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MILLSBORO OREGON
NEWS OFTHE WEEK
la a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
A Return of the Less Important but
Not Lsss Interacting Event
of the Past Week.
BRIDGE COLLAPSES.
The crofter
for Cuba.
Minneapolis baa ra led
The Cohan government baa agents Id
Kamaa baying horses.
More railroad bridges are being
burnad by Cuban rebels.
Voliva baa been elected overseer of
Zion City by tbe residents of the Dow
leite town.
Many riots are occurring in Moscow,
Russia. buildings are being burned
by tbe revolutionists.
A card sharper haa swindled rich
Pittsi rjers out of $1,0(10,000. Some
of the plunder baa been secured.
Gompers saya the American Federa
tion of Labor has but jost begun its
campaign against unfriendly congress
men.
A Yokohama paper clalma that a
large part of the funds for the relief of
destitute Japanese have been einbes
cled. The stoim at Hongkong bas proven
much moie serioui than at first
thought. At least 20 vessels were
wrecked, many of them being total
losses.
Tbe Interstate Commerce commission
has issued notice to the railroads of tbe
Ciontry residing passenger rate. Spe
cial excursion rates are not to be prohibited.
Many Killed and Injured In Oklahoma
Train Wreck.
Guthrie. Okla.. Sept. 19. Eight peo-
- i i ; 1
p: are oad, zu more oi jets mjurcu,
and as many more are missing in tbe
most disastrous wreck in the recent bis-to-y
of the Rock Island, which occurred
three mile from Dover, Okla., yester
day. Tbe engine, tender bagg.ge and mail
cars, smoker and day coach of passen-
cer train No. 12, northbound, left the
bigb bridge that spans tbe Cimarron
river, and plunged into tbe current
flanked by treacherous quicksands.
Tbe locomotive disappeared from light
almost immediately. Tbe mail and
baggage clerks escaped from their
coaches and swam to the shore.
The accident was due to the defective
condition of tbe bridge wbicb was
swerved out of line by the pressure of
driftwood carried down by the swollen
stream. Tbe train was an hoar late
and was running at high speed to make
up time. The engineer did not see the
condition of the bridge until be was
within a few yards, when it was too
late to stop. He shouted to bia fire
man, threw on the brakes and jumped.
He landed on the very verge of tbe
river bank and escaped nnhurt. Tbe
fireman was less fortunate, sustaining
severe injuries.
When the engine struck the bridge
tbe whole structure suddenly collapsed,
precipating the engine and coaches into
tbe water. Tbe cbair car and two
heavy Fullmans were not pulled in,
but remained on the track.
The most authentic accounts place
the number of passengers in the smok
er at between 25 and 30. With but
few exceptions these bave not been ac
counted for. The only hopeful news is
contained in messages received from
rural districts. Men on bits of drift
wood bave been seen going down stream
at various points, but attempts at res
cue have in most instances proved futile.
SURROUND CAPITAL
SLAVES IN RAlLWAf CAMPS
Army o! 3,000 Insurgents Cot
side City of Havana.
SHOW NO
Liberal Leaders Openly Show Them
selves on Streets and Even Cor
fer With Government Officials.
Negroes by the Hunaws Com
plaint to Dittrict tfor"r'
Knoivllle, Tenrj., 8ptl- Tb
reJeral grand jury now
city Is investigating alHi PM"
cases at sevaial railroad V ,0 ,hU
vicinity where hundred! "
employed. Tbe In. ...itloe U folng
SIGN OF YIELDING on .retlv under the dirti ot d-
tectlvj sent here by tl C.vrnmen
from Washington on tbs sopl,nl '
numerous negroes to DirfiW A,wrD"J
J. R. Penland.
All last week the govt"0' bol,d
ing was crowded with iroM' j
one by one told their tale o' w0 nd
niaiMcatmeni before the Jostice. i
relieved indictments will 1 'oaD1 thl
week against some pioroinent railroad
contractors and their eabordint,-
The government detectin vi,itJ ,
railroad camps in the role of nlD
siroas of nurrhuln.. ...k. Uads. He
. .. j fciujuv
spent a week or more in diner
ent camps located in Bloo0t county,
and quietly gathered a volana of vi
dence. Most of the negroes brought
nere nom north and SontD taroima
and other neighboring stte. Witness
es have told some frightful stories of
the manner in which tb7
prisoners at the camps for dsbi. TbeT
allege that a guard line is kept and nn
man is allowed to pass thil Un- TntT
say tbat outrageous commiwy PrlcM
are charged tbem and they tei dwp'T
in debt to tbe contractor!. One or two
witnesses told stories of leeing negroes
killed and sssert that ths bodies were
sunk in tbs river. i
WORK ON THE BAR I
NOTHING FOR JETTY.
teotlon to Deep River.
OPINION OF COLONEL ROESSLER
Government Engineer Makss Address
Before Meeting of Portland
Open River Enthusiasts.. ,
NEW STORM ARISES.
With
Dowie says be is going to Mexico to
die.
Secretary Root may go from Panama
to Havana.
go
Mrs. Nichu'ss Longwortb is to
bear bunting in October.
General de Dioulin bas been ap
pointed as Trepoff's suceesor.
An attempt bas been made to kill
the heirjto the Austrian throne.
A great immigration to the North
west is predicted by railroad men.
The steamer Mongolia may be saved
from the rocks at Midway island.
A large shipment of sheep bas been
made from Grand Forks, B. C, to Chi
cago. The American minister to Morocco
will demand the payment of claims of
eitisens of tbe United States.
Gifford Pinchot, chief of the forest
service, will sttend s Canadian forestry
convention at New Westminster.
Harriman bas bought a controlling
Interest in the ttatltimore 6 Ohio rail
road, giving him lines from ocean to
ocean.
Tbe transport Buford has been or
dered to proceed from Honolulu to
Midway island and get the passengers
of the steamer Mongolia.
Santo Domingo Again Infected
Revolutionary Fever.
Washington, Sept. 19. Just as ths
Cuban insurrection appears to be on
the point of harmonious adjustment,
the United States government is con
fronted with a new outbreak in Santo
Domingo. Commander Southerland,
senior American naval officer in Do
minican waters, reported to the Navy
department by cable late this afternoon
that an insurrection is about to break
out in Santo Domingo at any time. He
says that tbe government has sent a
force of 400 men to Monte Chrislo.
The situation is declared to be acute.
He fears that sn uprising may take
place. He requests that the Dixie,
which is now in Cuban waters, be re
turned at once to Santo Domingo.
When the advisability of withdraw
ing the naval forces from Dominican
waters was discussed when the crisis
came in the Cuban revolt, a suggestion
was made that it might give encourage
ment to the insurgents in that island
It was finally decided, however, that
the Dominican government bad matters
well in band and that no change was to
be apprehended with the present fleet
of gunboats in those waters.
Havana, Sept. 18. Ths only results
thus far of President Palma's order for
tbs suspension of hostilities bavs been
that Liberal leaders who hitherto bave
bad every reason for anticipating arrest
are circulating openly in Havana again
and even conferring with members of
tbe government with regard to peace,
and that sucb Insurgents in the field ss
bave been consulted, while expressing
themselves as agrseable to settling mat
ters amicably, at the same time assume
an independent attitude, which cannot
be said to bode particularly well for
prompt settlement of existing differ
ences. In ths meantime, Cienfuegos Is in a
stats of siege, communication by tele
graph being severed not only in the di
rection of Havana, bnt to Santiago at
well. It is known that Cienfuegos bad
not been attacked op to midnight Sun
day, but what bas transpired since that
time it not known here.
A 11 accounts agree that there easily
ars 3,000 insurgents a few miles south
east of Havana, and rumors are in cir
culation that they will enter tbe city
peaceably if they are not molested, but
that they will fight if tbey meet with
resistance. All visitors to insurgent
camps in Havana province return witb
this impression, but it ia believed no
attempt will be made against Havana
until tbe arrival of Pino Guerrera's
force, which now is variously reported
to be from 20 to 40 miles distant. The
general impression is that tbe presence
in Havana harbor of the American
cruiser Denver will not act as a deter
rent to such s movement, the auxiliary
cruiser Dixie having gone to Cienfuegos
and the cruiser Dea Moines having gons
presumably to bring to Cuba Secretary
Taft and Assistant Secretary
BIG FLEET IS SENT TO SEA.
T
of War
Bacon.
GERMANS WANT PROTECTION.
FUNSTON TO LEAD.
An American bank is to be opened in
Berlin.
Anarchists
kaiser.
continually dog the
General MacArthur is now lieutenant
general.
the
There is 14 inchei of snow on
mountains in Western Colorado.
Ktensland's son has betrayed the hid
ing place of much of his plunder.
The government of Kcnador is ar
ranging for a loan of 127,000,000.
As a whole the Cuban people wel
come the American offer of mediation.
Terrorists claim credit for the death
or i report, believing bim to have died
of poison.
Special precautions are being taken
to prevent the shipment of contraband
goods to the Cuban rebels.
The curts bave decided that there is
nothing in the way of municipal owner
ship for Chicago, as the law ia valid.
Cashier Hering, of the defunct Chi-
cago uana, is declared by handwriting
experts to be the champion forcer of
the world.
The Japanese government bas sent
representatives to New York and Lon
don to arrange a new loan. Her tor
sign and domestic debU already reach
1,011,600. 7
Will Be In Command of American
Army in Case of Intervention.
Washington, Sept. 19. General
Frederick Funston, who is now on bis
way to Washington under orders from
the War department, will probably be
assigned to command the army in Cu
lm, H intervention should be found ne-
resssry. While orders have not been
issued for the movement of troops to
Luba, the army was never better pre
pared lor quick action, if it is found
necessary to send them to Cuba.
Ueneral Funston is probably as well
iniormed regarding conditions in the
island as any officer of tbe army. He
made a good reputation in the Philip
pines, ana only a lew months ago at
iracieu attention by the manner in
which be handled the difficult sitn.
tlon growing out of the employment of
iroops in r-au rrancieco after the earth
quake. The fact that he is under or
ners to come to Washington and to
await lurther instructions indicates
that he is wanted for important duty.
agree
France and Japan will likely
on an Asiatic policy.
Colorado Republicans have nominat
ed Philip B. Stewart for governor.
The Cuban congresi in special session
has voted men and money to fight the
rebels.
General Corbin has ret'rnl as head of
the American army on acsount of the
age limit.
Ambassador Irishman bas been noti
fied that the sultan will receive bim
September 21.
Wyoming Democrats bave nominated
n. a. l. Keiser lor governor and in
dorsed Bryan.
Turkey bas called the attention of
Kurope to the evident preparation of
Bulgaria for war.
A handcar with 12 men plunged
through an open draw of the Maumee
bridge at Toledo, Ohio. All were
drowned.
The steamer Oregon, from Seattle
for Valdes, Alaska, wss wrecked at the
entrance to Prince William sound. No
lives were lost. The vessel may be a
total Iocs.
The president has tent Secretary cf
War T(t and Assistant Secretary of
State Bacon to Cuba in an endeavor to
straighten out affairs without inter
vention witb troops.
Russian Democrats will hold a con
vention in Sweden.
Secretary Root was showsred with
honors at Lima, Tern. .
Dynamite From the Sky.
Pruseels, Sept. 19. Sensational m
mors of a plot against the Russian czar
anu ma ramily are being circulated
"pre- is stated that the revolution
.., uuuing h impossible to approach
... fume mi reiernol by land or sea
have porchased balloons from an Atuer!
lean inventor, tbe purpose being to as
cend from the German frontier and
drop down explosives on the palace. It
is intended to destroy the infant czare
T'V;h nl 'nd Duke Vladimir. It Is
said the authorities became aware of tbe
Plot and arrested the ringleaders'.
Philippine Cavalry Need Horses.
ywiungion, Kept. 19. Major Gen
eral Weston, in his annual report of
in oepariment of Lnzcn, Philippine
.i loin inspection ol the
jroopa oi bis command, and says
rou,.,, including scouts, were found
in good condition as to instruction for
field service. Owing to the scarcity of
horses, many men of the cavalry were
M..,,.,ulou. aiany borses were too old.
too large and worth too much. I am
of the opinion that horses should not
exceed 15 hands high and weigh be
tween 950 and 1,100 pounds."
Her Position Dangerous.
Honolulu, Sept. 19.The latest ad
vices from the stranded steamer Mon
golia say that holds No. 2 and 3 are
filled with water. Cant aim nt lr-al
vessels plying to Midway say that the
...u..Ku..a - pwmon is more dangerous
than that of the M
anchors have been placed out and con
siderable cargo thrown oveiboa.-d. The
steamer Iroqnois leaves for Midway to
night and the tug Restorer will tail
Thursday.
More Troops Ready for Service.
Richmond, Ind., Sept. 19. Com
panies U and O, of the Fourth United
States infantry, on ths way from Fort
Feniamin Harrison, near Indianapolis,
to Fort Wayne, Mich., were today or'
dered to report to Fort Thomas. Ky.,
in anticipation of being sent to Cuba.
Murder of Bush Causes a Vigorous
Protest by Ambassador.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 18. The inse
curity of life and propetty in the Baltic
provinces, which culminated last Satur
day in the murder of Herr Bush, a rich
German manufacturer and the leader of
the German colony at Riga, bas led the
German embassy here again to make
energetic representations to the Foreign
office concerning the adoption of meas
ures for the protection ol German sub
jects. Bush was killed by agents of
the revolutionary organisation engaged
in levying tribute. Dr. von Mionel.
first secretary of tbe German embassy,
called today at the Foreign office and
presented tbe report of tbe German
consul at Riga regarding the killing of
Bush, who was struck down in bis own
factory. He called attention tn th
length of time tbe reign of terror bas
lasted.
Although the armed revolt was crush
ed and the country reconquered by tne
lorces unaer ueneral OrlorT last winter,
robberies and murders have continued
unchecked for over a year and a bait.
There are 6,000 German subjects living
in Riga. 8
The Ameiican consul at Riga bas not
joined in this demand for protection.
There sre scarcely any Americans there.
Alfred Bush was a partner in, the
Bush-Hinge Manufacturing company.
From Odessa, where the conditions
are almost as bad as in the Baltic pro
vinces, ths embassies bave been in
formed that guards bave been fnml.),.l
for the consulates and the residences of
the various consuls.
Force of 4,000 Men Cn Ba L"nded
in Cuba by Unitsd States.
Washington, Sept. ri8. It ! n
nounced at tbe Nsvy department to
night that tbe battleship Louisiana,
Virginia and New Jersey bsvt been or
dered down tbe A 1 tan tie coat on a
shakedown cruise, and that they bad
been directed to keep in touch with the
government at Washington by wireless
telegraph and, if necessary, in the event
of an emergency ari ting, tbey will be
sent to Havana. It wai lo stated
that tbe cruisers lacomi, Cleveland,
Minneapolis and Newark bavs sailed
from Norfolk, Va.
Tbe Minneapolis end ifevark carry
about 700 men altogether tnd the Ta
coma 150. Should all tbets vessels go
to Havana the navr would bt able to
land a force of 4,000 men in Cuba by
Wednesday or Thursday, if any devel
opments should occur rendering such
action nsceeary. I
Final instructions will bt given the
CUveland and other vetoeli when they
reach Key Wast. TheClt'tland sailed
from Norfolk Saturday wails tbe Ta-
coma left there Sunday It Louisiana
and tbe Virginia left Newport Saturday
after hurriedly coaling. The New Jer
sey siiled from Bostonj
Typhoon Hits Hongkong.
Manila. SeDt. 18. C.Ma
from Hongkong state that a typhoon
which sprang up suddenlv at 10 n'rWb
this morning did enormous damage to
the shipping in that port. The Oer
man steamer Johanne and the Rriti.h
learner ban Cheung were sunk. The
Hongkong, Can ton & Macao cnmnmi'i
steamer Fataban foundered and of the
crew the purser and mate alone tur
vive. The Canadian Pacific Railroad
-""'"J "emmer Alonteagle went
ashore. All business in tbs citv is at
standstill. '
Paru's Farewell Ovation to Root
Lima. Pern. Run ia o .
Koot made an excellent Imn . '
on all classes of society during the few
days of his Peruvian stay. The street
crowds gave him an ovation .
in Lima and Callao. Ov.r ann ..iJ
ent persons assembled at the wharf and
bade Secretary Rvn .
. ,, ' "uecuonaie
ine vessels in the
were Denagged in honor of th
as me last boats which
TWO-CENT FARlSf EAST.
Western Governors Sr Population Is
Too Sparse In Tir States.
Harrisburg. Pa. 16. 8. M.
Williams, secretary olbe Pennsylvania
State Board of Trade, jday made pub
lic copies of letters' reived from the
governors of several sites on tbe move
ment to obtain Worm legislation
tbiougbont the Unite! States for a J
cent maximum fare a all steam rail
roads. A number of tie governors are
personally favorably t a 2-cent fare
and, in a few instancs. they tell of th
movements in their rites to obtain the
passage of such legisktion in the next
session of the legislature.
Tbe governors of some of the West
em states say that because of the
sparsely settled condition of tbeir ttates
tbe time is not vet riM for a radical
reduction of fares, bat tbat inch a re
form will come arjout when tbe popu
lation Increases to give tbs brsinest to
justify a cut. The Western governors
express their approval of tbs movement
so far as it applies to the thickly popn
latod states of the Eut.
Congrsss Not Likely to Make Appro
a priation at Next Session.
(ittiof u,i filler llldl IJ flUliliUU lUm AJ. 500,003 needed for completion of tbe
Colombia bar jetty cannot be secured
next year from congress is tbe opinion
of Congressman Raosdell, of Louisiana,
and Jones, of Washington, members of
tbs rivers and harbors committee, who
bave just inspected the jetty, escorted
'jy members of tbs chambers of com
merce of Portland and Astoria, mem
bers of tbs Oregon delegation in con
gress, Governor Chamberlain, Lieuten
ant Colonel Roesaler, who is United
States engineer of tbis district, and
others. ,
Tbat it is inadvisable to resume work
on tbs jetty until tbis sum shall be
available, either as an appropriation or
under continuing contract, if very
wasteful construction is to be avoided,
was tbe opinion of tbe two committee
members, who accorded witb the view
of Colonel Roessler announced before a
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of
Portland Friday night. Colonel Rc
ler advised further tbat money should
not be diverted from tbe bar project
by insistence on enms of money for
other improvements on tbs river, lar
ger than are necessary for maintenance
of present work and slow construction
This plan is opposed by Represents
tive Jones, who rather considers tbe
Celilo project more important than tbe
bar project, at least to the npper Co
lurubia river region, wbicb wants lower
transportation rales to aud from tide
water. He takes tbe view that the Ce
lilo barrier, which now prevents navi
gation up and down tbe river, should
be opened as soon as possible, snd that
tbe bar improvement is not as urgent
as is alleged, because ships of 23 and
more feet draft can already pass in and
out.
This opinion is shared bv Mi. Rans
dell, and be urges that the two projects
De striven tor together, saying that
otherwise, there will be a divided
effort, which will react against tbe in
terests of the entire river.
Mr. Jones snd Mr.Ransdell said that
it is extemely nnlikely tbat tbe jetty
can obtain 12 500,000, or tbat even tbe
whole Colombia river can secure sucb
a sum. Both were even fearful tbat
there will be no liver and harbor bill
at all next year.
It will be impossible, they said, to
pnt through an emergent y appropria
tion, as was done at tbe last session of
congress for $400,000, because that sum
was allowed simply in order that the
government might not lose several hun
dred thousand dollars' worth of con
struction works at the jetty, for want
of money to finish the stone deposits
under the tramway then in place.
It was not the most cheerful outlook
tor the river Interests that were repre
sented in tbe party. Its merrbers be
gan busying their heads with devices
for obtaining the required 12,500,000
right away, because, in their minds,
completion of the jetty is extremely
urgent.
Portland, Sept. 16 Conditions are
such that tbs national appropriations
for tbe improvement of the Columbia
river should be concentrated and di
rected upon the work at the mouth of
tbe river, and tbat tbe other pr;jects,
having for their purpose tbe opening
up of tbis great waterway, should wait
or proceed slowly until the biggest and
most vital undertaking of them a'l ia
CDmp.eted. This is the opinion of
Lieutenant Colonel Roessler, of the
United States engineers, voiced by bim
at the meeting of tbe river and harbor
improvement enthusiasts, held last
night at the Chamber of Commerce.
One hundred or more of the most
prominent and earnest citixens of Port
land gathered at tbe chamber to be en
lightened as to tbe moet effective meth
ods to pursue in securing tbe ultimate
impiovement of tbe Columbia river as
it should be improved. Congressman
Ransdell, chairman of tbe rivers and
harbors congress and member of the
bouse committee on rivers and harbors,
Congressman Jones, of Washington.
and others, addressed the meeting, but
the remarks of tbe prominent engineer
created the greatest interest because of
bis advocating the "mouth of tbe Co-
mmuia river nrsi; men tne other pro
jects." Coming as tbey did from a man pos
sessed of the expert knowledge as it
Colonel Roessler, and one sc thorough
ly familiar witb every phase and detail
of tbe various works of improvement,
bis address last night carried great
weight and made a deep and lasting
impression upon the represeqtative as
semblage. "Let me impress upon yon the one
thought which bas been uppermost in
my mind in making these remarks,
namely, that it ia good from an engi
neer's standpoint, from a commercial
standpoint and from all points of view
to finish the great work at the mouth
of the river before asking large sums
for workt farther up the river," said
he, 'and that in my judgment it would
be contrary to tbe best interests of all
the improvements, taken as a connect
ed whole, to advocate the policy of di
viding up any sum that congress may
decide to appropriate foi the Columbia
river valley in such a way as to prevent
the early fulfillment of the commercial
aspirations which are centered in a
deep channel at tbe mouth of tbe
river."
INTERVENTION NEXT
Government Is TuIIy Prepared to
Take Sucb Steps.
REGULAR ARMY WOULD BE USED
Intervention Would Not Be a Holiday
AffairTroops Are Being Re
turned From Philippines.
Washington, Sept. 13. President
Roosevelt is keenly alive to the revolu
tionary movement in Cuba and the re
sponsibility of the United States in
rase the conditions grow worse and in
tervention becomes necessary. It is
known that the president will not in
tervene until it appeals absolutely ne
cessary, yet steps bave been taken
which would make such intervention
effective. The ships that have been
sent to tuba are there for the purpose
only of protecting American interests
and furnishing asylum for Americans
who msy bs in danger from the war
ring factions.
It ia recognised that intervention
would not be "holiday" matter, but
that an army would bs necessary and,
in care of intervention every available
man of the regulai army will be used
and will be sent to Cuba aa fast aa nn- .
sible. Although no regular transports
are available on the Atlantic coast, it
is known where the trantDorta can ha
obtained ai soon as needed.
Some weeks i.go the Sixth ami
Twenty-first regiments of infantrv were.
ordered home from the Phili nninpa it
being stated that their term of utvir
in the islands mas completed. The
transports which sailed IhbI winter for
the Philippines will bring available
troops to tbe Atlantic coast and also
the transports, which would be very
necessary if the Piatt amendment is
involved.
THREE ARE GUILTY.
TREPOFF IS DEAD.
WOMEN LOSE THEIR VOTES.
harbor
visitor.
lIAAm w- . I
i.Ch,'rLt0n d0n ,he hrb' dipped
IW'' CifeUrjr Root c,1,l "VWa
Labor Party for Canada.
ictoria. B C, Sept. 18. Th.T,..i
T ";,: i h commenced it. session.
of 4on - d"y, "i,h WBUtivet
of 400 unions and 25 members present.
-...consider the question of the entry
K..0!1' "?,u,,on o that end
, :" 7 mirouncM this afternoon
oy K. H. Grev. nral.1nt t-. -
ia Trades and I.ab..r council. This
rS.??V,,M ,orra'i of a Ca
nadian labor r.artv. ih .
provincial and municipal platform. '
Watching for More Loot.
Chicago. SeDt. IB i-.i .
formation that' looV from th", Trk.d
Milwaukee Avenn.K.w lri'
Stenil.ml ... w.mcn "nl
Chicago. thVire'r;;;:
wnicn it is imiwru .
Plnnder may be foondT Te Turn
run into the hundred, of thousand" '
Earthquake Felt at Sea.
San Francisco. Kent. 18. Tbe lum
ber laden ship Robert Setrlet baa ar
rived from Tacoma and uorthern ports
Captain Pilts, in command, ttates that
among other incidents during the trip
the officers of the vessel recorded a se
vere earthquake shock, wbicb caused a
panic among tbe crew and toreaieneu
serious harm to the vaeeel. Captain
Pilts says that on the mornins. of Sep
tember 14, when tbe ship was within
250 miles of her destination, s severe
disturbance of the felt. The
shock lasted stversl second!.
Wave Seven Feet High
Tackson, Neb., Sept. 18. At 7:30
o'clock tl is morning ter from a
cloudburst in the northweetern part of
Dakota county and the eHrn Prt '
IMon county rushed don the valley
of K k creek, sweeping T hundreds
of tons of hay, drowning bout caught
in pens, fix-ding cellars, fuM" w7
railroad tracks ami itiL ihr damage.
all of which is conseivitivelr estimated
t $100 000. Thwlv,olwst""tn
creek which struck this ton VD
feet high. Sevr r4) road bridges
were washed out.
Female Suffrage, Says Austrian Min
ister, Is Failure on Continent.
Vienna, Sept. 15. Under the new
electoral reform bill tbe privilege here
tofore accorded women who are landed
proprietors of voting at parliamentary
elections is abolished. At a meeting of
the electoral reform committee today
aeveral of the deputies urged the reten
tion of the prvivilege and its extension
to women earning f 200 yearly or inde
pendently carrying on business or ad
ministering estate.
Baron von Blenertb, tbe minister of
tbe loteroir, pointed out that all at
tempts to extend female suffrage on tbe
Continent had failed, especially where
universal suffrage bad been introduced,
and be doubted the advisability of the
step. Victor Adler, the Socialist lead
er, though an advocate of female suf
frage, also considered the present nn
propitious for an extension of tbe right.
Tyrant of Russian People Succumbs
to Heart Disease.
St. Petersburg, Sent. 17. General
Dmitri Feodorovitch Trepoff, command
ant of tbe Imperisl palace, died at 6
o'clock Saturday evening in bis villa at
Peterhof of angina pectoris.
General Trepoff, whose namj is in
delibly linked with reactionary repres
sion in Russia, was a remarkable man.
He, was a natural despot, a tryant by
inclination, education and conviction.
He was one of those men w bo bave con
stantly appeared in Russian history,
just at the time when conditions were
most promising for putting an end to
despotism, to turn the Russian rulers
from liberalism to reaction.
It was he who became the guiding
spirit of the reaction after Nicholas JI
bad issued bis manifesto in the fall of
1905, promising tbe pople a share in
the government. Holding the position
of maHter of the palace, in league witb
tbe court intriguers who were deter
mined to restore tbe old regime, be
constantly bad tbe emperor s ear.
Federal Grand Jury Retirns Verdict
in Land Fraud Case.
Portland, Sept. 13. State Senator
Franklin Pierce Mays, ex Representa
tive Willard N. Jones and Georire Sor-
enson stand in the shadow of the peni
tentiary now.
At 9:45 a. m. today the sealel ver
dict returned by the jury at 1:45 this
morning was read in the" Federal court,
finding all three defendants guilty of
conspiracy to defraud the government
out i f lands ia connection with the cre-
stion of the Clue mountain forest re
serve. A breathless silence reigned in
the courtroom when tbe clerk read the
words tbat branded the defendants on
the catalogue of land fraud convicts.
Counsel for the defendants gave
notice of intention to move for a new
trial and were allowed time to do so.
Tbe verdict, while probablv not unex.
pected, was a severe blow to the accua.
ed men, but there was no scene.
Altbongh the boar wm rW th.
courtroom was crowded with people In
terested in the outcome of the long
trial.
EXPOSES A GRAFTER.
Cut Down Big Land Holdings.
London, Sept. 15. The Times' Wel-
lington correspondent says that tbe
government land proposals are the most
drastic in the history of colonial leg
islation and are creating intense inter
est in New Zealand, especially the law
compelling owners to sell within a de
cade the excess of land held beyond
1250,000 unimproved value and the
provisions preventing the present own
ers of 1,000 acres of first class Isnd or
those holding 5,000 acres of seond
class land adding to tbeir estates bv
free holds or lease holds.
Dawson City Is Excited.
Winnipeg, Sept. 17. Advices from
Dawson City say there is more excite
ment over the dredging here at present
than there has been since the earlieest
days. The whole population is mad
over dredging, and stampedes have oc
curred every day and night for several
weeks. Phenominal success bas been
attained by tbe Bear creek dredge and
at the mouth of the Yukon river. Tbe
srrival of the Guggenhimes, of New
York, as well as other capitalists whose
names are household words, bas in
fused new life into Dawson City.
Russian Paper Says General Rennen
kampff Robbed Army.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 13. The PrrleK
an organ of the moderate Liberal party,
bas been suspended on account of it
publication of an article by M. Demi-
cheneky, a well known writer, attack
ing the bureaucratic SvBtem. in the
course of which General Rennenkampff
was natiy charged with thievery and
defied to bring an action for libel. The
article alleged that General Rennen
kampff bad filled his pockets from the
military fund and witb tribute levied
upon his subordinates during the
Russo-Jaapnese war, and be was atked
to explain why tbe invectigation start
ed by (ieneral Dobermuschnitxy, which
was interrupted by the battle of Muk
den, was never resumed.
Tunnel Under Hudson.
New York, Sept. 13. Drawn bv
workmen, the first car was run through
the Pennsylvania railroad's tube under
the Hudson today. The trip was made
in celebration of tbe accomplishment of
one of the greatest feats in the historv
of modern engineering From start to
onieb the work of building the first
tubw bas been a series of engineering
triumphs. The tunnel is 6,000 feet in
length, and when the ends of tbe tubes
met Monday it was found thev were
only one-sixteenth of an inch out of
the way.
Manchuria Has Been Floated.
Honolulu, Sept. is The Pacific
Mail Steamship cornpsnr't ttmship
Manchuria, whieh wt strronnd on
Rabbit island Augint 20 '""Cess
luily fl )gtu(l i.ij.. ,' . . i. now be-
in towed to this 1(lrbor by the trig
K"torer. A gret crowd of P'nPle re
in n , aUriaria bo" ,owea
-Manchuria off the roci, veral thou
and bags of flour were jettisoned and
" now washing Mhore.
Steamer MOng0li, Aground.
Midway Island. N,.k pific Ocean,
r ".-The P.ciflc Mail tteamsbip
Mongol!., . ,ilt in j ,h. Man
!.h'. is .ground L Midway reef.
Postal Extension to Cuba.
New York, Sept. 15. The Commer
cial Cablegram company, of Cuba,
which yesterday filed incorporation pa
pers at Albany, announces tbat its plan
Is to lay two cables from Havana to
key West and ther.ee from Key West
to Florida, and to provide special wires
from Florid to New York city, so as
to give rspid snd reliable service. It
is expected that the system will be
pen for business Due m her 17, 1906.
The new line will be operated in con
nrct'on with the Postal Telegrspb A
Commercial Cabls company.
The
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wv.u.
Tiburon Is Fire-Swept.
Tibnron, Cel., Spt. 15. Fire which
broke out about 4 o'cock this afternoon
and burned nntil after 7 o'clock to
night, destroyed the business district of
this town. Only the utmost efforts of
the Twenty scind Infantry and the
state fire tug, Governor Markham, sent
from San Francisco, saved the residence
portion. Two hundred people were
rendered homeTwes and the loss is esti
mated at 1 1 00,000, with little inaur-ance.
May Build Fouth Shamrock.
Glasgow, Sept. 15. John Ward,
managing ditctor of Denny Bros.,
builders of tbe last two Shamrocks,, bas
sailed for New York. It is understood
the Dennys bave submitted proposals to
8ir Thomas Lipton for the construction
of a Shamrock IV, they to be given a
free band in designing and building.
Want Postal Savings Bank.
iDicago, Kept. 17. About 800 per
sons attended the mass meeting tonight
to lurtber public Interest in postal lav
ings banks. Tbe meeting was addrets
ed by Mayor Dunne, Congressman Bou-
telle, ex-Senator William Mason, Hon
Juaius Goldiser and others. kesolu
tions were adopted pronouncing custo
dy of the people's ssvings by tbe gov
ernment itself the true remedy against
the Insecurity of private institutions,
and urging upon congress tbe speedy
enactment oi proper laws for that pur.
pose.
Use Gasoline on Feeders.
Omaha, Sept. 17. W. R. Mr Keen,
superintendent of motive power of the
Union Pacific, announced today that
the experiments of his company in the
use of gasoline for propelling paesenger
cars bave at last proved successful. Mr.
McKeen took a psrty over the line from
Columbus, Neb., to Omsha today in
motor car No. 8, an average speed of
above 45 miles an hour being main
tained. The branch lines of the system
win be equipped witb these cars.
Plotters' Nest In Peterhof.
St. Petenburg, Sept. 17. The police
nave arrested 14 revolutionists in Pe
terhof, Including seversl students. The
tact tbat one of the men arrested was a
court lackey caused a rumor that a plot
against toe emperor bad been disco v-
ered, but there is no definite informa
tion to this end.
Famine In the Provinces.
Odessa, Sept. 13. Official renorte .
just made by the special missions late
ly sent into the provinces show that
fonr more governments, namelv. Nov-.
gorod, Vyatka, Taurida and Orenberg.
have been added to the 20 previonalv
annonnced ai famine stricken. The
central relief committee estimates tl
minimum fund n-cemarv to tide the
33 governments over the next six
months at $75,000,000. The zemstvn
organiaationa do not contribute more
than $7,500,000, and the Imperial ex..
chequer must furnish the remainder.
Western Union Will Extend Lines.
New York, Sept. 13. The direct
of tbe Western Union Teleersnh com.
pany. at a meeting today, authorised
President dowry to call a mee'lnirr.f
stockholders on October 10 to vote on a
proportion to issue 125.000 (inn in
gold bonis. Tbe directors alio vn,l
ihat IIO.XIO.OOO in g..ld bor.da h l.
sued immediately lor subscription by
stockholders. The money eslixed from,
the bonds in to be nsed for new ron.
struction and buying new property.
River Washes Away Towns.
El Paso, Tex., Sept. 13 Correspond
ence of tbe Herald reports that recent
rains between Tuxpan and Colima,
M !x., caused vast earth slides on the
Manasoillo extension of the M.wir.n
Central railroad. The towns of Mi.
celtilsn and Tuxpan, on the Santiago
river, bave been practlcallv vukn.1
sway and scoies of persons are home
less and suffering.