The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-09-26
ANGRY ELEMENTS
Cause Great Loss OF Property
and Life i'm India.

Calcutta sept. 25.-Earthquakes. floods
and terrible landslldes occurred at and
near Darjee.lng In the lower Hlmalaya
last night Great damage was done and
no fewer han 60 natives perlshed.
There was a ram fall Of 2S inches in
3s hours
Three bad landslides took place lnvolv-
ing the transhlpment OF railway train
of passengers.
The whole Calcutta road Is blocked and
the Paglajohre line has been seriously
damaged.
About thousand acres OF Tea have
been destroyed from Jalapahar 70
Burchil. At the latter place some thTee
thousand feet OF water supply pipe have
been ruined. The electric plant has suc-
fered seriously and the tow mis- in dark
neess. There Is great fear Of further rain.
A dispatch from Jalhauai on the river
Teesta, forty miles south east Of jail
hamai says that the boat crossing Jne
Teesta with three Europeans and six na-
tives was swamped by the high waves.
The body Of one Of It's occupants has been
found IA miles down the river. II ls re.
ported that the Europeans, Anderson
! ISuster and whitman, jumped overheard
| Their fate Is unknown. Search partle
have been sent out to look for them
| Maryville, No, Sept. 25.-An Omaha-s
ouis train load Of excurslonisi return
| ing from the Omaha exposition, was
wrecked on a bridge over the Platte riv-
or here and no one seriously injured.
The track spread and the rails were
/ torn up. The brIdg partially gave WY
and the engine and two coaches toppled
J and fe a short distance landing on some
! Of the under tmbers. These proved stronl
enough TO support them and the passeng
ers badly frightened, were able TO clim'
out OF the windows and doors and reacl
solid ground uninjured. The bridge Is ?
feet high where The coaches stuck an
1.-THE water IN the river 3 about equalc
deep. Trainmen say that IT seems like
miracle that the entire traln OF Nv
coaches all OF which were heavily LOAD
ed with excurslonists did not go througr
Chicago. Sept % Tue annual rep)C
Of the Atchison road was issued today
The total earnings Of the road for tn
fiscal year ending June 80. we're SlO,5is
i9s an Increase OF S1,2s9.S99 over the earr
ings Of the preceding year. The n
earnings from operation were sl4.so6.s
an increase Of ,-,1990o3.
Total surplus 70 June was N4i4.io1. o.
OF this the directors declared dividend N
2 Of IA per cent, on the preferred stoc
which amounted TO 81 l,427O7l, leaving
surplus IN the treasury applicable to Il
ture dividends and additional improv,
ments OF 32.9s7 A20,
During the year the company expends
for improvements, extensions and add
lions to the property and equlpmen
S3,g9726. For new acquisitions OF raj
roads and terminals $4,000.
City OF Mexico, Sept 25-Presidei
Dlax cannot go 10 Chicago on Accou
lof the illness Of Nine. Dlaz. He has a
4. Ipointed Lie Ignacion Mariscal. mini
ter OF foreignaffairs togoashissHRD
| ter OF foreign relations 20 so as his re
- resentatlve.
While the Illness OF Nine DiaE h
!, all along PLACED a degree OF uncertain
/, about the plaus of the president for /
p northern Journey, II was hoped un
a today that her condition might lmpro
/. sufficiently 10 allow President Diaz
n be absent So strong was this expect
k tlon that today the senate again to
r. up the matter OF the proposed visit a
Increased the amount OF approprla-i
l. for the expense OF the president and
e, party TO $50 900 gold. The former a
g propratlon was siOO.OOO silver. II "
s. shortly after this action that the q
N nouncement Of the change In Preside
10 plans was announced.