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EVENTS OF THE DAY
.hnlva Review of the Import
ant Happening of the Past Week,
In Condensed Form. Most
Likely to Prove- Interesting.
The people ol Servia tako offense at
tlio now king lor promoting aseassins
Whllolaw Rold taya tho Monroe
doctrlno has been carried too lar by
pitlrotlc fervor.
Eight cars broke waay at Rawlins,
Wyt and collided with a height train
Four men were killed.
Ei.Ronrascnta.tlve Loud, of Cali
fornia, ii placed in an unenviable post
Hon in new postal scandal.
a wilmlntenn. Dal., mob burned i
negro at the stako to avenge an assault
upon and murder 01 a icycar-iuu
Fnnr man were killed and another
fatally In 1 11 rod in a wreck on the Mis
souri Taicfic near Jeflereon City, Mo.
Convicts in the Colorado state pcnl
tAnllnrv endured tho warden's wile
.nd using hor as a shield, made a dos-
MMtn break for liberty. The two
leader were killed and the rest cap
tured.
Fretldent Diaz, of Mexico, is sure to
be renominiated.
Tho sultan of Morocco lost 6,000 men
in battle with rebels.
Five mon wero killed in a mino ex
plosion at Blodsmirg, N. M.
Kflrvla is indignant over the with'
drawal of the British minister.
ThA 1001 cunreme lodge A. O. 0. W
will meet at Chattanooga. Tenn.
The amount ol relief money received
at Heppner now totals ovei $8,000.
Mnni trnnnq have been sent to Do
buaue. Iowa, to prevent rioting by
strikers.
A tunnel being constructed at Boston
caved in, killing two men and fatally
injuring a third.
One man was killed and another In
Jured In Arizona in a dispute over cat
tle grazing gtounds.
When Princo Henry of Prussia visits
the United States next yoarhewill also
tour the Pacific coast states.
Bolivia has agree i to allow Brazil
until October to settle the Acr dispute
Wales bad two severe earthquake
shocks, but no great damage was done.
The head camp of Modern Woodmen
Vio rotated to admit Texas and New
Mexico.
Robbers secured $300 in cash and
$200 in stamps by cracking the Colfax,
III., postoffice safe.
Careleia smoking by miners in a TwJ.
light. Pa., powder house caused an ex.
plosion which, resulted fatally to three
Blavs.
A rvinnnrtlont comrt has made
order which will make it possible for
the final link in the New York-Boston
trolley line to be completed.
Mrs. Sam Bailey, of St. Louis, and
daughter and son were mysteriously
' murdered. They were poor, and
- motive for the crime is hard to find.
Tho 11th Eastern conference of the
Ynnns Women's Christian Association
will be held nnder the auspices of the
American ormmittee at Silver Bay on
Lake George, June 26-July SO.
' New complications are feared in the
- territory of Acre.
Kansas City, Mo., freight handlers
have struck for a 25 per cent increase
.of wages.
The Chicago University proposes to
expend (3,000,000 lor buildings and
land for secondary schools.
, The Spanish budget for 1004 est!
' mates the expenditures at $193,600,.
1 000 and the revenue at $200,000,000.
The National Children's Home So-
ciety lias re-elected all of the present
officers, and adjourned to meet at oi
Louis next year.
Venezuela has nipped in the bud a
plot to seize the government by means
OI laisiued aocumems kj uw luwrpur
ated by congreis.
Tho Socialists of Germany have re
ceived congratulations from all parts of
the world, especially America, on their
victory at the polls.
Mexico pioposes to compel all signs
and advertisements on all walls to be
in Spanish with, If desired, transla
tions into other languages.
The Hungarian premier has resigned
and a new cabinet will be formed.
The new ruler of Servia is shorn of
all power and is king In name only.
Warrants have been Issued for the ar
rest of two more persons involved in
the postal frauds.
Rioting attending a street rar strike
at Dubuque, Iowa, has resulted in the
militia being called out.
Prom'nent members of the National
Live Stock Association will try to have
Secretary Hitchcock ousted.
The Michigan forest fires will cause
Inestimable damage unless rain soon
falls.
The Russian war minister. General
(Corupatln, is being extensively feted
at Tokla.
A disastrous fire In a Newcastle,
Penn., coat mine was started by the ex
pbtlon of gasoline.
The Chicago union waiters on strike
partially acnowtedge a defeat, and many
are returning to work.
The International Pressmen's Con
vention opened at Cincinnati with 300
delegates 1a attendance.
By trying to fill a coal oil stove while
It was burning, a Brooklyn boy and his
, lister met with fatal injuries.
The Lauudryworeri' union, of Ohlca
i go, by a referendum vote, Juat taken,
bas decided against another strike.
The strike on the New York subway
has been abandoned and 20,000 miners
will apply for work unconditionally.
jaynu.is sAri
Roosevelt Will Not Atlow Po.lme.ier
Otnerat to Resign.
June St. President
Roosevelt la earning the reputation ol
tandlng by his friends. Attempts
Iwu.n mada aaroral times to wean
dim fmm anmA nt the friends ot other
days, whom it Is thought were not do-
IraMo to lie in nosrei""i"
htm nrr timo. Rather vicious at
tacks havo been made upon Senator
r.l.. .ml Rnnanvelt baa Deon an-
other senator as bis
confidante, but all ertch advice has
hxn roocted. vicious aiiacae uavg
been made upon General Leonard
Wood, and Roosevelt has taken occae-
inn n nTnrraahla confidence In ood.
Tho same has happenod In the case of
dozen men of less prominence wuo
are close to Roosveelt.
Now It s reported that tuo tvesiuen.
Intends to stand by Henry O. Tayne,
nnalnftitar ccnoral. No pronuncia
1 . . . . . . . , I tka
memo to max euecv n hbuuu ...
White Houhs, but ihoso who are very
close to the president declare thai
Pnrne la not to be removed, and me at
tacks mado upon him will not cause
the president to accept bis reaUsntlon
If Tayne tilers It. it is earn mat mere
i.
n twrfect nndorstanuing ubiwctj"
Rootevelt and Payne, and that the
president is satisfied with what his
nniminr rone ml has done, and Is
rrt nnlno tn l)AS tamneded by the vie
loui attacks that havo occn mauo ju
rnrtnna nAirananpra UDOn FaVnO.
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it is ATnm-tnd that when tne investi
gation progresses somewhat lurtner
the president will take occasion to is
sue a statement concerning it, giving
frmlll to whom due. fol the WOMC 01 in.
vestlgatlon, and unless something bap-
pens that is not nuw in sigui, w mm
mnnit Postmaster General Payne.
While this is quite freely diecussed, it
Is impossible to say how true it is, as
tho nroaiilAnf mmaeil reiuseu iu UID
cuss the niattor, and no one officially
connected with the administration will
deny or affirm the statements.
NAVV WANTS PRECEDENT.
Tying Up of Qalveaton by Creditors Paves
the way for Trouble on uiwr amps.
Washington, June 24. Attorney
General Knox had prepared today a
tlnnlation in the nature ol a bond
which, will be filed with Jugde Grin
nan, of the Chancrey Court ol Rich
mnnil. macticallv the Government's in
(wt In the cruiser dalveston. This
stipulation or bond, It is asserted, will
mora than cover the claims of tho cred
itors against tho Trigg Company lor
work done and material used on the
ship. After the stipulation Is filed it
Is believed that Judce Grinnan will
Immediately release the ship to tne
frovArnroent.
It was learned at tne navy uerati.
ment today that far greater interests
are involved In the decision ol thi
nnostinn of the Dogfession of the cruis
era Galveston and Chattanooga tban
nra renrecented bv the actual cash val
ue of tboee boats. I is regarded as
absolutely essential at this stage to es
tablish a sound precedent ami ueier
mine the Question of title to war ves
sela nnder construction, In order to pro
tect the government's Interests in W
ownership of at least a dozen ships, in.
rlmllnir rjattltahina worth nearly $S,
000,000, each. Separate action will bo
taken in the case of the Uhattanooga,
building at Elizabetbport, and it is
therefore probable that no further de
lays will be encountered In the comple
tion of the Galvseton and the Chatta
nooga, while any show of force or dur
ess on the part of the National govern
mnet will be avoided.
CUBA FREE OF YELLOW JACK.
Smallpox Is Unheard of, but Tuberculosis
Increases Its Ravages.
Wachlntzon. Jnne 24. A copy of
the monthly report of Dr. C. J. Finlay,
chief sanitary officer for the Island of
Cuba, which has been received at the
Cuban legation here, contains tne ioi
lowing:
"The showing for 1902 is very satis
factory, not only In regard to the com'
plete exemption from yellow fever and
smallpox, but also in the number of
deaths from malaria and In the total
mortality. There has been no small
pox on the island since June, 1000, nor
yellow lever since tepiemoer, iuuj,
and the nrosress in the decrease in ma.
laria has continued without interrup
tion. "The condition regarding tu.
berculosls, however, is not so satisfac
torv. There has been an increase of 6
to 6 per cent In deaths from that dis
ease In each of the years 1901 and
1002, and at the present time the pro
portion of deaths from that cause to
the eeneral mortality smounts to over
16 per cent.
Holds New King Wa In Plot.
Vienna. June 24. The Atlgemelne
corresnondent learns that tho now king
of Servia was not only fully Informed of
the military conspiracy at Belgrade,
but it was actually carried out by his
agents. The officers broke Into the
Konaw with a fixed determination cf
killing the royal couple. The question
of demanding the abdication of King
Alexander was not a condition. When
the late king perceived his peril be
promised to release the crown, but the
officers Ignored this and proceeded to
murder him.
Miners Scalded by Steam.
Tamaqua, Pa., June 24. --As a result
of two disasters which followed close
upon one another in the No. 4 and No.
8 clolerlea of the Lehigh coal and navl
nation company, in the Panther creek
valley, three men" aro dead,onelsdylng
and five others are seriously injured.
tate last nlgbt, while a force of men
were fighting a mino fire, the action of
the water on the burning coal and rock
generated a large body of steam, which
rushed down the gangway, scalding a
party of seven men, who were manning
the fire boso. .
Cable to Alaska.
Waihington, June 24. General
Greely has been Informed that 680
miles of the submarine came to ne
laid between Puget Sound and Alaska
have been shipped from New1 York to
Reattle. The remaining 760 miles will
be shipped from New York in August.
This is the first long cable made . In
the United States. It Js of the seam
lets rubber type. Captain Edgar Rue
sell, Signal Corps, has started px Seat
tle to make preliminary arrangements.
NEWELL UNEARTHS BIO SCIIEMB
IN
TUB WEST.
People Are Delng Located on Tracts
That Are to De Irrigated-lnilde In
formation Is SoM-Chlet tlvdrograph
er Says It Cannot Ue, for Oovern.
ment Does Not Know.
Washington, June 24. Hydrograph
NiavaIL of the Bcoloalcal survey,
who has Just returned 'rom an exleifd.
ed tour of the West, reports tho discov
ery of a new and suecesaful confidence
tT.nin tint naa crown un miner uiu no
tional irrigation law, and which Is be
ing worked in Eastern Uregon. bpeaa
!., nf 1.1. .Unmrnrv Mr. Newoll said:
"I was very mucu uisnenrionw
while in the West to find that ateocla
tlons for a consideration ranging from
$50 to $100 are advertising, by circii'
!ar And otherwise, to direct homeseek'
crs to vacant public land, which they
.Ho la to be reclaimed by tho nation-
al gove-nment. Theso associations
mko the showInE thaat they aro
(nrmn.1 tn ronrosent homeseekors, and
propose to give them Inside Informa'
tlon. They havo no Inside Informa.
tlon. They do not know what lands
the government Intends to Irrigate, lor
no one knows, not even the depart
ment. They ate simply defrauding the
"They are ponding peopio onw nun
that will never be Irrigated, either by
th a rovemment rr private enterprise
and I know of Instances ahere these
associations have sent people on to lands
on hlllsldos, which could not possibly
htk lrrifAtod.
"I want to stamp these associations
a frninls nml to warn all homeeekere
to avoid them. One of these companies
lis headnuartors at Omaha, and an
other at Pendleton, Or., but their oper
atlona extond over the entire arli
West, and they are protending to give
inside information concerning arid
lands in every state."
WILL REBUILD AT ONCE.
Leading Citizens Announce Plans Funds
Needed for Cleaning Up.
Heppner, Jnne 24. Standing on the
streets and gazing over towards the
hills, one can see dozens of tents, where
the destitute and homeless havo found
oniet and rest. Banker C. A. Rhea
exnressed his intention ot building sev
eral residences Just as soon as building
material ran be brought in. J.
Natter and Borchers expect to build
brick business houses on the east eld
of "Main street.
Already the people are thinking and
talklne ot rebuilding on a better and
more substantial plan. W. O. Minor
will rebuild h i dwelling on bis stock
farm one mile away on Willow creek.
but will not rebuild his town residence
until later. Both bouses were swept
away.
Mavor Gilliam and tbo executive re.
lief committee decided to renew the ap
peal for additional for additional funds
from Portland and the Northwest coun
try. The total payroll Is now $1,020
dally, with a Urge portion of tho $20
000 that has been contributed already
paid out. The total loss of property
will not be lsea tban $350,000 upon
conservative basis.
DREDQE ABOUT READY FOR WORK,
Q rant Will Begin Operations on Colam
bla In About a Month.
Washington. Jnne 24. From ad
vices received by the chief of engineers
today, it Is believed that the pumps
for the converted transport Grant will
be completed and ready for shipment
about the end of June. The contract
Inz firm in Baltimore has secured
Derfect casting for tho huge cylinder,
and tbo rest of the pump is ready for
assembling. The work of remodeling
the Grant, so as to fit it for use as
sea dredge, is more than thiee-fourth
comnleted at the Mare Island nav
yard, and If the present progress is not
inteirupted, the ship will be ready to
commence operations on the Columbia
river bar not later -than the first of
August, and possibly before.
Pay for Dishonor.
Belgrade, June 24. The piomotlons
are announced of various members
the military deputation to King Pete
at Genevra, Colonel Popolvlcs,
of
the late King Alexander's palace guard,
Is created a General and First Ald-de-Camp
to King Peter; Captain Lloy
sties, who opened the palace gates for
the assassins of 'he late king and
queen, is promoted to be a major, and
Lieutenant Gronlca, who was on'guard
ootsido the paalce on the night of the
assassinations, and who was a confident
of the conspirators, is made a captain.
Send Money Back Home.
Copenhagen, Jnuo 2. The immi
gration figures for May, 1903, show
that more tban twice as many persons
emigrated from Denmark to America
as dnring tho same period last year,
and the "Amrelcan fever" shows no
signs of abating. It is shown, how
ever, that money sent back by Hcandl
navians in the United States offsets tn
a large degree the loss to the country
caused by the immigration. Figures re
cently published In Christiana show
that during 1902 a total of 14.UUU.UUU
kroners was remitted.
Eating Each Other.
Pekin. June 3, via Victoria, B. O.,
June 24. News has been received here
that the famlqe In Kwang Si Is grow
ing worso by degrees. The starving
population Is estimated at 200,000 and
dally numbers of deaths occur from
starvation. The urltlBU authorities in
Uong Kong, aided by public subscrip
tions, have been sending aid for two
months, A Japanese report says can.
niballara Is being practiced and human
flesh is publicly offered for sale.
Election Left to People.
Jackson, Miss., June 24. The state
board of election commissioners today
ordered a state primary election to be
held on 'August 0, This action means
that the next United States senator
from Mississippi will be chosen by pop
ular ballot. Senator Moneyritbe pres
ent Incumbent, and Governor Longlno
are candidates, and are now prosecut
ing an active canvass of the state.
"ro tXnaNa lV RAIL
Project, to Operi land o7 Vaat, .Richness
in Aiasaa.
Chicago. Juno 23. Tho gold output
of Alaska, now $ 30,000,000 per year,
will be greatly increased uy tuo w,j
building ol n now railroad Irom tho
southern coast ol Resurrection pay
northward to tho Tanana river, doflnlto
annouuiemont ol which was made here
today. The Reward coiutrucltou com
pany, of Chicago, has secured the coil-
tract of tho building anu equipping u.
413 miles of Alaska Central railway,
(mm itnaiirm-tlon bay northward
thiough the Cook Inlet country and up
to the Sushitna valley w m is
river, 180 mllos above Its Junction
with thn Yukon.
Tho company has placed an order lor
7U.notiml tl rails, which will be
via swttln and Vancouver
Locomotives and cars have also been
secured, and will boforwadod wllh
tho rails. Couslru tlon must sian uw-
fnra .llll 1R. nml llO llUsllOd Wltll all
"I. . - ii I.
no. Bible speod. The now railway
projected by prominent mon ol ino
t'aclnc coavt. mo neauqimr-,ro ' "
Ho. (tin atvl th lilinilClrtl OlllCO IS III
Plil. .mv
T is orm ni o the Aia'aa Vninu
la onen every day of tho jear. Owing
in thn Influence ol tho Japanese tur-
rent, tho weather there nover tails to
zero In winter wcathor. The louto ol
tho railway, which was surveyed last
summer, Is through a vslley heavily
ilnilmrAil. nml otwnsa vast country rieu
in gold and copper. The northern
terminus Is In the midst ol tho now
Tanana iml.t Holds, many tllUCB IllOrO
MvtnnalvA than tho Klondike. Tho road
will mak Interior Alaska accessible
awafv ilav In the vcar and savo thteo
weeks ol tiavel now necessary w mt'
lor noluta by tho circuitous routes up
thn Villi nil rlvor. Tho r.rolectoia say
that thA millillni; of tho Alaska Central
will increase the gold production oi
Alaska from the present output ol $30,
nnn.nonto I200.OUO.000, and attract
an increased Immigration ol scores
thnnaanfla.
Tn ailillt on to the resources ni goiu
rost and ttmlinr. the new railroad will
nnnAtratA a Conner belt. W1UCU uas
lin nrnnonncinl by government and
nrtvatn mlneraloslsts to contain th
most extonsivo and highest grade cop'
per deposits known In the world.
ENTRY IS ESTOPPED.
Nearly Two Million Acres Withdrawn
In
Harney and Malheur counties, ur.
Washington, June 5:3. On the re
commendation ol irrigation engineers
of the geological survoy, who have bee
examining Dronosed Irrigation sites 1
Rrmtlisrn Eastern Oregou, the secre
tary of tho Interior has ordered the
temporary withdrawal of 1,080,000
ot land lying in Harney valloy.
along the Sllves rivr, and along the
Malheur river In Malhtur county.
The engineers who havo been In the
field since early spring, are convinced
that In both of these lo alitles the gov
nrnment can well afford to undertake
the construction of storage reservoirs,
with a view of reclaiming large areat
nt fartllfl but dry lands.
The engineers louvlnced themselves
from preliminary examinations that
the Silvias ami Malheur rivers afford
plenty of water to irrlagte conslderahl
areas. Now that the lands havo pcei
withdrawn, they will horeafter bo ex
amined in detail to determine Just bow
great an acreage can bo Irrigated at
reasonable cost, by impounding the
watnra of these two streams.
The Harney valley project, lying
southwest of Hums and north and east
of Lake Malheur, embraces b22,08O
acres, as follows: Townships 22 to 26
ranges 31. 3 and 33; township 22, It
32H; townships 23, 24 and 26, ranges
32i, 33 and 34; township -'o, ranges
33 and 31, all south ana east.
The Malheur river project proper em
braces about 416.000 acres lying or
either aide of the Malheur river and
around the town ot Vale, extending
from the Snake river westerly hall way
across. In addition there has been
withdrawn 61,000 acres lying just west
of this main tract, and directly on the
ilver, which is to be utilized as areeer
voir site.
The main Malheur withdrawal in
dudes township 16, range 48; town
ship 17, ranges 44, 46 and 4; town.
shiD 18. ranges 43. 44, 46 and 4(1
township 10. range 43; fractional
townships 18, 17, 18, 19 and 20, rango
47, lying west ol the Snake river;
township 10, range 48, all south and
east.
Camda Rises to Protest.
Osoweo. N. Y.. Jnne 21. The visit
of Secretary of War Root, to this clly
and tho announcement ot plans for th
rebuilding of historic Fort Ontario and
Its conversion into a battalion post have
been the subject of unfavorable com
ment by the Canadian press. An Ot
tawa nacer says "That fort can only
have one object the protection of the
harbor In case ol war with uanaua anu
the providing of a stronghold from
whhh vessels of war can issue to prey
up in Canadian lake commerce and
clt es."
Cars Plunge Into River.
New Richmond, Wis., Jnne 23. A
serious freight wreck occurred last
nlgbt on tho Wisconsin Central road
east of here, when 12 cars plunged into
Willow river. A lineman later drop
ped bla lantern Into tho wreckage and
instantly there was a tremendous ex
plosion. The contents ol a tank of
naphtha in tho wreck was Ignited.
Louis Anderson, a farmer, was terribly
burned. Several others were burned,
hut all will recover. Later another car
of naphtha exploded, sending the flames
hundreds of feet into the air.
Lightning Works Havoc.
Cambridge, O., June 23. Lightning
struck a house stored with 3,000 pounds
ol dynamite at the new mines now be
ing opened noar genocavillo, 12 miles
from here today during a Btorm and
killed six men and Injured a score ot
others, bosldes ruining tho mine shaft
and breaking nearly all the windows In
Senecavlllo, a mining town of 300 peo
ple half a mile from the mine. The
men killed and wounded were car
penters. Venezuela Pays Oermany,
Caracas, June 23. Tbo Venezuelan
government has paid to Germany $00,
000 due this month as stipulated In tbo
protocol In partial liquidation of the
German claims against Venezuela.
IttIJNEnV SLOWLY RECOVERING FROM
t'frrtite no tit nnrt
i.rruvi j yi;- i wuii
f-r-
City Officials Work Industriously and
V(U Unlorca Martial Law-dreateit
Needs are Money, Supplies and Disinfectants-Relief
Money Coming la
I'rom All Parts of the Northwest.
Heppurr, Or., June !, Heppner
needs money, provisions and disin
fectants above all olso. Money I want
ed to pay men who are cleaning up
tho town, provisions are required to
feed thorn, and dtslnfoctanta are es
sential to good sanitary conditions.
Tho warm sun la already raising or-
(cnslvo odori on the sceno ot tho dla
astor. Iu two or threo days ruoro
Identification ot doad bodloa will grow
nuldlr more dlfftculL In that time
tho victims ot tho flood will be picked
from tho wreckage In the town. It is
bollovcd that many bodies were borne
far down Willow Creek. Their recov
err will not be so easy at In the town
and a largo numbor may never be
found. Thero aro high plloa of drift
at various places down tho creek In
which bodies undoubtedly are col.
iocted. Thieves have been pilfering
the dead and the wreckage and the
authorities will take stringent precau
tlona against the ghoulish practices
tomorrow. They are undor ordofs to
shoot down any thief, hut they fear
to do so tor foar ot killing an Inno
cent person In among tho many
strangers.
We're colng to enforce martial
law." declared Sheriff Shutt tonight.
Hvcry able bodied man must go to
work or get' out or town, i no sneria
has sworn In over 30 deputies, and
wllh thA aIiI of several marshals, main.
ta na Rood order. The preaenco or
many strangers In town makes law
abiding citizens apprehensive. The
town Is In breathless baste to destroy
tho unsanitary elements that are
springing up.
"Wovo got men enougn," says
Mayor Gilliam, "and don't need any
more. What we nood above all things
aro money and food to keep them at
work. Wo havo many cases of ab
ject destitution. In which large farm
lies havo lost a rawer or a momer
and all their worldly possessions. We
must clean up our city, but It is a stu
pendous Job. This endeavor Is owlm
td tho living and the dead. We es
teem highly the material evidence ot
sympathy from other towns.
Relief money nas beon received
from La Orande. Hood River. 8hanlko,
Portland, Atbona and tne kiks
amounting to $1247. J. N. Teal ar
rived from Portland today as an agent
of relief. With him came 108 men
who will bo paid $2.60 por day. About
half that number of men will arrive
from Pendleton tomorrow. The Port
land men have a camp back ot the
town where they havo erected O. N,
u. tents and messing tables.
MERQER PLANS OP BANKS.
New York Institution Is to Increase Its
Capital to $25,000,000.
New York. June 19. Details of the
deal by which it Is proposed to merge
the Western National Bank Into th
Nation Bank of Commerce were made
public today. Under the consolidation
tho capital stock ot the Bank of Com.
mcrcd will bo Increased from $10,000,
boO to $25,000,000 by tho Issuance
150,000' additional shares, 125,000
which' will bo used to acquire the
Western National after that bank has
Increased its can tal to I12.GOO.000
Following the acquisition of the
Western National a dividend ot
least 60 per cent will be paid to hold
era of Bank ot Commerce stock
Twenty-five thousand shares of th
new stock will be offered to Bank
Commerce shareholders to the extent
of 25 per cent of their holdings on the
date named at $M0 per share.
The directors of the consolidated
bank wilt be Increased so aa to em
brace the directors of both Instltu
tlons. It Is understood that Valen
tine P. Snyder, nresldent of the West
ern National Bank, will be selected
for the presidency ot the consolidated
bank.
Peonage Must Cease.
Washington, Juno 19. United
RlntpH Attorney Tteese. of Monteom
ery, Ala., was at the Department of
Justice today in response to a re
quest from Attorney-General Knox,
who wished to confor with him In re.
gard to tho progress of the prosccu
tlon of nnrsona In Alabama for peon
age. Although the Attorney-General
la nnr rflannaed to discuss for DUbllCa
tlon. the status of the cases, It Is
known that a largo number of cases
are now under Investigation and that
In addition to the arrests already
made, warrant! will soon be Issued
for a still larger number.
Navy Wrnts te Lnow Ita Rights.
"Washington, June 19. Secretary
Moody had a conference at the De
nartment of Justice today with At'
torney-General Knox as to the right of
the government to proceea wun wor
on its war vessels regardless of
the Interference of courts, and even
at the nxnense of calling- In federal
troops to Insure the continuance of
the work. The case In point la that
ot the cruiser Galveston at tbo ship
yards of the Trigg Company at men
mond. Va.. which contract the gov
ernmont declared forfeited because of
the Insolvency of the company.
Cuba States Its Terms.
Havana, June 19. A statement was
given out at the Palace tonight which
contains the outlines for the terms un
dor whlcn the naval coaling stations
would be leased to the United Btates.
The Unltod States will pay an annual
runt of 110.000. Food, provisions and
other articles Intended for the use of
those residing at the stations win be
admitted free of duty. The United
Btates will have complete legal Juris
diction within the territories occu
pied by tbo stations.
Switzerland Votes Money for duns.
Berne, Switzerland, June 19. The
National Council today, by 97 to 2
votes, granted a credit ot $4,340,000 to
arm tho 72 batteries ot four guns
each ot the Swiss Field Artillery with
the new Krupp 7.6 centimeter pneu
matic recoiling guns, and to provide
800 rounds of ammunition for each
gun.
, FANAA1A MKtt,Y TO RJlYObT.
Defeat of the Canal Treaty Means trouble
for Colombia. F.
Ban Francisco, Juno .SO. Informa
tion was brought by tho atoanuhip
Acnpulco yesterday thnt tho people In
tho statu ot I'nuama aro on the vorgo
of a revolt with n view toward aocod-
Ing fro mlho United Blntcs ot Colom-
a and setting up an Independent re
public. It la alleged thnt tho threat
ened uprising emanates from tho un
rest caused by tho reports from Bo
gota to tho orrcct that tlio delegates
now naanmhllnir thero for the purpose
nnsilne un tho rat mention ot
tho canal treaty botwoon tho United
Statea of Colombia nml this country
aro In a .majority ngnlnat tho monsuro
and have already expressed tneir ue
termination to vote In opposition.
Tho report rocolyod hero enmo
through official chnnola mid Is to tho
effect that thn peopio of Panama are
almost un tod In favor of the canni
and thnt they hnvo ptedgod them-
alvea to aunnort n revolt with the on
Ject of declaring themselves n free
state If the convention In Bogota votes
aa-alnat tho treaty, llofnro tlio Acn
pulco Btnrtod for this port tho dele
gntes wero nlrendy assembling In Bo
gota. Tho i.iucrni party wnicn is now
nut of nnlltlrnl control hnd begun a
ramon gn against the ratification or
llm treaty and hnd successfully work
od upon tho middle and lowor classes
of the country Inlluondes thnt wero
proving n strong argument agninsi
the ndonllon of any measure thnt
would cunrantco tho United Btntes
hold of nnv kind In Colomblnn nffnlra.
It had boen mado to appenr to the
rvitnmtilnna thnt If the treaty was rat
Ifled the United Btntes of America
would soon havo control of tho entire
country.
POSTAL PRAUD ORtlWS GREATER.
Qrand Jury Will Soon Return Five More
Indictments.
WashlnKton. June 20. Tho Federal
Grand Jury, whleh hnn been investi
rating postal nirnira, is expcciou
bring In flvo Indlctmonts tomorrow
nealnit norsons Involved, but may
not report until Monday. Assistant
District Attorney Taggnrt, who has
tho easna In chnrgfl for tho eovorn
ment via at hln ofTlco earlier innn
usual this morning, nnd was busily
on en mil In coins over thn Indict
menu. Ho denied nimsoir to an
rnllera. Although every effort h
horn mndo to keen tho Dubllo In Ignor
ance of tho action to bo tnken until
the nnnors wero rovly for prcscnta
tlon by tho Grnnd Jury, It la learned
on unauestionod auinority mai in
Jury has voted to return indictments
against August W. Mnchon, Dlller
fir off. Snmuol A. Oroff. Geo,
Lorcnz nnd Mrs. Ixirenz, tho two int.
tcr being residents of Toledo, O. Th
BDeclflc charge It Is understood,
bo conspiracy to defraud tho govern.
ment.
The fact that new Indictment
would bo returned against Mnchon
and tho Groff Brothers hns been talk
ed of for somo time around thn court
house, but It waa not expected that
action would bo taken so soon. Tho
sensational fenturo of today's prob
able proccedlnga Is tho connection of
Mrs. Loronz namo with tho transac
tlons which led to tho arrest of Mr.
Mnchon nnd the Groffs. At the time
of tho arrest, stories wore In clrcula.
tlon that thero wna n KO-bctwecn, but
tho information at hand then wna nnt
concluslvo enough to establish the
Identity of this particular narty.
Whether or not Mrs. Lorcnz acted
In this capacity Is not known, but
has been suggested that thla go-be
tween was a woman.
LAWMAKERS TO MEET.
Kansas Requires Money to Rebull
Bridges Swept Away by Flood.
Topeka, Kan.. Juno 19. Governor
W. J. Bailey today Issuod tho follow
Ing proclamation calling togothcr the
Icglalatiiro in specini session:
"Wbeioai tho recent floods hare, I
addition to tho destruction- of vast
amounts of property, swept away
numerous bridges, tho Immediate re
building of which la Imperative, but
for which no adequato lawa exist
thereby bringing about an oxtraordl
nary occasion within tho monnlng of
the constitution authorizing a spec
ial session of tho legislature.
"Now. therefore I. W. J. Bailey,
governor of tho Stnto of Kansas, by
vlrtuo of the authority vested In me
by tho constitution, do hereby con
vene tho legislature of Kansas In spec
ial session at tho capital In tho City of
Toneka. on Wodncsday. June 24
1903. at 2 o'clock p. m., for the pur-
poso of enabling counties and othor
municipalities to build necessary
bridges."
Levee Urokcn by Flood.
El Paso, Tex., Juno 20. A dispatch
from San Marclnl, N. M,, aays that
5 o'clock this morning the Rio Orande
reached Its highest atago, causing
break In tho protection levee. Sever
al small houses havo boon badly dnnv
aged by the flood. The loss to the
farmers thereabouts Is great.
Warlham. tho river Is six Inches high
er than yestorday. The levoo which
broko through yesterday has not been
repaired. Tbo Indications are that
will continue to glvo way until th
river haa got beyond cheek.
Rural Mall Again Assured.
Washington, Juno 20. Tho Post
office Department has resumed estab
llsument of rural froo delivery routes,
which wero held up on account of a
deficit In tho appropriations for that
service, and a largo number of routes
will bo put into oporatlon July 1, The
policy of tho department horeafter
will be to establish routes as rapidly
aa possible, consistent with tho best
Interests of tho service and economic
administration. Tho rule requires
that no service shall bo established on
a routo on which thoro aro loss than
100 families.
Deadlock In Strike.
Des Moines. Ia.. Juno 20. Thore ta
a deadlock In tho Dubuque Btrcet-car
disturbances. Tho atroot railway
company thero refuses to make a fur
ther attempt to (novo cars until the
governor sonde additional companlos
of mllltla, and the governor rofusos to
do more than hold threo companies In
readiness to move on a minute's no
tlce Is case of moro rioting, Dubuque
authorities assure tho govornor thnt If
a street car movea It will precipitate
trouble with which the local mllltla
will be unable to cope
Oeneral Wheaton Dead,
Washington, June 10. Major-Oencr-
al Frank Wheaton, U, B. A., retlrod,
died here yosterday, aged 70 years. A
widow and two daughters survive him.
Death resulted from a Konoral break
ing down la health, '
tiritn' Days( of Hirrew In 'lltppner-Dt ath
Ojer - V. (toll IS 300,
Heppntr, June 17, via, I.oxtniton,
Houses crushed and telescoped be.
yond recognition, buildings twisted
from their foundations, deposited In
streets or on alien property, one-
fourth, or ono-half, or one nillo nwny;
household goods strewn In every di
rection In reeking mud; trees two
feet In dlameteV uprooted nnd woven
In Impeded drift Into all klndi ot
awful fantastic shapes, bodies ot men
and horses and cattlo and plga nil
cast In Indiscriminate ruin such Is
Heppner ot May.
All persona say that the crest of
tho flood waa upon the towti wllhlti
threo or four minutes after tho dan
ger was perceived. Most of tho peoplu
wero In their houses. Tho day being
Sunday, tho hour bolng dinner tlmo.
and a heavy rain fnllliig, nil
caused thwn to pen themselves with
in doors. Most of tho dwellings wero
noar tho bank of tho stream. '1 Un
people were therefore caught llko rata
a trap, and so sudden was nut
warning that compnrutlvely fow
could reach placea of safoty. The
whole row or bouses next ino erven
was swept away. Spectators of thn
calamity describe tho structuics ua
falling like card nouses, tiiu iiwuiunKa
woro tossed about iiko uouuiiib, mm
most of them fell completely to
pieces. The town had perhaps ovor
2C0 houses, nearly 200 of which wero
demolished, Tho whole business pnrt
of town would havo boon swept nwny
had not tho l'alaco hotol, a heavy
brick structure, diverted ino curroui.
Houses on brick foundations fnrod
bettor than others becnuso tho llood
could not so easily wash under them.
Identification of the dead uns ucvu
fMost of tho bodies show the offocta
of drowning rather than of vital In.
Jury, though all of them are more or
less bruised, uniy a row oi wun
who escaped the flood woro severely
Injured.
An army or man anu noro is silk
ing grent wastes of debris. Three
hundred bodies have been found and
there are men who say tho work la
only half begun. An army of women
take cnarge or tno uouiea n am
borne out of tho wrockago by thn
straining arms of men. An arm, a
leg, a toe, a finger, a lock of hnlr, n
tuft of clothing these are harbingers
of horror beneath tho mud. Ilnhlca
and little children lie thero uurird,
with many a gash or bruise on their
tonder bodies. Forms of women fre
quently come to light bereft of all
clothing savo where a corset nhlclds
thorn from tho gaxo of anxious search
ers. Clothing of men Is less frequent
ly torn away. Tho bodies aro borne
to Roberts' hall to be washed and
dressed by women, to bo shrouded In
coarse white cloth, and m uo lam in
rough wood boxes, Thore Is no Mum
for corcmony. It's the grim reality
ot death. And women who would
faint at scenes one thousandth part na
awful obey the mnndato of necessity
without a flinch. The floor swims
with the half diluted mud that drips
from the victims, but tho living pat
ter through It or sweep It out whon
It gets too deep. Tho rough boxes go
to tho cemeteries, not singly In
hearses, but many at a tlmo, piled
high In wagons.
COAL OPERATORS GIVE IN.
Conciliation Board Muddle Is Ihidcd, and
There Will lie No Strike.
Bcranton, Pa., Juno 18. Thero will
be no strike In tho nnth'rnclte region
growing out of tho refusal of thn op
erators to recognize tho credentials
of District Presidents Nichols, l'ahoy
and Dctory. elected by tho Joint exec
utive board of tho United Mlnowork
ors as the miners' representatives on
the board of conciliation.
Tho convention of tho United Mino
workers today elected tho three pres
idents by districts as their repreont
atlves. and tho operators, throjgh
President llaer, of tho Reading Com
pany, announced that this action was
satisfactory. There was a burst of
loud and long applauso when Presi
dent Mitchell announced thnt tho op
erators, through President Uncr. of
tho Reading Company, hnd authorized
tho stntement that the netlon of tho
convention waa satisfactory.
Tho convention elected President
Mitchell aa the legal reprosentntlvt, of
the minora at the hend of tho concil
iation board. Tho operators nro unan
imously agreed on tho acceptance of
the soloctcd miners' representatives.
Strike Drlngs Troops Again.
Donvor, Juno 18, Acting on ndvkes
from Washington, General Baldwin,
commanding tho Department of tho
Colorado, United States Army, tnd.iy
sent orders for one troop of tho Third
Cavalry to proceed with all hnsto
from Fort Apache, Arlznnn, to Mor
end. Yesterday Is wns bollovcd thnt
the spirit of tho strike was hrok'en,
nnd Colonel Lobo, commnndlng tho
Fourteenth Cavalry at Moroncl, was
ordered to return his enmnmnd tn
Fort Ornnt and Jtuachurn, but devel
opments havo shown tho ndvlsnhll'ty
of keeping Federal troops on tho spot.
Lodge-on Supreme Task,
St. Taul, Juno 18. Tho Supremo
IOdge, A. O, U. W., today compioncod
tho most Important discussion 'of tho
session, nnmoly, tho report of tho h.'n
eflt commlttco. Tho committee hns
been at work on tho gonoral question
of assessment tax for tho Inst fow
days. Kach of tho propositions ad
vanccd will bo taken up and dls
cussed and then the supremo Indga
will try to arrlvo at soma conclusion.
Until this Is done tho lodgo will muka
no statcmont as to Its attitude on tho
proposition.
Philippine Act Under Consideration.
Washington, June 18. Secrotary
Root has decldod that nothing fur
ther shall be done regarding tho pro
posed opium act of the I'hlllpp'no
Commission until It shall have rind
tho most careful attention In Wash
ington. The commission hns boon In
formed by cnblo and tho opium hill,
which passed Its second reading, will
remain In Its present condition until
the Socretary of War reaches n, 'on
elusion. The bill prohibits tho Male to
and tine of opium by all persons ex
cept Chinese.
Crowded Bridge Falls,
Kau Clalro, Wis.. June 18, A long
section of the Madison stroot brldgn
approach went down under the wolglt
ot a crowd of peopio tonight. Six per
sons were seriously Injured, nnd 25
or 30 other were less seriously In-
Jured. The accident occurred during
an Illumination of the street carnival
booths along the taalp streeta ot the
city.