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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-18
VALPARAISO IS VISITED BY EARTHQUAKE DESTROYING
 PROPERTY AND MANY LIVES
UNION LABOR EXPECTED
 TO KNIFE REPUBLICANS

Washington, August 17.--(special.)-Po ticians here expect the position taken by Speaker Cannon with reference to the legislative demands of President Com pers and the American Federation of Labor in his speech at Danville. will be followed in general opposition to repub- lican candidates for Congress through out the country.
 { The firmly hostile attitude of the speaker on the anti-injunction bill which Gompers and the federation so strongly advocated during the last session of Con gress, was what had been anticipated by those who had talked with him during the last week or two. The speakers dec laration that he was not in favor of such legislation is taken to signify that he will oppose it again next winter and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-18

in the sixtieth Congress in the event he is reelected as now seems assured in the Judgment of his friends.
 Many republican candidates have been waiting impatiently for the oracle to speak on this subject and now those who are not afraid of the Gompers blacklist will take their cues accordingly. Com pers left Washington last night for Lew iston Me, where on Saturday he will make the opening speech in the Second congressional district now represented by Charles E. IIttleheld. Littlefield Is on the labor blacklist. because he opposed the anti-injunction bill and other measures whose passage was urged by the feder- ation. Gompers expects to make six speeches in Iittleheld's district and 1t Is hoped by republicans to offset the effect of his utterances by speeches from Speaker Cannon. Secretary Taft and other "big bugs" In the party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-18
Communication is Greatly Im- paired and MeagrP Details
 OnIy Are ObIainabIe
HUNDRED PEOPLE ARE
 REPORTED AS KILLED
City Is Said to Be On Fire and De- struction May Be as Great as That of San Francisco
 Last April.

New York, August 1s.-A cable dispatch to morning paper from Lima. Peru. says:
 About o'clock on Thursday evening there was tremendous earthquake It Valparaiso As at San Francisco, the shock was followed by the starting of many fires. The flames extending from the Plaza Orden toward the north, have not yet been extinguished. Many houses have beeen destroyed, and nearly all of those in the city are more or less dam aged, either by the earthquake or the fire
 Business is at a complete standstill. The banks are closed. The gas supply is unavailable, and the electric lighting sys- tenn Is completely knocked out The greatest panic prevails among the inhabi- tants Many families are fleeing from the city. The weather is fair and the sea is calm.
 Communication with Santiago de Chili is interrupted and it is impossible to learn what has happened.
 Many persons were killed and injured in Valparaiso. The shocks continue. but are milder.
 The shipping in the port was not in- jured.
 "The streets which suffered most were Gales Blanco, Condell and Esmeralda, and those in the Deticias district. where the best residences are"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-18
NEGROES SEEKING
 RACE EQUALITY Laud John Brown fa Loyalty
 to the Slave SORE AT 5< REPUBLICANS One % Says Roosevelt Will Say Y dn Their Behalf and Taft
 1ones Violation of the Eff
 teenth Amendment.
 

Harpers Ferry, ". Va, August 1.-The second annual meeting of the Niagara movement an organization of negroes whose purpose Is to promote equality of the races, today continued its sessions at Storr college, the feature of the proceed ings being tribute to the memory of John Brown and the celebration of the fftieth anniversary of the battle of ossa- wattomie. At o'clock this morning the members of the movement, accompanied by number of visitors, made a pilgrim age to the John Brown fort, which is two miles from here.
 At the fort an address was delivered by Richard T. Gilner. and the pilgrims marched around the fort in single file. singing, "John Browns Body"
 This afternoon addresses on John Brown were delivered by w. T. D. Du- bois and the Rev. c. Ransom of Bos- ton.
 Ransom declared that God sent John Brown to Harpers Ferry "to become a traitor to the government in order that he might be true to the slave
 He discussed the political rights of the negro.
 Republicans Have Betrayed Trust.
 "The present occupant of the White House." he said ''has been absolutely silent on the question of the enforcement of the fifteenth amendment While his Secretary of War has admitted the viola tion of the constitution, he has recently in a notable address condoned, if not tac- itly endorsed it. Secretary Taft, speak ing for the President. chides us by say ing that the negroes are political chil- dren; that they have shown their inca pacity to maintain their political rights. It is true that the negro had ehildllke faith in the republican parry, believing that 1t would administer the sacred trust which the fortunes of war and the eonsti- tuition had imposed upon it, and that it would not seize him like gamblers stake in the game of politics.
 Scales Falling From Eyes.
 Thank God at last the scales are fall- ing from the negros eyes He is being disllusioned by the acts of a republican Congress, the speeches of members of a republican cabinet, and the silence of a republican President. He should not hesi- tate to repudiate with former enemies who are willing to give him aid. While he remains a political issue, he must insist upon making his power felt and his rights respected"
 Mrs Henrietta ". Evans, sister of Lewis S. Leary, a negro who lost his life while with John Brown in the attack at Hampers Ferry, gave some "reminiscences of that event.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-18
ASSESSMENT REDUCED.
Employed Printers Must Pay 8 Per
 Cent of Wages for Strikes.

Colorado Springs, August 17.-With the declaration that the fight for the eight-hour day is practically won, the fifty.second annual convention of the International Typographical union to day voted to reduce the strike assess ment from 10 per cent to & per cent of the wages of employedprinters.
 It was decided that the sum allowed members on the strike roll be not .n exc ess of $7 for single men and $10 for married men, and that where men refused 10 work because the amount earned does not equal the strike bene- fit, they be cut off the benert list en- tirely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-18
Loss of Life Is Larae.

New York, August 1s.-A cable dis patch to a morning paper from Buenos Ayres says:
 According to the informaton received here large number of buildings have been destroyed in Valparaiso and the loss of life is said to have been large The disturbance was general throughout Chile and was felt at some points in the Ar genuine republic.
 News of the disaster is meagre owing to the fact that telegraphic communica- tion is cut off, the shocks having thrown down the telegraph lines. From the de- tails obtainable, it appears that there were five shocks, the disturbance pass ing south along the Pacific coast and crossing the Andes The shocks were se- the seismograph instruments here, and at Santa Rosa and Andes City.
 The property loss is enormous.
 Many houses were thrown down, includ- ing the government house.
 During the night the volcano Tupangato on the Chile-Argentine border was heard roaring and the people fled to the churches to pray for safety.
 At San Juan, in the Andes, high winds accompanied the shocks. The shock at Andes City was very severe. The shocks seriously affected the towns of Rosario, Aranas, Rio Ja. San Luis and Tucu- man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-18
Huntsville Man Caught In Florida.

Huntsville. August 17.-(special.) )-James Hamilton. wanted here for murder, has been captured in Florida, after being a fugitive three years and is being held for the authorities here. Hamilton. 1t Is alleged. ambushed and killed Mac Drake. near New Hope. Drake was looking for Hamilton at the time for paying im- proper attention to his wife. Hamilton's father remained in jail several months as an alleged accomplice. but was re- leased
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-18
Felt In Washington.

Washington, August 1.-The weather bureau today issued the following earth quake bulletin:
 "A very heavy distant earthquake was recorded on the sesmographs at the weather bureau in Washington yesterday afternoon beginning at five minutes and twenty seconds past p. m., seventy fifth meridian time. Complete and per- feet records were obtained of both the north and south and the east and west movements of the earth.
 The earth tremors at Washington were comparatively of slow and deliberate mo- tion, each complete movement covering from IS to 4o seconds of time. The earth quake lasted continuously for several hours and finally ceased at about mid
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-18
Great Excltment in London.

London. August 1.-The American sec- ton of the stock exchange this afternoon became quite excited on the receipt of New York opening prices, accompanied by reports of the dividend announcement Of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroad company Union Pacific imme- diately jumped points from 167is to 175l2 and Southern Pacific advanced 615 points from S411 to 91. Trading was active and excited and at the close prices were a few points below the best These shares absorbed the attention of the market other specialties being practically un- touched.
 The excitement in the American section continued long after the stock exchange had closed. Curb trading in Union and Southern Paclfics assumed large dlmen- sions, the buying being chiefly for New York account Union Pacific touched 17a1h and Southern Pacific 92A; United States Steel, Atehison, Topeka and Santa Fe and Pennsylvania were also largely dealt in at prices higher than the official close.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-18

announcement. Union Pacific had bounded up more than points and Southern Pa clfic nearly T. Feverish activity pre- vailed in the two stocks throughout the session with various halts in the upward movement when the traders sold to re- a1lze profits. Except for these halts, the upward movement in Union Pacific con- tinued throughout the day almost to the close of the market, when there was a slight recession on proft-taking South ern Pacihc's advance however, was halt ed early and held Union Pacifc's ex- treme advance was from 1928 to l7s% and Southern Pacific from s37s to ss.
 Union Pacific cIosed 17s19 and Southern Pacific at s7?. The total sales of Union Pacific were 647.1o shares and those of Southern Pacific 4s1 GO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-18
May Have StensIand.

Little Rock, August 17.-A posse of officers left here at midnight for some town in the interior of the state, the name of which was kept secret One of the officers said that the posse was going after Paul o. Stensland, the fugitive Chicago banker, whose hiding place was said to be known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-18
insurance companIes Interested.

Liverpool August 17.-Most of the Brit ish fire insurance companies have inter ests in Valparaiso Chile, which is said to have been partly destroyed by an earthauake, but the amount involved is not nearly so great as was the case with San Francisco.
 Up to a late hour this afternoon the insurance companies had not heard from their representatives at Valparaiso.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-18
Telegraph Office Closed.

New York, August 17.-At 11:30 o'clock tonight the Central cable office of the Western Union Telegraph company re- ceived service message stating that the Valparaiso office is closed until o'clock tomorrow morning. No reason is given for this. and neither this nor any other message received by the company tonight throws any more definite light upon the situation In Chile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-18
Danoerous Phase.

London, August 1.-The Daily Mails Sofia correspondent says: "The Turko- Bulgarian incidents have reached a dangerous phase, especially in the Kos tenje district, where collision took place yesterday between Turks and Bulgarians at the frontier post of Schdrepaniza."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-18

it's residents were burned in the ruins of the buildings.
 The reports received from various quar- ters of the globe regarding the Valparaiso disaster have varied greatly, some going so far as to compare the havoc wrought to that of the San Francisco catastro- phe, with details much the same. It Is said that the city was at first shaken by a violent earthquake, took fire and was burning fiercely, many scores per- ishing in the flames and ruins of the fallen buildings.
 The latest of reports along this line come by way of London, and Is to the effect that Hamburg firm received a dis patch stating that numerous districts in Chile have been destroyed, and that Val- paraiso has been practically demolished. many ships lost. and more than hun dred persons killed.
 It is added, however that the dispatch is not well authenticated. This is true of all dispatches and runlors which pur- port to give details of the disaster.
 One London firm has received cable gram from Valparaiso which says:
 Severe earthquakes; commerce para lyzed Town afire. Staff safe"
 No mention is made of serious loss of life in this brief but probably accurate dispatch, and this is regarded as hope full sign in the situation.
 At o'clock this morning no official ad- vices had reached here from Valparaiso.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-18
Communication Established.

New York, August 17.-The Central and South American Telegraph company have re-established their main office in Val paraiso and are working with that city now. This would seem to show that the conditions are not as serious as at first reported
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-18
Buralars Surrounded

Little Rock. August MA gang of burglars are surrounded in large retail store here. The burglars, it is believed are prepared to stoutly re- sist arrest and a battle between them and officers Is expected shortly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-18
At Mendoza.

London, August H.-The earthquake shock felt at Mendosa. Argenta, last night did not result in any serious consequences, according to a dispatch to the Reuter- Telegram company from Buenos Ayres.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-18
PASSENGER TRAIN
 DERAILED IN TEXAS
SEVEN PERSONS INJURED-TWo
 SEVERELY HURT-THE TENDER
 JUMPED THE TRACK ON TRES TILE, DRAGGING CARS AFTER IT.

Forney, Tex, August T.-The cannon ball passenger train on the Texas and Pacific due here at SPA a. m, was dtched on a 16-foot grade about one and a half miles west of this place this morn ing, resulting in the serious Injury of seven persons, two severely. The train left Dallas 40 minutes late and was run ming at a high rate of speed when the rear trucks of the tender left the track on trestle while rounding curve The engine remained on the track, while the mail car, express car, smoker and two chair cars were derailed. The front trucks of the dining car also left the track, the Pullman remaining firmly on.
 The vestibules of the derailed cars were so badly smashed that the passen- gers had to make their exit through the car windows The following Is a list of the injured:
 J. C. Licardie, travelling salesman for the San Antonio Paste works. internally injured, serious.
 Jim Strange, Alba, Wood county. Tex. hurt on neck and side of head; thought | to be serious.
 The following were slightly hurt
 J. H. Graham, Terrell Tex; H. Scovel, Longview, Mo-; M. L. Davidson, Long view, Mo; Robert w. Lendon, Dallas, Tex; Miss Susie Cane, Dallas. Tex.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-18
All Business Houses Closed.

New York. August 1S.-The Central and South American Telegraph company early today received this message from Val paraiso:
 People demoralized all business houses closed; no prospect of an early Ayres."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-18

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-18

sence of any word from official sources in Valparaiso and other points in Chile may be taken as indicating considerable exag- geration in the reports of loss of life and extent of damage.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-08-23
Crawford, Thunder City, Alpha.

Gem State Rural: A pretty
country is that surrounding Craw-
ford, in Long valley. Some fine
farms were noticed by the writer
as he passed through there last
week. A good demonstration was
also noticed in vegetable gardening
at the home of D. N. Higgins, the
Crawford real estate man. 1t
would seem as though the water
power in the nearby canyon might
be utilized for the upbuilding of
Crawford. The little town displays
a neatness and thrift that is pleas
ing to the eye.
Thunder City and the Alpha
section of the valley show consid-
cradle enterprise, and quite popu-
lation is centering around those
points. 1t is evident that the ter
ritory embraced within the limits
of Long, Round, and High valleys
will be capable of sustaining a
large agricultural population when
fully developed.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-08-23
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Flo, August Goth.

Flo, August Goth.
In the case of George Smith VS..
Granville Shelton, for alleged as
sault, the jury, composed of E. W..
Davis, JAS. Darkwood, Elvin Davis,
Esa Rantala, G. F. Ahlborn, d. R.
Lawhead and Gerald Ritter, re-
turned a verdict of mot guilty"
Henry Maxi and daughter, Mrs.
Warielin, made trip to Council
last week and brought back Mr..
Maki's grandson, of Diamondville,
Wyoming.
John Paananen, Henry Takkala
and John Kangas started for the
railway extension to work last Sat-
urday.
Henry Kangas and family ar
rived from Wyoming last week to
live on their homestead.
Born, a daughter to the wife of
John Paananen, August 16.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-08-23
Build The Road

Weiser World: The Republican
county platform should contain an
emphatic declaration in favor of
the immediate construction of the
Goose Greek wagon road between
Meadows and Payette lakes. The
criminal indifference with which
this important matter has been
treated heretofore admits of no de-
fence. Failure to build has cost
Washington county thousands OF
dollars in trade and it has cost the
people of the section directly in
terested many hours of precarlous
and laborious mountain climbing
that reasonable regard for the
rights of others would have render
ed unnecessary.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-08-23
Heroic Struggle With Forest Fire

Statesman: Up near Warren
not far from the Loon Lake region,
lives forest ranger whose name
will live long in the Payette coun-
try. He is one of the men whom
Uncle Sam has singled out for
strength of limb and devotion to
duty. He is one of the forest ran
gers-wilderness bred, strong of
body and of will, afraid of nothing
alive, nor even, as he has just
proved, of the elements themselves
At 9 o'clock on the 25th day of
July commenced the crackle of the
hre which has made Ranger j. ID.
Mccall at once the envy and the
admiration of his brother rangers
IN the great woods. Mccall was
alone, with help entirely out of the
question, when the big fire COM
menced. In that region fires are
fought with axe and shovel, and
lOr three days the ranger worked
and planned with shovel and wood
slait' until, having at last fringed
1oV acres with the trench which no
IRE can pass, he saved the rest OF
vie pine on his patrol. For three
uays and three nights the dauntless
anger stuck to his task, ver)dar-
ing TO close his eyes for sleep, mol
" leave the spot. Help was out o.
vic question, but the rangers nerve
way good, watching the crawl O.
'a' IRE like cat and heading i
III u. With stratagem and sureness
i'' slngle-handed fight is quite
unmatched in recent history, anC
hardly $4,000 feet of timber wer,
r'''rOyed. Mccall is a native O
ls valley and it % years of age
" IT, u. Mccall is a son of Thos
''0allof this place Ed. ADVOCATE
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-08-23
A DINING CAR

is one of the many things you con-
slider when you are trying to figure
out the best route east. The dim
ing car service recently established
on the Colorado Midland is of the
very latest modern cars, and up to
date in every respect. The line
runs through the mountains all the
way, therefore COOL, and with the
Pullman Observation Sleeping cars
what more can you desire. Leave
Salt Lake in the evening, spend
next day in the Rockies.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-08-23
SPIN
Sphinx, August 20.

Splnk, August 70.
Quite number of people of this
section attended the funeral of Mrs.
M. Cole at Roseberry Sunday.
James Darkwood spent Sunday
night at this place. He was en-
route to Flo to serve on the jury.
Geo. Scott of Waino passed this
place today on his way to Center
for a load of lumber.
Mrs. J. A. Thompson is sick with
what is thought to be typhoid fever.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-08-23
oregon Short Line Ry.

No passenger, east $40 a. m.
NJ NJ passenger, east .2:51 p. M.
NJ 4-B-W. local, east, 1880 a. m.
NJ Passenger, west 2:48 am.
NJ 5-Passenger, west. ATOP. m.
NJ 3-B.-W. local, west, 1920 a. m.
wv. LAP1sH, Agent, Weiser.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-08-23
P. & |. N. Railway Co.

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
davis, the "Meadows Special" a
first class passenger train, including
psrlor car Ceur dor, will run as
follows:
Leave AiiiNo
7OOa.m Boise (OSL) 500 a. m.
e.5Oa.m Weiser (P&IN) 5:25 p. M.
,S.SS noon Council P&IN) 2:55 p. m.
500 Up. m. Meadows (Stage) 500 a. m.
Arrive Leave
On Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays, a mixed train will leave
Weiser on arrival of the Boise
"Pony," connecting at Council with
stage for Meadows.
In. NJ. HOOVER, E. M. HEIGHO,
A. T. NJ, w d u. M,
Boise, Ida. Weiser, Ida.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-08-23

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Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-08-23

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