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19TH YEAR. NO. 195. 19TH YEAR. FRIDAY MORNING.

DECEMBER 27, 1901. SAMPSON MENTAL WRECK GOV. ROGERS' BIOGRAPHY GOV. JOHN R. ROGERS IS DEAD AVIFE SAYS HIS BRAIN IS TIRED HUYOND EVER, BEING RESTED.

1101IN IN IJNSW It' IC, 03 l'ICA101 AGO. NM RAGES IN THE NORTHWEST STOR TH GOV, WHIN Of WASHINGTON Letter NVritten In Reply to Note Expressing With the Rear Admiral in Annoynneen lino Suffered in the Controversy With Rear Admiral Settler. In linalsoemoo ii, the Month, Farmed in Illinoin and Kunnas, and in iston Canoe to) Thin Ninteiteeanoe roan. liNt LeaderNotnble Aehlowenoents an Leninintor nd Governtor. 1 Washington's Executive Succumbed at Olympia, at 8 o'Clock of the Evening of December 26, to Pneumonia.

im Wind, Snow and Rain in Interior and on Coast. Witict in Republican at Helm of the Ship of State. STRONG PARTIZAN GALE SWEPT UTAH GALE URBANA, Dec, U.John B. Weeks of Champaign, a personal frknd of Rear Admiral Sampson, has received a letter from Mrs, Sampson, in which she says that the mental condition of the admiral is beyond recovery. The leiter was writ.

ten in reply to a note expressing sympa thy with the rear admiral in the personal annoyances he has puttered in the controversy with Roar Admiral Schley. The letter follows: "WASHINGTON, D. Dec, 23.My Dear Mr. Weeks: Admiral Sampson is too ill to really udermtand your most hind letter, just received, but if he wens well he would wish to thank you for it, he cares so much for all "old limes" and for anything that concerns Palmyra. The wording of your letter shows that living In the west has not blinded your eyes to the truth concerning recent events.

I have enjoyed your expression of the true facts as you understand them. "My dear husband is quite worn out with a long life of continuous duty. Ilia physical condition is comfortable and happy, hut the brain is tired beyond ever being rested. "ELIZABETH BURLINO SAMPSON." In Pacific States Considerable Damage Was Done Mov able Property. In Pad'.

Dama has Many Offices at Ills Disposal, Entailing Removal of Democrats. WATERS LASHED TO FURY WATEF IS FRIEND OF PRESTON John Rankin 'tonere was born In Brune-wick, September 4, 1,38. Ite received a common school education in hie native town, and for four years studied the drug hosinees In Itoeton, graduating as reptlatered pharneteist, In Ia he went to MIssiseippl, and mannited drug stores In Jackmon and Terry in thut Mate. In WI his sympathies not being with tha awessientein, he removed to Cumberland el)111b, ty, Illinois, where he farmed and taught school for a number of yearm In Ist6 Mr, Rogers removed to Kanmas, buying a farm in Harvey county lin wits tor a number of years commiettioner of Ilarvey county, and established and edited the Reims Commoner, a paper still publimhed at Wiehita. Mr.

Regent was one of tha early recruits of the Farmers' Alliance, and from that movement he be-tame an earnest and ardent populist. III was a leading figure in the populist party of for some years, while it was acting under the name of the Farmers' Alliance. In IWO he removed to this state. settling at Puyallup, In Pierce county. Ile early became one of the leaders of the populist party in this stale, and was a delegate to all the popullet state conventions, anti In he was elected to the state legislature as a populist.

"Barefoot Schoolboy 11011.,1 It was In that legislature that Governor lb gore accomplished what he regarded as the beat achievement of his life. lie drafted and secured the passage after a uovere struggle of the famous "barefoot echool boy bill." This measure aimed to make the cities bear a certain proportion of the expenses of country schools, and many city members earnestly fought Its passage; but Mr. Rogers triumphed, and he has ever since referred to the bill as the best effort of his public career. The populists were in a minority in that legislature, but they made Mr. Rogers, their associate on the floor, the caucus nominee of their party for United States tenator, and gave him their solid vote throughout the contest.

Said to Favor His Election to United States SenateLevel 'leaded Thinker. Shirring Tied Up on Puget Sound and Vessels at Sea Were Severely Buffeted. Shirring and DEWEI RUSHED BRITISH COL. FIIIMAN'S COMMAND AT ZEEFONTEIN BUFFERED. I Consisted of Three Companies of leomunry and Two GunsCapture of Latter May Prove a Merlotti' Ar fair for the Inmates of Cordon of Blockhouses.

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11,14 ti 'I IJ 1, 1 r(4i 4 I 1 1. 7 '14e til I ..) Ty I- okt i iro, r--, or fri, 1 4 AA 4' 2a 01 44 .) 0-, 1, 1Ai 4 4( 41 .1 i I 4 1 1 1 .1. 4 I 11b0 i I a 61 4- 6 I iyal) -t, ill)1 I 1,,, I 1 Governor John R. Rogers of Washington. (Died Dec.

26, 1901.) Henry McBride of Mount Vernon, Skagit county, is now governor of Washington. The death of Governor Rogers will revolutionize the political situation In this state. It. means that a democratic is superseded by a republican one. for Lieutenant Governor McBride.

who succeeds to the office, is a republican of the strongeat character. Governor Mo Bride's first months of adminietration are likely to be extremely interesting. Those who know him doubt cot that he will shortly commence die-placing democratic state officials, appoint-el by Governor Rogers, with republicans of his own selection. Ile Is a radical partizan. The state patronage at the disposal of the governor is very large.

If Governor McBride'. record in the Mat legislature ii to be taken as a criterion It may be expected that he will seek to build up a new political regime, composed of many elements that have heretofore affiliated with other factions, and place himself at the head of such an organization. mi EN HELENA. Dec. 26.A storm Helena this morning with a Plitidennem that wee 'turtling.

Art apparently calm, warm morning was transf.rmeti in almoet a twinkling into what was a howling blizzard. A few minutes before the storm struck many noted a peculiar cloud effect la the valley. A huge cloud shaped like a great mountain, leaden In color and reaching from the valley of the Prick ley Dear to the vaulted dome above, swept up the valley. resembling In many respects the cloud that usually meatus a cyclone in other states. When the cloud reached Helena it proved to be the advance guard of a blizzard that etruek the town with the fury of a genuine North Dakota creation, The snow descended rapidly while the wind raged, The Morin lasted almomt an flour and since then there has been a high wind.

Section Director E. J. 0181,01 Plaid that tile wind this morning attained to, velocity of 45 miles en hour. The storm came from the nerthweet and wits general over weetern and central Montana. Sale Lake Was Surprised.

SALT LAK Prl, Utah, Deo. 2f1.The storm whieh has been raging throughout the northern intermountain country today etruck Salt Lake at 410 this afternoon with a suddenness anti fury that startled the reeldents. Front a dead calm, the wind increased with remarkable rapidity and within a few moments had attained a velocity of fully 50 miles an hour, bringing with it a blinding snowstorm which raged with the fitly of a blizzard for over two hours. The storm canto front the northweet, and although of comparatively short duration, was one of the severest felt in this section for years. The telegraph and telephone companies, whose systems were badly deranged an a result of the storm, tonight report their wires again in working order, The railroads report but little deley in their ear.

vice. HELENA cruel( lie' dennem th oily calm f.rmett in was a hov4 before the peculiar el huge cloud leaden in valley of it dome ahoy sembling ir usually me When the to be the that st rue' a genuine snow deset raged. Thl and since wind, Section 1 the wind locity of 4 came from over wets' Sale RA LT LA which hue northern I etruck flab with a slid, the retthien FOnt a with rema few momet fully 50 nit blinding en fitly of a storm earn though of was one ol Om for Ye The teleg whose synt result of wires egett roads repot vice, LONDON, Dec. 20.The following dispatch has been received from Lord Kitchener dated Johannesburg: General Rundle reports that on the night of December 24, Colonel Firman's camp at Zeefontein, consisting of three companies of yeomanry and two guns, was sueeeestully rushed by a strong commando under Dewet. It is feared the casualties were heavy.

Two regiments of light horse are pursuing the Bor. Desivt'a Oxristmom Cony. LONDON, Dec, resistance has always been very strong in that part of the Orange River colony which was the scene of Dewet's Christmas; coup, A great quadrangle of blockhouses is built there, the points of which are Vreinigen, Voikrust, Durrismith and Kroonstarlt. At corner of tbie quadrangle is an open space where the square of blockhouses is still incomplete and here bewet trtude him'altatit. Colon Firman's force probably amounted to 400 men and the disaster, especially the Wee of guns, the poesession of which may enable De.

wet successfully to attack the blockhouses, creates a disturbing impression. Elected Governor in 1890. In 1890 the first fusion between the democrats, populists and sliver republicans WHM brought about at the memorable Elleneburg convention. The populists named Mr. Rogere as their standard bearer for governor, and he was unanimouldy indorsed by the other two wings pc the triple alliance.

Ile was elected, together with the full 'nate ticket, by a majority of over 12,000. A populist legielature was elected in 1898 and In the senatorial contest which followed Governor ROICHril gave his support to George Turner, who was elected. The record of Governor Rogers' administration comprises the recent history of the state, and is familiar to every one. When William Jennings Bryan made his trip through Washington, in April, 1900, Governor Rogers gave public expression to the view that the beat interente of the fusion forces lay in affiliating with the democrtic party and announced his intention to act with the democrats in the future. Last year he was renominated by the fusion alliance, under the democratic name, after a memorable struggle in a most remarkable end interesting political convention.

Ills forces were marshaled by Senator Turner, and Mr. Rogers was nominated under a rule that required the winning candidate to have the votes of two thirds of Ile delegates. LIBRARY FOR KALISPELL ANnnnw cAlulinum GIVES 11110.000 To (TM Benefactor Make. raual Stipulation of a Site and Require. 411000 Per 1 ear for Main tens neeCouncil Meet.

Tonight to Accept the Offer and Start Fund Slowinent. MU I DANIAGIC AT WALLA WALLA. gitl 11 VA OLYMPIA, Dec. John R. Rogers died this evening at 8 o'clock after an illness of six days; This morning he began to sink and passed into a comotose state.

He grew steadily weaker throughout the day. The collapse was a surprise to his friends and his family, as he rested better last night than he has since his illness began. Ile took some nourishment this morning, but became unconscious about 9 o'clock. Mrs. Rogers and the governor's two daughters, I frsc.

Blackman and Miss Helen Rogers, were at his bedside all day. The governor's Rogers, who is in London, was cabled, and F. J. Rogers, the Stanford university and A. C.

Rogers of Santa Barbara, were sent for. Ernest Lister, William Blackman and Private Secretary Pelletier, together with Chief Justice Reavis and Justice White of the supreme court, were in attendance at the house during the day. KALISPELL, Dec. letter was received from Andrew Carnegie saying that he would give to the city 81000 for tile erection of a free public library building provided the citizens would fur. nish suitable grounds and that the city council would by resolution agree to expend $1000 each year in its maintenance.

The council will meet in special session tomorrow night for the purpose of accepting the offer and to appoint committees to ratan the necessary funds for equipping the interior of the building and to relect a site for its locatleit. The board of trade has been working on the proposition nine months. The letter today was to J. Jr. Edwards, who was in Now York a short time ago conferring with Me.

Carnegie. The citizens ore highly elated over the success of the enterprise. will Probably Favor Preston. Governor McBride is a bonom friend of biota Senator Harold Preaton of Seattle, who aspires to succeed Senator Turner In the United States imitate. Last sinter Mr.

McBride, as lieutenant-governor and presiding oMcer of the genets. used every effort at his command to force the passage of the Preston railroad cornmiesion bill, which gave the appointment of the commission to the governor, the lieutenant-governor and the state auditor. It was charged by the opponents of the bill at that time that the aim of Mr. McBride and Mr. Prenton, in urging the bill, was to build up a political organization to send Mr.

Preston to the United States senate. Spokane politicians expreseed the belief last night that Governor McBride will endeavor to dispose of his appointments in such a manner as to work to Mr. Preston's greatest advantage. Offices at Ills Disposal. The governor controls an immense amount of patronage.

As Governor McBride Is unpledgod he can dispose of the appointive offices, if he chooses to do so, In such a manner as to have a. powerful influence in the shaping of any policy that he may desire to carry out. Gov. ernor McBride's strong personality and marvelous ability to "play politics," leads to the belief, politicians say, that, he will not hesitate to use the means that Providence has placed at his disposal; not only to carry out political or state policies, but to win personal victories for himself and his allies, and to their future advancement. The greatest lever which the new governor will have is the state board of control.

This board nerves at the pleasure of tho governor. It is now made up-of Henry Drum and Ernest Lister, democrats, and Charles S. Reed, republican. It controls the patronage and, manages the affairs of eix of the big state the penitentiary, the two asylums for the insane, the reform school, the school for defective youth and the soldiers' home. The board can appoint and remove at pleasure the heads of these institutions, who in turn can.

appoint and remove subordinate appointees. Back of it all the governor can appoint and remove the board at pleasure. The amount of pressure that this board can wield in a political contest will be seen to be something enormous. Other important oMces at the governor's disposal are that of fish commissioner. one of the best offices in the state: state grain inspector, labor commissioner.

coal mine inspector, state dairy and food commiesioner and adjutant general of the state militia. Besides this there are numerous smaller offices which the governor use at his dimposal. The right of the governor to remove any appointee was passed upon by' the supreme court and virtually euetained in a decision of the state supreme court in a case involving the removal by Governor Rogers of John P. Fay of Seattle from the board of regents of the state university. Vi free Calmed FiresCity Is In Darkness.

WALLA WALLA, Dee. 28. Wind blowing at the rate of 45 miles an hour caused considerable damage in this section this morning. Telegraph lines and electric light wires were tossed about and poles fell in dangerous proximity to the buildings. The residence of G.

S. Bond caught fire from a live wire end a mall tire was caused at the home of Allen Reynolds by the crossing of a telephone and a live aro light wire. Weakened by the strain of the wind, the flume leading to the power plant of the Walla Walla Light and rower company exploded at noon today, and a column of water ehot skyward under a pressure of BO pnunds to the square inch. For more than en hour a column of water pilot 60 feet in the air at the power house, end it was not until a late hour tonight that repairs could be merle nufficient to atIPPly power. The city is still In darknese.

The at Colfax. COLFAX, Deo. 2AOne of the hardest windmtorms in the history of the T'alouse country ham been blowing for the past 24 hours, and while no serious damage ham been done, the wind has caused mueb inconvenience, end in some places atom WAS felt. The wind comes from the south with the velocity of a hurricane arid houses on high points, where the wind had a fair sweep, were shaken until the window" rattled. Signs and everything loose were scattered over the ground in all directions and it has been almost Impossible to walk against the wind In many plaees.

Colfax citizens had little sleep last night, so severe was the wind that their housen Shook and at Aimee it seemed they would be blown over. The wind is what in Croseed WA Wind blow hour cause section this electric lie poles fell I buildinge. caught fire fire was cl neYnolds and a live Weakenee the flume the Walla pany explo umn of 'eel sore of BO more than shot SO feet end it was that repair supply pals nem. COLFA hardest wit T'alouse cot poet 24 boo age has be much incur alarm we smith with and houses when the change for the worse occurred, MUG which time it has been only (Nee. tion of hours when the governor would pass away without regaining CUIDICtOUSnest Some years ago Governor Rogers, when living In Kansa was kicked by a horse just over the heart, and he has suffered more or lees from this accident ever since, It is said that many nights the govornor would awoken and walk the floor, rub.

bing his chest, trying to restore circulation to the place where he was kicked. This also bothered him during his last illness, Telked of the eaPitol Early this morning in his delirium the governor would mutter: "I will build that capitol," or would wander oft Into a statement of hie intention regarding the CONFERENCE OF GOVERNORS, Reelected an Governor. The campaign of 1900 was an interesting one, and when the votes were counted It was found that Governor Rogers had been reelected by a plurality of 2200 In the face of a plurality for the republican national and state ticket of 13,000, a change of over 15,000 votes. Governor Rogers was inaugurated for his second term on January 16 of this year. the chief object of late months has been the completion of the new state capitol.

As governor he opposed the erection of an expensive capitol at Olympia and vetoed three bills which had that end in view. He long advocated the purchase of the Thurstcxn county courthouse and the addition of a wing thereto, and the last legislature adopted those views. The building was purchased and the governor has given close Personal supervision of the conversion of the building into a capitol. He has frequently said he desired the building to stand as a monument to his efforts to save the state the cost of an elaborate and expensive building. Itin Faintly Life.

Governor Rogers was married in Illinois in 1851. Ills wife survives him, as do five children. One of his sons is a merchant at Puyallup, another is in Europe and another Is a professor in Leland Stanford, university at Palo Alto, Cal. One of his daughters is the wife of State Labor Commissioner William Blackman and the other, Miss Helen Rogers, is school teacher In Tacorta. Governor Rogers was the author of books, among them being.

"The Irrepressible Conflict," "Looking rorward," "The Inalienable Rights of Man," and "Life." Some months ago the governor purchased a small ranch near Puyallup and much of his spare time has been devoted to beautifying this place and making it a home, where he could retire at the end of his term. railroad consolidation or his letter to Governor Van Sant thereon. Dr. Ingham stated that the governor's mind had for a long time been under a heavy strain, and that in his weakened physical state his mental worry had an evil effect upon his chances for recovery. During the afternoon the governor was only kept alive by the most powerful stimulants, but by 8 o'clock even these had lost their efficiency and death came quietly.

of the governor's three sons none were at his bedside when he expired. Edwin, the oldest, is in Europe; Robert at Stanford, where he Is professor of physics, and Albert Is somewhere In Edwin's wife came in on the evening's boat, 80 minutes after the governor's death. No Funeral Arrangement. No arranuments have as yet been made regarding the funeral by the family. They' have been under constant strain for several days and it Is probable that nhIng will be done until tomorrow, immediately after the governor's death Lieutenant Governor Henry McBride was notified by the governor's private secretary and is expected to reach here tomorrow, when, after taking the oath, he Will immeditely assume the duties of his new office.

INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Plans 1,1,11 Not De Changed by Governor Death, MITTEL Dec. 241A snecial from Helena says Governor Tonle has revelved a telegram from Governor Van SRnt of Minnesota to the effeet trait the conference of governors And other Montle to be held in this city December SO, at which steps were to be taken, if possible, to prevent the consolidation of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern lines, as contemplated by the Northern Securities company, is assured. The governor of Minnesota has not yet wire.d the names of those officials who will probably attend. Governor Toole was asked whether the death of Governor Rogers would interfere with the holding of the conference. He replied that he could not Ba positively, but he had no reason to believe that the meeting would not be held, II Inexe Braun Friday.

The first symptoms of Oovernor Hoger's Illness developed Friday. Friday afternoun at his office he contracted a chill, a fever resulted and by 10 o'clock Saturday morning the governor began to complain of pains hi hie chest. The fever Increased slightly and the pains berame quite severe. Sunday the first reports of his condition were given out, It was announced that he was suffering from lobar pneumonia, the middle lobe of the right lung being affected. Ile was attended by Dr.

Ingham of Olympia. While he was acknowledged to be seriously ill, his condition waft not coneldercd dangerous. The governor was known to be a man of regular habits and etrong constitution, and although, in one of hie advanced care, pneumonia Is never to be lightly coneldered, it was thought that he would pull through. Dr. Ingham, however, a consulting physician and Dr.

IP, B. M. Miller of Beattie was called in. Dr. Miller returned to Seattle Monday evening.

At that time he waH quite hopeful of the governor's recovery and stated that if his condition was unchanged within the next couple of days he would probably recover. A Tara for the Better. The patient suffered a great deal of pain Sunday, but by 8 o'clock in the evening he was resting more easily and palmed a good night. Monday his condition remained unchanged. Monday night waa again passed comfortably and Tuesday morning the governor rested easily and as In a cheerful frame of mind.

On the 'tame day the watchers by his bedside announced hie condition to be satistviory and the belief was expressed that he would recover. On Christmas he was reported to be still improving. State Labor Commissioner William D. Blackman, his on in law, who was constantly at his bedaide, made the announcement that if the disease did not and the time had arrived when It should spread, If at all, Br. Ingham left entirely comfortable concerning hie patient.

A Qaextion of Boum The phynicians have been hopeful all the time that the governor would recover. and while It was recognized that he ware a very sick man, it is improbable that even they realized that the end was ace near until about 8 o'elock this morning. ((ontinued On second page.) GOVERNOR GEER IS SHOCKED. I TRIBUTE OF TACOMA LEDGER (ConUnued on second pare.) 16ov. Roger' Is Dead.

Henry Mc ltride Sew Got cram Storm Swept Northwest. Tributes of fiewspapere. Doers Rushed British. Sampson a Mental Library' for Kalispell. Biography Of Gov.

Rogers. 2 Aearo Dealt Out Death. Cleveland A Ill Accept. Presbyterian Creed ReVi10111. Maelay Still lianas Oa.

Alabama Race War. 8 President Mellen Talks. Ilati Shortage of Cars. Chile Declares for Peace. 4 Snake River Poultry Show.

Walla Wallin Poultry Show. Maxwell liroke Martin's Jaw. Water Rates Are Flied. Collins for Two. Rogers' Death Grieves Them.

0 Dditorial. Short Story. the Marble. 9 Wheat Its Steamier, 10 itallwayaCat Means Little. Spokane Men Get Tamarac.

POST-INTELLIGENCER'S TRIBUTE Death of huger. Grieves restos as Well an Washington. SALEM, Dec. 26.When Governor Geer was informed of Governor death this evening, he said: "I am extremely sorry to hear of the death of Governor Rogers and surprised as well. "He had made an efflcient and consclen cious executive of our progressive sister state, and his two successive elections to that high position in a commonwealth pverwheimingly opposed to him politisily was a flattering testimonial of his high character.

"I met him but once, a little more than one year ago in his odic in Olympia, but my visit Wal made very pleasant and he impressed me as a man inclined to be a student and evidently earnest in his convictions. "The grief of the people of Washington in this unexpected affliction is profoundly shared by the people of Oregon." "His Perceptions Had Expanded His Mind Broad- ened," in Executive Chair. TACOMA, Dec. 27.The Ledger today will say: "The people of Washington will be shocked and pained Rogers lies dead at the capital, where was the scene of his greatest public activity. "Dew men have had from their fellows so great a compliment ae that conferred upon John Rankin Rogers, when for a second time he was elected to the highest oMce of the commonwealth.

Governor Rogers was a strong man. The individual who forces himself from an humble station to the exalted seat of a governor must poseess more than ordinary qualifications. Much may depend upon circumstances, but more dpends upon the indivMual. In his utterames as executive there was no trace of the somber aspect of life that had once presented itself to him. 1-f1s perceptions had expanded.

hie mind brmdenedhe saw a new vision. "Today the people of Waishington are not thinking of what is to come, of plans that have been disarranged. They are mourning their dead governor. They have tears for the quiet, kindly man in whom they believed." WO Governor Rogers "Was Truly Devoted to This Commonwealth," Seattle Paper Says. SEATTLE, Dec.

Pcst-Intelligencer today will eay: "It can be said of Governor Rogers that of all the men who were carried by the advancing wave of populism five year ago into high executive oMc'e in many of the western statem, he was distinctly the most capable and carried into effect fewest of the destructive policies that he represented. He was truly devoted to this commonwealth, an enthusiastic believer in its future and ready always to promote its interests. Ile possessed a large Mf.a24. ure of that native force and tenacity of purpose that wouM have made him with different training a notable figure in the public affairs of Oa nation." 1,6 Ob 1 I 4 1 7-- -s-.