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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1893)
7 ..uiH EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT, VOL. ASTOIilA, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 1893. PRICE. FIVE CENTS, MA teHf (Kfi. (Sfrt w S- , 1 411 I r 1 111 i ll J A T C DM CF FEARFUL CYCLONES Great Destruction of Life and Proiorty, .. SOATTEEED OVEfi A WIDE AEEA YTHIN A T The Visitation Wm Uo usually Severe and Simultaneous In Several West ern Slates. at HERMAN - WISE'S, The Reliable Clothier and JIatter, THE ASSIGNEE'S SALE AT- 'arker & Hanson's Will be continued for a few days until further notice. Everything MUST BE CLOSED OUT AND PRICES - WILL BE CUT To Suit the Condition and the times. W. W. PARKER, Assignee. BANKRUPT SALE! AT- Is drawing to a close, and in order to Bell everything, we have made further REDUCTIONS in every department. Lower Than Eve 8? CLOTHIHG At Hi Fixtures For Sale. noe, Store For Rent Associated Press. St Louis, Mo., April 12. As the tele phone and telegraph wires are repaired and communication Is once more estab lished, reports are received of the rav ages of Tuesday night's storm. The wires all over are still prostrated but enough has been learned to show that no section Escaped the storm's fury. The same Is true of Southern and Cen tral Illinois, Springfield, Qulncy, Jack sonville, Danville, Centralla, Olney, Vandalla, Cairo, and various other places importing barns and other small buildings destroyed and much live stock killed. No loss of human life Is reported. Northern Arkansas also suf fered, though not to so great an ex tent. The property loss In this city will be great, aggregating over $100,000. The death list 'for the state reaches over twenty-five and It cannot be- foretold how much it may be increased as com munication 19 reestablished. St. Louis, April 12. Last night's storm did widespread -damage in this city and vicinity. Hailstones demol ished a large amount of glass all over the city. From all over the city and suburbs come reports of houses un roofed, and other minor damage done, No loss of life Is reported so far. Detroit, Mich., April 12. A tornodo struck Ypsllontl about 7 o'clock this evening and caused heavy damage in the business section by demolishing rJmost all the buildings and several residences. As far as can be ascertained no One was killed, but quite a number i ecUyed "Injuries. " - " i. -Hiawatha, Ks., April 12. It Is re ported that Willis and Powhattan, vil lages, of 500 Inhabitants each, south of here were totally destroyed by a cyclone last night. The cyclone was followed by hall, which damaged fruit. Nothing authentic is learned. Indianapolis, April 12. advices from different portions of the Btate this morning tell of heavy damage and loss of life by the storm last night and early this morning. The tornado swept over the southwestern portion of Ko komo at 4 o'clock this morning de molishing the machinery and boiler rooms of the American Strawboard Mills. Robert Douglass was killed. The financial loss Is $30,000. The storm up- rooted trees and damaged other build lngs. Serious washouts are reported on a number of railroads at various points. .Jill Kansas City, April 12. Eastern Kan sas and Western Missouri were visited by a terrible cyclone last night. Many houses were demolished, and scores badly wrecked. The loss of life is be- llved to have been great. Little def inite news is obtainable. St. Joseph, Mo., April 12. Late yes terday afternoon a destructive cyclone visited the country northeast of Stans- bury, covering a strip two miles wide ana live miles long. Almost every building In its path was destroyed. Sev- eral people were killed, among them Mrs. Ward and her ' husband, John Shelton was fatally hurt. An unknown woman was also killed. Garnet, Kas., April 12. A disastrous cyclone passed across this country last evening. Two houses were demolished The town of Parker la said to have been blown out of existence. So far only the most meager reports of the damage are received. Salem, Mo., April 12. A regular cy clone Visited the northwestern part of this county last evening. Trees, fences Houses and barns were demolished and many persons killed and Injured. The greatest loss of Ufa is reported from Cdudray, a mining town of about three hundred people. Only three houses were left standing there, and six per sons killed and many others injured. Steelvllle, Mo., April 12. A cyclone swept over Crawford and Dent coun ties lost night, and besides doing great damage to property, killed many citi zens.. At Hawkln'a bank, William Ash- cr and three men by the name of Lay were killed. Miss Lay and a small child were blown away and have not been found. At Jabwin's postofflce four men were killed. On Dry Creek the residence of A. M. Oreen was de stroyed and an old gentleman killed. Farm houses and barns were destroyed throughout the country, and reports were coming In every hour of persons killed and damage done. Lexington, Mo., April 12. A most de structive cyclone passed through the city last night accompanied by an elec tric storm and a fearful down-pour of rain. In the path of the storm about 300 yards wide, everything was de stroyed. W. S. Fountain's house was tornlnto kindling wood and Mr. and Mrs. Fountain fatally hurt. The house of William Walker, county assessor, a two-story brick, was crushed like an egg and the family burled In the debris two children killed, and one fatally in jured. The house and barn of Mr. Hutchinson was demolished, and he and his wife fatally hurt. The tenant house upon-the farm of Captain Todhunter was wrecked and a negro child killed. The houan of John T.ulta mam tilnBn to atoms and Mrs. Luke and tor broth- r"rtr,,,' " Wl...t Oper- THE CHiNESEJXCLUSiOH ACT A Test Case fill Be Triei in the Sd- :;; preme Court. UMTED STATES AND CHINA JOIN er killed. Lexington, Mo., April 12. A tornado passed near Mayvlew last night and tore tip everything in Its path two hun dred yards wide and five miles long.' A dozen houses were demolished. Two tor. I Driven to th Wall- Foreign News. Associated Press. Washington, April 12. Extraordinary Walkerchlldren were killed, also Mrs. efrort" w,n be made to secure a de- Luke and her brother, and many others upon lnVmeee exoiuslon act were seriouslv hurt. oy me supreme court at this term. The . , maiier nas Deen me subject of corres OREGON G. A. R. pondence between the governments of The Annual Encampment Being Held tne Un,te1 States and China, and at at Pandleton. l" ""luesi or tne state department, Pendleton. Or.. 12. The annual en. ne department of justice has com campment of the Grand Army of the pleted the necessary preliminaries In Republlo is In session here. Three hun. I conjunction with the counsel for the dred -veterans from all parts of the cftlnese government and Its subjects in state are present The street parade tnW country- Under the terms of the was imposing. The exercises at the Gearv 'aw the case to determine the court house are largely attended and vallalty of the action will not be begun exceudingly Interesting. Mayor Alex- UIU" tne nrth of next month, but by ander delivered the speech of welcome concurrent action all the parties Inter and 'Comrade Stevens, of Portland re- ted, which has been secured in view spouad. Both the Grand Army de- or the important international charac partment and tlio Womans Relief Corps ter of tne Questions Involved, the stand- elect a full set of officers at this en- lnS ' the law will Le decided within a campment. The names mentioned are few wtk". thus obviating a long, tedi- Mlsi Orpha D. Baldwin, of Portland. OUB and xvenale litigation., Tho ur Mrs3 Nettle Ungtman, of McMlnnville, ran8rement entered, into contemplates and For Mrs. Mary Myers, of The Dalles. department commander are men tioned, Comrades Colonel Cooper, of McMlnnville, C. P. Halloway, of Hunt- lngtbm, and Rev. Que, of Portland. This afternoon the encampment was in session at the court house and the Wo mans Relief Corps at the opera house, both with closed doors, the usual busi ness being transacted. Tomorrow even ing at 6 o'clock a camp Are will be held. DISTILLERS' BUSINESS MEET President Report Shows Large Oper ations, Financially. the arrest of a Chinese laborer In New Vork for violation of the terms of the law, a prompt decision in th elower courts, and an appeal to the supreme court of the United. States, which may be heard on the 8th of May. If the pro. gram can be carried out, the decision will be rendered by the middle of May, at which time the court expects to ad journ for the term. Washington, April 12. The demo cratic senators in caucus have decided that the Roach case shall not be In vestigated this session, but that Inquiry will be made in the Martin case. It is stated authorltively tHat Cleve- offerings, and Inside of five minutes thw quotation was 84. A series of wild fluctuations between that figure and 90 followed till the excitement exhausted Itself and at thte end of the first hour, the market was comparatively steady, six cents under the opening figures. Partridge was on the floor dh'jctlng the operations of his brokers in person, and evidently unruffled. His apparent mas tery of the situation elicited the admi ration of even those opposed to him. After 10:30 there was comparatively on trading In either May or July. Chicago, April 12. Thte most widely known bear speculator in the grain trade of the world, tonight acknowl edged himself beaten, If not ruined. In an Interview, Edward Partridge talked wildly of his losb'js and re venge, declaring that his wife's fort une and his real estate woulr yet en able him to redAm himself and down his enemies, who, . he admitted had pushed him to the" wall in the great May wheat deal.Afl;r unusual fluctua tions of the session, May wheat closed at 86 1-2 cents, within one-quarter of a cent of yesterday's price. The rang'j during the day was about 8 cents. With Partridge's defeat there seems to be nothing to prevent the consumma tion of the deal. As to the Identity of the clique there Is as much mystery as ever. Nobody is known In it and "San- . ly" Eggleston, and John and Michael Cudnhy, but a few acqualnivd with the sltuntlcn believe these are the princi pals, . , YUMA CHIEF OBJECTS. Peoria, Ills., April 12. At the annual land has selected J.JO'. Smith, of Ohio" meeting of the Distillers and Cattle a radical tariff reformer, for commls- Feeders Company, held today, the re- sloner of Internal revenue. pun oi me presiueni snows me total oecreuu-y ureenam nas received c 'earnings for the year ending March cable from Diplomatic officer Zeol, of 31st, were $2,243,GS8.Dividends and ex- Cores, saying that a general uprislna penses paid $1,267,158; cash and cash of the natives against Christians, in- aseets, 3,jss,80U, against which are Ua- ciuuing a number of citizens of the blliiles of $3,068,289. He opposes the pur- United States, is about to take place. chase of additional distilleries as this The secretary of the navy has ordered offers a premium ,to building new nous- Admiral Harmony, commanding the es. The only safe way of overcoming Asiatic squadron at Hong Kon, to companion is to produce at lower send a vessel to the scene. p cost and sell direct to thfe trade DISCREET CHINESE. LOOKING FOR OPIUM. They Wish to Tile Their Photographr When They Register, Washington, April 12. Commisslonei San Francisco, April 12. The steamer Umatilla got In from Puget Sound this morning. When oft Fort Point she was Mason received today a telegram Iron: stopped by the revenue cutter Hart- ,hu collector of Internal revenue at San ley, and a big force of customs Inspec- Francisco, Cal stating that some o( tors was placed on board, and a the Chinese who were registering, de- thorough search' for opium was begun, Blred fo" their own protection to file but nothing was found. with the papers a copy of their picture. Special Agent of the Treasury Ev- He asked If there would be any objec- ans, Surveyor Kllbourne and Inspec- llon' ,n vlew of the recent circular is- tors Holmes, . Shlpman and Hills held 8ued by Sectetary Carlisle on tho sub a conference and they decided that the 3ect. He informed him that there wag drug was concealed In the cargo. A number of boxes with Yale locks on them were placed under the charge tit a couple of Inspectors and a locksmith will be procured and the boxes forced open. From the extraordinary dili gence displayed by custom house offi cials It Is surmised that they are ap prised of a large quantity of opium on the steamer. MRS. MANZ ON TRIAL. no objection If the act was purely vol untary. ' GOLD RESERVE THREATENED. Washlngtoned, April 12. The Star has this: "It is rumored on the stock Exchange In New York, today, that even million dollars of gold will be chipped on the next Saturday or Tues day's steamer for Europe. It Is not probable that this large sum will go out, but should half that amount be needed It will be necessary for the sec retary of the treasury to utilize a small portion of the hundred million gold reserve. There is no Impression that bonds will be Issued as a feeling Tacoma, Wash., April 12. Mrs. Nel lie Mans Is on trial in the superior court for assaulting Mrs. Beglnsky, a Sutvation Army leader, at Buckley. Mrs. Manz is a female undertaker. Ac cording to tl.'J complaint she Invited exists that Secretary Carlisle will not Mrs. Beglnsky into her house and as- hesitate to dip Into the gold reserve If saulted her with a chair, nearly neoessary breaking her collar bone and after- FRENCH AMBASSADOR RECEIVED. ward chased her from the' house with ... . , . . . tifi, MinnB-iun, Apru u.ui. faienoire, ANARCHISTS UNEARTHED. the diplomatic representative from the 1 1 ciitji repuuuu in wasmngion, was Pittsburg. April 12. A ctoud of 108 ''delved by the president this afternoon Rjussian anarchists has been unearthed ln hl new capacity ad ambassador. lr this city by police after a search of several weeks. Meetings were heald nightly and circulars were recently dis tributed calling upon the worklngmen to prepare for what was termed "an approaching crisis." The meetings have been stopped ani the leaders have iomlsed to leav- the city. NOMINATION CONFIRMED., , Washington, April 12. The senate has confirmed the nomination of J. H. Eckles, comptroller of the currency. A BATTLE OF GIANTS. COAL MINE DISASTER. Wild Scene ln the Chicago Wheat Ex change. vmcago, Apm n.ine threat of a TLondon, April 12.-A fire in the mine dolIar a Jushel for May wheat seemed Point Ypridd, Wales, in which so aDut WTjo realized today. Everything many miners were entombed, is about eemer to be conspiring with the big $it, but" the gases am so thick that it bul1 cI,0-ue headed by the multi-mlllion-1 still Imnoseible to exolore for the re- a,,,i P01"11' packers and speculators, mains pf the dead or search for those MlthaeJ and John Cudahy, to take a who may possibly be allv'j. STEAMER. ORIENT SINKING. Portland, April 12, The river steam er Orient, which collided with the Mor rison street bridge pier this afternoon, staved a large hole in her stern Is slow ly sinking at her wharf. life burdento Partridge, the -big bear. With a terlfflc roar May opened at .90, an advanttt over night of 3 1-2. it was supposed that this would bring the plunger down, but he wan apparently still In, the ring by a large majority and the clique string Its mistake, be- Mlne Workers of Amcri p:gn. tesHton today, decided. jn'eLlavB gan pounding the market with heavy vance In wages, jaturdays. si Does Not Like the Religious Instruc tion Have. Sacramento, Cal., April 12. Chief Miguel, of the Yuma tribe of Indians, arrived today to see Governor Mark- ham relative to a matter which appears to be agitating the cMef very much. "The object of the chief's mission to the capital," said the Interpreter to a' reporter, "is to have the governor in tercede In his behalf In relation to the government school for Indian children at Yuma. This school, which is ln charge of the Sisters of St. Joseph, is attended by over 100 Indian chlldre. Tho chief says he is opposed to the manner In which the sisters have been conducting the school, and that he Is not ln favor ol the children, being taught the Catholic religion." TREMENDOUS BANK FAILURE. English, Scottish and Australian Falls for $40,000,000. London, April 12. The English, Scot tish and Australian chartered bank has failed. Liabilities amount it Is said, to eight millons of pounds, or forty mill Ion of dollars. No estimate of the as sets has yet been made, but they are supposed to be large. The bank was incorporated by a royal charter in 1852, and claimed to have a paid up capital of 9,000,000 pounds and a reserve fund of 310,000 pounds. The suspended bank has main branches at Sydney, Ada lalde, Brisbane, and Melbourne, and at various lesser points ln the colonies of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. It transacted a banking and exchange business between Great Brit ain and Australian . colonies, and had large deposits. The failure hns added to the anxiety and consternation which previous recent failures o'f finun cila Institutions with Australian con nections have caused. The only reason given for the failure is that there has been for several weeks a steadily In creasing withdrawal of deposits. UNITED STATES MAKES A POINT. Paris, April 12. The court of arbl trallou on the Bering sea trouble de-' elded not to admit for the present the British supplementary report. This is a victory for the United States. OREGON INDIAN SCHOOLS. Portland, Or., April 12. Dr. Daniel Dorchester, general superintendent of Indian schools. Is In the city, having Just completed Inspection of the Indian schools of Oregon:. He goes to Tacoma from here to begin Inspection of the Indian schools of Washington. Speak ing about the Chemawa school, ho said that It Is doing splendidly undi r its present management by. Superin tendent Wasson. Dr. Dorchester ex pressed the opinion that his own resig nation would be asked for shortly. ILLICIT DISTILLERYCAPTURED. New York, April 12. In an old ram shackled building In Brooklyn, tenant lees since its last occupant committed suicide, five years ago, an Interna rev enue officer today captured one of the largest and test equipped illicit distill eries that has fallen into the hands of the government for years. REPUBLICAN LEAGUE MEETINGS. New York, April 12. The president of the National Republican College League Issued a call today for the league to meet ln Louisville, Ky., on May 10th. the same day that the Re publican National League meet In that dty. The American protective Ta" League will also mtet at the same ' MINE WORKERS DEMA" Columbus, Ohio, April 12. yJX) p. m. r