Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-19

tnlS mOrnlnS session oil the NatiOnh
Orange. Miles NJ. Da wson, an emf
nent inssrance expert from ssev
4 York. one of the foremost factors il
nnearthing the rascality In the bi,
life insurance companies by the Arm
strong Investigation, and who came
here to present a plan Of fraterna
insurance Tor the Grange. appeared
before the convention to submit hi,
system of insurance for the body's
consideration and action. He sale
| he felt the time has come for reform
In insurance and for the Grange te
take at once action in fraternal life
insurance. He reviewed the anti
| rebate law in insurance which was
first adopted in Massachusetts. II
was put forward to protect dishonest
insurance companies under the guise
of protecting the agents. When this
body approached them for insurance
they we've unable to deal with you
because this law was a bar to special
rates sought by you. The. people are
beginning to learn that old line In
surance assets and reserve are sound,
bnt that the assessment plan is not
reliable.
PORTLAND, Ore. Nov. 15.-Never
since the white men came has the
state Of Washington suffered from
such storm as ragged last night and
early, this morning. The storm, wind
and rain, which for the past. v eek
have wrought havoc with coatswise
shipping, yesterday swept inland and
are venting an unheard-of fury upon
me whole state, especially the Puget
sound country. Railroads out of Ia
coma and Seattle are demoralized
rain service to Portland only from
he latter city being maintained. The
reeks and rivers and brooks in the
cascades are roaring torrents. On
'uget sound. Snohomish, Sumner and
Auburn are under water. In central
Washington floods are. raging in
Satchez and Yakima valleys. The
clearwater is out OF its banks and
las done immense damage. Although
iothing has been heard from walla
Eaila, it is only fair to presume that
With floods east and west of there.
ne rivers In that part of the state
re sun on rampage. At Portland
heavy wind is blowing, accompan-
ed by a torrentiaI rain. No damage
'as been done further than to put
ne electric lights and street cars out
commission. The railways across
ne state are prostrated and no news
as been received here from eastern
'regon- This morning reports are
cry discouraging.
SEATTLE, Wash. Nov 15.-The
'orst flood since the settlement of
ne Puget sound country. more than
all century ago, has set in through
sudden and unprecedented rise in
he rivers and small streams having
leir source in the Cascades and
cores OF towns are threatened. Four
yes have been lost and hundreds of
imllies have been driven from their
ONE In the valleys to the shelterless
oothiiis, and the property loss. pub
c and private. ii is estimated will
III into the millions. The storm still
ages today.
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 15.-The business
art oil this city today is In darkness.
lights had to be used in all stores
nd offices. Humid atmosphere has
aused a pail of smoke to settle over
he city. Many people worried over
lie peculiar conditions.
DENVER. Nov. Is. Three EN-.
loyes of the Moline Plow company
re charged with embezzling fifteen
aonsand dollars and are under super.
ision while the books are being ex-
mined. The entire force of the big
ffice was discharged.
ROCKLAND, Me-, Nov. 15.-Charles
ittlefield, son of the congressman
nd private secretary to Governor
lect Hughes OF New York is in
'erious condition today. While copy
ig Hughes campaign speeches, the
irbons poisoned his hand and he
1as brought here Tuesday to have
is arm amputated.
ALGERIA, Nov. 15.-General Llau.
ey, commanding the Ain Sefra divi-
ioh, hlseiid, HAS reported 10 the war
ffice that Muley Abu. a cousin OF
he sultan OF Morocco. Is preaching
I holy war against the French. He
as succeeded in settling local quar-
els and in recruiting force in all
he southern region as far as the At
lantic, and is establishing base of
operations at Wady CHR.
The seriousness of the situation is
admitted at the foreign office here,
ind II is recognized that France must
efend herself against armed aggres-
sion. but 1t is hoped that by the ex-
arcise of great forbearance a conflict
may be avoided.
SEATTLE. Nov. l6. - Conditions
this morning in the vast flood dis
trict are awful. Many are homeless
and suffering from hunger and expo
sure and in hourly dread that the ris-
ing waters will overwhelm them,
Thousands of residents of the fertile
valleys lying between Seattle and Tia.
coma are camping today in the foot.
hills nearby with what few provisions
and effects they could carry in hur.