NEWS OFM WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Resume, of Hid Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of tho Ptt Week.
A false hlnrin nf n ilynnuittn plot
(annul n hiiiIi In imp of OhUagii'a
aclilMtl.
A r I Mum ileiiHtrrnt lmvt Indorsed
Hrymi mid appruvnt Pitrakrr' tntnl
Oil Hllltl'llOOil,
Wrl Virginia' ili'iniiirnllc dele
Kill' nl large have liven ItiitruettMl to
vvi(h for llrynti.
Tin' AikmiMi4 river l over it Iwuik
Nl niivrrnl placea In .rkufla n-nl lined
liiK IhiIIoiii Imiiln.
A severe wind storm linn awpt over
Clay roHHty, Kniiuik, lull very little
damage mud thine,
'IVriimlont that swept (Iklnkittnn
Horllmft of' (liilhrle brought grunt
ilattwge I" rHi Htot farm property,
A gule of wind Hi (Idi'di preceded
mm rice trie I trin wbi.h illil enmlil-
rut li damage In nil irls of the idly
Dnllaa, 'IVx., In wIIIkiiiI tight or
itriHknloV water. Iteaklenera In iImi ile
Motnliil dUlrlel have Neen robbed by
lter
Jllltln lllelllhera of IIik (I. A. It. have
lHHn nrHMl iH-entMe tie of Ilia
-huirliea Iota been tendered to lEwnia
(Inlilman for lirr letturt-a.
Dvnnntltrri wrrkd Ikr big pipe
lint that eottvwya water frnm llnnlln
MitHhtnlHi), New MpIm, to (htrrlioM,
N M ltepalra are 1-lni made. ThU
pip lino real ILIHWHMt.
Krai Admiral Cruwnlnshlcld, retired,
it (trail
France ami ficrmany have agreed on
An for the pacificatHm of Morocco.
Hearst is gaining in (tic iccount of
New York mayoralty lullots of the
1WW elrction.
A typhoon at Hankow, China, cost
morr than I .(KM) lives anil wrecked 400
junks.
A Columbus, Ohio, hoy Invented a
machine with winch lie has nude lev
vral successful flight.
San Francisco niierviinri are check
utt up the city trcaiurer'a account i. lie
u allrgrd to lc ihott $37,100.
Johnson's managers predict hii nom
InatHin for democratic iteiidciitial can
didate on the ircond or third ballot
A tornado which swept Alfalfa coun
ty. OUa, killed It vcoilc and injured
many oilier, bcttdct doing much dam
age in tuopcriy.
The llrlitiau consular agent at Rabat,
Morocco, lias ken maltreaied by na
livr and hit Imhiic government n likely
in lake energetic action.
J C SiiiMm iay our Oriental trade
i threatened if the ruling of the inter
atate commerce commission regarding
freight rain on western nudi holdt.
Mri Carrie KalhMt hai been arretted
at 1'itlitmtk'.
Chciler, V , ii havinu trouble with
irt cor men.
Two crulieri and five torpedo boali
hue left San I'ranelico for Portland.
A romtMtty sf militia is to lie organ rloudhursts tliat have occurred in vsui
isd at Honolulu, the firit for the ll'olw ,, ,,e lUle durluk t.c lt
lvt''- I il.r.... .Ii Tlir lat rnad to siisnrtld
Senator Ilallcy, of Texas, will go '0;f,.,,i,w was the Mistouri-Kansas
tin- drmocratic national convention ai
delegate-.
Ti Utah mining companies are
lighting over a siher mine said to be
t.iii l,(),0oo.
Senator 1'oraker is favoring Hooie
vrlt for another term, as he dislike
Inm less than Tall.
A man Iws Just been arrested in
Mulligan for a murder committed its
Colorado 1J years ago.
An ex-member of the United Slates
ccrct icrvlcc is In trouble at I'lagstalT,
i Ariimw. for trying to extort money.
r The troops oi ine preienuer iu mc
.i ... . , . .1..
Morocco thronrhavc looted all the go
urnmrnt buildings and houics of the
snli.in,
While preparations were In progress
for the funeral of u Kansas City man.
the supposed corpse sat up and asked
for a drink.
Mrs. Horry Thaw has withdrawn Iter
Miit for divorce. It is thought this is a
move to gain control of ouy properly
lie may hate.
Mr. Alfred Vanderbllt has secured
a divorce.
President Ifalllcres. of France, i
visiting King F-dward.
A Seattle woman sent her daugh
ter fur a doctor and then committed
Htiicidc.
W. T. Hamilton, tlic last liviiiK of
General Custcr'i scouts, has just died
nt llttite, Mont.
The Presbyterian geueral assembly
will seek n closer union of the l'rcs
byterinii churches.
Thaw has been declared still insane,
but lie will try to avoid returning to
the Mnttcawan asylum.
MAUK PACKAOE8 IN FUUL.
Ilnllroaili Put Aiitllllonnl Uurditns on
Srniill Shtpptirs,
ClilctiKO, Max 'M HciKJca deter
inliilnu lo Incrcnic frrlnlit rales 10 per
eenl, the rnllroailH In the "nfTicial chii
allicnllon" territory have nrceil to
mid conildertilily lo the burden of the
ahippcra of packnnc frcilit. At the
aaine iiircllnu at which the rale In
creaiei were dccidsil upon, the rcprc
enlativei of more than too railroad
aKrrcil that after July 1 they will not
receive for ihipment any packaKC In
Icm than carload lott which are not
marked plainly with the name of the
couilKuee, the nation and Hate of
couiiKnee, the nation, city and (tale
of deitiiiatlon,
It Ii ettititated that thin action will
ave the railroads In the territory east
of the MUiinlppi Klvcr and north of
the Ohio Klvcr to the icahoard, at
lean lu.ooo.ooo annually in lout and
damage claim). On the other hand, it
will coit the shipper of package
frcittht probably ai much, .or even
more, to perform the actual work ic
ijulrcd in matkliiK the ihlpmenti a
prcKrihcd by the ruilroads. It It
also stated by the shippers that It will
make Impnsiiblc any secrecy rcxaril'
Inu the identity of the customer of
any business house.
i)u t lie contrary, any business noue
may, after the new rules jjo Into ef
fect, station men at railroad ware
houses and learn In detail nil about
Hie shipments ot competitors, to
whom sfiipped and In what amounts.
Thai this will Iwvc a tremiiniloti ef
fect upon this class of builueit Is con
fidently asserted.
It has been the custom of the ship
pers to mark their packaitcs with an
Initial or some lilcroKtynhlc, the key
to which is lo be found on the bill of
ladliik' It was the theory that this
would save the time and labor of the
shiimrr and throw a certain amount
of secrecy around the conduct of his
business.
WHOLE STATE STOHM SWEPT
Texas Suffers Unlold Damage From
Wind and Rain.
Austin, Texas, May 30. A terrific
wind and rain storm swept Texas
(font the Panhandle to the Gulf early
Sunday. The destruction to crops and
vrKCtables, trees and shrubbery was
the mrateit reported In years.
In nuticrous places houses were tin
roofed and small villages and hamlets
in many instances were Inundated by
the terrific rainfall which, in the space
of four hours, reached seven inches in
many sections Austin was in the
path of the worst of the storm, and
liir hiitirs ihr streets were iuitiassable
for either man or beast. clectriHiKht
and trlephone connections were dis
abled beyond immediate repair and
many house were unroofed
The auricultural sections of Central
and Southern Texas have been in)
measurably damaKcd, according to
general reports received here, badly
demoralized wire service occasioning
slow and unsatisfactory reports from
many sections that are known to have
stifleret from the storm.
OKLAHOMA TIED COMPLETELY
MusVorbb Is In Sorry Pllfiht Without
Heat or Light,
Musk-ogee. Okla, May art Not a
railriMil in Oklahoma is in operation.
i a result of the heavy rains and
Texas, which was forced to quil, at
noon Sunday, when the bridge on the
main line at liui.ua went uown
To add In the disaster, the mam
smiiilvlna? natural gas to the Indian
Territory part "f the Mate was ear-
riel away wltn tuc ciarKsviue oruige
latr Sunday, and the supply of gas
for Muskmief and several other eitie
in the southeast part of the state has
been entirely cut nIT Official of the
as company say it will be a week
liefore repairs can b'-jftmade so that
the gas supply can aghln be carried
As natural gas is used for light and
heat, business will be suspended
Hlevators have been forced to stop
running, and hotels and restaurants
have practically been put out of busi
ness. Vehicle Falls Down Mountain.
San Jose. Cat.. May 2iV Twenty
one students, half the graduating class
if the Santa Clara High School, were
carried aoo feet down a mountain side
when n earrv-all toppled from the
Mount Hamilton road at midnight
Saturday night The vehicle broke uij
when it started In Its descent and
tiixi nf ilii voiiuir nennle slid in safe
ty down the mountain side i". tjii?
rnwr nf the vehicle. News of the ic-
elilrnt reached this citv early Sttudiy
and n physician nud nurses were uts
natched to the scene in an outomo
bile.
Sentencci Four to Death.
St l'ctersborir. May 2ft The court
martial of eleven revolutionists, in
cluding four women, which began a
., i1iv nan. has resulted ill the sen-
i.iii-Iurr nl four of the accused to
death and six to periods of penal
servitude. One was acquitted.
PROraiK OF MORS IN BRIEF
Tbursdas, May 20.
Wnslilhgt'iii, May ; H. Tlio niitici
puled ntrciiiions opposition to Ihn ndop
lion of till' fuiifrrrnt'n ii'purt oil Hm
Ahlrli'li Vii'i-liuiil iMirri'iiey bill In t lit
r II II to, lireorilillg to tlin Itiforriico to ho
drawn from the di'liUn tixlny, tirolmhly
will not mntcrlallro. Alilrleli kept too
roport lioforo llic sniintu until Hourly I
P. M., Wlll'll H IKM'lltO.1 to Ha lining
lui'l nslilo until II oVIock toiuorrotv,
rind Ihn rriiniliiil'T of tho t lino tinlity
was ilvvoted to tin) pnssagu of uiinb
joeted houMi bills mi tho cnluiidiir,
Kvvry senator rnlir.cd that tho inonn
lug of Ihl iiiovo was that an undr-r
alnndliig had bo-n riwirliiMl to votn on
tho bill tomorrow. Impilry proved tin?
oslstoriro of this iinderstniiding, nl
t Inula Ii no poaltlvo iigrcciiH'iil ha Im-hu
nimlo. Tim liidirntlana nro, llmrofore,
tknl miigro will lldjotiril iluo dio to
morrow or Hutiirdny.
Viililngtoii. Mny 2K While Dm n
nti- mhk wrostllvg with tin) riirrcney
ipii'iiiioii, tho busliiOns of llio Iiiihw todny
wont merrily on. I lie roiion-tng iiioms
uri'a wero hmi! To wtiihlUh tno or
niiiro (I'll i-ii 1 1 ii nil "tiillonx on Pugot
HoiimiI, WhhIi.j niiioiuliiig tho Ihivk of
trnHKKrtHtloti IpIhcoii IIiiwiiII nml tin
I'oltf'l Hlntra by rnmiving llio pennltv
for rn trying aisMiigers from I In wall
lo ihl run ii I rw providing for tlip on
try of Mgrli-olltirnl hind In forot re
arvrnj ootablliiliing hii mtaay ofllri nt
Knit Mko, I'tali; lin"orniriitliig tin
UrothorbfNKl of M. Androw, nml inror
iHirHtlog tho Congroa'lonnl (lliib, wlilrh
U roniMiiHHl of wlvos nml dnuglitori of
arl'Mtiira mnl ri'prraoBtntlvoa.
Wednesday, May 27.
Washtnglon, May J7 An emergency
currency law is asiurcd The currency
question held its place today as prac
tically the only subject of consideration
at IkmIi ends of the capitol, and when
taiih lwuc adjourned the compromise
bill, which was drafted liy the repiiblK
an con Ir creci, had received the sanc
tion of the Inline, and had been present
ed to the senate, where It was an
nounced it would be taken up for con
sideration tomorrow and where it will
aim c pasted when the vote is reached.
Washington. May T Aside from
the currency bill the home today passed
the following measures:
Keuirmg greater space and better
accommodations on steamships for
steerage passengers, authorirmg the
sale of certain lauds al the head of Cor
dova Ihiy, Alaska, and granting relief to
the Alaska Terminal & Navigation
company, authorizing a rcsuncy of
certain townships in Wyoming; grant
ing to the interstate commerce commis
sion additional authority in the matter
of requiring rcorls of all accidents on
interstate carriers
The conference rrxrt on the omnibus
lands bill ami the senate amendments
to the lilt granting obsolete ordnance
lo varioiik mtiitmions and organiia
liout alto were agreed to.
Tuesday, May 20.
Washington, May aft The two floor
leaders of the house again today occu
pied the center of the stage and per
formed their usual feat of charging each
other with responsibility for the evil
condition at nrcicni existing in that
lody. ' It came about through an order
presented by Mr Payne, of New York,
granting lite iias leave alter adjourn
ment in which lo print in the Congres
sional Ktcord the remarks that might
have lx-on. hut were not made upon the
floor. He look occasion lo arraign the
democrats for their filibuster and said
that republican had no aology to make
tor tiieir course
Tin- democrat k leader. Williams, ac
ciyetl the majority of doing nothing in
the prrtcni session and opposed the or
der because it gave members no oppor
liimi) to reply io statements which he
lilt in advance would call lor an an
swer 1 lie order was adopted.
hollowing this debate business pro
ceeded at a rapid gut
The conference on the military acad
emy appropriation bill was agreed lo.
Its consideration was marked by a ig
oroiia speech by Mr. Slaydro, of Texas,
against the senate permitting the edit-'
cation of four Filipinox at West Point.
the bills were pasted as follows:
Kefuiwliug stamp taxes on foreign
lnlU of exchange and certain duties on
anthracite coal illegally collected; pro
viding for the opening nud settlement
of portions of the Cheyenne and Stand
ill" Hock Indian reservations; promot
ing (he safety of the employes on tail
roads by rcquirim the equipment of lo
comotives with ash cans that can be
dumped without requiring an employe
to crawl under the locomotive; pro
moting the safe transportation ot ex
plosives Washington, May SO. The omnibus
house hill, embracing seven separate
measures affecting the navigation laws,
was considered und passed by ,the sen
ale today, hut not without resistance.
Sanatnr Nevvlauds tried to amend by
inserting his bill creating the Inland
Waterways Ccmuuissjnn. He was met
with prompt opposition by Mr. Nelson.
Monday, May 25,
Washington, May S.V An effort to
annihilate time by dilatory tactics
without making progress on any legis
lation except that involved iu confer
ence reports was the chief occupa
tion of the senate today under the
leadership of Aldrich, The attempt
was so successful that the net result
In the way of accomplishment of the
day's session was the adoption of tho
1
J
coufcrriKc report on the undr civil
appropriation bill.
Wnshlnuton. Mav 38 Working un
der heavy pressure with a single eye
lo adjournment at tlic earnest possiuie
moment, the house today disposed of
a ureal amount of business. Several
conference reports were agreed to
and the following bill passed: I
Amending the navigation laws; re
moving the discriminations against
native ofheers of the Porto Kican
regiment of infantry; authorizing the
sale of unallotted land o the Spokane
Indl.in reservation; encouraging the
ilcveloomcut of coal deoosils in
Alaska; and prescribing penalties'
against tlic sale of clothing and gov
ernment property by soldier. The
omnibus bill relating to disposition of
the public land was sent back to con
ference. After an active debate of an hour
ind n half the project for a reduced
hall of representatives was defeated
by a large majority.
Saturday, May 23.
Washington, May 23, Following a
precedent the United States Senate
killed off the attempt of the Western
Senators to open the vtay to n consti
tutional amendment providing for the
election of Senators by popular vote.
The question came up on a resolution,
offered by Owen, of Oklahoma, and
after an unusually spirited debate, the
resolution was referred to a commit
tee, where it will be smothered to
death.
Fulton, of Oregon, was paired in
favor, of the rcsoktion; Hourne was
absent. Ankeny and Piles, of Wash
ington, both favored the passage of
the resolution, as did Horah, of Idaho,
but llcyburii was opposed to it.
Washington, May 23. The House
again today wrestled with the subject
of mail subsidies to stcamhsip com
panies and once more recorded Itself
against the proposition by the vote of
tt to 154. The debate ran well into
the night.
Having been overwhelmingly de
feated yesterday the conferees on the
postolTice appropriation bill today
c.-uue into the House with a new re
port, agreeing with the Senate on
everything except the subsidy pro
vision and that relating to the system
for weighing the mails. The portion
of the report on which there was no
disagreement was adopted unanimous
ly under an agreement to extend the
time of debate on the subsidy ques
tion. Continues Land Fraud Casts.
Washington, May 28. Arguments
supporting the motion of the defense in
the H)dc-Ilcnson land fraud case to
quash the indictments against the de
fendants were resumed Tuesday. As
sistant Attorney-General Pugh, oppos
ing the motion, charged that the opera
tions of Hyde and Itcnson were fraud
ulent, and thai Jooit Schneider, one of
the defendants, knew they were illegal.
Publicity Dill Referred.
Washm-lon, May 3. The cam
paign publicity bill, with the Crum
paeker amendment, restricting repre
sentation, which was passed by the
House Friday, was laid before the
Senate Saturday Without discussion
the bill was referred to the committee
on nrivileces and elections, where, it
will remain until the last session of
Conre.
Vll Military Reservations.
Washington. May an A resolution
ha brrn adopted bv the Senate
authorising the committee on mili
tary uffmrs to visit, dttritHC the com
ing recess of Congress, military reser
vations concerning which it may be
considered desirable to obtain infor
mation Troops Will Stay In Cuba.
Washington, May 8. In several con
ferences between President Roosevelt,
Secretary Taft and General Hell, it has
Ik-cii decided not to withdrawn troops
from Culta at the prevent time. This
decision was reached, it is said, upon
the advice of Governor Magoon, who
deemed it inadvisable to reduce our
force m Cuba prior to the re-establishment
of the Cuban republic next fall,
when the entire force will return.
Spends Over a Billion.
Washington. May ad. Although
the figures on the total appropriations
for the present session of Congress
are incomplete, from careful estimates
the indications arc that tl'fy will ex
ceed J 1.000.000.000. This is Jioo.ooo,
000 in excess of any previous session.
The largest Increases over previous
years arc found in the postoitice. pen
sion, naval and army appropriation
hills.
Bills Signed by President.
Washington. May 20. President
Roosevelt has signed the bills provid
ing for the participation of this coun
try in the exposition to be held in
Toklo in luisj tlic legislative, execu
tive and judicial appropriation bill; a
hill making Monterey and Port Har
ford, Cnl, sub-ports of entry, and a
bill ruthnrlzing the extension of the
tireet railways of this city to the
Union Station,
ANSWEnB TO INQUIRIES.
Washington Farmer Ask Information
fn Various Subjects.
from lh Wi.tilnirtpn Btata Coll. !nt!fnan.
Tho experiment itUtlon has receive!
a letter from J. A. H., of Kvcrett, asking-
how to exterminate tho Canadian
thistle. Professor W. 8. Thombcr,
horticulturist, replied ns follow :
Tho Cnnndlnn thlstlo Is a hard
plant to fight, but by judicious cut
ting and cultivation you can eradi
cate It. Tho plant must bo kept from
forming a growth above tho stirfaco
of tho ground for at least one year
In order that your effort for Its ex
termination may bo successful. Tho
plant sprr-nda by underground stems,
or roots, which are thrown up at dis
tances of from three to six feet from
tho parent plant, so, merely destroy
ing tho mother plant will not kill
tho weed. A good cutting during
tho month of Juno, followed by other
cuttings In tho latter part of July
and on through Aurusi will check
tho thlstlo materially, and mny de
stroy It 'ntlrely, It la generally
qulto difficult to eradicate tho plant
In pastures and fenco corners, since
a small roslduo will bo left undo
stroyrd, which will grow durng tho
following yoar. There Is no spray
that will kill It. Sometimes It Is
helpful to cut tho thlstlo off about
threu Inches bolow tho surfaco of
tho ground, which cajsos tho root
to rot by drying out. In cultivated
field It Is advisablo to rako out the
underground stems, and allow them
to. dry thoroughly beforo plowing
again.
Another letter from W. O. M., of
Mabton, rnado Inquiry concerning the
culturo of Kngllah walnuts In that
region. Professor Thornber's reply
follows:
"Tho selection of proper rarletlcs
la very Important, and up to tho prea
ont tlroo I have found only two va
rieties that are hardy enough to
thrive well under tho conditions of
your locality. These two are tho
Kayetto and the Mayotto. They are
not Kngllsh walnuts, strictly speak
ing, but are the same species, and
are commonly spoken of as "Per
sian or 'Kngllsh walnuts.' It will
bo Impossible for you to crow In a
commercial way "grafted tree of
theso varieties, simply because- the
operation of grafting is so difficult
that only a few are secured, and tho
prlco of crafting stock Is very high.
A better way Is to secure good first
or second generation tree from re
liable nurserymen. Tnescs second
ceneratlon trees are grown from
nuts ot first generation trees, usually
In Oregon and California. From my
personal experience, I should Judgo
that you will succeed remarkably
welt If rou secure good varieties.
Almost any of our soils. If the sea
sons aro not too ovore, will crow
English walnuts, providing there Is
not a shale, or nartipan. nearer man
three or four feet to the surface of
tho ground. I understand that we
are obliged to watch these conditions
very closely In this section. I do not
recommend that English walnuts be
town In your region, yet I believe by
careful selection of varieties and of
tho orchard grounds that they will
succeed In many places."
Another Inquiry from Seattle re
lates to the culture ot chestnuts. The
correspondent wa advised as fol
lows: "The American chestnut (the reg
ular, tall-growing variety) should be
pruned tho same a any otner snaue
tree, leaving, however, a permanent,
or constant leader, through the cen
ter of tho treo. This Is the practice
ot tho Experiment Station, and one
that la uui'd upon all forms of tho
tall, or upright, growing trees. It Is
nlno used upon tho sweet cherries,
but not upon tho sour ones.
"Tho tendency of this chestnut Is
to produce a thin, opon top, and It Is
advisablo to cut back the outer limbs,
and occaslonallytho leader, to thick
en tho foliage. Tho Dwarf, or Jap
anese, chestnuts should bo pruned
to small, compact trees, branching
them from a foot to three feet from
tho ground. Thoy will practically
tnko caro of themselves utter tho
first year or two of pruning. This
pruning may bo done nt any time
whllo tho tree la dormant, or after
tho sap has ceased to flow, which
will bo Immediately after It comes
Into full leaf."
A farmer residing near Centcr
Tllle, desire to know the best meth
od ot raising peas, and tho most do
slrablo variety; also, with regard to
combining peas with oats. The Sta
tion supplied him with tho follow
ing Information:
"Tho cxporlenco of tho Experi
ment Station stafT, lends ns to be
lieve that almost any of tho com
mon ftold variety of peas will grow
wall In your region. Wo advise tho
Biack-Kyod Marrow Kat as tho best
general variety. Ordinarily wo sow
tho poas nt tho rato of ouo to ono
and onu-half bushels per ucro, dUk
Ins or drilling them at least four
Inches deep. Sow tho oata nbout a
woek nftor tho poas aro sown, aa
tho latter grow so much stronger
and consequently, tho oata will bo
smothered out unless thoy aro glvon
tho advantage. Wo dq not consider
that oats and peas aro as good for
horses as for cows, Tho mixture
makes vory rich, nutritious hay."
MM ARE HOMELESS
Storm in Texas and Oklahoma
Creates Awful Havoc.
POPULATION IS DUMBFOUNDED
Loss of Life Believed to Oe High
Thousands of Head of Live
stock Killed.
Dallas, Tex., May 20. Seven thou
sand persons are practically without
shelter now as a result of the violent
storm which broke over Northern
Texas and Oklahoma Sunday night.
Today alone fully 2,000 people wer?
driven from their homes by the ris
ing of the Trinity river. Houses,
barns and everything in the path of
the terrible flood is swept down and
carried away. Trinity river is a rag
ing, surging torrent and nothing ap
parently stands before it. Biff fac
tories far removed from the river
proper are flooded, bridges have been
swept away like Kinunng wooa. Live
stock by the thousands have perished
and fear is now entertained that a
meat famine wilt follow in the wake
of the storm's fury.
So far no arrangements of a char
acter calculated to relieve the intense
suffering of the inhabitants have been
attempted. It is really too soon to
give any real estimate of the dead.
With the abatement of the rising
waters steps will be taken at once to
help those in dire distress. As usual
in such cases, the poor of the various
eities and towns in the path of the
elements are suffering the worst
The present storm is by far the
most violent of the present year, anil
for that matter perhaps the worst
storm that has visited Northern Texas
in several years. It was exceptionally
severe at I-ort Worth. Dallas, Wichita
Falls, Denton and Abilene.
The property loss will run extreme
ly high, but so far not even a con
servative estimate can be placed on
the whole. At Fort Worth alone It
is figured out that the storm will
cause close onto $t 00,000 damage.
When suburban points are finally
heard from the loss will run much
higher in that vicinity.
Rcoorts from Mineral Wells state
that Wade Owens and Ernest Stateler
were drowned there. Persons are also
reported drowned near Wichita Falls
and Childress. At Denton an un
known man lost his life in attempting;
to save some household effects.
All over the storm-swept district
railroads and crops have suffered
heavily- Railroad traffic Is practi
cal I r at a standstill, as at most points
bridges have been torn from their
foundations by" the surging flood wa
ter. As quickly as possible the rail
road people will repair the damage
done. In any event, it will be many
days before anything like schedule
time can be maintained on any of the
roads.
ANARCHY IN PERSIA.
State Apparently Helpless to Cops
With Situation.
Ilerlin. May 20 Advices received
here are to the effect that anarchy
prevails throughout Persia. As an ex
ample of the Shah's helplessness to
cope with the situation a libel action
is cited which has been brought
against the Persian newspaper Mus
sowad, as an article stating that parts
of Persian territory are in the control
of brigands and revolutionists, and
concluding with the following
'The governors are tyrannical, the
administration is corrupt and ineffi
cient, the taxes are in arrears, the ex
chequer is empty, the soldiers' wagr-i
are unpaid and the army is helpless
What is the Shah going Jo do in these
melancholy circumstances? He de
votes himself to orgies night after
night until daybreak."
The newspaper proceeds to give
proof of its allegations and concludes
by demanding the dethronement of
the Shah and the establishment of a
republic.
The Shah brought a libel action,
but withdrew it when the editor nt-
fercd to prove the charges in detail.
Following this, the walls of Teheran
were covered with placards calling
upon the people to assassinate the
monarch.
Funeral Services for Governor.
Reno, Nev., May 20. In response
to a call issued by Acting Governor
D S. Dickerson and Mayor Kernian,
all business was suspended here yes
terday on account of the funeral of
Governor lolm Sparks The funeral
services were held at the Klks' home,
where the funeral procession formed.
All the bells in the city tolled. The
budv was escorted by the governors
staff and a body of police Resides
the governor's friends, members of
the secret orders to which he be
longed and state and city officials,
many marched on foot.
Meat Inspectors Confer.
Chicago. May 26, More tnan 100
meat inspectors were present yester
iliv -t tlir- nneninu of a conference
which considered the enforcement of
the new meat Inspection law, Secre
tary of Agriculture Wilson Is direct
ing the deliberations of the confer
ence, which Is expected to continue
for three days.
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