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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-17
THINKSOUTLOOK BRIGHT J. B. WASHINGTON TALKS OF DEMOCRATIC PROSPECTS,. He is of the Opinion That an Eastern Man on e Conservative Plat
 form Can Defeat Presi-
 dent Roosevelt.

Washington. June 16.-(SpeciaI. .)-Form- CT Representative Joseph E. Washington of the Nashville District, who has been in Washington the past few days. Is san guine that the Democrats with con- servative platform and an Eastern man will win the next election.
 T have no choice specially favored" said MT. Washington. but men l have heard discussed are eminently worthy though it occurs to me as rather prema- ture to canvass the nominee situation. At the same time, 1 am exceedingly hope full of Democra tic success, and 1t seems to me, under all the circumstances, as though the prospects of the party grow brighter all the time. As far as the at tttude of the South is concerned, my be- lief Is that the Southern delegates at the next National Convention will say to the delegates from New York. New Jersey, Delaware, Connecticut, Maryland and other Eastern States: Give us a candi- date that you think can win and we will give him the backing of the solid South
 ''The East will be called on to name the man, and 1t goes without saying that the platform must be conservative enough to command the appreciation of the business men of all sections.
 "In recent trip to New York. have met and talked with many of the Dem ocratic leaders. It was encouraging to hear them talk of the possibility of car rying the Empire State. Not since 1898 have the chances of regaining possession of the Government been as good as they are now"
 MT. Washington was a Cleveland Dem ocrat about the time silver came to the front with the repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman act and his atti- tude caused his retirement from Con- gress, his successor being John Wesley Gaines R. H. Watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-17
WORK FOR GRAVE DIGGERS
Prompt Measures to Prevent a Plague.
Many Citizens Have Marrow Escape Telegraph Operator Dies Trying to Tell World of the Great
 Calamity.

The Dalles, Ore, June 16.-A telephone message from lone states that the lat est find In the ruins of Heppner indicates that the loss of life will be much greater than at first supposed.
 The casualty list will foot up 500 and many of the bodies will never be Yecov- cred.
 The property loss and destruction of buildings alone will aggregate probably million dollars. This is regarded as conservative estimate. One hundred and fifty of the best residences were swept from the earth. The debris is piled along the railroad track to the height of ten feet
 Among the incidents of the catastrophe was the saving of three lives by Julius Keitley, 70 years of age, who rode one mile and a half on roofs of houses and pulled in three people from the flood.
 James Herman, the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company agent. met his death at the telegraph key trying to raise Port land to inform the outside world of the impending calamity. His little daughter, Katie, who was saved by remaining in the station house, saw her father and mother lose their lives in the whirl of the mad waters. Katie stood by While her father was calling the Portland office when the flood swept in the lower floor curled around him. Mrs. Herman rushed out of the house and started for a high point of ground. Herman bravely sought to save his wife, and both were lost
 A Thrilling Adventure.
 One of the most thrilling adventures was that of Thomas Shutter, who with his family was carried down stream in his house for a mile and a half. Shutter took his two little ones on his shoulder and swam 200 yards in che boiling torrent. landing the children and then struck out to the house for his wife and rescued her.
 The McBride family. which vas lost, went down in their house. The daughter screamed and beckoned from the win dcws to Louis Mckinney, who with his family ran out in the nick of time from their house to escape. Mckinney saw the whole Mcbride family perish.
 A force of seventy-flve men are digging graves on the hillsides. Prompt meas ures are being taken to prevent a plague The weather threatens to become hot and a relief corps to clean the town is urg- ently needed,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-17
BRIDGE GIVES WAY WEIGHT OF 800 PERSONS WAS
 TOO MUCH.
Six are Probably Fatally Hurt, While 25 to 30 More Receive Injuries Were Watching Festivities
 of a Carnival.

Eau Claire, Wis, June 16.-A long sec- ton of the Madison Street Bridge ap- proach went down under the weight of 200 persons tonight. Six persons were probably fatally injured. and twenty-five or thirty others less seriously injured. The names of the victims have not been learned.
 The accident occurred during an illu- imitation of the street carnival booths along the main streets of the city. Hun dreds had gone to the bridge to watch the illumination from this vantage point Sud denly a section of the approach. forty feet in length. sank
 Instantly all was confusion. Calls were sent in for doctors and policemen to help carry away the injured. of whom two score were hurried to physicians offices and the city hospital.
 The illumination was ended at once. The section of the bridge which collapsed had dropped It's 200 sightseers twenty five feet into a bank of sand and debris on the river bank.
 For a half hour the bank was a con fused heap of women, children and men, some with their arms or legs fractured or suffering with the pain of serious or possibly fatal injuries.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-17
McATEE TELLS OF FLOOD.
With Terrific Roar the Waters swept
 Upon Heppner.

Portland. Ore, June 16-A special to The Oregonian from lone, Ore, says;
 David McAtee. a business man of Heppner, whose residence is on a bench above Heppner was an eye witness of the dis"ster. IT. company with Frank pauiding' he left Heppner about 1O:3o o'clock Sunday night on horseback.
 "On Sunday afternoon said MT. Mc Atee. there had been a very severe rain storm. accompanied by much wind and lightning. I was standing in front of the house and noticed that a cloud of re- markable denseness approached the top of the hill on the east idle of the canyon. I turned for moment, when a roar caused me to look again at the hin saw a wall of water, whose height would be afraid to gauge. rushing down the noun tain carrying immense trees and timber7 on its crest and tearing every rock from its foundation.
 This terrific storm struck the upper part of the town first. The residence of Thomas Howard was the first to fan. and his entire family was drowned In the Krug hom" also every person was drown ed as was also the case in the Hale and Sailing residences. All Hf these houses were about four or five blocks above the business centeh. The house of Abram Hamsick was entirely demolished.
 "The Palace Hotel was the first build ing to stem the tide and all the guests were saved, but the houses below the Palace Hotel were blown out into the street, overturned and wrecked. The resi- Hence of G. A. Rhea was carried away and the entire family, consisting of wife and three daughters and Miss Adkins a cousin. were lost. The husband was absent in Portland attending the Masonic convention. c. E. Redfield. whose house was completely destroyed. was also absent with Mfr. Rhea in Portland, and his wife and baby were drowned. The body of Mrs. Redfield is among the recovered. A. C. Glegers's residence was carried away and Mfr. Geiger was drowned. His family is in the East. George Conyer's house was next but the family succeeded in saving their lives by rushing to the upper stories tina. house being carried down the creek three-quarters of a mile. When reached by the rescuers they found that the house had been cut fin two and Mir. Conyer was Standang in water up to his neck. holding his wife upon the roof and keeping ner from slipping with his out stretched arm. Mir. Westward and J. Ayers, who were living in the same resi- Hence, were drowned.
 'Oscar Miners house was next demol- ished and Mrs. Miner drowned. The rest of the family succeeded in saving their hvos by eiInEing to the roof. All the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-17
Troops Ordered to Morenci.

Denver. Colo. June 16.-On advices flom Washington. General Baldwin, commsnd- ing the department of the Colorado. to- day sent orders for one troop of the 3rd cavalry to proceed with all haste from Fort Apache. Ariz.. to Morenci. Yester- day 1t was believed that the spirit of the strike was broken and Colonel Lebo, com manding five troops of the 14th cavalry at Morenci was ordered to return his icom- mand to Fort Grant and Hua ch lcha, out more recent develop nAnts have shown the advisability of kaping federal tro0ps on the spot.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-17

wells family but two were lost. and the house carried away. With the Wells's residence went the house of George Swag- gert. Mir. Swaggerts two married daughters were drowned and their five children. Mrs. Mallory was carried one hundred and fifty yards. and was found lodged against store. and MT. Mallory, a crippled old man. was found safe, hold ing baby. Jim Matlock's house was next. MT. Matlock was drowned, but his family was aved. MT. Higg's house also went Here one child was drowned. but the rest of the family escaped. Mrs. Elder was drowned in her residence. The houses of Mr Boyd and MT. Walton were also destroyed and both families lost
 Perhaps the greatest loss of life oc- cured at the Heppner Hotel. The hotel. which was run under the management of Jones & Albaugh, was carried away. It is supposed that there was about fifty guests in this hotel, all of whom are re- ported to be lost. The proprietors them- selves were saved, but their families are among the dead.
 The houses of Ben Patterson. Mir. Dunn and Mir. Noble were entirely demol- ished, and all persons in these three fam James Jones and Henry Blair. The barn
  stables of Whytes 6 Meadows were en- tirely destroyed. E. J. Farnsworth and Philip Cohen were also drowned. The entire residence portion of Heppnes was destroyed. but the business houses, be- ing on higher ground and built of brick and stone, were not badly damaged. The schoolhouse and courthouse, which stand on side hill, were saved. but two churches. the Methodist and Presbyte- rian. were completely wrecked.
 Around the depot the rising water left great heaps of driftwood piled higher than the roof of the station, and the rescuing parties were forced to demolish the pyra- mids with dynamite in order to extricate persons who were buried underneath Many of the drowned bodies were carried by the rushing waters down the valley"
 No systematic effort has as yet been made to find the dead, who are undoubt- edly strewn along the canyon. Every available man from a radius of sixty five miles has been pressed into service at Heppner itself Gangs of men are at work clearing away the piles of debris, rocks and timbers which lie piled in heaps in Heppner's streets and taking out the corpses which lies concealed in the debris. Owing to the entire absence of proper facilities for caring for the dead, the victims of the flood were for the most part inferred in common crates.
 A relief train, sent from The Dalls, reached lone last night, and will proceed to Heppner as soon as possible. A wreck ing train with gangs of men to repair both the tracks and telegraph wires left this point last night.
 It Is expected that communication with Lexington, seventeen miles from Hepp- ner, will be restored today. On board the Dalls train are five doctors. six trained nurses. a committee of twenty Elks and another of six Eagles, with all necessary drugs and supplies, to care for the sick and wounded. There is also a car of pro- visions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-17
NO STRIKE
 OF E .NERS
 -s An AmicablS Agreement
 is Rs .ched. OPERATORS COMPROMISE Accept District Presidents on Board of Consolidation. Charles P. Neill, Sent as a Peace En- voy by Members of the Strike
 Commission, is Sue
 cessful. tE

Sranton, Pa., June 16-There will be no strike in the anthracite region growing out of the refusal of the operators to rec- ognize the credentials of District Presi- dents Nichols. Fahey and Dettrey, h. structed by the joint Executive Board of the United Mine Workers as the miners representatives on the Board of Conciiia- ton.
 The convention of the United Mine Workers today elected the three district Presidents by districts as their represen- tatives. and the operators. through Pres ident George F. Baer of the Reading Company. announced that this action was satisfactory.
 When the miners convention adjourned Monday afternoon. 1t was for the osten- sible purpose of giving the Committee on Resolutions opportunity to frame re- port embodying the sentiment of the con vention as expressed in the motions and speeches of Monday afternoons session.
 An Agreement Reached.
 During the night and early this morn- ing. MT. Cornell of the Conciliution Board on the one hand and President Mitchell on the other. communicated with one an- sent here as peac. y yoy by some mem bers of the strike commission, and the result was a tentative agreement that if the miners in the three separate dis trict conventions elected representatives those representatives would not be ob- jected to by the operators.
 In commenting on a grievance presented by engineers, President Mitchell said: . "As far as l can learn. some of the engineers ought not to get anything at all. They were granted Sunday holiday by the Commission, yet they work the seven days as formerly so as to get an extra days pay.
 Engineers are Greedy.
 'one of the strongest cases we had be- fore the Commission was that of the en- gineers working seven days a week the year round and a twenty-four hour shift every two weeks. They are doing you and themseives a wrong by not taking advantage of the day of.
 There was a burst of loud and long applause when President Mitchell at the opening of the afternoon session an- nounced that the operators, through Pres ident Baer of the Reading Company. had authorized the statement that the action of the convention was satisfactory.
 MT. Mitchell, during the noon recess. communicated indirectly with President Baer through Mir. Conneil and Mir. Neill The convention elected President Mitchell as the legal representative of the miners at the hearing before the Consolidation Board. The ope -ators will urge an imme- diate session of the Board to settle dis putes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-17

the triennial saengerfest of the North eastern Saengerbund of America was given tonight at Armory Hall, in the presence of an audience which com pared favorably with that of last night, when President Roosevelt made a speech. All of the 5000 seats were taken and the standing room was all taken. Six thousand singers were on the stage and the numbers. vocal and instrumental.
 were rendered with high degree of ar- tistic finish. The audience was enthusl- astic from beginning to end. especially over the singing of the Kaiser Prize Song" This song was sung by all the societies contesting for the Kaiser prize.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-17
The Cruiser Galveston.

Washington. June 16.-The Attorney General has been asked for an opinion as to the right of the Navy Department to complete the cruiser Galveston at the Norfolk Navy Yard at the expense of the sureties of the failed Trigg Ship building Company at Richmond. Va. While the work on the vessel is delayed, some of the sub-contractors oppose re- moval of the boat unless their claims against the Triggs are settled. The War Department has an unfinished hydraulic dredge at the Triggs works and will await the Attorney Generals opinion before acting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-17
WILL REJECT TREATY.
Believed Colombian Congress Will
 Not Ratifv Instrument

Believed Colombian Congress Will
 Not Ratify Instrument.
 New York. June 1e.-The canal treaty will not be passed by the Colombian Congress. called to meet on June 20, says a Herald dispatch from Bogota, Co., lombia.
 This is the concensus of the best in- formed opinion in the Republic. Notwith- standing many rumors that have been sent from the capital, the fact remains that Congress does not dare defy the wishes of a majority of the people in the matter. Should it be left to a public vote. the test would show an overwhelm- ing majority antagonlstic to the propo- sition. Public opinion is unanimously against the canal.
 Doubtless there will be an effort on the part of the Government to induce Con- gress to ratify the treaty. but this SUD- port will not sway the opponents of the measure.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-17
Colonel Turner Resigns.

Ottawa, Ont, June 16.-Coloner Turner, United States Consul General at this place, has telegraphed his resignation to Washington. It Is said that he and Mrs. Turney may take up their abode here permanently. Colonel Turner said: q have no statement to make about the matter My resignation has nothing to do with any trouble at Washington"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-17
Avcock Speaks at Vanderbuilt

Nashville, Tenn. June Ex-Governor Charles B. Aycock of North Carolina de- 1ivered the annual address before the literary societies of Vanderbilt Univer- sity in the university chapel tonight. His subject was Education" Governor Ay- cock will attend the university com nencement exercises tomorrow morning and leave for Chattanooga in the after noon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-17
OFFERED TO BR1BE LEE.
Proposition of $1,ooo a Month to
 Steer Clear of Grand Jury,

St. Louis, June 16.--Former Lieutenant Governor John A. Lee testified before the grand jury today in effect that he had been offered $l.0OO a month to place him. self beyond the reach of the grand jury until after the poodle investigation is ended.
 The proposition was made to him just after he went to Kansas City from Jef- ferson City. Mir. Lee said he was ap- preached by some man he did not know, who offered him $l 900 a month in cash to keep clear of the grand jury.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-17
Death off Mrs. Dickenson.

Lincoln, Neb.. June 16.-Mrs. Sarah Dickenson died here this afternoon at the State home for the friendless. where she had lived for many years. She was born at Knoxville Tenn, S5 years ago. Her grandfather was General Meade of the Revolutionary army. a compatriot of George Washington.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-17
ESTIMATES DIETER.
The Number of Dead May Be sweIied
 to 800,

Heppner, Ore. June 16.-Estimates of the loss of life by Sunday nights cloud burst differ widely, but the number of dead Is certain to reach 300 and it may be swelled to 800 when all are accounted Tor. One hundred and ten bodies have been buried and it is known that fifty are missing. Still others who were stran- gers in the town are supposed to be among the lost
 People are coming here from all direc- tions In wagons and on horseback and the work of recovering bodies and bury Ing the dead is proceeding as fast as
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-17
MOB STONES STREET CARS.
More Troops Asked for by Sheriff at
 Dubuque.

more troops Askeu TOT py Sher1m at
 Dubuque.
 Dubuque, Ia, June 16.-A small crowd stoned the street cars which resumed run ming with non-union men here today after i've weeks idleness.
 The sheriff called out the local militia and soldiers were stationed at the scene of trouble. The cars stopped running after dark and the soldiers marched to the conpany's offlce to guard the non- union employees. A mob of two thousand paraded the streets, shouting derislvely at the non-union men.
 sheriff Steiner has explained the situa- tion to Adjutant General Byers and asked for moro troops.
 The mob got beyond control late this evening and surrounding the company's power plant, broke every window in the building with bricks A squad of police and militia finally dispersed the mob
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-17
Freu Criticallv sick.

Sedalia, Mo. June 16.-J. J. Frey for several years general manager of the Santa Fe and prior to that general super intendent of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway, who has been bedfast for two weeks is today pronounced critically i'll with uraemic poisoning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-17
HOLSTERS ORDERED OUT.
Work on New York Buildings May
 Suddenly Cease.

New York, June 16.-The Building Trades Employers Association has or dered all hoisting engineers in the em- ploy of the association members not to resume work tomorrow.
 If followed out to the letter this action would mean that all building operations in the city will have to stop abruptly as without the hoisting engines no material can be handled.
 The Board of Governors. however, had already given permission to the hoisting association to employ it's men on three classes of jobs, known as emergency cases," such as are necessary to pre- vent catastrophes, and to make buildings safe
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-17
POPE LEO IS IRRITArED.
Does Not Appreciate False Rumors as
 to His Health.

LOGS Not Appreclate raise 6umors as
 to His Health.
 Rome, June 1e.-Count Camille Pecci, the Pope's nephew. today presented the pontiff in the name of Charles Astor Bristed and his daughters, of New York, with a magnificent gold pectoral cross, adorned with diamonds, pearls and ru- bies.
 His Holiness was much pleased with the gift, and charged his nephew to con- vey his appreciation and thanks to the donors.
 The conversation during Count Pecci's visit turned on the recent reports of se- rious illness and even the death of the pontin, at which Pope Leo showed con siderable irritation and annoyance. His nephew in reassuring him. said: "Your Holiness must keep in mind the Italian proverb: The announcement of one 8 death always adds years to ones life. This assures you that you will live to see a hundred
 The Pope laughed heartily at the re- mark.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-17
Hungarian Premier Resigns.

Budapest, June 16.-Premier De Szell announced today in the lower house of the Hungarian Diet that he had rendered his resignation to King Francis Joseph on Sunday last. and that his Majesty had accepted it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-17

Washington, June 16.- For Alabama: Generally fair Wednesday, Thurs day; variable winds.