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DEATH IN
munications Are Demoralized—
Situation is Clearer
SCARCITY OF FOOD BECOMES PROBLEM
Reports Say That Disaster is Worse Proportion
ately Than in San Francisco—Foreign Lega
tions Are Lending Aid—Beleived That
Damage to Property and Loss of Life
Not as Great as First Reported.
Santiago, Aug. 20.—According to the latest advices live hundred are
dead at Valparaico. The money runs Into the millions. All rail trans
portation and telegraphic communication is thoroughly demoralized. In San
tiago the known dead are twenty. The situation is becoming clearer here,
and a relief committee has been organized. The street railroad service has
ibeen resumed.
NEWS COMES FROM THE LEGATIONS.
NOT AS BAD AS AT FIRST REPORTED,
Sv Private cable messages received by members of the Chilean legation
tend to show that "Valparaiso did not suffer as much as was at first sup
posed. The heaviest damage was confined to the eastern section of the
town, which included the poorer resident district. The port and shipping at
Valparaiso apparently escaped damage.
WORSE THAN FRISCO QUAKE.
Valparaiso, Chile, via Galveston, Texas, Aug. 20.—Proportionately the
catastrophe here is considered greater than that which befell San Francisco
Valparaiso and neighboring towns are wrecked and partly burned, and in all
of the town of the Aconcagua Valley conditions are similar. In the southern
portion of Chile severe shocks were felt at Talcahuano, Concepcion, Talca
and Zone, but there the disaster was not appalling. As yet no authenic news
Jias been received from Santiago.
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The property loss will be enormous, probably reaching $250,000,000.
Vina Del Mar (three miles from Valparaiso and having a population of
over 10,000), Quirihue (225 miles to the southward, wth a population of
2,500), Salto, Limache (fifteen miles to the northwest, with a population of
6,500), Quillota (twenty-five miles to the northwest, with a population of
10,000) and villages all around were destroyed.
IM SCARCITY OF FOOD SERIOUS.
Food is very scarce. Milk costs two Chilean dollars a liter, and It is al
most impossible to obtain meat, even at high prices. There are consider
able stores of food in the ruins of the storehouses, however, and these pro
bably will be accessible in a few days and prevent actual starvation.
Rain, which began to fall immediately after the first shock, stopped an
hour afterwards.
The nights are very cold and windy, and the people sleeping in the open
are sufiering greatly.
The captain of a steamship which has arrived from San Francisco says
that the situation here is worse than that following the disaster at San Fran
cisco.
Quakes occur from time to time, but are diminishing in force. As to the
dead and the wounded, an accurate estimate is as yet impossible, but it is be
lieved
that the former will exceed two thousand in this and surrounding
towns.
The authorities here have the situation well in hand, and have assumed
distribution of food. Couriers have been dispatched both north and south for
troops.
Martial law has ruled in Valparaiso since the first day.
The only wires working are subterranean and sea cables of central
southern American companies, which escaped unhurt.
S A S O W N N A I O N S
Paris, Aug. 20.—The French government has expressed its sympathy to
tfie Chilean legation in connection with the earthquake disaster.
Rome, Aug. 20.—The minister of foreign affairs has telegraphed the Ita
lian minister at Santiago, Chile, instructing him to express Italy's sympathy
with Chile for the earthquake disaster and also requesting the minister to
send detailed information concerning the catastrophe. No response has yet
been received to this message. The foreign office is in receipt of a dispatch
from the consulate at Varpariso saying that the' destruction of property
there was considerable and that the consular office was razed.
FEARS FOR HICKS ARE QUIETED
Washington, Aug. 20.—Fears for the safety of Colonel John Hicks, Unit
ed States minister to Chile, was ended today by the receipt at the State De-
SHOCKS ARE FELT AT MARTINIQUE.
t" Fort De France, Island of Martiniqne, Aug. 20.—Earthquake shocks were
more or less severely felt in the island of Martinique Wednesday afternoon
and early today. No damage was done.
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London, Aug. 20.—The Chilean legation today received a cable emssage
from Santiago, dated yesterday, reading: "On the evening of August 16,' a
severe earthquake shock was felt between Valparaiso and Talca. The loss
of life ie not very great, but the damage to property is considerable at Val
paraiso, but less at Santiago. Public order has been entirely maintained, au
thorities and private persons succoring the distressed people. Foreign
legations are lending aid. The north has been wholly unaffected by the
earthquake.
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quake. No word was received from him until yesterday and his friends were
alarmed lest he might be among the victims of the disaster.
REFUGEE TELLS OF DISASTER.
Santiago, Aug. 20.—The latest news brought in here by refugees from
Valparaiso contradicts some of the first exaggerated statements from there,
j| but shows, however, that the catastrophe was extremely severe.
S* Sen'ir Groz, one of the refugees, relates that the'first shock in Valparai
•••$ so was very prolonged and threw the entire city into indescribable panic.
People (jrowded the streets and the squares, crying and lamenting. The first
5 shock also threw down a number gf buildings.
fc-i* Tha second shock was more severe, but resulted in the crumbling of
-most off the buildings in the Almendral quarter.
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REPUDIATION
OF SULLIVAN
IS ASKED BY WILLLIAM JENNINGS
BRYAN OF THE ILLINOIS
DEMOCRATS
MESSAGE BY THOMPSON
Wants No Instructed Delegates From
Illinois In the Next National Demo
cratic Convention Unless This Is
Done—Fight is On.
Peoria, 111., Aug. 20.—William Jen
nhigs Bryan, according to his friend,
Judge Thofapson of Jacksonville, re
sires no instructed delegates from Il
linois in the next democratic national
convention unless the national commit
teeman, Roger C. Sullivan, is repudiat
ed by tomorrow's state convention.
Thompson made the announcement im
mediately upon his arrival in the city
that he had received such a message
from Bryan.
Actual Fight Tonight.
The actual fight for the control of
the convention will not commence un
til tonight, when the state central com
mittee will meet. Ex-Congressman
Williams and ex-Congressman Kerns,
and Judge C. C. Boggs are mentioned
for temporary chairman.
After this matter is adjusted the
fight will be shifted to the committee
on resolutions. National committee
man Sullivan and his friends do not
wish a resolution endorsing Bryan to
contain anything beyond the endorse
ment. Opponents of Sullivan desire it
to contain a condemnation of Sullivan
and a request for his resignation from
the national committee.
Republicans Peaceable.
Springfield, 111., Aug. 20.—All signs
indicate that the republican state con
vention which will meet tomorrow,
will be a harmonious one.
A state treasurer, superintendent of
public instruction, three trustees for
the state university are the nomina
tions to be made. Interest is centered
largely in the state treasurer race in
which there are four candidates, the
leaders being Andrew J. Russell of
Jacksonville and John M. Smulski of
Chicago.
The new state committee and the
platform which will be adopted are ex
pected to be settled in the coucuses.
JUSTICE HARLAN TO RETIRE?
Appointment of Son of Supreme Jus
tice to Result in Action.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 20.—The
possibility of the retirement of Asso
ciate Justice Harlan from the supreme
bench again seriously is discussed.
About a year ago he informed the
president if his son, James S. Harlan,
could be appointed to the vacancy on
the United States district bench at
Chicago he would retire and permit
the President to name his successor.
When the proposition was suggested
to Chicago republicans, objection was
raised in some quarters because at the
time John Maynard Harlan, another
son of the associate justice, was the
republican candidate for mayor, and
some politicians thought it would be
"too much Harlan."
SHOT DOWN ON DOORSTEP.
Man Returning Home at Night Fired at
From Behind by Hidden Assassin.
Kewanee, 111., Aug. 20.—Joseph Ste
fanac was murdered on his own door
step here last night by an unknown
assaasin, who fired three shots at him
from behind in the darkness. Two of
the bullets took effect, one ldflging in
the neck and severing an artery.
Stefanac, with a friend, Vanlence
Primuzic, was returning home from
town. They were pursued when near
home by some one from the darkness,
who shouted threats. Primuzic, after
the shooting, summoned aid, and Ste
fanac was carried to St. Francis' hos
pital, where he died.
No clew to the Identity of the mur
derer has been obtained.
JEROME FOR GOVERNOR,
New York District Attorney Finally
Consents to Enter Contest.
New York, Aug. 20—District Attor
new William Travers Jerome yester
day issued the following statement:
"In the present shameful condition
of our political life in this state I am
willing to run for the office of governor
of the state if the democratic conven-
understanding, expressed or implied,
other than that, if elected, I shall obey
my oath of office as I understand it in
the letter and spirit.
"William Travers Jerome."
GIVE UP CHASE
Believed That Bandits Have Been
Driven From the County.
Webster City, Aug. 20.—(Special)—
After beating over the whole of Cass
township, Sheriff Thompson and his
posse have given up the hunt for J.
McElhaney, who had been terrorizing
the township for a week by holdups
and attempted murders. It is suppos
ed that the bandits have escaped and
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ADVANCE IN
MUCH STOCK
FURTHER EXCITEMENT ATTENDS
THE OPENING OF THE MAR
KET THIS MORNING
NEW RECORD ON S. P.
Goes Ahead of Saturday's Figures
Amalgamated Copper and Hill
Stocks Going High—Atchison, Read
Ing and Illinois Central Boom.
New York, Aug. 20.—Further excite
ment attended the opening of the stock
market today. There was an accumu
lation of over-Sunday buying orders.
The principal future early trading was
In Harriman stocks, which led last
week's movement. Union Pacific ad
vanced from 184*4 to 185. Southern
Pacific advanced 1% points over Satur
day, establishing new high record.
Other Stock Boom.
Other stocks that made substantial
gains were Amalgamated Copper,
Great Northern preferred, Northern
Pacific, American Smelting, Anaconda,
Atchison, Reading, and Illinois Central.
Sales In the first hour were probably
in excess of 600,000 shares. The pro
fit taking resulted in ft number of re
cessions before the end of the first
hour.
LOWER GRAIN RATES.
Hill
Lines Make Reduction of 10 Per
Cent Voluntarily.
St. Pfiul, Minn., Aug. 20.—The Great
Northern, Northern Pacific and Soo
lines have filed with the state grain
and warehouse commission notice of a
10 per cent reduction in grain rates.
The reductions will apply to all terri
tory more than fifty miles distant
from the terminals and includes prac
tically all of the territory in which
grain is raised. The three roads
named made a proposition recently to
the railroad and warehouse commis
sion offering to reduce grain rates 10
per cent if the commission would sus
pend the pending hearing on merchan
dise rates. The commission, owing to
opposition, declined to accept the pro
position and later on suggestion of
Governor Johnson gave notice of an
inquiry into the grain rates. The three
railroads then voluntarily filed their
notice,of a reduction. It is estimated
that the lower rates will mean a sav
ing of from $1,000,000 to $1,500,000 on
this year's crop.
BOYS BLOWN TO PIECES.
Fragments of Bodies Found Scattered
on Hillside Near Site of Magazine.
Yreka, Cal., Aug. 20.—Two boys
with rifles wandered on the hillside
yesterday afternoon, shooting at tar
gets. One shot at the powder house
of the Grant Powder company. The
bullet went through a window and
struck a carload of gunpowder, which
exploded. The powder house was
blown up. Small fragments of the
two boys were found scattered over
the hillside. A third boy was found
near the place with two holes through
his head, caused by small stones. Ev
ery window in the town of Yreka,
miles away, was broken.
HUNT MURDERER IN SWAMP.
Posses With Bloodhounds Pursue Al
leged Slayer of Three Men.,
Cartervilje, 111., Aug. 20.—Posses are
searching for Drew, the negro alleged
to have slain
tthree
men at Zeigler in
the swamps north of here. The city
marshal of Harrisburg came through
here later with bloodhounds
to bring the hunt to a speedy close.
Drew is heavily armed and may hold
the posses at bay for some time. The
reward for his capture has been in
creased to $1,(500.
FIRE IS TERROR
TO NORTH TOWNS
LACK OF WIND IS ONLY CONDI
TION THAT WILL PREVENT
GREAT DAMAGE
Duluth, Minn., Aug. 20.—A lack of
wind is the pnly condition that now
prevents a possible reign of terror
from forest fires on the Mesaba and
Vermillion ranges. Millions of dollars
worth of property, towns, and mines
are in peril. At various points the peo
pie are back firing to prevent the en
croachment of the fires.
EDDYVILLE WEDDING8.
Pray-McDole
Kussart-Butcher and
Nuptials.
Eddyville, Aug. 20.—Chas. Kussart
and Mrs. Bird Butcher were married
last eventner at 10 o'clock at the home
of the bride on North Third street.
Rev. W. S. Kig-ht, ofiliating'. Mr. and
Mrs. Kussart are well known here and
have a host of rriends.
Pray-McDole Wedding.
Miss Susan McDole of Eddyvllle,
was married yesterday In Des Moine*.
to Chas. A. Pray of the above named
city. They will make their home in
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.OTTUMWA, WAPELLO COUNTY, IOWA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1906 NUMBER 6
Arsenal.
Naval schools.
Victoria theater.
Italian legation.
Hotel Royal.
Electric light plant.
Bank of Chile.
Dead (official report)
Injured
Homeless
Property loss
Vina del Mar
San Felipe
Quillota
lllapel
Vallenar
Los Andes
Limache
Qullpque
Llai Llal
Qulltel
Llbat
Tucuman
Andre
Inca
DESTRUCTION WROUGHT BY EARTH
QUAKE TOLD IN STATISTICS OF LOSSES
EFFECT IN VALPARAISO
Dead (conservative estimate) 2,000
Injured (conservative estimate) 7,000
Homeless
100,000
Property Loss
$250,000,000
Number of shocks
382
Duration of shocks (in hours) 60
Area of city destroyed .*. 60 Pep
BIG BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
SEVEN LEADERS ARRESTED FOR
PLOTTING TO KILL PRES
IDENT, PALMA
More Will be Taken Into Custody—
Authorities Take Energetic Steps to
Curb Seditious Spirits—Two Skir
mishes With Rebels.
Havana, Aug. 20.—'VeTas Garcia,
Gen. Carlos Garcia, and Gen. Justo
Garcia, sons of Gen. Calixto Garcia,
Gens. Monteagudo and Loynaz del Cas
tillo, and Cols. Pledra and Albert!
were arrested yesterday on charges
made by the secret police of being im
plicated in a conspiracy to assassinate
President Palma and overturn the gov
ernment.
Gen. Loynaz del Castillo escaped.
All the others were placed in jail.
Warrants on the same charge are
out against Gen. Demetrio Duany, Cas
tillo, Cols. Pino Guerra, Arturo, Miguel
Llarena, Evaristo Estenoz, Juan Gll
berto Gobez, and many others.
The authorities are showing great
activity. All the customs employes
have been armed and the treasury is
heavily guarded.
President Palma spent the day at
the palace conferring with the chiefs
of the government, and Instructions
were issued to the rurales, police and
artillery. Many seditious proclama
tions have been issued.
Receive Money From Agents.
The persons accused are said to have
received much money from agents
abroad, including Orestes Ferrara, now
in New York.
There were two fights yesterday aft
ernoon at San Juan Martinez. The
rurales captured two rebels. It is ru
mored the rebels numbered 250.
The sudden blow struck by Palma's
government at the cabal of revolution
ists has brought to light the conspiracy
long known to have been brewing. It
has been common talk about Havana
for some months that a close circle in
the opposition, the names of whose
members appear In the list of those
apprehended or for whom warrahts
are out, has been plotting to wrest the
government from Palma and the lib
erals since the fall elections reinstall
ed the regime in office.
No political issue seems to have
been evoked upon which to pin a re
volt. The attempt of the malcontents
of the opposition partakes of the na
ture of political adventures, purely
for personal ends.
The conspiracy hung about three
men chiefly—Gen. Carlos Garcia, Gen.
Loynaz del Castillo, and Juan Gilbert a
Gomez ,wbo were close friends, and
who shared alike the spirit of protest
for protest's sake.
C0ATLES8 RELIGION POPULAR.
Preacher In Shirt Sleeves Has Big Con
gregatlon in Negligee.
Sioux City, Aug. 20.—The Rev. J. K.
Ballou, pastor of the First Christian
church, wore a shirt waist as he
preached Sunday. He invited tue male
members of his congregation to doff
their coats and the response was gen
eral. Announcement oi this innovation
has been made, and although the mer
cury was above 90. the church was full.
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Bank Tarapacay.
Spanish Italian bank.
Bellavista station.
Espiritu Samto church.
Le Marched church.
Gas and water works.
EFFECT IN SANTIAGO
BIG BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
Parliament building. National library.
Municipal building. Archbishop's palace.
Courthouse. Peruvian legation.
Central market. President's palace.
INTERIOR CITIES DEMOLISHED
CHILE.
TREASON CHARGES
ON CUBAN CHIEFS
ARGENTINA.
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55
1,000
10,000
$6,000,000
12,000
12,000
9.000
5,0p0
.5,000
6,000
4,000
4,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
50,000
3,000
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2,500
NO RELATIONS IN
TARIFF AND TRUST
SO DECLARE8 PRESIDENT ROOSE
VELT IN LETTER JUST MADE
.. -j PUBLIC
Is Against TarlfT Revision Until Bene
fits Will Outweigh the Dangers—
Must Deal With the Monopolies In
Separate Action.
New York, Aug. 20.—A letter •writ
ten by President Roosevelt to Con
gressman Watson, of Rushville, Ind.,
was made public today through the
republican congressional committee,
reviewing and approving the work of
the present congress and declaring
that a change of the leadership and or
ganization of the house at this time
means to bring confusion upon those
who have successfully engaged in the
steady working out of great and com
prehensive schemes for the betterment
of our social and civic conditions. The
President also declared that such a
change would result in a hurtful oscil
lation between the extreme radical and
the extreme reactionary. He said al
so that he hopes the present congress
will enact laws prohibiting contribu
tions by corporations, lowering duties
on imports from the Philippines and
limiting the number of hours for rail
way employes.
President Stands Pat.
Of the tariff President Roosevelt
says: "We stand unequivocally for
the protective tariff and we feel that
the phenomenal industry and prosper
ity which we now enjoy is not likely
to be jeopardized, for it would be to
the last degree foolish to secure here
and there a small benefit at a cost of
general business depression. But
whenever a given rate or schedule be
comes evidently disadvantageous to
the nation, because of changes which
go on from year to year in our condi
tions, and where It is feasible to
change this rate or schedule without
too much dislocation of system, it will
be done, while a general revision of
rates and schedules will be undertak
en whenever It shall appear to the so
ber business sense of our people that
on the whole the benefits to be de
rived from making such changes will
outweigh the disadvantages that is
when the revision will do more good
than harm.
No Relation to Monopoly.
"Let me add one word of caution,
however. The question of the revision
of the tariff stands wholly apart from
the question of dealing with the so.
called 'trusts that is with the con
trol of monopolies and with the supe.
vision of great wealth In business, es
pecially In corporate form. The only
way in which It Is possible to deal
with those trusts and monopolies and
this great wealth is by action along
the line of laws enacted by the present
congress and its immediate predeces
sprs. The cry that the probleip can be
met by any changes in tariff repre
sents, whether consciously or uncon
sciously, an effort to divert the public
attention from the only method of tak
ing effective action."
Prison for Man's Error.
Marquette, Mich., Aug. 20.—Joseph
Sheedle, a homesteader, yesterday aft
ernoon at Lathrop shot and killed Guy
Harlow in mistake for a deer. He ad
mits the killing and will be arrested.
The penalty on conviction is ten years
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RESIDENTS
DEPARTING
IN TERROR
PEOPLE WHO ESCAPE WITH
LIVES HURRY TO HILLS IN
FEAR OF FLAMES AND
FURTHER 8H0CK8
HEAVY PROPERTY LOS
Large Portions of Valparaiso Are Laid
Waste by Earthquake of 300 Shook*
and Fire Following—Flames Prevail
and Foodstuffs Come at Exceedingly
High Prices—Hundreds of People
Are Homeless.
Valparaiso, Aug. 20.—While confu- V',
sion akin to panic still prevails. It Is
at last possible to guage the full ex
tent of the distructlon done by the
successive earthquake shocks of Thurs
day and Friday.
The most conservative estimate of
the dead places the number at 500,
while it is certain that scores of bodies
lie burned in the ruins which remain
untouched.
The damage to property Is enormous,
$250,000,000 probably will not cover this
loss.
The fires which threatened to com
plete the ruin done by the earthquake
have been checked, but at the cost of
the city's water supply.* &
The ruined city presents a scene oft
Inexpressible desolation. It practically ,K.
has been abondoned. Earthquakes and i0 '4 'M
fires have left more than 100,000 of its? 'Y
population homeless. ...
Those whose homes .escaped dtstruo
Hon long ago. desehted them in terror, jss jt
Almost the entire population is en-/ 1
camped in the hills surrounding the "4§
city. The plight of the refugees Is
dreadful. Without adequate shelter 'H
through two bitterly cold and rainy ,*
nights, they are now existing practical
ly without food.
A famine both of food and water
now threatens to add horror to the de
vastation. Milk is almost unobtaln-
able, and meat is a luxury beyond the
reach of all hut those who can pay
dearly for It.
The possibility of famine Is Increas
ed by the difficulty of getting supplies
into the city. All the railroads have
been destroyed. Only by way of the
sea will it be possible to get food into
the city for days.
The confused and panic stricken'
state of the civic authorities makes1
anything like an organized effort to
cope with the emergency Impossible. V,
VALPARAISO HAS EXPERIENCE
WITH LOOTERS AND TROOPS GO
TO ASSIST THE AUTHORITIES
As much as possible has been done
to prevent looting, but it still
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Onders were Issued today to all war
ships in the Chilean navy to bring at
once to Valparaiso all possible good
supplies. The jiavy is at Tacahuano.
It is estimated that more than 300 dis
tinct earthquake shocks were felt In
the city. During Tuesday night eighty
shocks were felt. The tremor still con
tinues, although none of them are se
vere.
Vina Del Mar, three miles from
Valparaiso, and having a papulation of
over 10,000 Quirihue, 225 miles to the
southward, with a population of 2,500
Limache, 15 miles to the northwest,
with a population of 6,500 Quillota, 25
miles to the northwest, with a popula
tion of 10,000, and villages all around
were destroyed.
SANTIAGO LESS DAMAGED BY
QUAKE WRECKING VALPARAISO
BUT TWENTY DEATHS RESULT
Santiago De Chile, Aug. 20.—It is
known that at least twenty lives were
lost in this city by the earthquake, but
It is believed that many others were
killed by falling buildings and that
their bodies will be discovered later.
Several persons became so panic
stricken during the tremblings of the
earth that they threw themselves from
the balconies of their homes and were
killed. The fires which followed the
earthquake in this city were promptly
extinguished, but while they lasted
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on. No attempt has been made to re
cover the bodies of those buried in th«
ruins or to identify the dead.
Troops have been sent from San
tiago to assist the local authorities.
Among the dead Is the wife of Ad
miral Worth, the president-elect for
whose installation preparations were
being made at the time of the election.
An order has been issued that the fes
tival funds collected throughout the
country for this event shall be devoted
to relief.
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