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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
AWFUL EARTHQUAKE IN CHILE
SHOCKS AT INTERVALS.
Operator at Valparaiso Says Quakes
Continue and Loss OF Life Great.

GALVESTON, Texas. August l7.--Ac-
cording TO statements made by the cable
operator at Valparaiso, who was work.
ing Ia direct communication with the
office in this city, today's earthquake
shocks continued at intervals through.
out the day and many times the opera.
tors had TO fee from their offices. The
operator at Valparaiso stated everything
Is In confusion at that place. many
houses have been razed and the loss OF
life IL believed to be heavy, although no
attempt has been made as yet 10 ascer'
tain the number. Overland lines over
the Andes are all down and communica-
tion south Of Valparaiso is completely
shut of.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
WASHINGTON, August ls,--At three
O'Clock this morning no official adviaes
have been received from Valparaiso.
Alarming Reports.

LONDON. August l7-Some London
firms trading with Valparaiso have re-
ceived kilograms from their agents there.
One to James w, Alexander Brown, says
"A severe earthquake has occurred; COM
merce is paralyzed; the town is afre;
the staff is safe"
Other dispatches give no details and
merely record the safety Of their stats.
A Hamburg firm is alleged to have re.
ceived a dispatch stating that numerous
districts in Chile have been partially or
totally destroyed; that Valparaiso IS
practically demolished, that many ships
have been lost and over 100 killed and
many hundreds injured. The dispatch
however is not well authenticated
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18

Except for a few private messages
received early today reporting the
earthquake In Chile and the damage to
buildings in Valparaiso, no direct news
from Chile Is yet received. Early re-.
ports coming from different points, stat.
cd the earthquake had resulted in great
loss of life and widespread damage to
property.
Up to ii o'clock tonight there has
been nothing to confirm these reports.
The Associated Press correspondent at
Buenos Ayres cables it is feared the
town Of Los Andes has been destroyed
At the same time he pointed out that
Buenos Ayres has no direct communica-
tion with the disturbed district. No
official communication has reached
Washington from Chile and while posi-.
tive inormation is lacking, New York
officials OF the cable companies having
connection in South America, tonight
express the opinion that the first reports
of the earthquake are exaggerated
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
Details Not Obtainable.

BUEN0S AYRES, August II (6 P, NJ
In the absence of telegraphic COM
munication beyond the Island of Inca it
has been impossible up to this hour to
obtain the actual details of the destrue-
tion by the earthquake in Chile.
The managers Of the telegraph COM
panies here, state that nothing is COM
ing through. Press reports purporting
to come from Chile, are purely imagi-
nary. London and New York are eager
ly seeking news from the affected dis
trict. Officials of the Pacific Railway
express the belief that the damage is
not nearly so serious as stated, but ex.
press the fear that the town of Los
Andes has been destroyed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
Rescue Party Working With Des-
perasion to Reach Those
Imprisoned.
RELATIVES ARE DISTRACTED
Men, Women, and Children, Crowd
Around Mouth Of Tunnel Await
ing News Of Dear 0nes-The
Scenes Are pitible.

BRISTOL. Va, August l7.-Fifty men
are entombed alive in the CIinch noun
tain tunnel at Clinch Port, Va, as
result of a cave in. which occurred to.
day. 1t is not known whether the men
are dead or alive, but the work of rescus
is being rushed as fast as possible. Air
is being pumped into the tunnel for d
distance Of several hundred feet and a
large force of men are working in an
effort to rescue the unfortunates. before
they perish, if they are not already dead.
The men entombed are chiefly natives of
the region and the excitement and an
xiety is intense. Men, women and chill
Dire are tonight at the mouth of the
tunnel, awaiting news of those dear to
them, and pitible scenes are enacted.
The tunnel is being driven through Clinch
mountain for the South and Western
railroad and will be one mile in length.
1t has already been extended about 700
feet, and the men are a considerable
distance in the hole.
The operator at Alberta, four miles
from Clinch tunnel says it is rcportei
three men have been taken from the
tunnel dead and two others seriously in
jured.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
Casualties Are Large.

BuENoS AYRES, August l7.-News-
papers this evening publish kilograms
from Mendoza, which is the entrepot for
trade between Buenos Ayres and Chile
with which it communicates by noun.
tain passes, to the effect that many
houses in the Los Andes district were
destroyed by the fire and earthquake,
and that there has been large number
of casualties. The interruption on all
means of communication with Chile
causes much anxiety. Many rumors of
disaster are adoat.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
PLANS FOR AUTO RACE.


NEW YORK, Aug. l7,-Application
was flled yesterday by the American
Automobile Association with the Mas
sau County Board Of Supervisors for n
permit to hold the third international
race for the w. X. Vanderbilt Jr., cup
over the roads of the county. on Oct. @,
between the hours Of Ave o'clock in the
morning and three o'clock in the after.
noon and for permission to hold the
trials over the same course
on Sept, %, at the same time. The
application will not be considered until
Monday but no difficulty is anticipated
in securing assent
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
TO MEET in SARATOGA.


MINNEAPOLIS, August 1.-THE
Grand Army completed its fortieth an
nual encampment late today and ad-
iourned to meet in Saratoga N. Y, ia
1907. The only contestant the success
full city had was Cincinnati. Just prior
to adjournment the new commander in
chief, r. B. Brown, announced the fol-
lowing staff appointments: Adiutant
General Joseph w. Neal of Ohio; Quar-
termaster General, Charles Burrows of
New Jersey; Assistant Quartermaster-
Genera. Fl. J, Holcombe Of Philadelphia;
Chief of staff, ]. v. Winanes Of Ohio.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
Southern pacifl; and Union Pace
life Dividends Send
Stocks Soaring.
SHORTS TAKEN BY SURPRISE
Sudden Rise Finds Shorts Unprepared
Many Suffer Sharp Losses --
Pool Formed Makes Millions
on Swift Change.

NEW YORK, August l7--Amid scenes
OF frantic trading on the stock exchange
Union Pacific common stock rushed up.
ward TO la points share, and South
crn Pacific "a points today after tine
announcement that the dividends were
far in excess of what the traders had
and reason 10 expect
The result was that large number
Of traders, who sold stock short. suf-
fercd sharp losses and according to an
estimate by the Evening Post, pool in
Union Pacific stock realized profits
amounting to $l7,0OOOOO, aud similar
pool In Southern Pacific. $lOOOOOOO
Notwithstanding a meeting of the exc.
cutives of the Union and Southern Pa.
ciac roads yesterday the bulk Of brokers
were totally unprepared for the an.
nouncement Of dividends which were
made public soon after the opening ot
today's market, The brokers were swept
into mad struggle to buy two stocks
within minute after the announcement
was circulated, and the excited scene,
which ensued have hardly been exceeded
since the great struggle to control
Northern Pacific five years ago.
The shorts were surprised and unpre-
pared for the upward rush which follow
ed and led the scramble to cover. With.
in half an hour after the announcement,
Union Pacific bounded up more than
eight points and Southern Pacific nearly
seven. The feverish activity continued
throughout the session with various
halts In the upward movement, when the
traders sold to take profits.
Except for these halts, the upward
movement continued almost to the very
close of the market when there was \
slight recession on the profit taking.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
NO VICTORY ANNOUNCED.

CAMP TACOMA, August l7.-"Thera
was no victory and none will be an
nounced,' said General Funston this af.
ternoon after the maneuvers of the
morning. The camp commander in chief
expressed his satisfaction with the re-.
suits OF the action. He added some ex.
ceedingly fine movements had been exc
cuted and while some mistakes had been
made 1t Is by these means the United
States army is perfecting itself.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
valparaiso Cut OF.

LONDON, August ia dispatch to
Reuters Agency from Buenos Ayres this
evening says
Telegraph communication is still in
terrupted. Santiago and Valparaiso are
completely cut off. The Pacific cables
are only working from Iquiqe northward.
It is certain number of houses have
been wrecked at Los Andes. (Los Andes
is town in Chile about so miles north
east of Valparaiso.)
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
NOTED ACTOR DIES.

NEW YORK, August William B,
Cahill, formerly well known actor, died
yesterday. He was born in Ireland, and
achieved reputation before he came
to this country with Miss Lydia Thomp-
son. In the sos Cahill toured the United
States.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
MRS. JOHN KNAPP DIES.

WATCH Hill, R, /, Aug. l7--NTrs.
John Knapp of st, Louis, mother of
Charles W. Knapp, general manager of
the st. Louis Republic and director of
the Associated Press, and of Commander
j, J. Knapp, U. s. n, died late last
night at her summer residence here.
Mrs. Knapp was SO years old. She had
been an invalid for nearly four years.
Besides her sons three daughters sur
vive her.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
IMMENSE FOREST FIRES.
Flames Destroy Enormous Amount of
Timber in CalifOrnia-Loss $aso,ooo.

SONORA, Cal. August 1.-Two i'm
mense forest fires are raging in the foot.
hills, seven miles from the Columbia
and Tuolumne county mines, Ranches
and cattle are reported destroyed. An
army of men from the surrounding
towns, has gone to fight the flames. The
property loss is about quarter of a
million already The fighters are max
ing no progress. The fire started by an
attempt to burn right of way.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18

night the Central Cable Office of the
Western Union Telegraph Company re,
ceived a service message stating "that
the Valparaiso office is closed until I
o'clock tomorrow morning"
No reason is given for this nor does
any other message received by the COM
pany tonight throw any more definite
light on the situation.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
FELT AT HONOLULU.

HONOLULU, August 1.-THE tide
guages here show disturbances apparent
ly OF distant origin. Beginning at
5;23 this morning three waves per hour
have been indicated showing the oscilla-
tion from normal tides of between three
and four inches.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
BUSINESS SUSPENDED.

NEW YORK, August ia private
cable to W. R. Grace and Company from
Valparaiso received via Lima, Peru, says
the earthquake in Valparaiso was severe
and business has been totally suspended.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
ELECTRICIANS MEET.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, August ia
short business session followed by an
excursion on Long Island Sound made
up yesterday the program Of the second
day of the convention of the Internatinal
Association Of Municipal Electricians.
Nearly 200 delegates were registered for
the convention.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
BELL SAVES MEXICAN.

MILWAUKEE, August l7.--Charles
Neary deefated Aurelio Herrera in the
seventh round OF nm eight.round bout to.
night. 1t was Neary's fight from start
to finish. The Mexican was aoored five
times in the second round and was
saved from knockout by the bell.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
YESTERDAY BASEBALL SCORES
Pacific Coast League.

ASAAN SVeAoS AS0SaS'
At Los Angeles-Los Angeles I. Fres-
no 3.
AT 0akland-Seattle 2, San Francis
co 4.
At Portland-Portland 6, Oakland )
(lS inningsl.
Northwest League.
At Butte-Butte 2, Spokane /.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
Office is Closed.

NEW YORK, August l7-At 1880 to-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
Latest Reports Show that impossible to Get Authentic Word
Of Conditions Because Of Broken Telegraph Lines,
u y Town Of Los Andes Reported Wrecked.
GOVERNMENT HAS RECEIVED NO INFORMATION SO FAR

METROPOLIS OF CHILE SAID RE-HAMBURC FIRM RE.
cETyEs DISPATCHES STATING THAT NUMEROUS DISTRICTS
THROUGHOUT CHILE HAv REEN PARTIALLY OR
WHOLLY DESTROYED SHIPS LOST
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18

:Ai.
The Newark journal., 1906-07-20
ALAUDABLE AMBITION.

No matter what you do, pro- vided you do it better than some one else could do the same thing, there's welcome awaiting you in the world. It was Emerson, we believe. who said: If a man can write better book, preach bet ter sermon, or make better mouse trap than his neigh bor, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door. " Try to excel-it's laudable am bition.
The Newark journal., 1906-07-20
BANK OF BATESVILLE

The Bank of Batesville declared its usual semi-annual dividend of ten per cent July 2nd. This makes the 34th regular semi-annual divi- dend the bank has declared during the seventeen years 1t has been in business. It has also paid one special dividend of l06 per cent.
 Since the bank started seyen- teen years ago, 1t has paid back to it's original stockholders 316 per cent in dividends or more than three times the original cost of their stock and today the stock is worth over $200 on the hundred :. This is a record that has no paral- lel in the state. In fact there are few banks in the United States that have been as successful and prosperous as the Bank of Bates vile.
 It is the especial pride of the officers and directors of the bank that 1t has become the leading f. nancial institution of North Ark ansas and they expect to maintain its standing in that respect in the future.
 See statement in another col Hmn
The Newark journal., 1906-07-20
NEARLY HALF A BILLION.

The Republican party promised to be economical in the admin stration of public affairs. Senator Culberson of Texas shows that this pledge, like other republican party pledges, has been violated. The showing made by Senator Culberson is amazing. Take a look at his figures:
 The total expenditures for 1903, 1904, 1905 and 1906-four years of Roosevelt's administration - were S2,933, ,004, 409. Deducting the Panama canal expenditures, 1t amounts to S2, S66, 421, ,S90.
 The expenditures for the years 1898, 1899, 1900 and 1901 -four years of the Mckinley administra- tion-were $2, 430, 316, ,399.
 Exclusive of all expenses in the Panama canal for the four years of Roosevelt's administration, the expenditures exceeded those of the four years of McKinley's ad- ministration although he con- ducted the Spanish war-by the extraordinary sum of S434, 104, ,699.
 Surely it costs money to "let we'll enough alone" = Bryan's Commoner.
The Newark journal., 1906-07-20
STATE HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY TOLD
Items ofdeneral interest Gathered Fresh From the Columns of
 the Daily Papers,

Mrs. Monroe Pace fell from merry go-round at Rector several days ago and broke her leg, from which blood poison set in and she died few days later.
 Mrs. Hattie Garrett of Mena fell down stairway and was se- verely injured. She was cut in the face and body and her right arm broken m two places.
 The secretary of state has re- ceived over 5000 afidavits from corporations in different sections of this country doing business in Arkansas. Each corpora ti 0 n makes oath that it k not member of trust.
 Judge John Hallum, an ex-Con- federate soldier ant attorney, was instantly killed ait Pine Bluff Thursday by falling from the top of the steps leading to the Fourth Avenue Hotel to the concrete pave ment below.
 While driving a four-mule log ging team near Princeton, Rob- ert Hayes was struck by lightning and instantly killed. The mule he was riding was killed and the three other mules were knocked down but not killed.
 Rena Gray, 26 years of age, a cook at the Cora Bain restaurant at Mena, committed suicide by taking large dose of strychnine, which she mixed with a drink of whiskey. Disappointment over a love affair is said to have been the cause of the woman's act
 An attempt was recently made to assassinate Dr. A. 5. Lo- gan while he was sitting in the hallway of his residence at Caddo Gap in Montgomery county. He was shot while he had his back turned to the would be assassin, the bullets from the shotgun entering the back part of his head. It is said that pretty we'll known man in that section is suspected by the authorities of having committed the deed.
The Newark journal., 1906-07-20
BRYAN COMING.
unn.

It is said that Hon. William Jennings Bryan will visit Little Rock early in the coming year. Plans have been completed to have the famous Nebraskan deliver an address to the good roads conven- tion, which will be in session in Little Rock the early part of the coming January. Mir. Bryan is a wellknown advocate of good roads, from a number of standpoints, one of which Is that by this means the Federal government can estab- fish rural free mail delivery routes throughout the country. It Is understood that Mir. Bryan will not deliver a political address, but a speech upon economic questions relating to the welfare of the small communities, and applying this particularly to the good road, proposition in Arkansas.
The Newark journal., 1906-07-20
NOTICE TO coNEEDERATES s

The V. Y. Cook Camp U. c. V. is called to meet at Newark cn Saturday, July 2s, 1906, at , o'clock p. m. to attend to some unfinished business and any other business that may properly come before the camp. Done by order of Commander k. k. Reaves.
 By J. W. Barnett, Ait.
The Newark journal., 1906-07-20
REPUBLICANS BECOMING ACTIVE
Worthington and Others Will Speak in Nearly Every
 County in the State.

The Republicans of Arkansas are preparing to make a vigorous campaign for the election of John l. Worthington for governor, and nearly every county in the state will be visited. MT. Worthington will take the stump in his own be- half, and in addition q number of other prominent Republicans of the state will be pressed into ser vice. Among them will probably be Charles D. Greaves of Hot Springs, who was candidate of the "insurgent'' wing of the party for governor in 1902. Among the others who will make speeches throughout the state for the Re publican nominee will be Harry H. Myers, H. l.. Remmel, Sid B.. Bedding, Louis H. Moore of Ozark, Charles F. Cole of Bates vile, w. J. McPherson of Jasper, C. T. Taylor of Osceola and k. l.. Floyd of Eldorado.
 Mr. Worthington will inaugur- ate his campaign at Mammoth Spring July 9. The partial itinerary for MT. Worthington as just announced, will be as follows:
 Mammoth Spring July %, II a m.
 Hardy-JuIy 9, p m.
 Portia-July 26, II a m.
 Jonesboro-July 26, s p m.
 Piggott-July 27, II a m.
 Paragould-JuIy 27, s p m.
 Newport-July 2S, s D m.
 Calico Rock-July 30, Il m
 Batesville-July 30, s D m.
 Cotter-July 31, 2 D m.
 M't'n Home-July 31, s p m
 YelIyille-August 1, 2 D m.
 Marshall-August 3, II a m. l Timbo-August 4, II a m. l Settlement-August 6, II m
 Heber-August ', 10 a m.
 Judsonia-August s, i p m.
The Newark journal., 1906-07-20
SOCIETY NOTE.

From the Burlington Bug le: Widow Henry Tolliferro is getting ready to take prize at the coun ty fair. She two of the finest calves we ever seen.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-11-19
THE ooNEsDERAIg REUNION:

The sixteenth annual Teonion OF the
Florida Division, United Confederate
Veterans, is at an end, aud the various
delegates and visitors have returned
to their respective homes, we'll pleas
ed with what transpired at this re-
union.
This reunion Was conceded to be
one Of the most successful in the his
tory of the organization in Florida.
While it might not have been as large
" attended as some, il was an occa-
sion filled to Overlooking with satis-
faction and good cheer, as it enabled
the gray-clad comrades OF the '60s TO
again mingle together, and relate the
experiences OF common and hard
fought cause which they deemed was
right and just To their hearts con.
tent the Veterans. rank and file, we're
permitted to relate TO each other the
trying circumstances under which
they defended their country. Some Of
these experiences were hard and
brought back to recollection the pri-
vations which the men we're compelled
to endure; bat these we're interspers.
ed with the humorous side of the sit
uation, and frequently, in relating the
experiences, tears would turn to
laughter.
The Veterans appreciated deeply the
interest manifested by the good ladies
OF the Daughters of the Coniederacy
OF the local camps, and also the pres.
ence Of distinguished members Of the
U. D. O., State division. The presence
of Mrs. Patton Anderson of Palatka
and Mrs. NJ. @. DTysdale OF Jackson.
Vile, honorary presidents OF the State
division OF the U. d. o.. was en- In.
spiration. Mrs. Anderson is the widow
of The famous Kentucky General,
whose record as a Confederate soldier
was one to be always reverenced and
appreciated by the Confederacy.
III ALL bHo tcuutOu ~ NoiucsNtiO
was a grand success, and will be re-
membered by the Veterans as one OF
the most successful and enjoyable in
the history OF the Division. The Vet
Grams returned to their respective
homes full Of gratitude and apprecia-
ton for the manner in which they had
been entertained st the hands OF the
stonewall Camp, the q. DO. and the
people Of Gainesville generally.
God bless the Confederate soldier,
and may he live TO attend many more
reunions, IL the wish OF The Sun. The
onlederate soldier today 10 the no.
blest hero the world has ever pro-
duced and the world recognizes him as
such.