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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY; OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3. 1896.
NUMBER 24.'
THE WORK OF RESCUE
Search for the Dead and In-
, jured Still Continues.
HORRORS MULTIPLY EVERY HOUR
InproTlKd Mort Being Rapidly
Filled With Mangled Cadavers
Death List Still Incomplete.
St. Louis. May 29. The day opened
clear and cool. Everywhere could be
seen men delving in the rains for buried
victims, clearing the streets ol dis
mantled poles, wires arid general debris,
repairing the damage done to thousands
of buildings and relieving the injured
and homeless. It becomes more and
more evident that the tornado is the
worst that ever visited this or any other
city on the North American continent,
The horrors multiply every hour,
More than 130 dead bodies have been
, rescued in St. Louis, and over-400 per
sons are known to have been injured
Mangled cadavers are found in iunumer
able places along the path of the storm
and are being taken to improvised mor
gues. It will be weeks before a complete
list of those killed can be made, but the
list of dead is climbing to the 200 mark
Only mere guesses can be made as to the
property loss on both sides of the river,
but the mercantile agencies say it may
reach $50,000,000 in this city alone,
while in East St. Louis it will be sever
al millions.
In liasT. St. Louis the disaster was
complete, the western section of that
- railway town being one vast charnel
house. Only a single dwelling is left
standing ou what is called "The Island,"
-and 600 families are homeless. Citizens
estimate the dead at fully 200 on the
east side.
In the wake of the tornado came grave
problems, one being the protection of
the city in the abscence of electric lights.
The First Missouri regiment has gone on
patrol service and the police commis
sioners will add 15 men to the force.
Besides this all previous calamities of
the kind eeem trivial in cost. Manfully,
business men of St. Louis have taken up
the work of relief. An earnest meeting
on 'change yesterday was the beginning
While there are thousands who can pull
themselves out of this trouble, there- are
other thousands who lost all and must
be helped. A partial resumption of
etreet-car services has been effected.
The southern, division of the Scuilin
system was the most badly crippled, ow
ing to the destruction of the powerhouse,
and they venture no prediction as to
when the cars will be running. A par
tial restoration of the' electric-light ser
vice is promised in 43 hours, but it will
be a con pie of weeks before all the cir
cuits are in order. ' The destruction of
poles and wires along the path of the
storm was com plete. ..-.-
Inquests on 42 of the slain of East St.
Lou is have been held by Coroner Waite,
and that work continues. A verdict of In8 of the most generous patronage, distribution had commenced. This re
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East St. Louis has issued a touching
appeal for aid.' The committee which
prepared the manifesto, estimated that
200 persons are killed, and that the in
jured number thousands. It is known
that a number of persons are still buried
in the debris of the southwestern end of
the island, and in the ruins of the Hal
lesy hotel, Martell bouse, Relay retreat
ana uurant nouse. Many not seen by
iarnuies since Wednesday are supposed
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. cvu(ij;iuS nun mru.io ui ucim ucu i
from returning to their homes by injur-
les mat may not prove iatai. ine street
car tramc, teiepnone ana electric ligbt
facilities are entirely suspended.
All business is virtually suspended.
Every one agrees that months will fail
to reveal the extent of the tornado's de
vastation in Illinois.- -
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Memorial Day in The Dalles.
Despite' the high wind which blew on
Saturday, a large crowd went out to the
cemetery to do honor to the nation's
dead, and the services were very impres
sive. We were glad to see so many of
oar lellow-citizens turn aside on tms
one day of the year and give their
thought to those who have gone before,
ho have performed brave deeds and
lived self-sacrificing lives for our glori
ous country.
AT THE CEMKTEET.
Commander II. H. Leonard, Adjutant
J. M. Patterson and Chaplain Espmg
conducted the ritualistic work of. the
Grand Army of the Eepublic.which was
interspersed by beautiful music by The
Dalles' best singers, after which the
placing of the bouqnets of flowers at the
base of the soldiers' monument was done
bv the members of the G. A. R.
The Woman's Relief Corps then took j
charge and encircled the monument,
when Mrs. Briggs, in a very impressive
manner, read a beautiful selection,
which added much to the impressive
solemnity of the occasion, lhe mem
bers of the Corps then deposited flowers
around the marble shaft. The Oregon
National Guard fired the usual salute of
twentv guns and the exercises were
over.
THE EVENING EXERQISES.
Outside attractions kept many from
attending the evening service, so that
but a small - number were present at
Fraternity hall Saturday evening. The
exercises began with music by the choir.
In introducing the speaker of the even
ing, Mr. fatterson made a lew well-
chosen remarks in regard to thecomrad-
sbip of tbe G. A. R. and bow it extend-
ed oyer the whole countrv, telling of the
visiting comrade finding an old comrade
of an Illinois regiment among the com
rades: and in this way while depositing
the flowers at the monument each one
repeats "In memory of my fallen com
rades of the , here giving
the number of the regiment or company
to which be belonged. Tbe comrades
who had thus met were inseparable for
the remainder of the day.
Tbe memorial address was delivered
by Hon. John Michell and was highly
appreciated by his audience. Our na
tion s bvmn, "America sung bv-all
present, closed the evening's exercises.
The New Yost.
The -new Vogt opera bouse is to be
opened by the Milton and Dull ie Nobles
Company next Wednesday in "From
Sire to Son." This excellent company
will find no fault with this opera house.
It has an unusually large seating capa
city, has a high ceiling and is well ven
tilated and lighted, lhe stage is ar
ranged on a like ample scale. Its di
mensions are 60x30, next in size in the
state to the Marquam Grand. There is
no stage effect that cannot be produced
upon it. The scenery is of a high grade.
of artistic merit.
Mr. Vogt deserves great praise for fix
ing up so fine an opera house. ' He has
spared neither pain nor expense in re
fitting it. - By eo doing he does both the
show people and the amusement-loving
public tbe fullest justice, and is deserv-
amusement organization exists than the
' Nobles company, who will play Wednes
day, Thursday and Fridav nights. That
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guaranteed.
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10 feet in the uir. In its fall, the child
struck on its bead on a plank that pro
jected over the flume and, falling in the
flume, floated down- until - rescued' by
workmen near at band. ' The child ' re
ceived a severe contusion on the temple
and was bruised on the hips by the
horns of the cow. The gentle, old, fam-
ily cow has since been dehorned.
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KATE FIELD IS DEAD
A Well-Known Newspaper
Woman Dies. .
PNEUMONIA CARRIED HER OFF
She ffu la the Hawaiian Island a the
Special Correspondent ' of the
Chicago Times-Herald.
Chicago, May 30. H. H. Kohlsaat,
I of the Chicago Times-Herald, received a
cable message this afternoon, dated
Yokohama, and eigned by Lorin A,
Thurston, ex-minister to the United
from the Sandwich island?, which said :
"Kate Field died at Honolulu May 19,
of pneumonia."
Miss Field was in the Sandwich isl-
lands as the special correspondent of the
Times-Herald, and the last heard of her
was a letter dated May 4, in which she
informed Mr. Kohlsaat that she had
been doing a great deal of horseback rid
ing; and that tbe exercise in the open
air had completely restored her health,
which, before she went to the islands,
had been badly- shattered. - There were
no further particulars than those con
tained in the dispatch of Mr. Thurston.
THK MOSCOW HUHKOB.
Fatalities Will Number Between 7 wo
and Three Thousand.
Moscow, May 31. The disaster on
the Hudvnskv Dlain vesterdav is con
BtanllT gng iu proportion, as the in
vestigation by tbe authorities continues.
These are made under difficulties, as the
recovery of the victims was conducted
by hundreiTs of volunteers, and many
were carried away before they were
enumerated. Many additional deaths of
the injured are occurring, which are
only added to the enumeration after
some time.
It is said now the fatalities will
amount to between 2000 and 3000, but it
is impossible as yet to learn exactly the
extent of the disaster. The official
statement this morning places the dead
recovered at 1660, and the seriously or
fatally injured at 286. But, in contraet
with this official statement, there are
1282 corpses lying this afternoon at
the cemeterv, besides the many dead
and dying that are known to have been
removed from the ill-fated field by
friends.
i Various versions as to the origin of
the stampede aud crush are current, but
the fact to which the most credence is
attached is that the wagons laden with
the 500,000 souvenirB, which were to be
distributed among the people, were pro
ceeding to tbe Hudynsky plain, followed
by a multitude of eager peasants, when
the attendants, with a view to pleasing
the people, threw a number of souve
nirs among the crowd. .
' There was a wild scramble toward the
point where they fell,- and the news
spread like wild fire up and down the
throngs of expectant peasants that the
souvenirs was to have been made later.
Tbe arrangement which it was intended
to make to keep the crowd in order dur
ing tbe distribution bad not been com
pleted at that early hour, and the force
on hand was powerless to stem the tide
of the crush of humanity. .'What added
greatly to the disaster was the fact that
these booths were ' surrounded by
ditches. ; ' ! V
The foremost persons in the incoming
crowds fell prostrate in these ditches,
and tbe people following them speedily
trampled them to death. Others stum
bled over their bodies and met the same
fate. And so the horror grew. The pres
sure was so great upon the sides of ' the
booths from the struggles of the mass of
mad humanity that they gave way, and
hundreds of petfple were forced into
them through the
broken waits. One
mounted gen d'arme near ' the booths
wa8 literally crushed to death, together
with his rearing and plunging horse.
There were no . English, - people - nor
Americans amon? the victims.' Manv
those who came for the coronation
haA airi if .;mt un.i in
event, tourists attended the fetes only In
ine aiternoon
WBITELAW. BEID'S OPINION.
Says McKtnley' Will Be Nominated on a
Square- Bonest-Meney Platform. -.
Saw Francisco. ' May 30. Whitelaw
-Ti 7 2 ' ,T I . T Z T
left Ior the Ea8t tonight, after
a
six weeks' stay at Millbrae. He talked
air a.,,' at., o. Xf ;n-nn TI 1WA
politics to the Chronicle before leaving
.n,i !f n .1,-. hjtt?-.i
ijv .ji.
would be nominated for president on a
"thorough - going, honest-money" plat-
form. Asked if the Republicans would
do nothing for silver, Mr. Reid said :
"Tbe Republicans have always been
eager to do everything for silver consist
ent with preserving the parity of the
metals'and the soundness of our cur
rency. At that line they always have
stopped, and at that tline they surely
will- stop now, and the so-called
silver states would be among the first to
regret it if they did not."
- When asked aboutthe vice-presidency,
Mr. Reid said he was not a candidate,
and that there were no indications that
tbe nomination was seeking him. He
suggested Thomas B. Reed as tbe ideal
Eastern candidate, but asked:-
.. "Why don't you newspaper people
here, who are constantly - demanding
recognition for the Pacific coast, put up
a candidate for yourselves? Why not
stand together for once and present De
Young or Otis?"
Milton and Dollle Nobles.
Milton and Dollie Nobles represent a
type of plays, iutensely . American, of
wtncn-tney easily stand at the bead.
The Phajnix," the oldest and ever
popular or Mr. JNobles' creations, Is one
that will never die. "From Sire to Son"
soon attained a fame as wide, as did
Love and Law." Others of his plays
(they are all good) are "A Man of tbe
People," "A Son of Thespis" and "For
Revenue Only." All . 'have thrilling
plots and abound in humor, pathos and
intense interest.
The fame of Milton Nobles is as broad
as the continent. He has justly been
christened "the representative Ameri
can player and playwright." He has
hid scores of imitators, but no rivals in
his sphere.-' He writes exclusively
Am3ncan plajs, dealing with native
theme?, and pregnant with tangible
types of American character. In tbe
field of dramatic literature be may be
aid to have created a sphere of his own.
Both as an actor and writer he has been
tbe founder of a school. He has written
plavs that will survive tbe author, which
cannot be said of all native playwrights.
He is now giving the finishing touches
to a drama which he has christened
'The Unwritten Law." It will soon be
produced in San Francisco,' and will
have an elaborate production in New
York in September. " Mr. - Nobles confi
dently believes that it will be the crown
ing success of his career.
New Kra Camp.
The Spiritualists of Oregon will hold
their annual campmeeting at New Era
June 20th to July 12th inclusive. N. F.
Ravlin of San Francisco, Bishop A.
Beals of Summerland, Calif., W. L.
Freeman, M. D., of Wash., Mrs. Georgia
Cooley, Lewis A. Ward, Everell Caukin,
W. H. Galvani and other good speakers
have been engaged for the", occasion. It
is expected to be a greater success than
any previous year.
It May Io as Much for Ton.
Mr. Fred Miller, 0f Irving, 111., writes
that he had a severe kidney trouble for
many years, with severe pains in his
back aud also that his bladder was af
fected, He tried mrny so called Kidney
cures but without any good result. About
a year ago he began to use Electric Bit
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Citizens' Meeting: Called at Juniper Flat
ine citizens or jumper flat are re
spectfully requested to meet at Wapini
tia at 7:30 p. m. June 8th, and at Victor
at 7:30 June 9th, at which times and
places will be read and disenssed the
irrigation laws enacted in -1895.- Said
law provides for the organization and
government of irrigation districts, places
the control of same in the -hands of the
people, together with the- absolute own
ership and control of all adjacent water
supplies. F. 8. Gordon
Quay's Oplalon. , .
Washington, Jane 1. Senator Quay
concedes the bominationoi McKinley on
the first ballot at the St: Louis conven
tion, and gave out figures : last night to
back op his opinion. This-is the first
time the Pennsylvania leader - has pub
licly admitted the certainty of McKin
ley 's nomination. . According to Quay's
list McKinley will' receive 479 votes on
the first ballot; or 19 more than are nec
essary to assure his nomination.
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SPAIN'S LATEST MOVE
An Effort
to Secure
Euro-
pean Support.
ALLEGED CRUELTIES OF CUBANS
Spaniards Rope to Bits the Insurgents
Treated aa Pirates The Case of
the Filibusters.
: Madrid, June 1. The Madrid govern
ment has lately called the attention of
the other European powers to the al
leged inhuman and cruel warfare adopted
by the insurgents. : Complaint is made
specifically, of the use of dynamite to
tilniw nn vuilmfld trafna ftHftsa narrvinii
pa er8 a8 wel, 88 frei hl) aDd
mills, and of the use ol explosive bullets
; fio-hto . ..
I The European governments have in
Utructed their consuls in Cuba, it is
.rutpd nnthnritiirplv. to innnire nrnmnilv
and fully upon these allegations. .
Spain hopes that some action will be
taken to .declare the Cuban insurgents
pirates and malefactors unworthy the
sympathy of any uncivilized nation.
As soon as the papers in the Com
petitor case reach Madrid they are ex
pected June 4 they will be submitted
to the supreme court of naval appeals.
Tbe impression is that the sentence of
the Havana courtmartlal is certain to be
annulled, on the ground that it is a vio
lation of the treaty of 1870, and that the
case will be sent to an ordinary court
martial for trial, subject, to tbe stipula
tions of vthat treatv.
KILLING SELFLESS FKOFLK.
Southern Cuba Is the Scene of Whole-
. ' sale Murder.
Batanabo, Cuba, June 1. More inno
cent blood has been shed in the fields of
this section-of Southern Cuba, as a re
suit of the struggle between Spain and
her colony, than in any other part of tbe
island.: It is in this country that Mel-
quoise's men have been raiding, riding
over farms and plantations, occasionally
skirmishing with the enemy, but more
often shooting down peasants in the
fields. - - '
In the early part of this month Colo
nel Landa, at the head of a column of
Melquioee's men, made a reconnoissance
through the region north of Batanabo.
It is said he was searching for a band of
rebels under the command of Mendoea.
Tbe country is a hotbed of rebellion.
It is the very heart of the insurgent ter
ritory. Tbe Spanish hold the villaces
with adobe forts and fortified churches.
They command the railroad stations
with barricades, which ' shelter small
squads of soldiers under command of
subalterns. -. But the' farming land - is
open to the raids of both the rebel and
loyal bands.' Through it they roam at
will, sometimes meeting each other with
skirmishes.. In this position noncom-
batants pay tribute to the insurgents to
day, and tomorrow tbe troops are among
them with the sword of vengeance.
Through this country Landa marched
rwinnallc h .nnIH halt Ma and
..x. . Mftaant ,OP informa,jon . to the
whereabouts of the rebels. If the re
plies were not satisfactory ; if they
aroused in him the suspicion that the
peasant was in league with the enemy,
the countryman was shot down in tbe
field and the column passed on. This
is the testimony of men ' wbo claim to
have personal knowledge of the tacts,
They give the names and locations and
the incidents - corroborative of their
stories. The victims all lived in tbe
region above described.
AN INSULT TO OLD GLORY.
Flag: of the Famous Old Monitor Wan-
- tonly Destroyed.
Boston, June 1. The famous old flag,
battle-scarred and torn by sheila in the
celebrated encounter between the Moni
tor, and Merrimac, was - wantonly 'de
stroyed on Saturday by. an English wo
man, while the nation was insulted by
tbe indignity to which the stars and
stripes were subjected. As a conse
quence serious trouble Is anticipated,
and it is feared that there may be a riot,
so intense is the excitement among pa
triotic orders. -: ,
Mrs. Chas. H. Eaves, who runs a
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J. H. Zcilin & Co Philadelphia, Pa,
boarding-house at 1222 , Washington
street, shortly after the Memorial day
parade had passed; ripped down the
falnAUB l-c.lt. tnpa i t tn alii-oHa ttitnruiil
upon it and turned it over to its owner
with these words: " "Take your dirty
old rag."
The woman admits the deed, giving
as her only defense that the owner bad
insulted her.
The flag is owned by Chester Salis
bury, a boarder in the house, who in
herited it from h.s adopted father, Cap
tain William II. Green, who captured
tbe transport Belle of Cape Anne when
she was anchored off Fortress Monroe
during the second battle between the
two famous naval monsters. The trans
port took part in the fray and was fired
upon by the Merrimac. She bore this
flag daring the encounter.
A warrant will be issued for the. arrest
of Mrs. Eaves at once, and she w ill be
turned over to the United States author
ties. Many boarders in tbe house are
very patriotic and have much patriotic
literature, which has been mysteriously
mutilated and destroyed of late. Satur
day's events belp to clear np the mys
tery. . Mrs. Eaves has only been in this
country a few years. '.
Extra police guard the house, fearing
a riotous demonstration from 'crowds
collected, who demand to seethe Biitith
woman' who tears down tbe stars and '
stripes. .
Lessons of Dope.
, Chicago, June 1. Tbe St. Louis dis
aster furnished the theme for many of
tbe Sunday sermons in Chicago. Few
of the ministers tried, to- explain the
phenomena - beyond . natural causes.
They stood appalled at the. loss of 'life,
bat tried to point out Jeesons of hope
from the terrible slaughter. , It was the
general veraici tnac ine destruction was
not a punishment for wickedness. Dr. '
Thomas, of the People's church, Bug-.
gested that if punishment was dealt out
in this manner for tbe violation of mor
al laws, there would not be a large city
in the world out of danger. ' ..' '
Rev. M. D. Hill, of tbe Central church, ,
Dr. H. W. Thomas, of . the People's
church, Rev. H. A. Delano, Belden-ave-nue
Baptist church, and Rev. Johnson
Mvers, of Immanuel Baptist church.
were among the ministers wbo took fur
their subject the St. Louis disester.
Two Negroes Lynched.
Columbc8, Ga., June 1. Six hundred
men broke into the courtroom at 10
o'clock this morning and took Jesse
Siayton (negro), charged with assaulting
Mrs. Howard Bryan on -Thursday last.
away from the officers, and hung him to
a tree, subsequently filling his body with
bullets. The mob afterward took Will
Myers (colored), charged with the 'same
offense, from jail and lynched him.
Otto Birgfeld is now ready to supply
families with the celebrated Gambrinus
keg or bottle beer, delivered free of
charge to any pert of the city. Tele
phone 34. - -
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