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qyrH MtMmiSfKJST'' WRECK INJONTANA Fast Passenger Train Crashes Into Standing Freight. TWENTY PERSONS LOSE LIVES Dead Nearly All In One Car Blinding Snow Storm Prevented En gineer Seeing Ahead. Huttc, Mont, Sept. 26. In the worst wreck in the history of the Northern Pacific Railroad, 20 persons were killed, 10 seriously injured, sev eral fatally and about 30 more or less injured in a collision between passen ger train No. 10, known as the east bound Burlington flyer, and a west bound freight train, at 8:10 o'clock yesterday morning, at a siding known as Youngs Point, about thirty miles west of Billings. The fast traveling passenger train crashed into the freight just entering on the siding dur ing a blinding snow storm, the en gineer of the passenger failing to see the signal flag of the brakeman of the freight train in time to avert the crash. A heavy, wet snow which was fall ing at the time prevented the wreck from catching fire, and undoubtedly held the death list down to the figures given. Every effort is being made by the. division forces, aided by volun teers from Livingston and Billings, to clear the wreck, and so far they are able to prevent further loss of life. None of the passengers from the sleeping cars was injured. The train was made up of an engine, baggage car. smoker, a day coach and two Pullman sleepers. The efforts to prevent fire were suc cessful and that horror was saved the wrecked passengers. On the arrival of the relief train the injured were transferred around the wreck and taken to Billings. The express car was raised over the platform of the smoker, and swept superstructure, seats and passengers off. Not a passenger in this car es caped death or injury. The other pas sengers escaped with cuts and bruises. The scenes around the smoker were beyond description, heads, bodies, legs and arms being interwoven with broken seats and equipment. In one place five bodies were packed on top of each other In another seven had to be pulled apart It was almost im possible to succor the injured without trampling on the dead. Railroad men, while refusing to be quoted officially or allowing their names to be used because of the reg ulations of the road in connection with publicity as to wrecks, intimate that the freight train was stealing time, that it had no orders to proceed to Youngs Point and should have waited at Park City, about six miles from the scene of the wreck, for the passenger train. This is supposed to explain why the Burlington train was traveling about So miles an hour past the siding. WOULD KILL ROOSEVELT. Several Plots Uncovered In Different Parts of Europe. Bayonne. France. Sept 20 Evi dence of an anarchistic plot against President Roosevelt of the United States was yesterday made public by the secret police of several European countries. Spanish secret service agents dis covered traces ol the plot Willie exam ining Canatrava, the famous Spanish nnarchist. in an effort to connect him with the suspected plot against the life of the king of bpam Paper were also found on two Ital ian anarchist arrested at Sessa. Swit zerland, Wednesday, containing the most definite information possible re garding Roosevelt's African trio. They are now being held at Geneva in an effort to obtain further informa tion against them. There has been much activity noted 'mnm the anarchists of Europe dur ing the past few weeks, but this is the first definite information that has been secured as to the nature of their plans Hope to Save Stranded Cruiser Newport. R. I . Sept. 2ff The work of extricating the United States cruiser Yankee from her position on Spindle Rock, where she struck dur ing a fog on Wednesday, was cen tered vsterdav in the construction of a wooden coffer-dam about tlie ves sel. It is believed it will take almost n week to erect the same, and it may be a week or more before the vessel is finally freed Should the seas con tinue smooth during that time it is an tlrinated that the work will progress -without serious danger to the cruiser fluef Jury Half Completed. San Francisco, Sept. 20. After a month soent in examining talesmen, half of the jury necessary to trv Abra ham Ruef. on the charge of bribery, has been secured After three peremp tory challenges had been used on each side yesterday six jurors were ac cepted and sworn. TWO MEN BURNED. Fatiltles Follow Forest Fires Near Eureka, California. Eureka, Cal, Sept. 2S A strong wind fanned forest fires to the north of this city that wiped out the town of Luffcnholtz from the map last night, and that were again raging with added force, and the greatest destruction during the progress of the fire was recorded during the day The plant of the Little River Red wood Lumber company is burning, and all that protects the town of Eicldbrook is 100 yards of green tim ber, which may ward off the flames, although the residents arc preparing to flee with their household goods. The fire devastated a stretch of timber oxer 30 miles long and from four to five miles wide, burning houses, mostly squatter settlements, thousands ot cords of wood and many thousands of acres of timber land The plant of the Little River Red wood Lumber company, now reported burning, is valued at $1,000,000, ex clusive of timber, of which there is several thousand acres. Two deaths have been recorded. A body found, at first thought 'to be that of A. Carlson, has now been identified as that of Frank White more, while another charred corpse found at Trinidad has not been iden tified Fire is now going inland up Little River at a furious pace. At noon the wind was blowing the flames through sparse timber that wasouce logged off or denuded of its big trees, but so fast are they traveling that there is no doubt they will again get into thick timber at the head of Little river, when the damage will be hard to estimate. If fire once gets into this timber, there will be no stopping it until it reaches the Trinity county line, unless the wind changes or a heavy rain falls. ROCKEFELLER AS AUTHOR. Oil King Makes Denial of Accusations Against Him. New York. Sept. 23 John D Rockefeller appears for the first time in the role of an author in a scries of articles on "Some Random Reminis cences of Men and Events," the first of which will appear on Friday in the Ocober issue of "The Worlds Work." Mr Rockefeller gives as a reason for speaking now that "if a tenth of the things that have been said are true, then dozens of able and faithful men who have been associated with me, many of whom have passed away, must have been guilty of grave faults For myself, I had decided to say nothing, hoping that after my death the truth would gradually come to the surface anil posterity would do strict justice; but while I live and can testify to certain things, it seems fair that 1 should refer to some points which I hope will help to set forth several much discussed happenings in a new liit I am convinced that they have not been fully understood "It has been said that I forced the men who became my partners in the oil business to join with me. I .would not have been so short-sighted If it were true that I followed such tactics. I ak, would it have been notsible to make ot such men life-long com panions?" Mr. Rockefeller speaks of the de velopment of the Standard Oil com pany and says that the plan of selling direct to the consumer and the ex ceptionally rapid growth of the busi ness "bred a certain antagonism which I suppose could not have been avoided. STORM DAMAGES PROPERTY Severe Results from Rainfall ahd Elec trical Tempest In California. Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. S3 A storm of unprecedented extent ami duration for this time of year visited this city and the surrounding counties the past 48 hours, the rainfall amount ing to several inches in some places and the electrical display which ac companied the storm resulting in con siderable property damage, particu larly at Bakersficld, where a ranch house was struck and destroyed. A cloudburst in the Kern river oil fields caused the loss of a great quan tity of oil, which escaped to the irri gation ditches At San Luis Obispo a barn was struck by lightning, de stroying it and so terrifying the horses that six had to be shot. Local Option Wins Point. Indianapolis, Jnd., Sept. 23. Local optionists made a stand in the house yesterday, and won a siinial viclorv over their opponents, who have been working persistently to gain an ad vantage over the anti-linuor forces The bill was advanced to a second reading after a vote which showed 31 to 10 in favor of the local option ists The close vote docs not fully signify the full extent of the victory, for there were many powerful influ ences exerted against the anti-liquor men An effort was made to kill the bill by indcfinitcpostponcmciit. Carnegie's Gift 81,250,000. London, Sept 23 Encouraged by he success that has attended the es tablishment of his "hero fund" in merica, Andrew Carnegie has decid--d to found a similar fund in his na ive laud To this end he is about to hand over to trustees the sum of MJ50.000. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST WANT GOOD ROADS. Enthusiastic Mooting Hold at Medford by Association. Medford That the people of Med ford and vicinity arc thoroughly alive to the good roads campaign was cm phasized last week, and a most en thusiastic meeting was held. So thoroughly arc Medford citizens inter ested in the movement that the busi ness houses were closed in order that the members might attend the meet ing The meeting convened in the Com mercial club rooms, and the hall was crowded Judge William Colvig. pre dent of the Commercial club, pre sided John II Scott, president of the Good Roads association for Ore gon, spoke of tips importance of good roads and outlined the formation of associations throughout the state to work for the enactment of legislation providing for the appointment of state hghw.iy commissioner, and for appro priation to construct one or more continuous lines of road through the state He also advocated a state ap propriation of fio.ooo for each of two years, with a provision that the coun ty appropriate a like sum for the pur pose of constructing a piece of per maiient road in each county, so that eventually the roads so constructed in the various counties would unite and make some continuous lines of road throughout the state. Looking Glass Trail Completed. Pendleton Of deep interest to stockmen using the Wenaha national forest grazing privileges is the an tioiinccment by J M. Schmitz, the supervising forester in charge, that the Looking Glass trail has been com pletcd. This trail extends from the Tollgate to Motctt meadows, through 12 miles of as rough country as is to be found in that part of the Blue mountains, and its construction will result in a great saving of time and expense to the stockmen, who have been compelled to drive their flocks across that section of country in get ting access to their allotments of range He also reports the comple tion of two rangers' cabins, one M Tollgate and one on the Umatilla river. After Big Contract. Portland Several Portland firms have made bids on a $500,000 gov ernment contract for hay ami oats for the Philippines, which will be let by the quartermaster's department October 3 The contract is the larg est one of the kind ever placed H the Pacific coast In the specification issued by the quartermaster, bids were asked on lfi.ooo 'tons of hay and U noo tons of oats. Delivery must lie made in the Philippine within the next six months William Alters, of Aiders Bros Milling company, has just re turned from Seattle, where he has been looking alter the bid made by his firm Allen St Lewis, of Portland, are also preparing to bid on the mam moth contract. Charges of Excessive Rates. Salem. Representative B. J. Jones, of Polk county, has filed two com plaints with the railroad commission, in which he ask for hearing to sub stantiatc charges of alleged exceive rates exacted by both the express companies operating in Oregon Sep arate complaint are brought against the Pacific Express company, which operates on the O R & N , and the vell-Pargo Jones alleges that the rates charged by these companies arc unreasonable, unjust and unlawful, ami wishes the railroad commission to adjust them or establish new rates, as the commission has authority to do under the law, if the rates are found unreasonable. Land Board Approves Loan. Salem Applications for loan amounting to fioovs were approved by the laud board at it last meeting At the first of the month a similar amount wag approved, making the total for September over $00,000. The number of applications during the last few weeks has increased heavily, and the land board was compelled to re duce each individual loan below the amount asked by the applicant Send Seed Grain to Canada. McMinnville A M Warren, a farmer living near town, has made a shipment of gray winter oats to the Canadian Pacific Development com nany, at Alberta. Canada, to be used for seed and experimental purposes Other shipments of seed grain from this county to the Canadian northwest will be made during the next two months. Monroe Cannery Operating, Monroe The Mbnroc cannery is n operation, and i putting out a fine ot of fruit Blackberries, pears and jlums will be the larger bulk of its iroducts this season, but efforts are jciug made to have large crops of cas beans and tomatoes for next year's work. LOOK FOR INFLUX. bumper Crop In Southern Oregon Is Sura to Attract People. Myrtle Creek The farmers in this and other localities through this coun ty arc In the midst of the harvest of the large crop of prunes The con tinued dry weather has brought the crop earlier than usual, and the fruit driers are taxed to tlie limit The price paid to the farmers this season adds evidence to the ever iucreasing possibilities of Oregon, some of the growers receiving as high as 3) cents per pound for their crop of prunes, this being the basis price paid for the 30 to 33 size, ami Ic less per pound for each five point to the pound smaller A representative of one of the large nurseries of the state has sold several thousand fruit tree (or the fall plant ing Apples arc to be extensively planted, as also prunes, plums, cher ries, peaches and a great variety ol the small fruits and berries to which Oregon is so well adapted During the past three months no less than 20 new families (people who have been attracted to Oregon from the east by the many resources) have bought farms and settled in this one small community. A great many of the people coming to Oregon nave come through the influence of friend already here, but mote have been at tracted by the flood of literature, which is scattered daily by the com mercial clubs, citizens leagues and similar organization throughout the state. With the bumper crop raised in southern Oregon this year, it Is to be expected that the population Increase during the coming year will break all records. 94,000 to tho Ton. Bums. Intense excitement prevail here as the result of a rich strike madc by O J Darst, who has been prospecting in Gold gulch for several years. He has discovered a ledge which assay from $101 to $1300 a ton The ore contain both gold and silver The ledge upon which the strike was made i located hIkmii lao mile from the railroad It is now planned to stage the rock to Austin or Vale, where it will 1 shipped to the smelter at cither Boise or Slt Lake City. Wilt Contest Claims. Pendleton Claiming that be it the original discoverer, A. II. Ander son an old Alaska prospector, will contest the locations mad by James Conlan on what is declares! to Ik rich placer ground, last located in Jumper canyon Anderson says Conlan was employed by him as a driver on hi prospecting trip, ami located the claim while the discoverer was Hunting rattlesnake bite, from which he i just recovering. Begin Seeding at Athena. Athena The first rain of the sea Miu has fallen here It wa accom panied by a severe electric storm, which destroyed telephone rommuui cation for an hour or two The deep dust along the road was suddenly converted into mud, and the summer fallow in the field was made ready for seed. The farmers are rejoicing over the rain, and fall seeding will lie gin within the next few days. PORTLAND MARKETS. Barley Feed, $Sri per ton; ndled, til 3IX&SM 30; brewing, 110 Ml. Oats No I white, $30 per ton; gray. $u Wheal Club. Mc per bushel; forty fold, use; turkey red, 03c; fife, (We; liluestcm. 03c; valley, pic. Hay Timothy. Willamette Val'ey $11 per ton; Willamette Valley ordi nary, $11; Eastern Oregon, $10 30, mixed, $13; clover, $tf; alfalfa, $11; al falfa meal. $80. Fruit Apples, new, &0cS)$l2A per box; peaches. S.'tgOJc per box: pears, 30c4tl per box; plums lociftjl per liox; grapes, H0c0j.ll 23 per crate; Concords She per Intket; huckleber ries, fi?(IOc per pound. Potatoes H3filMl per hundred, sweet potatoes, 3c per pound. Melons Cantaloupes. jotft'Jc per crate; watermelons, iffilc per pound; casabas, $ii&ic23 per dozen. Vegetables Turnips, $1 SO per sack; carrots, $173; parsnips, $173; beets $1 30; artichokes, 03c per dnz ; beans 35.4c per pound; cabbage, 2c per pound; cauliflower $1 23 dozen; eel cry. 73cJ2$l per dozen; corn. 75c5i$l per sack; cucumbers, Mf(it)c per box, egg plant, 50c(ff$l V3 per crate; let luce, head, 13c per dozen; parsley, He per dozen; peas, nc per pound, peppers, HHc per pound; pumpkins I folk per pound; radishes, 12 1 c per dozen; spinach, 2c per pound; sprouts 10c per pound; squash, -10c per dozen; tomatoes, I7i(fi,25c Butter Extras, n Ic per pound; fancy, 32jc; choice, 30c; store, 18e. Eggs Oregon, extras, 20fit30cj firsts, 2728c; seconds, 23(2)20c; East crn, Sfiloiuic per dozen. Poultry Fancy hens, 13jc; spring, Ilk; ducks, old. r'?i)12k; spring. M fa 15c; geese, old, Oc; young, 10tftlc; turkeys, old, 17utl8c, young, 20c Veal Extra, 8 fa 8 k per pound; ordinary, 7Q7ic; Heavy, oc. Pork Fancy, Bk per lb ; ordinary, Oc; large, 5c. CHOLERA IN ST. PETERSBURG. Government May Havo to Proclaim Martial Law, St Petersburg, Sept 21 - St Pet ersburg is in the deadly grasp of slalic cholera, which already has ex ceeded in severity and number of death the visitation of 1803 The disease Is increasing dally at an alarm ing rale, and units the authorities show In the future a much greater degree of ability to cope with the situation than they have In the past, there is every reason in fear that It will get out of hand The govern ment's threat to apply the provisions of martial law has driven the munici pal officials to bend alt their energies to clearing the city of the scourge. The aldcruunic council Saturday voted $230,000 to enlarge (he hospital space, to purchase and distribute di iufectauts, the supply ol which in St Petersburg is well ulgh exhausted, and to expedite the Interment of bodies, which lus been notoriously slow The deadhousrs arc over crowded and many corpses lie un buried Under his authority, the prefect of St Petersburg, General Drachelfcky. on Saturday prohibited the sale ol liquor throughout the city, Including the government vodka simps, until September Tl, and he has further or dcred that hereafter the sale of the liquor shall be stispendrd at 2 P. M on Saturday until 1 A M. Monday Tin t.riiiiii li;i liirn taL.iii III rvritrr to diminish alcoholic excesses, which very utaterhlly increase tlie liability to cholera Infection and the general spread of the disease USE PRIVATE SCHOOLS. Mrs. Rockefeller Says Public Inslltu lions Are lor Poor. Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. K Mr William Rockefeller, who, with her Imili.uid, i in this city, said yesterday that she believed the children of the rich should be sent lo private rather than lo public schools. "All I have ever tried to be is just an ordinary mother," said Mrs. Wib ham Rockefeller, at the Pfitler Hotel "I have two Mint and Ivso daughter, and they are Just four ordinary boy and girl. I have brought them up the best I knew ho, ami used all the common sense 1 had to think of the best way and means 1st make them good average men and women "IJIil my boy -o lo public school? No: that would have Item most scl fish in a city like New York, where our schools are crowded It I only fair that parent who can afford it should send their children to private schools, and thus allow room in the public schools for children who must depend upon the public school for their entire education "My boys were sent, like thousands of other .New york children, lo pri vate school, where they were in daily contact with other children They studied like ordinary boy and had the same ambitious in their school work When they hail finished school they were sent avsay to college. MAKE LAST STAND. Ne.ada Only Stato In Union That Al lows Gambling. Reno, Nev., Sept St -The gamblers of the United Stale will make their final stand for freedom In Nevada next month. At that time a special election is to be held in Reno to give the people an opportunity lo vote on the question whether or not the gam bliug bouse of this city fhould be closed. For six months tlir fight has been in the ma king, each tide making every preparation for the contest. Nevada i now the only state in the union where gambling is licensed Mon tana legislated it out of existence some time ago Arizona followed suit, and the toleration which kept gambling going in Denver and Salt Lake has been withdrawn. Nevada only remains, ami nearly every prominent gambler in t tic conn try is now located in this state. Firefighters Losn around, Albany, N. Y, Sept 22 Although New York ha one of the licit equipped forest fire fighting organla tinns in the country fresh fires are being reported daily from the Adirnu dacks and Catskill regions Unless there Is a heavy rain soon the dam age may approximate (hat of Ihc de structive fires of 1003, when over 150,000 acres were burned over, en tailing n loss of $800 000 in standing limber, logs and pulp wood Every effort is being made to hold the prcs cut fires in control In 132 town in the Adirondack mid Catskill regions 7-13 fire wardens are alvvork. Two Towns Wiped Out. Chicago, Sept. 22. Long-distance telephone messages to Ihc Tribune from Rhinelander. Wis. state that the towns of Dnggan and Woodbornw have been destroyed by forest fires The 4000 residents of the two towns arc Heeling through tlie burning woods to Kiiiiieiauuer panic stricken Mnnv people of Woodborow are missing. IMPERIAL PATIENTS Cholera Breaks Out In Palace ol Eniniiror's Cousin MANY CMU'SK ARE UNIIUKIED Dead Arrlvo at Cemeteries Fatter Than Sextons Can Inter Them Court Councillor Stricken. St Petersburg. Sept 91 Anic cholera Is spreading so rapull) ilut it has invaded the l.unllies ol the am tocracy and uirichaiils, and one i,,,e Im Itch diteoveird ill the m!i., ,, Prince Alexander of OMetilnug , cousin of the empertir Shool lave lieconw infected and the deaths .or minirrtm that the sextons rami-i I. my the bodies at fast at thry arrive ui IV erineterie Twenty fmir caiei have Urn rrxitci m the town of Prlcrhof I he iihki it family it rxietrd to return -.n it Prlcrhof wlarc from lit emit' hi I ,,t nili water The disease hat broken out aiiH'tig ilir cadelt at Pavtovtk military an.im one of the iihmI iiitMtrianf higher nui lary school in the empire l-ortv h.i dents have been tent to Imi;mjI diM two deaths already have been aiu.i.uiKci Several attendant ut the aradrniv ' have been tlikVrn Tlie academy Ims, l-ecn cked ami the remaining i.i.k, tent into ramp at Kratnoc Sel Among the cates reported in St t' crttmrg yotrnlay wat that ( l 'i Cotmedlor Nechiporrtilo h!i. ., stricken while entertaining a anv of guest Tvsti prominent melt tui.'i , rral offwiali of the various niiin' rt ami (Miter members of I Ik- Ixller im-i in the capital are down with the d h A servant in the md tiniuiy tehool has dcvclopsti the cholera .m I mesturrt ate Mug taken In junrin . i iMMbrrak in I In inttitMton The d i was conveyed lo these two ttli-i ii m the ration terved to the students Tlie arcumulatHKi of eixpwt i i'r graveyard continue Ths-re wtre . llttburml brtsbrt at lbs- 'fr.bf,,li.i. , crnwlery vrstertUy morning, and i regular mortuary train Ik.xikIh l . i ll more The texioti arc able ! Irr only ISO ibr a day The report fur hr II Hums m ' r at mum yesterday thuvtt l.wt ,ii . I l7 deaths in Xt Petersburg an Unit of IW cases and a decrease uf ft .1. ii compared with Tuesday suti.ii. . TUOUOAT MEN CURVED. Captain of Slarof UerRal Says Cre Could Have Ue.n Saved. Wramtrl. Alaska. Sept fl Oik I, , died and ten whiles and Oiiiicm .. tvvrot In dralh t hj Ik ..... l.... Star uf HVtutal broke to pieces . t t . r naiwn numi I wvniy seven. iihIimIhi CaMain Wairarr. r ir-.u.l ,.,.! . . now bete, (diyseal and nirntjl n... usmi in irfiibic exposure and lui I thro which I hey underwent The tularin inul. ..I it.. I', i. coast have no more horrid record Hun the destruction nf the ill fated bark and the death of the men who were earned away while I wo tug stood by i note ittKlffNH captains should ' tyni to pftMwi for eowardier" '!" I CaMalM U'lvwr L .... I-. I.. athorc I'uable to sit up and with v. i.. " " a noarte wnitper. the upi . i of lh wtorUmil I..!, ...u.l .1.. of the llallie ( ami Kayak at c .. it. nm, nc HHi. IOOU lit- mill n human brlme urili lu, il, .,..,. -i.... they could have saved every .me , ( llfTltl. Sobiiimr lilt -. t.ll.l il.. ...... .... . . the Ib-Mgal told Hon. h vessel wu .1 " i unii oi life rnfkt wlule II" -tUtft flood In- ullluuil iiuLUi. ... .l . , .. ,.f .....TV... ,,rar....( nn ., ' lo rescue Iter until the broke int.. il.i , piece "They cut loose fioni u end i m 1 I lie cowards il.v .! l.t ... certain death We were m to fjili.ii "f vvalrr The wind was imi blow mc bard, and thry could have held !! I U at well at imi VI'.. i, .- ,,, ..i,ii. nf vvalrr for four hours while they wrr. minium nir, nun we Imped every nun lite that thry would come alongidi For four Innir .I.,.-.!.,,,,. I...... ... . - - --., ..v...i ,,pi infill .. iHirnnl Itluc UkIiU, Ihhmiik kimm i..f-r. Alhl IlirttU rsUu.nr.-U I. .. ,.- ..i.l " """" t h III MHI .' saw good men swept away We blew "in nc rocss ami iHiuinleil lo plrir Snuicth Inif lilt mr iin.l i.l,. i -...,,.. i.. was on the beach." Kansas Warns Rail Msgn lei. Topcka, Kan. Sent ill Alleuinu did the Missouri Pacific tracks m this i.,i. arc in such poor condition thai Ihc line is unsafe, the stale radunv riiniiiiitnii has notified Cicorgc J Gould and V. II iiarriniaii mm repairs must be mad. Miiiueduicly The commissioners rciim'd liOldd nf iirfriiiiUMM i.. ,........ ,I.M r....l which have been made In the past by h company, and warn him that mere words will pot be acceptable in future The '"""I threatens to send Inspectors and i'iiimiiiii wccKiy reports oi ihc ucitci found. Plaguo Again Raging. Willcimtnd. rnr.'iron ;,.m "1 t rl Icr received here from Caracas an noiiiicc a fresh outbreak of the bulionir piaguc m me Venezuelan capital So cral deaths have occurred among people of the better class,