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ESTIMATES CONFLICT
NUMBER OF DEAD AT HEPPNER,
ORE., NOT YET DEFINITELY
i ASCERTAINED.
MAY REACH FIVE HUNDRED
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY BOD
IES BURIED AND FIFTY PER­
SONS MISSING.
PRESENTS DESOLATE SCENE
CANYON FOR HALF A MILE BE­
LOW THE CITY PILED HIGH
WITH WRECKAGE.
Heppner, Ore., June 17.—Estimntps
of the loss of life by Sunday night's
cloudburst differ, but it. is certain to
reach 300, and may swell when all
are accounted for. One hundred and
fifty bodies have been buried, and it
Is known fifty are missing. Still
others who are strangers in the town
are supposed to be among the lost.
People are coming here from all di
rections in wagons and on horsebai k
and the work of recovering bodies and
burying the dead is proceeding as fast
as possible.
The most reliable estimates placp
the number of dead at 300. All d:iy
long help in the shape of provisions, I
blankets and men who have come to
bury the dead and help restore order
have poured in. The Oregon Railway
and Navigation track was opened as
far ns Lexington, nine miles away, in
the afternoon, and from now on the
The scene from th" hilM'1" nvrl^ok
fng the town is or/1 of desolation.
Pilos of wreckage, in many placnq
fifty feet high, fill the canvon for half
a mile below town. As the debris,
which is covered manv f?et in mud. is
olearel awav. more bodies a"e found.
Immense boulders woitrhing tons wvn
rolled away by the flood and depo-it^d
In the midst of town or lodged against
.buildings.
An appeal has been sent out for men
To clean the streets and to assist in
pearching the great mass of debris
tor bodies.
WILL BE HEAVIER.
Loss of Life May Foot Up to Five
Hundred.
The Dalles. Ore., June 17.—A tele
phone message from lone states t^°t
the latest find In the ruins at Henn
ner indicate that the loss of life will
foot up much heavier than at fir=t sup
posed. The casualty list will foot un
to 500. and many of the bodies will
never be recovered. The n^nne"^
loss will aggregate probably $1,000,001.
estimate. One hundred and fifjv of
the best re^ences were swent from
the earth. The debris is piled along
the railroad track to the height of
freight ca's. The relief work Is pro
gressing at a satisfactory pace.
Among the incidents of the catas
trophe was the saving of three lives
by Julius Keitley. seventy years of
age, who ro'^e one mile and a h«]f on
the roofs of houses and nulled In
three peonle from the flood. James
Reman, the O. R. and N. agent, m°t.
his death at the key trvine to raise
Portland to inform the outside world
of the impending calamity. His I't
tle dnusrhter Katie, who was saved bv
remaining in the stationhouse. saw
her father and mother lost In the
Whirl of. the mad waters. K«t!e
stood by while her father was calling
the Portland office when the flood
swept In +he lower floor and curled
around htm. Mrs. Kernan rushed
out. of the house and started for a
high point of ground. Kernan brave
ly sought to save his wife and both
Were lost..
Had a Thrilling Experience.
On" of the most thrilling ad'-entu'-eg
Was that of Thomas Shuter. who. w'th
his family, was carried do«-n strea'n
In his house for a mile and a half.
His wife and two children stenped
Into the upper rooms. Tle'ow town
hp h°us^ was sho' across the creek
to the west side, where it lodged In
flehrls
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vork of relief ^an proresd ro^re ex-' settled by arbitration and that the
perilously as the wagon road from strikers will return to work Thursday
hero to T.exington Is good and supplies morning." Such strong pressure from
can be brought in by teaiqs in a few oiitsi.de organizations was brought to
hours after they reach the: ^nd of-th,0 .bsar on the ioint board of the strik
railway. It probably will' be- several
days before the trjvck is oponr5?' to
Heppner. as the roadbed-.-.fs- Avashed
out for almost, the eiitiie distance cf
nine miles.
This Is regarded as a conservative Indian agent, cal'ed the wards of the
g0verilment together a few days ago
and told them of the tax. There were
deep murmurs of discontent, and the
yards from the canvon
bank. Shuter then took his little
pnes on his shoulder and swam 200
rards 'n the boiling torrent. He
landed the child-en and struck out to
Hio house for Ms wife and rescued
ker.
The TTcBride family, which was
V'-t. went down In their house. The
laughter screamed and beckoned
!'-om the windows to Louis McICinney,
Who, with his family, ran out in the
nick of time from their house to es
cape. Hho saw the whole McBrlde
family perish.
IT. R. Baird of Portland lost his
Wife and three children. They were
risiting her father.
A 'orce of seventy men are digging
jrrv'es on the hillside.
Prompt measures are being taken
prevent a plague. The weather
threatens to become hot and a relief
force to clean the town is urgently
needed.
Mrs. Clarence Andrews and three
ithidren of Seattle are among the lost
Her husband Is in Sitka. Alaska. She
Id a sister of Mrs. Balrd..
Discuss Commission's Report.
St. Paul, June 17.—The supreme
lodge of the A. O. U. W. devoted its
Attertion Tuesday to bearing and dis
cussing the report of the beneficiary
commission. No action was taken.
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COA"i. STRIKE AVERTED.
Action of Miners Convention Approv
es by Operators
Scrantan Pa Jv.r.e 17.—There will
be r.r strike ir. 'he anthracite region
eroiv'ng out of the refusal of the
op?".-.rors tr
r°-0!rr.:ze
'.he credentials
of District President? .Vicholts, Fahy
and Dettrev instructed bv the Joint
p*-r»rutive hoard of 'he L'nlted Mine
V'or!-:ers as the miners' representa
tive on the bo?rd' of '"or.elllation.
T!-o convention of the United Mine
^'o-' ers Tuesday elected the three
di '-ict presilents by districts as
thoir representatives and the opera
tors. through President George F.
Pnor of the Reading company, an
nounced that :his action was satisfac
tory.
When the miners' convention ad
journed Monday afternoon It was for
the ostensible nurnos-e of giving the
committee on resolutions opportunity
to frame a report embodying the senti
ment of 'he convention as expressed
In the motions and speeches of Mon
dav afternoon's session. During the
rieiil and early Tuesday morning. Mr.
CoTinell of the conciliation board, on
the one hand, and President Mitchell
on the other, communicated with one
another through Mr. Charles Nelll,
who was sent here as a peac» envoy
by some members of the strike com
mission, and the resu't was tent^
ti-e agreement that if the mine-s ii
the three separate district conven
tions elected representatives those
representatives would not be objected
to bv the operators.
When the convention opened Tues
day morning President Mitchell read
the report of the committee on resolu
tions providing for the election of
conciliators by separate district con
ventions. The report was adopted
Tir.nnlmouslv, but with absolutely no
show of enthusiasm. Following this
th delegates in the different dis
tricts voted separately, after which
tin con von1 ion, by a rising vote, rati
fied the action.
AGREE TO AR3ITRATE.
Striking Chicago Hotel Employes May
Soon Return to Work.
Chicago, June 1fi.—The Indications
are that the hotel and restaurant
strike begun here last week will be
t'lg ifnJons. here, that at nisrlit th"
board consented to a proposition
h'eh \*irt pijlly. the strike. Th"
ftrikers have held out all along
.rgainst submitting their grievances
to arbitration, but they now aslc thit
arbitration be ndonted to bring about
a peaceable adlustment of the difti
niltv. The ITotelkeepers' association
will hold a meeting to consider the
proposition of the strikers, and it is
said the offer of the union will be ac
cented. Restaurant owners will coin
cide in whatever action is taken by
the hotel keepers.
TROUBLE IMMINENT.
Montana Indians Arming to Preven
Collection of Taxes.
Missoula. Mont.., June 17.—Trouble
of a serious nature is Imminent on
the Flathead Indian reservation. The
reds have donned their war paint, and,
as they are well armed. It is possible
that United States troops will be
called out.
On the Flathead Indian reservation
are a large number of Indian cattle
men. whose herds are large and con
stantly growing. The government has
decreed that each animal shall be
taxed $1. and this has aroused the an
ger of the red men. Major Smead,
Indians declined to pay, saying the
government had al'eady robbed them
of nearly all they had.
Accompanied by deputies, the agent
went to the grazing grounds and at
tempted to seize a large number of
cattle. He was met bv a narty of
the red men. each armed with a rifle, i
who told him thev would resist the
taking of the cattle to the death. If
need be.
Several conferences have been h0'-'
without result.. The Indians are de
termined not to pay. while the a^ent
declares they. must. The Indians have
been for several days preparing for a
clash at arms, and as they have an
unlimited number of rifle= and are de
termined to resist the authority of the
government, a battle is feared before
the end of the week, when the time
set for payment of the $1 tax expires,
SUTTON TELLS OF CRIME.
Details the Murder of Harry Krier at
Owatonna, Minn.
Owatonna, Minn., June 17.—The
trial of Charles and Henry Nelson for
the murder of Harry E. Krier on April
13 began Tuesday. William A. Sut
ton was the state's star witness. He
gave a detailed story of the crime,
testifying that Charles Nelson fired
the shot that killed Krier, Henry Nel
son first chasing and then holding the
saloonkeeper while the two shots were
fired. Then the Nelsons, the witness
said, forced him to go through the
murdered man's pockets and clothes
and remove his money and valuables.
His testimony .was in accord with the
confession made by him when arrest
ed in Minneapolis.
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The defense, in the cross-examina
tion of the witness, was unable to
shake his testimony. Other witnesses
examined for the state were Coroner
Adair. Dr. A. B. Stewart, J. R. Reu
mel. Christian Jespersen and Anna
Stins. The testimony of the last
named witness was. badly shaken in'
the cross-examination.
Tried to Keep Lee Away.
St. Louis, June 17.—Former Lieu
tenant. Governor J. A. Lee testified be
fore the grand jury Tuesday to the
effect that he had been offered $1,000
a month by a man he did not know
to place him beyond the reach of the
grand Jury until after the boodle In
vestigation end£d.
Makes New World's Record.
Cleveland, O., June 17.—At/ the
"matinee" races of the Gentlemen's
Driving club at-Glenville Tuesday,
Lou Odin made a new world's record
to
2:
s wagon of 2:05%. tbe former being
:07 by Lucille.
THIRTY-FIVE INJURED
APPROACH OF A BRIDGE GIVES
WAY WITH HUNDREDS CF
PEOPLE.
FALL ONTO A BANK OF SAND
CONFUSED HEAP OF MOANING
HUMANITY PILED ON THE RIV­
ER'S EDGE.
Milwaukee, June 17.—A special to
the Sentinel from Eau Claire, Wis.,
says:
A long section of the Madison
street bridge approach went down un
der the weight of between InO and
200 people at 9:30 o'clock last night.
Six persons were seriously, probablv
fatallv, injured. Twenty-five or thir
ty others were Je=s seriously injured
The accident ocn: •'•p-i during an 11
mml'i "iMon of the -'eet carnival
booths alora the nr-®'1 streets of the
city. Hundreds ""-pie had gone
to the bridge to wai the illumina
tion from this vantage point. Sud
dently, without a moment's warning,, a
section of the approach, forty feet in
length, sank.
Instantly all was confusion. Calls
were s^nt In for doctors and police
men to help carry away the injured.
It was thought for a time that the
entire bridge with Its load of hu
manity, had erne down, carrying hun
dreds to death in the waters oi the
Chippewa river.
It was fomd. however, as soon as
order was partially restored, that th°
death list would be comparatively
small, if any. though two score were
hurried to offices of doctors and the
city's hospital.
Every Aid Given the Sufferers.
The illumination was ended at onc»,
and every aid that the city could g've
was extended to the suffering. The
section of the bridge which col
lapsed had dronped its 200 sightseers
twenty-live feet into a bank of sand
and debris, on the river bank.
For a hslf hour the bank was a con
fused hean of women, children and
men. Some were moaning, with th°'r
arms or legs fractured or suffer'ng
with the nain of serious or possiblv
fatal ininries. Those who were le^s
seriously injured and those who were
so fortunate as to escape uniniur^"1
helped the nnlire carry away their
unfortunate friends.
The most seriously Injured are:
Miss Jennie Krpme- face cut and r'b
broken: Mrs. .T. R. WPson. braised an
cut: John .Tncobson. bruised and in
ternally Injured Hazel Ro^h of Al
toona, cut and bruised Mrs. Franl
Hawker, ba^tv hurt: A. P. Chiles.
Mrs. W. H. Wallace and two children,
each intereal'v injured and bruised:
Miss Grace Smith, right wrist, frac
tured: Fverson, left arm broken:
wife of Dr. "Rrooks, elbow fractured
and dlsloca^-i hi" hurt and eyes in
jured: daughter of Dr. Brooks, knee
hurt: woman at I amnhere Institute,
leg broken and back hurt: Mrs.
Adams,' Mrs. G. P. Chljds. Emil Ras
mussen. aired twelve. Internally Mrs.
Frank Hanson.
TEAMSTERS SET FREE.
Crawford and Tharp Acquitted of Ar
son at Jackson, Ky.
Jackson, Ky., June 17.—The arson
cases were disposed of Tuesday, when
Crawford and Tharp, teamsters for
Hargis, were set free and no indict
ments were returned by the grand
jury. Some expressed the opinion
that the murder cases will close the
same way today when Jett and White
would also be released. And what
might follow Is .the question. It is
said by those who will talk even
secretly on the matter that the grand
iury was composed of residents of
Breathhitt county, drawn by those who
are identified by the dominant faction
and all were connected with It and no
indictments of any kind were expect
ed from a jury drawn from this coun
ty. But the jury trying Jett and
White are from another county and
for that reason a verdict of convic
tion may be returned..
The secret departure from this place
of the Ewen family and his arrange
ments to get 'away is taken as an ln
dication that his life was not consid
ered safe even after his property was
destroyed. It is thought those charged
with the destruction of the hotel on
Sunday were not as culpable as those
lying in wait to kill Captain Ewen
when he ran to the fire, and that only
hired agents would have been appre
hended In any event.
DULUTH MAN uROWNS.
Loses His Life in Attempt to Rescue
a Companion.
Duluth, June 17.—While attempting
to rescue a companion from drowning,
Abner Cameron, an engineer, twenty
six years old, lost his life. Humphrey
Jones, who belonged to Cameron's par
ty, was fishing in a boat near West
Duluth. The boat capsifted and Jones
called for help.
Cameron and William Connelly start
ed to the rescue, but Connelly reached
the drowning map first and got him to
the shore in safety. When he looked
for Cameron he found him struggling
in the water, and the body sank before
help could reach him.
.EXISTENCE THREATENED.
Deadlock ron Land Bill Imperils Brit
ish Government.
London, June 16.—The deadlock
which has arisen between Irish Secre
tary Wyndham and the Irish leader,
John Redmond,- as a result of Tues
day's debate in the house of commons,
in which John Redmond's amendment
to the land bill abolishing the mini
mum price at which the landlord may
sell, was opposed by Mr. Wyndham
and rejected by the house, threatens
to imperil not only the Irish land bill,
but the existence of the government.
State Trrops Called Out to Disperse
the Mobs.
Dubuque. Ia., June 17.—A small
crowd stoned the street cars, which
resumed running, after a week's idle
ness. with nonunion men. The sheriff
called out the soldiers and they were
on guard with a Gatllng gun. The
lines, were closed after dark. The
soldiers then marched to the camp
of the nonunion employes.
A mob of 2^000 paraded .the streets,
shouting at the nonunion men. The
mob got beyond control late in the
afternoon and surrounded the com
pany's power plant and broke every
window in the building. A squad of
police and militia finally dispersed the
rioters. From the power plant the
mob marched to the car barns, where
it broke into the building and before
the militia reached the scene had
wrecked the windows of all the cars
and partially wrecked the cars. When
the troops arrived the mob ceased the
work of destruction. After lining up
the soldiers in front of the barn Cap
tain Thryft addressed the mob. While
he was speaking several bricks were
thrown from the rear of the crowd
over the heads of the soldiers. Thryft
ordered the soldiers to load and get
ready to fire. This order awed the
mob. which then dispersed.
Sheriff Stone has explained t.h§ sit
uation to Adjutant. General Byers and
a3ked for more troops.
Increase Their Representation in the
German Reichstag.
Berlin, June 17.—The leading fea
ture in the reichstag elections which
were held today was the success of
the Social Democrats, who have prob
ably increased their representation
in the reichstag by fifteen seats and
their total .vote to upward of 2,500,000,
or 400.000 more than in 1898. All the
parties concede the success of the
Socialists, which has been at the ex
pense of them all.
The most pronounced Socialist suc
cess was in Essen. Krupp's town,
where the Socialists increased their
vote from 4,400 to 22,705.
The returns as yet' are far from
complete. The position of the parties
based on the latest returns from 235
districts give: Total members elected,
117 requiring second election, 118.
The elected are: Socialists, 49
Centrists. 35 Conservatives, 11
Alsatians, 6: National Liberals, 5
Free Conservatives, 4 Independents,
3 Poles, 2 Danes, 1 Agrarian
League. 1.
All over the empire, the Socialist
war cries were "bread, usury and
dear meat."
MODERN WOODMEN MEET.
Head Camp Begins Biennial Session
at Indianapolis.
Indianapolis, June 17.—The thir
teenth session of the head camp of
the Modern Woodmen of America was
opened in Tomlinson hall at 10 a.' m.
Mayor Bookwalter and Auditor ol
State Herrick welcomed the delegates.
The response was made by Lieutenant
Governor W. A. Northcott of Illinois,
head consul of the organization. The
convention then got down to business.
The report of Major C. W. Hawes,
the head clerk, for the two years Jan
1, 1901, to Dec. 31, 1902, shows that
on the latter date the Woodmen had
664,166 beneficial members, carrying a
total insurance of $1,161,285,000. The
net gain was 126,308 and the net gain
in insurance $348,087,500. There was
a net gain of 1,959 local camps, the
total being 10,654 local camps.
On Jan. 1, 1903, there was a balance
of $903,487.10 in the benefit fund and
a balance of $345,853.20 in the general
or expense fund.
In the prize drills Rock Island leads
so far, with a percentage of 96% Du
buque, la., is second, with 89.
BREAKS ALL RECORDS.
Mexican Government Makes a Deposit
on Pius Fund Award.
Washington, June 17.—Ambassador
Clayton has cabled the state depart
ment that the Mexican, government
Monday deposited to his credit $1,
622 628 on account of the Pius fund
award. This promptness op the part
of the Mexican government in meet
ing its' obligations has broken all rec
ords
in arbitration. The money will
be remitted to Archbishop Riordan of
Ban Francisco, the titular claimant.
BATTLES WITH HIGHWAYMEN.
Montana Ranchman Kills One and
Wounds Another Before Dying.
Missoula, Mont. June 17.—Patriot
Donovan, a well known ranchman and
politician at Clinton, was fatally
wounded by three highwaymen Tues
day. As he lay dying on the ground,
he returned the fire, killing One rob
ber and severely wounding another.
The injured highwayman gathered
the
dead
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RIOTING AT DUBUQUE.
WINDS UP HIS TOUR.
President 'Roosevelt Pays a Visit to
the University of Virginia.
Charlottesville, Va., June 17.—Pres
ident Roosevelt wound up his tour of
the country by a visit to the Univer
sity of Virginia. It was alumni day
at the university and occasion was
made memorable by the presence of
many men distinguished in public
life, some of them graduates of the
university. The reception accorded
to the president was a particularly
warm one, and he was greeted with
ringing cheers that were renewed
several times during his two speeches.
The president when he arrived here
was escorted direct to the grounds
and In the famous rotunda of the.
building stood directly under the
statute of Thomas Jefferson and held
a reception. He was then taken to
the audience hall where he delivered
his address. Later in tbe gynnsium at
the
banquet,
be responded to the toast
of the "President o# the United
States."
At the conclusion of the luncheon
the president and Mrs. Roosevelt
mounted horses and rode out to Monti
cello, the home of Jefferson, where
thev and others were entertained un
til their special train left fov Wash
ington. where they arrived safely in
the evening.
SOCIALISTS SUCCESSFUL.
one on his Baddle and leading
the horse of the third man who was
in the saddle, galloped off.
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