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X01U'OLIC NEBRASKA FRIDAY AtUSl'ST 1. 1002.
Little City of Los Alimos ,
fornia , is in Ruins.
BUILDINGS FALL TO THE GROUND
Ho Llvea Are Lost , but the Frequent
and Violent Shocks of the Last Few
Days Throw the People Into n State
of Panic.
Son Luis Oblspo , Cat. , Aug. 1. A
etrlp of country fifteen miles Ions
by four mlles wide , rent with gaplns
flsaurea and dotted with bills and
knolls that sprung up during the night
as If by magic , a village In ruins and
hundreds of people fleeing for tholr
lives , are the results of seismic dis
turbances In the prosperous and fruit
ful valley of Los Alamos , In the nortn-
era part of Santa Barbara countv.
During the last four days that section
ot country has boon shaken by a sc
ries of earthquakes that Is without
precedent In the history or tradition
of the Pacific coast , and the continu
ance of the disturbances and the In
creasing severity of the shocks have so
terrorized the Inhabitants that they
are leaving for other parts as rapid
ly as possible , and even now the vil
lage Is almost entirely deserted.
, Series of Disturbances.
The disturbances began on Sunday
evening with a shock which caused
several thousand dollars' worth of
damage to property In the village and
surrounding country , being more se
vere and more disastrous In the vicin
ity of the Western Union Oil com-
pany'o oil wells on the Carrlga ranch.
.This shock was followed by a number
of disturbances less severe and less
disastrous , continuing through the re
mainder of Sunday night and Monday
afternoon. On Tuesday night there
was another series of seven shocks ,
all of which were light. The general
direction of those disturbances was
east and west , and In action they ro-
Bombled the waves on a pond of water.
The most severe shock of the entlro
Borles occurred at 1:30 : o'clock Thurs
day morning. Hills were shaken and
twisted to their foundations , and the
valleys trembled and rolled like the
unstable surface of the ocean. Great
flzsuros wore run deep In the earth ,
hllla and knolls appeared In level val
leys , springs of water opened in places
that had been dry , and the general
topography of the valley was greatly
changed in many respects. The dis
turbance had no general direction ,
but was what Is known as a "twister. "
Itv wa3 prec"6ded by a rumbling like
that of distant thunder , which-1 In
creased until the earth began to rock
End twist and hills began to tremble.
Last Shock Is Terrific.
With the flrst warning of the sound
of the approaching disaster the ter
ror-fitrlckon people rushed Into the
etreets and sought places of safety
in vacant lots and fields , while many
fled toward the neighboring hills
.The first vibrations were similar to
the preceding disturbances In direc
tion and effect , but they were Immedi
ately followed by the most terrific
ehock ever experienced in this section
of the state. The earth trembled and
rolled and twisted until it was impos
sible for people to stand erect and
the terror-stricken inhabitants crouch
ed together in the darkness , fearfu
that the earth beneath them might
open and swallow them. The terror
inspired by the rumbling and trem
bllng of the earth was Increased by
the sound of falling buildings , which
cave some idea of the terrible dcstruc
tlon that was being wrought. When
the most serious shocks had passec
and the rumbling sounds had dlec
eway in the distant hills , the people
gathered In groups about the ruins o
their homes and places of business
and when they saw the extent of the
damage done many of them , fearfu
of a repetition of this experience , 1m
mediately started on foot or by any
conveyance that could be had for
places where the previous shocks hat
been most severe.
Town Laid In Ruins.
In the darkness of the night It was
impossible to determine the full ex
tent of the destruction wrought , bu
with the dawn of day the stricken vll
lago presented the appearance of the
ruins of a city long deserted. A
church bad been levelled to the
ground and not one brick building wa
left standing. Ghlmnoys had topplat
over , frame buildings had been
wrenched apart and thrown from thel
" ' foundations , telegraph and telephone
* " ' wlros had been broken and there was
! not a building In town that had no
boon damaged more or less seriously
In store buildings that wore not to
tally destroyed the merchandise wa
thrown from shelves and everything
breakable was destroyed. Not a pane
of glass was left In any window o
* ny houe * In town and In the from
'ft cottages and dwelling houses tha
were left standing stoves were over
turned and crockery and glassware do
fitroyed.
Property Loss Is $30,000.
A conservative estimate of the loss
to property in tha village Is 130,000
and this amount will probably b
greatly Increased by the damogo dente
to property In the surrounding conn
try. Eaoh merchant In town has los
at least f BOO on stock and tha damag
to buildings kai been great The ex
of the most lovero portion of th
disturbance IB cloven miles long by
four miles wide , but the shock was
felt throughout Santa Barbara an.l
San Luis Oblspo counties. At the
Western Union oil wells two tank *
wore wrockfld and thrown over , and
, "h other damage was dono. The
toi-t * nces continued throughout
J $ ' tervals of two hours , but
tent , % /N "ks was severe. The
people hw ted the village and
are fleeing to flta Maria for safety.
Since the first disturbances on Sunday
night there have been over seventy
distinct shocks and those who have
been keeping records have now given
up , as the disturbances have become
almost continuous.
Another severe earthquake chock
was felt at Los Alamos at 7:30 : last
night. It was almost aa heavy as that
tf yesterday morning.
At a Joto hour last night all those
who are left In Los Alamos wore hud
dled around a largo bonfire , awaiting
the break of day. No one was so bravo
s to enter his homo and remain there
urlng the night
Tidal Wave In Costa Rica.
San Francisco , Aug. 1. The steam-
r City of Sydney brings news of a
dal wave at Punta Arenas , Costa
.lea. Although not a great amount
f damage was done , the wave was
ufflclently high to submerge the rail-
oad tracks and Inflict some injury to
louses of the poorer classes near the
each. Coming In the wake ot th'o
reat earthquake of Central America
md the eruption of Isallo , the volcano
> ack of Acajutla , the phenomenon
reatly alarmed the Costa Rlcanfl.
"he flaring up of Isallo has greatly
Tightened hundreds of residents of
Salvador , who report that terrifying
ubterranean noises are often heard.
PUT UP DURAND FOR GOVERNOR.
Vllchlgan Democrats Select Former
Judge to Head State Ticket.
Detroit , Aug. 1. George H. Durand
of Flint , who filled a vacancy on the
supreme bench of this state during
he year 1892 , and who is generally
credited with being a gold Democrat
at heart , although not a bolter in
1896 , was nominated for governor
yesterday by the Democratic state
convention. Judge Durand did not at-
end the convention nor authorize any
one to state that he would accept the
nomination If it was accorded him , but
he free silver element made a violent
fight to defeat him , intimating that ho
would likely leave the party In the
urch and either refuse to run or con
duct a lukewarm campaign. The
platform adopted Is devoted almost
entirely to state Issues , the only men
tion of national Issues being an en
dorsement ot the 'election of United
States sonafors by direct vote f the
people.
Bryan at New Haven.
New Haven , Conn. , Aug. 1. For the
third time within a week William J.
Bryan was yesterday a visitor In Now
Haven. He Is a guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Phllo S. Bennett at the Ansantawa
club , Savin Rock. He will leave today
for New York. In an Interview , Mr.
Bryan said : "I am glad to see that
the Republicans of Iowa admitted
yesterday the necessity for tariff re
form , for , while it will strengthen the
Republican party In that state for
the coming campaign , it will ultimate
ly weaken it , for the Republicans can
not permit any reform In the tariff
without endangering their whole sys
tem. "
Earl Beauchamp Joins Liberal Leagu *
London , Aug. 1. Announcement is
made that Earl Beauchamp has Joined
the Liberal league. This formal defection - ,
fection from the conservative ranks ,
coming at a moment when excitement-
is rife over the liberal victory in tha
North Leeds bye-election , occasions
great Interest In political circles.
Fatalities In the Alps.
Geneva , Aug. 1. There have boon
several fatalities lately In the Alps ,
the latest being Victor Christ , a mem
ber of the Imperial Opera company ;
Mgr. Getna Na-grl , a boy named
Arcyke and a German tourist ,
TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD.
Andrew Carnegie has presented
Lord Acton's library of 100,000 books ,
considered the best private collection
in existence , to the Rt. Hon. John
Morley.
Charles Craven , the negro accused
of murdering William H. Wilson , near
Herndon. Va. , and who was captured
and taken to Leesburg , Va , , was
lynched Thursday.
Secretary Moody caused a stir In
the navy department by ruling that
salaries must be governed by the work
done , not by pull. Lieutenant S. H.
Gibson's salary was cut $200.
The fleet which will attack the fort
ifications at the east end of Long isl
and In the naval manuovers Is to con
sist of four battleships , three cruisers ,
tin ) monitors and five gunboats.
What undoubtedly Is the largest
known tree In the world has been dis
covered on the government reserva
tion far up In the Sierras , In Califor
nia. Six feet from the ground It took
a line 154 feet , 8 inches long to encir
cle the trc , making It over fifty-one
feet In diameter.
The distribution of vegetables and
flower seeds by the agricultural de
partment for next year will begin
Sept. 1. This is three months in ad
vance of the usual time. The change
ti made In order to insure complete
distribution. Each member of th j
senate and the house will receive 12-
000 packages of vegetable seeds.
Order is Once More Restored In
Pennsylvania Town.
CITY NOT UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Beyond the Appearance of Soldlera
the Town Shows No Sign of Having
Passed Through Trying Ordeal.
Miners Will Ask Troops Withdrawn.
Shenaudoah , Pa. , Aug. 1. Twelve
hundred state troops are encamped
on a hill overlooking Shenaudoah.
Down In the town , where rioters and
policemen fought the bloody battle-
Wednesday night , all Is quiet and the
Indications are that so long as the ml-
lltla remains the pcaco of the com
munity will not again bo broken. The
riot which caused the soldiers to bo
sent hero came like a flash and was
over almost as quickly as It had start
ed , and there has not been a sluglo
case of violence reported. The tons
of thousands of Idle men and boys in
this vicinity who had been gathering
In largo numbers and marching from
place to place did not repeat their
demonstrations and the authorities
consequently had llttlo or nothing to
do. The arrival of the citizen soldiery
proved to bo a great attraction for
the largo army of unemployed and
hundreds of men and boys came to
town to see the troops. The camp
Is located on a high hill , just outside
the town , and commands a full view
of the town. Within the camp lines
are quartered two full regiments , the
Eighth and Twelfth , and four com
panies of the Twelfth regiment and a
troop of cavalry. General Gobln ex
pressed himself as highly pleased
with the rapidity with which the camp
was established. The commander and
his Btaft are quartered at the Ferguson
house , but it Is the general's Inten
tion to get under canvas with his
staff as soon as circumstances will
permit. Beyond the presence of a
group of soldiers hero and there ,
Shenandoah does not show a y evi
dence of having passed through a tryIng -
Ing ordeal.
Of the twenty or more persons who
were beaten with clubs or struck by
bullets during the rioting , ono man ,
Joseph Beddall , Is dead. Four officers
who wore shot and the strikers who
were also hit by bullets will recover.
Most of the wounded strikers claim
they were merely onlookers. The
district attorney and the sheriff are
prosecuting an Investigation with a
view of placing under arrest all thosa
who participated In the riot. Several
of the wounded strikers called at the
Miners' hospital to have slight In
juries dressed , and after the doctors
got through with them they were ar
rested end taken to Pottsvllle jail.
Not. Under Martial Law.
Contrary to popular belief , Shenan
doah Is not under martial law. Tha
local authorities and the sheriff of the
county have not relinquished control
of the town or county and they re
main in as complete control of their
respective affairs as they did before
tha troops reached here. The soldiers
are merely in camp on the outside ot
the town. It was deemed advisable ,
however , by the brigadier general to
establish provost guard in certain
parts of the town.
It is said the mine workers' officials
intend to circulate among the citizens
of the town for signatures a po
tion calling upon the governor to
withdraw the troops.
Miles Dougherty , national board
member of the United Mine Workers
from this district , told the Associated
Press that Deputy Sheriff Thomas
Beddall , who was escorting workmen
along the street , which action led to
the riot , was wholly responsible for
the trouble. Mr. Dougherty said Bed
dall had no good right to shoot , as
no one was making an attack on him.
The firing of the revolver angered the
crowd , he said , which soon got be
yond the control of the peacemakers.
MITCHELL IS ENJOINED.
President of Mine Workers' Union
Must Not Interfere With Men.
Charleston , W. Va. , Aug. 1. John
Mitchell , president of the United
Mine Workers , has been enjoined. A
bill in equity was filed In the federa
court here yesterday by the Chesapeake
peako and Ohio Coal Agency company
In which fifty coal companies operat
Ing In the New River field , John
Mitchell and about 150 members o
the United Mlno Workers of Amer
ica , are made defendants. The bill
which Is a very lengthy one , was presented
sented to Judge Keller yesterday and
he made am order that a temporary
restraining order is allowed , restrain
Ing and prohibiting the defendants
and all others aeioclatlng or acting
with them from In any way Interfer
Ing with the management operation
or conducting of the mines by the
owners or those operating them , eltn
er by menaces , threats or any charac
ter of intimidation used to prevent the
employes of the mines from going to
or from the mines and coke plants.
Two Collieries Start Up.
Scranton , Pa. , Aug. 1. The Oxford
colliery of the People's Coal compan >
and the Cayuhoga colliery resumet
operations yesterday and worked al
day. The Oxford had between 12
and 130 men under ground. The Cay
uhoga had sixty miners. Crowds sur
rounded both collieries .when tha
wore HtnrtliiK up , but tlio oily police
nnd sheriff and deputies timlnlalnoj
order , The company has eructud extensive
tensive- living quarters Inside the
Blockade surrounding the Oxford and
offers to furnish free board and lodg
ing to any ot Itu employes who do not
want to rua tha gauntlet of utrikura.
MAYOR AMES TO RESIGN.
Will Not Return to Minneapolis Un
less Forced to Do So by Courts.
Minneapolis. AUK. I. Mayor A. A.
Aniou , now at Wont Hadon , Ind. , haa
decldod to resign his ofllco , th t resig
nation to tuko effect Sopt. G. The letter -
ter will bo read to the common council
ut Us next meeting. The mayor post
pones his retirement to Have the city
the oxp'jnso ot a special election ,
which would have to be hold If the
resignation took effect earlier. The
mayor has also agreed to secure the
resignation of hli bro'hor , Colonel
Fred Ames , superintendent of pollco.
Ho was brought to theaa terms by tho-
visit to West Undon of Pollco Captains
Charles R. Hill , who will bu acting
superintendent , and John Fltchotto.
Ho does not huvo the power while out
of the city to porforra the functions ot
nmyor , but ho wired Acting Mayor
Fred M. Powers to secure the re
moval of the chief and wlrod the chief
himself , advising resignation. Alderman -
man Powers has agreed to carry out
the wishes of the mayor.
This Is the climax of the pollco cor
ruption scandals which have agitated
the community and occupied the
grand Jury and the courts for two
months. Mayor Ames Is In falling
health and may not return to Minne
apolis at all , unless forced to do so
by the courts.
KITCHENER RECEIVES SWORD.
General Presented With Token of
Esteem by Cape Town.
London , Aug. 1. Arnld tremendous
nthuslaam Lord Kitchener was last
Ight presented with a sword of lion-
r. the gift of Capo Town. The lord
mayor of London made the presonla-
Ion In the course of a South African
Inner , which was attended by many
notable persons. When the onthu-
laam had sufficiently subsided for
.lord Kitchener to make himself
icard , ho returned thanks for the gift
nd expressed the confident hope that
n South Africa , at any rate , the
word would not again bo drawn from
ts scabbard. Lord Kitchener eulo
gized Lord Mllner , British high com
missioner In South Africa.
ROOT LANDS ON FRENCH BOIL ,
Secretary of War Is Officially Greeted
at Havre.
Havre , Aug. 1. General Poster of
ho French army boarded the steamer
a Savoy on her arrival here yester
day and officially greeted Ellhu Root ,
ho American secretary of war , on be-
lalf of the French government. Gen
eral Poator said to Mr. Root : "Tho
nlnister of war has done mo the
loner to delegate mo to come In the
name of the government of this re-
iiibllc to salute your excellency on
your landing on French soil and to
) ld you welcome. Our ardent deslro
s that your i lay In France may be In
all respects agreeable. "
Lull In Shopmen's Strike.
Omaha , Aug. 1. Not since the
strike on the Union Pacific began has
.here been as little apparent activity
as at present. Each side seems to bo
quietly waiting and watching for de
velopments. The officials and strik
ers are still maintaining that same
confident air which has been a distin
guishing feature from the first and
3oth assert their conviction of grad
ually increasing strength and profess
to see nothing but victory ahead.
Hope for Woman Suffrage. '
London , Aug. 1. Edmond Barton ,
premier of Australia , replying yester
day to a deputation of woman suf
fragists , headed by Lady Henry Som
erset said the outlook for woman suf
frage was excellent throughout the
Australian commonwealth. The suc
cess the movement already had mot
with In four out of the six states , he
said , presaged the ultimate adoption
of the plan throughout the whole fed
eration.
Australian Mine Horror.
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Sydney , N. S. W. , Aug. 1. An er-
plosion , resulting in heavy loss of
life , has occurred at the Mount Kim-
bla colliery , at Wollongong , a port
forty miles from here. Twenty-seven
bodies have been recovered. The
buildings at the mouth of the mines
wore wrecked. One hundred and for
ty-seven minors were rescued , but 100
are still entombed. It Is feared their
release Is hopeless.
Visitors Annoy Kipling.
London , Aug. 1. Rudyard Kipling ,
who haa been much annoyed by the
visits of Brighton excursionists to his
hous at RotUngdoan , has purchased
a now country place near Tunbrldgo
Wells. Mr. Kipling's troubles at Rot-
tlngdean Included a feud with the vil
lagers caused by the pro-Boer senti
ments ot his aunt , Lady Burnc-Joncs ,
the widow of Sir Edward Bu me-Jones.
Seven Men Badly Burned.
Dayton , O. , Aug. 1. Seven mem
wore fearfully burned yesterday by
on explosion In ono of the buildings
of the Stoddard Manufacturing com
pany's works. Three will probably
dlo. The explosion was caused by a
leakage of natural gas. The Injured :
Edward Banker , Edward Bucher ,
John Conners , John Weghorn , Daniel
Holpaler , Jake Varglaer and E. Potera.
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