EVENTS DAY
Newsy Hems fiallicrcil from All
Paris ol tlio World.
ITORED FAR THE BUSY HEADER
Loit Important but Not Lati Inter
esting Hnppoiilngs from Points
Oulildo tho State,
A now gold fluid linn bonri found In
Nov ml and n stampede In on.
A prominent Now Vork physician
nnys tlm depravity of Gotham's children
exceed thnt of nnclunt Sodom.
Thrro men were fntnlly Injured by
tho collii of n bridge being "reeled
over tho Cimnron river near Guthrie,
Okln.
Tim forty-flrsi annual convention of
the National Amerlenii Women's Huf
frnge nsnoclnllon will moot nt Senttlo
July 7.
Nnw Mexico wool grower hnve Just
sold 700,000 N)unil of their product ttt
u prlco nld to bo over 20 cents pur
pound.
Socialists hnvn found thnt Hnrrl
man's heart nml kidney mo affected
nml III health may comjml lilin to quit
business.
A violent iinrtlunkii In Southern
France did much damage to proR-rty.
A number of person nro reported killed
nml many Injured.
Two $60 gold piece minted In 1877
have Just been sold for $10,000 each.
They aro tho only $50 piece ever mint
ed by tho government.
A New York legislative committee
In to study tin dlmct primary law of
tho various atatra with a view of rec
ommending tho best plan for that tate.
Double trncklngof tho Northern Pa
clllc lino from i'ortland to Tncoma lm
commenced.
Tho dismembered body of n marrlia
bcon found In Now York bearing tho
dradly sign of tho lltack Hand.
Dr. Charles Kphralm Rice, formerly
assistant to Dr. llnle, died nt nlmont
the anmo tlmo a bla ono-tlmo chief.
A Inrge force of men la working hard
to make repair In ttiu Sou canal
wrecked by u steamer n few day ago.
Safety appllancri will bo Installed at
I'anamn to prevent accident to tho big
ditch like the one which damaged tho
Soo lockn,
A government menl Insjiector nt St.
I.oula ha resigned In disgust. Ho
any tlm inspection I n farce ami u
uaolesi iXKnIIturo,
Il hna been proven thnt In the scire
tlnn of jurora at Chicago men with
whldketa itnnd n jvoor chnnru of bolng
avlecteil, owing to prejudice.
The Spanlnh liner Antonio I,opoz hna
grounded off Klro (aland, New York.
Tho passenger wero nil inved but it la
probable thit tho vessel will bo lot.
Castfo li organizing n filibustering
xpedltlon against Venexueln.
It la I'ltlmatrd thnt 85,000 peoplo
visited 1'ortlunnd during tho Ronu fca
tlvnl. Tho town of Kirlnchl, Sumatra, has
been dostruyod by an earthquake and
200 people killed.
Modjoskn'a thentrlcnl mementoea
wore dispoiod of by giving them to
friend of tho Into octrea.
Announcement la mode thnt Money
will bo a cnndlilntofordiatrlct attorney
for San Francisco on tho nntl-graft
Issue.
Tho Hrltlnh colonies nro willing to
uid tho mother country In tho mutter
of defenses, but wnnt homo rulo In
Toturn.
A movement hna boon started in
Colorado to aocuro n Inrgo trnct of I nml
on which n negro colony will Bottle and
follow funning,
An nttempt nt n wholcanlo jnll deliv
ery wna mndo nt Joliot, III,, but tho
coolnraa of tho guard prevented tho
oacnpo of moro tliun 100 convicts.
An Indlnnn boy 1m confessed to nt
tumpting to wreck n passenger train
out of rovengo for tho burning of n
Htnck of hny belonging to Ilia futher.
Tnft Iiiih dilUculty In flndlng n minis
tor to Clilnu.
Firo la destroying lurgo ureaa of tim
ber on Vancouver Inland.
Tho Honuto a pout nn ontlro day do
bating on tho wool schedule.
Judge I.nwlor defended Ilenoy In an
nltercntlon between counsel In tho Cal
houn trlul.
Two Portugeso statesmen fought n
sword duel over politics. Ono wan
badly woundod.
It Is reported that Miss Mary Van
derbllt is bothrothed to Prince Francis
Josoph of Austria.
DHOWN8 IN NIAGARA.
Man All But Die In Effort to 8avo
Sulclcln Wifo.
Niagara Falls, N. Y., Juno 8.
Aaron Culien, of lliiirulo, N. Y saw
his young wife leap Into tho swirling
rlvnr between Second and Third Sinters
Islands today, only 100 fcot nbovo the
brink of tho cataract.
Without n moment's hesitation, ho
followed her, caught her hand, nml
struggled deiMirntely to navo her.
Mrs, Cohen probably died In her bus
band's nrms.
Iloforo It was posslblo to bring efll
clent help an hour hud punned. All this
time Cohen wit milking frantic nt
tempt to reach tho ahoro. Hut the
atrugglo ngalnsl the current nt thl
point It Is nbout 20 miles nn hour was
beyond his power.
Fortune nlded him, however. With
hi wife tightly clasped to him, tin
lui inked Into n tree stump, nnd on this
ho got n grip with hi ono free hand.
There ho stayed and ahouted for bolp.
Finally word wna carried to tho res
ervation K)llce, and I'olicernnn Jnme
Mnrtln nnd three other men with rope
hurried to the scene. Three time they
threw n rope lieforo It foil within
Cohen' grnsp. When he did cntch It,
ho wan Ukj weak to tie It nbout bis own
or bis wife's waist,
Tho two were 20 foot nwny from
shore, nml It wna extremely dilllcult,
owing to tho precarious nature of the
footing, to make n good cast. I'lnned
against the tree by tho terrific rush of
water, nil tho atrength had gone out of
Cohen, and ho had been unnhlo to keep
Ida wlfe'a face abovo water.
Onco Cohen had hold of tho rope, tho
men nshoru begnn to pull. Mnrtln,
who wna in front, slipped and fell Into
tho stream, hut ipilckly regained his
footing. When within In feet of tho
shore, Colirn lost his grip on his wife's
body, nml it was carried down stream
and wns lost to view.
BRUTES TORTURE WOMEN.
Put Lighted Candlat on Soles of Feet
In Effort to Qet Money.
I'ittaburg, Juno 8. Tho work of
robbers today at Belmont, Pn near
thl city, baa so nroused the community
that a lynching la threatened if tho
men aro captured,
Fivo men, all masked, broke into tho
homo of Mr. Mlnnlo Ashe, 00 year
old, and rnnsacked tho place. With
tho aged womnn wero her daughter,
Mr. Mary Obcr, 00 year old, and her
grnnddnughter, Mia Mlnnlo Ober, 23
yenr of age.
Tho men found only $3.60 in tho
house, nnd, believing there waa more,
bound tho three women and tortured
them. They used picture, wire In fas
tening the women to chairs. Then they
held lighted candle to thoir baro feet.
UIQ ARCTIC HUNT PLANNED.
Ton Austrian Charter a 2400-Ton
Steamer for Expedition.
Seattle, Juno 8. Dr. Hans von Kn
dlcli nnd l.co Mahler, of Vienna, left
hero tonight for Vancouver to prepare
the steamer Transit, which hna been
chartered by Rudolph II, von Guttman,
a wealthy coal opcratpr of Vienna, for
n four-month hunting expedition to
Alaska and Siberia. Tho party will
lenvo fur tho North July 1. Tho other
member of tho party, which will con
tain ten people, aro still In Vienna.
Tho purpose of tho expedition Is to
secure now specimen for I (err von
Guttman's trophy room. Whenever
duplicates nro secured thoy will bo
given to tho Smithsonian Institute,
and If a third specimen Is secured it
will bo given to tho New York Zoologi
cal society. Tho Transit I a 2400-ton
steamer,
Disgrace Cause Sulcldo,
St. Iouls, Juno 8. Twelvo hours af
ter her husbund, John Glaessor, had
been arrested on n chnrgo of embezzle
ment, Mrs. Martha Glaosoer was found
dead In bed by tho sldo of tho bodies of
her children, Arnette, aged 8, and
John, nged G. Tho room was filled with
gas, and tho police boliovo tho niothor
turned on tho deadly vapor which ended
tho three lives. Glacsscr was roloaacd
today nnd tho company which caused
hia arrest suld thoro would bo no pros
ecution. Glaessor wna not advised that
hla family wns dead when released.
Defend American College.
Ithaca, N. Y Juno 8. Wnrmly de
fending American colleges and univer
sities from tho sovoro criticisms of
President Woodrovv Wilson and other
Now England university presidents,
who chnrgo that tho intellectual life of
American universities la docnylpg,
Prosldent J. G. Schurmnn, of Cornell,
poured n broadsido Into tho system of
education at tho older universities in
his farowell address to tho senior class
today.
Whiskey In Tomato Boxes.
El Itono, Okln., Juno 8. Boxes la
belled "tomatoes" nnd "gloss starch,"
but containing Instead old bourbon
whiskoy, woro oolzed horo today at tho
direction of tho United States district
attorney, John Embry, becauso of falBo
labels, Thoro woro 144 pints of whis
koy In tho consignment, which waa
hipped from Kansas City.
I PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS IN BRIEF
Friday, Juno II.
Washington, Juno 11. The Income
tax shared with tho wool schedule tho
senate's attention today, and after dis
cussion of nn hour or moro Its further
consideration was (HMtponcd until Juno
18 by n vote of 45 to .'14. This action
wns tho rosult of 11 motion mn Jo by
Aldrlch, which followed 11 chnrgo by
Bailey that undue Inllucnco win bolng
brought to bear against tho proposed
Income tax amendment to tho tariff
bill. Aldrlch declared that ho knew of
no such effort, but pleaded for tho
iostKnemont of tho question until the
schedule should bo dlsiwsed of.
It wus agreed to admit animals for
breeding free of duty and nn amend
ment ofTorod by Aldrlch putting fruit
In brine on tho freo list was adopted.
Tho consideration of tho frro ontry
of hides was postponed for later con
sideration. An amendment offarcd by
Dick admitting minors' safety appli
ances freo until January 1, 1U12, was
agreed to aa amended by Culberson,
eliminating tho restriction na to tho
time.
It was decided to pass over tho ques
tion of freo refilled petroleum. Orange
oil was stricken from tho freo list and
nut oil nnd oil of nuts wero placed on
IL Tho restriction on the valuo of oils
admitted free to GO cent a gallon was
stricken out and palm kernel waa added
to tho list. Oleostearlno was also In
cluded In tho freo lint.
Thursday June 10.
Waahlngon, June 10. Timo and tlmo
ngnln today Dolllver and others of tho
no-culled progressive Republicans went
down to defeat In their efforts to break
tho rnnka of tho Aldrlch force on tho
wool schedule of tho UrlfT bill. Dolll
ver odored numerou amendment look
ing to tho reduction of U10 finunco com
mittee's rates, but in each instance tho
amendment was voted down arid the
commlttea sustained.
Tho debate throughout tho day wns
good-natured and Dolllver seemed to
have real feeling over tho posslblo
tear In tho eye of tho Irish potato.
Tho wool achedulo occupied tho at
tention of tho senate throughout tho
entire day nnd on thl account consid
eration of tho proposed Income tax,
which hud been set for today was post
poned until tomorrow.
Wednesday, Juno 0.
Washington, Juno !. Tho woolen
schedule of tho tariff bill was still un
der consideration by tho senate today
when tho recess for dinner was token.
Tho committeo amendment increasing
tho house rato on wool tops and other
wastes from 20 cents a pound to 30
cents n pound was adopted by a voto of
40 to 30. This was n finunco commit
tee change and tho committeo scored
Its usual majority. Gamblo and Craw
ford deserted tho "progressives," but
with these exceptions tho ranks of tho
contingent remained unbroken. Tho
committeo amondment Increasing tlio
duty on shoddy from 20 cents a pound
to 2S cents, and that on tops from 8 to
20 cent also prevailed, by 42 to 31.
Tuesday, Juno O.
Washington, Juno 8. Much good
humor and pleasantries wero Injected
Into tho debato on tho woolen schedule
In the senate today. Dolllver, tho
central figure, offered several amend
ments and announced his intention of
preserving others, appealing to Repub
lican members to voto with him be
causo, ho said, tho amendments would
Justify tho nttitudo of tho Republican
party in advocating a protectlvo tariff.
Ono of tho Interesting feature waa
a lecture on. tho woolen industry from
beginning to end by Carter, who
brought forth a largo box filled with
samples of various grades of wool. To
senators who gathered about him ho
explained each step In the manufacture
of woolen goods from tho raising of
sheep to tho making of tho garment.
Ho familiarized members of tho sonata
with tho uses of shoddy wasto, soils,
tops and various grades of wool,
Monday, Juna 7.
Washington, Juno 7. Tho senate
chamber was again today tho scene of
n lively debate, Aldrlch loading tho
conservatives and Ilovoridgo heading
tho progressives, did most of tho talk
ing. Iloth senators wero frequently on
thoir feet and thero woro many sharp
conflicts between thorn.
Ileginning tlio session with n voto on
tho recommendutlon of his commlttoo
for a duty of 3 cents u squuro yard and
20 per cent ad valorem on tho fabric
known as window hollnnds. Aldrlch
was oppurontly aomowhat encouraged
over tho prospect of making decided
headway with tlio cotton schedule.
About tho iniddlo, of tho afternoon
tho senate reachod Its second vote,
which was on an amondment by Sena
tor Dolllver to strike out tho commit
teo provision fixing a duty of ono cent
a squaro yard for tho process of mcr
corizution. Tho amendment was lost
by .tho unusually closo voto of 32 to
38. Tho narrowing of tho margin was,
however, duo to the absence of senat
ors rather than to tho conversion of the
progressives to the Aldrlch standard.
At tho night session Dolllver argued
against u duty of CO per cent ad val
orem on cotton tapestry and jacquard
figured goods a affording too much
protection to American manufacturers.
Aldrlch then offered an amendment
making tho rato of 40 per cent ad val
orem on goods valued at moro than $1.
These rates wero adopted.
Saturday, June C,
Washington, Juno C After dovot
Ing tho larger portion of tho day to lla
tenlnif to n discussion of tho cotton
cloth achedulo, tho senato entered upon
a period of voting lata In tho afternoon
nnd rapidly disposed of tho cntiro sub
ject of' changing from ad valorem to
specific duties for the purposo of pro
venting undervaluation. On all votes
taken tho finance committee was sus
tained by a majority of from 10 to 11.
Three votes were necessary to accom
plish tho rcnult and others would have
bcon necessary but for Ilacon, who sco
ing tho futility of opposing tho com
mittee, suggested tho grouping of tho
votes nftcr the first two ballots had
been taken. Thl was unanimously
agreed to, with tho result that so much
was accomplished that a night session
was not held.
Shake-up Badly Needed.
Washington, Juno 8.-Although con
dition existing at tho United State
naval academy at Annapolis aro giving
tho navy department officials much
concern, it I not considered probablo
that Secretary Meyer will adopt radi
cal correctivo measures until Captain
Ilowyer rol loves Captain Badger as su
perintendent thi month.
Tho recent report of a board of fivo
naval 0 Ulcers specially detailed at tho
academy, which was in substance that
physical exercises now In vogue wero
responsible for poor physiques common
among recent graduates nnd midship
men, has been borne out in a mcasuro
by the failure of 43 outof 180 midship
men to graduate this year on account
of physical disability. Most of those
who failed, however, were rejected. It
Is said, becauso of defective eyesight.
Turkey Makes Strong Denial,
Washington, Juno 8. Emphatic de
nial was entered today at tho Turkish
embassy to roport that 20,000 or 30,
000 persona had been killed in tho re
cent troubles In Asiatic-Turkey. It
waa declared unusual efforts wero bo
lng mado to punish thoso responsible
for tho disorders. Deep regret was
expressed that exaggerated reports
had been printed in certain newspapers
concerning tho disorders. In contra
diction of tho reports, it waa stated In
tho last official news that victims
would not exceed 4,000. Not only had
the minister of tho interior asked for
tho appropriation of $150,000 to aid
the victims, it was stated, but tho gov
ernment, on its own rcsponisbility, had
sent 110,000 at once.
Congress Begins to See End.
Washington, Juno 8. Having acted
upon moat of tho vexed problom in tho
cotton schedulo laat week, tho senate
expects to complete this schedulo on
Monday or Tuesday. This will bring
tho senate face to faco with tho woolen
achedulo1, which Is virtually a re-enactment
of the Dlngley rates but never
theless will be fought by tho "progres
sive Republicans" aided by Democrat
senators.
On account of the progress made last
week, tho senate leaders aro predicting
tho bill will bo votod upon in the sen
ato by Juno 10, nnd congress will bo
ready to adjourn beforo July 11.
Fivo Destroyers Ordered.
Washington, Juno 10. Tho follow
ing companies wero today awarded con
tracts to build ono torpedo boat de
stroyer each:
Hath Iron Works, $659,600; Now
York Shipbuilding company, $648,000;
William Crnmp & Sons, $637,000;
Newport News Shipbuilding compnny,
$620,000. Tho Foro River Shipbuild
ing company also will bo awarded a
contract for ono at $644,000.
Gift to Mis Boardman.
Washington, Juno 10. The famous
"Taft Philippine party" showed its ap
preciation of Miss Mabol Boardman by
presenting her tonight with a diamond
studded watch and chain. President
Taft mad tho presentation. Ho spoko
of tho kindly fooling which overy mem
ber of the party had toward Miss
lioardman. becauso of what alio had
dono to niaka the trip pleasant for
everyone.
260,000 Asked for Juneau Building
Washington. Juno 12. Dolecata
Wickersham today introduced a bill
authorizing tho erection of a $250,000
public building at Juneau, Alasku, to
be used us territorial capltol, and to
accommodate all govornmont ofilcos
located there. Ho has also introduced
n bill providing a now system of mine
inspection in Alaska.
Federal Building Coutractod,
Washington, Juno 12. Tho Treasury
department today awarded tho contract
for tho Baker City, Ur Federal build
ing to tho Campbell Building company,
which bid $67,600.
AIRSHIP RUN8 AWAY.
Inventor Drive Damaged Craft to
Earth and 8llde Down Rope.
Kant St, iouls, III., Juno 7. A cant-
away In tho skies through tho breaking
of his guide rope, which formed his
only connection with tho earth, and
later an arconaut on tho ground, with
bis ship floating away through space,
pursued on tho ground by an automo
bile, Claudo M. tellers, a one-legged
inventor, tonight contributed new
pages to tho history of aeronautics.
In a machino of no tpyo known to
aeronautics, invented by William
Smith, a cattlo-deatcr, and described
as tho largest aeroplane In tho world,
Zellers flew from East St. Louis this
afternoon at C UJ0 o'clock. When 100
feet up tho guldo rope became en
tangled In an applo tree and snapped,
leaving the aviator a castaway. Ho
sailed 40 miles In a zigzag course and
succeeded in making a hazardous land
ing at Bcllevlllo, 20 miles from where
ho started.
Zellcra was unable to stop his ma
chinery, but pointed the nose of his
craft toward the ground and allowed it
to shoot down llko a meteor until the
end of the broken rope trailed on the
ground. Just as Zellers slid down tho
rope, a distance of 70 feet. It broke
and tho dirigible, Its engines going
full speed, soared into tho sky without
n pilot.
Zellers pursued the bag" for a timo in
an automobile, but could not keep up
with IL
TRAIN GOES THROUGH TRESTLE.
Plucky Engineer and Firemen Minim
ize Disaster.
Cottago Grove, Or., Juno C. When
on the middle of Kern bridge, span
ning Row river, on tho Oregon &
Southeastern, a mixed train crashed
through and fell, all but the engine, 40
feet into the stream below nt 4 :30
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Seven
teen passengers were hurt, all of them
more or less seriously. All the avail
able surgeons from Cottago Grove were
rushed to tho scene of the accident by
special train, and tho report from the
wreck is that, while all tho passenger
aro still alive, it is believed several
aro fatally hurt.
John Coates, tho fireman, went down
with tho train, fell in tho river,, swam
out, hurried to the nearest telephone
and phoned for assistance and all the
available doctors. The work train had
Just arrived and having steam up, a
rcliof train was hurried to tho scene.
The wrecked train was duo here at 6
o'clock, and tho cngino had Just cleared
tho bridgo when the center span gavo
way. Tho activity of Engineer Wil
liam Oatrander saved the engine from
piling on top of tho other cars in the
ravine. Ostrander set the brakes and
the train parted at the tender, twisting
the rods and tho engineer was aeriously
injured by the reversing lever. The
tender now rests on top tho coach, 12
fcot of which is under water.
SI 00,000,000 FOR SUBWAYS.
That's What Complete System for
Chicago Will Cost.
Chicago, Juno 7. A complete sys
tem of subways for Chicago will cost
from $100,000,000 to $112,000,000, and
bo ablo to transport from 609,960 to
629,120 passengers hourly, with scats
for all; and with the present surface
and elevated lines will supply adequato
transportation until 1931 or 1950, ac
cording to plans adopted. These aro
tho conclusions of City Engineer Eric
son and Subway Engineer R. C. St.
John, submitted today to Commissioner
of Public Works Hanbcrg, in a supple
mental report on subways.
The report has four dlstinct'plans
for construction, with two variations
of each, and with tho exception of col
lating engineering details practically
completes tho city's report on tunnels
for passenger traffic in down town
Chicago.
Packers In Law's Grip.
Topeka, Kan., June 7. That tho
Cuba Packing company had paid $2,000
to tho government for alleged violation
of the internal revenue laws, is an
nounced by United States District At
torney 11. G. Rone. Indictments on
695 counts are pending against tho
company. Tho company is charged
with putting a one-fourth cent stamp
on oleomargarine that required a lu
cent stamp. The paying of tho amount
duo docs not end the case, however, as
tho company is subject to a lino of from
$10 to $1000 on each of the 695 counts.
Demand Freeman Resign.
Orange, N. J., Juno 7. Because he
invited Emma Goldman and Aloxandor
Dcrkmnn, anarchists, to a luncheon re
cently given by the oxclusivo May
flower Descendants' Society, Alden
Freemen, of this place, has been asked
to resign from tho Orange chapter.
Sons of tho Amorican Revolution.
Peru Sends Swede Homo.
Lima, Peru, Juno 7.Tho Peruvian
government has canceled tho oxaqua
teur of tho Swedish consul-general,
Luis Lomoboko, in whose house on
May 1 Carlos Plorloa and others Im
plicated In tho rising against the gov
ernment took refuge.
SAILED 44 HOURS
Winner of Balloon Race Shows
Great Endurance.
MAY BREAK DISTANCE RECORD
Kentucklan Take Shot at tho Indiana,
and Alabaman at the New York
Novice Win Trophle.
Indianapolis, June 8. If tho balloon
Indiana has not been disqualified by
touching earth it hss broken tho Amer
ican endurance record by staying In
tho sir more than 44 hours. Since tho
balloon started In the national distance
race of tho Aero club of America from
this city Saturday two reports have
been received from it.
One was that it had touched the
earth In Tennessee and had taken on
water and proceeded toward the south.
If this Is true the balloon is disquali
fied under tho rules of tho International
Aeronautical Federation. A second
dispatch signed by the pilot, Carl
Fisher, and his aide, G. L. Uumbaugh,
has stated that they dropped down near
enough to earth to let down a lid and
draw up a bucket of water. Under
theso conditions sho has not been dis
qualified. It is not posslblo according to avail
able information, that the Indiana had
broken the distance record of 852
miles, for it was traveling due south
and would come to the Gulf coast al
most 100 miles short of the record es
tablished by the German balloon Pom
mem in the international raco nearly
two years ago for the James Gordon
Bennett trophy, which started from St,
Louis at.d landed at Aabury Park, N. J.
The last of tho six balloons entered
in tho national distance race from
which a definite landing report has
been received is tho St, Louis III,
which dropped at Kelso, Tenn., having;
covered about 340 miles. A. B. Lam
bert was pilot and II. E. Honeywell tho
aide. Other balloons landed aro as
follows:
New York, A. Holland Forbes, pilot;
landed at Corinth, Mass., covering 375
miles in 36 hours, 10 minute.
University City, of St, Louis, trav
eled 340 miles, landing at Blanche,
Tenn. ; time, 25 hours, 24 minutes.
Hoosicr, Captain Baldwin, pilot,
traveled 240 miles, landing at Green
Brier, Tenn.
Cleveland, landed at Columbus, Ind.,
40 miles, 2 hours 55 minutes.
Dr. Gothelink, pilot, and R. J. Ir
win, assistant, flying the Indianapolis,
wop both tho trophies in the handicap
race, which started at 3:45 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon, just preceding the
national race. The Indianapolis won
the cup offered for tho greatest dis
tance by the Indianapolis Merchants'
association, having approximately 16
miles better to her record than tho
Ohio. Sho also won the Fisher trophy
for time in the air, having a margin of
almost two hours over the Chicago.
The victory of the Indianapolis men
and their balloon is considered remark
able, inasmuch as they are new at bal
looning. They started on their flight
with but fivo bags of sand, and were
lightly provisioned. They made 235
miles, and were in tho air 19 hours.
A message from them nays their high
est aititudo was 13,000 feet. They
wero shot at twice as they went over
Kentucky, but were not hit.
The New York, which landed njar
Corinth, Miss., was also bhot at Sun
day night, whilo passing over Morgan
county, Alabama.
Utah Floods Still Rising.
Salt Lake, June 8. Rain is feeding
tho overflowing streams in and about
Salt Lake tonight, and there is no pros
pect of a recession of the floodwaters,
which have already inflicted damage to
the extent of $80,000. The raging
torrent has filled the bed of City creek
wiUvsand and gravel until tho stream
has overflowed. The street is two feet
under water, sidewalks are burled in
mud and lawns are quagmires. Street
cars are operated with great difficulty.
Jordan riveris overflowing and driv
ing residents from their homes.
Nebraska Suffers Heavily.
Lincoln, Neb., Juno 8. Seven Inches
of rain at Hebron and four inches at
Pleasantdale today caused floods and
serious damage in nnd near those
towns. More than 200 feet of Bur
lington track wero under six feet of
wator, and trains wero stalled for ten
honors. A Burlington freight englna
and four cars went into a ditch on ac
count of tho soft track.
White Salmon Moves Back.
White Salmon, Wash., Juno 8. The
Columbia river at this place Is high and
still rising rapidly. It is epxocted tho
wators will reach the highest point in
many years. A large part of the flat
below tho town is flooded and prepara
tions are being mado to move above
the danger line many buildings and
warehouses near the water's edge.