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THE DALLES, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1898,
NO 163
VOL. XI
FATAL F
IN A TOLEDO
ELEVATOR
Terrible Results of a Dust
Explosion.
TEN PERSONS WERE KILLED
Burned Alive Fifteen Others Seriously
Injured Several Others Were
Blown Out of Windows by the
Shock of the Explosion.
Toledo, O., Sep. 20. Ten cremated
and fifteen injured i9 the record of the
most disastroes fire that ever occurred
in Toledo. The spontaneous combustion
of dust in the grain elevator owned by
Paddock, Hodge & Co., at 9 o'clock,
caused this terrible destruction of life,
and none of those taken out after the
fire started were far enough from deaths
door to give any information as to the
details.
William J. Parks, the superintendent,
after being blown through a window of
the lower story, was conscious for a mo
ment, and said that about 8 ;S0 a terri
ble exploeion occurred on the south side
of the elevator, and that he though
there were about twenty men at work
on the seven floors of the great building
at the time. ,
Eesldes those regularly employed at
the elevator, the three children of Mr.
Parks were visiting him at the time.
One of these may recover from hia burns
bnt Grace, a 17-year-old girl, ia burned
almost beyond recognition, and Harrold.
the third child, has not been found, be
ing either blown to attorns or cremated
alive.
All over' Toledo houses were ehaken
by the explosion, as by an earthquake,
and windows were shaken for blocks
around. Very soon afterward flames
burBt from all sidea of the elevator. It
waa but a few minutes until the fire de
partment of the city began the work of
reBcue, which was rendered difficult by
the terriffic heat of the fire. The river
cat off the escape on one side, and there
the flames seemed to be less fierce. The
families of a dozen men who worked
within rushed to the ecene, and women
calling for their imprisoned husbands,
brothers and and fathers, made a ec
indescribable.
It was learned that a force of twenty
men had been in the building.their pur
pose having been to load 80,000 bushels
of grain during the night. No one of the
entire number could be seen in any part
of tbe building, and it was impossible to
reach them in any way.
YVm. t'arfcs waa lounu nrst. lie was
twenty fleet from the building, fright
fully burned and his clothes almost en
tirely torn off. He had been hurled from
his place in the main room through
window, and hia agonizing cries were
most pitiful.
Tbe little daughter of Mr. Parks was
titling at the desk in the office at tbe
time of the explosion, and waa hurled
out of the door. She walked down the
elevation on which tbe building stands
and fell down, to be carried away un
conscious suffering from injuries from
which she cannot recover.
. John Smith was fatally burned. He
waa literally disembowledand waa taken
to the hospital to die.
Tbe missing men are doubtless all
dead. No trace can be found of them,
and as they were employed at the top of
the elevator, their chances for escape
were slight.
Mr. Paddock, a member of the firm
owning the plant, said there was between
five ane six hundred thousand bushels
ot grain on storage at the time, the most
of it being winter wheat. The property
and grain is an entire loss and will reach
$550,000. The domage to adjoining prop
erty is $3,000. The insurance is $135,000
on tbe building and the grain loss ia
covered by $258,000.
Superintendent Parka and one of the
unknown men died early this morning
from their injuries, making t'te total
number of fatalities ten.
BRYAN TIRED
OF THE ARMY
Colonel of the Third Nebraska Volun
teers Will Resign His Commission
Ere Long to Enter Again the Po
litical Arena.
Kansas City, Sept. 20. A special to
the Star from Jacksonville, Fla., says:
Colonel William Jennings Bryan,
Third Nebraska volunteers, will shortly
resign his commission in tbe United
States army and resume the discussion
ot public questions. This statement ia
not made upon the authority of Bryan,
however. When asked to express him
self on the question of public interest, be
said :
"You can say that I refuse to discuss
any matters connected with politics, tbe
army or myself, except that I see no
reason to change my views in regard to
expanding the territory of the United
States. I expressed these in my Omaha
speech before beginning army life."
This is all Bryan would say, except to
add:
"You might also say I am not en
amored of army life as to apply for a
commission after the waria over."
The Third Nebraska regiment is soon
to go to Cuba.
ANOTHER
IDENTIFICATION
A Man is Sure He Recognizes the Head
Found in Yellow Mill Pond.
Bridgeport, Conn. Sept. 20. The
head of the victim of the Yellow Mill
Pond tradegy will be kept preserved in
alcohol for and Indefinite period await
ing identification. The rest of the body
haa been buried in the town farm.
Police Superintendent Birmingham,
with Detective Arnold, has gone to
Mesiden to look into the disappeance of
a young woman from that place.
A. D. Van Kuerin, of the staff of the
governor of Connecticut, called at the
morgue last night end after a long ex
amination positively identified the
severed head aa that of a young woman
who stopped at the same boarding-bouse
in New Haven that he did, two years
ago. This ia the sixth positive identifl
eation of the victim of the murder.
GEN. MERRIAM
RETURNS
General Arrived at San Francisco From
Honolulu This Morning on the
Australia All Reported Quiet
the Hawaiian Capital.
at
San Francisco, Sept. 20. The steam
er Australia arrived in port early this
morning from Hawaii. General Mer
riam, commander of the department of
California, who has been in Honolulu
waa one of the passengers. He waa ac
companied on the voyage by Lieutenants
Graves and Benett, of hia staff.
Everything was quiet in Honolulu
when the steamer left. The people were
mbilant over annexation, and were in
teresting themselves in all f-florta
make the government of the islands
similar to that "of the United States. The
officers of the Australia say tbe Arizona
with troops for Manila, sailed on the 11th
inst., and the Scandia, with troops and
treasure, was to leave on- Tuesday, the
13th.
Gravenstein apples 40 cents per box at
the Stadelman Commission Co.
XPEDITION
NOW MAKING
PREPARATIONS
mlariation at San Francisco of Troops
rflererl to Manila Will le BnsM
to an Early Completion.
ORCE ALMOST FORMIDABLE
The
Number to Aggregate
Six Thousand.
Prospect that Colonel Whollep, of the
Frst Washington Volunteers May
Command the Expedition Little
Prospect for Californians.
Sax Francisco, Sept. 20. The troops
ust ordered to the Philippines are all
anxious to depart aa soon as possible,
anil their wishes are likely to be grati
fied, aa General Miller, who hooea to
head the expedition, is doing all he can
to expediton their transportation. The
numerical strength of the forces ordered
to the Orient is as follows :
First Tennessee .1,280
Twentieth Kansas 1,301
Fifty-first Iowa 1,251
First Washington 1,315
Second Oregon recruits 300
Battalion Twenty-third regulars 400
Total 5,856
All of the troops named except the
Washington regiment have been attach
ed to the Philippine expeditionary force
The Washington men belonged to the
department of California.
Although tbe Sixth and Seventh Cali
fornia regiments are anxioua to Bee ac
tive eervice.there seems to be little pros
pect of their being added to the expedi
tionary force.
In case no general ia assigned to this
expedition, the command will devolve
uppon Colonel John H. Holley, of the
first Washington volunteers. He out
ranks Colonel Funston by reason of
prior service, in the regular, army both
baying mustered in their commands on
May 11th.
General Miller haa made application
bv telegraph to the chief ordnance at
Washington for enough Krag-Jorgensen
rifles to arm the four full regiments that
are eoinsr.
The Wyoming battery of light artilery
will be retained here.
The Eighth California, now doing gar
rison duty, will probably be left undia
turbed.
TROOPS GUILTY
OF VANDALISM
Americans Raid and Destroy Chinese
Vegetable Gardens and Commit
Other Misdemeanors Court of
Inquiry Ordered.
Honolulu, Sept. 12. (Via San Fran
Cisco, Sept 20.) American soldiers
Honolulu are causing the people of thi
community much worry. Acts of van
dahsiu are becoming frequent, and Gen
eral King baa issued orders for a court
of inquiry to investigate the alleged law
less acta committed by eoldiera an
assess the amount of damage. Chinese
fruit-growers and vegetable gardeners
have been for the most part the victims
of he soldiers, many gardens having
been raided and destroyed.
The Hawaiian archipelago is now the
military district of Hawaii, in the de
partment of California. An order creat
ing this district, dated September 4, haa
just been promulgated by Major-General
Merriam.
The Hawaiian commission has been
Royal makes the food pare, - -
wholesome and delicious.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
ROYAL BAKINQ POWDER CO.. NEW YORK.
holding daily sessions, but nothing ia
given out for publication. The com
mission will probably not leave for San
Francisco before Septomber 23. Senator
Morgan is quoted aa saying:
'I am inclined to think you will have
only a territorial government at present.
The United States will, of course, take
charge of the custom-bouse and postal
department, but in all other matters
vou will be your own masters. Yon
will make your own laws, subject to ap
proval of congress. The territory of
Hawaii has a great future before it."
Senator Cullom annonncea that the
local land law will remain in force.
Dole still transacts the business of the
executive. Merriam leavea for San
Francisco today.
MT. VESUVIUS
STILL SPOUTING
Immense Damage Will Almost Certainly
Result if She Continues in Erup
tion Long.
New York, Sept. 20. A special from
Naples says :
Frightful misery and immense damage
will be caused if the eruption of Mount
Vesuvius continues on the alarming
scale which it haa reached during the
last few days.
Nine new openings were counted today
around the central crater, but even the
extra vent doea nothing toward check
ing the flow of lava, although there ia a
marked cessation in the more violent
belching of fire and smoke.
BOTH PARTIC
IPANTS DEAD
Terrible Duel on Board a Mississippi-
River Steamer.
St. Louis, Sep. 20. Word was received
here of a desperate and fatal duel be
tween Mate Bart Davi9 andNightwatch
man Baker, on board the steamer May
flower.which left last night for Memphis
Both men are dead. For some time
there had been a feud between the men,
and laet night they decided to settle their
differences, one being armed with a knife
and the other having a revolver. A des'
perate encounter ensued on the deck of
the steamer, amidst the horrified passen
gers who were unable to interfere. Final
ly the mate, who had had been cut in
numerous places succeeded in shooting
his antagonist. When medical aid ar
rived both men were dead.
THEY "ATE
CANNED BEEF
And One-Tenth of the People of Plain
' well, Mich., Were Poisoned.
Niles, Mich., Sept. 20. Neaily one
tenth of tbe entire population of Plain
well, a Jittle village in Allegan county,
is ill from eating canned baef at a church
social. Fifty-five persona were poisoned,
20 are dangerously ill and four are ex-
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Those in danger are Mrs. Fthel Clancy,
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and L. W. Souls.
The ladies of the Presoyterian church
g'ave a supper and abou 100 guests were
present, all of whom had eupper and
partook of canned beef. So far fifty
cases of poisoning have been reported,
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