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VOL. VI.
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY. OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1896.
NUMBER 43.
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STORM IN THE SOUTH
Fierce Hurricane Along the
Coast of Georgia.
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE REPORTED
The Storm ffu Kspeclally SeTere About
Savannah, and Many Vessels
Were Destroyed.
New Orleans, Sept. 29. A Times-
Democrat special from Atlanta says
A disastrous hurricane swept over
Brunswick and along the Georgia coast
this morning. Meager reports have
been received from the storm center,
saying the hurricane was most terrific
and that great damage and probable
loss of life resulted. All the wires along
the coast are down, and up to a late
hour communication has not been re
stored to Brunswick, bavannah or
Charleston. The wires are down for
distance of forty or fifty miles this side
jot Brunswick and no information has
been received from that place, except
bv a train, which left there while the
storm was raeinc. The train was de
layed in Brunswick two hours, the en
gine being unable to make headway
against the wind, which was blowing at
a high velocity.
Wires, telephone and telegraph, and
parts of buildings were blown down and
carried away. People were injured by
flying objects, and one lady was killed at
Everett, a station a few miles from
Brunswick. The railroad track was ob
structed bv trees and poles, and the
only train which came through from
Brunswick was preceded by a wrecking
train for a distance of twenty miles.
Mr. Hemn, of the Atlantic Telephone
Company, reached Atlanta tonight from
Brunswick, and states that the city of
Brunswick is ba'lly damaged, and that
. three big vessels were sunk in Bruns
wick. The latter were blown away from
their moorings.
CAN WK RECEIVE THEM.
l'anper Immigration Laws Hay Bar Out
Armenian Refugees.
Washington, Sept. 29. The atten
tion of Commission Stump, of the emi
grant bureau, was today called to the
movement looking to the colonization in
this country of Armenian refugees
Commissioner Stump said Secretary
Carlisle and himself had been fully ad
vised of such a movement, and various
appeals has been made from Lady Henry
Somerset, Francis Willard and English
and American relief associations askin g
the co-operation of the government in
furnishing these stricken people an
asylum in the United States ; but, while
the sympathies of all good people must
be aroused in their behalf, oi course the
- government must enforce the laws as
they exist. The matter was being in
veBti gated, and if any lawful means
could be found, they would be exercised
in behalf of the refugees. The law on
the subject, however, strictly prohibits
the landing in this country of all persons
likely to become public charges, and also
"any person whose ticket or passage
money is paid for with the money of
others, or who is assisted by others to
come in."
Lady Henry Somerset, it is understood
inquired whether bonds would be re
ceived that these Armenians would not
become public charges. A reply has
been sent that the department cannot
accept bonds, except under special cir
cumstances, after thorough investigation
of each individual case. It seems pro
bable the law puts an insurmountable
obstacle in the way of relief in the man
ner proposed.
An English Syndicate's Offer.
New Yobk, Sept. 29. The Cnban
junta has received an offer from an Eng
lish syndicate of a loan of $6,000,000 for
$60,000,000 payable in twenty years.
President T. Estrado Palma and the
other members of the jnnta held a con
ference as soon as the offer was received.
Palma was asked what action had been
taken. ,,
"We bave taken no decided action as
yet," he said. . "We have received a
number of similar offers from bankers,
who see that we are almost certain to
win, and we have them all under ad
visement. We will probably accept the
best terms, the offer of the English syn
dicate seems to call for a very large in
terest, bnt the fact that they may never
get it back must be considered. During
the last year of the Mexican war for in
dependence Mexican bonds sold for $2.50
on the hundred."
Suicide Near Albany.
Albany, Or., Sept. 29. Mrs. Nathan
Bond, a widow 73 years old, living with
her son, Albert Bond, committed sui
cide yesterdav evening by taking poison
She went to an oak grove 200 yards from
the house, taking a rope to hang her
self if the poison fail-d to act. She was
lying under a small leaning oak when
found. A phial containing water an
some other liquid was on the ground by
her side, and grains pf poisoned wheat,
used to kill squirrels, were scattered on
the ground.
The neighbors were aroused by Mrs,
Albert Bond and her daughter, an
commenced a search, early in the even'
ing, but did not find the body until
o'clock this morning. It was lying as
described, one end of the rope being
around the neck. She evidently in
tended to put the end over the leaning
tree, step on a bucket that was near
the tree, with a board on it, fasten the
rope, kick the bucket away, and
finish the work, if the poison failed to
act. It was not necessary, as the poison
completed the work. Coroner Wright
of Harrisburg, held an inquest, and the
verdict of the coroner's jury was that
death resulted from: poison taken with
suicidal intent.
Attacked the Trocha.
Havana, Sept. 29. Pinar del Rio
official advices say that on the 25th and
26th instant rebel groups attacked tbe
western trocba along tbe entire line.
firing upon almost every government
fort between Mariel and Majala. A Ha
vana train carrying troops to reinforce
Artemisa was, fired upon by insurgents
at a point between Los Canas and Al
quizar. A sergeant and ten privates
were wounded. General Beral started
this morning from Pinar del Bio to re
sume command in tbe field and begin
active operations.
A large number of persons who com
plained that they were poor decided to
enact laws which would make them all
rich. As their poverty consisted in the
lack of food, clothes, furniture, houses
and other forms of wealth, they agreed
that instead of producing the things
they needed they would set men to work
digging silver, which they did not need,
out of the Rocky mountains. By so do
ing they expected that the supply of
other labor products would m some mys
terious way be increased. How much is
twice nothing, and how will the chang
ing of silver bullion into coins make
more houses, machinery or beef?
If the sound money vote in Vermont
Increases the Republican majority from
31,000 in 1892 to 88,000 this year, how
Ions will it take the 16 to 1 issue to
wipe out the entire Democratic vote in
that state? Whidden Ubahajl
The Tempting; "More Money Scheme.
There would be a scramble to pick up
the promise did they not see the string
to it
There Has Been No Reduction.
When a silverite urges yon to vote for
free coinage on the ground that "the
crime of '78" reduced the money in the
country, just show him these figures :
The money in this country in circu
lation, not counting the money in the
treasury, at two dates 20 years apart
was as follows :
July 1, 1876. July 1.1896.
State bank notes. 11,047.835 ,
Subsidiary silver 21.055,128 $59,999,805
Fractional currency... 82,938,845
United States notes . . . 831,447.878 235,451,858
National bank notes .. 816,130,702 215,831,927
Specie on Paciflo coast. 25,000,000
Gold coin 456,128.483
Silver dollars 62,175,998
Gold certificates 42,320,750
Silver certificates. 831.259,509
Sherman notes...... 95,217.861
Currency certificates. 81,840,000
Total $727,609,888 $1,809,725,200
Per capita circulation.. . $16.12 $21.15
Besides the money in circulation there
was in tbe treasury $111,803,840 of
gold to cover the certificates and main
tain the redemption of legal tender
notes, 878,614,043 silver dollars, which
are in the treasury mainly because peo
ple object to receiving them, and other
moneys aggregating 1684,519,981. The
whole amount of money in the country
in 1876 was 1765,683,284; in 1896, in
cluding gold and silver bullion in the
treasury, the amount is 13,846,897,955.
Wants Both to Withdraw.
Pailadelphia, Oct. 1.' The American
this week will print an editorial with
the caption, "Sewall or Watson Which
or Neither?" in which it calls on both
those gentlemen, in the interest of the
election of Bryan, to withdraw in order
that Chairman Jones may name a can
didate who will be acceptable to all in
terests.
No more BOILS, no more PIMPLES
Use Kinersly's Iron Tonic. The Snipes
Kinersly Drug Co. Telephone No. 3.
STORM-SWEPT STATES
Hurricane Rased From the
Gulf to the Lakes.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE REPORTED
Fifty Persons Killed In Florlda
lon Dollar Loss In Sarannah
A Gale In Pennsylvania.
Mill
Memphis, Sept. 30. A Commercial
Appeal special from Jacksonville, Fla
says :
It is a conservative estimate to say
that fifty people have lost their lives
from yesterday's hurricane, and the
number may run much higher. News
from that portion of the state where the
storm first struck is very slow in coming
in, lor tbe wires are down and railroads
impassable. Wrecking parties which
went out this morning have not re
turned, and it will be tomorrow before
the full extent of the ianiage is known
The hurricane struck Florida at Cedar
Kevs, and passed in its path of destruc-
tion over twenty towns and villages, and
reports show that between thirty and
forty people have certainly been killed
Cedar Keys is about 100 miles south
west of Jacksonville. The hurricane,
which had been churning the waters of
the Gulf, first struck that place, a vil
lage of 1500 inhabitants. The only re
port which has come concerning Cedar
Keys is that the town has been swept
away, and many lives nave Deen lost
This report comes from Gainesville,
which is fifiv miles away. Nobodv has
been able to get any reliable news from
Keys.
Northeasterly, the storm struck Wil-
Hstown, a small town, where eleven
houses were blown down. One person
waB killed and several so badly injured
that it is expected they will die. Near
here is a large turpentine farm, were
state convicts are employed. Twenty of
these were huddled together in a cabin
heavy tree was blown across the
cabin, and six of the conyicts were
crushed to death.
In Virginia.
Richmond. Va., Sept. 30. The city of
Staunton, in tbe Shenandoah valley, was
visited by a terrible flood today. Many
ives were lost, and great damage was
done to property. The great storm yes
terday caused the lake to rise and flood
the city. All the water courses in the
valley became raging torrents, and swept
over their banks, carrying destruction
in their paths. The water in tbe lower
portion of the city rose so rapidly that
many were engulfed. Others barely es-
caped with their lives, leaving their
property to the mercy of the water.
In Maryland.
Baltimore, Sept. 30. A severe hurri
cane struck this city at midnight.
Houses were unroofed, wires prostrated
and windows smashed. Tbe high wind
forced the water in the harbor into the
streets. Almost tbe entire northern
water front is submerged. Several
schooners tied up at Pratt-street wharf,
broke from their moorings and are rest
ing in the middle of Pratt street. The
lower floors of warehouses are flooded.
The Storm In Georgia.
Savannah, Ga., Sept. 30. The hurri
cane which swept over Savannah yes
terday afternoon coBt nearly a dozen
lives and entailed a loss of nearly $1,000-
UOU. .bach report that is received is
worse than those that came before. It
waB thought only one death was caused
by tbe storm, bnt the number has
reached 11 reported dead.
Fatalities at Alexandria.
Alexandria, Va., Sept. 30. The
storm relatively was more severe at
Alexandria than at Washington. There
were four fatalities.
BISTORT OF THE STORM.
Watched
for Several Days
by the
Weather B area a.
Washington, Sept. 30. The weather
bureau gives tbis official history of tbe
storm :
The storm which passed over Wash
ington last night was reported Septem
ber 26th as a tropical cyclone, moving
orthwest from the Carribean sea, it be
ing then southeast of Cuba. During the
25th, it passed northwestward into the
southeastern part of the Gnlf of. Mexico,
and on the 27th moved northward, west
of Florida. On tbe morning of the 29th
central over Southern Georgia,
and by 8 a. m. of tbe 29th had advanced
Southwestern Virginia. The center
passed over Washington at 11 :30 Tues
day, the lowest barometer reading 29:30,
During the first three days the storm
appeared to hare little energy, but- on
tbe 29th developed force rapidly as it
moved northward. A velocity of 54
miles ocenrred at Charleston, and 42 at
Wilmington
WAS A COLD-BLOODED CRIME.
Particulars of the Murder of Tommle
Kldd.
Dalton, O., Sept. 30, Tho'ngh he is
mere baby.it was a felonious motive that
enraged little 7-year-old Carroll Ma
Ilbaney to plan and deliberately shoot
and kill his playmate, Tommie Kidd
Tommie Kldd was sitting in Lis cripple
chair, in which, by means of handle
wheels, he had managed to move hi
little paralytic body about from room to
room. He was just 14 years old, having
for ten years of that short existence been
an invalid and confined to the house,
He was bright, intelligent and had an
aptitude for study.
The parents of Tommie, when they
left two weeks ago; decided to leave the
little invalid in the country in care of
Mrs. Mcllhaney, who is a widow
Carroll, the child murderer, has been
the active terror of tbis whole comma
nity ever since he donned his knee
breeches. Two years ago be set fire to
his mother's barn, Tommie Kidd, in
defending himself from one of Carroll's
practical jokes, slapped Carroll. This
was the provocation for tbe murder.
Last Saturday John Homan returned
a borrowed double-barrelled shotgun to
the Mcllhaney house. The gun was put
in the front parlor. The barrels were
empty. Carroll bnnted and found the
gun, loaded both barrels, came down
considerately drew his baby sister from
the range of his aim, aimed at Tommie's
bead and deliberately shot and killed
him instantly. Then he put tbe gun
back into its accustomed place. The
body of tbe dead boy had fallen over in
the chair. He set him erect, and, tnk
ing his little sister, went to spend the
rest of the morning with the neighbors
The boy murderer is not legally re'
sponsible, although he has confessed.
He will never occupy a criminal cell for
the murder he has committed. He is a
year too young for that. However, ef
forts are- being made to send him to a re
form school.
A PRESENT FOR M'KINLEY.
Senator Dennlson Sends the Nominee a
Huge Eagle.
Oakland, Cal., Sept. 30. A bin eagle,
caught in the hills near Berkeley a few
days ago, has been sent to William Mc
Kinley at Canton by Senator Eli Denni-
son. Accompanying the bird was a
letter, part of which reads :
"He bears you our greetings from Cal-
forcia and fairly illustrates the watch
ful eye, strength of purpose, determined
will and unconquerable spirit that ani
mates the Republican party in this
state.' Tbe letter is inspired not alone
by your past admirable record, but tbe
dignified and consistent position you oc
cupy today.
COLOBADO REPUBLICANS.
Crown of Cactns and Cross
Tomales."
or Bot
Colorado Spbinos, Colo., Sept. 30
Thomas R. Hoffmier, a yoong attorney
from La Junta, was nominated for con
gress today by the Republican conven
tion of the Second congressional district,
He made a brief speech, concluding as
follows :
The crown of cactus cannot be
pressed upon the brow of labor, nor can
you crucify mankind upon a cross of hot
tomales."
Death of John A. Gray.
A brief telegram in Thursday's Ore-
gonian announced the death at Marsh-
field, Coos county, of John A. Gray,
who was well known in Portland several
years ago, when pastor of the First Bap
tist church. Mr. Gray had been in pre
carious health for about two years, and
his death resulted from aneurism of the
heart. He came to Oregon again in
1880, and took charge of a church at The
Dalles, where he remained until a call
was sent to him from the First Baptist
church of Portland, which he accepted.
Mr. Gray was a commanding figure in
the pulpit. His sermons were some
thing entirely new to the staid members
the church, but his wonderful com
mand of words, and bis oratory, filled
every seat in the house morning and
evening. As in other places, the church
edifice bad to be enlarged to accommo
date tbe great . crowds that , flocked to
hear him every Sunday night. On
leaving the pastorate of the Portland
church, Mr. Gray again abandoned the
ministry and returned to the law.
The Wasco Warehouse Co. begs leave
to inform Farmers tbat they have STOR
AGE ROOM for 200,000 SACKS of
WHEAT and any one wishing to store
their wheat and bold for later market
can do so on usual terms. Also, they
will pay tbe HIGHEST CASH PRICE
for Wheat, Oats, Barley and Rye.
TWO ROBBERS BAGGED
One Instantly killed and An
other Badly Wounded.
THIRD ESCAPED WITH THE LOOT
First Bank of Joseph, in Wallowa
County, Oregon, Raided and Two
, Thousand Dollars Taken.
La Grande, Or., Oct. 1. At 2:20 this
afternoon the First Bank of JoBepbi, in
Wallowa county, was robbed of about
$2000 by three men, one of whom is
dead, another is badly wounded, and tbe
third is being pursued by a posse of
citizens.
At the time of the hold-up, the-e were
four customers iu the bank. Cashier
Miller is in La Grande attending the fair
and J. D. McCully - was acting in his
place. 'In waiting on his customers,
McCully had occasion to go into the
vault. When he came back and looked
up, he was confronted with a shotgun in
the hands of one of the robbers, and was
told to throw up bis hands. The custom
ers had already complied with' this re
quest, and McCully did likewise.
One of the robbers leaped over the
railing and opened the private door,
through which the men in tbe bank
were made to pass, and then tbey were
lined up against tbe wall. One robber
took a position at the outside door and
compelled all passers-by to halt and
throw up their hands. ln the mean
time the third robber had gone into the
vault. He took all of the currency and
coin, even to nickels, and placed them
in a sack that he carried. Coming out,
he put everything into the sack that he
could find on the counter. He then de
manded from McCully tbe keys to the
private boxes, and ransacked them.
By this time the report that the bank
W88 being robbed had reached tbe citi
zens, several of whom armed themselves
and awaited tbe appearance of the rob
bers.
As tbe robbers made their exit from
the bank, Alex Donnelly, a man of 25
years old, opened fire, killing one of the
robbers instantly .arid wounding another,
hitting the latter twice; The third rob'
ber, who had the sack containing the
coin, succeeded in reaching and mount
ing his horse, after dropping his gun
He then made off over the hills toward
Prairie creek, afterward turning toward
Cornucopia.
Killed in a Collision.
Pittsburg, Oct. 1. Two freight trains
collided last night at Philson, on tbe
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, 124 miles
east of Pittsburg, making one of the
worst wrecks in the biBtory of the road,
One man is dead, two probably fatally
injured, and several others missing.
The grade at Philson is over 100 feet
to the mile. The fast freight east-bound
was scheduled to meet the west-bound
freight at Philson. The latter train
waited on the main track for tbe east-.
bound train. On the down grade the
crew of tbe latter lost control of the
train. It was going at a high rate of
peed when it struck the other train,
every car being thrown to a common
center in the collision and ground to
atoms. Tbe engines were smashed to
scap iron. Debris is piled as high as
telegraph poles.
An Aged Maiden Cyclist.
Oakland, Cal., Oct. 1 Miss Christina
. Yates claims the distinction of being
the oldest wheelwoman on the coast.
She is proud of the record she has made
awheel, and stands ready to meet any
woman of ber age on the' coast, either in
contest of skillful riding or as a matter
of endurance. Miss Yates is 80 years
old. She says tbat age does not count
when it comes to riding a bicycle. She
can wheel her way over the roughest
roads and seldom gets weary. ,,
Mies Yates resides at 960 Grove street,
where she can be seen almost any day
going out for her exercise. She gave an
exhibition of riding yesterday morning
Jefferson Park in tbe presence of a
number of people. The way she sailed
around the paths and cut the figures 8
with a wheel was a revelation to a few
young damsels who had been inclined to
make fun of tbe aged cycler.
STANDS - BY. THE PARTY.
i-Gorernor Luce Has Not Deserted to
Bryan.
Socta Bend, Ind., Oct. 1. Ex-Gover
nor Cyrus N. Lnce, of Michigan, widely
quoted as baring declared for W. J.
Bryan, has written a letter to a triend
at Laporte, Ind., authorizing a denial.
He says that while not in accord with
the declaration of the Republican plat
tfSjj?
Absolutely Pure.
A cream of tartar baking powder. Hlgheat of
all In leavening strength. Latest United State
Government food Report.
Royal Baking Powder Co., New York
form on the money question, yet he
believes it his duty to vote for McKinley.
He has received a thousand letters of
inquiry, he says.
Suicide of a Bride.
Cairo, 111., Oct. 1.- -At 5 o'clock this
morning Mrs. Frazier, a bride of four
days, shot herself through the heart.
dving instantly. No reason was given.
The young couple were prominent in
church and society.
oons Back on Watson.
BiKMiNOTOx, Ala., Oct. 1. Captain
Reuben F. Kolb, father of the Populist
party in Alabama, editor of the People's
Tribute, the organ of tbe party here,
publishes an editorial coming out for
Bryan and Sewall, throwing overboard
Watson and Dr. G. B. Crowe, the Pop
nllst candidate for congress.
The City Water.
The Mountaineer is a little hasty in
ascribing the cause of the typhoid lever
to our drinking water. Such is not be
lieved to be the fact on the part of those
who. should be best informed. How
ever, to satisfy the sentiment which has
been engendered on account of tbe arti
cle, tbe mayor this morning appointed
Marshal Lauerand Water Supt. Norman
to ascend Mill creek to the source of the
Bupply at Mesplie's, . four and a half
miles op the creek, and to go on up the
stream beyond tbe farthest settlement.
Mr. Norman assures us tbat the water
when it enters tbe pipe at Mesplie's, is
pure, sweet and abundant. A report to
the. contrary, originating in the city, is
productive of much damage. If tbe
truth could be known it might be found
that tbe pools left by tbe river, receding
more slowly .than ever before known, '
vitiated the' atmosphere by the un
healthy decaying matter left therein.
This Is believed by many to be the real
cause of tbe trouble.
Strange Bed Fellows,
The thought of sleeping with such
bed fellows disgusts Uncle Sam.
For Sale, Exchange or Lease.
A good, unencumbered, perfect title
wheat and stock farm (especially adapted
to sheep) of 800 acres, well watered and
bo located as to control a good range ;
600 acres fenced ; 300 under cultivation ;
200 ready for grain this fall ; 400 tons of
hay ; 6-room house, 2 barns, etc., 2 miles
from echoolbouse, 4 miles from post
office with semi-weeekly mail; 65 or 70
head of good brood mares and a thor
oughbred imported Clydesdale stallion.
Will sell either separately or all together
on easy terms. Or will exchange .for a
small, .well improved, unencumbered
farm in Oregon or Washington west of
the Cascades. Or will lease same to re
sponsible party for five years. Old age
is tbe reason for wanting a change.
Call on or address resident owner,
T. J. Moffit,
s2-wtf Gorman, Sherman Co., Or.
Excursion rates over tbe Regulator
Line to the Portland exposition as fol
lows: Round trip ticket including ad
mission to the exposition. Three day
limit, $2.25; 10 day limit, $2.50; 30 day
limit, $3.00. Regulator leaves at 8 p. m"
W. C. Allaway, Gen. Agt.
Take vour watches, clocks and jewelry
repairing to Clark, the East End jeweler.