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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
CUBAN Insurgents
CAPTURE A town

Havana, Aug. 23.-The insurgents
in the province of Pinar del Rio cap
tured their first city there Wednesday.
AT nine o'clock the force led by Pine
Guerrero, an eX-congressman and an
influential man, one who was thought
to be many miles eastward, and sundry
other insurgents band attacked San
Luis, which is situated on the railroad ,
about 10 miles west of Pinar del Rio
CITY. A sharp and decisive engagement
followed, during which a plumber of
men were killed or wounded. The
town was defended by less than so ru-
raj guards, who surrendered to the in
surgents and are held as prisoners.
The insurgent forces are in possession
of the railroad station and of the town,
which Is resuming normal conditions.
BY the capture of San Luis, which has
about 5000 inhabitants, the insurgents
have obtained an important base for
future operations.
| General Rodriguez, commander of
the rural guard, says:
You can tell the American people
that Cuba is entirely competent to cope
with the insurrection The flood of
rumors in all directions about the or
ganlaztion of insurrectionary bands in
great numbers are not borne out by our
reports, or, so far as can be learned,
by the facts: The result of the en-
counter at San Luis is still not known
definitely but it is known we inflicted
some losses on the enemy in that dis
trict.
The much talked of movement in
Santa Clara prvoince has not been en-.
countered, and no insurrecionists have
been seen there by our forces.
We have today equipped and sent
out in various directions 800 volunteers
under competent officers. We have
plenty of rifles and ammunition for all
who enlist at present, and more Shave
been ordered from the United States
We have thousands of old but Sc rvice
able guns
, I'VE believe the the loyal people are
taking up arms for the government
e faster than the insurgents ale increas
e ing
While the foregoing is typical of ut
terraces of government officials, Their,
are evidences Of threatening increas
ed number of the insurrectionists.
In the province of Santa Clara TIN
y dlsattection is widespread, and in tn
Il province of Havana a great many PEG
pie are in sympathy with the insur
II gents. In some cases whole ocmmuni
l. Ties appear to have been carried ava,
i, by the recrudescence of insurrectionar
j. times.
Il. The extent to which this will lead t
Is open rebellion is still uncertain.
he NO lnsurrectionary movement is re
"a ported In the province of Matanzas
winch Is the stronghold of the modeI
ate party.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
$25O,OOO,OOO Loss
VAST PROPERTY DESTROYED AT
VALPARAISO, CHILE.
Estimate of Fatalities by Earthquake
and Fire Placed at 2oo0-ln One
Night 80 Shocks-Whole Population
Sleeps in Hills, Parks or Streets
Worse than in San Francisco.

Valparaiso, Chile, Aug. 20.-Valpa
raise experienced an earthquake OF
great severity and during the night 80
shocks were felt.
Most of the buildings of the city are
either burned or damaged. The loss
will be enormous, probably reaching
$250000,000 Two thousand persons
killed is considered to be fair esti.
mate of the casualties.
Vina del Mar, three miles from Val
paraiso, and having a population of
over 10000; Quirihu, 225 miles to the
southwark, with a population of $4,000;
Santa Limache, Is miles to the north
west, with a population of $500; Quill,
lota, 25 miles to the northwest, with a
population of 10000, and villages all
around were destroyed.
Most of the damage was due to fire,
which started Immediately after the
first shock. The whole population is
sleeping in the hills the parks or the
streets.
Food is very scarce. Milk costs two
Chilean dollars a liter and it is almost
impossible to obtain meat, even at
high prices.
The railways are all destroyed
Rain, which began to fall Immediate
ly after the first shock, stopped an
hour afterward. The nights are very
cold and windy and the people sleep
ing in the open are suffering greatly.
The captain of a steamship which
has arrived from San Francisco, says
the situation here is worse than that
following the disaster at San Fran
cisco.
From London comes the report that
sixty per cent of this city has been
completely destroyed. The death roll
is very heavy. There were s shocks
during Thursday night and there have
been 300 more since then. The ire
mors still continue. One hundred
thousand people are homeless and des-
titute. Water is given out Surround
ing towns have been destroyed and the
railroads have been cut.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
National League.
Stensland Was Smooth.

Bank Examiner Jones, in his report
to the auditor of public accounts on
the Milwaukee Avenue State bank of
Chicago, estimates the total defalca.
lions through the manipulation of the
affairs of the bank by President Stems
land to be $1,OOO,OO0 and possibly
more. He is of the opinion that Mr..
Aisborg, the chief clerk; Frank Kow-
alslxi, the assistant paying teller, who
has committed suicide; John Gillin-
ski and Mr. Esdohr, the paying teller.
and without doubt, others of the en-
rloyes of the bank had guilty knowI-
edge of many things which were not
divulged by the directors to him.
Mr.. Jones declares that Cashier Her
ing, In swearing to the statement of
January 30 1906, perjured himself to
the amount of $1S4,S39, and in the
April statement to the extent of $780,
123.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
American Girls in Paris.

The American girls sent to Paris
by newspapers in Kentucky, Ohio and
California, and popularity known as
peaches" have come and gone. Re-
ally they captured not only Paris but
all France. One French newspaper
made a canvass and discovered that
the members of the party had already
received over 1000 offers of marriage.
1t may be taken as indicative of the
good sense of the average American
beauty or peach" that up to the pres
ent time none of these offers has been
accepted.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
SPORTING NEWS.
day

Charles Neary of Milwaukee defeat
ed Aurelio Herrera of Bakersfield, Cal,
in the seventh round of an eight-round
bout before the Badger Athletic club
at Milwaukee recently. Herrera's Sec
ond threw up the sponge after Neary
had floored his man in the first min
ute of the seventh round and he lad
taken the count of 10. 1t was Neary's
fight from start to finish. The Next
can was flOored in the sixth round
and was saved from a knockout by the
bell.
The finishing touches have been put
on the new grand stand at Natatorium
park, Spokane. The new ampitheatre
is being painted over with an asbestos
paint which, while not claiming to
make the wooden structure fireproof,
is said to make it difficult to ignite.
The total seating capacity will be
something over 5000.
Construction work on the big arena
at Goldfield for the fight has begun.
It's estimated cost is $2500. 1t will
have a seating capacity as follows:
124S $25 seats, 1000 $40, 2424 $40, 1912
So seats, which makes a grand total
of 1884 seats to cost $4,000.
The German-American regatta COM
mittee of the Eastern Yacht club
elected Caramba, AUX and Vim to de-
fend the Roosevelt cup against the
three German Sender class yachts
next month. The Spokane was left
out
Efforts are under way to bring Sc
attic into the Northwestern league
next season.
George Siler of Chicago has been
selected as referee of the Gans-Nelson
contest at Goldfield.
The bet between Cans and Nelson Of
500 that Jack McGuigan did not lay
hands on either contestant during the
McGovern-NelsOn contest in Philadel-
phia has been decided in favor of Mel
son. 1t will therefore be incorporated
in the articles that the referee for the
Labor day contest shall not touch
either Cans or Nelson in the breaks.
The series of bicycle races between
liver Lawson and Frank Kramer at
the Salt Lake Palace saucer track for
purse advertised as $4,000 has been
declared Off Lawson, who won the
first race, refused to go on the track.
He resented criticisms that had been
made in local newspapers.
The fight at Newport between Kid
Parker and Dude Lewis was won by
Parker in the seventh round.
Michael F. Dryer, long one of the
most prominent figures of the Ameri-
can turf, died recently at his little cot
tage in Brooklyn.
Axtell, the stallion that in 1889 made
the worlds trottinp record, died re-
Gently near Terra Houte, Ind.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
Three Die in Auto Crash,

Three automobilists were killed and
another fatally injured at Allaire
crossing, on the Pennsylvania rail-
road near Asbury Park, when an ex-
press train crashed into the automo-
bile of ]. George Laffargue, a piano
manufacturer of New York. Mr.. Laf-
fargue, his wife and Mrs. Charles
Lurch were instantly killed Mr.. Lurch
the only other occupant of the car.
was unconscious when picked up, and
is in precarious condition.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25

in the squares Of the CITY ~,
mograpn was rendered useless hv '. :,
violence of the shocks. " The
A Modern City.
valparaiso, which has raoo
destroyed by earthquakes, for veen
time was only small Village ewing Dous
TO the attacks of Corsairs n 1p ,rsS
when 1t had a population ~ h.. 40
souls, 1t was rillaged by Droto soy
again in 1894 by Sir Richard H anu
kins. raw
valparaiso is fortified seanor, :,
Chile, and the most important VI
mercial town of the west coa,. Ou
South America. Vi
II has population of about 1so
600. "'oo' loO,.
IL is the capital of the province =,
mat name and is situated on lonea
bay in the Pacific ocean. rs miles So 90
OF Santiago, with which it is connectos
by rail.
The bay of Valparaiso, which 10 wo,,
sheltered on three sides, is boundod
by ranges of hills rising to from 1eoo
to 100 feet high, on the slopes ~
which considerable portion Of The
city of Valparaiso is built.
On the south side of the bav arc tbO
spacious suburbs Of Neuvo. Maelcor
and Gran Avenida, from which nose
out on the finest thoroughfares Of tho
city the Avenida de las Delicias. Tho
lower central section OF the city is CON.
sututed by the Almendral havinr
regular and attractive streets and
containing the principal business
houses, the Plaza Victoria and the Ma.
tional theater.
TO the northwest of this section. in
the quarter of the city known as tbe
Puerto, in which are situated the
greater number Of public buildings
and the vast warehouses which line
the quays and docks. In this portion
of the city, however, narrow and
crooked streets are still a feature but
the newer sections of the CITY have
an attractive modern appearance. the
buildings being massively built.
The city has various academic and
collegiate institutions, a naval school
school for marines, museum of natural
history, photographic bureau, etc, and
its industrial establishments comprise
foundries. railroad and machine shops,
sugar refineries, large bottling works
and factories of all kinds. Elevators
connect the lower parts of the city
with the villa section on the heights.
The port of Valparaiso is the terminus
of many important lines of steamers
for Europe via the straits of Magellan
and Panama and is the center of the
South American coasting service 1t
contains numerous foreign colony,
composed chiefly of British, German
and French merchants. There is a
custom house wharf alongside of
which steamers of any tonnage can
moor, but most of the loading is done
by lighters from a quay surrounding
the town. The harbor is defended by
modern, we'll mounted batteries. Sc
we're storms and a tidal wave at Val
paraiso June 80, 1899, wrecked the rail-
road and did great damage to the
city.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
REVIEWS 5000 SOLDIERS.
Grandest Ever In Northwest Was Seen
at Camp Tacoma.

at Camp acoua.
Camp Tacoma, Wash. Aug. 20.-Be-
fore 5000 to 10000 spectators, Briga-
dier General Funston Sunday reviewed
the troops of his command in Camp Ia
coma. The soldiers, consisting of cav
airy, artillery and infantry, regulars
and militia, to the number of about
5000, passed in review before the gen.
eral and his staff at noon.
The review provided one of the fin
est spectacular affairs ever witnessed
by the people of the Pacific northwest.
The troops were in khaki uniforms and
light marching order. They were re-
viewed in brigade formation. 1t took
Just one hour for the five brigades to
march past. The review was most sue
cessful in every way. The troops were
in fine condition. The civilian crowd
was as orderly as the soldiers them
selves.
This review closes the first week of
the encampment and the state troops
will return home tomorrow and Tues
day.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
LATE NEWS NOTES.

Mrs. A. Renshaw, q widow, living
on Pleaanst prairie, nine miles from Spo-
kane, committed suicide by hanging
last Wednesday.
1t is reported that an attempt has
been made to poison General Trepoff,
one of those who had been marked for
death by the Nihilists for months. The
cook employed in the Trepoff household
and three servants have been arrested.
With her words of forgiveness for
his past deeds still ringing in his ears,
Sol S. Leachman, in Lewiston, Idaho,
shot and probably fatally wounded his
wife. He then turned the revolver up
on himself and inflicted a wound in his
head which caused his death.
An attempt was made Wednesday
evening to assassinate General Emil
Nunez, governor of the province of
Havana. A man had a revolver leveled
at the governor as he was entering his
home. Another man who was passing
by saw the wouldbe assassin and cried
out, whererpon General Nunez truned,
and, drawing his revolver, fired upon
bub uIISCIchuJ Htttus no IdCbcA w DO
so surprised that he dropped his revolt
yer. He was promptly arrested. His
identity is not known, but he is
white man and was well dressed.
Secretary Taft will decline the APP
pointment to the United States supreme
court bench and remain in the cabinet
He will notify the presiednt to this eff
feet early in September, as court as.
sem bles for the autumn term in Octo-
Der.
The loss of life by the recent earth
quake in VALPARAISO will not be short of
5000, while the property destroyed is
estimated at 500, 000,0 600. and proba-
bly, is far in excess of that sum-
The greatest damage from the terri
fic earthquake occurred in the PROV
inces of Valparaiso and Aconacgua.
The town of Abarca suffered severely.
Llay Llay is reported to have been en-
tirely swept away, and Limache and
Hero Viejo have almost been wreck
ed. At Vina del Mar three quarters
Of the houses are in ruins The Slosses
in the entire country are estimated at
$500, 900, 900.
The authorities of Valparaiso have
taken over the feeding of the people, |
ada provisions are being brought in
rom places that were not destroyed.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
Helps Both Countries.

Great satisfaction prevails at the
rman foreign office over the re.
Its of the meeting at Friederichschof
tween King Edward and Emperor
lillian. The latter expressed him.
II as being highly satisfied with
outcome of his personal confer.
ces with the king. The discussions
tween the monarchs in the presence
their diplomatic representatives
gered many important questions OF
crest to both countries.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
PLUNGE IN RAIN TO RUIN.
Flying Freight PloWs Through Work
train.

Johnstown, Pa, Aug. 21-Plunging
through a binding rainstorm at the
rate of As miles an hour, a fast freight
train on the Pennsylvania railroad
crashed into a slowly moving work
train at San Hollow, killing seven and
seriously injuring seven others of the
workman crew. Three of the latter
probably will die.
Acting Secretary Ryan of the inte-
rior department has authorized the
North Coast Railway company to ex-
tend its lines across the Yakima In
dian reservation. The company has
agreed to safely bridge all irrigation
bitches along it's route.
J. w. Townsend, a pioneer settler OF
Stevens county, died recently OF aD-
SceSS.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
Is Friendly to Lelshman.

John G. A. Leishman, the recently
appointed American ambassador to
Turkey, has been received cordially
by the Turkish minister of foreign az
fairs. and there is no disposition of
the Turkish government not to recog-
nlze Mr.. Leishman as ambassador. ac-
cording to dispatches from Leishman.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
WAR ON REDS IN POLAND.
Gar Believed to Have in Mind An
other Dictatorship.

st. Petersburg, Aug. ia call to an
uncompromising war with terrorism
and revolution in Poland was SOUNDED
in the imperial telegram of congratu.
lation of Governor General Skallon Oh
Warsaw on his escape from the bonus
of would-be assassins at Warsay' III
this telegram Emperor Nicholas, after
thanking divine providence for saving
the governor generals life, 'for me
and Russia" continues:
do not be discouraged; be resoiute
in the battle with insensate anarchy
and sedition"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
Rob Treasurer at Midday.

Nicolaeiveff, Russia.-Eight arneu
men attacked the treasurer OF tho
Black Sea company at midday on tho
principal street here. They killed tno
treasurer as well as a policeman "no
was accompanying him and MADE oA
with $4,000.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
WATERS CLAIM TWELVE VICTIMS.
One Sundays Record of Drownings in
New York Citv

New York, Aug. 20-Twelve persons
lost their lives in the waters about
New York Sunday. Most of the vic
Tins were bathers. A number of he
roic rescues of imperiled swimmers
were made, and these reduced what
otherwise would have been much
larger death list.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25

Leavenworth, KAHN passing upon
an application to dismiss an Injunction
suit here, Judge ]. H, Fitzpatrick of
the district court held in effect that
the attempt to fine member Of the
labor union was coercion and was I'M
lawful.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
Fearful Earthquake at SANTIAGO.

Santiago de Chile. The worst
earthquake ever remembered has oc.
Cured Houses fell in the streets.
which were filled with hysterical peo-
pie. The clerks at the cabinet office
say that the telegraph lines to the
coast are severed.
The electric lights are out. and as
the correspondent was trying to file
his dispatch the earthquake was again
starting. He could hear the people
wailing and praying in the streets,
while the fire bells throughout the
city were ringing out alarms.
The earthquake lasted three and a
half minutes. All telegraph and tele-
phone lines were interrupted for some
time and as yet there is no news re-
garding the extent of the damage done
in the province. In Santiago several
persons were killed or injured.
A few fires broke out, but these
were promptly extinguished by heavy
showers after the earthquake.
Practically half the population rests
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
Storm Sweeps Pennsylvania.

Pittsburg, Aug. 21.-Reports receI
ed here from points in all Allegnenyt
and neighboring counties indicate thas
great damage has been done py !"
storm that passed over western Penn
sylvania.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
Fortune to Protect R;rds

The will of the late Albert w Will
cox was nled in New York recently.
The sum of 100000 is left the true.
tees Of the National Association .,
Audubon societies for the protection .,
wild birds and animals. VI
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
Lewis Morrison Dies.

new York, Aug. 20-Lewis Morri-
son, an actor whose work as Mephisto
IN faust" gained him fame. died sud.
uehly OF shock, after undergoing an
operation for a disease of the stomach.
He was 81 years old.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
FEELING HIGH OVER WHIPPING.
Public Demands Punishment OF Hus'
sian Guards.

Both Premier Stolypin and "ai
Minister Rudiger of Russia are receN'
ing many letters demanding the pun.
lshment of the officers and soldiers
of the chevalier guards concerned Il,
the whipping of Anna Smirnoff, anu
the newspapers continue to be filleu
with indignant articles on the SUI
iect
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25

Men change their minds when tne'
are alone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-23
ON THE RACE TRACK.
At Jamaica.

New York. october 22.-On a heavy track, Belmere an outsider in the betting, won the Pierrepont handicap, mile and a furlong the feature of the opening at Jamaica today. Out of twenty carded to go in this race only eight went to the post including Coy Maid, a to l favorite. Good Luck and Dishaville were well sup ported. Belmere and Coy Maid raced to the front in the first furlong, and soon had a lead of four lengths. At the far turn Coy Maid dropped back. Belmere continued to show the way. but Dlsha- bile closed up with determined rush in the stretch, forcing Hennessy to ride Belmere hard to win by head. Sum- mary:
 First race, five and one-half furlongs- Baringo, 1l2 (SewelD. to l, won; Fan tastic. 112 (J. Hennessy). to 5. second;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-23
Experts Think Sehanee
 WiH Defeat Auburn Team

The teams will arrive Thursday after noon, and will be met by hundreds of local lovers of the manly game. Enthu- siasm and roofing will come into their own.
 The Sewanee alumni have arranged for a banquet on the evening following the game. The players of both teams will be the guests of honor. It is understood, too, that the Auburn alumni will have some entertainment in honor of their fellows. Both institutions have numerous alumni in Birmingham, and interest is fever heat. The game will attract coaches from other colleges whose teams will meet the two combatants at future dates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-23
HUNGARIANs REJOICE.
Austrian Public Seems indifferent to
 GoIuchoWskrs Fall.

Vienna, October 22.-The Austro-Hun- garian ambassador at Berlin. Herr von Szogyeny- Marich, and Baron von Aehren- thai, the ambassador at St. Petersburg, two of Austria's oldest diplomats, have arrived here to have audiences of Elm peror Francis Joseph in connection with the resignation of Foreign Minister Golu- chowsld. There appears to be little pros pect of an early definite settlement of the question of his successor and in view of the approaching session of the dele gations a provisional appointment is ex- peeted
 The Hungarians are rejoicing at what they claim to be great success of major Influence in bringing about Goluchowsli S fall, but the Austrian public is apparent ly indifferent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-23
RIGHT TO EMBLEM.
Independence League Alone Can Use
 Scales on Ticket.

New York, October 22.-The board of elections today sustained the contention of the Independence League that it has the exclusive right to the use of that name and to the emblem, pair of scales
 The matter will be carried to the su- preme court by the protestants.
 One effect of the decision will be that democratic candidates for Congress Sen ate and assembly who filed petitions as Independence League candidates, will be prohibited from appearing on the ticket under the balanced scale when the h. dependence League has q candidate of it's own in the field.
 It Is expected the case will reach the appellate division on appeal by next We'd nesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-23
SETS TOBACCO CASE.
Shall Duty Be Paid at Weight on Entry
 Or Weight on Withdrawal?

Washington. October 22.-The supreme court of the United States today set the hearing in the case of the United States vs Falk & Bro. of New York for December 3, next. The question to be determined Is whether imported tobacco is dutiable on the basis of its weight when it enters. or when it is withdrawn from warehouses.
 The decision of the circuit court of ap- peals was that the duty should be paid on the weight at withdrawal, and it is estimated that under this ruling the treasury would suffer a loss of a mill lion dollars q year on tobacco to say nothing of the JOSS on other articles to which the principal would apply if held applicable to tobacco.