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The Havre herald., 1906-12-07
WORK ON CANAL SUSPENDED.
Heavy Railfaii Causes Floods on the
lsthmus.

Heavy RailfaIi Causes Floods on the
lsthmus.
Colon, Dec. 5.-Ten inches OF water
has fallen in Colon during twenty-four
hours. The Chagres river has reached
The highest point ever known and Is
still rising fast. Communication and
traffic by way of the Panama railroad
are interrupted. The inhabitants of
the village north of Bas Obisobo neces-
sarily will suffer greatly from the
flood, as 1t will be impossible to get
relief to them unless the Chagres sub
sides.
The high winds tore the roof off the
market and lightning struck the mid
die pole of the wireless telegraph sta
tion, and in falling the pole damaged
the powerhouse.
There has been no telegraphic COM
munication with Panama since Mon
day. The washouts on the railroad are
most severe between Mamei and Cor
gona. The Chagres has risen twenty
eight feet. The bridge at Matachin
has been carried away and the town Is
i've feet under water Some of the
machine shops of the canal contractors
are flooded to adepth o.. two feet The
work on the canal has been suspended
on account of the inundation.
The Havre herald., 1906-12-07
CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAuD.
Charge Upon Which Pittsburg Civil
Engineer is Arrested.

engineer IS ATfSSlSUs
Pittsburg, Dec. 5.-With the arrest
Of ]. H. Milholland, civil engineer.
IN charge Of conspiracy to defraud;
the issuance of warrants for the ar
rest of Joseph Flaherty and H. T.
Bostaph on the same charge; the
grand jury indictment against Presi-
dent G. S. Cameron charging him with
contempt and obstruction of justice
and the postponement until Dec. II of
the conspiracy hearing of Common
Councilman William A. Martin, the
developments in the alleged $4,000
bribery scandal between the officials
Of the Pittsburg and Tube City rail-
road and the members Of the Pitts
burg select and common councils were
sensational
Mr.. Milholland was arrested and
taken to the central station, where he
remained in the office Of the director
of public safety for several hours,
when friend furnished $4,000 bail
for his release. The information
against him alleged that he unlaw-
fully combined, conspired and agreed
to corruptly influence certain council
men in the deliberatfon and vote for
the granting of franchises to the Pitts
burg and Tube City railroad
President Cameron was indicted by
the grand jury for his refusal to tes-
tify in Magistrate Brady's court In the
conspiracy hearing of Councilman
Martin.
District Attorney Stewart stated
that Cameron would be tried in quar-.
ter sessions court next Monday.
The Havre herald., 1906-12-07
RESTS IN HANDS OF CONGRESS
Opinion Of Cubans Regarding Policy
of the United States,

Havana, Dec 5.-The message Of
President Roosevelt to the American
congress was published in the local
press. No editorial comment on it
was made Liberal and Moderate
leaders are chary of expressing an
opinion OF the presidents declaration
regarding Cuban policy. but the
general view is that 1t does not differ
materially from the statements made
In the letter to Senor Quesada, the
Cuban minister. last September. and
that the final determination OF the
policy of the United States rests in
the hands Of congress.
The Havre herald., 1906-12-07
FOR LOCATING OLD SOLDIERS
Liveryman Says He Was Paid by Ne
braska Land Company.


braska Land Company.
Omaha, Dec. ST was paid by the
Nebraska Land and Feeding company
by checks signed by Mr.. Jameson for
the livery teams furnished by me to
take the old soldiers out to their
claims from Gordon. The descriptions
Of the land were furnished me by Tom
Huntington and he told me where to
find the lands near some wind mills
and in certain valleys. He also gave
me tho number OF lands"
Such was the testimony given by
Ira Trueblood, the Gordon liveryman,
who took several old soldiers out at
different intervals to see the claims
The statement was made at the hear
ing in the United States district court
of the trial of Richards and Comstock.
millionaire cattlemen. and their al.
legged co-conspirators In the land fraud
cases involving hundreds of thousands
OF acres of public land in Nebraska.
The Havre herald., 1906-12-07
AM ERtcAN NATIONAL RED CROSS.
Secretary Of War Taft Elected presi.
dent OF thu Society.

Washington. Dec. 5.-The Ameri.
can National Red Cross In annual ses.
sion here elected the following officers
for the ensuing year:
President, william H. Taft, secre-
taryof war; treasurer, Charles Hal
lam Keep. assistant secretary OF the
treasury: counsellor. James 3. Nc
Reynolds, assistant attorney general;
secretary. Charles L. Magee.
DIR. John T. Devine. who was in
charge of the Red Cross work at San
Francisco following the earthquake
and fire, discussed his experiences.
The Havre herald., 1906-12-07
CoNcENTRAToR DAM BROKE.
Cause of the Disastrous Flood at
Clifton, Ariz.


Ell Paso, Tex, Dec. 5.-A dispatch
from Morenci, Ariz., says eight lives
are said to have been lost In a great
food at Clifton. The Detroit concen-
traitor dam broke, sending a wall of
water down Chase creek. Wires are
down between Morenci and Clifton and
no definite news can be obtained until
messengers return from Clifton. The
Copper Queen hotel is said to have
been swept away by the flood and at
least fifty persons lost their lives.
The concentrator dam, which gave
way. precipitating the great food up.
On the town, was constructed entire.
ly OF earth. The dam was carried
away two years ago as result of the
swollen streams and number OF per.
sons were drowned.
The Havre herald., 1906-12-07
New Hotel Burned.

Regina, Saskatchewan, Dec. s.
Wascana, the largest hotel next to the
ruined Windsor in Regina, has been
destroyed by fire. The building had
Just been erected and men were at
work on the interior furnishings. The
loss will be in the neighborhood OF
$4,000 to 100000. The building was
five stories high.
The Havre herald., 1906-12-07
BAD FLOOD IN ARIZONA ]
: PRINCIPAL BUSINESS SECTION OF
THE TOWN OF CLIFTON is
WASHED AWAY.
: DEATH list Is VERY LARGE
REPORTED THREE SCORE OF PER-
SONS LOST THEIR LIVES BY
DROWNING.

Phoenix, Ariz., Dec SIT is report
ed that fifty people have been drowned
in the foods at Clifton, Ariz. At
tempts to communicate are futile as
all wires are down. A message re-
ceived here from Tucson, Ariz., says
the town of Clifton is half destroyed.
The report that between fifty and
sixty persons were drowned is partial
1y confirmed.
Bisbee, Ariz., Dec 5.-One Of the
worst floods in the history of Clifton,
Ariz., came down the San Francisco
river and Chase creek at night. The
principal business section of the town
was almost completely ruined. From
seven to twenty persons is the report
of the loss of life. The name of only
one victim, however, has been OBJ
tanned, Mrs Joseph Thron, who, with
her husband and children, was caught
in falling building and killed.
The other members of the family
had narrow escapes. One of the sa-
looms which was washed away carried
several men into the torrent and they
are believed to have been drowned.
A number of small frame buildings
in which people were known to be liy-
ing were destroyed and it is feared
that a number of families perished.
The Coronado railway from Clifton
to Longfellow Is destroyed. 1t will be
several weeks before business can be
resumed over the road. The financial
loss cannot be estimated.
The Havre herald., 1906-12-07
Eighteen Persons Drowned.

Globe, Ariz., Dec. 5.-A message
from the operator at Solomonville.
Ariz.. reports that eighteen persons
were drowned in the flood at Clifton.
but gives no details of property dam.
age. which, however. Is believed to be
great.
The Havre herald., 1906-12-07
Circumstances Point to Murder.

Logansport, Ind, Dec. 5.-Mrs. Rosa
Tewksbury, aged thirty years, was
found dead under circumstances indi-
eating murder. It Is claimed by the
police that bottle of whiskey be-
lieved to contain poison caused her
death. According to the police, one of
her former husbands gave her the
whiskey. Mrs. Tewksbury had been
married and divorced several times.
The Havre herald., 1906-12-07
Double Hanging in Georgia.

Valdosta, Ca, Dec. 5.-J. G. Raw
lings and Alf Moore, negro, were
hanged here for the murder OF Willie
and Carrie Carter in July, 1905. Both
stepped upon the scaffold without a
tremor. They stood on the trap to-
gether and fell together.
The Havre herald., 1906-12-07
spauqh and Church to Hang.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Dec. 5.-The SUI
preme court has denied hearings to
William spaugh, Jr., and w. E. Church,
both under sentence to be hanged on
Jan. 10. Spaugh was convicted Of
having killed Sheriff Polk Of Iron
county and Church was convicted Of
having killed his foster parents.
The Havre herald., 1906-12-07
METHODIST.

METHODIST
Morning service at II o'clock.
Evening service at II o'clock.
Epworth League services at Z o'clock.
Sunday School at p, m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at p. N.
The Havre herald., 1906-12-07
Summer Hotel Burned.

Conneaut Lake, Pa, Dec. 5.-Fire
here destroyed three of the largest
summer hotels and several frame
buildings and for time threatened
the entire village The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000.
The Havre herald., 1906-12-07
FOUR CHILDREN cREMATEn.
Burn 20 Death While Their Mothers
Are Away From Home.

~'S F*Way sFVHs s'O''cs
Westfield, N. j.. Dec. 5.-Four chill
dren. two boys and two girls. ranging
In age from two months to five years,
were burned to death at their home
near here at night. Mrs. w. F. Wezel
and Mrs. Oscar Felter, who lived to-
gether with their two children each,
went out tn work. leaving their little
ones at home alone. During their abb
sence their house caught fire. The
children were burned beyond recogni-
tion.
The Havre herald., 1906-12-07
Fatally Wounds His Sweetheart,

Springfield, Mo-, Dec. 5.-Garland
Moore, aged twenty-one, mail car
rier, shot and fatally wounded Miss
Clara West, aged twenty-sevep, at
Bos D. Arc. Moore fed after the
shooting and a posse started in pur-
suit. The shooting occurred in the
parlor after Moore had pleaded with
her to marry him.
The Havre herald., 1906-12-07
PRESBYTERIAN.

Preaching, ii a. nj.
Sunday School, 2:3G p. m,
z. P. S. G. E., 7:so p. m.
Preaching, 500 p. m.
Wednesday evening prayer meeting
p. m.
You are cordially invited 10 these
services.
F. w. POOL. Pastor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-18

there were thousands of wolves who lived
of the herds. When the buffalo were kill
ed off the wolves disappeared also. tn there
was not one where there used to be a
thousand. Then the cattle men began TO
stock the ranges, and the wolves found
the conditions much the same as In the
buffalo days. They promptly multiplied
and increased till they are now doing an
immense amount of damage, aided largely
by their asylum in the forest reserves.
The biological survey has sent out one
of its best men to study the wolf prob
lem, Mr.. Vernon Bailey. and he has been
skeeing and snowshoeing through Wyo-
ming and Montana while the snow was on
the ground and the wolves We're particu-
larly easy to track and study. He has not
done any shooting, but is trying the effects
of poisons and traps. But the wolves are
about as cunning as foxes, and after you
have trapped few and poisoned a few
in given district the rest grow wary and
the poisons and traps are relegated to
seat D. The wolves get so crafty that they
will not swallow a piece of meat without
mouthing 1t. and if they get the bitter taste
of strychnine or arsenic they drop 1t and
look for something else to eat. Whether or
not the survey will be able to kill them or
with some contagious disease is a question.
but they are rapidly becoming as great a
pest and far more dangerous than the
smaller "varmints."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-18
RETIRED FROM OFFICE.
Kaiser ousted Baron Won Holstein-
Long Record


BY direction of Emperor William Foreign
Secretary Tchirsky. at Berlin, has accepted
the resignation of Baron Won Holstein, chief
of the department OF higher politics in the
foreign office. This action retires from pub
lie life a parsonage who more than any
other has been responsible for German for
eign affairs since Prince Bismarck's time.
For sixteen years Baron Won Holstein has
thought out the policy and drawn up the
instructions to dors, and he has
been recognized by the diplomacy of Europe
as the man whose counsel was in the as
cendant at the foreign office under all of
Prince Bismarck's successors.
When Prince Won Buelow assumed the
chancellorship he offered Baron Won Hol-
stein the foreign secretaryship. but the lat
ter declined the office because parliament
tary and social activity was distasteful to
him. The. cause of his retirement is that
he found himself unable to work in har-
mony with Foreign Secretary Tchirsky.
Baron Won Hoistein, who entered the serv-
ice in 1880 an attache of the st. Peters
burg embassy was next assigned to Lon
don. He asked In 1866 to be transferred to
Washington and was there for two years.
He always kept In close touch with Ameri-
can affairs and 1t was his belief that 1t
was American destiny to profoundly infiu-
enee Europe. Baron Won Holstein was a
member of Prince Bismarcks field chancel-
lery in 1901.
For five years he was secretary of the
German embassy at Paris, and was instru-
mental in 1874 in proving that Prince Won
ATnim, the German ambassador at Paris,
took certain documents which were the
property OF the embassy. The affair caused
q terrible scandal at the time, and 1t Is be-
lieved to have intensified Baron Won Hol-
STEMS retiring ways. Since 1875 he has been
connected with the foreign office, and,
though never going into society, was cred
tied with mysterious powers and Influences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-18
PRACTICALLY WRECKED
1000 Buildings Destroyed-Fires All
Over the City.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 49,
San Francisco was practically wreck
ed BY earthquake at $40 o'clock this
morning. The shock lasted three
minutes, thousands of buildings be-
ing damaged and destroyed. Loss
of HE reported great No water and
fires all over city.
All wires with the exception of
one gone. The city hall, costing
1000, 900, in ruins. Modern build
lngs suffered less than brick and
frame structures.
Terror and excitement indescrib-
able. Most OF the people were asleep
and rushed into the streets undress-
ed. The buildings swayed and crash
ed, burying occupants. Panic in
downtown hotels. Lick House bad
~ damaged, but no loss of life there
reported.
a disastrous fire has broken out
on the south side Of market street
and is now within one block of the
Palace Hotel. The water mains
have burst and the fire department.
is practically helpless. The utmost
confusion exists. All business is
suspended AT this moment there
is only one wire out of San Fran
cisco-a Postal wire. The Postal
building is badly damaged. The
operating room is a wreck. The
power of every kind is gone, and
there are no lights-neither gas nor
electric.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-18
extent of damage. No loss of life
is yet reported.
NEWS IN NEW YORK.
Many Buildings Collapses and Lives
Lost.

NEW YORK, April ia re-
port reaches here that a severe
earthquake wrecked many buildings
and caused loss of life in San Fran
cisco this morning The shock was
felt at 5:I3 San Francisco time.
Following the wrecking of buildings
a number of fires broke out. The
Postal telegraph Office was wrecked
and communication was lost at 8 so,
New York time.
There has been no Geographic
communication with San Francisco
for more than half an hour.
AT about 9 40 the Postal Tele-
graph Company had communica-
ton with their San Francisco Office,
but lost the connection again almost
Immediately. In the brief period
that the wire was working the San
Francisco Office reported that a
number of buildings had collapsed
and that the dead and injured were
being taken from the ruins as rap
idly as possible.
At the time this message came
through the principal danger was
from the fires, number of which
had started and were making great
Roadway owing to lack of water.
The Western Union Telegraph OF
fee at Fresno says that it is the
most severe shock ever known.
They have no further details.
The Postal Telegraph Company
learned that the fire is eating its
way along Market street. The
water mains were burst by the
earthquake, so that there is no
means at hand for fighting the con-
fiagration The electric lighting
plant of the city has failed and gas
mains are disrupted The damage
extends through the entire city.
The Postal building was badly
wrecked and the operating room is
incapable of use.
The Union Pacific Railway COM
pany reports that all of their wires
have gone down west of Ogden.
The area covered by the earthquake
seems to have covered several hum
bred miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-18
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April
ia severe earthquake caused
great damage in this city this morn
ing, and it is reported that many
lives have been lost The Hobart
building, which contained the Of
fees of the Postal Telegraph Com
pany and the Union Pacific Rail
way Company, was wrecked Many
other houses in the city collapsed.
There was a series OF severe
shocks The first one, which. &C
CURED shortly after 5 o'clock, was
the most violent Those which fol-
lowed it also did great damage.
There were several of them, and
they occurred at frequent intervals
closely following the first shock.
Fires are reported to have broken
out in the wreckage of several
buildings. Great damage is feared,
as the earthquake is said to have
interfered with the water supply
of the city.
When the first shock occurred
the entire city was violently shaken
and the entire population was
aroused. The movement of the
earth was accompanied by violent
rumbling.
L. +. Hutton & Co, stock brok-
ers, received the following message
from San Francisco dated 5 am:
"All wires down to Frisco. En-
tire business section reported de
molished.
This message was received over
the Postal Telegraph Company's
wire:
At 6:3o O'Clock more than an
hour after the first shock, tremors
OF the earth could still be distinctly
felt
Mr.. Hutton said he understood
that it had been sent by the chief
operator at San Francisco Just be-
fore he had 10 run for his life.
The Palace and st. Francis hote's
stood the shock People focked to
the telegraph Offices to send mes
sages to friends, and were frantic
because there were no wires. The
greatest damage was done TO build
ings south OF Market street, where
mostly they are frame and tenement
houses. Fires occurred in every
block in that district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-18
DowIE TO USE COURTS FOR ZION.
Rejects Voliva's Offer of Peaceful Set
Element

Negotiations looking to a peaceful settle
ment of the question as to who shall con-
troll Zion City and its vast resources were
broken off in Chicago yesterday John
Alexander Dowie, through his attorneys
rejected proposition advanced by voliva
to the effect that the 81, Geo 600 estate be
turned over to board of control 1t was
stipulated that both Dowie and Voliva be
active members of this board, and that the
action of the members thereof be final in
determining whether or not the deposed
first apostle or Volfva be the recognized
head OF the Christian Catholic Church.
Attorney p. c. Haley, representing Dowie
said:
information we shall file bill in chancery
In the circuit court of Lake county at
Waukegan. The instrument will be a petit
ton that the transfer of the property of
Volivia, giving to Deacon Alexander
Granger full title thereof, be declared void. +"
According to the statements of his at
torneys and of his followers who are with
MIN, Dr. Dowie Will go to Zion City some
time this week. 1t is declared by Dowie' s
followers that when Dowie enters the city
which he founded he will do so as the head
of the church
The Post Office Department received the
complaint of John Alexander Dowie's at
torneys against the Zion City publication
known as Leaves of Healing and the
matter Is now under consideration by the
Postmaster General
Persons in the department assert that
there Is nothing in the postal laws or reg
ulations which would justify the denial of
second-class or other mail privileges to
newspaper or other publication simply be-
cause 1t contained libelous matter To come
within the provisions of the statutes and
the rulings In such cases, the matter COM
planned of must be obscene or scurrilous
In this case it is only claimed by Dowie's
attorneys that the matter is scandalous
which would place the case within the pale
of the courts should redress be still de-
nanded.
Aside from this feature of the case how
ever. the general charge is made that the
e aEessof Healing is not entitled to sec
ond-class privileges. .
An early decision in the matter may be
expactefi - -
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KANSAS CITY REPORT.
People Fleeing From the Affected
District,

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 49,
At S:55 this morning the Postal
Telegraph Company here states
that the only information obtain
able from the west was that their
operators at San Francisco had left
their building in that city and re-
ported that many buildings were
collapsing and many fires breaking
out, with no water available to
fight the flames. People were flee
ing from the affected district.
AT OILS am. the Postal Telegraph
Company here had received the fol-
lowing information from Los An
geles:
1t is reported that one thousand
lives have been lost in the earth
quake at San Francisco.
Both the Postal, and Western
Union Telegraph buildings in that
city have been destroyed.
A disastrous fire is eating its way
up the south side of Market street,
and at last accounts was within
three blocks of the Palace Hotel.
Water mains were bursting and
the fire department was absolutely
helpless.
Business has been entirely sus-
pended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-18
RAILWAY MAN MISSING.
Fears Entertained for George S. Marsh
of Chicago.


CHICAGO, H., April 1s.-George S.
Marsh. former assistant general passenger
and ticket agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul railroad. disappeared from
his home in Evanston last Wednesday.
Failure to hear from him has caused his
family to fear for his safety. Various ru-
mors have been circulated, including sui
eide and elopement.
Two days before his disappearance Mr.
Marsh resigned his position, informing F.
A. Miller, general passenger agent, he in
tended to engage in another business. We'd
nesday he drew large sum of money from
the First National Bank In Chicago. That
was the last seen of him by any of his
acquafnta uces.