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The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-06-16
CLOUD BURST AT HEPPNER

Loss Of Life Placed at 300-WalI Of Water
400 feet Wide and 20 feet Deep Sweeps
Over the Town.
The town of Heppner, Oregon, was
practically wiped cut Sunday evening by
cloud burst which swept down Willow
creek carrying death and destruction to
the nhabitants. The most reliable re-
ports place the number of dead at 900
and the loss of property will reach $780,
600. The storm came on without warn
ing about $50 Sunday evening. cloud
burst struck fairly IN the canyon Of
Willow creek six miles above the town
and without warning wall of water 400
feet wide and 20 feet deep swept do vn
the valley carrying before it wreck and
ruin. The people were many of them at
their evening meal and did not have
time to get out Of their buildings, and
were swept to death in the debris. Those
on the streets push madly to the hills
and watched the awful catastrophe that
followed as the food bore its victims
away. From the time the food came till
1t went was about two hours. then came
the collecting OF the dead amid scenes
that are indescribable. Fathers, mothers,
husbands, wives, children and babes
were identified by the frantic and grief
stricken survivors as the rescuing party
continued it's work and brought in the
bodies. The dead are now being buried
as fast as they are identified Over 100
bodies have been buried and the total
loss of life is now placed at 900.
Hepner is the county seat of Morrow
county. The town had a population of
1900. Half the improvements were
swept away and i. is estimated that the
damage done to property alone will ex
ceed $500. 900.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-06-16
Baseball Games on the Hill.

Charleston ball team played game OF
ball at Cotton Sunday which resulted IN
a victory for the home team. The score
was 10 to S. Clarkston defeated Cotton
at Clarkston two weeks ago. Guy Will
son pitched for Clarkston and Gid ef.
fective work but was not supported by
the felders.
game also took place at Uniontown
between the Woodmen of the World and
Foresters. The Woodmen of the World
succeeded in carrying off the victory.
The game developed some professional
playing from non professional players.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-06-16
Died OF Heart Failure.

R. Cudney who has been engaged in
the work of his profession as veterinary
surgeon for some months here, died of
heart disease Saturday evening in bus
at the Lewiston Dray company's Office
A few minutes before he came into the
stable and securing paper climbed into
the bus seat and began to read. Soon
after taking his position he was attacked
by palpitation of the heart and passed
away. 1t is reported that the deceased
has a SON living at Colfax.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-06-16
By Mark Twain.

Are women veracious witnesses on the
standf A good deal depends upon the
stand as we'll as upon the woman. Some
women are born veracious, some hieve
veraciousness at Smith and Vassar, for
instance, and others have veraclousness
thrust upon them.
All these are fortunate or unfortunate,
according to the point of view. Is that
non-committal enough1 For am too
old and too wise to commit myself on
such delicate subject. Silence is most
becoming to me in matters of this kind,
where discretion is the better part of
valor.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-06-16
DISTRICT COURT CONVENES
Judge Steele Takes Up Unfinished Business
There Will Be a Ten Days Session This Time
Important Case on Today.

Judge Steele and stenographer Hodges
came down from Moscow Sunday and
began an extra session of the district
court Monday morning for the purpose
OF closing up the business of the spring
term There will be ten days session
and i'll spite of warm weather Judge
Steele expects to clear the docket
Yesterday after reading the docket and
setting the cases for trial the court took
up the case Of Miss Lottit Stephens VS..
Mrs. Kate Deeds. This is a case
involving the possession of the Grand
hote>. Miss Stephens sets up as her
Cause OF action, the fact that she was
prevented from enjoying a lease she held
up on the property and the defense is
made along the line that there was not a
sufficient contract between the parties to
sustain a lease. The plaintiff presented
Its case one year ago AMI Judge Steele
sustained motion to non-suit. The case
was appealed to the supreme court and
remanded back for trial in the circuit
court on its merits and the judge is now
hearing it. Miss Stephens was placed
on the stand early yesterday and kept
there almost all day today S. G. Isaman
Is representing Mrs. Deeds as she is
living in California. Attorney l. N.
Smith is representing the plaintiff and
Attorneys Mcfarland & Mcfarland is
defending the suit.
As soon as the session of court is over
Judge Steel will go to the mountains for
recreation during the hot weather.
County attorney Miles S johnson will
spend his vacation on the coast.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-06-16
Clarkston Board Chooses Teachers.

Saturday evening the Clarkston school
board announced their selection OF
teachers for the coming year.
Prof. Otis Randall of the faculty of the
State Normal is named as superintendent
and Lovd H. Smith of the east is princi-
pal. Grade teachers are Miss Kate
Gregg, Miss Jessie Havernick, Miss
Jeanette Long, Miss Beartha Cox, Miss
M. F. Olney, Miss Maud Titch, Miss M.
Hill. Miss Laura Allen and Mrs. A.
Clyde. This is strong corps of teachers
and an able man is at their head.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-06-16
STATUS OF WATER PROBLEM

Another Pump InstaIlsd-Repairs for the Ok
One Enroute Wstsr Carts Touring thu
ftl
The pump brought down from Salem
Bar Friday has been installed at Small &
Emery's mill and began pumping about
E O'Clock yesterday evening. The water
is forced directly into the mains and the
situation as far as the lower town is con
cerned is considerably relieved. The
new pump throws about 10000 gallons
per hour. After a steady run OF eight
hours it was shut down at S o'clock this
morning for general overhauling. Not
having been in service this season it is
naturally not up TO its capacity, is work
ing better since the repairs made this
morning.
The pump at the station has about ex-
hausted its usefulness. 1t will no longer
lift water to the hill district and supply
for domestic purposes is being delivered
by the sprinkllng carts. Repairs for the
old pump have been expected since Sun
day. A bill of lading was received
yesterday and the shipment will pro-
badly arrive today. The repairs consist
of new packing for the cylinder head and
new valves and valve seats. Everything
is in readiness to close down the pump
and install the new parts when they
arrive. This done. the old pump will be
practically as effective as ever and with
the two pumps going the question OF
water supply will be greatly relieved.
The full needs of the city will not be met
but all distress will be averted, and irriga-
ton in a measure can be resumed.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-06-16

There will be grand celebration at
Woodside the fourth of July. when they
will open their large hall. In the even
ing there will be ball. Horse racing
broncho riding, jumping and all kinds OF
good racing. Handsome prizes given.
The games will close with tug of.war
between the bachelors and married men.
Harbold's ferris wheel will be one of the
attractive sports.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-06-16
Back to Lewiston After Six Years.

w. ]. Akin and family, of Columbia,
Tenn. arrived here Sunday evening after
an absence of six years from Lewiston.
Many friends will b. glad to know OF
their coming as they made their home in
Tammany six years ago. Mr.. Akin
and his brother Oscar Akin expect to
prospect on Segal creek near Pierce City
this summer.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-06-16

Auditor James Lydon has issued
license to the following C uples: George
Minden and Miss Mattel NJ. Updike both
of Clifford. VIM. M. Garrell of Genesee
and Miss Bessie Eastwood of Nezperce.
F. G. Wellman and Miss Eula Ward
both OF Lewiston. Cornell M. Black
burn and Miss Addie King both Teakean
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-06-16
Minister VIII Attend Association.

Rev. Guernsey of the Baptist church
will leave the latter part of the week for
Diamond. Wash, where he will attend a
meeting of the pastors association of the
Baptist church. This association in.
cludes about ten of the churches of east
ern Washington and northern Idsho.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-06-16
A June Wedding.

Miss Bertha M. Slater of London aud
Mr.. Lewis G. Warrell were united in
marriage in this city yesterday. The
bride is well known and esteemed
young lady Of London aud the groom is
a prosperous young business man of Nez-
perce. They will make their home in
Nezperce.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-06-16
County superintendent Visit, School.

Miss Bernice Mccoy, county school
superintendent, left this morning to visit
the country schools now in session.
There are about thirty at work in the
mountain districts. She will return next
Saturday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-22
COZ. non MON ROE WINS.
And What Becomes Of Col. Jake Cantor
subway Inspectors:

Supreme Court Justice O'Gorman de-
cided yesterday that the Consolidated Tele-
graph and Electrical Subway Company can-
not compel Commissioner Monroe Of the
Department of Water Supply, Gas and Elec-
tricity, TO grant 1t permits for street open
ings, for the construction Of electrical
subways, against his own discretion and
without the imposition of such restrictions
regarding the inspection Of the construr.
tion az he gees fit and proper.
The decision, 1t is believed. will cnah.
Col. Monroe to 20 ahead now building ur
a miniature political machine of his own,
in which every bench man may bold iot
IA an inspector OF electrical subway con
structi ion, the most one rous duty attached
to the position being the inconvenient
necessity Of having to come downtown
to draw ones 500 every month, TO be paid
by the Subway company.
Incidentally, the decision OF Justice
O'Gormnn knocks on the head the budding
spent 30 much time and labor in perfecting
for his own use.
The court in declining to mandamus
Monroe to grant the permits he has held
up, not only disagrees with Corporation
Counsel Rives, but says that Cantor, whose
inspectors (paid by the Subway company
have been doing the inspecting. has no
power to supervise subway construction,
Says Justice O'Gorman:
"The duty OF Borough President is con-
fined to the surface Of the streets. He
has no control over any sub-surface struc-
lures, except sewers.
The Subway company, apparently. has
only one set OF inspectors to pay, which
was what II wanted to know about.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-22
The Earthly Paradise.

From the Chicago Daily Nsls
tits now the sun Drowned farmer In ul Of seedins
Clears his horny hands Of Crime
And with paper spread before him to . table sits
him down
With most portentous frown,
Gnaws pen awhile, which aids him when hest
ing hard 70 think
Then be dips II In the Ink
As he GETS his Inspiration and In fancys widest
VIII that sun Drowned farmer write.
And the words might burn he paper they have such
rosy glow.
Just para disc below
fail, snas eless. modern Eden. su',less Of the
He will then and there describe.
silver streams with trout all swArming. cream and
milk and e6gs, new laid.
Quite superior In GRADE
VegetA bles fresh and wholesome. pie like mother
used to make:
Even tender, juicy steak
And that effort literary. when ,maslnations spent
With smile OF sweet content
He will send on 70 the paper, will that farmer old
and brown,
And We fool Oh folk In town
Will peruse II with avidty: and though We may
1t has purpose to deceive,
or has some e1aGgetation of the country. taFs 81
Yet we'll 90 there Just the .am.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-22
.4PPOM.ATTOX.
Reflections on the Occasion OF the Recent
Confederate ReunIOn.
From, n. Nep Orleans Times .o,moerg.

From he Nrp Orleans Times. Dsmoerp
When on that April morning thirty eight years
ago Gen. Robert T. Lee surrendered to Gen Ulysses
s. Grant great Issue was decided For four
wears Federal and Con fcderate had con, ended in
the hot conflict Of war. Each side had spok on ,ts
mind from the cannons mouth. The defamation
was vociferous. the rhetoric magnificent the arpu
ment conclusive. And when the foot sore Con .
federate solder. buttonng his parole In his faded
gray Jacket as the son OF a Confederate has pict .
OF his comrades In silence and lifting his tear
and palid face for he last time to The eraye,
that dot the old Virginia hills. began the slow and
painful homeward Journey" he UNDERWOOD that
the war was over. that the Union was preserved
that slavery was abolished and that the doct rine
Of states Sovereignty" could theme eforth have
no place In the American policy.
This, however. was not the complete slRnI ncance
OF Appomat'ox' The surrender OF that ~ my
the parole Of that Confederate soldicr-mesnt
more than the emancipation OF a race--ruore than
'he political welding together of separate and
Individual sovereign States. u meant that a new
opportunity was presented to the American people
II meant that with the echo OF the last gun should
die every iSnoblr prejudice and memory. II
meant that beneath the repelllng features OF war
should be discerncd the redceming nobleness Of
both Federal and Confederate. II meant that a
reciprocal confidence should sodfy and purify
our political life, and hnally, II meant that a. one
nation We should become one people.
To be as good rs our fathers we must needs he
better" The Confederate soldier did his whol.
duty and did II well. The work he left unnnished
must he carried forward by those who follow M M
This may best be done by the New Souths cherish
Ing the Ideals OF the old, and conserving into the
fut ure the ennobllng spirit OF the past Honor1pr
as we do the heroism illustrated alike In peace and
in war by the Confederate soldier. and mindful
of the lessons taught by the confict, the Southern
people with high hope and clear courage set their
faces toward the future--toward the dawn nj a
brighter and better day. Once We had the South;
now we have the whole country. The possession
is one that puts stout and glad heart into every
enc " no calls himself an American,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-22

affair is q perfectly frank statement by
the Hon. BENTON McMILLIN Of the real
reason why Southern white families, in
sparsely settled regions, object to negro
letter carriers. This statement by ex-
Gov. McNiILL1N was made while it was
still supposed that the masked and
armed mob which intimidated ALL
GOOD did, in fact, represent the preju-
dices Of the entire population along the
route. The passage which we now quote
from Mr.. McMrLLrN's remarks on the
subject is unpleasant reading, but that
does not make it untrue:
When the father, husband or son is away from
home they are not anxious to have negro offlcial
20 TO the home and cross the threshold. either TO
deliver mall or for any other purpose When the
father husband an d son at home they are ready
for all corners. and abundantly able to defend the
home but when compelled to be absent they are at
least an 1ious that the law shall not send anybody
across the threshold who By any possibility could
be Intruder or on invader Of the sanctity Of the
home"
If the widespread apprehension to
which ex-Gov. McMILL1N refers does
injustice to many colored men holding
Federal Office, 1t is VIGOROUSLY war;
ranted BY much Southern experience.
The explanation is more specific than
that which rests on mere prejudice Of
color; and, as such, it ought to have due
weight in the formation of Northern
opinion about Southern sentiment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-22
RAPID GROWTH or OKLAHOMA.
CITY \Only IS Months Old Now Has .
Population OF About 70. 1000.

WASHINGTON. May 2l.--Secretary Of the
Interior Hitchcock, who has been away
from Washington during the past month
making personal investigation OF the
alleged war widow" land frauds which
are claimed to have been perpetrated to
an enormous extent through Arkansas,
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, returned
to Washington last night. Mr.. Hitchcock
is enthusiastic over the conditions exist
Ing In the territory which he trav ersed,
and says that 1t ia prosperous and has a
great future before it, He said
"We travelled about $500 miles through
the territory and visited a great many towns
and cities Of which had little knowledge
before making the trip. was particularly
struck with the great growth Of the towns
and cities in Oklahoma. We visited Lawton.
which was laid out only eighteen months
ago, and you Won Id be surprised to see
how rapidly the place has grown into
Gty, ~ now has a population, OF about
10000. and Its buildings are mostly Of brick
and as fine as one would see in city OF
IL thrifty and full Of business. and great
quantity OF money Is continually in circu-
lation."
Mr.. Hitchcock expressed the opinion that
Oklahoma should be admitted a. a State,
but that Indian Territory had not yet
reached condition which would warrant It's
admittance. When asked about the alleged
land frauds, he said that there was no doubt
OF the existence OF many irregular opera
tons, but that this condition would soon
be remedied
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-22
4 Novelty In Advertising.
From Printers In.

The pastor Of a Presbyterian Church In San jose
TO advertise hia church services and also believes
IN Advertising In lively manner. even though he
duces one OF his ads" which recently appeared on
a Monday morning:
FOUND ASLEEP.--So you slept In church yea
terdAy. did your Well. IL was rather . drowsy day.
but II you had been at the Second Presbyterian
Church you wouldn't have dozed. The pastor
preached two earnest enthusiastic sermons and
the music was alive and inspiring. Mrs. H,llman
Smith sang that old favonte. The Holy CITY" to
the enjoyment OF ALL and the chorus choir rendered
two anthems. The congregation was nearly AZ
large IS the church Itself An old timer there
looked around and remarked to a bystander Well,
! declare. thought knew every one who came 10
this church. but the last few weeks don't seem
to know more than half OF them"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-22
BATH HOUSE JOHN inclines to poetry and
the eleganoies Of life and tailoring; to
dilettanteistp, in fact. Mr.. D1NK con-
tinues to prefer the useful to the sweet.
Reliance.

The little trial OF yesterday between
Reliance and Columbia settled nothing.
The wind was too feeble for anything
better. But the indications are that
HERREsHoFF has struck the mark he
aimed at.
Reliance's enormous sail spread has
power enough in it to drive her fast in
light airs, blunt as her body is when on
an even keel. Under these conditions
she is Constitution. While we don't
yet know how her great overhang will
serve her when it blows, we have ample
ground for confidence that it will then
make her Columbia, and more. She
should have something, and that no
little, OF the virtues of both her pred
ecessors, subject, of course, to the effect
Of other conditions
On the first leg Of eleven miles she
drifted before the wind nearly eight
minutes faster than Columbia. On
reach Of three miles with fresher wind
she gained minute and half. On an
eleven-lnile stretch. close hauled. with
the wind fresher she gained four min
utes and a half, The Cup will scarcely
ask more.
The remaining problem is whether,
with an uneven sea beating against her
broad, fiat bow. her good qualities can
overcome the bad
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-22
A Card From the Continental Iron Works.

10 THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-.Sir: In a recent
ISSUE OF The St'N there appeared an article
purportng to record the condition Of strike
at the Continental Iron Works, Greenpoint.
wherein s II ls stated the rien there employed
concern. demanding nine hours for days
work and payment therefor to aggregate the
w VA ds earned nov IN ten hours, and. further,
should be recognized. which statements are
all entirely false. from beginning to end,
None Of the employees OF the Continental
me officers OF this corporation, or even Sng-
efes .l ior any change Ia the administration
o oa, ne e. establshment or In the amount TO be
no strike at the Continental Iron Works.
Some of the men simply left their employ
s insnt which they had right to do but their
officers OF said company. from whom they
have always received the best Of treatment
truthful statements when they first appeared,
because we supposed they would have little
effect upon the workin9men of our establish
that many Of them believe that we have been
accosted by our own operatives and have
ssd T.; their prsposte,os demands az specl
ing but the recognition Of the union. and this
has been carefully instiled into the minds OF
some no. Of our workinEmen by representatives
Numbers OF regular employees who desire
70 return to work are outside to-day walking
while their families are suffering Tor bread
They will, doubtless. be glad to return to. work
when they shall have discovered the falsity
WIN you kindly. publish this notice in con-
tradiction Of the false stories that are herein
alluded TO and which have been 20 generously
various parts Of the country, and probably
abroad and m rueh, obligc, oo
BROOKLYN, May2l.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-22
MAY 10. 1907.

"M,. Frank coffee. Sydney. ". s. ".
omar sra: Your letters regarding the for
wardlns Of parcels BY this company hy way Of al!
water routes from New York 10 Aust instead Of
rail routes 10 Pact Coast and thence by steamers
to Australia. have been duly published In the
papers. ...-
the few facts At hand. we md that the parcels
were not only not erected 70 % Ior"HIded Via
intendent of the New York city division OF our
nnd tina, At the time OF receipuns
quested that II be forwarded over the rou.e giving
ton IS directed II circular Of Jniy 49, eoe 20 that
longer 70 forward via steamer from New York,
Routing In that way WAS In accordance with their
request
I'VE beg 10 call your attention TO one OF our
standing rules issued for thu guidance OF all en-
plOyees OF this company, VIZ:
" Persona Offering shipments destined
to points reached BY Pacific ocean routes-As rx.
zealand. DC should in all cAses be required to
direct how shipments must be routed. whether
via Pacific Coast ports or via steamers from New
York
AS hecestls. say from New York at least double
via Pacific Ocean routes as compared with all water
routes via New York. II Is NOT difficult to under
stand why shippers frequently prefer the cheaper
route. Yours truly, ". II. BkRaY. Manager