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' jll ly if VoT.XVI.No. 15 COBVALLIS, OREGOJN, MAY 30, 1903. " b.f. ibvink " Editor and Proprietor., A FEW LINES About Some Items. In Some of our Departments Should Interest Many. All our Ladies' Kid Gloves Reduced in Price for April. Some ghades and grades can now be seen in our show window. $1.50 grade for $1.35; $1.25 grade for.$1.15;, $1.00 grade for 90c. See wHat a fine Kid Glove you can buy for 70 cents. Just Received -Big line of Ladies' Wrap pers, , " Shirt Waists, , 50c. to $6.00; Muslia? and Jersey Underwear, Sfilks. Dress Goods, cbtton, wool, linen and srfkf, and all at lowest 'prices; Call and see. Big; Line Shoes. III Ha ) to as high' a standard as us. hut see that you make no mistake in the house that keeps the hig- ! est standard of Grocer- l i ies that is the place to v BUY 0 Frcsb Fruits, q) fresh" every thing" to be had run out delivery , wagon and our aim is to keep whao you want and to please. Call and see ' CO ME- 1 F YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOME REAL 1 .good bargains in stock, grain, fruit and poultry. Ranches, write for my special list, or come and see me. I shall take pleasure in giving you all the reliable information you wish, also showing you over the country. HENRY AMBLER, Real Estate, Loan, and Insurance, Philomath, Oregon. - ; J3. R. Bryson, Attorney-M-Law POSTOFFICB BUILDING B. A: CATHEY, M. D., v Physician and Surgeon. ' Office, Room ,14, First National Bank Bnilding, CorVallis,. Or. Office Hours, ! to to 12 a. m., 2 to 4 p. m. .", :,. - : -' HM Vivi& o) our desire would promote' Frcsb UegctabUs, 3 8 in the market. We fa Co E. E. WILSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW. NOTARY PUBLIC. -Office in Zierolf Building, Corvallfe. Or. G. R. FARRA, PHYSICIAN, 8PBGEON OBSTETICIAN ... Rasldence In front of conrt noose facing Srd it. Ofttf e hours 8 to 9 a. m. 1 to 3 and 1 to 8J ' COBVAtUS . OKEOON MANY CYCLONES. THEX , SWEEP OVER . VARIOUS PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA AND KANSAS. Four of Them Move Simultaneous ' ly in the Same. Direction, Spreading Desolation and Ruin Ship Charters Decline Other News. - .-- Blanchard, Iowa, May 27. The most destructive and fatal tornado struck the town of Elmo, Mj., eight miles south of Blanchard add just across the Missouri state line, At five o'clock this evening. Nine persons were killed outright and five were injured, some of whom may die. ,' ':' .'::. ;- -r The storm came from the north east and first struck . the - Wabash depot.. The Masonic Temple was the next building in its path and it was demolished. ;On ; the . lower floor of the temple was ;. located '' a general merchandiso store, and, in ; the store, was gathered.-, a ..number ding was torn to pieces .before any warning was received, and the vic tims were buried beneath the wreck age. Of the fourteen pers job in the store only five escaped death, and these received injuries which in two or three cases may prove fatal. The storm passed ou through .the town leaving but a few buildings standing. A relief party at onoe began the., rescue of. those in! the ruins of the temple, and nine bodies were taken to an improvised mor gue. Five others were taken -oat, some with broken legs and arms and in each casa serious if not fatal injuries. '.'-- - " ... The storm came on. with great euddenessand ii ad destroyed: -ttc town almost before the people, re alized what had happened. : After leaving Elmo it continued and it is feared that fatalities have occurred. Several dwelliaga, are known ,'to nave been blown to pieces,-but 'the fate of their occupants, is . unknown.-. A deluge of rain added its share to the misfortune of the sircken people, ans tonight .the homeles3 inhabitants are being cared for at the few-remaining homes that escaped the fury of the wind. ;' Salina, Kan., May 26. This city tonight is the . scene of the worst .flood ,iti ; its history ,"fully 100 families have, , been driven ' from their homes, and the extent of . the damages is estimated to be hand, reds of thousands 1 of dollars. An other heavy rain fell tonight mak ing four inches of rain that has fal len during the last 24 hourB. . The northwestern portion of the city is entirely submerged and women and children were rescued from their homes in boats. : - : ; : The Missouri Pacific grade on the west is holding back a Targe and threatening body of water. If the water succeeds . in "crossing' the tracks, the entire western portion of the town will be under water. A passenger train on the Lincoln branch of the Union Pacific is held between two washouts two miles north of here. The passengers were brought to this city on handcars. The Union Pacific tracks for three miles west of here are warshed out. and all through trains are running over the Rock Island ' from Limon Junction, Colo, to Manhattan, Kan. The Union Pacific station here is surrounded by water and the rail road yards are flooded, x The entire district for miles northwest and southwest from the station is flooded. As far -as the eye can , reach, the wheat fields have been transformed into great lakes of raging water; Crops are ruined and homes deserted. DeMoines, Iowa, May 26. The cyclone struck the Home of the Feeble-Minded at Glen wood last night. The xoof of the girl's dor mitory was broken in and a - num ber of inmates were crushed be neth the debris. Two young girls are dead and ten others are seri ously, injured, but will - recover. Wires are all down and additional particulars are unobtainable. V Oskaloos-, May 26. A ' cyclone struck Buxton la. last night, de- Stroying two dwellings and several light ' buildings. Two were killed, and thirly more or less injured. . .Omaha, Neb., May 26. Reports from various portions of the state, especially the eastern sections, show that all day yesterday r small twis ters and heavy rains marked the phenomenal atmospheric conditions of Nebraska. The total loss of life bo far reported from the cyclones, are two. At Springfield the rain was so heavy that Turtle Creek overflowed in four, feet of water. An icehouse was washed away and the Fair Grounds destroyed. , , The main storm was divided into five cyclones which traveled simul- i'taniously. Funnsl-shaped twisters of terrific force was the result. Many persons were , crushed ', to a pulp. The Mamma , farm-house, near Pauline wa9 carried three miles where it was scattered. The largest piece picked up were the oouom 01 a cnair. . Ui six persons who Were at the supper table at the time, all were horrible 'mangled Mrs. Mumma'a body, nudeand dis- embowled, was found.. r A string of beads about her neck and a pair of shoss were the only articles left on the body. . , ' The path of the storm was so nar row at Pauline ; that eye-witnesses say hadthe victims -seen, its - ap proach they - could; have , taken a, few steps and escaped.. .. -, The etorm culminated this morn ing in a veritable cloudburst in the eastern portion - of the. state. It reached cyclonic proportions again at Linaaster County,' and reports received this forneoon say - that in town of Archer six houses were de molished and seven persons killed. ? San Francisco, 'May 26, There is a great stir - on change n the subject of charters, as a : shortage of the wheat erop tof : California, variously; estimated, is. manifest. lot long ago the outlook was good j for a large crop oT'whatndJMf'f ley.u with that prospect in view owners of ships all over the world prepared . ;to send them to Califor nia to get ' engagements. Then came the long strike in the coal mines of British Columbia.? The lack of coal on this coast,- resulting from the shutting down of mines, caused a number of vessels to start to San Francisco' with coal cargoes, the owners expecting . to get wheat apd barley cargoes out lrom this port. The general : outOome of these conditions is that there - are on the way to San Francisco vessels having a total tonnage of 402,qoo tons. In this port the disengaged tonnage amounts to 88,600 tons, h ' A comparison with the conditions last year at the corresponding period shows then there was on the way to the Port of San f Francisco, 259,000 tons, and disengaged ton nage in port waa 24,500- tons in total. A short time since charters were closed in San Francisco for carrying wheat in July' and August at 21 shillings 3 pence. Charters to carry wheat in August, September and October were closed at 22 shil lings 6 pence. Several vessels are reported to have, been chartered at the . last ; mentioned-rate. On the way from Astoria to this port are 83 vesels, the largest fleet from that direction on record. ' . For Plain Sewing. - Call on Mrs. . E. E. White at' St. German place near Electric Light plant. To Rent. A new 7 room house with 1 3-4 acres of ground, on College Hill. A desirable location. Apply to J.J. Cady at College barn. . . . ' -. - ; . , Some People Eat to Live And others lire to eat. . Both classes can, be accommodated in this particular by feeding at the Occidental hotel. A good bed is the next best thing to a good meal and that also can be secured at the Occidental. , . . . If yon have musical instruments of any kind yon wish to -sell, or have cleaned, tuned or repaired, call on E. E. White second hand store opposite Farmer's Hotel, Corvallis, Oregon. - New goods all the time. Callahan. - Nolan & New rugs, small, -medium and ' larere. in Roxbury, Axminster and Moquette; all wool art squares;- also tapestrys, vel-- ours and corduroys for coverings just ar rived. Nolan & Callahan. AT PISTOL POINT. PORTLAND MURDERER AND HIS CAPTIVE TAKEN IN A BARN. Officers Surrounded Them in the Darkness Wife Held " Her Husband's Arm and Pre vented Him from Fir- . ing Charged With Murder. Portland, May 27. Martin V. Leasia, who killed his former father-in-law, F. H. Drews, ,last Sun day morning near peninsula sta tion, and his divorced wife, whom he forced to flee with him into the jungle, were 'overtakea and captur ed 6y the ' police about 5 o'clqjik this morning. 1 Both are now lock- ea up ai ine city. jaii. may are confined in separate cells, and are not allowed to converse ' with each other.; ' ,-"-1 Leasia is wounded- over the heart by a pistel bullet.' His former wife had attempted to kill him,; ' Notwithstanding the vigilant' ef forts of a large posse of police and citizens to capture the murderer during the previous L8 hours, it re mained for a rancher ; to discover the final clue to the whereabouts of the couple and to notify the police. 0. Paulson is the rancher. He re sides about two miles down the Slough road frpm ' G!enwood sta tion. Between 9 and 10 o'clock last night a man . and woman, ' an sswering the description of Leasia and his captive, came to his house and asked for something to eat. Leasia first inquired the way to the ranch of a Mr; Wagnerj by way of introducing the subject of .victuals. Mr.' Paulson knew. of no such far mer among his neighbors or in the vicinity, and so. informed tha fugitive.-Lt?ia thn.tated thatrje the woman, whom he said was ' Ilia wife, lived in Vancouver, and had walked all the way. He added that they , were very hungry, and asked tor something to eat. ; Mr. Paulson was in his ! stocking feet and ehirt Bleeves. He was just about to retire wheoLeasia knocked rather timidly 1 at , - the ; door. He cheerfully consented, however, ; to feed them, and set out . what the pantry afforded at that time of night. . , . f-; 1 Leasia ; ate greedily : and " Boon placed himself on the exterior of a goodly portion of food. Mrs. : L9a sia ate sparingly but drank two glasses of milk..: She was perfectly tilent during the meal. In fact, Mr. Paulson said : today - he co uld not recall that she spoke . a single word daring i the entire time she was in the noose.. . Leasia talked volubly. Noticing a telephone in the Paulson house, he inquired i if Mr. Paulson : could communicate with: Portland. When answered in the affirmative, he did npt show the least sign of uneaBiness. Mr. Pauhon said the . woman seemed to be sickly and nearly exhausted He credited her lack of appetite o this condition. Leasia told him he had no money, bat , that if their paths ever crossed again on the ac tive side of the grave he would re pay him liberally. Then the coup le left. After they had departed into the darkness of a wet and nasty night, it suddenly; struck Mr. Paulson that his visitors might be Leasia and the captive woman. He re membered, the couple he bad read in last . evening's . telegram. The descriptions seemed to fit, with the exception that be did not re member on the moment, whether a part of one of the man's ears was cut off. It then occurred to him to delay them and notify the police. He rushed to the door and called out to then?.- For half a minute there was do response, then Leasia answered from a point at a consid erable distance from the gate. He judged from the elevation of the voice that Leasia was on the fence, though it was too dark to see, him. Mr. Paulson, then mentioning the inclement night and bad travelin g, invited the couple to remain in the house till morning, saying, so as not to appear toojanxious, that he could provide , a "shakedown" in the parlor. , ' . Leasia declined with thanks, say ing that they would. return to . the ferry landing and await the boat. , : With thia Mr. Paulson closed the door and, immediately stepped to the telephone. This . was close to 10 o'clock. He called up polictt j headquarters,-, telephoned his suspi . cions and a description of the coup le. .":':;;:;,,; l.'r ," A posse of police -was still ba , guard in that section of the coun try, watching the roads,' and Cap' tain of Detective Simmons was, still, a on duty to receive reports and !giv instructions. ; He immediately 0 hastened Officer Gabriel - on ' horse- -back to the Paulson place with pha- togaphs of Leasia and the woman. . Mr. Paulson at once and , without, hesitation identified the pictures a v likenesses of the couple he had ' fed -three-quarters of an hour before. Upon being notified by telephone of the identification, Captain Sim- mons, Ddtective Day and Offi cers Austin and Burke jumped in rigs .that had been held waiting; and drove in all speed to the place. The six officers, with the rays ' of their lanterns shooting into the en- , blackness of the night, started for the barn., Captain Simmons, De tective Day and Officer Burke step ped cautiously inside, whild the others surrounded the building. Feeling that Leasia was a desperate man in a more desperate situation, they decided to take no chances ' and advanced with "revolvers drawn. They expected Laasia to shoot on sight? Oa their side,'- tJie . officer were determined to take him, dead' or alive, but alive if 'poesible.; Havw; ing searched the mangers, t hey pass--ed, speaking in very low tones when speech was necessary, to an elevat ed side of the barn, where there was 'They heard a whisper an in tense whisperand these were tha words they distinguished: ' "Sh-h-hl Lie still; be quiet, dama ". you!" ' ' ;r " , The officers could hear their owa hearts beat . Then three dark lan terns were flashed into a corner, three officers,- revolvers in h&nC ; rushed forward together, and in less time than it takes to write it, Lea sia and the woman were surround- :i(j-'"MiSfi:c Utroal nirg .a. into the murderer ' face. The oth-- " er two revolvers also CoVered J him instantly v; " :; '. ? ' The desperate - fugitive did not have a chance to draw a weapon. cut ne never wmmpereu. xxtj wm game, when the slightest movement , on his part would have made his brain the place of lodgment of thre big pills of lead. ' . , , ;i-. - ' . . Leasia and the woman lay aids by side, thinly covered with hay, He was grabbed by the collar and jerked roughly to his feet before a. . .... word was spoken. ? ' ' "Don't make a move on your life," said the captain. ; .'' In three seconds Leasia had been searched and handcuffed. Two revolvers were taken ' from : him.' One was the 38-calibre . with which he. killed hia father-in-law, anaVthe other was a little 22-caiibre belonging to . his wife. No othei weapons were found. : ?T ': 'v The woman was assisted : to bJbr feet. Rignt glad she seemed,' to b in the dutches of the law for - her the clutch of rescue, the hand o safety and ! salvation, ' failing ia which she felt her fate would be death. The infuriated but helpless Leasia and his freed and trembling :' captive were separated and at oncer driven to headquarters. Bight here comes in a new and startling feature of the crime. Upon a physical examination at the jail Leasia was found to be se verely though not fatally wounded. ' There was a bullet hole to the left of and a little above the left nipple, almost directly in a straight line with his heait. His shirt had been. saturated with blood, which, drying, had caked omtil the shirt had be come as stiff as pasteboard. . . . "How came "you by that," h was asked. . , "My father-in-law shot me shot me first. Then I plugged him," he replied. , "I'll bet you are a liar,": aaia somebody in a blue uniform. And he is, if hie former wife is to be believed- The police give her story credence and pass 'his up into the four winds. . ? : - The woman says she shot, him. . This is her story of how it happen- -ed: ' ' ' , I , VI, was etandigg in the door when f Martin came to the house. He ahot father, and I turned back into , the room and ran to a drawer .where I had a Distol. When he . came, to ward the door I shot him. I thought he might be 1 going ,to shoot me. Then be forced me to go away with him, I thought he would kill me, Continued on Fourth Pags.