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The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19
KANSAS CITY, kAS.,
APPEALS FOR AID

Kansas City, Mo-. June 16.-The re-
iief committee of Kansas City, Kansas,
has given out the following:
I'm connection with the relief for the
flood sufferers in Kansas City, Kansas,
it is very important that the people Of
the United States should understand
that there are two Kansas Citys, Kan
sas City in Missouri with about 2S0,000
population, and Kansas City in Kansas
with over 10000 people, adjoining the
former city on the west and separated
from it by the adjoining state line; that
each city has a separate organization
for the relief of it's flood sufferers and
that in Kansas City, Kansas. an area
including $4,000 people, by the state
census of March, 1903, has been swept
by rushing food of from ten to thirty
feet in depth, which has swept away
over one-third of the houses in this
district, has almost ruined another
third and that in the entire district the
merchandise, household goods and
EIOlDluB nave DeeE eltHeT washed away
or almost totally ruined by a ten days
submersion and deposit in all build
ings of from two to four feet of mud.
with the falling of the water, en-
ployment to large number has been
given and the conditions there are
much improved. There remain. how
ever, many thousands dependent on
charity for shelter, food, clothing and
the most meager outfit of cooking utsn-
sils and furniture. These cannot be
supplied without outside aid and unless
it is furnished to a large amount the
most dire suffering and widespread
sickness and death must result.
mo more worthy or urgent cause
can be presented than that of the food
sufferers of Kansas City, Kansas, and
we appeal to the generous people of the
country to aid in supplying these press
ing needs of our stricken people. Money
and supplies should be sent to T. B.
Gilbert, mayor of Kansas City, Kan
sas.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

AS soon as possible after the terrible
flood subsided, the work of relief was
commenced by the citizens of Heppner
Dozens of bodies were found lodged all
along the bends of the stream and in
several places they were piled over
one another. Up to o'clock yesterday
afternoon 200 bodies had~been recov-
cred almost within the city limits
The buildings which were not carried
away were moved from their founda-
tions or toppled over. Hundreds of cat
tie, horses sheep and hogs that had
gone 10 the creek bottoms for water
perished
News of the calamity did not reach
the outside world until yesterday morn
ing, all means of communication having
been cut off. AS soon as possible news
was sent by courier to the nearby
towns and measures looking to the re-
lief of the stricken people were COM
menced.
The Oregon Railroad & Navigation
Company started relief train from
The Dales shortly after noon with a
party OF 100, including three doctors,
four nurses, fifty horse blankets and
supplies of all kinds.
Fifteen buildings in the town of Lex
ington, nine miles below Heppner, on
Willow creek. were washed away. but
there was no loss of life. the inhabitants
having had time to save themselves
from the surging torrent.
At lone, seventeen miles away. con-
siderable damage was done to build
ings. though no loss of life is reported
from there.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE DROWNED
BY A GREAT FLOOD in OREGON

Portland. Ore, June 16.-The most
appalling disaster in the history of this
state occurred Sunday evening about 6
o'clock, when the town of Heppner was
almost entirely destroyed by a cloud
burst, and probably 500 people were
drowned. Heppner is the county seat
of Morrow county and has about $50
inhabitants.
The most reliable reports last even
ing state that the loss of life will be
at least 500, though the number of
dead may be larger. All telegraph and
telephone wires are down and no accu-
rate information can be secured re-
port from lone, seventeen miles from
Heppner, states that 800 bodies have
been recovered.
A wall of water twenty feet high
rushed down the gulch in which Hepp-
ner Is situated, and carried everything
before it. The flood came with such
suddenness that the inhabitants were
unable to seek places of safety Almost
the entire residence portion of the town
was wiped out, but some of the business
part. which is on higher ground es-
capped. Huge boulders weighing a ton
were carried down by the torrent, and
many people were killed by being
dashed against the rocky bluff
Early yesterday afternoon thunder
storm occurred covering a wide region
of country, and later heavy rainstorm
set in many of the small streams over
flowing their banks in considerably
short time. Bridges were swept away
like straws. and the darkness of the
night soon made the situation more ap-
palling.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19
Fearful Condition of Armourdale.

Kansas City, June 16.-Edward T.
Devine. general secretary of the charity
organization of New York. left yester-
day for Denver after having made a
critical inspection of the flooded dis
trict around Kansas City. He describes
the conditions at Armourdale, the Kan
sas City, Kansas, suburb, which re-
ceived the brunt of the food here, as
worse than those following the food at
Johnstown and Galveston. He said
Il was at the Johnstown food and
| also made study of the terrible dis
aster that visited the city of Galveston,
but the condition of Armourdale Is
much more serious than at either OF
those cities.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19
PETER KARAGEORGEVITCH IS
PROCLAIMED KING OF SERVIA

Belgrade, June 16.-With scarcely
nary fete day in the capital, Servia
yesterday instituted a new dynasty
Within less than two hours the meet
ing in the wing of the royal palace
where King Alexander and his queen
We're shot down, the Senate and Skup-
shtina had legally and with due form
ality elected Prince Peter Karageorge-
witch king of Servia and had notified
him by telegraph of the fact
The formal motion that Prince Kara
georgevitch be elected King of Servia
was moved by radical deputy named
Neschits, who was attired in the ma
uonal costume. Immediately shout
arose from the assembly of Long live
karageorgevitch!"
Each member was then called by
name and rose quietly from his seat
and gave his vote for Peter Kara
georgevitch." There was absolute
unanimity, no other name but that of
Prince Peter being pronounced. The
result was greeted with loud cheers
and then the minister of justice, NJ.
Shiokovics, fastened to the balcony
overlooking the street and announced
to the people:
Peter the first of the dynasty of
karageorgevitchs, is your new king
You are congratulated on the unani-
nous vote of your representatives "
Geneva, June liking Peter re-
ceived at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
telegram from Belgrade announcing
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19
And Happiness and Prosperity
Assured by
Cuticura Soap, ,0intmentand Pills
When All Else Fails.

Every child born into the world with
an inherited or early developed ten
dency to distressing, disfguring hu-
mours Of the skin, scalp and blood,
becomes an object of the most tender
solicitude, not only because of Its suffer-
ing, but because of The dreadful fear
that the disnguration is to be lifelong
and mar Its future happiness and pros
perity. Hence, it becomes the duty of
mothers of such afflicted children to ac-
quaint themselves with the best, the
purest and most effective treatment
available, viz, The Cuticura Treatment.
Warm baths with Cuticura Soap, to
cleanse the skin and scalp of crusts and
scales, gentle applications Of Cuticura
Ointment, to allay itching, irritation
and mild doses of Cuticura Resolvent, to
cool the blood in the severer cases, are
all that can be desired for the speedy
relief and permanent cure of skin tor
tured infants and children, and the COM
fort of worn-out parents.
Millions Of women use Cuticura Soap,
assisted by Cuticura Ointment, for pre-
serving, purifying and beautifying the
skin, scalp, hair and hands, for annoy
ing irritations and weaknesses. and
fer many sanative, antiseptic purposes
which readily suggest themselves.
Sold y ,h.ssussou. ths .Srls & cueur. Rs.Gl,:ns ns Din
Gent . sFss ~: 3: !. P:Is .ss ";
sr sendfor "How to Cure Baby Humoura"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-29
FORBIDDEN TO RAILROADS.
Commission Decides Grain Freiahts
Must Not Be Increased.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion gave out a decision that the pro-
posed advances by the railroads in the
freight rates on grain products be
tween Chicago and New York are not
justified. The commission announced
that further proceedings will be COM
menced against the roads unless they
readjust these rates on or before May
10. The rates on other articles. such
as iron and steel, dressed beef and
packing house products, are not con-
demned. In its decision the commits
sion says: "An increase which re-
suits solely from the withdrawal of
lower export rate. or from the main
tenance of a published tariff, cannot
ordinarily be condemned as unlawful
Railways are entitled to share in the
general prosperity of the country; they
have suffered severely in the past and
should be allowed to recuperate while
that prosperity continues. but 1t does
not follow necessarily that they are
entitled to advance former rates which
were not reduced on account of finan-
cial depression" The commission
holds that the charge of 171a cents OH
grain and grain products from Chicago
to New York Is ample and that the In.
crease to 20 cents Is illegal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-29
BLUNDER CAUSED WRECK.
Seven Roasted In Flames, Victims Of
=. Collision on the Erie :.
Railroad.

Eight persons were killed and 10
injured, three seriously. in a COLI.
sion. April 20, between passenger
train and a freight train on the Erie
railroad. near Red House, NJ Y OF the
dead only one, Robert II. Hotchkiss,
of Meadville. Pa, brakeman. could
be identified Seven bodies. apparent
ly those of three men, three women
and a child. were burned beyond rec
ognition in the fire which followed
the wreck. The women are said to
have boarded the train at Youngs-
town and to have come from Pitts
burg over the Pittsburg and Lake
Erie. r. U. McCready. a mail weigh
er, of Meadville. Pa. ed Frank Bar
hite. of jamestown, a travelling sales
man, are missing, and 1t is likely two
of the unidentified bodies are those
of the two men. The injured are: H.
Pulsifer, New York city; C. w. Mes
ick, 22S Adams street, Chicago; Anna
st. Sci, Brooklyn; Il. +. Cleminger,
Gerry, N. Y; John Drougouan, Du-
luth; Mrs. Foote, so years old, st.
Paul; s. A. Cooke, New York city;
c. S. Johnson. Somerville. N. j.; II.
G. Gabler. express messenger, Marion,
o.; r. T. Bell. fireman. Mrs. Foote,
Gabler and Fireman Bell were sent
to the hospital at Salamanca. The
Others went on to their destination.
The wrecked passenger train was No.
A. running from Chicago to New York,
and was made up of engine 545, in
charge of Engineer Samuel Cook and
Fireman Bell, one combination car,
two day coaches, three sleepers and
two private cars. II was derailed by
striking a freight train which was
taking siding at Red House. The
wreck took fire and the combination
car two day coaches and two sleep
ers were consumed. The freight was
drawn by two engines. Some trou.
bic was met in entering the siding,
and the foremost engine of the freight
was sent in along the siding with
fagman to hold the express. 1t is al
legged that the operator in the tower.
Lawrence Vale, II years old. saw the
light engine of the freight which was
bringing up the flag and supposed the
freight was on the siding behind it.
Vale then displayed a white signal
toward the passenger train, indicating
to the engineer that he had clear
track
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-29
MAIL FOR PENSIONERS.
Commissioner Makes New Rule Con.
cerning Postoffice Address.

The commissioner of pensions has
promulgated this rule for the deliv.
cry of mail to pensioners. Pension
ers and claimants for pensions desir.
Ing their mail sent to cities or towns
having free mail delivery must give
their postofllce addresses by street and
number, number of postoflice box. ri.
raj free delivery route, or general de
livery, as the case may be. General
delivery addresses will be accepted
only In case it be shown that no such
other address is available. Addresses
in care Of another person will not be
accepted for the transmission of pen
sion certificates or anything of value,
or which might be improperly or
wrongfully' made use of by another
person, nor will any communication
be mailed to claimant for pension
for delivery at street and number
or postofIlce box address which is the
same as that of the attorney prosecut-
ing the claim"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-29
PAPERS FROM GOVERNMENT SAFE.
PuRL0INED BY WOMAN.
Wife Of Assistant Postmaster General
Entered Husbands Office-Forc-
IDLY Removes Documents.

The greatest sensation yet developed
In the Posto1ice scandal at Washing.
ten care when Postmaster General
Payne, April 23, announced he had
summarily dismissed James N. Tyner.
Assistant Attorney General for the
Postoffice Department, and had sent
Information to the Attorney General
looking to criminal prosecution. Mrs.
Tyner, wife of the Assistant Attorney
General, some time after O'Clock on
Tuesday afternoon entered Tyner's Of
fee through the anteroom. She open
ed side door leading into the corri-
dor and admitted Mrs. Barrett. mother
OF Harrison J. Barrett, General Tyner's
former assistant, and c. G.. Hammer,
an expert employed by the Mosler Safe
& Lock Company. At the direction OF
Mrs. Tyner Hammer opened the safe,
and all the papers and documents
therein were taken away by Mrs. Ty-
ner and Mrs. Barrett. Postmaster
General Payne satisfied himself that
Mrs. Tyner acted with the knowledge
and consent of General Tyner. He
then removed Tyner from office. Some
time ago General Tyner, at the request
of Postmaster General Payne, tender
ed his resignation, to take effect May
1. In his letter dated March 8 General
Tyner, who at one time was Postmas-
ter General of the United States, ex-
pressed great regret at being COM
PEELED through Illness to relinuuish
his duties after AZ years devoted to
governmental affairs. Replying to this
letter on the same day Mr.. Payne re-
fered to General Tyner's long service
and granted him leave of absence un-
I'll May /. The request for General
Tyner's resignation was conveyed to
him through a friend. The request
followed developments in which II was
alleged that officials of the Assistant
Attorney Generals Office had received
large sums of money from various con-
Germs conducting fraudulent business
enterprises. This money was paid to
prevent them from being barred from
using the mails. Attorney General
Knox received all the papers in the
case, with request from Mr.. Payne
that he indicate the course to be pur-
sued. Nothing will he done until Knox
acts. II Is suspected at the depart
ment that the papers have some con
nection with, the recent conduct of tho
Office. Some weeks ago a turf invest
ment concern whose affairs were aired
In court alleged that It's operations and
working methods had been sanctioned
by the Assistant Attorney General.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-29
|k|Ll|Ck MADE CERTAIN Of DEATH
FIRED TRAIN HIMSELF.
story Of the Manner In Which Brave
Haitian Admiral Met His
Fate Is RetoId.

An interesting history of the scenes
attending the enforced retirement OF
General Sam as President of Haiti and
of the revolutionary period following
is told in the Haitian series of diplo-
matte exchanges appearing in the
forthcoming volume of foreign rela-
tions of the United States. Speaking
OF the contemplated resignation of
General Sam, Minister Powell said:
The first dissatisfaction on the part
of the people toward the government
was caused by the course pursued by
the President in the late election for
members of the House of Deputies,
which they termed unwarranted inter-
ference on the part of the government
In the elections. 1t was charged that
the only persons permitted to vote
were those who would promise to vote
for the governments candidates" Fol.
lowing Is an extract from the report
of Minister Powell on the destruction
of the Firminist gunboat Crete and the
death of her commander, Admiral XII
lick, whose surrender was demanded
by the German warship Panther. "It
10 itpoittu ludt the fdntneT TtdCntu
there (Genaives) about IL m, on Sep
tember 6. On her arrival she signalled
the Crete to surrender and fired one
shot; that she had FIVE minutes to
90 so. Most of the officers and men
had shore leaves. and were not on
the vessel. Killick. the day previous.
had had an operation performed and
was in bed at his home. On hearing
the report of the cannon he hastily
dressed, and. with the officers and
crew, rowed to the Crete. In the
meantime a delay had been granted
by the German captain in order to
afford time to consider his demand. ,
Killick on reaching the deck of the
Crete say that It was useless to fight.
so he ordered the officers and crew
ashore and the same time directed
three kegs of powder. some large
cartridges and a can of kerosene oil to
be placed in his room. After the most
of the men left the ship Killick re-
tired to his cabin with two men. The
last thing he was seen to do was to
light cigar. fire this train and take
seat in chair, dressed in his uni
form. Before the boats could reach
the shore an explosion was heard and
the rear portion, or officers quarters
OF the ship. was destroyed. A few min
utes thereafter the Panther which
was within range of the Crete, opened
fire and continued until the last shot
entered her magazine"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-29
MUST KEEP THEIR SLAVES.
Condition Under Which Moros Accept
Sovereignty.

General Davis returned to Manila,
Philippine Islands, from the Jolo arch
ipelago. He did not see the sultan
of Jolo. as the latter went to Sing.
apore three days before General Davis
arrived. The sultan's absence COM
pels temporary abandonment of the
negotiations for the abrogation of the
Bates treaty, General Davis reports
that nine-tenths Of the Lanao, Minda-
mao, Moros have accepted American
sovereignty and pledged peace and
friendship. Representatives of 40
towns north of the lake professed al
legiance to the United States before
Major Ballard. Peace is assured until
an attempt is made to abolish slavery.
1t is believed that would unite the
Moros in opposition to the Americans.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-29
REFUSE 70 SHOW THEIR CONTRACTS
LIMIT OvERSTEPPED.
Coal Carrying Railroads Defy the
Power Of Interstate Com.
rnerce Commission.

Counsel for the anthracite coal car
rying railroads at hearing in New
York April 22 before the interstate
commerce commission refused to pro.
duce the contracts between the rail-
roads and Independent coal operators
for the purchase of coal They took
the stand that these contracts had
nothing to do with interstate COM
merce, but are mere matters of bar.
ter and trade. The commission or.
dered the contracts praduced. and w.
w. Ross. counsel for the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western Coal Com
pany, says the matter will be taken
TO the United State Supreme Court.
During the argument of Mr.. Shearn
FOR the complainant, Judge Campbell
of the Reading company interrupted
with: Where do the complaints
come from? From the Independent
companies? Nol From the owners
of the palaces about Central park. the
crowded tenements and the business
buildings in the lower part OF the
city? Yes. If the price of coal is re-
duccd, will your rents be reduced?
Not bit of il! Cheaper coal is the
hysterical demand of your newspa-
pers, not of the thinking public. We
will show the people of New York
the facts. We will show this com.
mission that for more than a quarter
century the people of New York have
wrung the bowels out of the coal re-
gions of Pennsylvania. and practically
getting their coal for nothing, and
whine like pack of whipped dogs
when a decent remunerative price is
asked by the miners. Here is where
the surplus comes. and here the coal
is cheaper than anywhere else. You
pay less than pay in Philadelphia.
You don't pay enough, and | am going
to appeal to the commission to order
the rates on coal to tide-water ad.
vanced." I'VE appreciate very much"
Mr.. Shearn replied. "the courteous
words of the representative of the coal
regions. The people of New York
city, of Albany, of Buffalo, and of
Boston will be grateful for the. COM
parison with whipped dogs because
they objected to being robbed ="
Il think the hearing is going beyond
even the wide limits we purpose to
allow" put in Chairman Knapp of the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-29
CABLE FLASHES.

Premier Zanardelli, of Italy, was
seized with fainting spell just after
a conference with the King.
Twenty-Five Jews were killed and
275 wounded, many fatally during anti
Semitic riots at Kishineff, Russia.
the steamship Hanalei sailed from
Honolulu to establish Pacific cable sta
tions on Midway and Guam islands.
Fort San Carlos, at the lake en-
trance OF the San Juan River, Nicar-
aqua, has been recaptured by the Nc
araguan rebels.
BY the advice of his doctors Signor
Prinetti. at Rome, Italy, has resigned
as foreign minister. His successor Is
likely to be Vice Admiral NORM.
The royal commission to represent
Great Britain at the st. Louis exposi.
ton Will be appointed in few days.
1t Is said the Prince of Wales will
be president of the commission.
The budget introduced in the House
OF Commons, England, by Mr.. Richie.
chancellor of the exchequer, pro-
poses the abolition of the duty ion
grain and the reduction of the income
tax.
In its official report of the distress
in Northern Sweden the relief com.
mittee says the funds at the disposal
of the committee are sufficient, bro
vided the growth of the pasturagb is
not retarded.
Alfred Dreyfus. at Paris, France,
has submitted to Minister OF War
Andre lengthy letter in which he
earnestly asks for a reopening of his
case by means of an investigation by
the minister.
The withdrawal of the military
guards on the railroads has eom-
menced In the northern and q Ihern
provinces of Holland, but the guards
will be maintained for the present in
the central provinces and at Anhster.
dam.
The Vienna. Austria, Post rdports
the arrest of Hungarian soI er In
connection with an allega plot
among Hungarian troops 10 urder
Emperor Francis Joseph, du the
military maneuvers.
King Edward reviewed sd blue
jackets and marines at Valet Island
OF Malta, and later. with borate
ceremony, he laid the foundat stone
Of the breakwater which is I, Irotect
the entrance Of the barbor
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-29
HAD ENOUGH OF WILLS.
Navy Department Requires Him to
Take the Oath or Quit.

Secretary of the Navy Moody re-
ceived letter from Rev. r. G. Wylie
pastor of the Reformed Presbyterian
Church in Williamsburg, inquiring If 1t
would be possible for s. r. Wills,
who was recently appointed an in
spector of steel material in the navy
department, to take the usual oath of
office, and at the same time file a
supplementary statement with the de-
partment that he does not approve of
the omission Of the word God" in the
Constitution. Secretary Moody re-
piled that Mr. Wills would either
have to conform to the usual oath re-
quired of all navy employees without
any restriction or else some other man
Will be selected for the position. The
officials say that too much prumi-
nence has already been given to so
small matter, and no further no.
tice is to be paid to 1t.