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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-24
FIVE HUNDRED LOST.
Cloudburst Dealt Death In the County
Seat Village Of Heppner
Oregon.

Five hundred persons lost their
lives in clouiburst that practically
destroyed the town of Heppner. the
county seat of Morris county, June IA.
A wall of water 20 feet high rushed
uown into the guch In which the town
Is located. carrying everything before
II. Heppner Is the county seat of
Norris county, and had about 1850
inhabitants. All the telegraph and
telephone wires are down and no ac-
curate Information can be obtained,
but the estimate of loss of life Is
based on reports received from lone.
II miles from Heppner. Is that 900
bodies have been recovered. A mes
senger who arrived at lone said that
wall of water 20 feet high rushed
down Willow creek into the gulch In
which 1Ieppner is situated, carrying
everything before II. The food came
with such suddenness that the inhab-
itants were unable to seek places of
safety and were carried down TO death
by the awful rush of water. Almost
the entire residence portion of the
town was destroyed. but some OF the
business part, which Is on higher
ground, escaped. Huge boulders
weighing a ton were carried down by
the current and many people were
killed by being dashed against the
rocky bluffs Early In the afternoon
a thunderstorm occurred, covering
wide region of country. ana later
heavy rainstorm set In, many of the
smaller streams over1owing their
banks In a short time. Bridges were
swept away like straws. While the
storm was at It's height the great wall
OF water smote the town without
warning. As soon as possible after
the food had subsidized the work of
relief was commenced by the clti-
2ens. Fifteen buildings In the town
of Lexington, nine miles below Hepp-
ner on Willow creek. were washed
away. but with no loss of life. the
inhabitants having time to save them.
selves from the surging torrent. At
lone, II miles away, considerable dam
age was done to buildings. although
no loss of life Is reported from there.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-24
CABLE FLASHES.

The ministry of commerce at Wien.
ma. announced that Austria had decid.
ed TO officially participate in the St.
Louis exposition.
Ambassador Porter is making ar.
rangements FOR the reception at Paris.
France, of the United States lnterna-
tional exchange commission, which Is
expected to arrive there early in July.
The Chinese authorities have aband-
oned the idea of transferring the com
mercial treaty discussion to Peking,
in consequence OF the strong protests
OF the American and Japanese com.
missloners.
A court martial has been ordered at
Manila. for the trial of Lieut.. Hamil.
ton Foley OF the Fifth cavalry on the
charge OF embezzling soldiers pay, i'm.
properly contracting debts and deceiv.
ing his supe:iors
II is announced at Vienna, Austria,
that all efforts to induce Pope Leo 10
receive President Loubet In his official
capacity have failed. and the attempts
at a compromise by which the pres
ldent would be received privately have
also been without result.
The National. council at Berne. by
81 to 22 votes. granted a credit OF
Si,340,000 to arm the 72 batteries of
the Swiss field artillery with the new
Krupp 10 centimeter pneumatic re.
coil guns, and TO provide 500 rounds
of ammunition for each gun.
Tho British lines of communication
between Berbera and Bohotle, Soma.
liland. are threatened by the force of
the Mad Mullah. Three companies OF
the Hampshire regiment and 300 ma
tive troops have been ordered to pro.
ceed to Somaliland June 20.
There Is considerable excitement in
political circles at Lima, Peru, regard.
ing the choice OF a successor of DR..
Limo Alarco, the vice president of Peru
who died June IS. 1t is reported that
Senior De Pelrola may be selected
which might result In calming the
stormy state of politics.
While Emperor Francis Joseph of
Austria was out driving at Vienna,
pedestrian. holding a stick in a
threatening manner rushed at the en-.
peror's carriage. The cOachman lash.
ed the assailant and whipped up the
norses and the man was seized. He
was pronounced insane and incar
cerated.
The terms of the American com.
mercial treaty Of China have been
settled, except the clause providing
for the opening OF two Manchurian
ports. The treaty abollshes all in.
terror trade barriers in the shape of
internal taxation of goods in transit
in China or ManchUria. except the
duties collected by the native Gus,
tom houses at the treaty ports.
The House OF Commons, England,
went into committee on the Irish land
bill.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-24
CAPT. EVEN LEAVES HOME FOREVER
KENTUCKY FEUDlsTs.
Witness Aealns. the Mnrcum Murders
Is Now an Exile from
Jackson, Ny.

There was an exciting day In Jack
con, KY, June II. Capt u. j. Even.
accompanied by a guard of soldiers
under Maj. Allen stole away from camp
ut $3.50 and made his way across the
river. boarding train which took him
away from Jackson forever. City
Judge 4. =. Cardwell, after months of
self-imprisonment In his home because
OF threats. held the first session of city
court In ~ months and imposed fines
ON two of the Hargis henchmen who
had attacked witness testjfylng be.
fore the grand jury against the men
suspected with having burned Ewen's
home and hotel. County Judge Blan-
ton was called liar by Judge II.
Fults French. the noted feud leader,
In his opening address before the Jury
In the Whlte-Jett murder trial and
was threatened with Imprisonment by
Judge Redwlne for resentlng the state
ment by calling French n liar and
rushing at him. Thomas Marcum, the
aged brother of the murdered lawyer
James II. Marcum. made n dramatic
and powerful speech before the jury
pleading for the punishment of the
men who shot his brother In the back.
These were the incidents which were
the chief topics of discussion not only
In Jackson. but all over the state.
Capt. Even said he would never rc-
turn to Jackson lie left his wife
there To transact some business which
he was unable to wind up and says
she Will follow shortly and that they
Will make their home elsewhere In
the state. Judge Cardwell, who was n
brother of Jerry Cardwell. the lawyer
of John G. lIargls. and n sympathizer
with the Cnckrlll boys. like Marcum.
had been warned to leave Jackson. He
did leave, but like Marcum returned.
As yet the assassin has not found II
necessary to carry out the threats to
take his life. As told at the trial Lige
Johnson and Ice Gay assaulted Gray
lladdix who testified before the grand
jury that ice Crawford and Ed Tharp,
Harcis teamstcrs. were seen coming
from the rear Of Ewen's hotel short
ly before the fire was discovered and
was locked up by the provost guard.
They were taken before City Judge
Cardwell. and he fined Gay 50 and
costs and Johnson s25 and sentenced
MIN to 10 days In jail for carrying
concealed weapons. Capt. II. J. Even,
an exile from Jackson. arrived In Lex
ington. KY. under the watch of a
gua,d Of soldiers under Sergeant w.
NJ. Swope. accompanied by his little
daughter Matte, and they went i'm
mediately to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. W. Gordon, where the oldest daugh-
ter, Miss Maude. Is stepping.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-24
TROOPS IF NECESSARY.
Government Concerned In Completing
Work on Warshlps.

Secretary Moody had a conference
with Attorney General Knox as to the
right of the government to proceed
with work uron its war vessels re-
gardiess of the interference of any
courts and even at the expense OF
calling in Federal troops to insure the
continuance of the work. The case
In point is that of the cruiser Calves
ton, at the ship yard of the w. r.
Trigg Shipbuilding Company, of Rich
mond, Va, whose contract for the YES
sci the government declared forfeited
on May II last because of the insolv-
oncy OF the company. The supply cred
itors of the Trigg company have noti-
fed the government of their intending
to appeal to the State courts of Viz
ginia for an Injunction stopping fur
ther work by the government upon
the Galveston,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-24
Abbreviatinx Signatures.

Robert p. Armstrong. Acting Secre-
tary of the Treasury. has started
reign Of strict economy. Mr.. Arm
strong's sole occupation throughout
yesterday was the signing Of thousands
Of letters, and 1t was in doing this that
his economy showed itself. Before he
had gone far with his days work 1t
dawned upon him that he was wasting
too much ink. He began by signing
his name Robert T.. Armstrong"
When he quit work In the afternoon
he was writing 1t "R. p. Armstrong"
without n cross to the 1T" or a tail to
the "g'' of his surname.
The law does not permit Of the sign
ing of a Cabinet officers name with
rubber stamp. and after Mr.. Armstrong
Had written several hundred sigma
lures his fingers were so tired he cut
out every move OF the pen he could.
At last he had to give up. his fingers
becoming so cramped aud tired he
could not go on.
The law in regard to the signatures
OF Cabinet officers has caused many Of
them to abbrevlate their manner of
writing their names. Elihu Roots
name is now signed f. Root, and
Charles Emory Smith brought his sig
nature down to C. Il. Smith. Even
the secretay of State signs his name
81. Hay" sometimes. Official des-
patches he signs with merely his last
name to save cable tolls. A popularity
OF the late John Sherman was that he
cared nothing for cable tolls, and al
ways signed his name John sherman.
thereby costing the Government 50 ex.
ira for the "John."-Washingto Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-24
WORDS or WISDOM.

Be not simply good. be good for
somethlng.-Thoreau
without frugnlity none can become
rich. and with 1t few could be poor
Johnson.
Most people judge others by the com.
pany they keep or by their fortune.-
Rocbefoucauld.
Nothing can bring you pence but
yourself; nothing can bring you peace
but the triumph OF prlnciples.-E
son.
Nothing more completely battles one
who Is full of trick and dupllclty than
straightforward and simple integrity
In another.-Cotton.
Whoever pays you more court than
he is accustomed to pay either intends
to deceive you. or finds you necessary
to hlm.-Courtenay
There are only two powers in the
world, the sword and the pen; and in
the end the former Is always conquered
by the latter.-Napoleon.
The world will turn round still. IN
dustry is produced by want, wealth Is
produced by Industry, idleness Is pro-
duced by wealth, poverty is produced
by idleness.-Landor.
One thing is indlsputable: the chronic
mood Of looking longlngly at what we
have not, or thankfully at what we
have. realizes two very different types
Of character. And we certainly can
encourage the one or the other.-Lucy
G. Smith.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-24
REVIEW OF Trade.
Declines Only Temporary-oood Pros.
poets Despite Present Condi.
tlon OF Market.

II. q. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review
OF Trade" says: Unscasonnbly low
temperature. together with excessive
precipitation Mt many points, have re-
tarded the distribution OF merchan-
disc. Taking the country as whole,
however, the net result has been sat.
isfactory. better crop prospects ac-
celebrating forward business and en-
larg!ng order lists of manufacturers.
Hallway earnings thus far reported
Tor June exceed last years by 5.S per
cent and those of 1901 by 1i.S per
cent. Conditions In the Iron and steel
Industry are sufficiently confusing 10
prevent any definite tendency, al.
though factors caculated TO produce
weakness appear TO prcponderate.
Special sales of imported pig Iron
have been made at concessions, but
this Is attributed to delay In trans
portntion and forced sale by own
ers. Yet a few month ago similar
concessions were impossible and II is
apparent that the combination of un.
rrccedented home production and con.
servative buying has taken control of
the situation away from sellers. Three
labor situation condition OF crops and
the decline In prices of stock al.
though all have improved and may
soon cease to exercise any baleful
effect. Meanwhile uncertainty as to
the future course of prices OF iron
and steel products has become gener.
ally acknowledged and even experts
In the industry hesitate to express n
decided opinion. Latest reports of i'm.
ports show a large decrease. except
as to ore, while the export trade In
finished steel tends to expand. At the
cotton mills there Is fair current ac.
tivity. Demands are chiefly limited
To immediate consumption. Reports
regarding the footwear industry are
satisfactory Foreign trade Is remark
ably well maintained. Failures this
week were 213 In the United States
against 1874 last year, ana "a in Can.
ada compared with 10 a year ago.
Bradstrccts says: Evidence multi.
plies that the second week of June
saw the turning point for the better
in crop, trade and labor matters
Some drawbacks are of course to be
noted. Pig iron and steel are weaker,
buying Is still slow and production
Is at enormous rate. Pig iron pro.
duction Is at the rate Of 2l.000,0 900
tons yearly and buyers still hold off
hence weakness and declines of 10
cents to 81 per ton at all markets
Resales of imported iron are at con.
cessions. Steel Is easier and finished
products are less active. Iron bars
at to 10 cents per hundred lower
Tin plate mills are running at full
capacity. A large rail tonnage awaits
placing. Wheat. including -four, ex'
ports for the week ending June Is ag
gregate 3,6l7.415 bushels, against A..
| 1887 bushels last week, $500, ,43i
bushels in 1901 Wheat exports since
July 1 aggregate 21S,0S9 537 bushels
against 245.2S5.Gi9 bushels last sea.
son and 210,S13,577 bushels In 1900
Corn exports aggregate 1.0S9,35 bush
els. against S2i,S15 bushels last week
| 11O,079 bushels year ago and e.
i35, ,4S7 bushels in 1901. For the fis.
cal year exports are 6i,2G4,SS0 bush
els. against 26192,Sl1 bushels last
season, and 172.G2S,950 bushels in
| 1901.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-24
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.

The Mexican government has paid
TO Ambassador Clayton Sl,420,6S3 on
account of the Plus Fund award.
Assistant Postmaster General Bris-
tow says that the findings In the in
vestigation of the Baltimore postoGlce
win not be made public.
President Roosevelt has written a
1etter addressed to the Methodists on
the occasion of the bioentennial cele-
bration Of birth OF John Wesley.
Alvord warriner Cooley, of West.
chester, n. Y, has been appointed
civil service commissioner, vice Will
liam Dudley Foulke. resigned. Mr..
Cooley has accepted the position.
The Comptroller OF the Currency has
declared a dividend OF 10 per cent
in favor of the creditors of the in.
solvent First National bank at Bel
mont. o.
The Postmaster General has desig.
mated E. F. Kimball chief clerk in tho
money order division, to succeed Jas.
T. Metcalf at the head of the bureau.
The appointment is temporary.
Commissioner General of Immigra-
0on F. p. Sargent returned to Wash.
ington after long tour of inspection
of Immigrant stations in the West. In.
.cluding Honolulu and the Canadian
BORDER.
The Planters Express Company,
with principal Offices in Boston, has
filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission a complain against the
Georgia Central and other roads of
discrimination.
Booker Washington had confer.
ence with President Roosevelt rela.
tive to the acceptance of an offer by
the British South African Company to
study conditions in South Africa with
n View to race betterment.
The United States grand Jury filed
presentments at Baltimore against C.
Ellsworth Upton aud Thomas w. Nc.
Gregor, employes OF the Postoffice de.
partment ct Washington, for compile.
ity in tho mail pouch frauds.
Eleven months figures of the treas
ury bureau OF statistics show that the
foreign commerce OF the United States
will be, in the year about to end, the
largest In the history of the country
Imports Will, for the first time. ex.
Geed 81 100000. the largest in any
preceding year, except 1901.
The Stars and Stripes were raised
on the building Of the new Department
of Commerce and Labor in the pres
snce of secretary Cortelyou, Commits
sioner Garfield. Commander Kimball
Of the Grand Army of the Republic
with his staff, and various officials OF
the department located in its new
building.
The European squadron. under Real
Admiral Cotton, will probably cele
brate the Fourth Of July In a British
port-Fortsmcnth.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-24
A NATIONS NAVY THE REAL POWER |
INTERNATIONAL POLICY.
President Roosevelt Talked on For.
eign Afairs--slgnlfcant Re.
marks at College Luncheon.

President Roosevelt, who was the
guest OF honor Mt the seyenty-nlnth
commencement exercises Mt the Uni.
versity OF Virginia. at Charlottesville,
Va. gave publicly his views about our
foreign relations while responding to
n toast on THE United States" lie
advocated greater navy so that all
nations might respect our ability to
care for and maintain government
of the distinctively American type.
The President was enthusiastically
cheered rs he was driven through the
town to the university. After the pre-
liminary exercises President Roose-
welt made short address in which he
paid high tribute to Virginia and its
university. He said In part THE
University OF Virginia has stood for
much In our national life. You stand
for the production of scholarship; for
the production of men who are to do
we'll for the state. thank you all for
having given me the chance to speak
10 you to-day, and can now feel that
my trip from one ocean to the other
is ended. and that have come at the
close to this place so fraught with
memories, jmperishable memories for
any man who joys as all of must Joy,
from ono ocean 40 No the onJ ,ra,, S
Tho ,,,is "a Tho Conodian horaor al
,eyerywhoro e,a hJ,,,sni, o
.,mona HE onn ,'oo,ia A, CIV onnni,,-
Sim 81 Tho axeroiso. innohoo, ,,as
,ser,od In tho n,n,nos,,,n, tro pra"i
1er, ,osnondin 49, ,an,, ' n, .'Tha
Ifnitod ctotea" H. cot, in nr,. ir
want 90 say doe, ~ ,rnrd ~ ,o,, ,n
raeerenco - omr snro,o,, ra,ottc yW' =,
wan, tho I,r,tad Stasns 80 nnndrot
Itself ,n foroinn a,,airs ns .o, ~ VIZ
gInia hai,ova ,'r,,,to ' on,io,,,an
shn't, oanS,,o, ,,,aais -. ~. 90,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-24
CUT LOOSE FROM JoBBERs.
Window Glass Men viii Start Selling
Withdraw Price List.

AS a result of the refusal OF tho
window glass jobbers to take the 300,-
600 boxes of window glass from the
combined manufacturers, at the price
offered by them, the three leading
manufacturing companies announced
that they would act independently of
the National Window Glass Jobbers
Association in selling glass The three
concerns include the American Win
dow Glass Company, the Independent
Glass Company and the Federation
Glass Company. These three compa-
MES will organize central selling
agency, to be maintained at joint ex-
pense. and will dispose of all glass
made by the three companies, and
each company will be allowed to sell
pro rata share of its stock accord
ing to its pot capacity.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-24
EDUCATED MANS CHANCE.
Graduates Told Trusts" Give Them
the Golden Opportunity.

In his address to the graduating
the trust" question his theme. To
l,S9S graduates he explained the COM
binations Of capital and said whatever
may he the ultimate influence OF trusts
on society. consolidation is making
every department of business more
complicated and its superintendent
class at the University of Michigan.
United States Senator Quarles made
more dihicult. Brains never before,
he said. commanded such high pre-
MUM and the educated man never had
so many avenues open to him. The ed
ucated man. he predicts. will become
not only Independent but indispens-
able
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-24
FEDERAL TROOPS NECESSARY.
Advisable to Have Soldiers In Ari.
IONA, Where italian Miners Strike,

On advices from Washington, Gen.
Baldwin. commanding the Department
of the Colorado, sent orders for one
troop of the Third cavalry to proceed
with all haste from FIT. Apache. Ariz..
to Morenci, 1t was believed that the
spirit of the strike of Italian and Mex
ican miners was broken. and Col. Lebo
commanding five troops of the Four
teenth cavalry at Morenci was order
ed to return with his command to FIT.
Grant and Muachuca, but more re
cen. developments have shown the ad-
visibility of keeping Federal troops
on the spot.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-24
An old-r,ms Footman.

The epithet of ''footman" Is Of honor
able origin. First, the real footman
was n soldier. He then became n run
rank, and afterward servant who
ran before his masters carriage for
the purpose of rendering assistance on
bad roads or in crossing streams. He
was a mark of the consequence of the
traveller. His dress was a light black
cap. a jockey coat and white linen
trousers. He always carried a pole
six or seven feet long. The real foot
man Of to-day is male servant who
attends the door. the carriage and the
table.-New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-24
MAY BUILD IN CANADA.
viii Receive Bonus on Each Ton Man.
ufactured.

The English firm of William Jessop
G. Sons, operating a large tool steel
plant IN Sheffield. and which recently
built and Is operating a branch plant
In Washington. Pa, under the dlrec-
tlon Of an American company wholly
controlled by 1t. is considering the ad.
visibility of building another plant,
in Halifax. N. s., in order to supply
Its Canadian trade. and at the same
time to get the advantage of a bonus.
which the Canadian government Of
fers on each ton of manufactured
steel In Canada.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-24
Oppose Increase Of Cramps Stock.

Equity proceedings were begun at
Philadelphia to prevent the proposed
increase of the capital stock OF the
William Cramp & Sons Ship and En-
gine Building Company from $1,000
O0O to SO, 100000, and the mortgage in
debtedness from s1,s0000O to $7,2OO,-
900. The compiainants are two stock
holders. John W. Grange and Andrew
II. McNeal
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-24
OLD STAR is ERRATIc.
omicron ceti Undergoing Variations
Of Brightness.

Through a series of Investigations
at the University of California, DR..
Joel Stebbins, fellow of the Lick OBJ
servatory, has made the remarkable
discovery that the variable star. Omi.
cron Ceti which has been known to
vary ct uncertain intervals since 1896,
IS at present undergoing extraordinary
fluctuations and variation of bright
ness of at least 1900 times it's ordinary
intensity. The discovery is of unusual
value to the astronomical world, from
the fact that the scientists had be-
leYed the star to be inert.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-24
Guests Of c. NJ. Sehwab.

Twenty young women, composing
the graduating class of the Homestead
Industrial School of Pittsburg will be
the guests of Charles NJ. Schwab in
Atlantic City, from June 25 to July /.
Mr.. Schwab engaged a suite OF apart
ments at the Hotel Seaside for the re-
ception of his guests. who will travel
in the steel magaate's private car "Lor-
ettO"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-24
Bandits Capture Harris.

Walter b. Harris, the traveller and
author, who was member of Sir
Arthur Nicolscn's special British en-
bassy to the sultan of Morocco last
year, is prisoner OF the mountain.
eors at ZJenal, Morocco, the head
quarters of the bandit Raisuli. Gov
ernment troops attacked the place,
burning many farms, but they did not
succeed in resculng NJ. Harris.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-06-24
To Keep Decoration Day Sacred.

The State encampment OF the Grand
Army of the Republic of New York
adopted resolution urging the Ma
tional department to have the date
of Decoration day changed to the last
Sunday in May or the first Sunday,
the idea being that by the change OF
date the growing tendency to make a
holiday for sport of Decoration day
would be done away with