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The Grit-advocate., 1903-06-19
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE DROWNED
BY A GREAT FLOOD IN OREGON

Portland, Ore, June 1G.-The most
appalling disaster in the history of this
state occurred Sunday evening about &
o'clock, when the town of Heppner was
almost entirely destroyed by 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 A re-
port from lone. seventeen miles from
Heppner. states that 300 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. TIE food came with such
suddenness that the inhabitants We're
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 IA ton
were carried down by the torrent, and
many people were killed by being
dashed against the rocky bluff.
Early yesterday afternoon a 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 a considerably
short time. Bridges were swept away
like straws, and the darkness of the
night soon made the situation more ap-
palling.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-06-19
Fearful Condition Of ArmourdaIe.

Kansas City. June lG-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
ceved he brunt of the food here, as
worse nan those follow ing the flood at
Johnstown and Galveston He said;
Il was at the Johnstown flood 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 cites.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-06-19

AS soon as possible after the terrible
flood subsided. the work of relief was
commence by the citizens of Heppner
Dozens OF bodies We're 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-
lions or toppled over. Hundreds of cat
tie, hoTFcs sheep and hogs that had
gone to the creek bottoms for water
perish l. '@'~..- F
News of the calamity did not reach
the outside world until yesterday morn
ing all means of communication having
been rnt 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 G. Navigation
Company started a relief train from
The Dalts shortly after noon with a
party of 100, including three doctors,
four uurtes. fifty horse blankets and
supplies Of all kinds,
Fifteen buildings in the town cf Lex
ington. nine miles below Heppner on
Willow creek. were washed away. but
there vas no loss of life, the inhabitants
having had time to save themselves
from me surging torrent.
At IDne. seventeen miles away, con-
siderable damage was done TO build
ings. though no loss of life is reported
from here
The Grit-advocate., 1903-06-19
HEPPNER FLOOD
GROWS IN HORROR

Heppner. Ore. June 1.-THE work
of burying the dead who lost their lives
in the terrible calamity Sunday even
ing has progressed steadily and last
evening $50 bodies had been recovered
and buried AT least $50 more are
missing and at this time the most re
liable estimates place the number OF
dead at 300
The Grit-advocate., 1903-06-19
TRACK LAYING ON
r1OFFAT RAILROAD

Denver. June 17.-Track laying on
the next ten days. Equipment for the
track-laying gangs is now being pre-
pared and the men are being engaged.
The work of putting down the steel
will begin at Utah junction. the Den
Yer terminal yard, and will be pushed
rapidY from that point westward.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-06-19
Will Sue Railroads for Taxes,

Attorney General n G.. Miller is pre-
.18ring to bring suit against six of the
4eading railroad companies of the
state, with view toward forcing them
to pay the fiat tax long due. This tax
was due May 1st. and as it has not
been paid, twenty per cent. additional
is to be added as a penalty. The fiat
tax is levied at the rate of cents
for every $1,000 of capital stock for
foreign corporations and 2 cents a
thousand on domestic companies. In
addition to the railroads, three years
fiat tax is due from the American
Smelling and Refining Company
amounting to $1,000
The defendant companies in the
cases under preparation and their cap
italization are as follows
Denver & Rio Grande rail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22
"PARsIFAL'S" STAGE DIRECTOR.
Anton Fuchs's Arrival-His Views on the
Opera-Mlle. Fremstad's Parts.

At the Metropolitan Opera House yesterday an
interesting chat was held with Mile Ohve Frern-
stad rnezzo-soprano, and Anton Fuchs stage d.
rector at Bayreuth. both of whom have just ar
rived to join Mr.. Conrieds forces Herr fuchs
staged ''ParsifaI' (and also sang in III at Bay
reuth as early as 1882, and has staged 1t since
al the special performances before King Ludwig.
and always at Bayreuth- He will stage II In New
York. -. -
eff Wagner had lived. il is my opinion that be-
fore now he would have allowed the performance
of 'ParsfaF in the great theatres OF the world
said Herr Fuchs. Il know personally that there
was a time when Wagner was discussing the safe
of the rights and only prevented from seIiins
nv DR. Gross 'Parsifal is not a religious WORK.
only a devotional one, and, from NV acquaintance
with Wagner II is my belief that ne never intended
IL to be considered religious except in this
ed sense that 1t is separated from his other WORKS
by a devotional atmosphere
Mile Fremstad. who is Swedish by birth. was
reared i'm nneapolis. studied in New-fOrk under
Bristol and nine years went TO Germany 70
study with LilN Lehman she sang IN CoIoSne
four wears three years in Munich and last spring
AT Covent Garden Carmen. Venus, Brangane
and Ortrud among her many parts. OF wnicn
carmen is her favorite and best known She says
that Germany is still necessary as a school Tor
American singers who would succeed in opera
She neither knew what musical atmosphere was
nor what work meant until she went 10 Germany
sh declared.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22
IN THE PRESIDENTS HANDS.
Removal of Judge Somerville by General
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Board

Robert g. Armstrong, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury was at the Public Stores ,,astar,ie,, T.,
conference with the members OF the Board Of
mittee of three should be appointed which sha,,
propose a plan Of REORGANIZATION There has boen
more or less frlcuon between the Board and tha
The long standing subject of friction b.. =, -
board and department Is the contentio, i Tue
various members OF tile board that il H. i'aue py
pendent judicial body and that its actio,a an Inde-
no way subject to review or control b,. en- III
partment as the actions of local cnS, .Iie uc
cials 1t has been settled. however thai IN oi-
dent has power a least remove nlenhss.cc Isl
board. and there have been rumors OF Ia,e me taf
.Judgp Henderson NJ. SomerVie chairTrc@ osit
Board of Classification was likely to h. 80 ~ w
al any time Judge Somervile is one OF tn erIoved
era &c members OF the board. His homo ~ De,no-
ba ma and he has been known a strons <,,a-
holder OF the claim that the board Ia not s,h,p,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22
MOSS ATTACKS MURPHY AT RALLY.
Says Tammany Leader Rented Borough Hotel
to Present Lessee.

Frank Moss. who was Police Commissioner under
Mayor Strong. and counsel for the MaZet commit
tee and is now president Of the Society for the
Prevention of Crime severely attacked Charles F.
Murphy and vividly compared the present police
force with that under Tammany at d RepuDHSah
rally held last night in the Harlem Arcade. No No
2l1 East One hundred and twenty fourth-st the
hall was crowded. and Mr.. Moss speech was
listened 10 as that OF having authority, ana
frequently Interrupted by cheers
Mr.. Moss spoke of the relative condition or the
police force under Mayor Low and under Tammany.
Now about this man Murphy, he continued
Il know him pretty well, for we had him on the
stand during the Investigations of the Mazet Com
n7ittce He testified then that he was on the DOCK
Board TO that the Tammany heelers got their
Jobs; az he said look after the patronage He
knew nothing of his duties z commissioner.
Now. got interested in this fellow, and thought
Ia look up his history In the directories of the
last thirty years. 1 find that in 1916 after the
name OF Charles Murphy there is the word bar
keeper; in 1876 beer in 1877 liquors For several
wears he was proprietor of two stores. In 1879 1t
was Charles +. Murphy. and the directory said
liquors and hotel and I'm 1898 IT Dock Com
missioner That's his story. Ii tells IL all
II know all about this Borough Hotel. and
/ can tell you one thing about IL. The same man
that leases Il now, when II is the worst kind of
place. leased 1t under Murphy. You can all see
that means
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22
GIVES LITTLE JOY.
McLaughlin's Step Understood at
Hall Murphy Worried.

The announcement from Brooklyn last night that
McLaughlin's district leaders would fall in line
for the Tammany ticket did not give the Tammany
leaders much satisfaction. The opposition by Nc
Laughlin and his has been kept up so long
that the Democratic voters in Kings filled with
the idea that the only way to keep the ''grafters
and the red lights" out of Brooklyn to vote for
swamp anything that the Tammany ticket gets on
this side of the Bridge.
Tammany Hall was cherries place yesterday
Charles F. Murphy the leader who, on his own
say so. don't make mistakes looked as il he had
made a lot OF them. The betting is always a
clinching argument with Tammany men, and
Sport Murphy stops many times in the course Of
a days work and asks about the betting With the
odds in favor of Low there is no Joy at the Wig
Another thing that Is botherng the Tammany
men is the splendid canvass being made by Cyrus
l. Suzberger. fusion candidate President OF the
Borough. The Tammany slogan is Anything
to save Ahearn." 1t begins to look IL the Tam
many men. in order to save Ahearn will make all
sorts OF trading propositions to fusion candidates
for aldermen and Republican candidates for As
semblymen. Three hundred Sulzberger workers
house to house canvass between Cherry and Four
teenth SITS and Third-ave. and the East River
SulzbergerS autographs are noticeable all the
East Side. II begins to look II he had Ahearn
beaten. The enthusiasm shown for him on the
ates, surprises the oldest campaigners. Mr.. Suiz-
berger Will not allow his friends to do any work
Tor him on the Jewish Sunday from Friday night
TO Saturday night A preliminary canvass or the
With and With districts shows that he will carry
Sulzberger's canvass and the growing strength of
DeVery warrant the prediction by the fusion man
d Vii h tCieiiah plurality IN New-fork Coun-
~ VIII pc cut down TO little or nothing Mr. Sulz-
berger tells his friends that he is going 10 win
is h1Pes are shared by Ralph Traunann. fusion
cdiuldate Tor Sheriff, who is making fine canvass
among the German Democrats
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22

said Yes kn voted for ro n bill IN
Gaushter., II is that jusslery ali the time The
II he believes that wa, ! VIII differ from , him
who will vote for certain measure because aus,
/ say IL IS toucning Gardeners loyalty, real
proper moment 20 dismiss an indictment found by
Grand Jury not , ta dismiss h aherf has re
formed anything Of that kind. but to dismiss ms
Gardiner never forget. Uaughter) Do you want
go back to man to whom such correspondent
was addressed rather than TO have a man hhe
Would You want to go from woodbury.. a s ami
tary engineer good loyal Dem ocrat and one ~, VINO
tried TO DC his duty back 70 Percy NsgleG hey
tel sGod story TORY ON mo nerG he nam WICK ad
ministration first went into office George Haven
San 1 reformerDtA voice no: he is Den:oeratf}-
well we are almost an Democrats now a W nSa,ie
there is some little difficulty in getting sre pap All
hight Mr. Putnam / am something Of book
unless II perhaps. be W. Hep Russers-whieh WI II
not stand the closest scrutiny and whose eopa
ment under any administration that this city has
ever had.
Resolutions were adopted denouncing ram
many and planning for a permanent Democratic
organization
+. a
IA Peckham in which he said among other
things:
In this city the government for many years
has been administered by Tammany on the
principle of peculation and dishonesty, carried
to the most extreme point.
For two years now have had honest gov
eminent. The question rs, Shall we continue !
Think of the degradation we have endured.
This abomnabe depraved crew of Tweed,
Croker Murphy and Others have for success
sive years compelled us to pour millions into
their laps for the basest uses. while the city
suffered for lack of the sums paid to them.
To take Tammany now Is like attempting to
make silk out OF a sows ear. To take our
ticket is to take those who have been tried and
found worthy.
Among the vice chairmen OF the meeting were:
William r Grace. John z. Kelly.
William II. Hornblover. fWi.lam O'Gorman il
Lewis l. Deafield. George Haven Putnam
Wallace Macfarlane. Brooks Deavitt
Seth SpraFue Terry. Francis g Huntington.
Matthew =. Breen. Henry George.
A = w. Seaman. Erskine Hewitt
Hamilton Odel Calvin Tompkins.
Peter Oiney. Robert Grier Monroe
s Stanwood II. Ronner.
Henry A. Rogers Lawson Purdy.
Edward Cooper. Timothy ]. Campbell
William Travers JerD Bolton Hall
James r. Ely.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22
BENNETT ATTACKS MORGAN.
Says His Deputies Are Travelling with Tam
many Captains.

Justice Bennett Republican candidate In the
Twelfth Municipal Court. District. called the
West One-hundredth-st station last night and pre-
scented the captain list Of over one hundred
names Of persons he suspected of Illegal regstra-
ton. Asked why he did not bring the matter to
the attention OF Superintendent Morgan. he said
that Mr. MorRas would gladly help defeat Mr..
GrlIher and that his deputies travelling
nlnnnt with TammanY IialPs CAPTAINS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22
BETTING FAVORS Low.

The election betting In the Wall Street curb
market continued yesterday to favor Low
Early bets at even money. and then the
rate shifted to 10 10 8 in favor of Low and in
the afternoon a number of bets placed on
the fusion candidate at 10 to s. Most of the
wagers were of sums from $50 to 5000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
A New Harlem Theatre Will Open at Christ
mas

The new theatre at One-hundred-and-twenty-
hfth-st between Third and Lexington aves.. which
is being built for Tim Sullivan, is advancing
rapidly and will be ready for opening by Christ
mas. It will be called THE Eagle and. like the
Dewey, will be a home Of burlesque and vaude-
Vile" II will seat fifteen hundred people. and the
is announced $4,000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22
DR.. LEDERLE TO SPEAK.

Health Commissioner Lederle will tonight give
an Illustrated lecture the conditions In the city
ar the parish house OF the Church OF the Holy
Anostles AT Ninth-ave. and Twenty-eighth-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22

A pvERrIsxMzNrs and susssr,peons s'r me i'''
N received taeir Uptown Osree.
NO. 1.36l BROADWAY; nraacs
Advertisements VII be received az tns o' n m VIA
ofnees regular once until oetoSe
2S4 Sth-ave.. 2sd tS5 "sa.sS-ss'.
tween TN ana ain .ves 26s " eSt r.Sth-sss ave.
3d-ave-. .5sn nth foso ~ Cast
n1StA-se-y 5S6 Trsaost-ass.. $50 Ss--ss.s RS
<lss-st, 00A 3o-ave.t 3tO Bleerke
Dlsecksr-st. 0rook1y~. n N.-:to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22

William A. Brady is in receipt Of a letter ask
ing permission for Mrs. Frank Norris the widow OF
the novelist to attend rehearsal OF The Pit"
Mrs Norris is in New-York and feels anxious 20 see
her husbands work In Its dramatic form. Mr.
Brady replied that he would be glad to entertain
Mrs Norris at any time, and she probably will at
tend one OF the reheaI sails soon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22

Klaw & Erlanger announce that they will make
determined fight against the spectators
when they open the New-Amstercam Theatre next
Monday Wolff wolf!'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22

Robert Grau announces that the advance sal
of seats for the Patti concerts on November arC
q opened heavily yesterday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22
TAMMANY JOKE" IN THE xvIIITH.
Gaffney Men Break Into g. N. Y D. Head
quarters and Vote to Expel Members.

A number of good Tammany men. adherents OF
Alderman Garney. of the XVIIIth Assembly Dis
trct, last night played what they considered a
good trick the Greater New-York Democracy
organization OF that district They gathered all
the availa BILE good Tammany men and broke into
the headquarters OF the Greater New-YOrk Democ-
racy through the rear windows, while the members
Vyer. AT the Cooper Union meeting Once inside.
they went through the forms of organizing meet
ing not hampering themselves with a too minute
observance OF the ordinary rules OF procedure and
then voted TO expel all members OF the Greater
New York Democracy who had voted TO support
Navor Low or had worked for the fusion ticket.
J'bjs includes bout four-tifths OF the organization
for that district and " Is thought likely that the
motion will he rescinded when the next regular
meeting Is held
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22

Miss Amy Picard is at her apartments IN the
Quentin Hotel suffering from ptomaine poisoning
Miss R!card was taken III Tuesday afternoon
and was told by her physician that she must rest
She insisted on working and Tuesday night she
played the part Of Contrary Mary at the Majestic
Theatre though she almost tainted several times
and had to be supported when leaving the stage.
Yesterday afternoon she could not return TO the
theatre and her place taken by Miss NeIla
Webb the 30 Peep of the play. Miss Webb, though
she had only few hours in which TO prepare
played the part acceptably. Miss Ricard will be
able resume work night.
William Faversham ia Ill at Louisville. Ny, and
could not give his performance last night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22

THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR MARCONI.
London oct. 22--In dispatch from Stockholm
the correspondent of The Morning Advertiser
says the Academy of Science intends To confer the
Nobel prize for physics upon William Marconi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22

William r Grace.
William II. Hornblover.
Lewis l.. Delafeld.
Wallace Macfarlane.
Seth SpraEue Terry.
Matthew =. Breen.
a. 7. w. Seaman.
Hamilton Odell.
Peter b. Olney.
s. Stanwood Menken
Henry A. Rogers.
Edward Cooper.
William Travers Jer Dme.
James r. Ely.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22

John +. Kelly.
/ Wi.liam O'Gorman. il.
I George Haven Putnam.
John Brooks Deavitt.
! Francis G. Huntington.
7 Henry George.
Erskine Hewitt.
/ Calvin Tompkins.
Robert Grier Monroe.
/ John II. J. Ronner.
Lawson Purdy.
( Timothy J. Campbell
Bolton Hall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22

He a Democrat, with this Alsatian and that
these TO give US our Democracy they to die
Denocrscy and he 10 tell US that If he goes into Of
nee everything viii be pure But what are his no
mons OF PbFy was Hhr Van WICK could be given
than he gave I'm 1901 In Tammany Han when ne said
has not defined this pure administration that he Is
Sc Very 70 pure and good But how can you asso;
eiate with gang OF thleves 10 ro1 p sb same n
time: that is an administration that is good Tor
il George Mcclellan IS half as good man as
believe he IN his heart. Il he went in with these
lac even find warrant for throwing them down after
he had used them as stepping stones 10 put MN nv IN
are not deceived by any no t 81 p1 al MN R
He knows that they want TO go in there for
the stun' they had IL before and as they viii
pretend to say now that he will be false to these
people If ne goes Ia? Does ne mean 20 say thao
viii violate even that canon Of honor and throw
he does not throw them down where are the men
ia Tammany Hall to-day that he can make com
dc more than serve liquor over barr
NOW. / say Is sad aud Illuminating sight to
see the son of such father coupled up with such
an ,,sS -, ~ 20 ,ss 81 ha rtendeT Now
have no prejuoices against bartender or against
a saloonkeeper. | have contended always that inc
oebasement that industry has been largely due TO
our unWise and unjust laws. tApplause) And l
take u that man viii do me the justice 70 say
lha5 since was elected have tried 10 fulfl my
B!enEes IN respect TO getting the law changed, and
nave done as much any man TO advocate reliey-
ing The selling of liquor from conditions that almost
inevitably disgrace and make an outcaEt OF the
iilsh mat sells 1t IL ~. 10 my mind a horrible
thlnS that We should have laws unjust OF
necessary they make social outcasts OF twenty
thousand or thirty thousand people in a community
IKE ms But IL stills remains true that the laws
nave Hsue ~ so, that the great majority OF the
VINO sell hquor are not the best OF citizens By
any means. and the men who sell liquor are the
h Ist 10 ADMIT H. and wish il was different. They
nave gore almost on Blended knees to our egisla-
tors. ano asked for living conditions where
trade could be MADE decent, a legitimate thing
and II hrs been denied them. fApplauseD And
YET Wifat res b--t' core ~ Tsmmany Hall 10 give
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22

came here tonight a private in the ranks
and not with the Intention % saying anything 10
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-05-29
Deaths of Noted People

W. I. Hall, noted humorous writ
or and dramatic critic of Chicago.
died in Colorado Springs Saturday
of tuberculosis.
Sibyl Sanderson, the we'll known
American opera singer, died sudden
ly in Paris Saturday morning from
an acute attack of grip. She was
born in Sacramento, Cal, in 1866.
Benjamin F. Jones, Sr., member
Of the advisory board of Jones g.
Iaughlin Steel company, limited,
and for many years head of its
immense manufacturing interests IN
Pittsburg, died at his residence in
Allegheny Tuesday, aged seventy
nine years.
Bishop Thomas Alfred Starkey of
the Episcopal diocese of Newark
died at his home, East Orange, N.
j., Sunday. Though he was eighty.
four years old his faculties seemed
to be as clear as when he first became
an Episcopal minister ON May 81
1s4s. He was born in Philadelphia