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VOL. IVI1. ASTOKIA, OREGON. SATURDAY, JAMJAR Y 23, 19M. NO. 03. r TORNADO SWEEPS THROUGH r SOUTH; WRECKING HOMES AND ENDING MANY LIVES 'In One Town Only Small Sjtore Is Left StorullnrJ, Even Pillars of Struct ures Being; Torn Out of Place.; . People Thrown From Their Beds Hundreds of Feet Into the Black ' ncss otNliKt Cotton Bales Torn to Pieces and Scattered ' On the Tree Giving Appearance of Visitation of - , Heavy Snow Storm Throughout Section. Tuscaloosa, Ala., Jsl. M. Adla aatroua tornado swept ovr Moundvllla, Ala ft town of too Inhabitants, 16 mtltt south ot Tuscaloosa early today, kill 1 lug flva whit' persons and 11 negroes ,and Injuring moro than ,1M. Bvtry business bouse, With tha exception of email elora, wu destroyed. The tornado mowed t path a quarter ot mils wide through the town. tturioom war rushed to Moundvllla and (II that u poealble waa dona to llavtaxa tha aufferlnga of Lha Injured. By tha forca of tha storm, peroona wera blown hundraWa of ft I from their twda In tha blackness of tha night. Through tarror, ft father, mother and three children Had from thalr homa to seek refuge and In their escltement left flve-year-old boy In bad. Today ba waa pulled from beneath soma tlmbar, but thus far It has barn Impoaalbla to find any othat mambar of tha family. Bedding, carpet "id wearing apparel an scattered over ft distance t 10 mlta through what waa ft' forest, but which la now claar a If cut by a wood tnan'a Mt. 1 freight ears wara torn to h aptlntaro ,tha truche bring hurlad hun- Mda of . from tha track. Whara 3 even plllara upon which these etruc- ;f turea raatad . ' "7 I Bales of cotton wara torn td atoms, if frftgmania of tha lint finding lodgmant I In trm making It ftppaar as though I tha section had own visited by ft snow I storm. Heavy Iron safes, tha doors I ot which In soma Inatancea wara torn , from '.hair hinges, wara carried sway ' by forca ! ol tha wind.. r ' Million Dollar Damage. Flttaburg, Jan. II. ( Midnight) Tha Allegheny and Monongoht lift rlvars ara lining steadily. Tha Allegheny Is three fast higher than har conaort stream, and as a consequence ft dangerous tea PER CENT JOn Clothing Goods, Hatsr Excepting only Dunlap nd Rubber Goods k tNHIS MEANS A GREAT SACRIFICE v as our goods are sold on very ' close marginse SALE COMMENCES Monday, January 4, 1904. P.'A.STOliES. goria la .tow forming Just above tha confluenca of tha rivers. Thcrs Is k-a nough In both rlvars at this time to to keep both rlvars wall 0114 until Sunday and perhaps later. Many coat WM have sunk, snd a numbr of larga factories are flooded. Small streams ara ovrt-riuwlng and In one, the Msrcar, the water la hlgW than tver known before. The damngr will amount to nnra than 11,000,000. ;,. '.''....flood In Ohio. : Cleveland, Jan. !. Tha flood situ ation In Clevalatid sod vlilnlty la it full In tha temperature which will r n tha probability of the dangerous gorge about 10 mllea up tha Cuyabogn river breaking and letting loose the great mass of water. . Threa great luke vessels that broke looaa from thalr inoorlnga toduy are atlll wedged tightly together and there la no possibility of their breaking away or being moved until the flood of wit ter has caused. Tha entire loss In Cleveland la estimated to be half a mil lion dollars. 'Teaffie Demoralized.. , fall of rain for nearly H hours, an trrf menaa quantity of enow throughout the western part of tha stata of New Tork waa rapidly turned Into water, which soon tonight sent tha rivers swirling out of bounds, flooding great areas. ' . In northern New Tork and places In Canada where the temperature waa low er, tha rain turned Into aleet snd snow. Droatrattng 'telegraph and telephone lines, and demoralising railroad traffic ' Oovernment'e Leasa Nearly Dana Waahlngton, Jan. In tha postal trial today aeveral wltneaaes wara led through ft tedious, fine of que at toning 'i t. REDICMN Furnishing Shoes, Etc, Hate, E. "ft Collars, Oil and Dtnts GloTga. ':v ' by the assistant district attorney, moat of which, as tha counseil explained, waa for the purpose of showing tha personal Interest on tha part of Mu liens re garding tha Introduction of theOroff fastener. Tha government announced It waa near tiie completion of Its case. Adjournment until Monday was taken. Firs st Aberdeen. "Aberdeen, Wash., Jan'; M. Tha At Untie Hotel, at Hum and K street, waa gutted, and dumags to tha building was done amounting to from f 1000 to tUOO Tuesday evening. Tba furniture was dumaged to tha 'extent of f800 or 11000. The bulldinjr was owned by C. C. 8nrgent, who carried Insurance am ounting to 13000. Messrs. Bonn A Smith, tha leases, bad policies sggregs tlng $1000 on Insurance. Fire at Creeoent City. Orant'a Pass, fore., Jan. XI. News la received here of a Are at Creecent Cltyi CaJ.. In which aome $10,000 worth of property was destroyed. Including tba Del Norta Hotel and Del Norte sa loonr Beveral guests of the hotel were also heavy loeera by tha flamea. The lira originated In one of tha rooms of tba hotel by tha explosion of two Jars of gssollne.. , COMPANY WILL CONTROL -CHICAGO'S MILK SUPPLY Chicago, Jan. II. Under tha name of the Chicago Dutry Company, Chi cago capltallats ara forming a corpor ation designed to control the milk sup ply of Chicago. Organised under the laws, of the state of Maine, the com pany haa an authorised capital of It 000,000, Within a few weeks, sccord Ing to A., F. Hatch, attorney, one of the promoters, the rompsny will pro-' ceed to close the Options It now holds on the boalnees of milk firms Iq Chi cago ,e , The principal purpose of the new company., It la mated. Is trot to advance) prices, but to rata the atandarl of milk In Chicago. All milk sold by the com fany through Ita dletrlbutora will be certified free from bacteria and all dei eteriAue aubatanraa. For each milk a flat rate of seven rente a quart will be made, aaya At torney Hatch, an advance of half a cant In pries In soma parts of tha city. atudled tibia Tao Hard. Cincinnati, Jan. tl. Rev. Oeorge 8. Coble, for a number of, years pastor of the First Baptist church (colored), Walnut Hllla, haa loat his mind. It Is believed that religion Is the cause. For tha last year ha haa been paator of the Lebanon, (O.) Baptist church. He was a constant reader of th Bible and it la aald that ha knew more con cerning Its works and meaning than any other colored minister. . He waa never found without his Bible. I Rev. Coble returned to his home, at Fo raker and Monfort avenues, Wednes day to visit his wife. Suddenly he at tacked her. Her cries attracted the attention of the neighbors, who went, to her rescue. , , Yesterday Mrs. Coble took him to ' .x- her home at Xenla, O., for rest. To Meet With Amerioan Competition. Berlin, Jan. JS.Vnder the preal- dency ot Duke Ern Guenther Suchles- wlg-Holsteln, Kmperor Willlnm's brother-in-law, the Middle European Economic Society w-aa founded here laat night. The prealdent declared the aoclety was formed to defend Germany fronj the overflow of foreign goods, and above alt to meet American competi tion. . ' . " . C. 8. Wads WIN Tour. Pendleton, Ore., Jan. 22. Deputy United States Marshal Jamea Wilson today served papers In Involuntary bankruptcy on C. B. Wade, ex-cashler of the First National bank, who as signed a few days ago. It Is announced today that Wade will leave tonight for Europe In search of health. Fight to a Draw. Milwaukee Jan. 22. Charles Neary of Milwaukee, and Aurelio Herrera, fought six rounds tonight to a draw. Joe Licks Joe. Baltimore,- Jan. 22. Joei ; Gvlm, of Philadelphia, won In a 10 round, bout tonight from Joe Gans., '' f ; , San Francisco la Choioe. . Trenton, N. J., Jan. 22. The brick layers and Masons International Union today, decided to meet next year In San RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY IS PASSED ' - '..'.".'.''; President Asked to Explain Con cerninj International Affairs of Panama as Touched li by U. S. Interests. Gorman's Pet Measure, After Pro longed Debate, Is Accorded ;. t i Required Ayes. NOW UP TO MR. ROOSEVELT Seaator Fulton fteport Favor ' bly on Mlbrand! 8al inaultlll m Cfaalr man ofFUIierles. Washington, Jan. 22. The senate today adopted tha resolution of Inquiry concerning affairs In Panama Intro duced" on tha 6th .Instant by Gorman, and listened to a speech on the Pan ama question by Dolllver and another on the subject of recess appointments. ' Gorman's resolution requests the prealdent to Inform the senate, when' and under what circumstances the United States has used ft military forca In tha Internal affairs of New Granada or Colombia, whether tha United States has aver been asked to interfere by armed force, and by whom and on what dates, and what waa done by the United States; in which ot tha dis turbance referred to In the presi dent's last annual message haa the United Statea used military force there solely on Its own 'Initiative" and un invited by tha government owning the lfthmus, The senate adjourned", unto Monday. - '., , y.. Washington, Jan. St. Senator Ful ton, from tha committee on fisheries, today reported favorably on the bill making It a misdemeanor to export mlshranded ealmon or to ahlp them from one state to another. Washington. Jan. IS. Morning and afternoon aesiona of tha cabinet were held today. It can be aald on author Ith that no action ot aerloua Importance waa taken." Washington. Jan. 1!. Tha house today passed 209 pension bills and al so resolutions calling upon the secre tary of .war and tha attorney general for Information as to the number of horses and carriages maintained at government expense for officers of these respective departments, a bill permitting tha withdrawal, duty free, from St. Louis exposition, articles do nated to rejlglous, scientific educational or literary institutions, was also passed. los Bound On Lake Michigan. ' ',' Chicago, Jan.' 22. The steamer Iowa of the Goodrich line, with a crew ot 60 men and 16 passengers Is Ice-bound near th two mile crib north of Chi- , cago harbor. Difficulty was encount- ered by the bout In leaving the harbor I and several miles from shore It waa un able to proceed. The 'boat Is being kept In vtew by men at the life saving station, although no danger la feared. The boat has provisions for three days. Tseama Schools Overcrowded. .'; Tacoma, Wash,, Jan. 22 The Board of Education haa adopted recommenda tions ot the committee on buildings for 24 new schoolrooms to be added to Ta coma' a public schools. The rooms. In use at the present time are overcrowd ed. 7 ' ' -7 ' ' Did Not Represent Church. Butte, Jan. IS. During tha lengthy session of tha Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly laat night, that body received tha report ot the committee appointed to Investigate the allegation thnt'the Mormon church had taken a decided stand against organised, labor In Utah and had advlBed churchmen to. take the place of striking min ers of that state. After hearing the report of the committee, "the assembly decided this was not the case and a motion waa put and, carried that the church be not censured. . . . The report showed that Mr. Cannon of the -Mormon church had not repre vented the church when ha advised the above course for Mormons, It la understood that tha assembly dfscuased at soma longth the actions of the naw, central labor body, but fust owing to th strict secrecy irtalntained The committee appointed to Invest! gate the bartenders' troubles reported progreas and was continued. .-' Mtbwab Interests Conflict New York. Jan. 32. Agreement on terms for tha reorganisation of the United States Shipbuilding Company, It la understood on good authority, has been reached between Receiver 'Smith and Charles M Schwab and tha mem bers, of tha Sheldon Syndicate, but tha plant la aald to be acceptabe to neither tha bondholders protective ' Committee nor to tha Commonwealth Trust Com pany, and litigation is bound to con tinue unless Schwab Interests make atlll further concessions , , The plan as outlined, provides for the retention ot control by Schwab, giving his $0,000,000 preferred and t,0QQ.tt0a common on the total of approximately JJO.000.000 wtock remaining. $0,000, 00 prererrea ana ronrown (umi to other Intereals. , ,' ? . - BOER COLONY FOR THE " ; NORTHWEST COUNTRY Butte, Jan. 22.' Gen. Joubert and Capt O'Donnell of the Boer war. are expected In Montana within tha next tew days to perfect arrangement for a, Boer colony In tha Milk river valley, These gentlemen . are lecturing throughout the country to raise funds for assisting the Boers destined to de velop the " resources of Montana JUi coming to this country from South i Ji tries. " ' . From accounta published ot the movementa of Messrs. Joubert and O' Donnell and their lectures. It Is learn ed that tha Boers In South Africa are I .; a most destitute .vwU tot ai4 r-'Kef 1 1 badW Aieeded. .-"X'.V ' ' When these diaiinTlhd t'ghi-rs arrive In .Montana they will deliver lectures on the lata Boer war and will no doubt apeak to large audiences In tnla city. - ' : ' . , ; v" The scheme to colonise tha Milk river valley was decided on after Captain O'Donnell visited thla state Snd looked over the country. The Boers will en gage In agriculture and cattle raising and will do much to develop thla fer tile valley. . f , ' If YOU WANT ANYTHINt Great or Dress THIS The A. Dunbar Co. ML Mm TO PIECES! They certainly are priess yu seldom get. ; W need the room. Oar show windows will ell the rest. . Pictorial History U. 8. ....... . $2.60 - Bible Soanes. ..f 2.0 Wabster'sDietionary..;I...,'.. 2,5. : Dastea Inferno... ...... 6.0 Homa and Business coin p..... 100 Milton's PavadireLoe ........ 6.00 Remember when you pass this way, see what our windows have to say." J. N. GRI FFI N. Groceries, Hardware, Ship Chandle ry, Paints, Oil and Glass Hardwood Lumber Boat Supplies etc. j& & X? ; : .'7 , , r at . ;- FISHER BROTHERS Cor. Bond and 12th Sts. ; "i . Astoria, Oregon ARMSTRONG DIES AT THE ROPE'S END Efforts to Stay Execution Being Futile, Relentless Justice ; Claims Baker Murderer ' for Gallows. iron Nerve Stays Wit)THimUntjI the Last Giving Courage at the Trying Hour.' DIES IN FAITH OF CHURCH Makes Brief Address in Whleh lie Expresses Horrow for. j ' Great Crime Ills- ; i . -.ton fCaae, J.ii.) J Baker City, Ore.. Jan. 22 Pleasant Armstrong waa hanged in the Jail yard here this morning. .'The trap ' was sprung at :$ o'clock, and (be doctors pronounced him dead at 7:15, 01-4 min utea later. The execution was perfect as to dc'-Ua there not being a hitch in the proceedings. The doctors say the neck waa broken by the fall. 'Arm strong maintained fats Iron nerve until the last.' He made a brief Address, say ing he waa sorry for hi crime, but ha waa going ,to meet the girl he loved. His last words were: - '1 die In the faith ot Christ and la 4 the bosom of his true church I sin cerely repent all my sins, especially ot the great crime I must now auffer for." At the close of the address he knelt and received the last sacrament ot tha Catholic church, administered by Fath er Ollvettf. I ' . , ' Jfhftftnw ',,. v-Mtb,P!nant Aw--strong was , executed was the cold blooded, murder ot his former affianced wife, Minnie Enemlngen -on Chrustmaa night, 1001. On Christmas night at the coivlusloa ot a dance at the ranch of her brother- in-law. Poe Henner, while Miss Kn- ' sminger, with others of tha party were on their way from the house to the bars (Continued on page eight) COCD GO TO DUNBAR'S $ale Goods WEEK sale . price S1.UU 75 1.50 . 1.00 60 1.00