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CYCLONES
3SEAKLY THREE HUNDRED PEOPLE DEAD AND
FORTY TOWNS DESTROYED BY STORMS LAST. NIGHT.
"Two Cyclone Running In Different Directions, But at the Same Time, Ob
literate Towns In Man Southern States Hospital Facilities Inadequate
o Care for the Injured Twisted Mass of Ruins and Debris Left In
' .Many Towns and States to Mark Remains e Prosperous Communities
' News Coming In Slowly, But Careful Estimate Places Known Dead at
Two Hundred and Thirty-Five. r. '
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'.-.New Orleans, April IS. A total of
32S dead, countless destroyed ' vll
1 "tstes from the D.akotas to
h Gulf of Mexico, untold suffering
y thousands who were driven from
helr homes, Is the general estimate
-made today of a disastrous tornado
that is still sweeping the "southern
spates. ', .,
The latest reports to come " from
rPurvls, Miss., state that 0 whites and
(50 negroes 'were killed late last night
.by a "twister." . .;',;.'. ;-....
The fury of the storm was spent in
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TO TAP WALLA WALLA AND
1 ' OTHER BIG CITIES.
over the gulf states'.
Death List Growing.
The grim roll call of .the dead and
injureu mm m. ic:u!t ; cf" 't "tt-
Ing tornado that swept the gulf states
yesterday afternoon and) last night,
will total a full COO.
Dispatches received up to noon to
day from various southern points. In
dicate this.
All the hospitals In small towns are
crowded with the Injured,
j J Hospital Facilities Taxed.
, Many lack facilities for caring for
Pacific Southeastern is Name of a
' New Road Which Is to Have Its
Terminus at Tacoma, Where Yard
Facilities nave Been Secured
North Yakima, Spokane and Walla
Walla W1U Be Tapped Rich Men
Are Behind the New Road. " " '
Tacoma, April : IS. Announcement
was made today that a new railroad.
the Pacific Southeastern, will be built
FLEET LEAVES
' EOS SHIES
DUE IN SANTA BARBARA . .
' ' LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
After a Week of Brilliant Reception In
Los Angeles, the' Atlantic Fleet
Raises Anclior and Sails Toward
Santa Barbara Immense Crowds
Witness Departure Brief Evolu,
Uons In the Bay Followed by Fare
well Signal Fronr Flagship.
Los Angeles, April 25.-xAfter'
week's stay at Los Angeles ports the
Atlantic fleet sailed this morning for
with a terminus at Tacoma, where (00 I Santa Barbara. Immense crowds wit
"" for yards have been secured. J nessed the maneuvers In the bay be-
-Louisiana. Alabama and r Mississippi, so many who. need assistance. Be
-where all that remains of certain sec- J cause of this, suffering In some lpcal-
Ttlons of eight large towns are heaps ltles is Intense,
of rulna under which are, thought to
bo the bodies of many kilted and In
jured. - ,. .
Thirty Towns Destroyed,
It appears that a tornado started In
central Louisiana, sweeping every'
thing before It to the Georgia line.
This tornado was followed by a sec-
In Loulslan alone It Is thought that end, which did further damage In
:26 village were leveled. "-, Georgia. rom wnat is Known today,
Reports are coming in slowly,' but the property damage will equal. $3
tattow that the first reports wre not 000,000. ; ;
-exaggerated. . Five Dead In Georgia Town.
Deaths In Alabama. Atlanta, Ga., April 25. Reports re-
At Albertvllle and Bergen,- Ala., 1 celved from Griffin, a small town of
-many were killed and Injured. ... In the ' western Georgia, states that five were
first town 12 are known to be dead killed and 15 Injured by the tornado.
The new line will tap Walla Walla,
North Yakima and Spokane. - -'
Charles Lathrop, brother of ths late
Mrs. Jane Lathrop Stanford, General
T.- H. Hubbard and George Crocker
are the Incorporators, and the road's
capital stock Is set at $15,000,000. All
three men were prominently Identi
fied with the building of the Southern
Pacific.
for starting i ui
the evolution the v fleet, with flying
colors, signalled farewell to It hosts
at o'clock and started out to sea. It
Is expected that Santa Barbara will
be reached at 4 this afternoon.
Haven. A majority of the democratic
voters of New Jersey are thought to
favor an unlostructed delegation to
Denver. Both Judge Gray and Gov
ernor Johnson have many admirers
In New Jersey and they will fight any
attempt to pledge the state delegation
to the Nebraska statesman.'" In Con.
nectlcut, too, there Is considerable op
position to Bran, which may result
in an unpledged delegation.
Five republican state conventions
wlll .be held on Wednesday, that of
Pennsylvania at Harrisburg, Vermont
at Burlington, Mississippi at Jackson,
West Virginia at Parkersburg and the
Davidson faction of Alabama at Blr
mlngham. Pennsylvania's convention
will be notable a marking the formal
launching o( the presidential boom of
Senator" Philander C. Knox. ' Taft will
probably receive ths Indorsement of
the Vermont convention and that of
West Virginia, Mississippi! delegation
will likely be unlnstructed, but favor
able, to Taft, since the administration
situation. . The Alabama convention!
will "be that of the Davidson, or antl-
Roosevelt faction, and will probably
support Foraker.; Th .Roosevslt fac
tion In Alabama will hold a convention
later, and there will be contesting del
egations from Alabama to til Chicago
convention. 1 ', k i t : ?,
WILL HOT TAKE
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ROOSEVELT LOSES.
Cannot Apparently Force Amendment
to Naval Appropriation 41111. 1
Washington, April 25. President
Roosevelt has apparently lost the fight
to force the senate to amend the naval
appropriation bill so as to order four
battleships constructed Instead of two
as - now provided. Senator Piles'
amendment to this effect failed in
adoption. Later the senate granted
Piles a reconsideration. The senator
halls from Washington.
tand 150 injured, 25 of whom. will die.
TTlorence, Texas, Is reported to be lev
eled. , " '
Two Cyclones. ,
No one knows Just where the torna--do
Btarted, but apparently two 'cy--clones
were traveling In opposite di
rections, east and west, and spread a
.wide trail of death and destruction
The, Latest Report.
The latest estimate of the dead as
a result of the two tornados is 235,
and 4 6. towns were destroyed, ... T
Silent 'Quake In 'Frisco.
San Francisco, April 23.- A -slight
earthquake shock was felt here at 3:32
this morning. No damage Is report
ed. '
Hospital Nearly Filled.
With one exception the rooms at
the Grande Ronde hospital are all oc
cupied and four patients In the wards,
Mrs. Oscar Clossen will soon be able
to return to her home; J. N. Fergu
son Is much 'better. Johnnie Grout
Is doing nicely and It Is thought that
by Sunday Miss Ada West will be able
to sit up.
NEXT WEEK FULL OF
.. STATE CONVENTIONS,
Colorado Is tho First of the. Western
States to Hold Convention to Norn
Inato. Men to Send to Chicago In
the Week Coming Few . Surprises
Predicted as the Many Whd Are to
Be Nominated Have Prearranged
Favorites In the Race. ; .-
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UUI UULLIUIUI1.
PRESIDENT REFUSES TO '
VISIT EUROPEAN POWERS.
As Announced Last Evening PresldUmt
Roosevelt Will Hunt In South Afri
ca, But Will Not VtBlt Head of 1
European Powers Would Hurt the
Dignity of His Office to Be Enter
Ulncd When Not a Member of the
World Rulers, He Says.
Washington', April 25. As an
nounced exclusively by th United
Press recently, President Theodore
Roosevelt will probably go to South
Africa next year to hunt big gamey
but beyond a brief visit In England,
during a transfer of vessels, wilt not
m anir.'othar -' European ' country.
nor will be make a trip around tu
world, :x ... ,y
H announced to personal friend
yesterday that he; hud given tip tne
plan to follow the precedent estab
lished by U. 8. Grant in making a tour
He declared that he felt he could not
meet and b entertained by ruler ol
Europe a private citizen after hav-t
Ins been their equal for seven year,;
. V Ha declared that he believed the dig-;
th niintpv (tapir would bs comDro-,
mised It he-did so, , ' i
I Diplomats disagree, with the presi
dent In thl and say that If ha 'visited
In Europe he wouTd be received wlthi
all the honors due nit ' actual presl-
TEURIBLE CATASTROPHE 1 aent." - ' -'
, .4 NARROWLY AVERTED. "He 18 . considered the greatest
. ! : j American since Lincoln," said one
American Liner St. Paul Rams Steamer P"mtaeiirt mbttsador from a Euro
Off Yarmouth ami DesperMe' Run .aB. power toduy'
: to Shore Saves .Many; Lives Tliej
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FOR
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Washington, April 25. Next week
will be the busiest since the 1008 cam
paign was opened, If the number of
state conventions to be held through
out the country affords any Criterion.
While most of these gatherings-may
be safely forecasted, as to their presi
dential preferences, a few surprises
are likely to develop.
' While no conventions are scheduled
for Monday, there will be several Im
portant meetings and banquets of a
political nature In various parts of .he
country. Grant's birthday will be ob
served by many patriotic bodies In
the large cities of the Jandj. One of
the most Important of these will be
the Grant Day dmner In Plttsburc
when Senator P. C. Knox, Tennsylva
nla's candidate for the presidency, will
deliver the principal' address. Heera
tary Taft will begin the week In Con;
nectlcut, and on Tuesday will speak
before tho Civic Forum. " Ho"' ht;
chofiun for his subject On this- ocen
slon "The Influence of Popular, Gov
ernment In the World." TheInd'.
pendence league will hold Its seeonn
annual banqutt lri 'cw York on Mon
day evening, and It Is'txpectcd, thnt
William Randolph Hearst . will tal:-;
advantage of the occasion tu 1 an
nounce some of the plans of his new
political organization, .;
Republican state conventions, to c'
lect delegates at largo to Chicago, will
be held on Tuesday In Arkansas, Col
orado and. South Carolina, while re
publican primaries will be held In N'ew
Jersey and the District of Columbia.
Democratic state conventions, at which
the Denver delegations will be select
ed, are to be held on the same day In
New Jersey and Connecticut.
The Colorado convention will be
held In Pueblo, and, Is certain to In
struct Its delegates for Secretary Taft.
While some of the negro voters of Ar
kansas are opposed to Taft, It Is al
most certain that the Hot Springs con
ventlon will also go on record as fa
voring the war secretary. Similar
conditions exist In South Carolina,
where most of the white republicans
look upon Taft as ths logical successor
of President Roosevelt. The primar
ies In New Jersey and the Dtxtrlct of
Columbia are also likely to be to
Taft's advantage In tho presidential
race.
William Jennings Bryan will likely
find lively opposition In both of the
democratic state conventions to be
held on Tuesday, that of New Jersey
' S ' HAYWOOD OUSTED. '
Federation Secretary Give Too Much
'.'.'.' Time to Socialism.
Steamer Sinks tho Instant She
Strikes Ground Life Bouts Laud
Safely With Passengers Wild Panic
Follows tho Collision. ' .
Portland, , April . 25. William Dv
London, April 25. An appalling Haywood has been -ousted from the
rpj( mwmipr wn nflrrnw v nvopr.n rn. avan imv nnnrn nr ma ivraiArn cifi-
day when off Yarmouth, The St. eratlon of Miners, according to a re-'
Paul, an American liner, rammed, the port from Denver, and the official an
steamer Gladiator in a dense fog. A nouncement will be, made- public to
wild panic among the passengers fol- day in ths Miners' magaxlne, It is
lowed. ,;'''''! " said that Haywood' speech-making
' The St. Paul keeled badly but stayed tour In the east, In which he strongly
up.' The Gladiator made a desperate advocated socialistic , doctrines, an
run for the beach and grounded Just gered the Federation men,' who be-
tn time to . prevent; sinking. No. loss lleved he should devote mors attention
of life Is reported, as small boats made to the Federation,
a safe landing. Both steamers were
running ata fair. rate pf speed. w
Twenty Reported JaM. .
An unconfirmed report here Indi
cates that 20 of the crew of tho'"Olud.
i ik ft si . i .Died. 4 - r
Mrs. Jane House of Imbler, die ) at
tho Hot Lake sanqtorlunv yesterday
afternoon, Tho remains we. i fcrousH'!
tutor were lost la collision with the to La Jl rand last night u , v;r,
St, Paul.', In responno to appeals for burled In. he I, O, p, F, ciimctkry thl
assistance warships have been sent tq afternoon, Funrl rvic It lleni'i
the scene of the accident, Many were. A Carr's undertaking parlor iu X 1
Injured, on the Gladiator, '
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Fire at I lizard.
The 0, It, tt N,
Shoiitses Set Sail,
t.Yorlt, April ahd Mr:
section hoilno nt TTI1.
gard was consumed by fr ihls afW I Thsodora Shonti anil tltHltihlff, Ml
noon. Wdrknleri removsd all ihB ' sfargut'i-ltei "siiHed for Paris today i
toois and other movable porp'nrfy be-1 the St. Louis. All are grlef-strlck.
foro the flamed had dofie any damage over' the untimely end of the Duo i
to themi The orlglrt of the fir Is to Chaulnes, husband of former Ml
have been fro ma defective flue. Theodora Shonts.
OUGHT TO BE THt HAPPIESS AMD GLORY
l every citizeM U so live and act that his fel
low citizens will esteem him for his goodness,
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his kindness and his usifutness. The pit clples of
good citizenship should constitute the code of rufes
Z for every kind of business whether public or prlvSstt
This applies partlctlarly to the drufi business, be
cause, ouini to the limited knowledge of the qualities
of drugs by the general public. It follows that the re
liability of the dru&lst Is the chief guarantee of
good service.
HILL'S DRUG STORE
m h Orego,
La Grande
In Trenton and of Connecticut In New
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