year for Protection. Chicago, July 28.— Astounding reve lations follow the partial investiga tion o f vice conditions in Chicago, made in connection vith the present crusade against police g ra ft. Many vicious industries were seen to be cen tered in several districts o f the city in such proportions that the task o f in vestigating coonditions in the territory over which Inspector McCann had jur isdiction is gigan tic and w ill unfold to the grand ju ry's gaze a spectacle many times as loathsome as that presented by the levee west o f the river. Conservatively estimated, the an nual amounts in g ra ft alleged to be paid for police protection by resorts of many kinds in the cily, including dis orderly houses, hotels, flats, rooming houses, gam bling houses, dance halls, and saloons, made a total o f $2,932,- 760, nearly 5,000 places contributing to the sum, i f such fu .d exists. The largest part of this enormous revenue is said to be paid by resort keepers and oth ers^ '■ what is known as the Twenty-Becondu.evee district. In addition to these amounts receiv ed from habitues o f Twenty-second street levee, the F irst ward ball nets its organizers $30,000 a year on the average. Resort keepers and others are forced to contribute in the whole sale purchase of tickets and wine. W IL L D IS T R IB U T E R IC H E S. AUGUST 4, 11)01). CONDITIONS SERIOUS Alfonso Declares Martial Law Throughout Spain. DESPERATE FIGHT IN BARCELONA Government Contends at Same Time Against Sedition ai Hom e and Fanatical M oors. Madrid, July 29.— The revolution in Catalonia has reached a serious stage. There is much bloodshed. A rtille ry has been employed in the streets o f Barcelonia to quell the outbreaks. The city is terror-stricken. The revo lutionists ere reported to be fighting desperately behind barricades. The troop-i include mounted artillery and the defenses o f the rebels have peen raked with shot. K in g Alfonso hastened back to Ma drid from San Sebastian today and is sued a decree proclaiming martial law and suspension o f the constitutional guarante throughout Spain. Orders have been given to the governors o f provinces to crush the revolution at any cost without hesitation and without pity. Today marks a black chapter in Spain’s history, for there was tragedy both at home and abroad. The army at M elilla had a bloody battle with the Moore, which, though the victory was won by the Spaniards, resulted in the loss o f 21 officers and 200 privates k ill ed and wounded. An exact estimate o f the dead and wounded in the clashes between the troops and rebels in Barcelona is not possible because o f the rigid censor ship, and the government has not fixed the total. XtL R O AD B ED C R U M B L E S . Train Goes Into River and Six People Killed and 36 Hurt. Kansas C ity, July 27.— Six lives were lost and 36 persons were injured, three perhaps fatally, in the wreck o f Wabash passenger train No. 4, when it plunged into the Missouri river 30 miles east o f here. The train le ft Kansas C ity at 9 o’ clock Saturday night, and w b b due in St. Louis ten hours later. O f the eight cars that made up the train, five and the engine are now in the river with the water covering all o f them except one end o f the Des Moines sleeper. A deadhead Pullman, a mailcar, a baggage car, a day coach and a sleeper followed the engine into the stream. The chair car and two Pullmans re mained on the track. For days flooded waters have been undermining the roadbed, which paral lels the river. Three hours before the wreck a freigh t train o f 45 loaded cars passed the point safely. Three hours later No. 4 started across the same bit o f track and 50 fe et o f the roadbed suddenly collapsed. The train was running 14 miles an hour, and the forward cars telescoped, allowing the rear cars to stop so gradu ally their occupants were hardly shaken. M A R K T W A IN A S P IL O T . Form er Steamboat Man Will Conver President Down Mississippi. St. Louis, Mo., July 27.— When President T a ft takes his trip down the Mississippi river from St. Louis to New Orleans, Mark Twain, the humorist, w ill act as pilot on the boat carrying the country’ s chief executive. The president’s river itinerary has been completed and includes stops at Cape Girardeau, Caruthersviile, in the Missouri; Cairo, 111., Memphis, Tenn., and Vicksburg, Miss. When a president o f the United States takes a river trip, Mr. Clemens always has been invited by the com m ittee in charge to pilot the boat. The usual invitation was extended to Mr. Clemens on this occasion, and his W H IT E S FEAR F O R S A F E T Y . friends, who say he has a high personal regard for Mr. T a ft, declare he w ill Bloody Troubles Expected With Reds agree to pilot Mr. T a ft safely down river. in British Columbia. * V ictoria, B. C., July 29.— The situa tion in Skeena, where 2,000 members o f related Indian tribes threaten the safety o f the scattered whites, has been little, i f any improved by the in vestigation conducted by Special Com missioner Stewart, o f the Ottawa office o f Indian affairs, who w ith Superin- 1 indent Vuv>«ll and C hief o f l-.diar Police O'Connell returned here today from Hazelton, hoping that a clash be tween the reds and the whites may be averted by diplomatic and immediate government action, but admittedly far from sanguine. Others from the North today em phatically assert the Indians only await the closing o f navigation to ini tiate sanguinary hostilities. These in dependent Northerners brought from Hazelton a petition o f the white resi dents o f the Skeena fo r transmission to Ottawa asking the immediate dis patch o f a sufficient force o f the mounted police to guarantee their safe ty and also protect the builders o f the Grand Trunk Pacific. M oors Gather in Force. Madrid, July 27.— Official dispatches concerning the bombardment yesterday around M elilla state that this measure was taken to prevent the erem y from massing. The gunboat Martin Alonzo Pinzon assisted in the bombardment, a fter which she chased, but did not catch, two steamers suspected o f carry ing contraband arms. The bombard ment was resumed today. The Moors are gathering in great force in the R iff region. I t is estimated that they now number 20,000, and are preparing for a concentrated attack. Blériot Awakens English, London, July 27.— The London morn ing newspapers publish editorials on B leriot’ s feat. A new point brought out is its strikin g appeal to the im agi nation o f Englishmen that Great B rit ain’s insular strength is no longer un challenged, that the aeroplane is not a toy, but a possible instrument o f war fare which must be taken into account by soldiers and statesmen and that it B L A C K H AN D T E R R O R IZ E S . was the one thing needed to wake up the English people to the importance People o f East Kootenai Go About In o f the science o f aviation. Groups Arm ed. Trolley W reck Is Fatal. V ictoria, B. C., July 29.— Through Los Angeles, July 27.— One person the resumption o f activities by the an was killed and several were injured, archistic Italian element operating un some o f them seriously, tonight, when der the mask o f the Black Hand, a a heavy trolley car on the Monrovia- reign o f terror has been inaugurated in Los Angeles division o f the Pacific the Crows N est colliery district o f East Electric line crashed into the rear end Kootenay. A t N ew Michael business o f a car on the Pasadena Short Line, on is suspended, and the community, fully a curve near East Lake park. The armed, goes about in groups, fearful Short Line car was partially telescoped. o f sudden assassination. The two cars were running not more F ive or six leading citizens have re than 300 yards apart, according to the ceived the regulation warning, among statements o f passengers. them Joseph Ferona, proprietor o f the Northern hotel, and Carlo Salmo, for Big Four Crash Hurts 42. whom the town o f Salmo is named, a Indianapolis, July 27.— Forty-two well known mining operator. The men suspected by the police are persons were injured today in the low Italians, lately from Pittsburg, and wreck o f a southbound B ig Four pas senger train at Zionsviile, Ind., and all a bad lot. In each o f the threatening letters but 76 passengers who were brought to hospitals in this city were able to con $200 was demanded. tinue to their destinations. The bag gage car and the coaches behind it left M ore Supplies Required. the track while the train was running Spokane, Wash., July 29.— So. great 50 miles an hour. is the rush o f applicants fo r Indian reservation lands, to be drawn August Nebraska Pays Notes. 9, that the Land department officials Omaha, Neb., July 27.— I t is evident today placed an order for 50,000 more that the people o f Nebraska did not registration blanks, 10,000 soldiera' mind the recent panic, tor during the power o f attorney, and 60,000 colored year 1908 there were 17,990 farm envelopes. A t 4 p. m. Tuesday, with mortgages paid off and cancelled, rep little more than half the tim e for reg resenting a value o f $126,377,791, and istration passed. Superintendent W it 16,658 new farm mortgages were re ten had received 36.656 applications corded, representing a value o f $36,- for K alispell lands, 55,220 for the Spo 432,657, leaving a tidy balance of kane reservation, and 57,079 fo r the Coeur d ’ Alene, the total being 148,955. about $90,000 to the credit o f the property. Vast Area Feels Earthquake. M exico City, July 31.— Central M ex ico, from the A tlantic to the Pacific and from Querato on the north to Oax aca on the south, an area o f more than 1,000 square miles, wa-i shaken yester day by a series o f the most severe earthquake shocks fe lt in the region for a quarter o f a century. The lower part o f Acapulco, the whole o f Chilpan cingo and probably the other towns were totally destroyed. Reports o f the lo3s o f life are scattering, but it is cer tain that hundreds must have perished in the coast cities and in the interior towns. Reports Say Rockefeller Will Bestow Millions Upon P oo r People. N ew York, July 28.— That John D Rockefeller, the oil king, is preparing to distribute a good part o f his numer ous millions in charity is predicted by those who profess to have acquaint ance with the Rockefeller plans. I t is said Rockefeller has already transfer red many millions to his son, John D. Jr., so that the younger R ockefeller may hnve the honor and fame o f being the dispenser o f princely g ifts. According to the accepted version o f the rumored plan, the money w ill be given directly to the poor through cer tain R ockefeller channels. Charitable institutions and colleges w ill not bene fit to any extent by the projected phi lanthropy. Lik e all other R ockefeller activities, the distribution o f wealth to the mass es w ill be handled by a company duly incorporated. Just what method o f charity w ill be followed has not been ascertained, but it is said the money w ill be given out- rig . i to the needy and that little w ill be bandied as loans. W hatever loans may be made w ill be without interest. R ockefeller refused to discuss the rumor in any part, but the ac tiv ity of his agents has lent a certain color o f truth to the report. Heney O ff fo r Interior. Seattle, July 31.— The steamer Ohio, from Alaska today, brought news that Francis J. Heney, the San Francisco prosecutor, who le ft Cordova on the Ohio, went ashore at Jun au and start ed overland via Sksgway for W hite Horse, Yukon Territory, on the Yukon river. General J. Franklin Bell, chief o f staff, U. S. A ., also le ft the steamer at Juneau and started on a short trip to Interior Alaska. The steamer Cot tage City, which arrived from Alaska last night, brought $240,000 in gold bullion. C zar and Family in Germany. Eckerneforde, Schleswig - Holstein, July 28.— The Russian imperial yacht Standart, with Emperor Nicholas, Em press Alexandra and their children on board, and a naval escort anchored in this harbor early today. The emperor and empress landed and went to Prince H enry’s country place at Himmels- mark. Extraordinary precautions have been taken to guard the Russian sov ereigns from attack. German torpedo boats are picketed around the Russian squadron to prevent the approach o f any unofficial craft. Millions fo r San Pedro. Los Angeles, July 31.— Fortifica tions costing possibly $6,000,000 w ill be located around San Pedro harbor i f the government can secure the neces sary sites for a satisfactory fort. This was b-ought out today at a m eeting between Brigadier General Arthur Murray, chief o f the Coast artillery, and representatives of the harbor com mission. 1 he question o f buying the j site was le ft w ith the local engineer- j ing office, Famine Adds to Troubles. Barcelona, July 28.— Barcelona is now under msrtial law. Serious riot ing has occurred follow ing the declara tion o f a general strike in protest against the m ilitary operations in Mo rocco and the dispatch to that country o f large bodies o f troops. Several per sons have been killed and many wound ed. The food supply has been cut off, resulting in great hardships and suffer* ing, especially among the poor. The prices are almost prohibitive. Spanish Coins Dug Up. Stockton, Cal., July 29.— Money of Spain to the value o f $1,500 was un earthed by laborers engaged in build ing roads near Galt and today opera tions are suspended while gold fevered workmen d ig about in search for $25,- 000 in Spanish coin that is supposed to near. During the past few days ■ vail amounts o f money, always in gold, have been unearthed. I t is said a form er citizen who is now in prison at Madrid buried the treasure. Cuban Cabinet Resigna. Havana, July 31.— The cabinet cri sis, which for some time has been im pending, reached a climax today, when all the minister-* and the presidential seerteary resigned. The action o f the cab net was takei a fter a conference with the avowed purpose o f expressing loyalty to the president and relieving him o f the embarrassment o f making removals. Mexican Riots Kill Six. M exico City, July 28.— I t is report ed that six persons are dead and 36 wounded as a result o f the riots in Guadalajara, capital o f the state of Jalisco, and the second largest city in the Mexican republic. Samuel EL M agill, the American consul st Guada lajara. has presented formal claim for injuriea sustained by Am erican citi- May C lose British Mines. London, July 29.— The balloting o f the members o f the Minners' Confer ence o f Great Britain, to decide wheth er or not a national strike should be declared in support o f the Scottish miners who are resisting a wage re duction o f sixpence a day, was conclud ed today and resulted in 618 261 votes in favor o f s general strike and only 62,980 voted against. 41). MOB OPPOSES DIAZ Troops Called Out to Suppress Mexican Political Meeting. TWO AMERICANS ARE WOUNDED Supporters o f Reyes for President At tend Diaz Gathering and Troops Fire Upon Rioters. Mexico City, July 27.— Tw o deed, 20 injured and more than 200 arrested, is the result o f political riots in Guada lajara yesterday and last night, ac cording to reports received here. The riots started when a mob broke up a mass meeting in Delgado theater in the interest of the re-election of President Diaz. The orators were stoned in streetcars, carriages and au tomobiles in which they rode. Mobs paraded the streets crying: "D o w n with D ia z!” “ We want R eyes!” A barricade was erected and many shots were exchanged. Eight policemen were wounded. The 'p o lic e charged the crowd re peatedly, but were repulsed. State troops were called out and a number o f volleys were fired in the air without effect. Considerable American property was destroyed and two Americans were wounded. The Americans have asked the American consulate for protection. The Hotel Garcia, which was wrecked by the mob, was leased by an Am eri can, and he has put in a claim for damages. The riot is the most serious that has occurred in Mexico in years, and is looked upon as significant by those who have been closely follow ing the politi cal situation. The officials say it was planned and carried out by the Demo cratic party, known as the Reyesta party, from the name of the candidate for vice president, General Bernardo Reyes. P O R T E R S O U T W IT H AR R IM AN Buy Land and Block Road Leading to Construction Camp. Grass Valley, Ore., July 27.— Porter Bros, opened a war o f strategy on Har- riman's railroad construction forces today by cutting off the base o f sup- pl'es for Twohy Bros.’ camps at Horse Shoe bend, in the canyon o f the Des chutes. This was accomplished by Porter Bros, by the acquisition o f the homestead of Fred Gurtz, across which runs the only road that leads to the brink o f the canyon anywhere near the vicinity o f Horse Shoe bend. I t is said that Porter Bros, paid $30,000 for the land by which they have shut off entrance to the canyon to Twohy Bros. A t Horse Shoe bend Twohy Bros, have begun to establish the biggest camp along the construction route, but to get there with the trainload o f sup- pi es now here the Harriman constract- ors w ill have to cross Porter Bros.’ land, and Porter Bros, have put up signs warning trespassers off the prop erty. The Gurtz homestead is enclosed by a barbed wire fence and a w ire gate is across the road at one boundary line and a wooden gate at the other. C O L O N IS T R A T E S AG AIN . Railroads to Give Reduced Fares to Pacific Coast This Fall. Chicago, July 27.— Colonists’ fares to the Pacific coast which have been under consideration at the rate meeting o f the Transcontinental Passenger as sociation for several days,¡will be made this fall at the same rates as hereto fore, $33 from Chicago, $32 from St. Louis and $25 from the Missouri river to California and North Pacific states. Their avaiiability w ill be reduoed, however, from the usual 60 days to a month, from September 15 to October 15. This was decided upon because the heaviest movement has been found dur ing the first and last ten days o f that period. About 25,000 people are ex pected to take advantage o f the ratea, which are for single trips. Carving Away Sloop Gjoa. San Francisco, July 27.— Fearing that relic hunters w ill carry away piecemeal the sloop Gjoa, in which Raoul Amundsen sailed through the Northwest passage, the San Francisco police department haB set a guard over the sloop and will try to punish some o f those whose initials cover the ves sel’s sides. The ship is beached at Golden Gate park and was intended to be a museum for things nautical. Relic hunters have carved away at the Speed Test Sets Record, Philadelphia, July 27.— The battle timber* until the worth o f the vessel ship Michigan, which returned today as a historic relic is impaired. from her trial trip, is reported to have N ew Island in Pacific. broken ail speed records for a vessel of San Francisco, July 27.— A new is the battleship type. The Michigan is said to have made a fraction over 19 land has sprung up in the Pacific ocean knots an hour. Her speed requirement not far to the southeast o f the Society and Gambier groups, according to Cap was 17>i knots. tain Quatrevaux, o f the French ship Th ere, which arrived from Newcastle, T hree Lives Lost in Gulf. The island is Pensacola, Fla., July 27.— With her Australia, yesterday. fig g in g damaged and her sails torn al but a few hundred yards in circum fer most to shreds, the fishing schorner ence. and appears to be o f volcanic Minnie W. arrived today and reported origin. The uncharted rock ia describ the lose o f three o f her crew in the ed in the log o f the Thiers a a o f low G u lf hurricane o f last Wednesday, and and uninviting appearance. the narrow escape o f two others. Tornado Wipes Out Town. Blucher’ s Orderly Dies. Winnipeg, July 27.— The village o f Quincy, III., July 27.— John Leonard Mecklin, located on the Saskatoon and Roeder, who died Saturday at the age West Aakiwin branch o f the Canadian o f 108 years, was buried today. Dur Pacific railway in Saskatchewan, was ing the battle o f W aterloo Roeder act wiped out hy a tornado yesterday after noon. N o one was seriously hurt. ed as orderly to General Blocher.
