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VOLUME LX I NO. II
ASTORIA. OREGON. FRIDAY APRIL' 13 1900
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TORNADOS
DESTRUCTIVE STORMS
CAUSE MICH DAMAGE
Town of Stafford Visited By Wind Storm of Great
ViolenceSeveral Injured Houses and
tttrches art ItrijoL
SOUTHWEST STORM STRIKES BUSINESS SECTION
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IS DE MOLISHED SEVEN HOUSES ARE
COMPLETELY DESTROYED IN TOWN OF STAFFORD AN
OTHER TORNADO STRIKE S BUSHTON, BLOWING
DOWN MANY BUILDINGS.
WICHITA. Kan. Aj.ri! it-A special
to I Im Knjjlo t.ifiimlo struck
fitufford tlii evtmJiig, Several wer
injured, neu hjuue ml dijurcU
completely delroed ami veral other
building were damaged.
'I lit- storm tit me from ilia oulbwet
pawing ovr tbs busine portion with
out damage. The firnl truck two
block i east of main street demolishing
a boue ami Uia parwinag of the Con
gregational church. Tim (Jim km' church
wm blown down, the dabri falling on a
third liou.o which wan aIo destroyed.
Mr, (ihlnhitig uw the torm coming
and ran into a yard to icwue a child
but In-fore he reached him he wa
picked up and hurled aglnt a tclejihono
pole und wrlou)y injured. The child
wa unhurt. Tin atorm then lifted,
but alrut'k again in the. northeast part
of the town, demolishing several hou-
RAINIER SMOKES ALSO.
NORTH YAKIMA, WhApril 12.
A letter received here today from Jack
Campbell, who j guarding eoul claim
for Yakima people at the extern bane
of Mount Rainier, say the tiioinitaiii
hu Imcii Hinoking wince Tucmlay niht
and that on Wednesday It belched ahc
and cindcM. Tho summit ha been'
hrotided In cloud, but on Ttieday
morning muttered rumbling wan heard
by ML (VinplN-. It w iH, tijll
WedncHilny morning 'however, that he
paid any nttention to the nolne, when
a wind brought cinder .and nhe from
the moiintuiri peak to the Wall ity
where he was working.
CONDITIONS IMPROVING.
Yaqul Indiana Are Better Controlled
Than Formerly.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-U ;
Thompson, the Americnn nmbiiHmulor in
Mexico, lut advised the State Depart
inent that condition In the Yaipil In
dian territory In Mexico me improving
but it to still unsafe for person to go
there without military oeort. Tlie di
patch stated that tho Mexican Minis
INSURANCE BILLS PASSED
BY NEW YORK ASSEMBLY
ALBANY, April 12.Fonr of the
bills recommended by the legislative : In
vet (gating committee', were passed by
both houses of tho legislature today
and tomorrow will be transmitted to
1ln gavlovnor fo W ' N)gnn'tonj. In
addition, a bill generally amended the
insurance law passed the assembly and
wns ent to the Senate. for concurrence.
The' latter body rnailh' the bill special
. .iwiaisEaaa
e mid damaging aeveral others.
Four in itv wont of Stafford another
tninmlii blew down several farm build
ing ; and Mrioualjr lnured one man
who hud nought hwltr In a granary
filled with wheat. The sun thon bright
ly while tlia torin were wreaking their
have, '
'Another tornado U reported at Bush
ton thrity mile outh of Stafford. Sev
eral residence and other buildinga were
blown down. No one wa eeriouly In
jmi'.l. The wire are down and little
information I obtainable from Bub
(oiU Seven Tornado.
' TOI'KKA, April 12. At leaat seven
InriiHdo were seen east and northeast
f Ort'Ot Bend, Baton county thf af
ternoon. No damage other than the
demolishing of a vacant vhool house
anil the destruction of a threshing out
111, i reported. ;
ter of ftirtdgn Affair, hat advixed Mr.
Tkouip-on of the change for the better,
but warned him of the danger still
exitting for person not accompanied
by aoldiera. The Mexican government
U doing nil in it power to make travel
among the Yaquia safe and la furnish
ing escorts for nil peronh located In
the Indian country anil for a many oth
er pcron a it can look after,
No restriction other than that of pru
dence I now Imposed on those who do
lr to enter the Ytiqui county.
BENEFIT FOR ELLEN TERRY.
LONDON.Aprtl 12.-The movement for
tho fund to celebrate the 50th anniver
sary of Kllcn Terry 'a. connection with
the tnge i growing slowly. The Tri
bune, which originated the fund ,hn
nppctilcd'tn the other British newspa
per'' to assist the collection. -
The letter of invitation- concludes a
follows) , , , . ,
"Without impertinent intnistin into
Mis Terry' privacy w'e may bo per
mitted to any that It is our desire to
use the funds for tho purpose of plac
ing Mis. Terry beyond any future an1
xietv regarding her comfort."
order for next Wednesday, The four
bills passed today are the so called nntl
Lobby Bill, a bill more effectively pena
lizing ho falsification of record of a
corporation by nn officer or an employe
a bill prohibit ing campaign contribut
lions, and a bill qualifying -any. policy
holder to liocomo a director in the
stock of n life insurance company wheth
er he hold stock or not.
SWEEP
' ENTER PROTEST.
Shipperi Enter Determined Protest
. Against Freight Rate Discrimination.
CHICAOO, April 12.-Through the
Denver (.'ommcnial Club the shippers j
of (hat iity hav made a determined
i
protent iigdinst lleged discrimination
in freight rate. A committee of Den
v.'i' ahlpper met jeterdny with traffic
executive of Western road and the
Western rte frubric wa di(Miiaed. The
Denver men declare that if relief I
not afforded them they will go to the
Interstate Commerce Commilon and to
the court. In gem-rul the complaint
i that the Missouri river Jobber can
get good from Chicago and hlp them
through Denver to Salt Lake and to
point wet or northwest at a cheeper
combination of rate than Denver can
hip to the samf point.
BASEBALL SCORES.
FUKSXO. April 12.-Portftiid 2, Fre
no 11.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 12,-San
Francisco 2, Seattle I.
LOS ANCELER April 12.-1 An
g le 4, Oakland 3.
RAILROADS CLASH
Hill Mtn Throw Dynamite . At
Harrimen Forces.
MEN ARE PUT TO FLIGHT
Fight Between the Portland & Seattle
Railroad and the Columbia Valley
Line Result in Open War
fare Yesterday.
l-OJtTLAND, April 12. The Hill and
llarriman construction gangs at Carson
Washington on the North Bank of the
Columbia collided at noon yeterday
when dynamite was freely used to drive
the Columbia Valley graders off the
land Ywlonging to the llarriman road.
One InlKirer wa hit by a (lying rock
but only slightly injured. A lighter
stick of dynamite wa also thrown
among the Columbia Vnlley grader, but
the men took to their heel and escaped
injury. Finally a deputy sheriff wa
summoned and wnrned the Hill con
struction gang to desist from furtheY
demonstrations. The situation was
serious lat night and fitrthor clashes
at feared. - ' v ' -
Members of the Columbia Valley crew
assert the blast of dynamite were de
liberately laid with the intention of in
juring their men, and werte not fired
for the purpose of frightening them
merely. This they state is shown by
the fact that two mine of dynamite
wire laid during, the noon hour upon
the spot, where the Columbia, Valley
crew vvere at work.
The Columbia Valley people assert
the blost were not set upon the grade
being established by the Portland and
Seattle railroad company's contractors,
but upon the very spot where the Co
lumbia Vnlley crews will resume opera
turna. -j ' ',-k '.. v ." ' ' '
Tho Portland and Seattle erewi are
said to have outnumbered tha oppo
sition four to one. ,' ; '
INVESTIGATE CONDITIONS.
WASHINGTON. April 12:-The War
Department', has ordered General Wil
liams at .Vancouver to send a reliable
officer to investigate the .-conditions.'! of
the TJnmtilla Reservation, and if groun
ds wavrant to order one or more troops
of cavalry to go there from Fort Walla
Wnlla.
OVER
PROSPECTS NOT BRIGHT.
Miner Submit to Operator Two Propo
sal and Both Will be Rejected.
N KW , YOniCApi i! lt-At a meet
ing of the sub-committee of anthracite
operator and miner Unlay the mini
worker submitti-d to the owner the
choins of two proposiiion in . an en
deavor to come to an ami'-able settle
iiieiit and the op.-ratot made an infor
mal reply in which it wa intimated
they are not likely to accept either of
thi wageworlter offeM, THe opera
tor will make an official answer to the
miner by letter and there will be no
further meeting mile lometbing de
velope. The meeting txlay did not bring the
contending partie elocr together. If
the oja rator decliine to entertain eith
er proposition submitted by the rniner
today It i probable a convention of
miner will lie called t which tbe dele
gate will declare a strike ex
ist. Briefly' stated the offer made by
Mitchell today wa a resubmission of
the miner original demand with two
additional amendment, and in cae
they are not accepted he promise that
the whole 1 placed before the strike
commission.
DOM Will FIGHT
"First Apostle" Will . not Flee
to Mexico.
TO WAGE VIGOROUS WARFARE
Elijah Authoriies Statement That He
Will Take Legal Steps to Regain
Zion Opposing Attorneys
Hold Conference.
CHICAGO, April 12.-Dr Dowie did
not turn tail and flee to Mexico. He
will wage vigorous legal warfare to
regain control of Zion, and as soon as
be consider he has taken the. proper
preliminary teps will descend upon
that place and proclaimjiimself the only
"First Apostle." J
This statement is authorized by Dr.
Dowie and the firm of lawyers which
represent him.
Attorney, Haley of Edison, Haley and
Wetton, who 'represent Dowie stated
that they would advance only on one
condition the restoration of power both
temporary .and ecelesiastica, and de
mand the j absolute retraction of the
slanderous, ftatements made by; Voll
va and his followers.. He added a bill
In chancery is being prepared petition
ing the nullifying of the transfer be
tween Voliva and Granger, because the
instruments are absolutely void. '
Attorneys Hold Conferences.
.... Despite those assertions, the attor
ney of both factions held ' numerous
conferences throughout the. day. The
attorneys for Dowie have secured an or
der from the postoflice department di
recting that all mail addressed to Dowie
be deelivercd at his apartments in the
Audjitdrium Annexe. iThisl they con
eider a very important strategic move,
aa a majority of the letters are from
members of the ! churches remitting
tithe. This they claim checkmates the
order sent out by Voliva ordering that
no money he rernitti-d to Dowie here-
aftef. ;' v; .;',,..'' ? '".
FORAKER SPEAKS. (
WASHINGTON. April 12. A brief
speech by, Latimer in the Senate today
in support of the railroad rat bill,
and Foraker took floor on that measurre
and consumed practically all 1 the re
urainde of tho day's session Foraker
spoke against the constitutionality , of
the bill, from various point of view.
I To was frequently interrupted.
VESUVIUS QUIETS DOWN
AFTER AWFUL ERUPTION
Conditions Arouna. Volcano Beyond Description
Ground Covered Feet Deep With Volcanic Ejecta .
Hundreds of Dead Being: Taken From Ruins,
SKY PRESENTS BEAUTIFUL SCENIC EFFECTS
HEAVENS CHANGE FROM HOUR TO HOUR NOW SKY IS LEADEN, AND
NOW CHOCOLATE COLORED MEN AND WOMEN MOVE
ABOUT, ASH-COVERED, LIKE GRAY GHOSTS DEAD
AT OTTAJANO NUMBER 550.
NAPLES, April 12.-While the news
from Mount Vesuvius today i reas
suring, conditions are sticky in Naples
a to make it difficult to realize that
conditions are "actually better.
A wind I Wowing from the volcano
toward Naples carrying the ashes in
this direction. Toward evening the fall
of ashes and cinders was worse than at
anytime since the eruption began. The
scenic effect vary from hour to hour.
Now .the sky i chocolate colored, and
now leaden. lTndtr thi men and wo-nu-n
witH hair and clothing covered
w ith ashe move about like gray ghosts.
Beautiful Scenic Effects.
The fortress of San Martino, as it
lower above the town, can just be seen
w hile Castello DeH'Ovo is bodily mark
ed in the light, seemingly like silver
against a brown sky.
Tn the south beyond the smoke zone
lies smiling sunny Tosilipo, while far
away glisten the sea, on which the
Islands seem to float in the glow of the
setting sun.
Adding to the strange picture, a
French man "of war is anchored $o as
to be , half in the glow and half ob
scured by the falling ashes.
From the observatory of Mount Ve
suvius where director Matteucei is con
tinuing his work in behalf of science
and humanity the scene is one of great
mpressiveness. To reach the obser
vatory, one must walk for miles over
hardened, but hot lava covered with
BEATEN AND ROBBED.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 12.-Charles
Carlson a well known racing man was
called to the door of his room on the
Ashworth Hotel thi morning by three
masked men who beat him to insensi
bility and robbed him of $560 and a $60
watch. The robbers escaped.!
SEATS ENDANGERED.
MOSCOW, April 12. The seats in
parliament of Wm. Petrunkevitch,
Rodicheff and Kuzmin-Kararaieff, the
HOUSE HEARS DEFENCE OF
RATE BILL BY COCKRAN
WASHINGTON, RprU 12.-Ia view
of the announcement that Cockran of
New York, would speak in the house
today the galleries were crowded and
a large proportion of the members of
the house were in attendance. Cockran
briefly discussed the fiction of "gen
eral debate" and then launched into a
defense of the Hepburn rate bill and
the higher position taken by the house
EMSAS
sand until vhe comes to a point where
caa be seen nothing but sand. Above
the heavens,; gray like the earth be
neath and seemingly as hard and im
movable. In all this dreary waste, thert
is no sign of life or vegetation and 10
sound ave the muttering of the vol
cano. ' '' ., " V
Silence is AwfuL
One seems almost impelled to scream
aloud, to break the horrible stillness of
a land seemingly ; fogrotten by both
God and man. Every day that passes
gives new evidence of the magnitude of
the catastrophe. . Today's visit of King
Victor Emmanuel to Ottajano reveal
ed new tragedies. At a certain point
hi majesty was obliged to abandon his
motor car and went forward on horse
J back, his hours floundering through fonr
feet of ashes, stumbling into holes,
blinded by the fall of large cinder and '
a target for falling basaltic masses.
In the presence of the king 129 more
I bodie were excavated from the ruin,
j The dead at Ottajano are said to num-
ner sou.
Many Robberies.
There have been a large number of
robberies of the deserted houses de
spite the efforts of the authorities to
j protect property. In the excited con
dition' of the populace there is some
difficulty at preserving order. Closing
I the church at Torre Annunziata, which
was considered unsafe precipitated a
small riot.
three most important leader " of the
Constitutional Democrats, are endang
ered by a protest which has been filed
by the Mayor of Rzhey seeking to in
validate the elections in the province of
Tver. . ...
Inspired by the strength shown by
the radical movement, the Octaberists
have decided to re-name their party the
"Russian Liberal Party," and to in
clude in its programme more liberal
planks on the labor and agrarian ques
tions and the autonomy of nationalists
for the consistent unity of the era
pe. ";'S ;'
not only in an exceptional character of
legislation, but in the dignified way la
which the bill had passed the lower
branch of congress. In this connection
he ridiculed the constitutional debat
evs in the senate..
Considerable progress was made on
the postoflice bill, 18 of the 29 pages
having been completed. , But few amend
ments were made.