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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-20

ing headway in a dozen differ
ent sections, most of the city
which escaped the earth
quake's ravages being doomed
by the flames. The fire-fghting
forces of Valparaiso were pow
erless against the tremendous
extent Of the flames and little
could be done to check their
onslaught.
An extremely large number
Of persons in Valparaiso who
were not killed instantly by the
earthquakes effects suffered
injury from tumbling walls,
and the list of the manned and
wounded will probably run in
to the thousands.
The scenes in Valparaiso
have probably never been ap-
preached in the western hemis-
phere except at San Francisco,
the city being an utter inferno
Of death, suffering and desola-
tion. Many persons were
caught in their homes without
sufficient warning to escape, so
quickly did the second Shock
succeed the first, and hundreds
of citizens died beneath the top
pling walls of their own homes.
Men and women out in the
open air on the thoroughfares
were also killed by being
caught beneath falling struc-
tu.es CT hit with ny;ny pieces
of debris. Other residents OF
the stricken city, again, were
literally swallowed by the
earth, disappearing into the
yawning crevices which here
and there appeared across the
surface of the soil, as though
the top of a cardboard box had
been slit with a pair Of shears.
Many other residents of the
doomed town were terribly in
jured and the shrieks of the
wounded rose the instant that
the rumblings Of the second
shock had died away. A few
minutes later the roar of flames
was added to the terror of the
night, the whole surrounding
sky being ablaze with the re-
Election from scores of resident
and commercial buildings
which seemed to catch fire sim
ultaneously. The city burned
throughout the night.
The living extended all pos
sible aid to the wounded, while
attempts were also made to
check the progress of the fire.
Little could be accomplished in
this latter direction and the
flames soon were virtually in
control of Valparaiso.
No attempt had been made
thus far to recover the dead
bodies, which are lying in
heaps beneath the ruins in the
more densely populated parts
of the city. 1t will be days be-
fore an accurate estimate Of
the dead can be obtained. and
it is certain that the exact num-
Der of persons who persisted
will never he known.
1t is feared that the situa-
|, ton in Santiago and other
large centers may parallel that
in Valparaiso, and that the
Chilean disaster may 60 into
history as the most destructive
earthquake ever recorded in
the western hemisphere. The
fact that no word comes from
the capital and the other cities
leads to a fear of an unparallel-
ed catastrophe.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-20

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
st. Paul. Aug. 20.-Harry Dankert,
aged 81, was attacked by two unknown
men in the Wisconsin Central yards
here last night and shot. He died in
the city hospital early this morning.
His home was In Milwaukee, where
his mother lives. Dankert was on his
way to the North Dakota harvest fields.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-20
THE LATER DETAILS.
Were Two Distinct Shocks Fol.
lowed by Outbreak of Fire.

New York, Aug. 19.-There
we're two distinct shocks in
Valparaiso, the second one
causing most of the damage.
Scores of houses crumpled up
like SO many card structures,
while others were engulfed by
the chasms of the earthquake,
and hundreds of men, women
and children were blotted out
of existence. The city became
a raging sea of fame, fires max
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-20
N. W. HOTEL KEEPERS.
Associated Press to The Evening Time

Omaha. Neb. Aug. 2O.-The members
Of the Northwestern Hotel Keepers
association are rounding up in Omaha
for their annual meeting here this
week. The organization is new one
and embraces in its membership many
prominent bonifaces of Iowa, Nebras-
ka and the Dakotas.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-20
Valparaiso a Mass Of Ruins
With Huge Fissures in the
Earth's Surface Which swal-
lowed Many Buildings.
SEVERAL OTHER CITIES
ALSO DESTROYED
Island Of Martinique Feels 'Quakes
Today-Legations Hear the
Details.
A:sociated Press Cable to The Evening
Bulletin.

Bulletin.
Valparaiso, Aug. 2O.-At
1852 o'clock last Thursday
evening, Valparaiso experienc-
ed an earthquake of great sew
Gritty and during that night
eighty-two shocks were felt.
Most of the buildings of the
city either were ruined or dam
aged. The loss will be enor-
nous, probably reaching $780,
100000. Two thousand per-
sons killed is considered to be
a fair estimate of the casual
ties.
Vina del Mar (three miles
from Valparaiso and having a
population of over 100000;
Quirihue (225 miles to the
southwark, having a popula-
tion of 2,500;) Satlo, Limache
Us miles to the northwest with
a population of 6,500;) Quillota
(25 miles to the northwest,
with a population of 100000
and villages all around were
destroyed.
Most of the damage was due
to fire, which started immedi-
ately 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 impossi-
BILE to obtain meat, even at
high prices.
The railroads are all de-
stroyed.
Rain, which began to fail iln-
mediately after the first shock,
stopped an hour afterward.
The nights are very cold and
windy, the people sleeping in
the open are suffering greatly.
The captain of a steamship
which has arrived from San
Francisco says that the situa-
tion here is worse than that
following the disaster at San
Francisco.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-20
trio Street Railway & Light

trlc Street Railway q Light
Co., at Santiago, announcing
that it's power station and other
equipments had not been dam
aged, that the lighting of the
city had not been interrupted,
that the street cars had resum-
ed running yesterday and that
not any of the company's en-
ployes were injured by the
earthquake.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-20
Becoming Clearer.

Santiago, Chile, Aug. 19.-
Sunday.-The situation is be-
coming clearer. A relief COM
mittee was organized here to-
day and the street railway SER.
vice was resumed. 1t was fear
ed that Santiago would be
plunged in darkness owing to
the lack of coal to supply the
gas works, but the officials of
the gas company say that they
have a sufficient supply to last
a. week.
Carlos Edwards, one of the
proprietors of the Hercurio of
Valparaiso, has arrived here on
horse back from that city. He
confirms the reports that the
Almedral quarter and the prin-
cipal avenue Of Valparaiso
have been transformed into
heaps of ruins. When he left
the city the inhabitants were
wandering about looking for
relatives and friends. A major
ity of the inhabitants, he says,
have sought refuge on the hills,
in parks and along the sea
shores. The administration
building and Victoria theatre
had disappeared even to their
foundations.
The marine arsenal was only
slightly damaged but not any
of the private residences were
habitable. In spite of the desc
luton perfect order was main
tanned by troops which were
bivoucaked on Grand avenue
and Victoria square.
Military ambulances were
gathering up the wounded and
dead. When Edwards left Val
paraiso it, was impossible to
determine the number of per-
sons killed, but according to
his estimate the number of lives
lost was small. when the ex-
tent Of the catastrophe was
taken into consideration. On
the depot he saw fifty bodies.
The main hotel was standing
and the guests escaped injury
but Edwards regards Valpar-
also as being uninhabitable for.
the present.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-20
More Details.
A.sociated Press Cable to The Evenins

Ass0ciateo fress Gable 10 TAe Evenino
London, Aug. 20. = The
Chilean legation today received
a cable message from Santiago
dated yesterday, reading as
follows: "On the evening of
August 16 a severe earthquake
was felt between Valparaiso
and Taica. Loss of life was
not very great. Damage to
property was considerable at
Valparaiso, but was less at
Santiago. Public order has
been entirely maintained. Au-
thorities and private persons
ave succoring distressed peo-
pie. Foreign legations are
lending aid. North has been
wholly unaffected by earth
quake"
Private cable messages re-
ceived by members of the Chill
can legation tend to show that
Valparaiso did not suffer as
mach as was at first supposed.
The heaviest damage was con-
fined to the eastern section of
town, which included the poor
er residential districts. Port
and shipping at Valparaiso ap-
parently escaped damage
More Shocks.
s:.cciated Press Cable to The Eve.i.a
Times.
Ft de France. Island of Mar
Unique, Aug. 20.-Earthquake
shocks, of more or less sever
ity, were felt in the Island of
Martinique at 1:15 p. m. yes
terday and at 3:47 a. M. 4 a. m.
and $3.50 a. m. today. No dam
age was done.
A Berlin Report.
A:.ecsated Press Cable t. The Dve.i.s
Berlin, Aug. 2O.-The Ger
man Oversee Electrical COM
pany today received a cable
message from the Chilean Flee.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-20
A LONDON REPORT.
Every Building in City Dam.
aged-Casualties Numerous.

aQo0-C08u0lC1eS numerous.
Associated Press Cable to The Evening
T1nes.
London, Aug .2o.-The Tar
apaca and Argentine bank has
received the following cable
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-20
SHOT TO DEATH.

Z. Occupation of husband or wife.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05
HOT BLASTS THREATEN.
Walla Walla County Visited by DAM
aging Winds

Reports from Gardena say the hot
test temperature ever recorded there
is 1O6 degrees, which was the mark
registered on Gardena mercury sticks.
says the Walla Walla Union.
So far as can be learned the only
places which have suffered as vet
from the hot north blasts that have
swept the valley at intervals during
the past few days are the exposed
stretches of land on Eureka flat,
where there is grave danger that the
crops will be seriously injured. Re-
ports from all sections of the flat
country say that the grain is shrivelins
and already the damage is great. Hay
harvest is later this year in that re-
gion than ever before in history.
The hot spell is benefitting rather
than damaging other parts OF the val
ley. In the foothills barley is being
headed and haying is on in full swing.
The same operations are being con-
Quoted in the valley where the outlook
was never better for bumper crops,
Along the Touchet and in the hfll
country around Prescott the grain is
almost ripe and farmers say the heat
coming as It does Immediately after
the wet season, is doing immense good.
All crops are past the danger period
and in another week harvest days will
have come.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05
TWENTY DAYS OR $40.

Twenty days IN Jail or $40 fine is
the sentence imposed this afternoon
by Judge Fitz Gerald upon James Ba-
ker and Henry Baker. The two young
men were charged with having Great
ed a disturbance yesterday by picking
a quarrel with Tom Scott. the colored
barber. while he and his family were
seated in the shade on the west side
of Cottonwood street.
According to the story told by Scott,
and his wife. and Bert Bowers, the
two men and two others hegau Great
ing trouble, and after Scott had
knocked the largest one down in the
street. one of the Baker boys attack
ed him with a chair, knocking Scott
insensible. Also in trying to hit him
again he struck the big man a. hard
blow on the head.
Though the boys denied their gufls
the evidence was strong against them
and at the conclusion of the trial the
above heavy sentence was imposed by
Judge FitZ Gerald.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05
VERY ORDERLY FOURTH.
Practically No Diordcrs of ANY Kind
DIIrinn. E,nlnhInIinn

The biggest and yet the most or
derly Fourth OF July Pendleton has
eyer had" is the way i'm which many
oid-timers expressed their opinion of
the celebration yesterday. Although
there We're several thousand visitors
IN town. and it was the day df all the
year for excitement there was prac-
tically no disorder during the whole
day. But few drunken men were to
be seen and very few fights occurred.
In police court this morning but an
average bunch of six drunks was
brought before Judge Fitz Gerald.
Five of them We're white men and the
other an Indian. The first man UP
admitted he had been drunk, but
thought the fact that 1t was the
Fourth should be In his favor. An.
other, the Oldest man in the crowd,
presumed that he was guilty because
he did not know he had been put in
jail until he found himself there this
morning
Your sentence is So or three DAYS"
was the decree of the judge in each
of the cases.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05
! CROW LANDS.
Over E lllams of Custer, Mont,
.w Claim No. I.

Nv Claim No. I.
Bllline Mont, July 5.-Drawlng OF
the Crow reservation land is now in
progress here.
The governments big lottery is con-
Quoted by a commission composed Of
w. A. Richards, commissioner of the
general land office; Martin Maginnis
Of Helena, and William r. Schnitzger
of Cheyenne, Wyo.
Gerald O'Grady, Edward Becker
and Horace Williston. boys, were
chosen from the crowd to draw the
numbers from the box. The tickets
were placed in the box and thoroughly
mixed by several turns of the wheel
Number one was drawn by owen
b. Williams, a Sc .,on foreman at
Custer, Mont; John Schwartz of Chi
cago, rumber three; Joen Reinlete of
Diet2, Wyo., number four; Charles
Danielson Of Billings, number five :
Jacob Ropich of Butte, number six.
Mrs. Joseph Artery of Butte was the
first woman to draw. A. Brown of
Atlanta, Ga, who drew number 5s7,
was the most remote resident to draw.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05
Senators Return Home.

Senator c, W. Fulton, of Oregon,
and Senator Levi Ankeny, of Wash
ington, came in yesterday on o. r. &
n. train No. !. from Washington.
Senator Fulton went through to Port
land and Senator Ankeny and fami-
ly transferred here TO the Spokane
branch of the o. r. & y. en- route to
their home in Walla Walla. Both ex-
press great satisfaction that the ses-
sion of congress is ended. 1t has been
a most interesting session and many
highly important matter have been
disposed of, including the railroad rate
bin, the packing house Investigations
and the Panama canal. Both are
worn out with the strenuous labor OF
the long session and will take a needed
vacation during the summer months.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05
Castro Resumes Presidency.

Caracas, Venezuela, July 5.-Presi-
dent Castro, who retired from the po-
sition of president of Venezuela more
than two months ago. today resumed
the duties of his office, relieving Vice
President Gomez, who had assumed
the duties of the president during the
latter's retirement. 1t is understood
that Castro did not wish to resume the
presidency, but was forced by Gomez,
who threatened to call an extra ses-
sion of the Venezuelan congress in
case Castra should refuse to resume
his position. The change was not ac-
companied by any sensational circum-
stances and there was not interruption
in the regular routine of the various
government offices.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05

first money with Lucien Williams Sec
ond.
Nelly Dupuis captured the pie-eat-
ing prize, and Roy Reeves took Sec
ond place.
The wheelbarrow race was won by
George Harry, with Lester Carlisle
second.
p In the creased pole climbing ID.
Floyd took first prize and Jay Stewart
second.
BronchOs the Star Attraction.
OF all the sporting events yesterday
the bronco busting tournament was
the star attraction. Although the af-
ternoon was torrid, between 1000 and
5000 people gathered at the ball
grounds at o'clock to see the riding.
For two hours and a half the crowd
stood In the sun, or sat in the grand
stand while six horses were brought
out and tried.
The first horse up was disappoint-
ment, for he refused to buck to any
extent, despite the efforts of the
rider e. Cannon. The same was true
of the next two, which were ridden
by Ferguson and Todd, respectively.
However, number four was big
bay outlaw, and made the crowd take
notice He was a vicious animal, and
hard to saddle. After considerable
work he was gotten ready and the
-Saltmarsh-took the saddle.
After a little good bucking the horse
fell, and though the plucky rider staid
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05

Chicago, July 5.-Frank d. Callan,
head of one of the large rael estate
firms of this city, committed suicide
this morning, to escape. 1t is alleged,
prosecution on dozen criminal
charges.
case filed against him by Miss
Nellie Alpine, charging misappropria-
ton of funds entrusted him for in
vestment, was set for hearing today.
The aggregate claims are 100000.
1t is alleged the victims were women
wage-earners. The largest claimant
is for S7400.
Callan tried asphyxiation but the
family prevented and called a physi-
clan. Callan shot himself dead while
the doctor was preparing medicine.
Callan broke his leg two months ago
while leaving the court room, the
other leg having previously been am
putated.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05
THAW WILL HAVE
MANY DEFENDERS
FRIENDSHIP FOR HIS
FATHER A STRONG FACTOR.
District Attorney Seeking Evidence 10
Prove Thaw Pursued White With
INty.s,Einc Nalisnity and That lie
IL Extremely Jealous of All Men
Who Even Spoke to His Wife
Negroes Death Struggles Keep Thaw
Awake.

New York, July 5.-Harry Thaw's
rest in the Tombs last night was bro
ken by the death struggles of Robert
Cambridge, aged 21, a negro prisoner
in larceny cell Immediately above
Thaw, who died of uraemic poisoning.
II. Sellars Mckee, president Of the
First National bank of Pittsburg. is in
the city. He is an old friend of
Thaw's father. He says many per-
sons in New York are willing to aid
Thaw for the sake of the friendship
they bore his father.
The district attorney continues
seeking evidence that Thaw pursued
White with hatred. 1t is alleged that
Thaw rebuked every man who even
spoke to his wife in restaurants. His
conduct being so Objectionable that
one restaurant keeper ordered him to
go there no more.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05
Reopcning san Francisco saloons.

san Francisco, Cal, July 5.-The
saloons of this city, whcih survived
the earthquake and fire. and We're
kept closed ever since by order of
Mayor SChmitz, with view of pre-
venting drunkenness and disturbances
in the stricken city, were reopened to-
day. They were kept closed yester-
day, as it was not considered safe to
allow them to be open during the eX-
citement which usually accompanies
the celebration of the Fourth of July.
The police authorities have the situa-
ton well in hand and there were no
serious disturbances today, although
the saloons were patronized quite lib
orally.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05
VIII sterilize Wafer for Soldiers.

Washington, d. c., July 5.-Prompt-
ed by the success in that direction
achieved by the Japanese during the
war with Russia, experiments are be-
ing conducted by the war department
authorities with method of steril-
izing drinking water for the soldiers
on the march, \ portable device will
be used, which can be transported by
two or four horses. An effort will be
made to get sterilizer in which wood
and coal may be used for heating, as
IL might be difficult, ometimes, to OBJ
tain petroleum, which is used in the
experiments.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05

Manila, July 5.-During the "a
hours ending at s o'clock this morn
ing there were % cases and 23 deaths
from cholera in this city. In the
provinces IL cases and five deaths are
reported.
Later.-The situation is now i'm
proved. A report the night of the
fifth showed 10 new cases since mid
night of the fourth, and 10 deaths.
Robert Imobertz and man named
Hart, were the Americans stricken.
The disease has not appeared in the
American section of the city, and the
Americans stricken live in the native
section. The authorities believe the
disease is controlled.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05
RAILROAD To Be BUILT FROM
SDMPTER To THE COLUMBIA

The Dalles, and also from Sumpter to
point on the Snake river near Hunt
ington on the Snake, to connect with
the Hartman lines.
The company has the right, under
the articles of Incorporation, to run
steamboats, on the Snake and Column
bia connecting with the terminals
with railroad. The capital stock is
placed at only $4,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05

Portland, July ESPECIALLY )-The
Salem Eastern oregon Railroad &
Power company has been Incorporate
ed. Articles were filed today with
the secretary of state. The incorpor-
ators are: w. E. Hurd, Anthony Mohr
and p. ]. Bannon.
1t is proposed to construct a rail-
road from Sumpter to a point on the
Columbia river between Umatilla and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05
WALLA WALLA RAISES VALUES.
Increase of the 1906 Assessment is so
Per Cent Over Last Year.

Walla Walla, July 5.-According to
the tax rolls turned over to the city
yesterday by Assessor Bergman,
Walla Walla is worth s11,273,47S.
The assessed valuation of real and per-
sonal property, computed on a 60 per
cent basis of real valuation, is s6,-
764,OS7, which is approximately so
per cent above the last assessment.
This year the personal property
valuation is placed at s1,S36,206, as
against s1.521,717 for last year. and
a real property valuation of S4,927,-
SS1, while last year it was s2.916,-
734, an increase in personal property
of s314.4S9 and in real property Of
s2,011,147.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05
May Use Oil OH Isthmus Railroad.

Panama, July 5.-The canal COM
mission reorganized today, according
to tine recent appointments by the
president.
The Standard is endeavoring to
have the railroad burn oil instead of
coal. \ majority of the commission
favors oil. The Fourth was celebrated
on the isthmus by both natives and
Americans, enthusiastically.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05

Washington, July 5.-The president
has appointed Attorney General Wifi
ley, of the Philippines, to be the first
United States judge of the extra ter
ritorial district created by congress,
comprising the seaboard provinces of
China, and part of Korea, with head
quarters at Shanghai, at $4,000 per
year salary,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05
HURT BY AN EXPLOSION.
Accident Followed Lighting Match
i'm OFFICE Vault

Chicago, July Be. T. Goodrich.
superintendent of the Peoples Loan 4
Trust company, opened a vault in his
office this morning and lighted
match. An explosion followed and
Goodrich was taken to a hospital,
probably fatally injured.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05

The North Carolina state democratic
convention endorsed Bryan for pres
ident by a decisive majority, but only
after a stubborn scrap lasting for
hours. Ex-Governor Aycock was en-
dorsed for vice president.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05
CHOLERA SEVERE
BUT CON TROLED
The Only Americans Stricken
in the Philippines Said to
Reside in the Native Sections
CANAL COMMISSION
REORGANIZED TO-DAY.

of Commission Said to BE
Favorable TO the Burning of Oil on
the Isthmus Railroad; Standard
OIL Would Re the Greatest Benefi-
ciary-RoOsevclt Reappoints Bristol
District Attorney and WicI<ersham "a
L. $. Judge in Alaska and Whitley
Judge in China.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-05

The total number OF school children
in the Charleston, Wash, school dis
trict is now 7SS. an increase of just
100 over year ago. The total num-
ber of teachers is is, and they will
receive IS per month each more than
was paid last year.