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rl two , hi ! "IT'S A COLD DAY WHEN WE GET LEFT." HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1903 NO. 7. VOL. XV. -zzz , ' I I HHQD RIVER GLACIER Published every Thursday. 8. F. BI.YTHE & SON, Publishers. Terms of subscription 11.50a year when paid In advance. THK MAIL. The mill arrives from Mt. Hood at 10 o'clock a. m". Wednesdays and Saturdays; depart tha same days at nnnii. For Chenowoth, leaves at a. m. Tuesdays, Thursday, and Saturdays: arrives at 6 p. m. For White Saiuiou (Wash.) leave daily at 6:45 a. m.; arrives ac 7:1ft p. m. From White Salmon leaves for Fnlda, Gilmer, Trout Lake and (ilrnwood daily at A. M. For Bingen (W ash.) leaves atd:iip. m. ; ar rive, at 2 p. m. OCIKTIK. plOURT HOOD RIVER No. 42, FORESTERS OF I SI ajii-.kh A Meetssecona anu rourin moii ays in each month in K. of V. hall. H. J. Krkukkick, C. R. S. F. Foot, Financial ttacmutry.- (VAK OROVE COUNCIL No. 142, QRDER Or ) PENDO. Meets the Second mnd Fourth rider of tha month. Vicitors cordlallv wel comed. F. U. Brohius, Counsellor. Minn Kiixii Curs, Secretary. ORDER OF WASHINGTON. Hood River Union No. 142, meets in Odd Fellows' hall second and fourth Saturdays in each month, 7:80 o'clock. C. L. Corr-Li, President. J. E. Hanna, Secretary. 1' AUREL REBEKAH DEGREE LODGE, No. j 87, 1. 0. O. F.-MeeU lirst and third Frl ay In each month. Miss Edith Moors, N. 0. L. E. Moiuik, Secretary. SANBY PORT, No. 16, Q. A. R.-MeetsatA. O. U. W. Hall second and fourth Saturday each month at 2 o'clock p. m. All G. A. R. aoeiubers invited to meet with us. W. 11. Pisry, Commander. T. J. Cunning, Adjutant. CANBY W. R. C, No. 16-Meet second and fourth Saturdays of each month in A. O, U. W. hall at 2 p. m. Mrs. Fannib Bauiy, Pre. Mb. T. J. Canning, Secretary. HOOD RIVER LODGE No. 105, A. F. and A Jl M. Meet Saturday evening ( c on or before each full moon. W m. M. Yatu. W. U. C. D. TuoMrsoN, Secretary. HOOD RIVER CHAPTER, No. 27, R. A. M Meets third Friday night of eaeh month. O. R. Catmr, U. P. A. B. Blowers, Secretary. TOOD RIVER CHAPTER, No. 28, O. B. 8. II Meets second and fourth Tuesday even Iiifs ol each month. Visitors cordially wel comed. Mrs. May Yatis, W. 11. Mas, Mary B. Daviubon, Secretary. OLETA ASSEMBLY No. 103, United Artisan, Meets first and third Wednesdays, work; second and fourth Wednesdays social: Arti sans ball. F. C. Bltosius, H. A. F. B. Barkis, Secretary. - WAUCOMA LODOE, No. 30, K. of P.-Meeta in K. of P. hall every Tuesday night. V. L. Davidson, C. C. Dr. C. H. Jbnkins, K. of R. 4 B. RIVERSIDE LODGE, No. 68, A. O. C. W Meets first and third Saturdays of each month. F. B. Barkis, W. M. K. R. Bram.ry, Financier. Cmibtkr Shuts, Recorder. 1DLEWILDE LODGE, No. 107, 1. O O. ?. Meet la Fraternal hsll every Thursday Bight. uko. W. Thompson, N. O. J. L. Hxndirson, Secretary. HOOD RIVER TENT, No. 1, K. O. T. M.. meets at A. O. U. W. hall on the first and third Fridays of each month. Walter arm ma, Commander. 0. E. Williams, Secretary. K1VERSIPE LODGE NO. 40, DEGREE OF HONOR, A. O. U. W.-Meets first and rd Saturdays at S P. M. Kate M. Frederick, C.of H. Mis Anniz Smith, Recorder. HOOD RIVER CAMP, No. 7,702, M. W. A., meets In Odd Fellows' Hall tha first and third W ednesdays of each month. i. R. Riu, V. 0. C. U. Dakin, Clerk, TJDEN ENCAMPMENT No. 48, I. 0. 0. F. JPj Regular meeting second and fourth Mon days of each mouth. W. 0. Asm, C. P. f . L. Henderson, Scribe. D R. J. VV. VOGEL. OCULIST. Will make regular monthly visit to Hood River. Residence 303 Sixteenth street, Portland, Oregon. H. JENKINS, D. M. D. DENTIST. Specialist on Crown and Bridge Work Telephone: Office, 281; residence, M. Office in Ungille bid. Hood River, Oregon. JjR. X. T. CARNS. Dentist. Cold Crowns and bridge work and ell kind of Up-to-Dita Dentistry. Hnon RIVER 0REQ0H JJ L. DUMBLE, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Successor to Dr. M. F. Bhaw. Call promptly answered in town or oomtry, Dav or Night. Telephone: Residence, Mi Offlce,U Office over Everhart' Orocary. j r. WATT, M. D. Physician and Surgeon. Telephones: Office, 281; residence, 28. BURGEON O. K, A N. CO. JOHN LELAND HENDERSON ATTORNKY-AT LAW. ABSTRACTER, NO TARY PUBLIC and REAL ESTATE AGENT. For 28 year a resident of Oregon and Wak- u.. h.d manv vears xperienca in Real Estate matters, a abstractor, eearcaer of litlea and agent. Batislacuon guaranteed or no charge. pREDERICK 4 ARNOLD CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS, Eetimetei fnrniBhed for all kinds ot work. Kepairioc ipecialty. All kindt of hop work. Shop on BUU Street, between First end Becond. AA-JAYNE. LAWYER. AbetracU FurnUhed. Money Loaned. Hood BIyw, Oregon. p C. BROSIUS, M. D. " PHYSICIAN AND BURGEON. 'Phone Central, or 12L fm Honra: 10 U U A. M.J t U and 6 to 7 P. M. gUTLER CO., BANKERS. Do a general banking basinets. EVENTS OF THE DAY GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE TWO HEMISPHERES. Comprehensive Review of tie .Impart nt Happening of the Put! Week, Presented la Condensed Ferm, Meet Likely to Prove Interesting 'to Our Many Reader. i The British have inflicted an awful defeat npon Mad Mullah. John Barrett, of Portland, baa been appointed minister to Argentina. The courts have , declared the hip trust insolvent and will appoint a -receiver. , 'f A wind and rain storm in Western Wisconsin laid low hundreds of acres of corn. i Russia says the United States has opened no negotiations regarding the Jewish petition. Secretary Hit.hcock held np Oregon state land selections bceause proof of mineral character was insufficient. A ScottsDoro, Ala., sheriff was severe ly wounded while trying to protect a negro from a mob bent on lynching. . A careful compilation from official records of shipments and of the test obtainable data regarding stocks on hand June 30, shows a wheat yield in 1902 for Oregon, Washington and Idaho of 14,678,000 bushels. ; Postmaster General Payne will take a vacation for the benefit of his health. The Colorado rivet fa 27, feet above its maximum height at Yuma, Arizona. Britain will pay the American fleet unprecedented honor on its arrival there. The president's firm stand for Poet master General Payne has silenced bis critics. - . Russia has summoned Minister Les- ear and other officials to attend a Man cburian conference. The treasury department has pur chased 190,000 ounces of silver for coin age into Philippine meney. A total reward of 6,100 is now offered for the arrest of Harvey Logan, the escaped Montana trainrobber. The lord mayor of London, a He brew, says Jews can only obtain relief in Rusisa by appealing to the better side of the nations. Japan's participation in the Lewis and Clark fair is aasured. The New York and Chicago limited on the Pennsylvania road was wrecked near Lucas, Ohio. A number ol pas eengars were severely injured. The employers association, ol Kansas City, has commenced a ngbt against unions. Mad Mullah has defeated the B itish, capturing 2,000 soldiers and killing 30 officers. The enemies of the Panama canal were defeated in the first skirmish in the Colombian congress. A passenger and freight collided near Petersburg, Va., killing two men ana Injuring a number of others. The French cabinet faces a crises in It arand for community icbools in place of congregational institutions. It haa been brought out that the noBtal frauds were largely due to wire pulling and "good fellows" in office. Harvey Logan, a Montana train iob- ber, in prison at Knoxvuie, ienn made his escape by lassoing tha jailrr. The flood in New Mexico and North. em Mexioc has driven many from their homes and rations are becoming Jsliort Violent earthauake shocks were felt at Ealu, Hungary. Ex-Postmaster General Smith denies all charges of fraud. An American named Thornton and hia native scout have been slam in Congo. Dr. J. W. Jewett, for 40 years ens-. hmi examiner at New York, has been removed. Russia will refuse to receive the pe tition of the Jews, which Roosevelt will forward. Emteror William, at a dinner, said Teutons and Amreicans are bound by hm of blood and relations should be closer. Almost the entire plant of the Cin cinnati abattoir company, one of the largest in Ohio, has been destroyed by fire. Loss, 1300,000. Pern has arrested a numW of depu tiea whe were to take part in congress on finding illegal documents in their baggage. In a raid bv the police on the head- Quarters of the Macedonian revolution ists at Kostendie, isuigaria, six men were killed and much dynamitecap- tured. Seventeen New York murderers will be executed within the next week. Three trampr wer killed in tbe wreck of a freight train at Layfayette, Ind. Colombia telegraph wires are down and proceedings of congress are not ob tainable. Definite steps toward tha erection of a $3,000,000 art museum in Chicago hava baen taken bv tne national Art Museum. Interference by the Toledo humane anrietv toDoed a butchers' contst for killing and dressing animals. Andrew Carnegie bas given $100,000 to Utica, N. Y., college. HUNDREDS ARB DEAD, Awful Explosion of Fire Damp In a Wy. omlnf Mine. Hanna, Wyo., Jnly 2. At 10:30 A. M. today an explosion of fire damp in mine No. 1 of the Union Pacific coal company snuffed out tha lives of 236 men, injured scores of others and caused the destructic n of a vast amount of property. The mine was not fired, as stated in the early reports, but the explosion was ten ific, and completely shattered the timbers of the main shaft and numerous entrances, filled the workings with debris, and those of the miners that were not killed outright by the explosion were buried alive. Tne explosion was heard for many miles around, and attracted people from the adjoining settlement. Huge tim bers and railroad iron were hurled from the mouth of the shaft a distance of 200 and 800 feet. Superintendent E. S. Brooks and a large force of men vent to work with a will to remove the debris from the shaft and reach the entombed miners. Their progress into the mine was block ed by the foul gases, and several times they were forced to return to the sur face. - All day the rescuing party worked, the force being increased from time to time by tbe arrival of ranchmen and others from near by settlements, and by those of relief train sent out from Rawlins, which arrived about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. About 1 o'clock this afternoon four men were taken out alive, and half an hour later they were followed by 42 others. Many were unconscious and had to be carried from the workings, tome were injured, but none fatally. Several are in a critical condition, but it is believed all will recover. Two hundred and eighty-two men went down in the mine at 7 o'clock this morning, and np nntil a late hour tonight only 48 had been accounted for. Of this number two are dead. Horses and scrapers were put at work hauline debris away from the shalt, and cars were pushed down the incinie, loaded and hauled back up to the tippie and dumped. The work is progressing slowly, owing to the narrow space in which the rescuers are compelled to operate, but by daylight tbe mine should be opened sumcientiy to permit deep explorations and tbe rescue ot tbe dead bodies. Late tonieht a party of resauers reached four mules that were alive, and this caused hopes to arise in tbe breasts the tired workers and tbe anxious women and children gathered about the shaft. It is a faint hope, however, for experienced mine bosses and miners say that when tbe imprisoned men are reached all vill be found dead. Some the miners that escaped say tnat they saw 20 dead bodies in entry 17. They reported that many ol tbe men were crazed by tbe explosion and ran hither and thither in the mine. Many these could have escaped, but they laid down, buried their faces in their hands and gave up tbe fight. Of the 243 dead about 17S were mar ried and leave large, families. About 100 were (inlanders, 60 were colored and the remainder were Americans. BID ADIEU TO KIEL. Americana Leave Oerman Waters Amid Qreat Booming of Cannon. Kiel. Julv 2. The United States snuadron sailed at 6 P. M. today from Kiel, all the German snips ssiuung and the Americans replying. The flag ship Kearsarge, Tioggo and Fan I ran cisco will go through to Cattagat, stop ping at Kallund' Borg, UenmarK, wr two davs. The Macbias will go by way of Kiel canal to Binnsbuttel and thence will rendezvous with tbe other Ameri can ships off Spithead. Tbe squardon will arrive at Portsmouth July 7. The salutes of the imperial standard were Bred as tne uonenzonern bbiiou for Eckernforde this morning to accon pany tbe emperor and empress tonight, after the cruiser yacht race. The, em peror started for Eckernforde on board the Meteor at 7 A. M. The empress was on the Iduna, which also started for Eckernforde. The American naval officers at tended a series of receptions on board the German warships this afternoon. Slays Han la a Frenzy. Austin, Tex.. July 2. Frenzied by mpposed wrongs, W. G. Hill, an ex- attache of the state controller's office, todsy entered the private office ot Mate Controller K. 1&. IjOVO ana iueu aim by means of two bullets from a large caliber revolver. As Hill turned to Bee, he was intercepted by Chief Uers: Stevens, of the department, who en gaged him In a scuffle, during which Hill's revolver was accidentally ex- Dloded. The bullet entered Hill a abdomen causing a wound frcm which he died this afternoon. Eight Killed la Tornado. Wilder. Minn., July 8. A tornado passed over this place tonight killing eight persons and doing much damage to Droperty. Tbe storm Qrst strnra tha isnrh of Dr. Wester, destroying all tha farm buildings, from here the tornado turned eastward, taking every thing in a path of 40 rods wide and about eight miles long. At tbe farm of Daniel Gallagher all the buildings were demolished and Gallagher and his daughters killed. China See Method la Move. Tien Tsin, Jnly 2. Tbe local news papers comment on tbe alleged tlnifl cance of tbe gathering of the Ameri can. British and Japanese fleets in the northern part ot tbe Gulf ot Pecbili. It is asserted that no less than 67 Rus sian warships of one sort and another are assembled at Port Arthur. The Japanese reserve officers who were on leave in North China are ssid to nave been called home. I innwMrnEax. mi . - 1 - . ui 1 nil IP 1 If- l HVIIMIt. I HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON WHERE ARB THE GUIDE BOARDS? Law Says Road Supervisors Shall Place Them. ' . "'; There is on section of tbe road law whi h is more imperative in Its require ments and which is more disregarded than that which makes it a duty of road supervisors to erect guide boards at tbe forks of every highway. If the law were strictly followed no super visor could draw his salary nntil he had erected gmdeboards herever roads unite or cross, yet it , is remarked by i . . . everyone wbo travtis In tbe country that there are very few such boards in evidence. Newcomers in particular notice the aDsenre of signboards. The law on the subject is section 30 of the latest edition of Oregon road laws and reads as follows: Every supervisor shall erect and keep up at the forks ot every highway and every crossing ol public roaus wtuiin bis road district a guide or finger board, lontaining an inscription in leg- lole letters directing tbe way and spe i- fying the distance to tne next town or public place situated on eacb road re spectively; provided, that the road su pervisors shall not be paid alter sub mitting their report to the county court until they have shown to the satisfaction of the conrt that tbe pro visions of this section have been com plied with. HARVEST PROSPECTS EXCELLENT. Linn County Crops Have Been Helped by the Showers. Linn county farmers are elated over the excellent prospects for good crops. The damage done by tbe few days ol hot Weather early in June has been overcome by tbe cool weatner ana rains of the past week and the indica tions are that almost a full crop will be harvested. Just now the rain is doing some damage to bay. A considerable amount of clover hay bas been cut and will be injured some by tbe rain. A week's good weather would see a large portion of the hay crop safely har vested. The fruit outlook is excellnet, al though the crop of apples and pears will be light, there will be an extraor dinary yield of prunes, which consti tute by far the greater portion ot most orchards. The prune trees in this ec- tion will be loaded with all the fruit they can possibly bear. In some in stances a part of the fruit will have to be shaken off to save the trees. Lands In a Tangle. A large stack of disapprovals of lien land selections which lay on the desk of the state land agent a few days ago shows the wholesale manner in which the general land , office and the department of the interiaor are turning down Oregon lien lands. Thousands of acres which have been selected by tbe state and sold after ap prrval by local land offices have been rejected recently by the general land office, and the end is not yet. Appeals are being taken to tbe secretary of tbe interior, but if that official adheres to his present pol e the e is small chance of a change in tbe decisions. Bevond Question the state land depart ment is involved in tbe worst tangle ever known in its history, and it will ha a Ions time before the kinks are straightened out. Crook's Population .Increases. Crook county is getting its Bhare of tha newcomers into the state. -' Four hundred and forty-eight claims of differ ent kinds have been proved up since Julv 1. 1902. Beginning about July 1 the land roromissioner says that there will be trade at his office here from 10 to 12 proofs a day until October 1. More than 1,000 settlers have come in to the county in the last year and every stage from Sahniko to Primville is crowded with people looking for land. Scarcity la Brick and Masons. The state board of capitol building Commissioners bas recently let con tracts for three new brick buildings, an addition to tbe prison, a new indus trial building at the reform school and a closed cottage at the asylum As a consequence, there' is Immediate de mand for a large quantity ol brier ana the orison brickyard will be kept work ing at its full capacity for nearly two months to supply tnem. ine contrac tors all wish to begin worg ai once, and hence each wants brick first. Few Reports Are Made. There are 9.000 kgs'ly organized corporations in tbis state ana oniy about 600 have filed their annual re ports as required by the provisions ol the Eddy corporation law. All that have not fi'ed reports will be liable to fine of $100 if they continue in de- fanlt for 20 days. Some very promin ent mrnnratlona have failed to make tbeir reports, and it seems aimosx cer tain that they bave done mis uirougo neglect. Article el Incorporation Filed. OnI two new companies filed arti cles of incorporation in the office of the secretary of state last week. iney were: Davis Lake Irrigation com pany, Roeeborg. $25,000; Suitro Lum ber company, Linnton, $25,000. Baker Will Pay tbe Taxes. Sheriff Colhath, of Marion coonty, has been notified that ex-SUte Printer Fr.nk Raker will pay the taxes doe on th atate minting plant. The sheriff had advertised tbe sale ot ths property to take place this week. ARID LAND NOT IN DEMAND. Department of tbe Interior Approved Two Application for Reclamation. The rush which was made a year ago for land under th arid land law is not iq evidence this year. Only a very few applications for arid land contracts have been received in the Isat six months, and ail of tbeee are for small tracts which will be occupied, reclaimed and cultivated by the applicants. Only two of the applications fur large tracts have been approved by the department of tbe interior. One of tbeee is tne application of tbe Portland company, organized by W. E. Burke, which com pany has a contract for the reclamation of about 8,000 acres northeast of Mal heur lake. This tract is entirely in cluded within the reigon recently with drawn from entry by tbe department with a view to examining it to ascer tain whether a suitable site exists for the construction of large irrigation works by tbe government. The other application approved is that of the Pilot Butte development company, which has secured some 87,. 000 acres near the headwaters of the Deschutes, 'from which stream the water for irrigating tbe land will be taken. This is the company organized by A. M. Drake. Among the applica tions pending are tboee of the Oregon development company for 78,000 acres near the headwaters of the Deschutes; the Three Sisters company, for 27,600 acres between the Deschutes and tbe Cascade mountains, and the Harney valley improvement company, for 69,. 999 acres near Malheur lake, in Harney county. A part of the application of the Oregon development company has been rejected on the ground that the land is timbered and cannot be proper ly classed as arid land. Mrs. deer Made President. The Oregon federation of women's clubs completed a most succesftul three days' session at Astoria last week by the election of the following officers to serve during the ensuing year: Presi dent, Mrs. T. T. Geer, Salem; first vice president, Mrs. Samuel Elmore, Astoria; second vice president, Mrs. A. Bern stein, Portland; recording secretary, Mrs. Hattie Young, Grants Pass; cor responding secretary, Mrs. Samuel White, Baker City; treasurer, Miss Olive Slater, La Grande; auditor, Mrs. Florence Sheldon, Eugene. Tbe feder ation will meet at Baker City next year. Horses Sent to Canada. A shipment of 23 cars of horses of all sizes and kinds went from La Grande la-t week. They will go via Spokane to Cut Bank, Mont., and be driven frcm there to McLeod, Alberta. There are about 700 horses, and the purchase price is about $21,000, of which $17,- 000 was paid to the horfe growers of Eastern Oregon. With freight and 20 per cent duty, the purchasers will be in about $30,000, and will sell out to tbe local dealers of their section, and come again, should the venture pay. Prices ranged from $10 to $125 dollars. Apportioning Meney. State Superintendent Ackerman bas advised the various county school sup erintendents of the state that the state treasurer, in making the regular appor tionment of school money this year, will strictly follow the provisions of the state law on the subje t. The disburse ment will be made August 1 , and such counties as have not filed their report with tbe state superintendent before that date will not receive their share of the apportionment. Christian Convention a Success. Tbe convention of the Christian churches of Oregon, held at Turner last week, was a great success. There were nearly 40 ministers in attendance and over 200 delegates and very many visitors. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Wslla, 7074c; val ley, 77c. Barley Feed, $20.00 per ton; brew ing. $21. ' Flour Best grades, $3.95 4.30; graham 13.45(33.85. - Millstuffs Bran, $23 per ton; mid dlings, $27; shorts, $23; chop, $18. Oats No. 1 white, $1.10 (J 1.15 gray, $1 05 per cental. Hav Timothy. $20(821: clover, nominal; cheat, $J516 per ton. Potatoes Bestir Bupanks, 8065e per sak; ordinary, 3546c per cental growers' prices; Merced sweets, $30 3.50 per cental. Poultry Chickens, mixed, 10llc vonng. 13ai4; hens, 12c; turkeys live. 16(S17c: dressed, 2022c; du-ks, 17.0037.50 per dozen; geese, $6.00 6.50. Cheese Full cream, twins, 15KO 16c; Young America, ir(sUDtc; tact ory prices, llS'c lees. Bntter Fancy creamery, 20J22X per pound; extras, 22c; dairy, 20(3 R2Kc; store, 16c818. Ekjj 17 20c per dozen. Hope Choh e, 18320c per pound. Wool Vslley.U H' 17e ;Eastern Or egon, 8S14r; mobair, 85187Xc Beef Grow, cows, SH3c, per pound; steers, 635Kc dressed, Stfc. Veal 7Sc Mutton Gross, dressed. e6Kc Lambs Grosa. $3.50 per pound; 4c per pound; dresead, 'He. Hogs Gross, dressed, KHc 636. V per pound Spanish Train does Into River, and 300 are Drowned. Madrid, July 1. Fourteen bodies and fifty injured persons have been ex tricated from tha wreck of the Bilbao train which overturned at the Nejerilla river last night. According to oil. cial information, thirty persons were killed and sixty others seriously in jured. Many of the latter will die. Of the 300 pastengers on the train, il is stated that only six escaped unhurt. The train, which was composed ef two engines and 16 coaches, was cross ing the bridge, when the couplings broke between tbe engines. The sec ond engine left the track and fell, fol lowed by the entire train, into the bed of the river. ' Fortunately, the wat er was low. The nearest medical attendance was a mile and a half distant, and thoce passengers wbo were least injured aid ed tbe others and did all possible until the arrival of relief trains bringing nurses, doctors and soldiers from Bil bao. , The train fell fifty feet from the bridge to the river bed, the coaches pil ing up in a mass of splintered wood and iron-work. The scene is described as horrifying. Many corpses were car ried down the stream, which was ac tually reddened with blood. It was found impossible to extricate numbers of the injured who were pin ioned under the wreckage. A railway guard was arrested in the act of rob bing the dead and narrowly escaped lynching. It is believed that the official figures underestimate the number of killed, some accounts giving the number of dead as 100. The full extent of the catastrophe will be known only when the wreckage has been cleared waay. The latest dispatches from Sara gossa, near which place the catastro phe occurred, give the number of dead as 90 and the injured as 100. The res cue of the injured from the debris is not yet completed. COMET HAS TWO TAILS. Observations Made at the Lick Ob servatory. San Jose, Cal., July 1. The follow ing report was received from Lick ob servatory this evening: The conspicu ous white fpet on Saturn, which was observed at Lick observatory on Wednesday, has not again been in a fa vorable position for identification until Sunday morning, when it was looked up at Lick observatory. Tbe spot ap pears to have divided too far to be eas ily distinguished. Tbe comet discovered by Bar rem a week ago at Marseilles has been regu larly observed with the 12-lnch tele- slcope at the observatory. It has also been fully photographed wltn tbe long exposure, showing two tans. Ths is an unusual observation, as only about one comet in 20 is so situat ed as to permit of this direct measure ment. Its nucleus is about tbe bright ness of a 9 magnitude star. It lies due south at 2 :30 in the morning, 63 degrees above the horizon and is about three fifths of the way up to the zenith in the stellar aquaris. ELEVATOR GIVES WAY. Twenty-Three People Fall Forty-Five Feet All are Injured. Pittsburg, July 1. The breaking of a shaft on tbe first floor of the H. J. Heinz company's plant in Allegheny today leleased the ropes supporting I long freight elevator, on whicn per sons were crowded. The cage fell from tbe fifth floor to the cellar, a distance of 45 feet, and every one on the elevator was injured. It is thought that at least two will die. When the accident occurred the ele vator was evidently overcrowded. Ac cording to Dr. J. fi. Phillips, physician at the plant, the antics of two men on the elevator, woo were iniu.itwu, caused the disaster. Dr. Phillips says the two men crowded into the car after being told by the operator to stay oft. Once on, they commenced jumping, with the result that tbe shaft snapped and left the elevator without control. Lands Reserved for the Navy. Washington. July 1. The president bas issued the first of a series of procla mations under the Porto Rican land act, reserving for the use of the United States government such of the public lands of Porto Rico as aw needed tor naval purposes. Tbe lands reserved in today's proclamation are 80 acres along both aides of the Cagaus road between tbe harbor and the railroad station, the Isla Grande, all public lands and struc tures on Pnnctella point, the park and the presidio and the Island of Culebra and adja ent keys. Japan Is Becoming Excited. London, July 1. According to tbe Tokio correspondent of tbe Times th excitement In Japan over the Man churian problem is Increasing and the nation is plainly resolved to support the government In any measures which are deemed essential to assert the rigthsand safeguard the Interests ol the country, aiarquia au u. Yamamta. who hitherto advised a waiting pclicy, now, advocate resolute action by the Japanese government. Aa Immense Landslide. .Ouray, Colo., July 1. Aa immense Inadelide, 1,000 feet wide came down from the main range into Silver creek haain. bevond and between tbe Rere- DIM IDS " - tnn nt the mountain broke off, and an other section ot tbe mountains looks if it would Dreai on. w enure caused by tbe melting o deep wow. No damage has resulted. RAIN IN NEW YORK FLOODS MANY STREETS TO A DEPTH OF FIVE FEET. Families are Held Prisoners Lightning Strike Tammany Hal), But Docs No Material Damage Orcateit Loss Is Along tbe Water Front-Sewer Cavea la With Fatal Results. New York, July 1. New York and vicinity, as well as ether parts of tbe country, were flooded today by a down pour of rain, during , which, in the course of a few hours, about half as much water fell as in the prolonged period of wet weather last month. The storm was accompanied by thunder and lightning and Tammany hall and sev eral other conspicuous spots were struck by bolts but no damage to sprak of done. 6treets in various sections of Greater New York were inundated, and it is ex pected the damage by water will be very great. The flood was most serious along the shore - front, on South and West streets, in tbe borough of Man hattan and in the Williamsburg section vf DAi-itr I tin br kaea rv i rl-t rlnsvierui w aiiwai'tii wuoio uiuvu uaiungo TV dfl done by flood 12 years ago. For a good portion of the day here, the water in some of the streets was four and five feet deep, and manj fam ilies were held prisoners in their homes. Fifteen feet of a sewer which is be ing constructed in Brook Ij n caved in and filled with mud and water. About 20 men were at work in tho excava tion, but all managed to escape except Peter Sears, wbo, it is supposed, was caught in the flood and was washed away in the sewer. SECOND SFARCH BEQUN. Qround Between Heppner and Lexington Will Be Covered. Heppner, Or., July 1. Another body was today added to the number found. This was the body of a woman dragged from the mud and slime of a deep puddle of water in front of the residence of William Dutton, two miles below town. Though badly de composed the corpse was identified as that of Mrs. Clarence Andiews,a mem ber of tbe ill-fated family of George Swaggert. Searchers were attracted to the place by the noisome odors and found the body partly exposed. Yesterday the executive committee went over the ground between Hep pner and Lexington, to note the prog ress of tbe work of search and decide upon future plans, me result was that all men were called in and paid off, then three crews of ten picked men each were selected and sent back to go over tbe searched territory a second time. All esses of need have been relieved temporarily, andVMrs. Britton, who has bad charge of emergency work, leaves for her home at The Dalles to morrow. Contributions continue to arrive. Those which came today amounted to $2,345.72. LAMP LIT MINE OAS. Twenty-Fonr Killed and Fifty Others In jured In Explosion That Followed. Barratoeran Coanuila, Mexico, July Twenty-four miners were killed and about fifty others seriously wound ed in an explosion of gas Thnrsdsy night in Las Esperanzas coal mines. the property of tbe Mexican uoai ana Coke company. The disaster was caused by the ignition of gas by the flame from a defective lamp. The men were on the point of quit ting work tor the day. Probably 100 men were in tbe mine at the time of the explosion. After the shock of the explosion those who were able to move roeshd to the exits, but the falling earth and debris carried many down to death. Fully fifty miners escaped with broken limbs and scorched flesh. At last reports the bodies of twenty four dead men bad been brought to light. Others may die as a result of their injuries. Caught Robbing Mall Boxes. Harrisburg,-Pa., July 1. Jacob Devine was arrested at Columbia last night charged with breaking open and pilfering street mail boxes. Tbe postal officials hsve been working at tbis case for three months, snd claim to bave at last captured the culprit. Poetoffice Inspector Malone, of this city, says Devine was detected breaking open a box and the Columbia police notified. When Devine was searched one of the numerous decoy letters sent through the mail by the inspectors was found on him. Robbed by Clever Ruse. Little Valley, N. Y., July l.-Rob-bers broke into a farm bouse two miles from Limestone last night and robbed James and Patrick Qiunton, wbo lived there alone, of $4,000. The intruders set fire to a' mass of rubbish in tbe yard, and when tbe brothers opened the door to run to the fire the robbers bit James on tbe bead, knocking him unconscious. Tbe other brother is a crip ple. Both were bound and were not able to releaes themselves. Large Creosote Works Burned. Mobile, Ala., Jnly 1. A telephone special from Pascagoula today says that fire totally destroyed tbe West Paara golua creosote works, entailing a loss of probably $200,000. The works were said to be the largest in the I - 1 as , Sooth. Tbe fire was caused by a piece are of hot Iron tailing on ine creosote, an explosion followed. No one was in I ared. hood RIVER. OBSaOJf.