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M "IT'S A COLD DAY WHEN WE GET 'LEFT." ,' VOL. XV. HOOD ItlVEE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1903. NO. 4. HHOD RIVER GLACIER Published every Thursday. 8. P. BLYTHB 4k SON. Publishers. 1 rmi of iu WcrlrHlon 1.5u a year wha Mid In advance. THE MAII.g. The mall arrives from Mt. Hood at 10 o'clock a. m. Wednesdays and Saturdays; departs the lime days at noon. For Chenoweth, leares at S a. m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays: arrives at t p. m. For White Baiiion (Weill.) leave dally at 1:41 a. m.s arrives ac 7:15 . m. rom While Salmon leave! for FiiMe, Gilmer, Trout Lake and (llenwood daily at A. M. ForBinaen (Wasli.) leavei at 5:15 p. to. ; ar rive, at 2 p. ra. SOCIETIES. JIOURT HOOD RIVER No. 42, FORESTERS OF AMKKIt'A Meetssecond and Fourth Mon ey In each month in K. of P. hall. H. J. FaeoitaicK, C. R. 8. F. Fotrre, Financial Secretary. fAK OROVE COUNCIL No. 142, ORDER OF J 1'KN 1)0. Meets the Second and FcartB Friday of the mouth. Visitor cordially wel comed. F. U. Hrohiub, Counsellor. . aiiits Kiiua Clark, Secretary. ORDER OF WASHINGTON. Hood River Union No. 142, meet in Odd fellow' hall aecond and fourth Saturday in each month, 7 :80 o'clock. o. L. Corn, President. J. E. Hanna, Secretary. T AUREI. REBEKAH DEGREE LODGE, No. J i 87, 1. 0. O. F.-Meeta Hrat and third Fri day iu each month. Miss Edith Moobi, M. 0. L. E. Mors, Secretary. riANBY POST, No. 1, G. A. R.-Meet at A, V u. u. w. nan iecon'1 and fourth Saturday of each month at 2 o'clock p. m. All 0. A. H. Birniuer invited to meet with ua. . W. H. 1'kkmv, Commander. T. J. Cunning, Adjutant. AN BY W. R. C, No. 16-Meet econd and rourtn Saturdays oteach month in A.O, U. hall at 2 p. m. Mkb. Fannis Bailky, Free. Mkk. T. J. Canning, Secretary. HOOD RIVER LODGE No. 104, A. F. and A M. Ueela Saturday evenlns on or before eacn iuii moon. h.m. xath, W. M. C. D. ThumpixjN, Secretary. HOOD RIVER CHAPTER, No. 27, R. A. M. Meet third Friday night of each month. O. K. Ciiimi, H. P. A. 8. Blowers, Secretary. TOOD RIVER CHAPTER, No. 25, O. B. 8. II Meet aecond and fourth Tueaday even iiia of each month. Visitors cordially weu eomed. Man. Mat Yatis, VV. It, ' Ua. Mat B. Davidson, Secretary. OLETA ASSEMBLY No. 103. United Artisan. Meet first and third Wednesday, work; ieeond arid fourth Wednesday (octal; Artl eans hall. t. c. Bbouui, if. A. F. B. Barnih, Secretary. WAUCOMA LODGE, No. 80, K. of P -Meet in K. of P. ball every Tuesday night. . F. L. Davidson, C. C. Dr. C. H. Jinkins, K. of R. & 8. K1VER81DE LODGE, No. 68, A. O. U. W.-. , Meet first and third Saturday of each month F. B. Barnes, W. M. E. R. Bbadi.it, Financier. Chistkb Shuti, Recorder. IDLE WILDE LODGE, No. 107, I. O O. F. Meeta iu Fraternal hall every Tburtday Bight. Geo. W. Thompson, N. O. J. L. IIiNDiRSON, Secretary. BOOD RIVER TENT, No. II, K. 0. T. M., meet at A. O. U, W. hall on the first and id Fridays of each month. Waltkb GKXKtNti. Commander. 0. E. Williams, Secretary. T)IVKRSIDE LODGE NO. 40, D8GRE8 OF 1 HONOR, A. O. U. W. Meet first and third Saturday, at 8 P. M. K at M. Fridibick, C. of B. Miss Annii Smith, Recorder. STOOD RIVER CAMP, No. 7,702, M. W. A., L meets in Odd Fellows' Hall the flrat and ird Wednesday of each month. J. R. Rin, V. C. C. U. Dabin, Clerk. EDEN ENCAMPMENT No. 48, I. O. O. F. Regular meeting second and fourth Mon tr of each month. W. 0. Ash, C. P. Y. L. liKNDKRsoN, Scribe. D R. J. W. YOG EL. OCULIST. Will make regular monthly visit to Hood River. Residence 863 Sixteenth Street, Portland, Oregon. Q II. JENKINS, D. M. D. DENTIST. Specialist on Crown and Bridge Work. Telephone: Office, 281; residence, 94. Office) In Langill bid. Hood River, Oregon. JJR. X. T. CARN9, Dentist. Gold erowna and bridge work and all kind of Up-to-Dti Dtnllstry. BOOD RIVER OREGON LJ L.DUMBLE, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Successor to Dr. 1L F. Shaw. Calls promptly anawered In town or ooaatry, Day or Niht. Telephone: Residence, 81; Office, U, Office over Everhart'a Grocery. - T F. WATT, M. D. Physician and Surgeon. Telephone : Office, 281 ; residence, 2(1 BURGEON 0, R. N, CO. JOHN LELAND HENDERSON ATTORNEY-AT LAW. ABSTRACTER, JfO TARY PUBLIC and RIAL ESTA1K AliS.NT. For 23 year a resident of Oregon and Wash ington. Ha had many years experience In Real Estate matters, aa abstractor, searcher el titlee and agent. Sauafaclion guaranteed or no charge. pREDERICK 4 ARNOLD CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS. Eatimatee furnished (or all klndg of work. Repairing a specialty-, all kinds of shop work. hop on Stata 8tret, between First and Second. A.JAYNE. LAWYER. Abstract! Furnia'ied. Money Loaned. Hood River, Oregon. p C. BR0S1US, M. D. " FHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Thone Central, or 1SL Office Hoars: 10 to U A. 1L; I U and 6 to 7 P. M. JJUTLER CO, BANKERS. Do a general banking bnsinesa. HOOD RIVER, 0BEG05. EVENTS OF THE DAY FATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE TWO HEMISPHERES. fomprchenalve Review of the Import ant Happenings of the Paat Week, Presented la Condensed Form, Most Likely to Prove Interesting to Our Many Reader. Cuba ii arranging for a consulate at Monterey, Mexico. - Franchises in South Africa are to be restricted tc white British subjects. A St. Louis street car accident result ed in IS people being shaken up and bruised. Piece by piece the 500,000 mansion of John M. Long-year is being moved from Marquette, Mich., to Brookline Mass. Desperate resistance against arrest by two alleged murderers on a Chicago street car threw the passengers into a panic. The May statement of the London board of trade shows a decrease of 7, i 93,000 in imports and an increase of 7,475,500 in exports. Tugging between the shafts of the wagon from which his horte had been taken because he was beating it, Alfon so de Lucia, an Italian peddler, fell dead in a street in Brooklyn. George D. Widcner, a wealthy Phila delphia mtn, left a large number of valuable diamonds in a London hotel in the haste of packing, and did ' not discover hit loss until New York cus tom officials examined his baggage. All Mormons have .been ordered to leave Germany. Socialists threaten to make trouble if the czar visits Rome. The flood at St Louis has placed 200 people in grave peril. President Roosevelt has ordered a thorough investigation of the postal scandals. Torrential rain at Spartanburg, S. C, cauesd 30 deaths and property losses of millions. Secretary Root is being boomed for the Republican nomination for governor of New York. The forejt fires in the Adirondack mountains have been subdued. The losses are estimated at 4,000,000. Two men were killed and two fatally Injured on a hand car that was run down by a train near Genoa, Neb. A report from the census director of the Philippines places the Christian population of the islands at 7,000,000. The Union Pacific boiler men at Cheyenne, Wyo., have had their re quests granted and will return to work. King Edward and Queen Alexandra will pay a visit to Ireland June 21. Fire destroyed the business portion of New Lisbon, Wis.; loss, (100,000. Fire in the plant of a Philadelphia dress snit case company caused a lossof 150,000. The wheat importers of Lisbon have formed a trust which takes in all the mills of Portugal. Glasgow. Scotland, capitalists have formed a company to make shipments of bananas from Jamaica to New Orleans. Strife between the Baptists and the Methodists at Rochester, Minn., has resulted in the blowing op of the form er church. On the charges of insolvency and mlsmanaegment, a receiver is asked for the Campeche lumber and development company, a $1,000,000 corporation dealing in Mexican timber lands. Robbers rifled the safe of a bank at Vista, Minn., of $45,00. Roumaniaa is considering steps to ceep Americans ont of its oil fields. The Lander-Rawlins, Wyo., stage was held np and the mail sacks rifled. The Acre rebellion is at an end and the chiefs have promised obedience to Brazil. Fire has destroyed the $50,000 plant of the Midland manufacturing company at Tarkio, Mo. The Mississippi capitol building, erected at a cost of $1,000,000, has been formally dedicated. A treaty will be signed by the United States and Brazil for the admission of American flour into Brazil. The great state pawrbroklng estab lishment at Rome has been gntted by die, and damage of $2,400,000 done. Two large whales which pursued schools of mackerel find themselves im prisoned in the Bras d'or lake, Cape Brenton. Ottamwa, la., suffered a loss of $400,000 by fire. A large planing mill, a printing establishment and ten resi dences were burned. The laundry workers' strike at Chi cago is Still far from settled. The onofficial announcement is made that the Goulds bate secured control of the Baltimore A Ohio railroad. The worst of the flood is over at St. Louis, but thousands of people are still in a critical condition. Two highwaymen at Wilkesbsrre, Pa., after holding np three men, opened fire on them fatally wounding one man. A passenger train on the Louisville A Nashville road was wrecked at Coles barf, Ky. Eleven persons were in ADJ1ITS COMBINE EXISTS. Coal Operators Admit That the Price of Fuel Is to Be Raised. New York, June 11. The Interstate Commerce Commission returned to New York today to continue the Inves tigation into the complaint of W. R. Hearst that the coal-carrying railroads have violated and are violating the anti-pooling section of the Sherman anti-trust law. The commission post poned the hearing until the United i States Circuit Court bad passed on the right of the coal road presidents to refuse to answer questions as to con' tracts between the coal companies and the railroads. Robert M. Ollphant. ex-president of the Delaware & Hudson, one of the re spondent railroads, wa the first wit ness. He corroborated the statements of theother coal men, who have test! ned that the price of coal to the public Is to be raised 10 cents a ton a month until a maximum increase of 60 cents ton is reached. He was not prepar ed to say that the Increased cost of production would not exceed 30 cents. "We could get a higher price If we asked for It," he added. It was out of deference to the needs of the public, the witness said, that the price of coal was kept at 5 Just after the strike, when the Independent operators were getting $8 to $10. Adelbert Moot, of counsel for the Erie system, protested that the com mission has no jurisdiction In any mat ter that concerns the price of coal. The commission decided It could con sider the prices realized for the pro duct to arrive at the reasonableness or the unreasonableness of the freight rates. Judge Campbell, the legal represen tative of the Reading system, declared his clients ready to concede that the price of coal is about $5 per ton, and that the price will Increase until $5.50 is reached. Mr. Moot, attorney for Mr, Ollphant, argued that, as they handled no coal but from Its own mines, neither the commission nor Congress had any au thority to Investigate its prices. The commission overruled the objection Mr. Shern read from the record the contract between J. J. Jermyn and the Susquehanna Coal Company, made on November 1, 1900. By that contract the Jermyns agreed to sell the entire products of their mines to the Susque hanna & Western Coal Company at certain prices, ranging from 50 per cent of the tide water price realized for pea coal to 65 per cent realized for stove and chestnut coal. The com mis son adjourned until tomorrow. . WAR ON ARABS. France Will Punish Rebels for Attacking Governor deneral. Benl-Ounif, Algeria, June 11. The French artillery opened a preliminary re at 6:30 o'clock this morning on Figulg, the stronghold of the rebellious Zenagama tribesmen, who recently at tacked and tried to ambush Governor- General Jonnart and his escort, of whom 13 were seriously Injured. The actual bombardment began at 7:30 o'clock and lasted until 11 A. M.. when great destruction of houses had been wrought. The mosque wad des troyed and It is believed a great num ber of natives were killed. At 9:30 A. M. the French troops oc cupied Juleve Hill and another emin ence, both strategic positions, by a sur prise movement. From these hills ex cellent work was done, the melinite shells making a big breach In the ram- parti and destroying a multitude of houses. Finally the Are was concen tarted on the mosque, which was much venerated and the edifice was blown to pieces. At 11 o'clock the French guns were withdrawn to Ennan-Ed-Dar, where General O'Connor was awaiting offers of submission when this dispatch left. Throughout the en gagement there was no loss of life on ' the French side. The French artillery fired 600 shells at the town. At 3:30 this afternoon an envoy from the Ameer of Figulg arrived at this place. It is possible If the Figulg tribesmen do not come to terms, other villages In the oasis will be bombarded. The ex pedition will rest tomorrow. The bulk of the population of Flsru-: Ig Is expected to be friendly to the French, as neighboring tribes are as sisting in the operations of the puni tive expedition. France has formally notified the pow ers that she has no intention of taking Moroccan territory, and will only pun ish the Arab tribes who attacked Gen eral Jounart Mob Takes Life of Negro. Macon, Ga., June 11 W. Cope Wins- low, Jr., whose father was one of the leading members of the Georgia bar. was Instantly killed by a negro named Banjo" Peavey, on the formers farm near Fort Valley, this afternoon. The egro owed Mr.' Winslow a small amount of money and was asked to work out the debt He refused and shot Mr. Winslow through the head. Peavey was soon captured and turned over to the sheriff. At 8:30 o'clock to night, the officers and guard were over powered and the negro was hanged. His body was riddled with bullets. Castro's Decree to Be Disregarded. Washington, June 11. Having beu notified by the United States Consuls at the Venezuelan ports recently clos ed by President Castro of that country, the State Department ha given In strucions that this decree 1 h to be dis regarded where It Interferes with American commerce, except in places where the government is actually In possession of the port sought to be closed. These Instructions are in line 1th the department's course In all similar cases. Explosion On New Monitor. Newport News. Va., June 11. While the new monitor Nevada was at target practice off the Capes this afternoon. n explosion of one of the big rani tore np the turret. Inflicting consider able damage. The monitor returned Old Point Comfort and the Navy Department was notified. Orders are expected directing the monitor to sail at once to one of the mavy yards for repairs. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON SURVEY OP P0RTAQE ROAD. Engineer Hammond Will Oo Ahead With Preliminary Work-. The State Board of Portage Railway Commissioners belt a conference with A. E. Hammond, the engineer recently selected to make a preliminary survey of the route of the portage road be tween The Dalles and Celllo. Mr. Hammond was directed to proceed at once with the survey, and be will do so as soon as ae can organize a sur veying parW. His work , will1 ne to examine the ground and , run preliminary lines where the road will probably be con,. structed. He will make plats and charts showing all the topographical conditions. He expects to be ready to report to the board in about 30 days, and until that time no further action can be taken by the board. Rich Find In Southern Oregon. J. A. Whitman and J. D. Hard are now In control of what promises to be the biggest placer mining proposition In Southern Oregon. The property is located on Steve's Fork of Steamboat Lake, and comprises some 880 acres of mining ground, nearly all of which prospects rich from grass roots to bedrock." Some of the prospects ob tained are so big that It is hard to be lieve they were taken from Just a few tans of dirt. The property was pur chased from Messrs. Shearer, Lewis, Armstrong & Scott, and the new own era have already been offered an ad vance of two and a half times the pur chase price. The water supply is abundant. Lane Oats Will Be Short. The effect of the recent hot wave is unquestionably very dlsasterous to all arrowing crops in Lane county, with the possible exception of hops. Farm ere have been complaining for two weeks past about insufficient rain for the grain crops, and this hot spell, coming at this time, will have the ef fect of cutting short the crop very ma terially. There has been Insufficient moisture for nutrition of growing grains, and now the heat comes and forces maturation without any possi bility of growth. Wheat will undoubt edly be cut short 25 per cent, and oats 50 per cent already, and the damage will be even greater unless this spell of heat Is followed by a soaking rain. Will Cheapen Transportation. The preliminary survey of the elec tric road from Baker City to the John Day country is about finished. Tho route as laid out, commences at Bow- en's ranch, not far from Batter City, and xtends along Burnt River to the di vide, and thence into the John Day Valley. Prairie City, no doubt, will be the destination for the present. It Is considered by many that a far cheaper route could have been selected, had the survey been by way of Auburn through the Sumpter Valley over to Burnt River. Several miles of road building could be saved as well as the oad being laid out on an easier grade. Rainier and St, Helens Want Seat. Rainier and St. Helens have each filed their petitions as candidates for the relocated county seat. There are 76 names on the Rainier petition and 115 names on the one field by St. Hel ens. CMskanie was the first town to file a petition, having 125 names on the document It is now a settled fact that these three towns will be the only candidates for the county .seat loca tion to be voted on the first Monday in July. Good for Marlon Crops. That crops have not suffered by rea son of the recent hot weather is declar ed by farmers, fruitgrowers and hop growers in Marion county. Hops and fruit, except strawberries, will be Im proved by the heat of the last few days. While the ground Is dry in the hill country, and rain would be bene ficial, the hot weather will do no dam age unless it should continue several days. Shipping Cattle From Pendleton. Fourteen carloads of cattle will be hipped from Pendleton this month. Fred Phillips will ship nine carloads to Carstons Bros., of Seattle. He will also ship five carloads to Kenewlck. The stock brought $4.35 for good beef; ome of the best brought a little better. but not much. A month ago the price was $4.75 and scarce at that. Now here is plenty of cattle to be had at $4.35. To Resume Operation. Operations at the Gold Bug Grizzly group of claims in the Ibex district. Eastern Oregon, will be resumed in bout ten days. The machinery Is be Ing overhauled and the pumps and hoists put In shape for work. The rhaft has filled up with water which 111 be pumped out Immediately, and sinking of the shaft will commence as soon as It is free from water. Survey Excites Curiosity. A Southern Pacific survey party is operating between Mllwaukie and Gladstone Park. Diligent Inquiry falls to disclose the purpose of the survey. It was leraned from a member of the party that a route Is being established from Mllwaukie, via Gladstone Park and the Chatauqua grounds to Oregon City. Work on the Balsley-EIkbora. Machinery and supplies are arriving almost dally for the Balsley Elkhorn mine in the Baker district A large force of men has been engaged to work on this property this season, and from now on the plan Is to rush the work of development as fast as possi ble. Work On Sumpter Water Plant. Work on the Sumptef water works will soon be commenced. The plant 111 be 600 horse power, and half of this will be used In the electric plant to light the city. PAY FOR VETERANS. Indian War Claimants Can Now Get Their Monty. Secretary of State Dunbar has re ceived 98 vochers for claims of Indian War veterans and will begin issuing warrants in payment of the same this week. It Is believed that 800 claims will be filed with the Adjutant-General, and that 750 of these will be allowed, In amounts averaging about $150 each If this expectation shall be fulfilled the total claims allowed will amount to $112,500. The total appropriation It $100,009, so that a deficiency of $12,500 is probable. Under advice of the Attorney-Gen eral Secretary of State Dunbar will issue warrants for claims in the order In which the vochers come to his office and no In the order the claims are filed with the Adjutant-General. All claims will be paid In full as long as the money lasts, and when the appropria tion Is exhausted the Secretary of State will issue certificates of allow ance, which are recognized as legal evidence of a valid claim against the state. These certificates will not draw Interest and must await an approprla tlon by some subsequent Legislature before they can be paid. Coming Events. Western Oregon division Oregon State Teachers Association. Portland June 24-29. Street carnival, Ashland, June 15-20. Pioneers reunion, Brownsville, June 10-12. School election in all Oregon dis tricts, June 16. Convention of the Sunday schools of Lane county, June 10-11. Street carnival, Roseburg, June 22. Christian camp meeting, Turner. June 19. Street carnival, Salem. June 29 to July 4. Mazamas leave Eugene to climb the Three Sisters, June 9, returning in ten days. Worms Eat Yamhill Wheat. The farmers In the vicinity of La Fayette are becoming somewhat alarm ed about their Fall-sown wheat. The indication that there was something wrong was that the grain was turning red, and, upon closer examination a dmall, red worm was found In or near the first Joint of the stalk. Some will cut their grain for hay, while others claim the crop will not pay for the harvesting, being so badly damaged. These fears may prove to be greatly exaggerated. Getting Ready to Operate. The Sumpter Lumber Company has succeeded in floating all the eawloes on Cracker Creek to the mill site just south of town. The total amount put In was over 1,000,000 feet The frame for the new mill will soon be up, and as soon as the logs at the old plant are consumed the big mill will be ready to be operated. Receipts of Columbia County. The reports in the County Clerk's of fice show that the receipts for May were larger than at any time in the history of Columbia county. The total amount received was $562.08, appor tioned as follows: Recording deeds and other Instruments, $272.75: court fees, $228; redemptions, $61.33. High School Contract Let. The Eugene school board has let the contract to Welsh & Mauer, of Salem, for the construction of the new High School building. The contract price is $24,259. Oregon Cattle to Nor'h Dakota. M. K. Parsons, of Salt Lake, Is ship ping 6000 bead of Eastern Oregon cat tle from Ontario stockyards this week to North Dakota. This means about $125,000 distributed among cattlemen. Land Patents at Oregon City. During May there were 64 timber land filings and 62 homstead filings in the land office at Oregon City. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 7073c; val- ley, 75c. Barley Feed, $20.00 per ton; brew ing. $21. Flour Best grades, $3.95 4.30, graham. $3.45(33.85. Millstuffs Bran, $23 per ton; mid dlings, $27; shorts, $23; chop, $18. Oats No. 1 white, $1.10 1.15; gray, $1 05 per cental. Hay Timothy, $20(g21; clover, nominal; cheat, $15(gl6 per ton. Potatoes Best Bnrpanks, 60C0r per sack; ordinary, 85(3 46c per eental, growers' prices Merced sweets, $3 3.50 per cental. Poultry Chickens, mixed, ll12c; young, 1S14ci hens, 12c; turkeys, live, 16(2 17c; dressed, 2022c; ducks, 17.00(37.50 per dozen; geese, $6,000 6.50. Cheese Full cream, twins, 15 M 16c; Yonng America, 15315i'c; fact ory prkes, lfllc less. Butter Fancy creamery, 20(?22H'c per pound; extras, 21c; dairy, 20 J 22, -tc; store, 16e18. Eggs 16X817Jc per dozen. Hops Choke, 18 20c per pound. Wool Valley,lJ17e;Eastern Or egon, 8314r; mobair, 35337,S'c- Beef Gross, cows, S4c, per pound; steer, 6a5c; dressed, BJtfc. Veal 7) (2 8c Mutton Gross, $3-50 per pound; dressed. 7&e. Lambs Gross. 4c psr pound; dreseed, Xc Hogs Giws, egAe per pound; dressed, 7(8 Sc. RAMMED AT SEA. One Hundred Dead From CollUlen on the Coast of France. Marseilles, June 10. More than 100 persons perished today near Marseil les as the result of a collision between the Insulalre and the Llban passenger steamers, belonging to the Fralssenet oieamsnip company. in L,ioan left Marseilles this morning on its regular passenger trip to Bastia, Corsica, and was run down and sunk by the Insu lalre off the Maire Islands. ' The collision was witnessed from the pilot-boat Blechamp, which was about two miles distant. The Blechamp Im mediately repaired to the spot to ren der assistance. ' . The force of. the collisionn had cut a great bole in the Llban's side, and it already was making watet rapidly The captain saw that the only chance was to run the steamer aground, and the Llban was headed full speed for the shore; but within 17 minutes afta; the collision and while still in deer water, the fore part of the steamei plunged beneath the waves, and a few minutes later had disappeared. In the meantime the Blechamp, the steamer Balkan, also belonging to the Fralssenet Company, and other vessel had drawn near the sinking ship and were making desperate efforts to res cue those on board. The Blechami- picked up 40 persons, many of whon were at the point of exhaustion. The Balkan rescued 37 passengers and ur to the present it Is known that in ad dltion to the passengers, 17 of the crew were also saved. Officers of the steamer Balkan des crlbe the scene just before the Llbar disappeared as a terrible one. As the vessel was sinking it was inclined tc uch an angel that the masts strucl the water, causing an eddy, making the work of rescue most difficult. A masr of human beings was clinging to the foundering vessel and uttering despair Ing cries as it went down. At the same time the boilers ex ploded, Intensifying the horrors. Foi & few .moments the victims were seen struggling In the sea, when the waves closed over them and all was ' silent. Of about 200 passengers who were aboard the Llban, it was feared that half were drowned. CHILE ROW ALARMS. United States His Ordered Warsnlps to Valparaiso. Washington, June 10. Upon the re celpt of reports from American agents tn Chile to the effect that the sltua lion at Valparaiso is unsatisfactory owing to the recent Solclallst disturb ances there, the State Department thlr afternoon requested the Navy Depart ment to dispatch a ship to that point in order that American Interests may be fully protected in the event of an emergency. The Navy Department at first thought of sending the entire Pacini squadron from San Francisco, but ac Rear-Admiral Glass has just brought his ships to California waters for re pairs, it was decided to orde Rear Admiral Sumner, commanding the North Atlantic station, to proceed at once with his squadron now at Monte video through the Straits to Valparai so. Cable orders to this effect were sent Admiral Sumner this afternoon Orders were also telegraphed to Ad mlral Glass to be ready for sea, anr1 in the event that Admiral Sumner's fleet is unable to get under way at once, the Pacific squadron may be or dered to Chilean waters In Its stead. Rear-Admiral Sumner's fleet consists of the protected cruiser Newark, flag ship; protected cruiser Detroit and the gunboats Gloucester and Montgomery Fishermen Declare Strike. New Westminster, B. C, June 10. The Fishermen's Union for British Co lumbia has decided to proclaim a strike commencing July 1. Thi sliding scale offered by- the canners Is unsatisfac tory. Take the average number of fish caught last season per boat. 1142 at 16Vsc cents per fish, is $188.33, or $62.77 per man for the season's work. The Indians wanted 18 cents, and will not fish for less. They have signed an agreement not to leave their homes to fish for anything less than 18 cents The white men want 18 cents and the Japs 16 cents per fish. Plague Experiments Stopped. Berlin, June 10. In consequence of the death from plague at the Berlin lospital of the young Vienna physician' Dr. Milan Sachs, the government hat decided to issue a decree forbidding further experiments with plague germs, the risk of spreading infection being considered more dangerous to the public health than the knowledge gained In studying a deadly microbe justifies. . Rebels Were Routed. Coro, Venezuela, June 10. After two days' hard fighting the Venezuelan gov ernment troops, under the command of General Gomes, assaulted the camp of the revolutionists, commanded by Gen eral Matos. General Rieria and General Lara, and Inflicted a complete defeat on them. The rebels were encamped near Pedregal, 20 miles from thl place. The capture of General Matos Is expected shortly. Costly Ftre at Buffalo. Buffalo, June 10. Fire early today destroyed the Buffalo Carting A Stor age Company's plant and contents, causing a loss of $400,000. The build ing was used by the Lake Shore Rail road. It was filled with machinery and other goods stored for manufactur ing concerns of other cities. KILL HARTS' PLAN GOVERNMENT ENGINEERS HAVE NEW CEL1L0 SCHEME. They Favor a Ship Canal-Submerged Dam Is Held to Be Impracticable Work Will Now Be Held Up Until 1904 Major Langfltt Ordered te Make Surveys. Washington, June 10. The Board of Army Engineers that recently, visited the obstructions in the Columbia River between The Dalles and Celilo, has de cided to abandon the Harts plan for opening of the rive rat that point, and In lieu thereof will prepare nlans and estlmales for a contluous ship ca nal from the foot of the dalles rapids to the head of Celllo Falls. The Harts plan, as has been heretofore explained. contemplated the construction of a sub merged aam in the Columbia, with a view to draining out Five Miin Raniri. The river was then to be opened around other obstructions by means of two or three short canals. ihe engineers, on their rerpnf frlr io Oregon, visited the scene of the pro posed improvement, and, after study ing the natural conditions and sur roundings, concluded, bv unanimous vote, that tho dam proposition was al together Impracticable. In the first place, while Captain Harts proposed constructing this dam at a point where '.he river is but 200 feet wide, he sup posed its dept was only 40 or 50 feet, and so based the calculations. Major Langfltt determined, after soundings, that the depth was over 50 feet, and the velocity of the current so great that It would be practically impossible to place In position the ma terial for the dam. The members of the board concluded that a stream of sufficient volume and great enough current to cut a gorge 200 feet wide, and of nearly the same depth through solid rock, could not be dammed arti ficially for anything nhort of an unwar ranted sum, and they entertain grave soubts whether a dam could ever be successfully built there at any cost. When they found that the keystone of Harts' plan could not be considered, ind determined that even a mnHiflna. tlon of the Harts plan on a practical basis, could not be carried out for the amount that has been nnthnrWci fnr , this Improvement, the board datermln- to prepare rough Diana and swtl. nates for the construction nf onn. tltiuous canal, extending around 111 the obstructions between The Dalles and Celilo. In accordance with tlon, the board requested authority for the making of necessary eufvdvj rr such a canal, and authority has been granted, the work to be carried out un der direction of Major Langfltt. At this time the board will VPntlirfl tin rough estimate of tho rflHr fit n rnn. tluous canal, although an estimate made by an old board nlarerl tho ei at $10,000,000, whereas the Harts pro- joi-i was estimated to cost approxi mately $4,000,000. It Is by no means assuered that the new ejiimntoa win !e as high 88 the fnrmor So,,.,. . he board, before reporting, will have i comprehensive survey nnnn mi, base its estimates, and a fairly accu rate estimate of the cost of the im. provements Is expected. The board has not reported to the Lnlef of Engineers, and probably will not do so until It estimate for a continuous canal. This delay means that no work will be done looking to the opening of the river during the present season. Should the war Department approve the board's report in favor of a rnn tin linn ts onni and this will unquestionably be done, since there hag always been doubt as to the thorough practicability of the ...iu pm, no worn can be undertaken until Congress has authorized the new project The last river and harbor bill authorized the work, provided It could be done within the estimate on the Harts project, but not otherwise. KANSAS LOSSES ESTIflATED. Over Two Hundred Towns Have Suffered From High Water. Kansas City, Mo., June 10. Kansas has suffered as a result of the recent floods more than any other state. No exact figures of the loss sustained can cf course, be given, but the damage done In the principal cities and towns is estimated as follows: .Nrtn Topeka, $500,000; Lawrence, $250,000; Sallna, $200,000; Manhattan, 5150,000; Junction City, $100,000; Solo mon, $50,000; Abilene, $250,000; Linda borg. $100,000; Hutchinson, $100 000 Minneapolis, $100,000; Emporia, $65 000; Florence. $50,000; Lincoln Center $50,000; Atchison, $100,000; Argentine! $2,000,000; Kansas City, Kan., and suburbs, $S,00,000. Nearly 200 small er towns were affected by the flood. The lowest estimate that can be made of the loss to crops is $5,000,000. Water Spout Strikes Car. New York, June 10. Rushing in irom the sea, a waterspout, traveling at great speed, struck a train on the Brooklyn elevated road, bound city ward from Rockaway beach. The mo torman saw the spout Just as the train reached a tcestle over Broad Channel. Jamaica Bay. He threw on full powea in an effort to get past but the flood of water struck between the third and fourth cars. The platforms were crowded with persons unable to get into the cars. These were almost swept off Into the bay, but managed to hold fast to the railings Levee Gives Way. St. Louis. Mo., June 10. Word has been received here at 1 o'clock that a leree near Madison, on which gangs of men were working, gave way. and 15 men. employes of the American Car t Foundry Works, lost their lives. About 150 men. It is reported, are Im prisoned on a section of the levee, that Is slowly crumbling, and all means of escape has been cut off. Word has been sent to the St. Louis side to rush the private yacht Annie Russell to the rescue.