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IFTY MILLION COOS BAYBOISB RAILROAD
FALLING
ROPERTY LOSS FROM
WATER WILL 60
FAR INTO MILLIONS
HI6H
f WORST DISASTER IN STATE SINCE
THE YEAR OF 1840
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foWa, S f AUR. 20. Re
tt reivca nui- louny lnuicaie
tbor60 oi ous have lost their
Ii'attie floods which arc raging
(Hiitafc The oroperty loss will
il blgh 'no tlio mllllonB, this
kiTlng bcea v' Hod by no sucl
!ir from high water Blnco tho
Hoods of 1840. Tho Wntcrco
: It out of it's bed at Camden
lie heaviest loss of llfo la re-
Jtlere, whoro 10 porsona wore
when a bridge from which
thoy woro watching tho waters, col
lapsed. Tho Congarco rlvor horo has dono
much duhmgo and tho wator still Is
rlBlng. Reporta rocolvod from tho
Lynch .rlvor district, through Capta
tion aay tho nufforlng nnd loss In
that soctlon Is heavy, nnd tovoral
deaths nro roportod. Tho heavy
rahiB hnvo boon falling for three
days and tho damgo dono to tele
graph and tolophono wires hns mado
communication with tho Btirround
Ing districts slow nnd In many casou
fllCAGOME
PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE -
BREWER
DIES IN
PORTLAND
PROMINENT ELK OE
THIS CITV
Charloa Scholl, the woll known
browmnster at tho Salem browerv.
'dlod nt tho Good Samaritan hospital
In Portland at 12 o'clock last evou
Ing from Injuries sustained by n fall
from tho bnck veranda of tho Col
IIiib Springs hotoi, nt which plnco
ho had boon for n short tlmo apend
Ing hla annual outing. Ho was
brought to Portland nftor falling
from tho hotel veranda and break
ing his leg, and was unconscious at
tho tlmo of hlo death.
Charley Scholl leaves rf wlfq and
Httlo dnrjglitor to mourn his death,
bosldos a host of, frlohds who will
bo grlovcd to hear of his sad taking
off. Ho was a man of storllng char
actor, n kind fathor and husband,
and n truo frioijd In tho tlmo of need.
Ho had boon omployod at tho Salora
browory threo years, making Ills
homo horo and was a member of
tho Elks lodge.
' ' '
WELCOME
BRYAN AT
OLD HOME
GIVEN IMPROMPTU
: OVATION
NEW FALL MERCHANDISE
ARRIVING DAILY
DIES' SUITS, LADIES' COATS, SILK PETTICOATS, FURS, SILK
FiT8, DHISS GOODS, FIXE SILKS, LEATHER GOODS, V.M-
"AS, VEILINGS, KID GLOVES,
UrPEIt rLAXELKTTES, OUTING
R.ftEK OUU PRICES TO UK THE LOWEST.
FLANNELS,
nLANKETS,
FLANNELS, ETC.
VK
yards of Cellcooa, Qhal-
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VM Tarda of Dark nnd Light
7"" uullnB Flannels. A good
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LkU1 n Huck Towels all
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Now on exkHiltlon. If you
want Swell Hats at Small Prlce3
come to the CHICAGO STOHE.
LEM, OREGON
Impossible. Tho full Oxtont of the
dnmngo dono by tho floods Is not
known.
Itctiort of noods.
Washington, Aug. 20. Tho fol
lowing official roport of tho floods
In South Carolina was Issued today
by tho Southorn Railway from the
gonoral ofllcors hore:
"Rnlna hnvo been very hoavy ovor
our linos botweon Columbia and
Greonvlllo, S. C, and between Co
lumbia, Spartanburg, S. C, nnd
Aahovlllo, N. C.
"Tho Broad rlvor at Alster, S. C ,
Is out of 'it's banks and Is higher
than at any othor tlmo In flvo years.
Tho fill west of Sholton, S. C, on
tho Spartanburg lino. Is being wash
ed out badly, and t horo Is a cavo-ln
at Herbert'? aiding between Alston
and Spnrtnnburg. Tho. trestlo is re
ported to bo n bad ahopo over Biff
creek Just east of Wllllamston, S. C.
A 30-foot slide, a smaller slide aud
a washout are reported from Mel
rose, N. C, and Tryson, N. C. The
tracks for 400 feet' has been washort
out between Pelser, S. C, and Plord
mont, S. C."
Tho resports recolved by tho com
pany still are complete on account
of bad wire conditions.
Durham; N,- C, -Aug. 26. The
people of Hlllsboro have been driv
en from their homes by tho flood
nnd, abandoning tho lower section of
the city are seeking refuge in high
places, .
Reports from tho surrounding
country 6ay that the damage U
heavy. Bridges are submerged and
roads are Impassable.
urops nave ueen aesiroyea ana
farmers in sections are entirely aur
rousded by water, .making it Impos
sible for the people (o move out.
The property Iom will amount to
many thousands of dollars, The
Neuso river has gone four feet over
the highest water mark previously
recorded.
United Prws l.cnnci! Wire.)
Snlqjn, III., Aug. 20. With, th
bnnd playing "Home, Swoot Home"
nnd several thousand of his old
frlondB nnd neighbors nt tho'dopot
to groat him, William J. Drynn Btop
pod off the train at hla blrthplnc
today. Tho candidate was OBcorted
nbqtit town followed by an lmpromp
tu parade and onthUBlnsm was un
bounded. ,
Bryan wns ontortnlnod nt tho
homo of his relatives horo nnd nt
rfoon wns tho guest of tho Demo
cratic club at a luncheon nt 1ioad-
qiiaftora. Thoodoro A. Bell oftCaJL-.
fomla was 'ono of" tlio 'cbmmbnorfH'
pnrty and was ono of tho guesta nf,
tho luncheon which nssumod .thu
character of n wolcomo to Brian's
old homo. v
Tho Domocratlc hcadquartoni
wore crowded with old tlmors who
know Bryan ns a boy and enmo to
chat with him about old times.
"I know you when you woro short
pants nnd wont -barefooted," ox
rlnlmcd n grizzled old farmor, prcs-
Ing forwnrd in tho crowd to grnspj
the candidate's hand,
Bryan smiled nnd shook tho old
fellow's hand and drow him to ono
sldo whoro thoy talked for sovoral
minutes ovor old times.
Thousands of pcoplo woro present,
to got n gllmpso of tho candidate
and henr him talk.
Ills addrosa at tho luncheon was
informal. Ho explained tho policy
of the Democratic party and dwolt
on his boyhood days, Most of hla
address was dovotod to his issue,
"Shall the people rulo?"
Bell followed Bryan with n brlof
address. Tho Callfornlan Bcorod tho
Republican party for having "sold
out to tho interest" nnd declared
no rellof could bo oxpected from tho
party In power, Ho declarod his be
lief that Bryan can carry tho Pacific
coant In the fall if tho Democrats
will stand together. His speech was
well received,
o
PROJECT A
BIG ONE
FOR STATE
LINE WILL TAP MICH
COUNTRV
. A $50,000,000 railway from Coos
Bny to DoIbo city Is tho astounding
iiowa dashed in a apodal dispatch, to
Tho' Copltnl Journal. Tho now cor
poration Ib to bo known ns tho Coos
Uny and Ualfto City Railroad com
pany, tho filing foes for tho nrtlclen
of Incorporation of which) In Ihroo
Btntcs, amount to $13,000.
Tho Incorporators nnd bnckora of
this tromomlblis undertaking ns
shown by the" nrtlcloa of Incorpora
tion, nro L. D. Klnnoy, J. F. I'olly
nnd C. A. Sohlbrodo.
Whllo roportB on thin big under
taking arc i aa yet moagor, It Is plain
o bo soon that this will bo ono of
Ujo host atfBOts Oregon has apcurod
In'recont years, and 1b nnotlior ovl
denco of tho faith nnd confldonco In
which tho stnto- is hold by linanclow.
Jii.' D. Klnnoy, J. P. Polly and O.
A. Sohlbrodo fllo nrticloB of Incor
poration, Coos Bny and Bolso Rnll
rond. Capitalization fifty millions.
Filling foes In threo states, amount
to tlilrtoon thousand dollnru.
THIRTY
ENTOMBED
IN MINE
MAY BE BURNED TO
DEATH
PORTUGESE
REBELS
PLOTTING
(United I'rcw Lcnueri Wlro.)
MoAUIslor, Oklo., Aug. 20. Thir
ty minora nro roportod to bo on
tombed na tho roault of an explosion
this nftornoon In a coal initio nt
Hulloyvlllo, Oklahoma.
. Tho mlno Ib ono flro nnd It l
foarod tho ontombod men will be
burned to donfli before holp can
reach thorn.
Reports from Ilfyfloyvlllo this aft
ornoon Bay that retailors nro work
ing doapertitoly to reach tho raon
who woro cut off tho oxploslon. It,
Ib not known howtilck the wall ot'
debris, closing the entrance is, but as
theferrorka-,o' flrev there Is
Httlo hope of saving any of the1 SO
entombed.
Tho burning- mltumlnous coal hasa
producod a heavy suffocating gaB
and tho dlsator Is bolloycd to be the
worHt ovor known in this Bectlon.
Tho offlcIalH aro using every effort to
koop tho wives and chl'lroii of" the
biiriod mon away from the Bcone,
TOLSTOI
IS NEAR
DEA1H
Salisbury, N. C, Aug. 26. The
heaviest rains in many ycaro bare
prevailed here for tho last 48 houra
in central and western North Caro
lina. Much damage has been done
and It Is feared that lives bare been
lost In the outlying districts.
(Ualtftd I ret Unttd Wire.)
St, Petersburg, Aug. 26. A mes
sage reoeived here today from Yos
naya saprs that Count Leo Tolstoi,
the famous philosopher and author
Is critically 111 at his home -thoro,
from a complication of troubles and
may die.
Several weeks ago, Tolstoi wax
stricken with a levere attack of
rhoumatlam following a cold plunge
Into the river while la an overheat
ed condition from a long walk.
He was confined to his bed for
some time and complications set in
Today's message says that ho Is very
lew. " '
New Xfrtark. .
John D. Wilcox, Portland; John
M. Loder. Oregon City; Vawter
Crawford, Heppaer; P. ? 0 I
fayette.
(United Tress r.ned Wire.)
Lisbon, via Tho Frontier, Aug. 20
Believing a widespread revolu
tionary plot Is brewing in Portugal
tho government is roBortlng to secret
ropreaslro moastircs in eoino ro
spocta ovon mora vigorous than
those preceding tho assassination of
King Carlos and hla son, tho Crown
Prince LuIb. Tho gonoral ordorit Is
stiod to thjsr effect from tho royal
palace bocome known today through
an ofllcer stationed on tho frontier
at Montalvao.
According to tho Bory of this of
llcor young King Manuel is not por
mitted (o utlr from tho palaco ex
cept In tho midst of a cordon of
picked guards, Except for a few
roglmonta -of trlod loyally Httlo de
pendence itf placed In tho troops and
tho palaoe garrison Is belug con
stantly reduced by tho suspicions of
the king's advisers, who fear to keen
soldiers In tho capital upon wkom
they cannot lopend The -l)t of
trated men In thu beconilag rapidly
depleted. '
Tho rolalsters also fear to arouse
public outcry by making wholesale
arrests of suspected robots. Should
the prUonors become stuffed with
these, an- outbreak would be Inevit
able. Troops on the frontier aro o
Indifferent to the cause of tho gov
ernment ibat they aro permitting
wholosala smuggling of arms Into
the country.
Tflft Goom FMtlHg,
Hot Springs, Vn., Aug. 20. rAr
rnngomonta for tho depnrlAiro of the
Taft party woro completed today
and tho start for tho wook's flBhing
trip will bo mado at 8:30 o'clock
Frldny morning. NewBpapor ro
portoru who Hnvo boon with tho can-
dldatQ horo will accompany tho par
ty in a spoclnl car tho cost of which
la to bo bonno In common,
Tho first top to bo mado will bo
at Oauloy, whoro tho car will bo
Bldo-tracked for threo hours. A
three-minute stop will bo made at
QnlilpoB, Ohio. At Athons, Oklo,
Tnft will mako a non-poll Heal ad
dress to tho Civil war veterans,
Toledo will be reached nt 10
o'clock Saturday night and to avoid
Sunday traveling tho party wUl em
bark at once for Middle Bush Island,
whoro tho week' outing will be
spout at tho Middle Bass club.
It la expected that a iiumbor of
loaders will como to tho bay during
tho wook to hold conferences with
Taft but most of tho tlmo will bo
spent In flailing and rocroatlon In
preparation for tho hard work of the
campaign which will start as soon as
bo roaches Cincinnati, where ho will
make his headquarters. He prob
ably will start for Cincinnati, Sept.
7.
KHlffbtM' Templar Gather.
Pueblo," Colo.. Aug. 20. A bril
liant welcome was extended today to
the hottts of Colorado' Knights
Templar who have foregatherod
hero for the annual stato conclave.
The celebration will continue for
two days. A parade of all the lodges' tWr4 etehiirtt within a
NEWS FItOM HKKK, TIIMKE
AND KVKItYWHHttF:
Whllo conducting'' a "hollBesV
mooting In Chicago and exhorting
slnnora to como forward to tho
inournors' beach, John Hutcheraoc
was confronted by a young girl
named Cora Thompson, wko laid a
child at his feet oa the monrneru'
bench and accused him of being the
fathor. He admits the accusation,
Adolph W, Orooley, retired gen
eral U, S. A., states Japan Is too
busy with debt an labor problems at
bometo seek war,
Slaco the recent riots and killing
at Spongioid, III., threteniR let
ters have been received by employ
era warning them to discharge all
negroes.
Bhb, Ariz., has been vMted by
this morning marked
opening of festivities.
the formal
iwmth. The ely
much 4m,
yMtfrrtlay did