WEEIOT OltECSON STATESMAN. TLStiAT. JUKE i, 1303. L'E.'DAILEViD.r,. C. Dtnilst , Graduate yorMPtftyc Vintat Ksi-eciiil stleiilhi la I'rown ami Bridpe wmk. 'I'll Istot stidimiet scietiti'le: method in every banch of tlei bl ry t low st firces. Boots 1-2 McCflrsatk His, ' (her Meyers & Sou Store. -Salem . - '-Ore torn. TWO PARCELS AREMISSING Government .DdectiYes To Solve Disappearance , BEEN LOST SINCE MARCH Contained $450 and Were De posited In Postofflce at Baker City ADMIRAL .UARCJUAT OF BOSTON NAVY YARD TO.i RELIEVE A'i MIRAL STERLING AT BHEMKU. TON YARDS SIX TQWNHUIl'S EASTERN OREGON RESERVED. BAKER CITY, Ore., May 3. Two special Iris lectors of the Postofflce De partment are here investigating Hie mysterious disappearance of two re; istered' money pucka ges, which have been rnissing since tint March. The t packages were deposited In the post of fice in this city by tho First NsUonal Hank, on the 17th of Sfarch, last.' One I was uurew.-u iu urown ec rearce, ti cornucopia, and ine otner was address, ed to? a Mr. Hunsaker, at Pine. The total amount of money la the two packages was $450. - flMMOMMS '--". Admiral Starling Relieved. Seattle, Wash, May 30. Admiral C. J. Barclay, formerly in charge of th Boston Navy Yard, arrived here to day to take command of the Bremerton Navy Yard, lie' succeeds ' 'Admiral Yates Sterling, who has been erven command of the battleship Wisconvn in the Asiatic Squadron. For Irrigation Purposes. r Ia Grande, Ore.. May 30. The re -Ister of the land office received imsimc. tions from Washington, t. C. to with draw from settlement six townships In Grant and Morrow- counrtes. - ..'; ONLY ONE ACCIDfcHT M US. NEWT LEWIS AND HER TWO . BOYS THROWN FROM HER BUGGY. .' iWith the very large number ; of car riage and buggies In Salem yesteMay, and all bound for the same pot. or massed in the cemetery. It Is a wonder that a number of accidents did . :t re sult. Several times where ladles were driving spirited horses, trouble was naerowly averted. But the only leal accident occurred after the proce.wiw had returned to the city. Mrs. Newt !is whs driving a. single horse, w:?h hrr two little boys In the buggy. Her horse became frightened in front of the Willamette Hotel, and commenced plunging. Another buggy m met hr from the opposite direction and the two rigs locked wheels. The other horse then became frightened and commenc ed rearing. Mrs. Lewis' buggy was overturned, throwing the occupnr.ts Into the road, and one of the boys was slightly Injured. lie .was stunned by the fa II and his mother badly frighten ed. Bystnnders quickly caught the horses and no damage was done to the rigs except that one wheel of Mr.. Iw.V buggy was demolished beyond repair by the rearing horse, IN WORLD 0E SPORT CHICAGO. May 50. In the track and field met of the Intercollegiate Con ference Athletic Association, held cn Marxhall 'Field -today, the representa tives or the University of Michigan carried off 43 point" to Chicago's 40. " Portland, Or.. May 30. Th Juniors tour-on red crew of the Portland now In Club this afternoon defeated the University of California in a one and 1 n-ha!f mile course. Time 1 :94 w York. "My 30 Yale, won the in terrolfsiae -championship tiack meet today n most excttlng contest by half iwlnt. from llarvare. Tale now la ihe permanent possession of the chnl lencp cup, having von it" r tims to Harvard; four, and Pennsylvania's 'our in the past foarte-n yeirs. ; , ' . " 5 , ; ' v BURMftG' ' B OWN One Hundred Fifty. People Eith- er ournea or urowned THE DANGER INTENSIFIED Buning Houses Floating AoUrvd In Floods ' cttlng tire to Others And People On House Tops And In Trees Are . . creaming -for Help ' i i j -. - '"-" -..1 - -: - ; ' - -' TOPEKA, Kan, May 31, 2 a. Rain has been falling for two ' hours and this has had a tendency to check ft res In the dwellings. Absolutely no reliable estimate of the lives lost can b e had for the reason that the flooded district cannot be traversed. It Is at least 200, and may be larger than this. The extent of the damage Is hard to g et at. The people are cooped up in their houses and could not escape fro m the fire or flood. TOPEKA Kan., May 30. Four hun dred houses are burned and the whole of North Topeka will go. As near as can be learned about ISO persons are dead. Most of these were burned to death.' ; The barntng houses are float ing about, setting fire to others. The lower story of the burning build ings contain ten feet of water. The current l- strong that no boat can approach any of the burning buildings. People are gathered on the tops of the houses and will meet death either by Are orj drowning; The cries ' for hel p can be distinctly heard a mile away. The 'whole city Is wildly excited be cause of the fact that no aid can be ex tended to the sufferers. The river at North (Topeka is Ave miles wide. No possible estimate of the financial loss can be stated., It will run Into the mil lions. , ' ; , '."';, - .' '--,. vv 1 North Topeka was the manufactur ing district of the city. Three .'iirge flour mills, three woolen mills, and ott er manufacturing establishments ore entirely destroyed. The water supply of the whole city has been cut off. The water, from the river extends neirly a mile on the south side. ;The Rock Isl and depot has had to be abandoned and more than 500 people on this lde f the river are also homeless, but no loss of life has resulted In South Topka. Thei Kansas Avenue bridge Is the only one across the river for miles, and the approaches 4o that bridge are new flooded by thirty feet of water. A pon toon bridge, is being erected to reach the sufferers. ; Seven thousand or more people are on this side of the rivf ri sheltered in public buildings and in Ukj homes: of the citizens. "Standing on the '.State Hous dome, a many as eighty fires can be counted In different parts of North Topeka. The whole central portion of the city l ad been burned out at 19 o'clock tonight, and it Is safe to say that, by morning, not a I house In North Topeka will be left standing. ; The people are cllmbi.ig to the roofs and the limbs of trees ai.d many j are giving up In despair, and dropping Into the water below, to be carried away by; the swift current. It is death by fire or drowning of two hundred people unless means can be found for xescue. . . j: May Abandon Asylum. The Insane Asylum Is very near the river on the south side, atnd. on account of the rapidly rising water, it not Improbable that the Whole institution may, have to be abandoned before to morrow morning. The Asylum Is com posed of ten buildings, and Is the big gest public institution in the state, with about 3000 inmates. In , the Auditorium tonight 2000 homeless people are quartered. Soci ety women of the city are there attend ing to the refugees' needs. Great wa gon loads of clothing have been sent, and the Immediate needs of the unfor tunates have been provided for. In this a large number of the refugees are Russians, Italians and many others of the poorer class of the city's popula tion, j A number of these are afflicted with I contagious diseases, but it ?s Impossible to enforce any quarantine regulations. The physicians of the city say that, as a result of this, an epi demic of sickness of all kinds may be looked for.; C PUT OUT IN THE TENTH SAN FRA NCI SOT . Mh r ?. TV Gans-Fitrgeral'l flsht, at the M--h:n- j '' Pavilion. Was an e,sy victory for the Baltimore woiKler., It ended sud denly. In the tenth.1 when. the hejr ut In a terrinc left to the J iw. d-izing Kits rerald. The New Yorker trietl to fight back., but was too far gone, and a right cros-H to the Jaw put him out for good. It was Gaii's fight throughout. " : - Is Out For Cdod. Savannah, tiu May 2. Gcorgi Fce ly. the pugilist, wfio was injured in H conteiH w 1th ' Jim ! Jeffords, Thursday night, died at St. JoiepU's llo'slpta!.' at 1:43 this uiornliis- . ii : . '', "J- THE SECOND REUNION f Th vet-ran or the First Oregon Caralry and Infantry' wilt hold their rcend 'fimn It conjunction with th f ncampwi'Dt nc the . 'A. U, itt Port- Or. of n-ifjrday. Jane CT. AH- nvr Ivcrs vt tht e reclmeni3 Sre . cordially invitd to att-nd. George B. " Xdjutant. , - - Situation Is Precarious. . e Toneka. Kan. f Midnight) May JJ. The reporters -who ' have Just arrived front he river say that the water Is yet rixlnir i An unronflrtneti - renort from Wamego and Manhattan, west, of To peka,: says that another rise is coming down, from the Republican and Ulue rivers. . If this' is true, the sltiatl-wi here will be' greatly Intensified. F're Chief Wilroarth says that the Hr on the east side of Kansas avenue. In North Topeka. ' I rapidly taking the remaining buildings. The fire is gong toward the wind and this will ser7e to check. .Its progress, but there la , fo mwh burning wreckage floating about lwt She destruction of the;, renrKun'rg houses I regard'ed as certain. People n the roofs of the houses are yet heard catling frantically for help. It is re portefl that two boa loaded Mth peo ple are swamped wnd that a dozen or more were drowned.' ' I '. , Damaqs Is . Enormous. ; Kansas City. Mo, May 30, At 10 o'clock t6nlght the Kansas river was rising at a rate of four Inches an hour. S Iff Packing House has ' already sustained a loss estimated at one mil lion dollars. The loss to Cudahy' and FrhwarschlM f hoiUeberger will be nearly o he'f-fnU"" dollars, about nj.-tlf divided Ijetween the" two plants. It Is estimated that the loss in Arm ourdale to date will exceed fire million dollars.-;'"!' " ' -,Xt f - '- Knn-s "flty. M May 30.- Unpre donted AotkIs ar raging In Central ai l pastern "Kansas, Northwestern Mis souri. - Eastern- Nebraska and South western Iowa. s a resuicof tenTdy rt almost contlnuou rainfalL: The gen eral Fitiwtlon 4s considered most grave with no Immediate. relief in sight. Many Uvea have been lost, and-it is estimat ed that no less than ,X5.0Q jopl hu been driven from their homes, many of which were washed away, and that, the property loss will run up Into millions of, dollars. H. .A GROWING, INDUSTRY . A. SCHUBINOER itAs nOUGHT AND WIL.L. OPERATE STAY-' TON CHEESE FACTORY. St. Joseph's n'ocpitaL for treatment, af tr a long carousal. On the night that he was admitted he triedto liang- him self to the bedstead with a bell cord. The following night he Jumped ' from onettf, tiie windows of the hospital, and with nothing on but his might shirt, he ran a distance of two miles to the po lice station. There he was locked up. and before morning he had 'att?tnptMl to sever the arjeries of his wrists with a piece of broken glass. ; He was then sent to the City Hospital, and on Sat urday he managed to secure a raxoi and. cuthls throat.- He severed tha windpipe,- but did not happen to touch the Jugular, and physicians saved his life. It was then decided that the man was at -least temporarily insane, and the authorities acted as above stated. THE DETAILS 1 ARE LACKING Passenger Train In the Ditch In South' California SEVERAL PEOPLE KILLED IL A. Schublnger, the owner., and proprietor of the cheese factory east of this city, has purchased the old cheese factory at Staytoa and will operate it in connection with the other. At pres ent be is tearing dwn, remodeling and enlarging tt until It will be twice Its former sise and capacity, and he has ordered a full equipment of vates anl Biachlnery,- whlch when Installed, will make this one of the largest and best factories in the country, Mr. Schub lnger says that from 300 t 400 head f cattle In that neighborhood will furnish Mm milk, for his pro uct at that fac tory. Which, taken together with the output of bis plant near this city, which Is supplied by about eighty cow, will be sufficient to supply the stead ily Increasing demand for his hlh class cheeses. Mr. Schublnger Is grid ually building up one of the best Indus, tries In the Willamette -valley, and he thinks this section of the .valley the best In the United States for the dairy and cheese Industries and that there is a 'great future In store for it. He comes , from Switzerland, the best cheese and dairy country In the world, and his opinion is quoted as authority. WILL, UTILIZE WATER POWER. SUM ITER, Ore.; June 1. Robert K. Strahbrn, of Spokane, is In the city looking after his business interests here. He is identified with the Snmp-' ter Water Company! and the elafctnc light plant. Plans are being perfected for the erection of a power plant a few miles above town on Cracker creek for the purpose of operating the electric lighting machinery. Water power will pe utilized Instead of steam. HE StftfrLY COULDNTT DIE INSANE PAINTER ATTEMPTS SUl- 1 CI DM FOUR TIMES AND CAN ' 74Hn i TRY AGAIN. ; , TACOMA, Wash June 1 After making three determined efforts to end his life. James Adams, a painter Ijy trade, has been Judged Insane and sent to the . hospital .at Steflaeoom. About a month ago Adams was sent to And Cars Are Burning Spec- i ial Train With Physicians To the Rescue 4 We Pay This VeeR In Trade 16 cents per dozen for Eggs 35c per square - for Butter . Less 10 per cent for Cash" SPEER BROS, State Street ; The largest buyers of country produce, : in Willamette Valley, , tX- RECORDER J. H ROUND ANOTHER SUFFERER PUBLICLY THANKS DR. DARRIN FOR CURING HIM. " . : ; .- Albany Herald. Dr. Danln, who will be at Hotel Re vere. Albany, until August 1st; Will be much plcasad to read the " following ELECTRIC CAR COL-1 unsolicited letter to the editor of this CABLE AND LISION IN SAN FRANCISCO RE H SULTS IN INJURY OF FIFTY PEOPLE ELECTRIC PLANT IN BAKER CITY BURNED. 'I V -;' '' " -: - . - SANTA BARBARA, CaL, May 30. Pa-enger train Ko. 22!, . south-bound, was ditched 'at" Pi ncpn 'twenty miles south of this city tonight at a point several miles from the nearest tele graph office. Several, persons are re ported killed and the cars burning. A special train has been sent from Santa Barbara with physicians aboard. Many People Injured.. - San Francisco,' Calv May -30. -A ser ious street car collision 1 occurred about noon today la which nearly fifty peo ple were Injured, el-jhtj of them being seriously hurt. Th accident was at a point where the Haight- stree cable cars cross the Filmore electric car.line tracks. . s '. i , '' Loss To Mr. Henry. Baker City, Ore, May 30. The elec tric power plant of ; the Baker City Electric Light? & Gas t Company, at South Baker, waa destroyed by fire this afternoon. Loss J 23,000; insurance, $10,000. . j " ' YIDDISH, EUROPEAN LANGUAGE. The colonial dflice of , .be;., .-British Government has formajljrcognlsed the Jargon, Yiddish, as, ., Kivropean lanrrage. Ip the rusli of .aliens to South Africa many German and Polish Jqws were rejected by the Jmmigration authorities because theyI (ivere -.unable to answer the questions; put to them The chief rabbi of London then-peti tioned the Government to recognize Yiddish as a language so that Injustice might not v be done. j Hencef ortlj,, de- clar itions In Yiddish will be recorded at the Cape. - paper. When be cured Ex-County lie. vorder J.'-IU Roland, he" cured a man, known ali over iarlon county and one of the most popular men In the county. Appended"! his. communication " To the Editor Before going under Dr. Darrin'S cfectrkal and medical trtatiacnt In Salvtii last August." 1 had been a sufferer .with'" dyspepsia, . liver 4nd kidney complaint, and', was' all run down in various ways. Three months trf-atment made a new man of me, and I '.fee" that I am cured of all the above troubles Have gained-many pounds In weisht, and gladly sub scribe my name that otliers may take advantage, of ; the doctor's supeiror skill. Refer tb me at Sap-m. Or., where I can be Seen. ; V - J. H. ROLAND. ' Ex-County Recorder. DEAFNESS CURED. To the Editor:, Gratitude to Dr. Dar rtn prompts me to give "this card. For about ten years I have been gradually arrowing deaf from the effects of a dis charge cf the oars. I had dispalrd of relief, but thanks to Dr. Darrln's skill t am cured of my deafness so t can hear a whipar. Refer any one to me it my resldcn-e, five 'miles southeast -,t Wo(i5urn, nar Ex-Mayor John Ka ron's place, who was cured by Dr. Darrin of catarrh and discharging ear. ; , II. KUKZE. During the visit of Dr. Darrin he has made many friends by his gefter ou and. gent'einanly treatment of his patients and his constant solicitude for their welfare. He has refuRvl noi who hak come to him needing h!s ser vices and he has been perfectly frink In telling each' one the true condition of his or her case, and Just what might be. expected as the result of treatment, or - whether any treatment would do good. , ' ' T - - ' The rooms of Dr. Darrin at the Ho tel Revere are often Crowded, and he Is kept . constantly, busy. .There are. a' know that " the doctor has been pre- vailed upon to remain until Aug. 1st. Dr. Darrin makes a specialty of all diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat catarrh and deafness, and' all nervous, chronic and private diseases,' such as lops of manhood, blood taints, syphillls, gleet gonorrhoea, stricture, rpermatorrhoea, , seminal weakness, and loss of'desfre or sexual power in either- men - or women. All female troubles are confidentially ahd- su cessfully, treated. Most cases can be fMOtAil n f linm. aflA, tw I , tt Vn doctor's Ofllce. Olllce hours from 10 o. m. to 5 p. m. Evening 7 to 8. Sundays 10 to 8. The worthy pHr will be treated free, ex cept medicine, According to his time honored custom from 10 to 11 a.-m. daily. Those "able to pay at 53 per week-or In that proportion of, time the case-.,-may reiuire. Circulars . and I'lesUion blariks sent" free. Inquiries HKswereit All business relations - with Z"t. Tafrln ere strictly confidential.. A PUBLIC RECEPTION WILL BE "TKNDKRBD'-'TiV.- -M AJOR AND MRS CLARK ON ' . THURSDAY . At a meetings held by the Women's Lewis and Clark Club at the io! ice c-ourt room in the city h:tll ycstei-ilay afternoon, it was decided by the mem bers to tender an Informal reception, in the Governor's rooms at- the Wate u.hihoi, w aiujor ana i rs. . vy iiiihio HanccK-k Clark, of Washington, D. Cv during their visit to this city tfn Thurs day evening of this week. Major Clark' Is a gr,iindaon of William Chirk, tneni-j bcr of the Iewis and Clark expedition and has the distinction of having been the first. Confederate army, officer n extend the right hnnd of fellowshln 'to the Union army after the surrender- -. ' Major and Mrs.- Clark -came to Ore gon for the purpose of taking part iO the" laying of the corner-stone- of th. Lewis and Clark ExiKwit ion. The ladies are . mnkiiie elaliorate preparations for the entertainment vt these distinguished , guests, and no pains will be spared to make! tbeir visit in the Capital City w pleasant one. ' - ' One swallow does not make a drink. Classified Ads, bring ? Statesman quick results. J c Z3C Don't Vait Until Sizes Are Broken See Our ci : - -' t. ;" Tf- srxrr- iiti "'3 f- p For Jx-tt:ty .uimI stylo tliy'io not surp.H-sc'l ;tt any jricc. The qual ity, 1 lit: muke and tli fit have tu i own miaranteo. .That'n hbt U'V (hari tin? irilarnuttt of a house ' in Aome rt inote tatu- ' - - -' " always .ri ih t heiu...i.o what we wy -for liaclc we ru 1 - - - ;vhy Swelter longer in That Shabby Winter Suit? - - - Juno isupoii us with her beautiful but warm tlays. Why not don a neat and wmfurtablc Spring -Suit?- 'You may select according to your means for we can fit you for $8.00 or $25.00 or at any in-between price. Our stock of slims anrstouts enablfa us to fit alt builds, anr our tailor sh0j makes it possible to adapt a suit to every peculiarity of form. ' j-No other house iu thU vicinity has its owu tailor shop. i , ' . .' . "" Sgt Men's iwi fight .and n zr- J-M IheyTc Sljllsb 2nd; TbryVe . - . Summer Shirts ' TYith Soft Bosoms t ''.'-j-.- AND - . Cults to Match .- Cool, handsome, . . cosily lauudcrtd Our T5c LIric will easily stand comparison with many that are sold for $1.00 ... A fine assortment in the newest patterns at the popular price $faOO ; - . -' The very finest grades at Of -50 and 02.00 ; : 0y""v, ---T- I - 7.....' . V--' ' ,-.. : r xi ' iv Men's and B6yaf Belts- . t - . The TicYi Shades ? The Mew Fastenings 25c to;QlI.OO:-