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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-03
CHOLERA STRIKES
RUSSIA'S RULERS
High and Low Suffer in St. Peters.
burg from Dread Disease.
Many Victims Found in the Schools
Court Councillor Stricken While
Entertaining Guests--Dead Arrive
at Cemeteries Faster Than the
Sections Can Bury Them.

ST. Petersburg, Sept. 24.-Asiatic
cholera is spreading so rapidly that it
has invaded the families of the aris-
tocracy and merchants, and one case
has been discovered in the palace OF
Prince Alexander of Oldenburg.
cousin of the emperor Schools have
become infected and the deaths are so
numerous that the sections cannot bury
the bodies as fast as they arrive at the
cemeteries.
Twenty-four cases have been reported
in the town of Peterhof. The imperial
family is expected to return soon TO
Peterhof palace from its cruise in Fin
nish waters.
The disease has broken out among the
cadets at Pavlovsk military academy.
one of the most important higher mill
tary schools in the empire. Forty STU
dents have been sent to hospitals, and
two deaths already have been announced.
Several attendants at the academy also
have been stricken. The academy has
been closed and the remaining cadets
sent into camp at Krasnoe- Selo.
Among the cases reported in St. Pet
ersburg yesterday was that of Court
Councillor Nechiporenko, who was
stricken while entertaining party of
guests. Two prominent merchants. sew
eral officials of the various ministries
and other members of the better classes
in the capital are down with the disease.
A servant in the second military
school has developed the cholera, and
measures are being taken to prevent an
outbreak in this institution The disease
was conveyed to these two schools in
the rations served to the students.
The accumulation of corpses at the
graveyards continues There were 90
unburied bodies at the -Preobrazhenskoe
cemetery yesterday morning, and the
regular mortuary train brought down
LAG more. The sections are able to in
ter only 100 bodies a day.
The report for the "a hours ending
at noon yesterday shows 436 cases and
157 deaths in St. Petersburg, an increase
OF 10 cases and decrease of 1s deaths.
as compared with Tuesdays statistics.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-03
Pennsylvania Fires Checked

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 22.-Reports
received yesterday from Ashtola, near
Johnston, where forest fire has been
raging for several days, are to the eff.
tect that the fire is now under con
troll. AT Ashtola 100000 feet of
logs were burned, and at Arrow near
by 100000 feet were destroyed. Yes,
terday heavy clouds of smoke hung
over Windber, Johnstown and inter
mediate points.
Late last night another fire started
IN the Hayden woods, near Greens
burg Yesterday the flames were
spreading rapidly.
In practically all the churches Sun
DAY special prayers were offered M
that the drouth in western Pennsvl-
yania, eastern Ohio and West Vir-
ginia might be ended.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-03

Wallace - Investigations by the
county recorders department of Sho-
shone county has brought TO light an
extraordinary condition of affairs
with regard to the issuance of mar
rage licenses in this county.
For many months the department
has been puzzled at the non-return of
marriage licenses issued to newly ar
rived Fins, Poles and men of other
foreign nationality. No notice had
ever been taken of this. as the de-
partment was under the impression
that many of these marriages had
been consummated in other counties
md returns made there.
Accidentally. however. il was dis.
covered that many families in the dis
-rict have been under the impression
or years that all that was necessary
was simply the taking out of a license
With the result that no minister or
Justice of the peace was employed to
perform the ceremony In one case
he marriage papers were found
ramed in a cabin just as issued by
he county recorder years ago. since
when family of several children
have been reared.
II now becomes necessary that the
parties be legally married. and that
he father adopt the children.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-03
Kansas Warns Rail Msgnates.

Topeka, Kan, Sept. 24.-Alleging that
the Missouri Pacific tracks in this state
are in such poor condition that the line
is unsafe, the state railway commission
has notified George J. Gould and E. H.
Hartman that repairs must be made
Immediately. The commissioners remind
Gould of promises to repair the road
which have been made in the past by his
company, and warn him that mere words
VIII not be acceptable in future. The
board threatens to send inspectors and
publish weekly reports of the defects
found.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-03
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Barley-Feed. $50 per ton; rolled
S27 .50d2S. so. brewing sec
Oats--No. l white, $50 per ton;
gray. 500.
Wheat-Club, ssc per bushel: forty
fold o2c; turkey red, 92c; fife. soc:
bluestem. 93c: valley. Ole
Hay-Timothy, Willamette Valley.
s1f per ton; Willamette Valley ord.
nary. Sill. Eastern Oregon. $3.50:
mixed. sl3: clover, 50; alfalfa, sill;
alfalfa meal, 500.
Fruii-Apples. new. 50c@si25 per
box; peaches. coarse per box: pears.
5oc4sI per box: plums. 50ca$I per
box; grapes. 40o@st25 per crate;
Wordens. 20@25c per basket; buckle
berries. sal0c per pound: ounces,
81 z54i.5o per box; ground cherries.
75c per box
Potatoes - $4,000 per hundred /:
sweet potatoes. PC per pound
Melons-Cantaloupes. 50@75c per
crate; watermelons. iMic per pound .
casabas, Sl.75 per dozen.
overwhelmingly. S1.50 per sack:
carrots, SITS; parsnips, LIS; beets
$50; artichokcs. Csc per doz.; beans
sdfe per pound; cabbage. &c per h.:
cauliiiower, S125 dozen; celery, 75cG
81 per dozen. corn, 75ctdSi per sack:
cucumbers. 3OG4Oc per box; egg
plant. 50cNS125 per crate: lettuce
head. i5c per dozen; parsley. 15c per
dozen; peas. &C per pound; peppers
sdIOc per pound; pumpkins, idfsc
per pound; radishes, l2lc per dozen:
spinach, PC per pound; sprouts. Toe
per pound; squash. lie per pound:
tomatoes. i73M25c
Butter - Extras, s4c per pound 4:
fancy s2lc; choice. 30c; store. isc.
Eggs - Oregon extras, 29M3oc
flrsts, 27M2sc; seconds, 23G2oc;
Eastern, 263td27c per dozen.
Poultry-Fancy hens. 13lc: spring.
14}c; ducks, old. 12@l2ic; spring, a
@i5c; geese. old. &c; young, 1OGi1c;
turkeys, old 1701sc; young, zoe.
Veal-Extra. sds3c per pound; or
binary, 70171c; heavy, SC.
Pork-Fancy SIC per pound; ordi-
nary, &c; large, Sc
Hops-Oregon, 1903. 76sc per h.:
1907. 2104c; 1906, 1401gc.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, average
best. 10M164c per pound, according
TO shrinkage; valley, 15615lc. Mo
bair, choice, 1s@1slc per pound.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-03

San Francisco, Sept. estate Min
'ralogist Aubury after a long fight has
compelled II. II. Yard & Co., spectators
associated with the Western Pacific, to
release their hold on $4,000 acres Of rich
mineral land in plumas and Butte coun
ties. This land was located by Yard
and his associates some years ago. Later
Nubury filed an action in the land Of
fice on the ground that while il had
been taken as mineral land and was
known to contain minerals, the land
vas desired for railroad purposes. The
land office has now cancelled the filing
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-03
STEAMER ON ROCKS.
Star of Bengal Loses ITO of Crew and
Big Salmon Cargo.

Seattle, Wash. Sept. 23.--Advices
last night from Alaska by the United
States signal corps say that ITO men,
including nine whites, were drowned
in the wreck of the American bark
Star OF Bengal, on Coronation island.
west of the Prince OF Wales archi-
pelago
Twenty-seven of the vessels crew
and passengers were saved. The Star
of Bengal belonged to the Alaska
Packers association, and was on her
way to San Francisco with cargo
of $4,000 cases of salmon.
In addition to her crew she carried
100 Chinese and Japanese who were
employed in the canneries of the
company and taken aboard at Fort
Wrangel.
The Star Of Bengal took aboard
cargo at Fort Wrangel, consisting OF
canned salmon, and started down
Summer strait in tow of the tugs
Hattie Gage and Kayak AS the yes
sells neared the open sea, where the
sailing craft would have sea room to
work off shore, the wind was stead
lily freshening, blowing on shore. The
tugs struggled valiantly to keep the
ship clear of the rocks, but the wind
drove it down on the rocks lining the
shore of Coronation island, which lies
at the mouth of Iphigenia bay, and
to save themselves from destruction
the steam vessels were forced to cast
OIL the lines and head out to sea.
The Star of Bengal went onto the
rocks in such position that the tugs
could not get near enough to give any
assistance, and the Gage headed for
Fort Wrangel with news of the dis
aster.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-03
TUGBOAT MEN CURVED.
Captain of Star:of Bengal Says Crew
Gould Have Been Saved.

Wrangel, Alaska, Sept 24-One hum
bred and ten whites and Chinese were
swept to death when the cannerv bark
Star of Bengal broke to pieces on Coro-
nation island. Twenty including
captain Wagner, were rescued, and are
now here, physical and mental wrecks
from the terrible exposure and hard
ships which they underwent.
The seafaring annals of the Pacific
coast have no more horrid record than
the destruction of the Inflated bark and
the deaths of the men who were carried
away while two tugs stood by.
Those tugboat captains should he
sent to prison for cowardice." gasned
Captain Wagner as he was brought
ashore. Unable to sit I'D and with voice
sunk TO hosrse whisper, the captain
OF the wrecked bark cursed the masters
OF the Hattie Gage and Kayak as cow
arus' VINO, he said, stood by and saw
human being perish by the score when
them.
Sobbing like child. the captain of
the Bengal told how his vessel was al
lowed TO DRIFT on the rocks while these
tugs stood by without making an effort
pieces. '''' -
They cut loose from us and ran like
the towards they are and let us 90 to
certain death. We were in 10 fathoms
OF water, The wind was not blowing
hard, and they could have held on TO
us as well as not. We were in plenty
OF water for four hours while they were
standing by, and we hoped every min
ute that they would come alongside.
For four long despairing hours we
burned blue lights hoping against hope,
and those towards hung off in fear and
saw good men swept away We blew
upon the rocks and pounded to pieces.
Something hit me and when came to
was on the beach,"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-03
RussIA eEeRupogs MONEY.
Bureaucracy Weighs Dollars Heavier
Than Human Life.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 2s,-The bu-
reaucracy of 81. Petersburg is weighing
dollars against human life, and as q re-
suit Russia is today threatened with
one of the gravest cholera scourges in
the history Of the empire.
Premier Stolypin, into whose hands
the work OF enforcing imperative sani-
tary reforms was recently placed is
meeting with discouragement from those
in authority on every hand. They are
protesting vigorously against the enor-
nous expense involved in cleaning up
the city. and as result of their oppo
sition the work will probably be only
half done.
One Of Premier stoiypin' s proposals
is a complete new system Of sewerage
the estimated cost Of which is 100000
000
1t is being pleaded that the advent
Of cold weather will put an end to the
cholera spread, whereas the history of
all cholera plaques has been that cold
weather ia but temporary check, being
followed in the ensuing spring by re.
currence Of the scourge.
Bad as conditions are in st. Peters
burg, they nre hardly to be compared
with the menacing aspect of the dis
ease in other parts Of the empire. In
scores Of towns the wretched poverty of
the people, covered with the Ignorance
and superstition against remedial meas.
ures, makes the work Of guarding
against the fearful outbreak in the
spring an utter impossibility.
Doctors are appalled, at the prospect
and say that whatever the outcome in
st. Petersburg, there is no hope Of i'm
provement elsewhere.
1t is estimated that throughout Rus
sia there have already been $4,000
deaths from cholera. In many towns
rs per cent Of the eases have terminated
fatally.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-03
Hope to Save Stranded Cruiser

Newport, R. l., Sept. 26.-The work
OF extricating the United States
cruiser Yankee from her position on
Spindle Rock, where she struck dur
ing fog on Wednesday, was cen
tered yesterday in the construction of
wooden coffer-dam about the YES
sell It is believed it will take almost
week to erect the same, and it may
be week or more before the vessel
IS finally freed Should the seas con-
tinue smooth during that time it is an
tlcipated that the work will progress
without serious danger to the cruiser
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-03
Cars Collide in Fog.

Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. 24-At least
seven persons were fatally injured and
" men were seriously hurt when two
trolley cars collided in the fog yester-
day on the Southwestern traction line
between Chester and Philadelphia. near
lincum Both cars were going at high
speed, and were crowded with working
men The collision came without a mo-
ments warning. Both cars were going
last and both were crowded with work.
iingmen going to work Men were stand
ing IN the aisles and hanging onto the
outside of both cars
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-03
Cuban Attacks piplomat.

Havana, Sept. PAL Cornell Tarler,
charge daffaires of the American lega-
ton, in the absence of Minister Morgan.
was assaulted by Cuban in a restaurant
IN this city last night The assault was
unprovoked, and several Cubans were
concerned in it. One of them. without
giving Mr.. Tarler a chance to rise from
ms seat struck him in the face, cutting
HIM severely over the right eye. The
assailant escaped, but his arrest is ex-
pected
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-03

General Review Of Important Hap
penlngs Presented In a Brief and
comprehensIvs Manner for Busy
Readers National. Political, His
toricsl and Commercial.

Japan win soon withdraw her troops
from North China.
Austria's designs against Turkey are
opposed by Russia.
Cholera has broken out among Rus
sian hospital nurses and eauscd a
panic.
The first football death OF the sea-
son has been recorded at Waterbury,
Conn.
Dalai Lama. OF Thibet, is visiting
Pekin, where he was received with
great ceremony.
Americans have been warmed to
stay away from the Yaqui country as
the Indians are troublesome.
The steamer Wolverine. which phys
on Lake Winnipeg. is missing and
may have been lost in storm.
]. J. Hill became lost in his own
railroad yards at St Paul and was re-
bukcd for being there by an cmploye
who did not recognize him.
Wilbur Wright continues to make
flights with his aeroplane at Lemans,
France The flights are made both
with and without companions
A hurricane swept the Bahama Is.
lands. A number OF vessels were
wrecked and towns wiped out. 1t is
said To have exceeded the storm Of
1866, which has always been a stand
ard OF comparison.
The Indiana legislature has passed a
local option law.
A steamer has arrived at San Fran
cisco with a case Of cholera.
Turkey is arranging for its first cleo
tion when a parliament will be selected
The American battleships Maine and
Atlanta have left Naples on their way
home.
English authorities declare the saw
ings banks in schools Of London have
proven a failure.
The Canadian Pacific is said to have
bought the White Pass railroad, which
runs from Skagway to Whitchcrse.
Some of the railroads are almost short
on rolling stock after months whom
there were idle ears on every sidetrack.
The coroner's jury hold the freight
crew to blame for the wreck on the
Northern Pacific at Youngs pcint, Mon
tana.
The first word from Peary has been
received by the Perry Arctic club. He
left North Greenland for the north Au.
gust IL.
Miss Katherine Elkins, Of West Vir-
ginia, will marry an Italian duke On
their way home the couple will be es.
eorted by several Italian warships.
Leslie Carter, one-time capitalist
and promoter OF Chicago. is dead.
Cholera in Manila will prevent the
reception to the fleet as planned.
Fire at Oakland, Cal, destroyed al
most an entire block, entailing a loss
OF 100000
The wind has died down and dan
ger from the Eureka, Cal. forest fires
has greatly abated
J. +. w Clark, an Alaskan, is on a
visit to Pacific coast cities and has
Just seen his first trolley car.
The epidemic OF cholera at Manila
seems to be under control The daily
average of new cases has fallen be
low 30
Roosevelt has refused to grant a
petition to stop Sunday baseball in the
army. declaring that the game is fine
exercise for the men.
A combination has been formed by
Pacific and Atlantic steamship com
panies 10 secure European trade in
competition with the transcontinental
railroads
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-03

Lewiston. II First class dwelling
houses for rent are scarce, and the
demand exceeds the supply, although
many vacant houses of the poorer
sort can be found in town. William
Reece, of the Lewiston Land & Trust
company, said that during three days
last week not less than 40 persons had
been in his office looking for houses
or furnished rooms.
Many of the applicants are from
eastern states, although it is believed
that most OF the newcomers are from
other parts of Idaho, who are desir-
Gus OF educating their children. The
Lewiston state normal school is at
racting students from all sections Of
IDAHO, and many families move here
Tor the winter because of the schools
md the mild climate Along with the
demand for modern residences come
inquiries for modern apartments in
Hat buildings, but so far no investors
have built these modern houses, which
are so much in demand in the north
western cities. Men with capital have
been advised of the demand but most
of the investors hold that the town
5 too small for apartment buildings
although they know of the demand
Tor them.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-03
Forgets Jungle Story.

chicago, Sept. 2a.-For the first
time since the appearance of Upton
sinclair packing. house expose, 1.-THE
jungle the British government yes
terday contracted for an order of
american meat, closing a contract
with Libby, Mcneil & Libby, packers
Tor 100000 pounds of fresh beef
According to the contract, which was
made through Thomas Arskine. Brit
Ish consul at Chicago, the price to
be paid for the consignment of meat
is 100000 Erskine requested the
submission of bids for Several million
pounds of canned meats
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-03
Local Option Wins Point.

indianapolis, Ind. Sept. 25.-Local
optionists made stand in the house
yesterday, and won signal victory
over their opponents, who have been
working persistently to gain an ad-
vantage over the anti-liquor forces
Inc, bill was advanced to second
reading after vote which showed
81 to 40 in favor of the local option
lists. The close vote does not fully
signify the full extent of the victory.
Tor there were many powerful influ-
ences exerted against the anti-liquor
men. An effort was made to kill the
bill by indefinitepostponement
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-03
Pauper,s Grave for a Gould.

Los Angeles, Sept 26.-Officials of
the county hospital are awaiting the
decision OF George, Howard and
Helen Gould and the Princess De
Sagen as to whether their cousin. Mel
win A. Gould, shall be buried in the
potters' held. Gould died Thursday
night at the age of II. He had been
an invalid seven years and had hard
hight to support himself He appealed
to his relatives, but they refused help.
Two weeks ago he was compelled 10
enter the county hospital.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-03
Fires Near Michigan Town

Calumet, Mich. Sept. ss.-Forest fires
are threatening the vicinity Of Atlantic
small town on the south range Of
Portage lake, Houghton county Three
dwellings, have already been destroyed.
Miners and residents Of the town are
fighting the flames and with help that
has arrived from Houghton and Copper
Harbor, north Of Calumet, it is believed
that the danger is passed. Fires are
raging in tracts Of timber covering a5
square miles and doing great damage
There is no way to fight the flames.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-03
WrIght Makes Good Irln-

Lemans, France, Sept. 25 Wilbur
Wright made a successful flight yes
terday afternoon against wind That
was blowing at the rate OF about is
mules an hour. He remained up for
a traction more than 81 minutes, COW
erlng officially 80 kilometers Ca
miles), which is about half a kilo-
meter more than the distance made
tor the Michelen prize on Monday.
In reality Mr.. Wright covered about
IS miles, the force of the wind oblig-
ing him to make wide turns.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-03

Portland is to close up its red light
hstrict and extra police have been
provided for the purpose.
A fire believed to be of incendiary
,rigin destroyed 100000 worth Of
property at Redding, Cal.
+ WI Ting Fang. Chinese minister
o the United States. is to be replaced
n November. Chung Men Yew is TO
5e his successor.
General Bell, while in the Yellow
tone park. rode 800 miles on horse
lack. averaging 100 miles day. thus
growing his fitness, according to the
Roosevelt test.
As special officers were about to
raid a counterfeiter's den near Seattle
the building took fire and burned
Dne man was caught with bar metal
IN his person
BY the explosion of a gun at Tou
Ion l3 French sailors were killed and
a cruiser badly damaged.
The French bark Vendee. from
Portland for the United Kingdom.
has gone ashore off the California
coast. and may be a total loss. She
carried wheat
Hearst may run for governor of
New York on the Independent ticket
Authorities believe that the vigor.
Gus methods employed have checked
he spread Of cholera in the Philip
pines.
The legislative halls of Indiana
was the scene Of a small riot until
police interferred- Local option was
he trouble.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-03
Makes Huge Timber Rux.

Vancouver, B. c., Sept. 26.-W. H.
White, . millionaire sawmill owner of
Boyne City, Mich, head of the firm of
White Brothers. announced yesterday
that on behalf of that company and
Chicago capitalists he had just com
pleted the investment of $4,000 900 in
timber properties on Vancouver is
land. One tract purchased is esti-
mated to contain 1000, 600 600 feet of
timber. For this, approximately ST.
500 600 was paid by the fasteners. II
is the intention of the owners, TO
erect a sawmill that will be as large
rs any in the world.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-03
Russia selzes Yankee Gold

Nome. Alaska. Sept 25-Apparent-
y without warrant and with no ex.
)lanation given, the gunboat Chiika
belonging to the Russian government
With the Russian governor aboard
seized $4,000 from American miners
who had been working in Anadir, ST
IBERIA, on September Is. The miners
we're working under an agreemen,
made by John Rosene. OF the North
east Siberia company, with Gar
Nicholas III.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-03
Want Upper Mississipi improved.

Clinton, Ia, Sept e2.-The seventh
annual session of the Upper Missis-
ssippi River Improvement association
began in this city yesterday. The at
tendance includes several hundred
delegates from points in Wisconsin
Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Mis-,
souri,. The gathering will remain in
session until Friday. President Thos
Wilkinson is the presiding officer
and among the scheduled speakers
are a number of congressman. gov
errors and others of prominence
The convention will press upon con
gress the necessity improving the
upper Mississippi.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-10-03
Adirondack Towns in psril

New York, Sept 2s.-Alarm is felt
IN many sections of the state because
OF the. rapid spread of the big forest
hres that have been burning for many
days in the Adirondacks. ACCORDING
to dispatches received by the ASSET
ated Press here last night. dangerous
fires are burning in some score of
places, and number of small towns
and summer resorts are threatened