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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-06-18
CREST OF FLOOD PASSES
Situation in East st. Louis Much
ReIieved-Loss of Life Has
Been Small.

St. Louis, June l2.-That the crisis
of the flood situation has passed, SO far
as this city is concerned, was generally
accepted as fact by the citizens OF
East St. Louis tonight. Boat crews
which yesterday strained their energies
to the point of exhaustion in rescuins
the prisoners of the food, today occu-
pied themselves in saving property and
in bringing to higher ground belated
refugees who previously had not be-
lieved themselves in immediate danger.
Since the disastrous break in the Hi
nois Central levee the flood has made
no dangerous inroads; although a por-
ton of the Baltimore & Ohio embank-
ment gave way last night, and the Hood
area was further increased, by seepage
today.
With the stress of the situation re-
l1eved. it was possible today to make a
survey of the flooded district. A trip
of several miles showed only picture
of Kansas City and Topeka over again
"a vista of deserted second stories OF
houses or perhaps just their roofs, with
the perspective heightened here ana
there by brick public buildings and fac
tories looming secure above the waters
below. In some of the larger buildings
people were still living.
One prominent undertaken averred
that there had been no loss OF life d.
rectly in the flood, although there had
been deaths later due indirectly to the
overflow. There we're no reports OF
drownings today, nor were any bodies
recovered.
The work was that OF caring for the
refuoees. This the citizens of East st.
Iouis are doing with tireless energy.
The supply OF food seems ample. Dur
inc much of the day the city was under
onasi- martial law, although Mayor
Cook and his chief of police were the
ouiding heads. 1t was found before
niobtfall. however, that this order OF
thinos necessitating as it did the issu-
inc Of permits for visiting threatened
nortions of the city, was working
hardship ON many citizens, and the dis
cinline was relaxed to allow free com
munication between here and the MIS-
souri side.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-06-18
REVOLUTION ENDS.
MatOs COnfesses Defeat and ASKS
Safety for Followers.

Caracas, June 15.-General Matos
has published in Curacao a manifesto
addressed to the Venezuelan people,
contessing that the revolution is crushed
and terminated, and saying that he
Will ask President Castro to guarantee
the safety of himself and all his follow
ers so that they may be able to return
to their homes and work for the paece
and prosperity of Venezuela. The an.
nouncement of this news has aroused
much interest here.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-06-18

Five hundred and twenty-five tickets
bave been sold, crowding the seven
White Pass steamers. which are ready
tc leave here the moment the river Is
reported clear of ice. This is the larg-
est number for the first trip rush in the
history of the river. Lake Labarge
may open at any moment. The steam
er Cleaner left Caribou Friday evening
for Atlin. The water is low yet, but
the ice has all gone from the Atlin
route. The steamer Casca, owned III
Vancouver, is ready to sail for Dawson
in addition to the White Pass steamers.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-06-18
FOR A NEW RAILROAD.
Line to BE Built TO Tap Thunder
Mountain District.

Salt Lake, Utah, June l2.-The
identity oof the mysterious surveying
party operating near the continental
divide in Lemhi county, Idaho, has
been established, says the Desert News.
The party includes several Salt Lake
men and is in the employ of the Ore
gon Short Line, and not the Burllng-
ton.
They are working on a line that is
heading into the Thunder mountain
district and Northwesterp Idaho gener-
ally. This would indicate, says the
News, that the Short Line Is out In ear
nest after the Idaho territory and as
soon as the transfer of the portion OF
the Utah holdings involved in the Clark
deal takes place the work will be
pushed with vigor.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-06-18
Nav Be Prince in Disguise.

Marinette, Wis, June l5-Tbe Mar
inette Star is authority for story to
the effect that President Hoffman, who
recently resigned from the faculty of
the University of Iowa, is Crown Prince
Rudolph, of Austria, who was supposed
TO have killed himself fifteen years ago.
Hoffman resignation at the university
was requested because he refused to re-
veal his identity after admitting that he
was going under an assumed name.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-06-18
WILL BUILD CUTOFF.
Great Northern TO Begin Work at
KaIispell.

Butte, Mont, June l5.-Word has
been received in this city to the effect
that the cutoff from Columbia Falls or
Kalispell. on the Great Northern, to
Jocko, on the Northern Pacific, is to
be built at once. Work will be COM
menced within go days. The new line
will open up the richest country in the
state of Montana and furnish a direct
route from Crows Nest coal fields to
the Butte and Anaconda mines and
smelters
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-06-18
Coal Dealers Fined.

|hlcago, June l5.-All the members
VI the illinois Coal Dealers Associa-
:loh who were indicted for conspiracy
Al restraint of trade during the recent
ga famine, were found guilty and
Hueu 5000 each. A sentence as also
imposed on members of the Retail Coal
S'oaers Association. They ere fined
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-06-18
ALASKA EARTHQUAKE.
North Country Receives a Shock.
Skagway the Center.

Vancouver, r. c., June ia spe-
cial to the Province from White Horse
says.
An earthquake shook the northern
country Friday morning. Its center
was in Skagway, where the shock was
sharply felt for several seconds. A
slight shock was distinct at White
Horse. Buildings in Skagway rocked
dangerously, and people, many of whom
were greatly frightened, ran into the
streets.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-06-18
LEWIS NIXON RESIGNS.
Leaves Presidency of the Shipbuild'
ing Trust.

New York. June I5--The World says
mat Lewis Nixon has resigned as pres
iuent OF the shipbuilding trust.
IN statement Nixon admits serious
friction with the reorganizers of the
Uust' defends himself against the char
yes recently made and denies that he
was the promoter of the trust.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-06-18
D;scnssing Constitution.

Denver, June l5.-The American La
- Un;on convention is still discussing
the new constitution, which provides a
centralized form OF organization, SIM
lar in general to our civil government.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-06-18

News has reached here of a rich plac-
er find in Atlin. 1t is on the western
side of the lake, and in a comparatively
new locality. A stampede has COM
menced and many claims will be To-
Gated.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-06-18
MAJOR GIBBONS DIES.
Man Who First Fired on Fort Sum-
ter Passes Away.

Columbia, s. c., June l5.-Mai.
W. II. Gibbon. who is said to have fired
the first shot of the civil war upon Fort
Sumter, is dead.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-06-18
TOWNS WRECKED
TERRIBLE DISASTER OCCURS in
EASTERN OREGON.
Heppner, Lexington and lone Dis
appear Under a Torrent of Wat
ment's Warning--Probabiy More
Than 500 Persons Were Killed.

The Dalles, Ore, June ia mes
senger arrived from Arlington this
morning bringing news of terrible
cloudburst that occurred at Heppner,
Ore. last night.
A solid wall of water swept down the
valley, taking everything before it.
1t is estimated that 500 people lost
their lives.
When the messenger left Arlington
at o'clock this morning the flood had
passed and $50 bodies had been recov-
cred.
A special train left here at noon for
the scente of the disaster.
Portland, Ore, June ia message
has just been received from the mayor
of Lexington to Mayor Williams OF
Portland, saying that large part OF
the town of Lexington was swept away
last night by a terrific cloudburst. An
appeal is made for immediate aid.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-06-18

The Dalles, Ore, June ia terri
BILE avalanche of water raced down Will
low and Wilson creeks at a late hour
yesterday evening, almost destroying
the towns of Heppner, Lexington and
lone, Five hundred are reported dead.
Without other warning than a few
distant claps of thunder, the worst ca
lamitty hat has ever come to the Pacific
Northwest, descended upon the towns,
almost wiping them out of existence.
Terrible loss of life is known to have
resulted, and by some it is estimated to
reach 500. although details are as yet
impossible to obtain.
Portland. June 15.-Up to one &C clock
this morning 105 bodies had been re-
covered and but small portion of the
territory devastated had been gone over.
From meager details gathered from
every section of Morrow county, where
the damage occurred, it appears that a
giant wall of water, almost. housetop
high, bearing on it's crest trees, tim bers
and immense stones, descended upon
Heppner, the town farthest up the val
ley, at late hour yesterday evening.
Many people were at church. and
others were in their homes. There was
no warming of the impending disaster.
Buildings crumbled and turned to splin-
ters in the face of the terrible deluge.
Human beings were twisted and crush
ed and torn, to be submerged and
strangied at last beneath the mighty
river flowing along its course where ten
minutes before hardly a trout brook
could be found.
Gathering breadth, depth and veloc-
ity as it progressed, the crest of the
food rushed on down the valley, sweep
ing everything before it. Lexington
was almost entirely submerged and
the loss of life there is supposed to
have been greater than at Heppner, the
first town visited by the deluge.
At lone, the sea of water which had
followed the channel of Wilson creek,
was augmented by another volume of
muddy water which came down from
the hills where Wilson creek heads.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-02-20
Globe Walker Here.

Andreas Chromentz, globe trotter from
Turoy, st. Martin, Hungary, reached here
yesterday afternoon about o'clock, having
spent the night before at the Great Falls.
He remained at the Jarboe residence, Ed.
wards Ferry, until Monday morning, then
started for Cumberland, Nd, from thence
he will go to Pittsburg, and from there con
tinue his tour.
He says he started from Hungary on Sep
TENDER 2nd, 1901, and expects to reach home
some time In 1905, after tramping through
nearly every country of the world. He will
then write book telling of his adventures
Before sailing for this country he walked
through Germany, Holland, Belgium, Eng.
land, Scotland and Ireland. He sailed for
Canada from Liverpool, and landed at Que.
bee September 18th. In Canada he visited
Montreal, Ottawa, Kingston, and other cities
November 18th he entered the United States
through New York State.
Chromentz carried note book full of post
marks oil foreign cities. The Edwards Ferry
stamp was placed in his book to-day. In
England he learned to speak broken Eng
lish, and can make himself understood.
Chromentz is bright and intelligent, Of a
very healthy appearance, barely five feet,
wears the colors Of America and Hungary
on his left arm, and handsome gold deco
ration on his cap. He makes his way by
selling souvenir cards, and explained that
he has not been sick, and has been hungry
only once since starting. He left home with
90 filters, only Is cents in American money.
While in Washington he called on the Pres
ident and visited all the public buildings,
and expressed himself as very much pleased.
Feb. II, 1908. ].
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-02-20

Mail Pouch stolen. -Postoff1ce In
spector Frank II. Sharon spent good por
ton OF Sunday in Rockville investigating
the rfling OF United States mail pouch,
which occurred here on Friday Of last week
The pouch was thrown from Baltimore
and Ohio train No. Q, which passed here
about Q o'clock on that day. 1t was suppos-
ed at the postoffice that the mail CLERK
had neglected TO throw the pouch off, and
that It had been stolen was not suspected
until Saturday, when the pouch was acct
IDENTIFY discovered secreted in bushes a short
distance iron where the pouches are usual
ly thrown from the trains. II had been
cut open and all It's contents taken. Sun
day morning large number Of letters taken
from the pouch, and all Of which had been
torn open, were found hidden about hall
mile from where the pouch was discovered
So far as is known the pouch contained no
money or other valuAbles
Inspector Sharon learned nothing that
tended 10 connect any one with the robbery
but will return later and make thoroug b
Investigation. About ten months ago Z
pouch thrown IRON tue same train wal
stolen and its contents rhed, but the cul
prt was never apprehended. 1t lie believed
that the same person rified both pouches.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-02-20
Farmers Convention.

The Farmers Convention will be held at
the Sandy Spring Lyceum on Tuesday, Feb
rusry Gath, at 10 A. M. Besides other mat
ters OF interest, the following questions will
be discussed:
1. The relation of the garden to the farm
economy, by Roger b. Farquhar.
.. Why is our labor 30 Indifferent, and
can it be improved by the introduction of
foreignersP by Jacob G. Schonfarber.
3. How can we grow clover again in this
vicinityf by Frances Snowden.
4. Do we give sufficient attention to the
washing of our soils, and how can we pre-
vent i'll by Robert H. Miller.
8. At this distance from market which is
the more profitable crop, potatoes or straw
berriesP by Francis Thomas.
8. Do the farmers derive the benefit they
should IRON the money spent on Farmers
Institutes, Experimental Stations and the
Agricultural Department by John II. Jan
ney.
NJ. O. STABLER,
A. 9. ToLsoN,
Secretaries.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-02-20
Surprising Invention.

A gigantic deal is partially made, ant
possibly within few days will be consum
mated, that will eventually readjust values
In all industries and revolutionize all the me
chanical world. 1t is a new application o.
steam that will surpass the present improved
engine farther than the present engine sur
passes the horse tramway car.
The principal points of superiority are
| first, its rotary motioI. This does away
| with piston rods, steam chests, valves, &c
There can be no dead centre and is capable
OF developing revolutions that are limited
only by the capabilities of the machine it.
self
Second, 1t has comparatively no erhdtSt
This 1t ia claimed will reduce the consump.
ton OF fuel from at least 60 and 90 per cent,
Edison 10 authority for the saying that
any improvement that saves per cent. OF
fuel in doing an equal amount OF work
there's millions in 1t.
The new name that comes to the front as
beneiactor OF his race Is Mr.. Williams, oi
Fredericksburg, Va. 1t is the old story Of
inventors. Having no honor in his own
town, he comes 10 Washington, ID. o., u
make the raise TO secure his patents and
make the first engine. He found few gen
tlemen here who took an interest in the first
improvement or rotary part of his invention
Among whom we will name Judge j. IL.
Stevens, a member OF Congress from Texas
These gentlemen hold half interest In the
Williams rotary engine and another patent
that will be introduced later. Alter Mr..
Williams succeeded In getting his mon.
exhaust" attached he bargained with his
Washington men to allow them half mil
lion when he consummated deal for the
engine with the combined improvements
The deal has been made with a Philadel.
phia syndicate for over year, the consum.
nation of which has been delayed by a
rival claimant TO some parts OF the Williams
patents The last complete engine can be
seen in Philadelphia.
1t is guessed by those who are IN position
TO know that Mr.. Williams is to get from
five To twelve millions for his engine.
M. Is. M.
T:avilah, Md, Fed. Is. '03.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-02-20
Religious N Offices.
NJ. o. STABLER,
A. G. ToLsoN,
Secretaries.

Rev. T. Ii. Campbell will preach in the
Rockville Baptist Church next Sunday at
II A. M. and at 745 p. N.
Rev. j. A. Hopkins will preach at Boons-
boro on Sunday next.
At Rockville Christian Church on Sun
day Communion service at II A. M, and
Christian Endeavor at Z p. NJ.
Rev. r. l.. McNair will preach at the
Rockville Presbyterian Church next Sun
day morning at II o'clock, and Poolesville
at 7:30P p. N.
Rev. g. Dorsey White will preach in the
Rockville NJ. E. Church South next Sunday
IL A. M. and 7:30 p. M. Preaching at Poto-
mac at 3 z. M.
Rev. Henry d. Gordon will preach al
Emory M. E. Church South next Sunday
at IL A. NJ, and Goshen at z. M.
Services at Ascension Church, Gathers
burg, on second and fourth Sundays in Feb
ruary. No services on first and third Sun.
days of that month.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-02-20
Da wsOnVIIIe Items.

In the second contest OF the clay pigeon
shooting club held here on Saturday last
Roger Darby again won, breaking IL. John
Williams broke is, DIR. Nourse and Clyde
Griffith 10 each, W Rice II, Thos. G. Darby
10, Lewis P. Allnutt 9, N. 8. Allnun 8
Outsiders who shot, Jos. N. Darby, 8 shots
broke 1 Frank Dyson, 8 shots, broke 8
NJ. q. Darby, 10 shots, broke 8; Nick Daw.
son, 10 shots, broke 8 Lawrence Wall, IL
shots, broke g. The club will shoot again
on Friday next.
Mr.. Robert W. Allnutt shipped 10 Balti.
more on Monday last II head Of cattle aver.
aging 1854 each.
Mr.. George W. Stang, formerly catcher Of
the Jacksonville base ball team, has secured
a position as a machinist 10 the navy yard
at Washington.
Misses Lena and May Slower, Of Luray
Va, are with Mrs. +. A. Allnut.
FEB. IS, 1908. RUBY.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-02-20
Examination Questions.

The following practical questions were
given at the examination last week to ouI
classes in arithmetic:
OF our county boys those making 100
! per cent. were-Randolph Talbot, Charles
England, VIM. Clark Waters, Claude Owen
and Ashton Garrett Six others made aver
ages above 95 per cent One from Frederick
county and one from Washington county
made the one hundred mark.
Question 1st-Our school room Is % feet
long, II feet wide and 10 feet high, there are
40 boys each breathing 10 cubic feet of air to
the minute, how long will 1t take to breathe
all the air in the room ii there is no venti-
lationP "a very simple question intended
to impress rules OF health
2nd-A man drew from his bank 40 per
cent. of his money, spent 13t per cent. OF
the amount drawn for a buggy which cost
$116, how much had he in bank at firstH
3rd-How many shares of stock sold at
per cent discount, brokerage per cent.
will realize $4,775P (shares 800
4th-My fire insurance policy tor $4,000
costs me $40 for three years, find ratep
5th-A man gave me his note for $3.50,
bearing interest, tor year, interest per cent
This note was discounted at bank at 9 per
cent. six months after date on note, find
proceeds.
eth paid SOL so interest on 5000, If rate
was per cent, how long had the note stood
7th-I need $194 90 to day, for what amt.
must give a note to bank to be paid in six
months at 8 per cent. to obtain this amount ?
8th-Find difference between bank dis
count and true discount on $500 for six
months rate per cent?
9th-Find exact distance from the lower
corner OF this room to the diagonally oppo-
site upper corner, the room being % feet
long, II feet wide, 10 feet highS
10th-I had town lot In shape Of trape.
zoid, the bases were 20 and 90 rods re.
spectively, distance between bases 9 rods.
This traded for a square lot OF equal area.
then exchanged this lot for a rectangular
lot rods wide. What was the side of the
square lot, and how long is the rectanglef
CHAs. H. WATERS.
Fair View School, Feb. IS, '03.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-02-20

dispatch from Charlottesville, Va, dated
February 18th, says
Herbert Dorsey Waters, of Germantown,
Md, member OF the senior law class OF
the University OF Virginia, and captain OF the
Varsity football eleven Of that institution,
and Miss Francis Bland Walker, of ga
Fourteenth street, this city, granddaugh-
ter OF General Roger A. Pryor, OF New York,
were married January 8, in Baltimore, and
have kept the secret until 10 day, the eve of
their departure for visit TO the grooms
home, in Maryland. The bride is the second
daughter oil the late Frank I. Walker and
Mrs. Francis Pryor Walker, is about eighteen
years OF age, and extremely handsome. Her
father was, up 10 his death, prominent Off
cial oil the Kanawha Dispatch branch Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, while her
mother is a daughter Of Judge Roger A.
Pryor. Miss Walker had not made her
debut In society. This event was scheduled
10 take place the coming Easter.
The groom is son Of Mr.. Horace ID
Waters, Of Germantown, Md, and Is TWEEN
ty.two years of age. He has been at the
University OF Virginia three sessions, and q
member OF the Varsity football team two
years. holding the ca9tancy this year and
being unanimously elected captain Tor the
next season.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-02-20
viii OF Judge vinson.-The will o.

VIII OF Judge vinsOn.-The will OF
EI.Judge John T. Vinson, who died
at his home here about ten days ago, was
admitted 10 probate in the Orphans Court
here Tuesday last. The instrument appoints
as executors his son, Thomas Vinson, and
son.in law, Edw. O. Peter
To each of his children--Thomas, RObt.
W. and Richard Bowie Vinson, Mrs. Edw.
G. Peter, Mrs q. Minor Anderson and Miss
Mamie S. Vinson-he bequeaths the sum
Of &l4,5OO, and the rest Of the estate is 70 be
divided equally among the children named,
excepting that his daughter, Miss Mamie
). Vnson, is left the late residence Of the
Judge during the time she shall remain sim
gle, after which ii Is 10 be equally divided
among the children. His brother, Nspo
leon b. Vinson, and sister-in-law, Miss Ma
ry Prout, the deceased directs shall be al
lowed 10 make the old homestead theil
home during their lifetime.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-02-20
ANY CHURCH or parsonage or I'M

ANY CHURCH or parsonage or instl
tuition supported by voluntary contribution
will be given liberal quantity Of the Long
man 4 Martinez Pure Paints whenever they
paint.
NoTE Have done so for twenty sever
years Sales: Tens Of millions Of gallons
painted nearly two million houses undeI
guarantee to repaint If not satisfactory. Thu
paint wears for periods up 10 eighteen years
Linseed Oil must be added to the paint (don'
in two minutes). Actual cost then abou
81. rs a gallon. Samples free. Sold BY ou
Agents. W. Hicks, Rockville; q, o. B. Cis
eel, Wheaton T. NJ. Hoyle, Travilah; @. q
Crawford 4 Co., Gaithersburg J. e. Pyles
PooleaVille
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-02-20
T-avilah, Md, Fed. Is. '03.
The EaaY Pill.

DeWitts Little EARLY Risers do not grippe
nor weaken the system. They cure bilious
ness, jaundice, constipation and inactive liv-
ers, by arousing the secretions, moving the
bowels gently, yet etfectually, and giving
such tone and strength to the glands Of the
stomach, liver and bowels that the cause Of
the trouble Is removed entirely. These famous
little pills exert decided tonic effect upon
the organs involved, and il their use is con-
tinued for few days there will be no return
ofthe trouble. r. ". Vinson, Rockville, Nd
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-02-20
ROCKVILLE BAKERY.

Fresh Bread daily, &c a loaf; I for 2bc.
Oysters; also quick lunches served at pop
uiar price.
A full line OF Toys, School Supplies, etc,
always on hand
Vanilla Ice Cream on hand by the quart,
ETC., 35c a quart, Coo half gallon, 81 ner gal
lon also Merringues, Brick Cream, etc -
Large quantities at reduced prices, at short
notice.
H. REISINGER,
Rockville, Md.