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VOLUME LXI NO. 250 , ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 1906 PRICE FIVE CENTS
TORNADO IN
THE SOUTH
Devastation and Terror the
Ruling Signs.
REPORTS CREEPING IN
Mobile In the Very Center of the
Hundred Mile Gale and
it' Full Effect.
SEVEN FOOT FLOOD ON STREETS
Bv.M Charged With Dntroui Fly
ing DebrI Rilro4 Trick Dlwp
pw at if by Mglc-I.ife-Lou
Mot Ascertainable Yt.
r ATLANTA, Sept. 28 -Th Associated
Vrt has jvtnt received th following
telegrami "Bay Mlnette, Ala. I ra at
Hay Mlnette. Have full account of dev
astation of Mobile." The dispatch U
signed by "Carver," city editor of the
MbH Register.
3;30 p. m. Kvory effort ii being
mad to learn omethlng further, from
Bay Mliwttt. Th only wire working
mith goes u fa' Flomaton, Ala,
MOBILE, via Meridian. Sept. 8.
Tlte first men out of Mobil nine tli.
great Gulf storm report that a nunv
ber of live ware lost, property worth
f, 1,000,00 rWroyf.1 nd th' entire mc
ttoin of four block wll nd extending
the entire length of the city under five
feet of wler.
The wind In Mobile reached velocity
of 00 mile n hour. A number of blp
were wrecked nd whwve wr de
trved. Five thoimsnd houe we damef!.
The water, from the by, driven by th
OO rnile Rftli have blown Into the city
to a depth of even feet in the whole
nle dUtriet.
The lo of llf l believed to be
mainly among the negroe. On Dauphin
Inland, where many flehermen live, the
chance, are the low of life i al.o
very heavy, and much fear I entertain
ed for Fort Morgan where many oldler
are quartered.
Much apprehension ! felt for the
suburban town, a it l fared they
have been obliterated. Th low to the
wharve in immense, nearly all of them
, being in rulnn. Vholeaal houae have
lost many thousand of dollar from the
flood and the damage i Increasing: be
eaue of inability to eecure labor to
ave t!8 goods, although a , much a
$1.50 per hour I willingly offered.
Word can not describe the eeene dur
ing the Btorm. Tree fell and roof,
crushed and through the etreet were
hurled myriad of piece of slate, tin
roofing, cornice, and all kind of de
bris. Many people were eriouly in
jured by flying missile.
The railroad have started clearing
their tracks, but the task i inconceiv
ably heavy.
UFW ORLEANS, Sept. 28.-About
twenty-five wrecked schooner betweon
; here and West Pascngoula, Mis., have
been observed by a Louisville 4 Nash
ville railroad engineer today.
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FEN8ACOLA, Sept. 28.With a gale
blowing from 00 to 00 mile an hour,
and women and children running nan
tlndllif about the street, an alarm of
a h. unvlftA to the confusion. The
horse rofueed to leave the station and
hR firemen draffacd the apparatus by
hand, through a ahower of tin roof,
tree and wire to the blaze, and after
long hour of work, controlled it.
. 1 - . ... .i . mmmm. Palma nrounf.ln tha reslirnation of
Of fifty or alxty bis steamer and
sailing vaweli In this port, only five
or six remain and the are high ashore
along in uay, anna a maa oi wreckage
of all rt. Great iron ship were
not only driven antiore, but through a
bouM a blink from the water front.
Every house along tli. waterfront for
ten mile ha been destroyed and near
ly every , lmlldlng In th buslue di-
trlct unroofed
Th INikivill 4 Naahvill railroad I
destroyed for- thirty mile. Although
Mayor Maura ha sworn in fifty extra
jHtlk-emer'and several arrest hav been
made, looting still prevails, -it being
positively impossible to protect proper
ty under present chuotlo condition.
Th vesael at the I'ensaeola ' navy
yard which wen undergoing repair and
whlvh mar have been beached, are the
gunboat Vixen, Machlas, Isle de Lu
ton and Olouoester, beside several
mailer craft. The damage from the
hurricane I estimated at . $3,000,000.
Los of life U very heavy among the
mariners, though only one body ha
been recovered. Other bodies aw re-1
ported along th hor.
MOBILE, Sept. 2S.--Th damage to
th cotton crop i Incalculable. One
planter declared he would Uk $15 for
what U left of bla crop, and then be
lieved he would have the best of the
bargain, ' S '
IXiUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 28.-The
general manager" oftlc of the Louis
ville iashvill received a dispatch at
3:09 this afternoon, from Flomaton,
Ala., confirming the los of Mf and dev
astation of property In the City of Mo
bile. The dispatch sayai
"The editor of the Mobile Register and
th Louiavill & Naehvlll operator have
mad their way to Bay MlnetU from
Mobile, making the trip by boat and
on foot. They report much damage
dona to property in th city of Mo
ftiTts Many people were injured in the
collar of buildings. ' Negroe caught
looting property are being beaten to
death. A great many hlp and. one
or two revenue cutter were sunk and
their crews drowned.
The city ! practically under control
of the . militia and no one is on the
trtot except newspaper men ami those
wearlntr badge. A large number of
house were destroyed and many people
were injured In the collpe of build-
in. Bienville Square ha been de-
stroyed. Chriet Church Cathedral wa
blown down. , The water i five feet
deep in the business section of the city
n,i linlc. nf rotton. trunks, household
good and other dcbVis are floating about
the city.
"The wind reached a velocity of tro
miles an hour. Fort Morgan, at the
entrance of Mobile Bay, and suburban
town in the vicinity of Mobile are
believed to have been, ewept away. The
estimate of the aamage la ueiween
...
000.000 and $4,000,000 in the city of Mo
bile alone.
"There I no way of reaohing the out
side world except by boat and on foot.
All wires are gone and washout are
numerous In ever? direction. Four or
five blocks of the best business section
- - , at
of tho city have been swept away
DECREPIT OLD HERO. -
CHICAGO, Sept. 28. The condition of
General Edwin H. McCook, who was
taken tn the Baptist Hospital three
week ago so ill that his Ufo was de
spnircd of, was reported so much im
proved yesterday that he probably will
be able to leave the hospital within
ten davs. Although as a former bnga
dier-general of volunteers, the civil hero
receives a pension of but $70 a month,
at no time hn be wanted for anything
his brother, Genorali Anson 0. IoCook,
of New York, having requested friends
in Chicago to see that' his comfort is
provided for without regard to expense
AN ASYLUM OFFERED.
NEW YORK, Sept. 28.-In response
tn toletreama from ttrominent colored
ohurch workers of this city, it was
learned yesterday that the Rev. W. J
White, editor of the Georgia Baptist of
Anmteta, Ga who ha been exiled from
that city on account of the race rioting
in Georgia, is to make his future home
in this city. He probably will be ap
pointed pastor of a colored church here
Dr. White is 05 years' of ago. He was
one of the prime factors in organizing
the Equal Rights League of Georgia.
UCATO
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Marines Were Landed Last
Night By Orders.
TO GUARD TREASURY
Majority Members of Congress
Refuse to Attend Special
Session.
REBELS ARE VERY VINDICTIVE
Charge All Sorts of Bad Faith to Amer
ican Commissioners, But People
Generally Bail Intervention
With Joy. '
HAVANA. Sept. 28. American in
tervention in Cuba, will be an accom
plUhed fact tomorrow, f V
reident Roosevelt' peace commis
sioner, although clothed with the full
est authority to take such action when
ever it became obvious that the secur
ing of peace by harmonising the war
rinor Cuban wa impossible, have pa
tiently withheld their handa until toe
lut hope ha disappeared.
Thi stage was reached at a late hour
tonight, when the majority member
refused to attend the session of Con
gress called to act on the resignation
of the members of the government, and
declared, definitely, they would have
nothing more to do with the government
of Cuba.
A was expected, there la much rabid
denunciation of the course of the Amer
ican commissioners, who, it ho been al
leired. have acted unfairly toward the
irovernmcnt, but the great masa of Cu
bans, Spaniards and Americana welcome
Intervention, for which they have longed
for the past six weeks.
A force of thirty marines, by oracr
...
of Secretary Taft, have landed from
n.a iinttWhin Louisiana, and have
mounted guard over the Cuban treas
ury building. ,
WASHINGTON. Sept. 28. Both the
war and navy department are prac
tically on a war basia today and to
night at many of the office, advice
imm f'nhn. are anxiously awaited. The
only detail now remaining i the hir
ing of transport. Many conferences
were held today, but no orders of con
sequence were made,
HAVANA. Sept. 28. Wild rumors
have come to the American legation
that the" rebel, seeing that intcrven
tion"! certain tomorrow and that to
day is their only chance of occupying
the city, arc advancing upon Havana
HAVANA Sept. 28. That they shall
make one lost supreme effort to reoon
oile the Cuban differences, were the
instruction War. Secretary . Taft and
Assistant Secretary of State Bacon to
day received from President Roosevelt
It was also decided to make a final
anneal to the patriotism of every lead
er, regardless of whether he is affiliated
with the government or with tne reo
els.
It i intended that the provisional
irovemment shall be essentially Cuban
and that the Cuban flag shall remain
over oublio building, though the Amer
inn flnop hna been raised wherever
troops have been stationed.
Taft's reason for Suggesting that pos
sibly United State intervention Way
not take place till tomorrow is that
Congress may ' continue through the
night before a final decision is reached.
HAVANA, Sept. 28. (4: OS p. m.j
A message was read from President
NTERVENE
Palma nresentW the resignation of
Cabinet officer, vice president and Anal
ly hi own resignation. Senator Zaya
then rose and denounced Palma for ac
cepting the resignation of the Cabinet
officer without naming substitute.
Congressman Betaneotnt replied that
the President bad acted entirely within
hi right end be proposed that the
resignation of the President and Vice
President Mendci Capote be declined,
and that a committee be sent to . th
palace to urge them to withdraw their
rtwigiiatioii.
HAVANA, Sept. 28. The probability
that the warring Cuban would get to
gether on any agreement under which
the overelgnty of their government
can continue without interruption was
remote as ever this afternoon. A the
time approached for the opening of the
extra session of Congress the Liberals
had made i final effort by presenting
the name -of various Independent and
Liberal candidate to succeed Senor
Palma as provisional President, but
none of the wa satisfactory to the
Moderate.
The latter after many excited dis
cussions. In which, however, only a
scattering few participated, ; settled
only two additional facts, one that af
ter declining to accept Palma's resig
nation they would go in a body to the
Palace and endeavor to persuade we
President to reconsider his determina
tion, and the other, that, failing In this,
they would present General Rodriguez,
commander of the rural guards, as can
didate for provisional. President.
Secretary Taft aat back in his cnair
at the legation In the attitude of wait
Ing for Cuba to play the last card In
the game. In which her independence w
at stake. He was confident the card
will not take the trick, and so ex
pressed himself t th Associated Press,
and yet, recognizing the sacred function
of Contrref. which it about to meet,
to act on President Palma' resignation,
he I determined to give the politician
all the leeway possible in settlement
of the controversy. lie earn he wa cer
tain the United States would have to
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SORRY COMMISSION
Seattle Doctors Who Examined
Holy Rollers are Out.
FEES EXPECTED NOT IN SIGHT
Judge Fratet Will Not Sign Their Cer
tificate of Service and County Will
Not Cash Warrant If He Doe
Witness in Same Fix.
SEATTLE, Sept ,28. The physicians
who formed the medical committee that
made the finding .that Esther Mitchell
and Maude Hurt Creffield are Insane,
are wondering where their pay for II
days' services n conducting the exam
ination is comimr from. Since the com
mission closed iU labors the members
of it have been endeavoring to secure
the signature of Judge Frater to an
order allowing them a fat fee for their
sen-ices. Judge Frater ha shown no
desire to eisrn this order. Even if the
physicians succeed in. getting the judge's
signature they will be as for as ever
from obtaining any money for their la
bors. If Judge Frater should eign the
order, Prosecuting Attorney Mackin
tosh will advise the county clerk not
to issue certificates calling for county
warrants, on the grouna that tne com
mittee was an illegal body, appointed
by Judge Frater without any authority
of law. . ' . - ''v. r
. Drs. Eames, Turner and Snively, who
composed the commission, must wait
until the Supreme Court passes upon
the lemvlity of Judge Fmter's action.
Then they may be able to get a $10
fee for each day's service.,
Witnesses who were called before the
committee to 'testify are in the same
position a the physicians j they cannot
secure any order for their witness fees
and may never ttain any pay if the
Supreme Court should decide that Judge
Frater had acted illegally.
NEIGHBORS
Some Spectacular Yarns
Told in Brief Form.
BEAR STAMP OF TRUTH
Ship Wreck in Mid-Pacific-Mine
jobbery in Far Australia
Starved Castaways.
PORTLAND BOYS IN TROUBLE
Their Sloop Seized in Strait of Georgia
While Alaska-Bound os .Three
Year Hunt, Ett, Etc, Etc.,
Etc, Etc, Etc
VICTORIA, Sept. 28. The steamer
Aorangi, from Australia, via Honolulu,
bring several passengers from the
stranded transport Sheridan, among
them Captain Wood and the crew of the
drydock Dewey.
The shipwrecked passenger reported
the Sheridan' position favorable to re
floating. The Aorangi also brings an
account of a sensational mine robbery
involving over 2,000 pounds, in Anis
tralia, recalling the doing of "Captain
Starlight. Four masked men attacked
the mine staff, bound and gagged them,
cut the telephone wires, washed all the
gold from the sluice boxes and thm de
camped.
H. M. S. Cambrian, from a South Sea
cruise to Sydney reported the picking
up of two American eeamen on Easter
Island. The Chilean residents of the
island had refused food and lodging to
the Americans, who lived for seven
months for the most part on green ba
nana. v
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PORTLAND, Sept. 28. It develops
that the sloop Reginald, seized by the
British Columbian fisheries cruiser Kes
trel, in th Straits of Georgia, for be
ing without clearance papers, and taken
to Vancouver, B. C on Sept 20, be
long to and wa manned by three
Portland young men, P. T). Cline, Martin
Royce and Charlea Stipe.
The young men were on "their way for
a three-year' hunting and fishing trip
to Alaska and alleged they' were told
bv the United State custom officers
that it was impossible to clear their ves
sel because she was too small. Proceed
ing are pending to confiscate the lit
tle boat, which is worth about $1,500.
It Is not stated whether the federal
government will be asked to intervene
or not x
GAME OLD SPORT.
NEW YORK. Sept. 28. In a few
hours by noon tomorrow, it is expect
edSir Thomas J. Lipton will arrive
in this city by the steamer Celtic. Al
though thrice defeated in hi attempts
to "lift" the America's Cup, he is com
ing again with the intention, it is said,
of trying a fourth time to separate
that trophy from the control of the
New York Yacht club, provided he can
succeed in convincing that organization
that a challenge for the cup under the
present rule of measurement would be
acceptable to it. If the New York
Yacht club consents to race under its
present rule, It is likely that Sir
Thomas will challenge with Shamrock
in. and the defender of the cup may
be
the Constitution, which is said to
the rule better than the Reliance.
fit
FOOTBALL CAMPAIGN.
To Secure Uniform Interpretation of the
Code of The Game.
S.JTKW1 YORK, Sept. 28. The Central
Board of Officials,! acting under the
inter-collegiate football rule committee,
the Murray Hill Hotel. Invitation
ha arranged a meeting for tonight at
have been extended to all the member
of the rule committee, to eoaches and
prominent player in various institution
to the bwo hundred men) who have
already been authorized to officiate h
games, and to other whose presence
might aid in the furtherance of the ob
jects of the central board to secure a
uniform Interpretation of the game.
. There have been a great number of
points of difference in the interpretation
of the new rules to arise since the care- ,
full and painstaking study of the new
rule began and all these are to be '
brought up and studied , and decided.
It is stated that the criticism of trie
new rules that has come to the com
mittee while divided has been generally "
favorable and tSere ha been no sugges
tion to reach them urging the nec
essary of further Wholesale revision.
TREMENDOUS SCHEME.
All Mankind to be Used in a Plea for
Russian Peace,
NEW YORK, Sept,,28. Ivan Ivano-
viteh, head of the Russia liberty or
ganization, who arrived here last Tues
day from Russia, "explained yesterday
what his reported secret mission wa.
Y "t was sent here," he said, "by the
Russian military party to represent
150.000,000 in an appeal to the worM
for a Betition to the. czar asking for
peace and a new form" of government"
Mr. Norodny said hi people looK w
the United States for a larger part
of the eupport of thi new movement,
which was suggested to hi party, lie
said, by &e Czarina' secretary.
"It has been proved conclusively,"
said the Russian reformer, "that -t w
avail nothing to wage a war of blood
upon the czar-, eo we have decided in
stead to declare on him a war of edu
cation and moral suasion."
, Mr. Norodny expects to seek support
of William J. Bryan and Congressman
John Sharp Williams. He will organ
ize clubs in. many of the larger citiea
to obtain signatures to the petition.
PENDLETON TOUGHS
Saw Their Way to Liberty Through
All Barriers.
BARS AND PADLOCKS AND ALL
Three Men, Due at Penitentiary, Leave
.the Pendleton Jail In a Hurry, and
'Disappear Utterly All Small
of Body and That Helped.
PENDLETON, Sept 28. A sensa
tional jailbreak occurred here last night
between 2 and 3 o'clock, when three
prisoner in the county jail escaped, af
ter sawing through a cell, two padlock
and an iron-grated, window. The pris
oner in the plot are Robert Weddle,
facing a trial for highway robbery near
Echo; James Kennedy, sentenced to on
year in the penitentiary for embezzle
ment, and Guy Young, awaiting trial
for larceny. The escaped men and two
other were confined In upper eella in
the jail. They had been provided with
a 6teel saw, which enabled them to
cut' a eection from the corridor of the
cell large-'enough to go through and
drop to the floor below. They then sawed
through a padlock to the bathroom and
escaped from the latter room by saw
ing c bar in the grate.
The break was discovered this morn
ing at 8 o'clock, and the chase com
menced, information being telephoned
to all surrounding towns. None of the
men had been found at noon. All three
are small sized, enabling them to escape
inruugu Biuuii spnvo.
GOOD FOR NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Sept. 28. The amend
ment to the state labor law prohibit
ing the employment of children under
sixteen in any line or calling or busi
ness after h p. m., will go Into effect
next Monday. The new ,law, it Is said,
will be vigorously enforced. .: .,
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