THE STAYTON MAIL
H ALF TH O U SAN D
KILLED .
TORNADO IN SOUTH
GREA I k a l IN H IS IO H Y .
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1W EUCIUC UNES
Southern Storm Much W ort* Than
Great Conference to Be H« Id et While
H o u ln in J u n e
First Reported
C. D. ALEXANDER, Publisher
New Orleans. April 27.— Probablv
Washington, April 28. When Presi-
S T A Y T O N .................... OREGON
eut Roosevelt culls to order the opening
500 lives lost, 100 or more persons
session of the great White House con
- ------- fatally injured and many times this
fereace on May 13, there will be gntli
number futnlly hurt, together with a
«red in the Fast Room of the Execu
properly loss running up iu the mil
tive Mansion the most notable assent
linos, is the record so far of a tornado
hinge of men in the public eye that has
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I that originated iu the west two days
ever met in the history of the United
ago, sweeping Texas, Arkansas, Louis
States.
| ana, Tennessee and Georgia. It has left
The governors of ull the states have
a path of death, desolation and want
signifiid
their intention of being pros Capitalization of Oregon Electric In-
[ in its wake, seriously interrupted all Negroes 8cffered Most, Their Light
A Resume o f the Less Important but communication between cities in the
ent
at
this
conference, and each will
Created to # 10,001),OOO to
Cabins Going to Pieces Like
Not Less Interesting Events
bring with him three men, carefully
south, and brought about chaotio con
Garry on the Work.
Card Houses.
o f the Past Week.
chosen from among the learned of his
ditions in inuuy smaller towns.
state, to act as advisers in the conven
Mississippi, already a sufferer from
tion. Besides the governors and their
more than one tornado this year, has
Portland, April 23
To gridiron
advisors, representatives of ull tho im
Atlanta,
Ga.,
April
25.—
Reports
Admiral Evans took an auto ride again borne the brunt of the winds and
up to 2 a. in. Indicate that 235 per portiilit national organizations, the wrl tho Willamette Valley with electric
and is feeling much improved.
fare of which depends iu greater or Hues is the avowed purposo of thn
raius.
Estimates of the number of
The boycott of Japanese goods by those who lost their lives iu that state sons were killed and at least 1000 less degree upon untnral resources, will Oregon Electric Railway Company.
were injured in storms of great vio be iu attendance, and further, the pros Tho original copUollaatlon of $ 2 ,
Chinese has extended to Australia.
place the death list between 150 and lence which passed over sections of blent has invited five special guests, 500,000 was increased yesterday to
The supreme court of Illinois de 175, with a thousand or more injured.
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama chosen for their superlative fitness, to $ 10(000,000. Extensions to the sys
dares the new local option law valid.
In Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and yesterday.
Several towns were al act as "advisors ut large" to tho con tem were authorized aggregating 301
Pensacola
street
car strikers
ference.
miles. Work will be commenced on
Georgia
the
death
lists
are
also
large,
most totally swept away and the
stoned the car barns and several ar
Grover Cleveland, the only living ex the first of these lines this morning.
with serious loss of life in Arkansas property damage will run Into large President of the United States, will, I Stockholders and directors of the
rests were made.
and
Tennessee. Authentic information figures.
health permitting, be one of these ad company tint In the headquarters In
Lieutenant General Llnevltch, who
Nearly 20 towns were struck by visors. The others will he Willium J. the Corbett building yesterday morn
managed the Russian retreat from is in many instances lacking, owing to
the crippled facilities for communica the “ twisters,” of which there seem Bryan, who hopes to he president; An ing and authorized the filing of new
Mukden, Is dead.
tion and the lack of time to form any to have beeu at least five.
drew Carnegie, Industrial king; James articles of Incorporation.
Representative Rayner, of Mary thing like an accurato estimate of the
Most of those killed were negroes, J. Hill, railroad monarch, und John Mit
The following new lines wero au
land. says it is time to curb the damage done in many sections.
whose cabins were swept away like chcll, lender of labor. Every candidate thorized by the directors of the com
power of the president.
In half a dozen communities martial so much paper.
for the presidential nomination this year pany ut yesterday's meeting: .Sabin
Natchez, Miss., reports that of 64 with the exception of Secretary Taft, to Albany, 18 miles; Garden Homo
law
has been declared, so terrible was
The Independence league of New
York is practically bankrupt and its the destruction and so helpless were persons killed la that section ouly whose duties in Panama will prevent at to Hillsboro, 12 miles; Hillsboro to
the stricken people left by the disaster. two were whites.
tendance, will be there.
Tillamook, 67 miles; Tlgurdvllle it*
creditors threaten suit.
Latest reports from Amite, a small
Serious disorders have occurred in some
Looking at the meeting purely from Eugene, 125 nill-s; Haletn to Mill
King Edward says of the dead places, including Amite, La.
Looting town lu Southeastern Louisiana, say its historical side, it properly may be City, 64 miles, and Albany to ('as-
premier: “ He was a faithful servant and other crimes have been reported, the town was almost entirety de said that never before in the country’s
i, 86 miles. Total mileage, 801.
of his country. 1 am truly sorry he but those instances have on the whole stroyed and the estimates place the history have the governors of all the
With the 5u miles already construct
has gone.”
number killed at between 25 and 50, states assembled in convention for any ed by (he company between Portland
been rare.
Several places have issued appeals for while at least 7o were injured.
purpose whatsoever. Considered simply and Salem, the construction of tho
The Illinois democracy has In
At Mcl^aln, Miss., eight are re as mi epoch marking event the confer new Hues Just authorized will give
structed its delegates to vote for aid and in Mississippi Governor Noel
ported
to
have
been
killed,
at
VI-
ence will easily take rank with any as
Bryan and use all honorable means has been asked to provide tents for the
dalla, La., one white woman and six semhly of public men ever held in the the Oregon Electric 361 miles o f
homeless.
to secure his nomination.
standard gauge railroad in the state.
The tornado has lasted in all a period negroes are dead; at Qullman Land civilized world, for ut this meeting the
William S. Barstow ft Co., the en
General Manager Gruber of the of nearly two days. It was Thursday ing, eleven negroes were killed.
entire government of the United States, gineering firm which builds the lines
Great Northern, estimates that the
The
latest
report
at
hand
comes
in the |H-rsons of that government's of the Oregon Electric, has assem
night that damage by tornadoes travel
damage to that road by the bursting
ing was first reported from points in from Purvis Landing, Miss., where heads, will be assembled at one time. If bled construction materials and will
of the Hauser lake dam was about
Texas. This was followed during the 25 whites and Go negroes were vic for no other reason, the public will to begin work this morning on the Uar-
$75,000.
next 24 hours by similar re|>orts from tims of the storm, and reports of one interested in the conference btcausi- of den liome-HHIaboro tin«,
Upon Its
Los Angeles will take about 3300 Arkansas, Louisiana. Mississippi and to five deaths came from many this fact.
completion, attention will be turn d
towns
scattered
over
the
storm-swept
men of the battleship fleet on a tour Tennessee. Last night Alabama came
to building from Salem to Albany.
of the city. Then they will have a within the flight of the storm and to area. Details at present are meager.
It Is likely that at least three years
New
Orleans
and
Mobile
were
cut
SECURES FORTUNE.
barbecue luncheon and see the wild day reports of serious damage by the
will be required to complete the sys
off
from
wire
communication
with
west show.
wiml in Ueorgia have been recorded.
tem of new lines mapped out by tho
the outside world for several hours
Utter misery of every sort was found today and telegraph companies re Senator Gets Half Million tor Settling stockholders and directors of the
Widespread
rains are causing
today at I’ urvis, Miss., by relief parties. port wires down in all directions.
company at yesterday’s meetings.
great joy to California farmers.
Big Es'aie.
Despite the fact that of the 2500 inhab-
All the new lines planned will bo
Tonight the storm Is sweeping
Seattle, Wash., April 28.— United
It is reported that threats have tants which this little town boasted yes
uniform with the Portland-Saleni
through
Georgia,
but
beyond
torren
been made on the life of Abe Ruef.
terday morning, there were only 900 to tial rains, accomplished by high States Senator Samuil Piles, of this line, which Is standard steam rail
Sudden warm weather is causing day, still there were not sufficient ac winds and brilliant electrical displays city, yesterday was given possession of road construction throughout.
great damage in Alaska from floods. commodations in the wrecked village fur no serious damage or loss of life a one half interest of the John Sullivan
Moffatt ft White, 5 Nassau street.
estate, valued approximately at $1,000, New York city, are managers «if tho
even the wounded. Negro mammies and has been reported In the state.
Four million oysters were destroy little black children lay wounded and
000. This ends a litigation that has ex
Reports also say that the storm tended over a period of eight years and syndicate that Is supplying the capi
ed by striking fishermen at Cancale, helpless under the broiling Southern sun.
struck Albertville. La., lat«* this aft whieb has been prolific in having the tal for the Oregon Electric opera
France.
Some had broken bones, some were part ernoon, dalng much destruction to
tions In this estate.
The executive
history of the Sullivan family in Ireland
A bunco man who has been rob ly crushed and others had been wound life and property.
An unconfirmed well aired in tho various courts of this committee Is made up of the follow
bing women has been arrested in ed by sticks and splinters. Those unfor report from this section gives the
ing New York capitalists: A. C. Med
unates were lucky if they had a blanket death list as from 30 to 35, with state.
Oakland.
ford. George Barclay Moffutt and
Eight years ago John Sullivan, a William A. White.
or a wrecked couch to rest upon.
scores of persons injured.
A train
Four masked robbers held up a
prominent
citizen
of
Seattle,
owner
of
There was not enough shelter in the
fashionable club at Hot Springs, town to protect them from tho sun and was sent from Birmingham tonight one of the biggest business blocks in the
carrying physicians and a squad of
Ark., and got away with $10,000.
city, and suburban and rural properties,
many of the walls which remained state militiamen to the district.
PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL.
All the regular army troops in standing had no roofs, and by a queer
Richmond and
Lamourie,
La., died leaving no will. Claimants sprang
from
everywhere,
although
Sullivan
had
the vicinity of Seattle will partici freak of the tornado many of the trees were struck by the storm and nearly
no relatives so far as known in this Employers’ Liability Law Is Now In
pate in the welcome of battleships which had not been uprooted had been a fifth of their population Injured.
snatched off a few feet above the , Winchester, Miss., a small town, country.
at that port.
Effect
Sonator Piles, who was a friond of
Mrs. Beulah Hawkins of Los An ground. The grove of pines was muti is reported wiped out, though only Sullivan, went to In land to investigate.
Washington,
April 23.— President
geles, has now been asleep 78 days, lated in such a manner that it appeared two persons are known to have been Graves were examined, church records Roosevelt today signed the employ
as
if
a
gigantic
scythe
had
swept
killed.
and there is apparently no change in
Mobile reports nine dead at Hat scanned, and finully the true relatives ers' liability bill upon receiving nn
through t^e grove about 25 feet above
her condition.
the ground.
tiesburg, Miss.,’ but this haB not been of Sullivan were located. They agreed opinion from Attorney-General Bon
to give Senator Piles one half of the aparte that the measure was consti
Eight consecutive witnesses in the
confirmed.
estate
to defend it ugainst the many tutional.
Ford bribery trial testified that Gal
The tornado that first appeared in
CRUISER RUN DOWN
The bill makes railroads or other
lagher paid them money to vote for
Concordia Parish, La., appears to litigants who woro endeavoring to si-
the overhead trolley franchise.
have been the most serious, both in cure a slice of the valuable property. common carriers, while engaged In
Edward Corcoran and Johanna ('alii- Interstate commerce, liable for th»*
Roman Catholics o f the United Liner St Paul Smashes Into Warship respect to number of victims and ex
tent of territory covered. Although glian, since deceased, of Dublin, Ireland, Injury or death of an employe if the
States will raise a fund of one mil
During Snowstorm
It covered a rural district and struck were declared the rightful heirs. Sen Injury or denth results In whole or
lion dollars to educate candidates for
Southampton, April 27.—The Ameri no large town, the known results of ator Piles’ law firm will also be reward in part from the neglige nee of any
the priesthood and aid poor parishes. can line steamer St. Paul, which left
its work were 64 dead and at least ed as well as the senator for bringing of the officers, agents or employes o f
An attempt was made to assassi Southampton on her regular voyage, 100 Injured, with the prospect Jhat this fight, the most remarkable of its the railroad, or by any defect or In
sufficiency In qulprnent
This pro
nate ex-Supervisor Gallagher, of San bound for New York, this afternoon, in the list will be considerably swelled kind iu this state, to an end.
vision Is made applicable to carriers
Francisco, by blowing up his house a dense snow storm rammed and de by morning.
In the territories, the District of Co
with a bomb. No one was injured. stroyed the British second-class cruiser
More than 50 of the dead are ne
S I.800 to the Pan.
lumbia, the Panama canal zone and
Gladiator
off
the
Isle
of
Wight.
groes,
whose
log
cabins
proved
par
Russian forces have repulsed the
Seattle, April 28.— P. T. Rowe, bishop other possessions o f the United
The
first
report
stated
that
from
20
ticularly
fatal
to
the
occupants,
be
Kurds who had them surrounded.
to 30 of the Gladiator’s crew had been ing easily torn to pieces, while the of the Episcopal church for the territory States.
Saloon forces were generally suc drowned, but later intelligence reduces weight of timber crushed the In of Aluska, who arrived in the city today
It Is provided that In tiny action
from the north on the Yucatan, brings brought under the provisions of the
cessful in the recent local option the number of casualties. The exact mates to death.
fight.
What appear to have been two the first detailed authentic information bill the Injured employe shall not b-
extent of the disaster, however, cannot
regarding the big gold strike on Nolan held to have assumed the risk of his
Two dry kilns of the Seaside Lum be accurately known until tomorrow. different tornadoes struck In Western
Creek, at the head of the Koyukuk employment In any case where vio
Alabama,
one
claiming
six
victims
at
No
one
on
the
St.
Paul
was
killed
or
ber Company were destroyed by fire.
river. Bishop Rowe was in the Nolan lation by the carrier of any statute
injured, but the bodies of Steward Wid Bergan & Thomas’ sawmill.
Loss $20,000.
Creek camp when tho strike was made enacted for safety of employes con
gory, Writer Cowdry and a Maltese
A St. Louis councilman has been steward, Debras, ail attached to the
and wash« d out $500 pans on the Olson tributed to the Injury or death of tho
New Orleans, April 25. 2 a. m
convicted of bribery and sentenced to cruiser, have been brought ashore; one At this hour belated reports have claim with hiH own hands and saw pans employe. Any contract, rule, regula
two years in the pen.
officer, Lieutenant William G. Praves, swollen the total number of deaths washed out that ran as high us $1800. tion or device to enable the carrier
by the tornadoes In Mississippi Lou Nolan Creek is only about 200 miles to exempt Itself from liability under
Partners In an Idaho mine quar who attempted to swim to land, is miss isiana and Alabama to 225. Missis
from the Arctic ocenn and there wen- the act Is rendered void by a Specific
ing,
and
eight
injured
have
been
taken
reled and fought a revolver duel, in
to the military hospital at Golden Hill slppl suffered most, but poor com only about 125 men in the camp when declaration to that end.
which one was killed.
Provision Is made, however, (flat
for treatment. It is believed only a few munications kept the full extent of Bishop Rowe left for the outside.
the disaster from becoming known.
Kansas courts have quashed In others are unaccounted for.
The strike was made at a depth of the carrier shall receive credit for
dictments against H. H. Tucker, the
The Gladiator was beached and her The death list was suddenly swollen about 150 feet and about $4000 has been any contribution made to the em
oil company swindler.
crew took to the boats. She is one of by nearly 100 additional victims in washed by crude operations, and it is ploye or his family In the form of In
Purvis and McLaurln, Miss., towns estimated tho clean-up at the end of surance, relief, benefit or Indemnity.
The house has ordered an inquiry the class of vessels designed to serve as not heard from up to midnight.
this summer will reach $1,000,000.
An action for the recovery »if dam
rams.
She
is
320
feet
long,
has
a
speed
Into the paper trust and a commis
The first reports Indicated that
ages must be commenced within tw»>
of 20 knots and carries a complement of
sion has been appointed.
four-fifths o f the victims were ne
years from the date of the cause o f
450 men.
groes, but the later reports showed
Minister Wu Ting Fang says he
Improves Rsploly
suit.
•
an increasing number of whites.
had nothing to do with starting the
Paso Robles Hot Springs, Cal., April
Corvict Murderer» n f Hindu.
boycott against American goods.
Reveals Burns' Methods.
28.— Rear Admiral Evans continues to
Oregon City, April 27.— After de
Survivor o f M orgsr’s Raiders,
Washington, April 23. The cross-
Superior Judge Cook, of San Fran
improve. Today he enjoyed an automo
New York, April 25.— With ^the bile ride to Old Mission Him Miguel, examlnatlon of Woodford I). Harlan,
cisco, has asked to be excused from liberating 13 hours, the jury in the case
trying the California Safe Deposit of the State of Oregon vs. John M.
formerly a clerk In the g»>n»>ral land
Dickenson, William Dickenson, John'BWord b e carrled when a m* mbrr of nine miles from Paso Robles Hot »ifflce, was the feature today In the
cases.
Dickenson, Earl Ransicr and John Morgan’s raiders during the Civil Springs. He was accompanied bv Mrs.
Hyd»*-npns»>n-1)1 mond-Schneider land
T. J. Ryan of San Francisco, testi Riley, charged with tho murder of liar- war clasped to his heart Colonel W il
fied that part of $500,000 used in nan Singh, a Hindu, near Boring, liam S. Warwick was found dead In Evans, Dr. McDonald and James Hors fraud trial. J. C. Campbell, of San
the crooked ferry deal, went to poli brought in a verdict convicting J. M. his bed on the top floor of a house burgh, Jr., general passenger agent, of Francisco, attorney for Benson, drew
from the government’s witness tho
ticians.
Dickenson and his son, William, of mur In the Bronx yesterday.
Colonel tho Southern Pacific. Flag Lieutenant fact that he often told Henson false-
C.
It.
Train,
Lieutenant
Evans
and
Mrs.
Florida republicans held two sep der in tho second degree and the other Warwick came o f a famous old
hoods In order to seeur»> evidence for
arate and rival conventions, each one three boys of manslaughter. The pen southern family and was born in Marsh, daughter of the admiral, left tho government.
Harlan admitted
Paso
Robles
today
to
attend
the
festi
electing delegates to the national alty for murder in the second degree is , Virginia 85 years ago.
He had a
that under the Instructions of Secret
val
at
Santa
Barbara.
imprisonment for life and the penalty j large Income and entertained south-
convention.
Service Agent Burns he practlcnlly
Two years ago he
Two more bodies have been dis or manslaughter is from one to 15 years erners lavishly.
demanded money from Henson, In
lost his entire fortune.
Since then
covered in the ruins of Chelsea, in the penitentiary.
stead of Benson offering to bribe
Severe Storm Ing England
he had lived In humble lodgings.
Mass., making the total deaths by
London. April 28.—A remarkable bliz
the fire 15.
Demand Thaw's Release.
zard. the worst experienced in the south
Troops to Central America.
'A movement has begun to release
of England since 1881, continued prac
Newburg, N. Y., April 23.— Coun
Mexico City, April 27.— A persistent
Take Orchard’s Deposition.
Harry K. Thaw from the insane asy rumor here has it that the cruiser Al-
OunnlRon, Colo., Anrll 25.— Dla- tically all over the United Kingdom sel for Harry K. Thaw today serve»!
lum.
bany, which is to carry special Ambas trlct Judge Shackleford today granf- throughout Friday night nnd Hnturdny an order of the supreme court upon
Telegraph the superintendent, of the Matteawnn
The second trial of Tirey L. Ford eador Buchanan Enrique C. Creel to Cen- ed authority to O. N. Hilton, attor- until Saturday midnight.
for bribery has begun in San Fran tral America, is to land armed parties ney for Steve Adams, to take a d e -, and telephone service was disorganized Insane Asylum to permit. Thaw to
cisco.
should conditions in the southern repub-1 position from Harry Orchard, to be and railway traffic has been seriously de sign on application for a writ of ha
has been beas corpus. Thaw will be brought
A Los Angeles woman has slept lies warrant the move. Official confir-Ipresented when Adams is placed on , laved. Enormous damage
¡trial for the killing of Arthur Collins done, especially to the young
fruit Into court for n hearing on the ques
for 75 days and shows no sign of mation of the report could not be ob
crops.
tion of his sanity.
taint'd.
¡at Telluride, Colo.
waking.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
Dead I d Three States Number
At Least 225.
lhecker Willamette Valley With
Branchi;! and Feeders.
MANY TOWNS ENTIRELY RUINED
BUILD 301 MILES OF NLW ROAD