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THE DALLES, OREGON. MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1898.
NO 175
A TERRIBLE
TORNADO
AND FLOOD
country between Savanah and Jackson
ville, over which the heaviest part of the
etorm passed, the full extent of the dam
age cannot be learned.
Coast of Georgia and South
Carolina Swept.
THE PROPERTY
LOSS HEAVY
Extraordinary High Tide Caused by the
Hurricane No Word Has Been
Received Thus Far From the Small
Islands Off the Coast.
Savannah, Oct. 2. For fiiteen hours,
from 3 o'clock this morning until 6
o'clock tonight, Savanah has been in the
grasp of a West Indian tornado. Dur
ing, the day the wind blew Eteadily from
fifty to seventy miles an hour.
While the city escaped with compara
tively little damage, the lose of proper
ty among the sea islands of the Georgia
and South Carolina coasts is believed to
be heavy.
For miles in every direction around
Savanah the towns along the river are
submerged. Only one fatality has so far
been reported the drowning of a negro
while attempting to reach the land from
a small island near Thuuderbold but
heavy Iobs of life is feared on the South
Carolina sea islands, where such fearful
loss occurred during the great tidal wave
of 1893. The conditions now are the
same as at the time of that storm. Ow
ing to the submerged country and the
isolated location of the islands, no news
can be bad from them until the water
subsides.
For eight miles north of Savanah the
entire country is a lake, with only the
hummock visible. At noon the water
was eight feet above the highest tide.
Driven on shore by the northeast etorm,
it filled up on the islands, swept oyer
banks and dams, carrying away the
remnant of the rice crop that was left by
the August etorm, and had not been
gathered, and wipmg out farm crops.
The loss to rice-growers alone will be
from fifty to seventy-five thousand dol
lars. Of the entire rice crop along the
Savanah river, valued at $250,000,all but
about fifteen per cent was lost during
this and the preceeding etorm.
Considerable anxiety is felt for ship
ping at sea. The schooner Nacoochee
for New York, and the steamer D. H.
Miller for Baltimore, went to eea Satur
day night. The City of Macon was due
this morning from New York, but has
not yet arrived, and the City of Agnsta
sailed from New York Friday, and was
due here tonight.
The extent of the storm is uhknown,
and until tetegraphic communications
are restored or new9 is received from the
A BIG FIRE IN
- TACOMA SATURDAY
Woolen Mills Entirely Destroyed The
Loss Is Estimated at About Fifty
Thousand Dollars.
A ONE MIL
LION DOLLAR
CONFLAGRATION
A Serious Blow to Colorado
Springs.
Tacoma, Oct. 1. Tho Tacoma Woolen
Mill Company's plant burned this morn
ing, and is almost a total loss. The val
uation of the etock and plant reaches
$55,000 and is covered by $24,000 insur
ance. The plant will probaply be re
built. The fire originated in the picking-room
and is attributed to the overheating of
a machine or a spark from a nail In the
wool."
The mill had received a large ship
ment of wool the day before, and this
was destroyed, together witch a ship
ment of 200 hundred bolts of cloth for
New York, which was being packed.
HE LEAVES
CAMP WIK0FF
Shafter Takes Command of the Depart
ment of the East.
New York, Oct. 2. General Willam
R. Shafter arrived in this city today
from Montuk point. He will go to Gov
ernor's Island tomorrow morning, where
he will take command of the department
of the East, to which he has been as
signed. He was accompanied by Major
J. M. Miley, bis aid. When asked if he
expected to remain long in command of
the department of the East, General
Shafter said :
' "I expect to retain command of the
department of the Fast until General
Merritt arrives from Manila. On bis ar
rival, I expect he will take command of
the department, and I will return and
resume charge of the department of
California. I like California, and I want
to make it my permanent home. During
my command there I made many
friends, and I like the climate and many
associates there."
For Sale.
Full section (640 acres) of fine wheat
land in Sherman county, four miles from
Columbia Southern R. R. All fenced
and in cultivation. Easy terms.
J. M. Huntington & Co.
Phone 81. The Dalles, Ore.
NOTICE.
Outstanding warrants on school dis
trict No. 12, Wasco county, Oregon, will
be paid on presentation at my office.
Interest ceases on and after this date.
C. L. Schmidt, Clerk.
The Dalles, Sept. 12, 1898.
EIGHT BLOCKS
WERE BURNED
famous Antlers Hotel a Total Loss
Fire Started in a Pile of Rubbish
Under the D. & R. G. Freight
Depot.
Colorado Springs, Oct. 1. This city
bad a visitation of fire this afternoon
which threatened for hours to destroy
the entire business district.
The wind was blowing at the rate of
forty-five miles an hour from the south
west when the fire started at the Denver
& Rio Grande freight depot, at the foot
of Cucharis street, at 2:30 p. m.,and the
flames epread with great rapidity. A
strip four blocks long from north to
south, and two blocks wide from east to
west, has been burned over, but at this
hour the conflagration is believed to be
under control. The flames are still leap
ing high over the burned district, but
the wind has died down, and there is no
doubt that the fire engines, which have
come from Denver and Pueblo in re
sponse to appeals for aid, will be able to
confine the flames to their present lim
its. The Antlers hotel, one of . the largest
in the West, three lumber yards and
two blocks of business houses have been
destroyed. In round numbers the loss
is estimated at $1,000,000, and insurance
at half that amount.
The fire started in a pile of rubbish
underneath the platform of the D. & R.
G. freight depot. Within five minutes
it had communicated to freight cars
standing near, and it spread so rapidly
that it was impossible to move any of
the cars. Half a car of powder con
sighed to G. S. Barnes & Sons exploded.
The cana were thrown hundreds of feet,
and the wonder is that no one was in
jured. While the big fires were burning sev
eral small ones broke out throughout the
city, destroying several residences and
throwing people into consternation.
Several arrests have been made to
night of persons suspectee of having at
tempting to etart fresh fires, but there is
no question that the first fire, at ' the
Denver & Rio Grande freightbouse was
entirely accidental, possibly being caused
Dy a spark from a locomotive.
Furnished rooms to rent, also suites
of rooms suitable for housekeeping. Ap
ply to 19 and 20, Chapman block. tf
Royal make the food pare.
wholesome and delicious.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
ROYAL BAKING POWOE CO., NEW YORK.
Three Doctors In Consultation.
From Benjamin Franklin.
" When you are Bick, what you like
best is to be chosen for a medicine in the
first place ; what experience tells you is
best, to be cboeen in the second place ;
what reason (i. e.. Theory t says is best
is to b3 chosen in the last place. But if
you can get Dr. Inclination, Dr. Ex
perience and Dr. Reason to hold a con
sultation together, they will give you
the best advice that can be taken."
When you have a bad cold Dr. Incli
nation would recommend Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy because it is pleasant
and safe to take. Dr. Experience would
recommend it because it never fails to
effect a speedy and permanent cure
Dr. Reason would recommend it because
it is prepared on scientific principles,
and acts on nature's plan in relieving
the lungs, opening the Becretions and
restoring the system to a natural and
healthy condition. For sale by Blakeley
& Houghton.
German or Latiu.
The undersigned desires to instruct a
few private classes in German or Latin
during the next eight'months, and takes
this opportnnity to solicit pupils. All
desiring instructions in either of these
languages will plenpe inquire for further
particulars at the Lutheran parsonage,
220 West Fourth Street, this city.
Rt tpectfully,
e24 lm. L. Grey.
Deafnesa Cannot be Cored
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed con
dition of the mucous lining of the Eus
tachian Tube. . When this tube is in
flamed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en
tirely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless tbe inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever ; nine cases out of ten are caused
by catarrh, which is nothing but an in
flamed condition of the mucous sur
faces. We willtgive One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars ; free.
F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, O.
CSold by Druggists, 75c. 6-10
Use Clarke & Falk's Rosofoam for the
teeth.
You
can live
without
Schll!iiig9s Best!
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fay
faouldl you?
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In men's clothing for fall and
winter will be maintained by giving
you greater value for less money than
elsewhere.
- Never have we had a more sty
lish line of men's suits and over
coats, and never were we better pre
pared to prove to the man who has
his clothes made to order that it is
a waste of money.
We have succeeded in having
our clothing made to equal the best
merchant tailoring. Our show window will give you.
a glimpse of what we are selling in men's suits at the
popular prices of $7.50 and $10.00; these suits are
made of a solid all-wool Cassimere, in "new and attrac
tive patterns."
No time like the present for buying overcoats.
Our offerings at Ten D.ollars are not equaled elsewhere.
See window.
R. JVT. Williams & Co.
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FMRl FAIR! FA0G3Z
The Tenth Annual Fair and Race Meeting of
Second Eastern Oregon District Agricultural Socisly
Embracing: the Counties of
WASCO, SHERMAN, GILLIAM, CROOK, MORROW AND UMATILLA
Will Be Held at
THE- DALLES, WASCO CO., OR.
Tuesday, October 18, 1898,
Continuing 5 days. Continuing 5 days.
For Premium List and any information regarding the fair write to J. O. Mack.
Secretary, The Dalles, Oregon. A. S. MAC ALLISTER, Pres.
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Wasco Warehouse Company
Headquarters for Seed Grain of ail kinds.
Headquarters for Feed Grain ot e.n kinds.
Headquarters for Rolled Grain, ail kinds
Headquarters for Bran Shorts, 0?"!
Headquarters for "Byers' Best" Pendle-
rj TTloilT This Floor is manufactured expressly for family
l"VA nse ; every sack is guaranteed to give satisfaction.
Via eell our goods lower than any honse in the trade, and if you don't think bo
call and get our priceB and be convinced.
Highest Prices Paid for Wheat, Barley and Oats.
Cloudy Weather Ppeievved iotr Sittings.
MY WORK MY. SUCCESS.
Chapman Block.
THE DALLES, OR.