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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-02
TWO TRAINS LOST
IN AN AVALANCHE
and Children Great Northern Passenger Are Buried
Deep Gulch--50 Dead-One of the Worst
Disasters in Railroad History

we left the east portal. and few
hours later. as we afterward learned,
an avalanche from the mountain side
wiped out the station and the bunk
fhousc whore We ate. killing two men.
+ We pulled through the tunnel as far
tas Wellington, which is about half n
mile beyond tho west portal.
M Conductor Petit was In charge Of
four Train, and he proved hero
Throughout those trying days. There
was plenty of food, but only enough
coal 10 maintain the heat In our
coaches, which was absolutely neces.
sary because Of the sick people
aboard For this reason We abandoned
plan 20 run our train back into the
tunnel
Sunday I saw a slide come down TO
the cast of the hotel, carrying timber
with 1t In a resistless wave OF snow
Sunday night there WAS a slide at the
east portal which filed a fifty-foot
gulch across the track
"Thc menace Of that great snow CAP
was pail on all, of our spirits. All
this time il had showed continuously
With terrific winds driving the drifts
!, "On Monday night eight Of us de
cided to walt no longer. and set out
to walk To Skykcmisb, which We
renched this morning"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-02
BIDDING T OR
THE f|(jt| I
Los Angeles Makes an
Offer of $l50,000
for the Battle

San Francisco. March with san
francisco Salt Lake City and Los
Angeles all bidding for the Jenries
Johnson fight. no definite idea as to
where tho contest will be held is yet
IN be had. Dick Ferris, in behalf OF
LOS Angeles, further complicated the
situation Yesterday when he wired an
o6cr TO TEX" Rickard and Jack
Gleason of $50 .000 for their interest
In the championship battle. Ferris
ofter. however, has been dwarfed. ac-
eordIng to Rickard. by an alluring OF
fer from Salt Lake City, though no
nvures are quoted. Both Gleason and
RIckard said last night that meet
iuu would he held not later than next
Monday. at which the matter was TO
be finally settled.
Sam Berger. Jeffriee manager.
went ia Santa Cruz. Cal. yesterday,
accompanied by John T Clark. the
stakeholder. for toe purpose OF Ia
snecLing tho place as a possible train
ing camp for tho big boilormaker. He
Will confer with Ieffries before maS-
ing any decision in the matter.
Many Inducements were offered Ber-
aer by Fred Swanton and others and
there will be cons!dercd:
Joseph Nelson, president OF the
Suitair Pavilion company OF Salt Lake
city. who mace the offer to Rickard
In hchalf OF the Utah people, Will
pr, badly leave for home today. He
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-02
HUMBOLDT RIVER
DESTROYS TRACK
Bridges Road Closed to Traffic-Food
Sweeping Down the Humboldt Valley Threatens
Destruction Eko, Nevada.

During The past twcDty-four hours ad-
ditlonal washoutS have occurred
which Increases the seriousness OF
the situation
Humboldt Breaks Loose.
During tho night the channel of the
Humboldt river between Harney and
Cluro. 265 miles vast of Ogden,
changed and took out piece of the
canyon were weakened and may pos
s:bly go out at 1ny time. From Win
nemucca. Battle Mountain Carlin.
Elko and other points along the line
come reports that there is little
change In the flood situation. The
Western Pacific track through the
Humoblde valley which parallels the
Southern Pacific west OF Wells for
several hundred miles. is likewise
suffering and has from six To eight
breaks in It's line to repair.
None of the railroad officials al
Ogden VIII attempt to estimate the
amount Of damage done nor the
amount OF rtack that has been de
Stroycd. They say that 1t would be
impossible 10 give figures on the stu
alton
Trains Arc Returning.
The trains that left Ogden ycstcr-
day afternoon for the west as we'll
RS those that hnve been held cast
CT the flood will be returned to Os-
den Today wherethey will be held
until the line Is opened or they will
lee detoured by the way OF Portland,
Oregon, IL satisfactory report sare re-
ce!yed from the Shasta route and
from Nampa. Idaho.
Train No. .. the fast mail which
left Ogden with great ausntiay Of
delayed mail, will be returned and
held here.
BY tomorrow morning, 1t is estimat-
ed that the Southern Pacific com
pony will be feeding five to six hun
dTed passengers at the Pacific ho-
tel In this city, This number will
be steadily increased on account OF
the colonist rush which started about
three days ago
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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-02
\ DANCE
FOR teddy
Natives of The Soudan
Frantic Over Presence
Of Roosevelt

Gondokoro. Soudan. March "A ma.
tive runner from Monealla reached
here with news Of the enthusiastic re-
ceDtion which Col Roosevelt and his
party ere receiving at the ports on
the Bar el Jabel, where the steamer
Dal Is making stops.
AS the steamer drew into Lado the
Americans witnessed the pleasant
sight OF an immense American flag
flying above the landing. Drawn up
on the wharf was o guard of honor.
composed Of ninety native Belgian
soldiers Major Renke. the Belgian
commandant. gave luncheon TO the
American2.------- -------,---->----7--
At Mongolia still greater recep-
ton awaited The visitors. At the pier
were 200 ,Soudanese soldiers. who
acted as an escort for the party when
II left the steamer and visited the
town
Last night Col. Owen Conley, the
governor of Mongolia, gave a dinner
for Col. Roosevelt and all Of the 9th
ers OF the party Later they were en-.
tertalned with dance given by 1000
natives. who. armed With shields and
spears. gave an exhibition of frantic
enthusiasm over the presence of the
white guests. Col. Roosevelt planted
a tree in the center OF the town To
commemorate the visit.
The party planned TO proceed NJ
daybreak on the steamer Dal TO the
vicinity OF Lake No.
Roosevelt May Be Affected.
Washington. d. c.. March 2.-Capt
Fritz Duquesne Of East Africa. lion
hunter and Boer fighter. expressed
fear hero today that Col Roosevelt
and party have not escaped the infec
tion Of the sleeping sickness The
Captain declared the diseasc germs
may he in the blood OF the members
OF the party, and he says they would
manifest themselves before the party
reached Europe.
1T is highly probable said Capt
Duquesne. that every member of the
Roosevelt party now has the sleeping
sickness in his veins. II NAV not
develop until they reach Europe or
even AmerIca II is sometimes not
manifested In the person for several
months after the infection occurs II
is we'll nigh Incredible that the Roose.
welt party, passing through so many
Of tho sickness zones, has escaped in
fectlon.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-02
T FLO()DS IN
INVEST
Rapid Melting of Snow
Is Turning Creeks
Into Rivers

Spokane. Wash, March 2-Specisls
to the Spokesman Review from inland
points tell of the most devastating
floods In the history OF the region. u
10 midnight five persons had bees
drowned. Failing TO heed warninga
two Tekoa men were swept away bv
foods rushing over bridge four milef
from Oaksdale. and drowned. together
with their team. They were Elder
Mondren and Maurice O.Brien Two
companions were pulled safely ashore.
Pullman streets are torrents. three
10 six-fcet deepSSa -rwn6tofyS building
having been swept away, together
with the homes of half dozen faIni.
lies
At Davenport and Garfield tho
rivers are rushing through the
ColfaX is isolated. all railway and
wire, connection being cut on. with
water three feet deep in the streets.
North Idaho reports tell of the
Clearwater and Snake rivers rising
rapidly, fed by swollen creeks that
are running rampant through canyon
towns. such as Peck. Kooskia and
Arrow Junction. while on the Nez
Perce and Csmas praIrIes. above
those towns. water stands from foot
to three feet deep on the highways.
One. span oil the Lawyers canyor
bridge. said TO be one OF the longest
and highest railway bridges In the
United States is reported TO have
been swept away above Kamlah,
Idaho
AT . o'clock this morning the Goods
showed TO signs Of subsiling.
Seattle, March 2.-Worm weather
prevails today all over the State OF
Washington rnc mountain snow Is
melting at a prodlsious rate. and 1t IL
not unlikely the entire country VIII bt
cut on from railroad connection WITT
the east and south before the day Ia
over.
The Northern Pacific, which has
been clearing away rock and snow
slides in the mountains for weeks,
is having less trouble in keeping It's
track open in the snow reeion, but
OF The west slope Of the Cascades tho
main line roa6bed ia threatened with
washouis IN number OF places.
A Northern Pacific train started Tor
f0TilaOu l0lS IDOIHlOk, uul 'h'ih %
grou uncertainty about j, getting
through The line To Portland yester-
day vas tied mn by three washouts.
These breaks have been repaired. but
all lhe streams are going out oil their
banks Most of the trains between
Portland and Seattle have been an
nulled.
The Great Northern main line
through the mountains will be closed
fer a week longer. II is expected.
The weather bureau does not offer
much hope The rainfall has been
light, hut the temperature continuei
the same as yesterday at all points
Streams aeceding.
Wala Walla. Wash, March 2-pan-
ger of floods in the Walla Wslla val
ley md southern Washington Is oe
lieved 70 be over, as the streams havd
been rcoeding since midnight. Reports
from individual towns state that con
ditions have improved within the ins'
twelve hours.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-02

St Louis, March 2.-I~adv Laurier,
wife OF Sir Wllfrid. Canadian pre-
micr, stopped off in ST. Louis long
enough last night en- route TO Hot
Springs. Ark, TO severely arraisn
Americans for their love OF tille and
awe OF nobility
81 haven't observed anything dem
ocratic in the social ideals OF Amer
ica," she said IL don't say that Il
isn't mixed enough Americans DIS
play far greater cagerness and awe
Tor royal prerogatlves than do Euro
peanS.
Titles are OF far greater value
over here than where people are used
10 them Americans give unaualihed
homa to royalty. while in European
countries their value is not dispro'
portionate TO their station What Is
the ideal of America? When YOU are
successful the FIRST thing you buy Is
a title. There is a great market FOR
them here.
THE titled Europeans need the
money, require IL In fact. but tho
Americans have no use for titles.
They have not been very successful
In the possession of tbom, II VIC be-
licve what we hear of the marriages
For myself. | do not believe III
such marriages. ! think Americans
should marry at home and Europeans
likcwlsc. To the European. title
stands for breeding. culture. station
To an American 1t cannot mean this.
since It is bought"
Senator Jones, a member OF ms
Canadian parliament and Mrs. Ed
nlund Bristol. wife OF a membor, are
ACCOMMODATING Lady Laurier.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-02
PRAY FOR
CHICAGO
Millions to Fight Spirit
ual Battle Against
Saloons

Chicago. March 2-The prayers of
Christians throughout the world will.
il is announced, be turned against the
Chicago saloons and for q local on.
tion victory on April 5 as a result Of
the entrance Of the Chicago Christian
Endeayor into 5be fight against the
liquor traffic. Following a resolution
adopted last night by delegates Of 400
branches OF the society in this city,
nifty million Christians Will be- asked
TO stop work al y o'clock each morn
ing between now aud election day and
offer a prayer for aid In defeating the
saloons here
The various branches Of the Chris
tiau cndcavor Union throughout the
world have approximately 4,0o0,000
members TIL ESQ will he asked to
spread the request TO members OF
churches by means OF denominatIonal
magazines and religious publications.
and enlist their prayers In the fight
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-02
MARKET STRONGER. THOUGH
THERE is PROFlT.TAkiNe

New York. March 2.-opening busi.
ness In stocks today was small and
prices generally higher. Ere nrst
preferred. rose SIS: National hail'
ways of Mcxico's first preferred. ~:
Amalgamatcd Copper and Reading ana
Colorado Fuel. largo fractions Gains
otherwise were restricted to small
fractions.
prontiakiug drove Reading frac.
ton below yesterdays closing and
cancelled nearly all of the advance in
Amalgamated Copper. An active de-
mand for the western railroad stocks,
eastern trunk lines and United states
Steel turned the market upward
Trading became very lively ON the
rally and broadensd considerably With
prices generally materially above yes
terday's nnal figures. Ann Arbor
gained S1-2. Erie. first preferred,
2 1-2: Reading and Wisconsin Central.
ll-2, ST. Paul, Northern Pacific, Pa
cihc Mall. Westinghouse. Electric.
Railway Steel Springs and American
Woolen preferred. l.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-02
RINGER OF THE
CHIMES IS DEAD

New York. March 2.-Albert Mcis-
lain. for half a century ringer OF the
chimes OF Old Trinity church here, is
dead at his home in Madison. y j.,
This morning the historic bells were
tollcd for the bell-ringcr.
McIslahu was born in the shadow
of the Old Trinity sp.re, 62 years ago.
AS n lad he delighted In climb the
oelfry and help the old belI-ringer
at his task Then. when only II
years old. he was officially appointed
bell-ringcr.
Among the occasions on which
Meislahn made the bells ring out
were the unvelling of the Statue OF
Liberty. the opening Of the Brooklyn
bridge. Queen Vlctoria's diamond Ju-
ailee, the homecoming of Dewey and
the departure Of Roosevelt.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-02

Cleveland, March 2-Fully a thou
sand persons homeless. other thou
sands living on the second floor Of
their homes, traffic lmpcded and busi-
moss Gemoralized in many places. Is
tho situation in Ohio today, as n re-
suit or tho recent foods. While the
water has receded somewhat in most
river valleys, yet In others the danger
still remains. caused by Ice gorges
a bridge was washed away al De
fance. MechaDicsburS is still under
water. Boats only can he used in the
great part OF Warren, where the Ma
honing river is on a rampage Water
Is slowly creeping upon the business
section of Napoleon The Cuyahoga
river lis inundated Clinton and War.
wick.
Rain still prevails In the southern
part Of the state. which will add 10
the flood in the OHIO river valley. At
GAINESVILLE several hundred families
have been driven from their homes
Al Fremont great danger still turks
about the gorged Sandusky river.
Columbus. O., March Fifty fami
lies were driven from their homes q
Coshockton today by the MuskinSuu
river. fed by The overflow of the Tus
caraws river.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-02
CHARGED WITH THE
MURDER OF A WOMAN

Spokane, Wash. March George
l.. Pepoon was arrested yesterday a.
Northport. Wash. charged jointly
With Roy Wilcox. paroled convict.
with the murder Of Mrs. Pepoon on
last August Wilcox mas not been ap.
pretended PeDoons preliminary
hearing will not he granted until re.
ports are heord from analysis of the
dead woman's stomach, which has
been sent 10 Portland Pepoon's ar
rest is the result OF an investigation
conducted by Mrs Wolcott, mother OF
Mrs. Pepoon. sr
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-02
INSURGENT ARMY
NOW A REMNANT

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua. March
2-Dese-fcrs from General Mona s
force. wbo have surrendered TO the
government division at Acoyapa. state
that General Cramorro arrived In San
Vicente yesterday with sirty horse
men. the remnant Of the army OF
1900, with which he reached Tisma.
They also state that when General
Mena and General Zeeledon learned
of the disaster to the insurgent troops
at TIpitapa and Tisma they decided
to abandon their positions and return
to Rama. The ranks OF the insur,
gents arc reported 10 have been great
ly depleted as the news became
known. General yasqrez now prob
ably occupies San Viente,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-02
HOUSES Submerged.

Toledo. o. March 1.-Two hun
drcd houses in Fremont are partly
submerged BY the swollen waters and
many OF the occupants have been
compelled to leave their homes
The tracks OF the Wheeling & Lake
Erie railroad are flooded for more
than FIVE miles The Lake Shore is
transferring passengers at Defiance.
A great gorge of ice formed At De-
flance. and, sweeping down the AnG-
laiee river. carried away the Francis
street bridge two-span steel struc-
ture. $50 feet long.
In Toledo the fee Is still holding.
but it may break at any hour.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-02
Southern Pacific West of Ogden Flooded
and Trains Will Not Move for Week

than eight feet on the level, and In
some places the snow Is said 10 he
eighteen feet deep. Chinook winds
arc melting this snow faster than tho
gorged rivers can carry of the water,
Several small bridges have been
carried ont, but as yet the property
loss is lnoonsiderable The intake
OF the pipe line that brings drinking
water to Seattle from the mountains
is threatened by the rising waters OF
Cedar river. and the city water de-
partmeut has sent force OF men to
the danger point
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-02
PRICE OF EGGS
NOW DROPPING

Chicago. March 2.-Threc million.
oyc hundred and eighty-four thousand
flye hundred and twenty eggs were
thrown on the Wholesale market yes
torday.i This deluge caused Il reduc.
tion from 24 to 90 cents per dozen
over night. Continual rccesslons IN
the price of eggs since last Thursday
hnvc brought values 10 level seldom
seen at this season OF the year.
cold storage csgs have been dis
posed Of and the eggs on The market
now are Of the finest quality produced
at any season OF thevear" said a. W
Hale. secretlry of the butter and egg
board. Wholesalers are anzious to
keep supplies from accumulatlng on
tho market at this time and they are
giving the retailers the full benefit of
tho decline, II Is up 10 the consumer
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-02
OFFICERS PURSUE
INDIAN FUGITIVE

Aberdeen. Wash, March Fired
Pope. former Indian judge. Is fu-
gitivc from Justice and has en-
trenchcd himself in the mountainous
country near Tahola Pursuing him
are federal officers. who are seeking
to arrest the Indian on the charge of
Staying Adam Hawk and Hob VIII
linms, two other Indians, on tho Quin-
ault reservation. Monday night
Pope Is said to have asserted that
he Will resist arrest until his ammu'
milton is exhausted. after which he
Will take his OWN life rather than sub
nit
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-02
WASHINGTON HAS
RAGING TORRENTS

Seattle. Wash, March 2.-Water
from the melting snow in the noun
ta!ns. augmented by local rains. has
made raging torrents of all the
streams IN central and western Wash
ington, and today the towns in the
lowlands arc facing serious floods,
From NIL parts OF the state reports
are being received showing that the
rivers arc rising rapidly. Many OF
the streams have already lett their
banks and inundated the lower por-
lions OF the towns.
The snowfall In the mountains is
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-02
SLIDE A MILE WIDE.

Seattle, Wash, March 2-The
SNOW slide at Wellington Is officially
reported to the Great Northern off
Tals in Seattle TO be about one mile
H.twidth, reaching from the watcr
iOwor south OF Wellington to the firsi
snow shed. fully mile distant. past
the four sldings that are capable OF
holding seventy cars each,
The equipment carried down the
steep slope Is a rotary plow, with
Its crew, all of whom slept in the TO
tRry's bunk house
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Everett, Wash, March 2-Superin.
tcndent O'NeH of the Great North
ern. who Ia directing the relief work
in the mountains, telegrapbs TINT six
u lives wore lost. In Yesterdays ava
lanche Ever. effort is being made
TO restore telegraphic communication.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-02
Floods Close Mills.

Youngstown. O., March All nine
mills of the Brown Bonnel plant OF
the Republic Iron & Steel company
have been shut down by the Hood In
the Mahining river
The William Tod plant, three de-
partments cf the Youngstown Sheet
& Tube company. and all departments
except one OF the BessemeT plant Of
the Republic Iron & Steel company
have also been forced 10 suspend.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-02
eIaht Hundred Homeless.

GAINESVILLE, O., March Eight hun
dred people are homeless here as y
result OF tho food. The river was AZ
a stsndstiN at o O'Clock. and tho worst
OF. the food is believed to be over.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-02
Town In Crcat Peril.

Warren. Ohio. March 2.-With q
reservoir of water six miles long and
three miles wide. held in check by an
ice gorge flye miles above here IN inc
Mahoning river, this city Is considered
10 be In great peril. Already great
portion of the town Is under water
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-02
c o G 0 G G 90 Q G O 90 @ @ Q
INTERNATIONAL COURT,
- PROPOSAL FAVORED

Paris. March The French,
government has replied to Sec
retnry KnoY's proposal to the
powers. looking to the cstao-
lishmont OF permanent inter
national court Of arbitral JUS.
tee. accepting the proposition
In principle. but making GER
tain suggestions which the
French government believes
viii bring all the other powers
into accord. ,>
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10 see that he also Is given the same
consideration"
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O G 0 O G 0 Q O Q 0 0 90 Q 0 o,

) Paris Mar. 2.-The continued
} rainfall has raissd the level Of
} the river Seine to p feet 8
} Inches today. almost elualli2g
, the flood maximum of 1882.
, The water is gain pouring Into
, the mouths OF the sewers, The
} weather. however. Is gradually
, improving aud the authorities
, believe the river Will not rlse
, further.
=
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THOUSANDS ARE
MADE HOMELESS
Floods Ohio Inundatg the Lowand and Sumegng
Gorge Forms Great Lake Which Endangers Life and
Property at Warren, Ohio

SAYS that he will allow his offer to
take care of itself against any others
tha: may be made
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