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Seml-Wcekly Founded;
Wayne County Organ
8
1908
of the
Weekly Founded, 1844
g REPUBLICAN PARTY
66th YEAR
HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1909.
NO. 69
ASSAIL (HQS
European Delegates Criti
cise American Federation.
AT TRADES UNIONS CONGRESS.
They Blame Him and His Organ
ization For Not Joining the In
ternational Movement He
Replies Vigorously.
I
Paris, Am.'. Samuel Coinpors.
president uf the American Federation ,
of 1.:i1poi was tin (Irainallc (.'filler ol
the llrst day's session of the sixth In 1
tornntionnl (null's unions congioss ,
win n scvor.il l'ttropean delegates hit- ;
torl.v denounced what they claimed 10
hi I In' 1'iiuivocal attitude of t lie Amor- !
lean federation with reference to join
inn the international movement.
Sir. i Jumpers needed all his old time
eixTg.i t" repel the attack, lie hr-ist-oil
tint the problems ami policies ol
i'n rli'iin trades unionism wen- so In
ii-riolng.oil with American tradil inii
i 'i i.i.::s that Americans i mild ill,
-i- iv tile time to encounter the inllu '
i i-e of Furopeatl leaders wheie till'
n-ndes unionism tendencies We:.' telli
ii i-1 '.eiHally different.
Nevertheless, as an evidence thai the
I ni. id St."!es was anxious for Interna-:
timcil eo-oiieralion, Sir. Jumpers Intro
lui ed a proposal favoring worldwide j
'I'- '-ii'atioii which would "defend the
riulns and interests of all and create'
iniernatioiial fraternily and solidnri
ty."
Tin- clash came over the question ol i
tin- exact status of Mr. ( lumpers and j
the American Federation of Labor in
tlie conference. Mr. (iompers explain
ed that for the present lie was mciol.v j
an auditor, but was ready to give lib
opinions. It had been t lie aspiration
of the American woikmen to come inti 1
chisel contact wllli tlie labor move-'
n".r . ; ., ... '.! ..
fouudly attaclicd to the cause of soli '
darity of labor.
One olistacle in the way of nllllia
lion, he said, was the feeling that an
tagonism existed in lhirnpc toward
American trades unionism. .Moreover
It was feared that tlie American work
men might be compelled to subordl
unto their policies to those of men
knowing little or nothing about Ainer
iian industrial conditions and proh
lems.
"rersonally," ho continued, "I liavi
no authority to pledge the alllllatlon ol
the American Federation of Labor, lint
I believe it will conns in time."
Mr. (Jumpers' statement was receiv
ed coldly. Several delegates jumped
to their feet to protest, lluebcr, an
Austrian delegate, vehemently charac
terized Mr. (iompers explanation as
mockery. He. like the others, had
been under the impression that the
Americans meant business and that
Mr. (iompers was tlie ollicial delegate
from that country. Otherwise tie
could not understand how tlie Ameri
can resolutions happened to lx print
oil in tlie ollicial program.
"We thank you for your opinions."
lie said pointedly, "but we do not need
them. Your policies may not permit
you to come to us, but one day Ameri
can workmen will realize that your
policies are erroneous, and you "will
see the necessity of joining tlie Inter-
national confederation."
Mr. (iompers, stinging under the re
buke, but unlllnchlinr, arose to reply.
"I regret." he exclaimed, "that you
h:ie misconstrued )ny remarks as an
.itt ii k upon Km-oponn trades union
Is ii If Kurope does not want us it
Nil! In unfortunate. Nevertheless we
v II . "iitintie to do everything possible
i" .it'. lin the goal for which the human
r.ne is struggling, international futer
iili mid unity."
Iln iier retorted that it was now
si-M-i years since the Americans bo
.m talking about joining the intertta
inuia! confederation, and it was about
ton .i division was reached. t nw
appears." he concluded, "thnl Mr.
(, .min is is merely on a voyage of dis-
i i-ry."
M I.i'iiiou. the International seoro
. r. , nded the controversy with the
st.iteii.eiii that Mr. (Jumpers was only
.i .tii -t. but ho hoped that that o!il la'l
Mas . oiivineed that the moment hnl
arrive 1 for tlio American l'ederation
of Labor to Join forces with their 1'u
roi .1:1 I i-i'threii. 'i'lie roguiar bu-lness
"f 'h ifefeiicii was then resniui'd,
"ni ! . lutioiis were adopted in sym
p.i'hy with the strikers in Sweden ami
Bur. eii ici mid for an appeal to the
unionists ol' t lu world to strive f,,r
the abolllinii of war.
Thaw Mndj Asylum Librarian,
Malteawan, N. Y Aug. ill. - In
thiir sen rcli for regular occupation
for Harry K. Thaw, recently rccoui
tiilltttl to the Slate Hospital For tlie
Criminal Insane here, the authorliles
of tiie Institution have appointed Iilm
Mt..i ,l,t ,
, HARRLMAN'S OWN BULLETIN.
Says
Surgeons Have Examined
Him
and Found Him All Right.
Arden, N. Y Aug. 31. Edward II.
Karrlmim has given the following
written statement to the press:
"I am pursuing the course laid out
ooforo I went abroad and advised by
tlie physicians.
"I Intended taking u rest ns soon ns
my responsibilities would permit.
"My treatment abroad reduced my
strength aud vitality and weakened
my digestion.
"Tin; most expert physicians In Mu
nich advised nie to have an examina
tion by surgeons as a matter of pre
caution. "This has been done very carefully
by Drs. Brewer and Crlle, In conjunc
tion with IH-. Walter .lames and Dr.
Lyle. and tlie whole result is that they
11 1 id nothing seiious nnd renew the ad
vice previously obtaiued that I should
have rest and not see many people at
one time, and this I am trying to do.
"'i'lils covers 1 lie whole ease, and
later on, if tlie representatives of tlie
press desire and there is any purpose
to b- accomplished, I will see them up
here, but now 1 ask that the surveil
lance of the operations of my home be
withdrawn not so much on account of
my family or myself, hut that the
coining and going of my friends may
not be interfered with.
"I apple. lale the Interest shown in
my welfare by the press and my
friends In all sections and pel Imps by
some others."
YOUNG MINISTER DROWNS.
Friend
Battles Desperately to Save
Him, but Is Overcome.
Point Lookout lieaeh, N. .. Aug. ill.
! --Despite th" efforts of a friend who
battled plu-Uly with the waves for ten
i minutes, the Iiov. Stanley W. Iioberts,
pastor of the I'reeport Baptist chmv'.i,
i was .Irovviud bore while swimming.
1 he drowning and the ellorts to save
the licrg.v man were watched breath
lessly from the shore by several hun
dred persons.
iioberts and II. ('. Meyers, a young
member of bis congregation who tried
to save liiin. were picked up by a life
boat just as they were about to sink.
1 nit when the boat reached the shore
the ol-'!-.. --io'iu v 'i" de'ol '--";-s
was unconscious.
Dr. I'd win Carman hurried from
I'reeport in an automobile and made
every elfort to revive Iioberts, but
after artllicial respiration had been ap
plied for lifteeii minutes be gave up
the task as hopeless.
lioheiis was twenty-live years old. a
lover of outdoor sports and was a
strong swimmer. He frequently went
on swimming trips with young men of
ids congregation, and it was said that
none of them could excel him in en
durance or speed in the water.
MAURETANIA'S LATEST FEAT,
Cunard Linr Clips Three Honrs From
Record Landing at Fishguard.
London, Aug. ill. A new era in
transatlantic passenger trallic was in
augurated when the Maurotanla of
tlie Cunard line, after a record break
ing run from New York to Queens
town, landed her passengers at Fish
guard, tlie new port of call on the
west coast of England.
The passengers were immediately
taken aboard a special train of the
(ireat Western railway and rushed to
London, and the Mauretanla's passen
gers made the voyage from New York
to London in . days 1 hour ii."i min
utes, a new feat in transatlantic
travel.
Tlie Mauri'tnnia's lime to Queens
towu was I days 11 hours 27 minutes,
two hours ai.d lifty-tliree minutes bet
tor than her time In the trip couclud
ed Aug. !i. which had been the record
for the eastern trip.
WATCH FOR MARS ECLIPSE.
Red Planet Will Be Obscured by Moon
Tomorrow Night,
(ieni'vii, N. Y.. Aug. i!L An Interest
ing eclipse of Mars by the moon, visi
ble throughout the United States, will
occur tomorrow evening. Tlie phenom
enon will ! ist about an hour, beginning
in t!i,' lotiL-ltude of Washington at 8:12
I p. i.i. and ending at !::'!. At places
I west of Washington the ocoultation
will occur earlier and at places east of
I Washington later.
I The eclipse will be visible to the
i naked eye, but the two of a small Held
Itlnss, which will bring it clearly with-
In observation, is advised by Professor
. Brooks.
EARTH ''.HAKE IIT ISTHMUS.
j Panama end Colon Both Feel a Sovcro
Seismic Shock.
Panama, Aug. ill. A severe earth-
' qua'.e shock was felt here, tit Colon
i and Inlet'iiiedlale points on the Isth
mus, lasting llfty seconds.
' 'Hie administration buildings or both
I he government ami of tlie canal com-
. mission hero and at Ancnn were se
verely shaken, lint Colonel (ioethnls re-
i ports that the Panama canal was not
damaged
I
ANTITRUST LAWS.
Drastic Measures Framed
by Taft Commission.
TO STOP OVERCAPITALIZATION
Attorney General Wickersham, Sec-
retary Nagel and Other Experts
at Work on Interstate Com-
merce Act Amendment.
New York. Aug. "1. Laws more
drastic than any yet devised for the
control of interstate corporations are
being framed by President Taft's
commission, now in session here.
They include swift jail punishment
for tlie violation of the provisions of
the mil It rust law. which has practi
cally Income a "dead letter." and a
separation of the inquisitorial and ju
nlelal powers of the interstate com
merce commission.
The commission that is framing tlie
aws include-, two members of the
'resident's cabinet. Attorney (ieneral
Wicker-ham and Secretary Nagel of
the department of commerce and la
'i h: The attorney general has dis-i-U'-i'd
at li'iigih with the president
his plans for tlie revision of the laws,
i.rtl the work of tlie commission islie-ii'i-
done In accord wbh the ptesl
'loin's views.
The other members of the commis
sion are Solicitor (ieneral Lloyd W.
I'. vver.-, UepiTsenlatlve Charles E.
Town-end of Michigan and Commis
sioners Martin A. Knapp and Charles
A. Piouty of tlie inlerstate commerce
commision.
Mr. Taft lias pointed out that the
.Hitilrusl law is a criminal statute
ami should deline in greater detail the
evils which are prohibited under it.
If the continuance of evil commercial
practices Is persisted in after tlie laws
have been clearly dellin'd and revised
!iK desire is that swift prosecution
. i.k' follow .
Attorney (ieneral Wickershain said
that one of the problems was to draw
the line more sharply between com
binations that cannot be described as
monopolies, but which are so classed
under tlie antitrust law. The dift'
culty. be said, was in separating the
sheep from the goats.
One of the remedies under discus
sion is a national incorporation act,
under which the Interstate corpora-
i 1 ions would escape petty state regit la
1 tions. but would be held more tightly
' In check by tlie national government.
The interstate commerce act, it is
' said. Is to be so amended that the In
quisitorial work now done by the com
, mission will be transferred to the bu
reau of corporations of the depart-
' incut of commerce and labor and tlie
work of prosecution to the depart
, meiit of Justice. The commission will
then sit in Judgment on the evidence
, produced.
One of the most Important results
: of the work of the commission will be
. the probable restriction of bond and
stock issues by interstate railways.
giving the commission power similar
' to that lodged with the public service
commission in this state. If this is
' done it will absolutely revolutionize
railroad tli' iacing in this country.
EARL GllEY LOST IN WOODS.
Canada's Governor General Nearly
Fr.lls Cver a Precipice.
Victoria. B. c Aug. iil.-Faii Grey,
governor gvneral ot Canada, had a
narrow esi ape from death when lost in
the woods of Jervis inlet, British Co
lumbia, for tive and a half hours when
on a shooilug expedition without com
panions other than his do;.-.
He ncaii.v tell over a precipice in
ihe dnrkno.-s when rescued by a search
party headed by .Major Clark, his or
derly, anil Second Ullicer Johnston of
the govi'i'iunc'it steamship Quadra, or 1
of many search parties sent Into the
woods lifter i ires were built along the
siiore Hue in iiIInm the attention of
the lost govi-rtier general. He was ut
terly e: h. Misted when found, and his
clothing wis badly torn. He was
brought bu n the steamer Quadra.
OLDEST STEAHSOAT 2URNED.
The Norwich Destroyed by Fire
at
Her Pier at Kingston.
Kingston, N. Y Aug. ill. Tlie Nor
wich, saltl to have been the oldest
pleanilioat In active use, was burned to
the wati'iiino at her dock here. The
old sldevvbeeler had for many decades
been used to break up tile ice In the
Hudson river every spring at tlie be
ginning of tlie towing soa.ion.
The Norwich, which was built sev
enty years ago, was to have taken u
ptoudueiit part In the Hudson-Pulton
celebration this full. The loss to hlr
owners, tin' Cornell Steamboat comim
ny, Is about if.'.ti.UoT-
MUST STOP HCHT
LangforMetchel Contest
Stirs Governor Hughes.
HE CALLS ON JEROME TO ACT.
Sends Another Letter to New York
Police Commissioner, Who Says
He Will Not Permit the
Affair to Come Off.
New York. Aug. i'.L-The $:0.ono
prizefight between Stanley Ketcliel
and S'am Langford, scheduled for
Sept. l.i, under the auspices of the
rairnioitt Athletic club, will proba
bly not tak" place, owing to action
t. ikon by (iovornor Hughes.
The govt rnor has written to Dis
trict Attorney Jerome ami Police
Commissioner Baker calling their at
tuition to the fact that pri.cltghts are
forbidden in this state by statute.
On receiving his letter District At
torney Jerome Invited William !ib
si'U of the l'airmont Athletic club and
his counsel. Morris Deichcs, to visit
i.im at the ciimlunl courts building.
Mi', c.lhson wa on band early, and he
ii 'd a long heart to heart talk with
Mr. Jerome and his assistant. Dan
Murphy.
At Hie close of th" conference none
of the parties would discuss the case.
P.ttt Mr. Jerome called attention to
the statute honks anil also to the fact
fiat tlie governor had advised him
tint prizelighls were barred in tills
state.
Additional interest was taken in the
matter because Police Commissioner
Baker also received a letter from the
governor, and he, too, went on record
as dei hiring that lie will not permit
the tight to be pulled off.
It is easy to see just where the pro
moters of'thls tight stand. The Fair
mont Athletic cluli has always, it is
sail, i isisted on the strict interpreta
tion of tlie 1 iw which regards "mem
bers" In good faith, it lias also been
circulated that no tickets are sold for
these bouts.
When Police Commissioner Baker
was see.i after Ids conference with
the district attorney lie said that the
police were now restrained by an in
junction issued by Justice Seabury in
tlie supreme court from interfering
witii tlie Fairmont club. It seems
that some time ago Magistrate Butts
in police court in discharging several
defendants taken In the Fairmont
club handed down an opinion which
held that the l'airmont concern was a
bona tide club. The supreme court
iiijuctlon is now in force, but accord
ing to Commissioner Baker if the po
lice are satislled that the law is being
violated they will interfere in spite
of the restraining order.
Commissioner Baker said, "Tlie leg
islature ought to pass a law permit
ting respectable chilis to hold spar
ring matches with a certain number
of rounds or allow no club to hold
tlie matches."
KEENE'S FIFTH FUTURITY.
Financier's Colt Sweep Wins
Rich
Stake3 at Sheepshead Bay.
New York, Aug. iiL Amid the
cheers of lo.ooii spectators at Sheeps
head Bay race track James It. Kivne's
colt Sweep, a sou of Ben Brush-Pink
Domino, wi n the twenty-second run
ning of Hie Futurity.
Five leiigihs back, ridden out with
whip anil heel to beat Sweep's stable
mate, (irasiuciv, a short length for tlie
place, staj-gereil tile tired Montpellor
stable's candidate. Caudleberry, also a
son of the ore of Sweep.
Angeroiiii, an added starter, was a
fairly good fourth, hut the other nine
contestants were beaten oil' and well
st t ung out vi'r a furlong. Tlie time
f. . the sis furlongs was 1:11 l-o.
Sweep's s!iae of the purse of sISLOaXJ
was yJT.no.i
This Is the llflli time one of Keene's
horses lias vmiii the Futurity.
WOKEH REFUSE A RAISE.
Ticket Agents on "L" Road In Chicago
Fer.i It Means Discharge.
Chicago, Aug. ill, The women th ki
, ageiitft on ibe elevated railroad of ihi,
city have i. used to accept a raise in
wages, Their action Is without pn e-
I dent in the annuls of labor unions. T!c
company oT"ivd them tin advance of "
iciils a h" but they voled down the
nfler.
In a rei loiiference Clarence A.
Kidghi, piv-ulei. I of the comp'iny, said
he would dispense with all women
i ticket FclleiM as soon us the wages of
the position were raised to .f a day.
As the woiik n are now getting .fbtiri a
day, they lcfuscd to nccept. tlio prof-
i fercd Iticfei'so in Bulurr
I
BASEBALL RESULTS.
Games Played In National, American
and Eastern Leagues.
NATIONAL LKAGUK.
At New Yoii; Chicago, 2; New York, 0
(11 innings). IJ.itti'i lus Pfoistcr ami Arch
er; Ames and Schick
Second riiiup New York, 5; Chicago. 0.
riattcrlea Mathewson and Meyers; Uuel
bach nnd Archer.
At lSrooklyn-lMttshui'K. 2; Brooklyn. 1.
Batteries Lelllold anil Ulbson; Molntyie
and lierKCti.
At Boston Cincinnati, 5; 13o.iton, 3 (10
Innings). Batteries Hovvnn inul Clark;
Fersuson anil Graham.
At Philadelphia Philadelphia, 3; St.
Louis. 2. Batteries Moore anil Dooln;
Harmon and Phelps.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
w. L. P.e.
Pittsburg. ;Z 32 ."ij
Chicjgo... 7"i !IS .(JT-
New York I'll IS .i;u"i
Cincinnati M .' J .Jun
w. u r.c.
Phila'phla f CI .471
St. Louis. -15 71 .3-;-
Brooklyn . 41 7J
Boston.... 22 i.i .2',l
a m 1 : it i c a N 1. 1: a i; t ; t: .
At St. Louis St. Louis. S; Washington,
0. Batteries Bailey nnd Criger; llroomo
and Street.
At Chlc..u;o-l'lilladeliihl:i, 5; Clilcaso. 0.
Batteries Plunk and Thomas; Scott ami
Owen.
At Cleveland Cleveland, 4; Boston, 2.
Batteries Berger and Beinls; Wood anil
Cm rltjan.
STANDI NO OF TUB CLUBS.
w. u l'.o.
W. I.. I'.C
Chicago... ,":) 1,1)
New Yoi liR.! f."i .1!'.
ljetrolt.... 7'l 41! .i'.'W
I'hlla'plila 71 4-; .Hi
Bo Don.
I.i .."i!M St. Louis. Ul G .41!
Cleveland. 01 oo .f 01 Wnsh'tou.
BASTBBN LKAGL'B
At Itoehi'ster Bochester, 3; Jersey
City. n.
Second irame Bochester. 4; Jersey
City, 2.
At Toronto Newark, I; Toronto, 2.
At Montreal Baltimore, I; Montreal, 0.
At Bulfulo-Providence, t; Bulfulo, ii.
STAND1NO OF TUB CLUBS.
V,'. L. I'.C. v. l. c ;.
Bochester. 71 ul .oV Bulfnli W iS .4Si
Newark.. . u' r.J ,K1 .Mnntre.il.. oil 0J . lM
I'rovfenci. Hi ,Vi ,y:, Jersi y C'y &." t.7 ,4M
Toronto... W ilj .477 Haltlmoie. 02 70 ,1U
AMERICAN YACHTS WIN.
Easily Defeat German Challengers Off
iUarblchead.
Marblehead. Mass.. Aug. ill. Amer
ica won a decisive victory over lior
niany In the llrst of the series of Sou
lier boat races for the President Taft
anil (iovcrnor Draper cups. All three
places at the top of the list were cap
tured by the delcnders of the trophies,
while the three challenging; boats
brought iii well to the rear.
The Joyitte, owned by Commodore
Wi!"am !I. Chiidd y.i the ILuoi.l.uist
Yacht club, Brooklyn, won llrst hon
ors, with tlie Mien, owned by Charles
P. Curtis of Boston, second and the
Wolf, owned by Caleb Lining of Bos
ton, third. Next came the Margaret he.
one of the (iermaii challengers, and
following her, more than six minutes
astern, was the Hevella, while the
Seehund II. finished last.
Admiral Barandon, chairman of the
joint committee of the Kaiserlhiier
Yacht dub of Kiel and liastern Yacht
club of Boston, when asked lifter the
race what he thought of the result
said:
"Oh. your boats arc so much faster!
It was a great surprise to me that our
yachts did not do better, for this was
real Kiel weather."
GIRLS DROWN TOGETHER.
Daughters of Ocean City Cottagers
Victims of Sailing Boat Disaster.
Ocean City. N. J Aug. ill. Alice
Bolsnot, aged lifteen years, and Marie
Mueller, lued sixteen, daughters of
Philadelphia cottagers here, were
drowned while sailing In Great Kgg
Harbor bay. near here.
Two boys were with tlioni In a small
sailboat which drifted against a trolley
bridge thai crosses the bay from Sum
mers point. A car passing over the
bridge hit ihe mast of the boat and
caused it to capsize. The two boys
saved themselves by climbing on to
the bridge.
Two pa i.a'iigers on the trolley car
Jumped front the car and uiaile every
effort to retell the girls, who were cur
lid toward the inlet by the swift cur
font. BETTER ?RICE FOR MILK.
Farmers crd Dairymen Will Get Ad
var.co of Eight Pc- Cent.
New Vi r'.. Aug. iiL Farmers and
dairymen w ho send their milk to Now
York cliy will ricoivo nearly S per cent
iiioro than formerly for their product
as the result of action taken by the
Consolidated Milk exchange. The coat
price was ..uiiially advanced from
cents per quart to il', cents.
An lucre; ise In tin price to the con
sumer is likely to follow.
COSTA RICA ELECTS JIMINEZ.
Presidential Campaig.i Was Bitter and
Marked by Rioting.
San Jose, Costa Kica, Aug. iiL After
it bitter electoral campaign full of riot
ing and disorder Itlcardo Jlminez has
Ih'cii elected president over ex-Presl-(leiit
llafael Iglesias. The new presi
dent Is a lawyer of high standing.
The retiring president. Gonzales
Viqtiez, was not a candidate for re
election and maintained a neutral posi
tion in the contest.
DEATH ; IST 2,010
Monterey's Flood Disaster
Assumes Vast Proportions.
PROPERTY LOSS IS $25,000,000
More Than 26,000 Persons Homeless
and Many of Those Who Es
caped Were Without Food
For Three Days.
Monterey. Mexico, Aug. ill. With
more than a thousand bodies of vic
tims ol the Hood and tidal wave recov
ered ami burled. 'J.niMi is now the esti
mated number of Hood victims through
out the valley of the Santa Catarinti
liver. The number of homeless, many
destitute. Is placed at 'J(!.."IKI.
The Santa Catarlna river at Monte
rey lias subsided siilllciently to permit
ii passage into the district iying to the
south, and a visit to that set t ion re
vealed appalling conditions.
People who bad been saved from tlie
Hood had been without food for three
days, when on some cables a small
amount of bread and beans was got
across.
Hvideiices of the terrible destruction
wrought by tile Hood were everywhere
visible. Five blocks of the district
were as though they had never exist
ed, and In tlie remaining portion bod
ies were being taken from the ruins
and hurled by a party of gendarme;!
sent across for the purpose.
One of the buildings destroyed was
the San Francisco church, the oldest
building in tlio city. The barracks of
the ruraies was washed away, and
much military equipment was lost.
Beports from down the river stat"
that many bodies have been recovered,
but there are many that will never be
accounted for, as the Santa Catarina
bed is tilled with quicksand, and many
of those lost have no doubt disap
peared in the sands.
Tlie railroad )rocxi; io.-, cxtt
mated by olliclals of the lines at i?l.
000,000, which added to tlie loss In tills
city makes nearly $2.",000,000 of prop
erly damage here and the vicinity.
The national bank olllcials estimate
the loss in the business center of Mon
terey at $.".00(1.000. The loss to the big
.smelter and industrial plants outside,
the city limits will amount to as much.
The value of the eighteen blocks of
buildings which were destroyed is
lixed at $:!,000,()00. Many of the small
er settlements in the state have been
wholly destroyed or badly damaged,
while the crops everywhere have been
ruined.
Tlie authorities are doing all In their
power, and the federal government has
sent ,r(,00n in money and provisions
for the relief of the sufferers. Contri
butions have been received from San
Antonio and New York city firms
which have agencies In tills city and
which have authorized their represent
atives to contribute liberally to the re
lief fund.
President Diaz has telegraphed S?:?0,
('00 for the relief of flood sufferers.
Vice President Corral lias contributed
S.ooo and Ambassador Thompson $1,
noo to the fund.
The fact that the lied Cross of the
United States is to give aid to the suf
ferers lias been learned here with pro
found satisfaction. On behalf of the
United Stall's government the Ameri
can nnibass'idor has sent condolences
to President Diaz.
COLONEL 3USEY DROWNED.
He Was the Only Democrat Who De
feated Cannon For Seat In Congress.
Cincinnati. Ait- .",L-C.ilot.el S. T.
Busey, vi ier.m i f the civil war, bank
er of I'rbaii.-i, 111., and the only Demo
crat wlio ever defeated Speaker Joseph
G. C'innoii for coitgre-.s, was drowned
at Mantrap lake, near Park liaplds,
Minn.
Professor Guy Allen Tawuey, Colo
nel llu-ey and the hitter's niece, Miss
Annie G. McClalll, Weal sixteen miles
out from land r.nd while trying to land
II big lisli tile colonel upset tlio boat.
Profiss.n- i'.-iwi.ey got Miss MeClaln
back into ihe boat and crabbed the
colonel, Willi Mb Mciialu rowing
aud Professor Tawney holding an oar
they tried to pull Colonel Busey to
laud. Th-1 colonel let go when he
fainted. Two hours later his body was
I'ecoVeri il.
JEFFRIES CABLES HIS 0. K.
Agreement For Fiolu With Jack John
son Saiisfa.wry to Him.
S iit l'ranclKi-o, .v ii. ill.-,'aut Bcrger
has reiclvod a rablegrani from James
J. Je'Viies at Carisli'id ratifying Bei
yev' action in signing tentative nrti
ch - for u fight with Jack Johnson.
Jeffries' ci.blegiam leads:
'Agreement satisfactory. Inform
iievvsj.npeiH your action authorized by
me."
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