V"
VOL. XI
THE DALLES, OREGON. TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1898
NO 19
ENGULFED BY A FLOOD
Sliiiwnoetowii, 111., Absolute
ly Destroyed.
FEW PEOPLE IX ITS PATH ESCAPED
BuiIiIkii Itrcuk in tlm fjvt-n I.nt tlm Vn
tor In Umiii llin Town mill tlm
Live of 300 were I.imt.
CincAno, April 4. A special from
Cnrnii, III., guys:
The disaster nt Shawneotown carau
whun tlm urunt majority of the people
wero in tliuir homes eating auppor. Tlie
break in tho.luvee occurred about n mile
nbuvo tlm town, mid was within ten
minutes more tliim half n mjle wide. A
stream of wiiter twolvo to twenty feet
deep, currying more tliim half the cur
rent of the flood-raised Ohio, descended
on the unsuspecting people.
It enme in a great rush, like a tidal
wave. There was no slow rising of wa
ters to givo warning.
The houses on the outskirts were lift
ed up and rolled over and over. Most of
tliuiti wore torn into splinters. Their
inhabitants were drowned in them.
Xearor the center of the town brick
structures stopped the rush of the waters
for a few minutes, but most of the dwell
ing were floating, careening out into
the current of "the river.
After a lew moments the horror of the
iltimtiun was added to by the catching
fire uf a large house that iiad started
down the stream with the others. The
( people on the roofs wero already in dan
ger of beini; thrown oil' by colisious with
otiicr floating houses, but the occupants
of this floating firebrand added horror.
As it struck one house after another in
its course, some' other Louses cuught on
fire and their unfortunate occupants
were forced to trust themselves to the
mercy ot the swilling water on pieces of
wood to avoid u more horrible death by
fire,
The break in the levee flooded four
mill's of valley land and cut oil' com
munications on two railways, the 15. &
0. Southwestern nnd the L. it N.
Wliun the water had slackened some
what, many houses were atill standing,
but it was quickly seen that the frame
ones would not last long in the flood.
Uy means of rafts and swimming in the j
cold water seventy or eighty people wero j
transferred 'rum their garret windows
nnd roofs to the flat top of tho Gallatin j
county hank, a brick and stone building, :
imu the court house, which is built of
brick.
It was hoped thattheso would stand
tho presuru and the tindoriiiinint', but
when the single courier, who rode for
help to UyproES Junction, left Shawneo
town, only these two buildings showed
above tho broad sheet of tho flood in the
lower part of the town.and it was doubt
ful if they would not collapso and throw
tho refugees into tho rivor.
Ileaidos tho hundred or moro who
were on tho roofs of the two sound build
inaa it is known that nearly 1000 of tho
Inhabitants managed in one way and
another to muko their way to high hills
back of the town, or to houees in the
higher section of the village.
A few of these survived the sudden
burst of the waters, lint the first and
.eomotiinea the, Becond, floors were under
water. Tlioso who .made their way to
them went only in the clothes they
wero wearing when the wator caino. No
ono had imf) to eecure either treasure
or clothing. The property loss is very
great.
Garlands.
Hippy Thought Salvo
is stood, honest medi
cine. Put- ud in iars
that make it handy to
use, ii you are not
pleased with it your
aruvgjit gives your 50c
MUk,
For sale at DOMELL'S.
Royal make the food pure,
wholesome and delicious.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
HOVAt. OAKIha POWDER CO., NEW YORK.
A NOUAI.t, WKKCKKD HKIt.
Tho Iturk llotlinla C.iicr Down OfT the
IrlNli Count.
Ni:w Youk, April 4. The steamer La
Brotagno has arrived from Havre with
eleven survivors of the crew of tho Brit
ish bark Bothnia, which was wrecked
of the Irish coast March L'.'Jd.
Tho -JJotliniu sailed from Lohos de
Afnera, off the const of Pern on Novem
ber 5th. When fifty miles off the Irish
coast, on March t!3d, a squall struck the
bark.
Tho Bothnia drifted helplessly, until,
March 27, when tho crew was taken off
by La Rrotngne's lifeboat. Lu Bretagne
liberated carrier pigeon?, through ono of
which news of the rescue and the conse
quent delay to La Bretagne reached
Swansea.
I'JlKrAUKJJ I'DU THIS WOUST.
Amnrlcaii Ciiiimilate Kuncly to Ho Turned
Over to Oollln.
Ni:w Yokk, April 4. A Washington
special says:
Consul-General Lee has been instruct
ed to turn the American consulate over
to British Ccii9ulGolliu,aud has already
made the necessary arrangements with
Gollin to do so. This is a mere pre
caution In case Lee luu to leave sudden
ly. Lee apparently hus not abandoned
all hope of preventing hostilities, and
will stick to his post until it is folly to
remain longer. k
MINKS IN HAVANA HAKltUIt.
'oily of Tlirm Kalil ti llavn II is en Ito
contly I'lmilud.
Ni:w Youk, April 4. A Havana tlis
patch says :
Forty floating .submarine mines were
secretly plfwited in Havana , harbor last
Wednesday night by tho Spanish gov
ernment. Tho information comes from
official sources and is absolutely correct.
The inincs contain Biilllcient force there
to paralyse the largest ship afloat.
To I his Lund uf Hold.
Nkw Youk, April 4. Antonio Varicle,
of the French Geographical Society, has
arrived here with a balloon, with which
ho intends to muko a trip from Juneau
to the Klondike. A dozen persons are
in the party.
Varicle, head of the expedition, is 43
years old and u well-known engineer
and inventor in Franco. Ho claims tlut
Ills balloou can be steered wiuhout diffi
culty, BaoKluu'u AnucH attire.
The beat salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fevei
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi
tively cuius piles, or no pay required
It is guaranteed to give perfect natisfac
' tion , or money refunded. Price t!5 cents
per box:. For sale by Blakeley and
Houghton, druggists.
nttli for Auxiliary Navy.
Washington, April 4. The navy de
parttueut today sent telegraphic orders
to the auxiliary cruiser board Ht New
York to purchase immediately ten ves
sels fcflPthe auxiliary navy. These boats
ure to be betweon two thousand and tep
thousand tone burden. The board is di
rected to conclude the purchases a soon
as possible.
Hchoonar forHt. Michael.
Skatti-e, April 4, The first vessel to
leave here this season for St. Michaels,
Alaska, is the steamer Louise J. Ken
ney, which aalla tomorrow. She, will
take up nome material for some river
teamera and a taw mill.
DeWltf Little Early Risers,
The faaiou llitl pills.
GREAT REVIVAL nEETINGsU-"
Large Crowds Attend the Meetings Every Evening at the
Methodist Church to Listen to E. F. Miller.
E. F. MILLEll, THE
E. F. Miller, the sinking evangelist, is
a native of Scranton, Pa., and a very
pleasant and ag-eeable gentleman. He
Ib of German descent, his parents having
been natives of Hanover, Germany. A
portion of his history is thus given by
himself:
"My home is in Chicseo, where my
wife and child are now living. At the
age of 19 I was converted and united
with the M. E. church, my parents be
ing Lutherans. When 21 years old I
went to Colorado, where my elder bro
ther lived, and (bote I iinitpd with the
Methodist church, since which time I
lnive been very active in church work,
as a layman, having never been ordained
as a minirtcr.
"In Denver I whs engaged in car
building. David H. Moore ami Bishop
Cranston were my pastors. In the spring
of 18S1 Moody and Sankey wero in Den
ver. I received n letter of introduction
to the two gentlemen and called on them
at their hotel. In the interview I was
asked to state my business and the ob
ject of my visit, which I did. I was then
asked if 1 ware a pinuer and I replied
that I was, and asked Mr. Moody if Ira
D. Sankey, his associate, sunt.-, 'Are You
One of the Ninety and Nine?' 1 received
a negative answer and uas requested to
sing a verse of the song, which I did.. It
Kre 11IU
Send your address to II. E. Bucklen
& Co., Chicago, and get n free sample
box of Dr. King's New Life Pills. A
trial will coiivince you of their merits.
These Pills are easy in action and are
particularly effective in the cure of.Con
stipation and Sick Headache. For Ma
luria and Liver troubles they have been
proved invaluable. They are guaranteed
to be perfectly free from every deleter
ious substance and to be purely vegeta
ble. They do Hot weaken by their
action, but by giving tone to stomach
and bowels greatly invigorate the sys
tem. Kegular sine 25c. per box. Sold
by Blakeley & Houghton Druggists. (2)
The Light of the Future.
Why not be independent and own
your own little gas plant, which will
give four times more light than ordinary
gas or electric lights at one-half the
cost? App'icable for use in churches,
stores, factories, hotels, residences and
country homes ; safer than ordinary gas
or kerosene lamps. Approved by ull the
boards of underwriters throughout the
United States. We want a first-class
agent In every town. Write for cata
Every Package
of Schilling s Best tea is a sample.
Your money back if you don't like it.
SWEET SINGER.
rculted a few months later in being in
vited to come to Mr. Moody's church in
Chicago, where I had charge of his large
choir. I also did pastoral work and at
the same time took vocal lessons of F.
W. Root, a leading vocal teacher of the
citv.
"The way then opened for me to en-
i gage in evangelietic work in New York
j City in the spring of 18S2, and while
there I placed myself under the instruc-
tion of an eminent music teacher, George
James Webb. In 18S3 I returned to
i Chicago, from which time I have been
associated with Mr. Potter.
"I have no other business oi occupa
tion, and half of the time I work alone
without my associate both preach and
sing."
Mr. Miller bears the enviable distinc
tion of being classed by comretent
juices with Ira D. Sankey, P. P. Bliss
i and other leading gospel siu'.-ers. It is a
I singular 'act that at one time, six men
who were destined to be prominent Ug
1 ures in this line of music were living in
the same portion of Pennsylvania. The
list is composed.of Ira D. Sankey, P. P.
! Bliss, J. S. McGraunahan, Prof. Case,
Prof. E. 0. Kxceli and E. F. Millei, and
their homed were so near together that
they could have met at a central point
by a einale day's buggy ride.
logue and prices.
Aci:tyi.kne Gas Machine Co.,
iuc!i20 lw Akron, Ohio.
ISiMvitro of Oiiiiiit-ulK for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury,
As mercury will surely destroy tho sense
of smell and oinpletely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on prescrip
tions fiom reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do .is ten fold to the
good you can possibly derive from them.
Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0., contains
no mercury, and is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gen
uine. It is taken Internally, and made
in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co.
Testimonials free. Price 7oc. per bottle.
Sold by Druggists. 4.
Smoke the popular brands Prize
Medal, Guarantee and Kosn Queen
cigars Jiauutactured by S. F. Fouts.
tf
Spring Styles
MEN'S HATS
What's in a hat. depends rn who wears it
What amount of style and good appearance it
has, depends on where yon buv it. Our
knowledge of stylo and, our knowing where to
go after t he f jshionable ones, enables ns a I ways
to have the correct style", so when yuii buy
your hats here you are assured of being in the
hat fashion.
The hats for spring wear are here.
The styles are as interesting as the prices
we've marked them at.
The Correct Block.
Black and
Latest Brown.
Latest
Special
ROB
ROY.
Elegant
Styles.
1
Isa
Newest MUtL
For more than fifty-six years it has never failed in
its weekly visits to the homes of farmers and
villagers throughout the United States.
IT HAS faithfully labored for their prosperity and happi
ness, for tho improvement of their businoss and homo
interests, for education, for tho elevation of American
manhood and true womanhood.
IT HAS told at tho fireside interesting and instructive
stories of tho doings of tho world, tho nation and states.
IT HA8 advised tho farmer as to tho most approved meth
ods of cultivating and harvesting his crops, and tho
proper time to convert them into tho largest possible
amount of money.
IT HAS led in a)l matters pertaining to tho welfare of
farmers and villagers, and for over half a century has
held their confidence and esteem,
IT NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBNUE
and we furnish it with tho Semi-Weekly Chronicle one
year for $1.75, cash in advance,
7
Alpines. Hazel, Pearl, Tobacco.
Black and Brown.
Cloth,"
Silk
or
Crash.
CO.
BORN
SEPTEMBER
1841.