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CAPITAL ENAL. ASSOCIATED PRESS DAILY. JO IT JUAlJux v i- k. SWep! by MayBeT)oTbofis sand Killed. WHOLE VILLAGES SWEP1 Out of Existence Without a Moment's Warning, RIVER STEAMERS SUNK, Most Awful Tornado Ever On Record, THE HOSPITALS ARE CROWDED Colored Family Carried Over a Mile and Dropped. St. Louis, May 28. When tlio sun rose on St. Louis and vicinity this rooming, It showed a scene of horri ble ruin aud disaster. Wind, rain and lire had combined In the mission or destruction. Two hundred Uvea were lost In this city, and as ninny moro In East St. Louis, while thousands were Injured, many so severely thai they cannot recover. The exact number will not bo known for many days, per haps never, for the debris of tho ruined building nil over tho city covers hundreds of human 4 bodies. The darcago and destruction .of prop erty will aggregate many millions, but the exact amount cannot be esti mated, with any degree of certainty. The terrible tornado that caused this destruction struck the city yes terday afternoon at 5:15 o'clock and all parts or the city and East St. Louis felt tho effects. The urcatest (lamagoon thltfsldoof tho river was inflicted within a threo inllo strip along the mighty stream. Many build inijs were totally collapsed, nnd others wero unroofed, while yery fewcscajcd Injnry. The storm did little damage in the business and northern portions of tho city, save along the river front where tho damage cannot bo esti mated, nor will it over bo known Just how many gave up their lives in the waters of tho Mississippi, when the tornado came down nnd tore all tho boats in the harbor from their moor ings. The channel is full of wreckage. YorK New Has a fine stock of GLOThlG - for men. boys' and youths'. Hats of for and straw, of all kinds aad sizes, "Star 5 Star" shoes at greatly reduced prices. Hos ry and underwear of all grades. Notions and gloves of all tk Table linen, crash and towels. White and colored and almort any thtng needed, All at very low prices. U and save money, E.T,BARNES. a Cyclone MAY HKACH 2000. When all tho reports are ngprcgu ted the list will propably run up to over two thousand lives lost. Thirteen were Injured In one yard. Convention hall lost part or its roof. Ten days work and expenditure 83,000 will make tho hall as good as new again. In tho district between Stxth street nnd River, north from Chotcau nvcnuo tho tornado tore a path, every building sustaining damage. Smokestacks and chimneys toppled over, walls wcro levelled, thousands of windows smashed, miles of telegraph and telephone wires were left in a net work on the ground. Through this district the streets are Impassable. They arc covered In places with de bris ten feet deep. Along tho levee front hawsers wore snapped nnd boats were sent adrift, sotuo to go down, others to go ashore on tho eastern bank. Tho loss of life which might have taken place at this point was ayoldcd by the hour at which the tornado came A little later excursion steamers would have been going out. Perhaps the most Impressive evidence of tho storm cloud's force Is seen In the wrench of the eastern end of Eadcs bridge. There tho tornado dealt with stone and masonry. It tore off and tumbled down tons upon tons masonry. Fire added much to the loss on account of the alarm system being paralyzed. The approaches were bloktideU. Flic added at least $500,000 to losses by the storm. Such a night of horror In St. Louis, was never known before. From a few minutes before 5 until r:.'!0, n hurricane blew from tho north west, then tliete camo a lull, currents shifted. In the kouthwest thero came Into existence n storm-cloud with the essential features of a tornado, funnel shape. This second storm burst upon tho city from the southwest. It came in on tho south Lafayette Park, and struck the city hospital, and from there toro Its way through the city to the river, by a northerly course. It wrought great havoc that will leave traces in that part or the city, which lies cast of Sovcnth, and north of Cerre street, to Eades bridge. Boats wcro torn from the moorings, and capsized or went adrift. The cloud crossed tho river, demolished the upper work at the cast end of the bridge, then wreaked fury on East St. Louis. Shortly after 0 o'clock, with tho sun moro than an hour above the western horizon, there settled upon the city clouds so dense that daylight quickly gave place to darkness ct midnight. That was a prccusor or tho tornado from tho southwest. The hurricane from tho northwest gnvo the western portion of tho city a severe shaking up. Tho tornado from tho 60Uthwcstr which Is respou slblo for loss of Ulfo and destruction along tho levee district and East St. Louls,followed the hurricane by a half hour. The list of dead discovered fell far below the first estimate, but It was long enough to bo appalling. Crushed beneath falling wnlls, hurled against Racket SALEM, sides of buildings, struck by Mylng timbers, cut by shuttered glass, t shocked by a net-work of wires, hu- inanity suffered In ways Innumerable. The mimes of till the Injured will I never Ikj known. 1 There wore 450 sick people In the city hospital when the storm came. Somo gathered strength In their fright and ran shrieking from the place, finding shelter on the outside. j Kkwanui:, Ills., May 28. A terrlllc wind and electric storm passed through this bcetlon early this morn ing, doing great damage. Several J people are reported killed. j Cuntkama, Ills., May 28. - The j storm hist night passed through (southern Illinois, and spread destruc tion over n largo extent of territory west, south and southeast of Ccn tralia. New Baden, n village on the Air line railroad, west of Centrnlla was completely wiped out, only six houses nre remaining. Thirty-six lives were lost there. At New Madrid, south cast or this city, seven persons nre re ported killed aud thirty Injured. The cyclone pursued an easterly course, taking In tho villages or Irvlngton, Rlchvlow, Ashley, Boyd nnd Dlx. Houses were blown down mid persons killed in nil these places. It Is estimated that in the counties of Clinton, Washington and Jefferson 50 lives have been lost. All wires are down. LAST ItHPOKT. St. Louis, May 28. Death list In St. Louis proper will surely be over 200 and inny reach 300. In East St. Lou Is lit least 200 persons were killed. The property loss is enormous, tho estimates ranging from $10,000,000 to 930,000,000. DETAILS AT ST. LOUIS. Every hospital in the city It tilled with wounded, and the morgue is taxed to the utmost to accommodate the largo number of dead bodies that are being brought in from every section of tho devastated district. The three-story frame hotel of Wil liam Wicker, In which there wore 15 or 20 people, went down with n crash. How many, or whether any of the guests were saved Is not known. Among the buildings destroyed arc tho city hall, police station, Tremont house,Baltlmoro &Ohlo and Vnndulln roundhouses. Every frelghthousc on tho Island, the Inrd oil works, Grlggln's hotel, Workmen's bank and B. E. Harris' cooper shop, were destroyed. Tho city of Bowling Green, Mo., Is reported wrecked. The cyclone broke at 15 minutes after 5 o'clock, destroying first tho city property, then crossing the Mississippi river to East St. Louis and thereafter raging for half an hour, disappearing In tho direction of Alton, There was but llttlo warning for tho helpless people In tho streets, the thousands on their way home from work, or tho Inmates of tho great mercantile establishments or tho city who had not left their post of duty. Tho storm broko out after a most oppressively hot day, and rain begnn to rail. It soon developed into a fierce thunder storm, with the wind from the cast. A llttlo later tho wind gained n velocity of 80 miles an hour, driving the rain before It and tearing loose signs, cornices, chimneys and everything In Us way. Many buildings of -every description wcro demolished, and othors setonflroby lightning nnd crossed wires. The lire department responded to 5t nlarius. Tho streets were full of people, nnd a panic ensued as boon as the storm broko; men were picked up nnd hurled against tho buildings; horses and car riages were sent flying hero nnd there, and falling wires full of deadly fluid added to tho horror of tho scene. Suddenly tho wind veered around to the west and completed the destruc tion. It Is asserted by some of those who have traversed tho down-town part of the city that thero arc few buildings in St. Louis that have not suffered in somo way from the storm. At night the streets aro in com plete darkness and travel In any di rection Is dangerous by the falling of live wires and debris. Venice and Nnmlokl, villages Just outside of St. Louis, were totally de stroyed, and n great loss of life Is re ported from them, but It will bo morning before anything positive as to tho losses and deaths can be re ceived. The storm was circular. Tho day had been very hot, with clouds in the west and no wind. About 4 o'clock, thomnsslng of tho clouds, one upon another, In the western horizon, gave somo warning of what was coming, but no one has been found who appre- Children Cry for rnhr's Casteria, OR EGON, Til Ul&SDAY, MAY 28, 18i). nrfytl bended at that time anything worse than n hard tluuidcrsjjmn. Suddenly, out or the cloud Imtik eiio a whirling funiiel, vhleh dipK.'d $ the earth. Tho storm was then cnstlOT Clayton, a small town a short distance Hum St. Louis. ! In the Incredible Unroof live min utes, It hud traversed the distance from the western limits or this city to tiro heart, there It iiured. Build ing served to confine It, iud until, they wcro destroyed there was no chance Tor its escape I j The river was literally raised from ' Us bed with tho hundreds of boats that wcro plying up or miwn It, or1 were moored at the wharves. Where the crossing was made at East St. Louts, the river Is almost ;a mile In width, but the leap was taken with ! all tiro fury with which tho cyclone struck the city proper. Once over the channel, the destruc tion of railroad property began. Cars ', went rolling one way; riepotji nnother, while tho valuable cargoes r rreight were scattered beyond any ixmlblllty or futuro discovery. r DUTA1LS OF THIS OYCflONH. Chicago, May 22. One oflthe great est disasters or recent years over whelmed the city or St. Louis in the shape or a cyclone, which bewail short ly after 5 o'clock aud for thirty min utes tore In an awrul way thiuugh tho city nt the rate or over 8ij miles nit hour.- Although reports frwui there nre very meager, duo to tiro almost total destruction or the telegraph wires, It seems certain tlronjiinber or the dead nnd wounded will amount to fully 1000, and the dnmaqc to5 millions of dollars. The city hospltal.whlch fortunately survived tiro storm, Is flllcdtto over flowing with mangled men, women aud children, and the morgue, within two hours after tho end of tiro storm, was so full or corpses that it was necessary to provide other f quarters for the reception of the dead. In addition to those who were killed In tholr houses nncj In the streets, hundreds or tho dead are be neath the waters or tho Mississippi river. . 1 MOItti DETAILS. The steamer Llbble Conger, or the Diamond Jo line, with Cnptuiu .Sea man, his wlfo and a crew of 'six men was sunk in the middle of tho rivet. Apart-from tiro nutnber of ftves lost here nnd on the cast side of the riv er, the number drowned In tho Miss issippi will aggregate hundreds. Ex cursion steamers lying nt tho lovco and those running up nnd down the river were sunk almost Immediately, those on board having absolutely no opportunity to escape. Tiro city bears tho appearance of having been shelled by the enemy. In some places structures havo been en tirely destroyed, while in others high Jagged walls stand, a constant men aco to passorsby. There must be a great number of pcoplo Implsoned In the destroyed buildings who cannot be gotten out for hours, although thousands of cit izens havo offered their aid to tho po lice department to help the work of rescue At tiro morgue, which stands nt the corner of Twelfth and Poplnr streets bodies are brought In every minlute. SEEN WtOM A THAIN. Deoatuk, 111., May 28. Trainmen on tiro Wasbash train No. 10, leaving St. Louis at 3:30 p. in., passed Just ahead of tho cyclone, und saw much of It. Tho first they saw of tiro Btonn was seeing trees Hying past them. That was Just on tho edge of East St. Louis. Looking back, they saw a wholo block of buildings blown Into the air. Two huge elevators near tho railroad track wcro blown over, and heavy timbers used In their contrac tion were sent Hying In the nlr like bits or paper. Tho water-works tower at East St. Louis was seen .to go over. It could bo seen tthat thero was a big tiro In East St. Louis. Tho train did not stop. There has been no serious damage this side or Venice. A HOUGH ESTIMATE. New Yokk, May 28. Tho follow lng message has been received nt the New York otllce of tho St. Louis Re public: "St. Louis, May 28,3 n. m. It Is Impossible to glvo more than a rough estimate of the damage and loss of life here, and at East St. Louis. Probably 600 or 000 persons were killed. Twice that number were In jured. We have rumors of a cyclone at other towns In Missouri. Thirty were killed at Vandalln. The situ ation Is terrible. BPRfilALTIlAINSFORST. LOUIS. Chicago, May 28,On all roads boj tweenhero and St. Lousfj, special trains have been started for St, Louis, Children Cry for Pitcher's Caitorla. earring officials or the roads and many St. Louis natives, in a huiry to reach their homes nnd obtain better knowledge or the results of tho storm and or the sarety or riL'tid Fully 10J men who are residents of St. Louis left here on tho spec nl t rain. in two small towns Kansas city, May 28. Specials to the Times stutothiil ten pcoplo were killed In a tornado, which struck tho village or Lubaddto, Franklin county, this evening, aud that tho town or Uciiick, 10 miles from Moberly, In Randolph county, was completely wiped out. Nothing definite Inn been received from cither place. CAimiKl) THItOUUH THE A1K. Stuhgeon, Mo., May 28. A cyclone passed threo miles north of Sturgeon at 3 o'clc ck yesterday. At Beulck three men were sorlouly Injured, nnd a family of colored pcoplo were car ried over a mile, two children being badly hurt. Friendship church, north or town, was demolished. another cyclone. Lancaster, Pa., May 28. Tiro Co lumbia was struck by a cyclone, at noon today. The Columbia mill was razed to the ground, nnd one man is reported killed. THE SILVER PROHI'S WIN In the National Convention by a Big Vote, Practical Disruption of the Gold Water Saints, PiTTsnuuo, Muy 28. At tiro na tional prohibition convention today the committee, on platform mndo two reports. Tho majority report dealt with tho liquor question alone, The minority report declared for free and unlimited coinage of silver at a rat lo of 10 to 1. The motion to lay tho minority report on the table was de feated by a vote of -102 to 310. This was regarded as n signal victory for the broad. uangers or silver men. Still at Large. San Jose, May 28. -After complet ing his work, Dunham took n horse from tho bam and rodu away, but Is supposed to bo hiding near thtTBcene; Although no motivo Is assigned, Dun ham's work scorns to have been pre meditated, as ho destroyed all his photos aud took a large portrait from the wall with him. Campbell citizens arc greatly ox excited. Business Is at a standstill. They havo organized a posscc, mid declare they will lynch Dunham to the nearest tree as soon as ho Is caught. Up to u Into hour Dunham has not been captured. Tho sheriff aud his deputies aro following every trail, hut have not yet caught a gllmpso of him. Dunham was born In this county about 30 years ago, and married Miss Wells, a stepdaughter of Colonel Mc Gllney, about ono year ngo. Tho marrlago was never looked upon with great favor by tiro family. A few month ago ho claimed to have been robbed of $1000 by to men. Tho colonel ano James Wells looked upon upon this as a "fish story," aud made no bones In so expressing thomsclvcs. Shortly aftor the marriage Dnnham engaged in the bicycle business in Stockton. Ho did not prosper and engaged iu other ventures with tiro snmo result, and has lived at Mc Gllncy's homo ever since, lie has at tended Santa Clara the past few months, studying telegraphy. Dunham has apparently paid llttlo attention to his wife since Mrs. Dun ham gave birth to a boy 6omo four weeks ago, und has been perpetually wrangling with her over slnco. A divorce case seemed imminent and was discussed. Dunham's family is well known In this comity. His brother aud sister are attending the normal school here. It Is said Dun ham's mother was Insane, und wus sent to the asylum. Mayor's Request, To the pcoplo of Salem: That wo may fittingly and uni formly observe Memorial day, I would request nil citizens to close their places of business between tho hours of 12 noon, und 5 p. m. on Saturday, May 30th. Claud Oatch, Mayor. m m United States Senator. Baton Rouge, La., May 28. Ex Governor S. D. McEmory was elected United States senator to-day. They Ark In It, Ring tho blue boxes or telephone for a blcyclo mes senger. Remember tho New York Racket when youwantslidcs or clothing. 2dlw 'RAH FOR WILLAMETTE. Some of the Speeches and Propositions At the Mass Meeting, General Odell Introduced tho Ladies' Quartette, who stopped forward- ns fresh and Jaunty ns though Just off tho street from a Saturday morning's shopping. They were punished with a recall, nnd tho determination or tho crowd was that Heritage's girls could sing. General Odell now said that tiro oc casion was to show that the students aud faculty wcro awake to tho ituipor tuiico of maintaining Willamette. $.'1000 year to support rival Institutions was contributed by Marlon county. Yet Willamette kept ubrcasttof them all without stato support. He believed this school stood nearest tho heart find affection of tho people of Salem still. Applause. Every 100 students was worth $14,000 a year, to tho city of Salem. He would tako no further time. President Hawley referred to the history of education that covered tho nation with universities und colleges, nnd at tho close of which, we now found this school In this locality, Hearing tiro closo of Its 52d year. He traced the life of boys andglrls.ns they leave the common schools aud are met by tiro University and carried on Into the society of the world's greatest minds, and could develop into higher capacities and 1111 tiro bettor place for which every man is Intended. If tills University could bo. kept growing un til It mcasuicd up to tho higher do mantis of tiro times, It would trover die. If it railed to mcasuro up to the public demands, It was doomed. Though ho said It himself with be coming modesty Willamette unlver- Blty never did bettor work than It was doing now. Its resources up to now had not been exhausted by any student. Friends of tho university, upon your shoulders rests this burden. Will wo be ublo to meet tho burden next year? Could they meet tho de mands of the 100 now students who would face tiro teachers next year ? What docs Salem owo to tho univer sity? If it hud not boon located here Salem would not havo tho capi tal of tho state. Look nt Bnlcm! Look utEola, ouco Its teeming rival u city of Hovcntceti hills und forty mudholcs, Lnughtc, For another yeart hoy-could hoULtho present forco or professors. Wlllamotlo was tho best equipped all-around college In tiro state. JApplauso. Over tho lives of 102 students tiro school had exorcised a strong control. Intelligence, Christianity, patriotism wore tho wnle.hwords of Willamette. Tho text-book teacher was a thing of tiro past. Tho university teacher must 1)0 lu touch with tiro best llfo mid thought of the ago. Tho student of today was ahead of tho teacher of yesterday. Presldont Hawloy's ud dress was thoughtful nnd able nnd well received. Professor Matthows was now called to tiro platform. "Old Willamette" was a term dear to tho heart of all. Its foundations reached back to tiro be ginnings of Oregon society. The first building was a threo story frame cost ing $10,000. Out of that tho tho students moved Into a now $50,000 structure then rognrded as a perfect palaco. Since then thero had been added a woman's college nnd a gymna slum. Now we wanted Now Wlllamotte. Applause Salem should crcot tho finest college building in tho state. Had Salem measured up to tho ex pectations of tho missionary fathers who located it hero? Would tho city follow up the example of tho Undents und teachers und contribute to its de velopment to meet tho wants wnnts of the futuio. Somo or the girls wcro going to pull onions this summer to pay tholrsharo. Laughter. Prof. Matthews niado a pleasant und happy address and It was well received. Ho Is evidently n favorlto toucher and his bouyant hopoful view of things relieved the tension a llttlo. Ills quotation from scripture: "Tho silver und tho gold aro initio, and tho cattlo on tho hills," Indicates that ho Isnblmetulllstand willing to tako either metal or live stock for tho work. Prof. Winkler now pluycd n piano solo and was given u hearty recall, Rev. Denton was Introduced and mado a pleasant and Inspiring address. Salem should work earnestly for tho Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report Royal Aowruf ub NO. II upbuilding or this school.-Who can estimate or approximate tho good re sults or tho hair century of christian education bestowed on this land of ours by Wlllamotte. Our streets wore thronged with brlght-cycd boys nnd girls who needed an education right hero at home, where they could cat and sleep at home, nnd thus wo hnd all these advantages at our door. Row Donton ridiculed tho idea of a far distant patriotism. A man who lives in n country und Isn't for It ho had better get out. Applause. I lnvo this city. I love any good thing that Is within Its limits. If wo nro going to uiako Salem a great city lot us love and cherish this institution. Let us bo one city and ono pcoplo and let us glvo this our hearty support. Applause. Prof. Heritage wus now Introduced and sang I. P. Calllson's "Hurrah for Wlllamotte," with a chorus by the crowd. "I want General Odell to do borne thing besides look pretty. Laughter. This sally was not ex pected by General Odell and nearly knocked him off tho stage. At tho closo or the song tho college yell wns glvon twice. Pror. Horltage was thou Introduced and told how the people of Valparaiso, Indiana, had built up tho wrecked college or that town And built ud the town. H Sa eom realized she was going to loso Wlllnmotto sho would hustle, you hot. The city or Valparaiso grow iu a few years to be a lino city nnd tho Normal school grow from 350 to 1500 attendance. In 1800 tho school had 2220 students. If wo lost 100 students wo would loso $20,000 n year of busi ness. Salem did not feel hard times ns much as other towns did becauso of our stato Institutions; 500 pupils would bring $100,000 a year to this city. TJils money would go to all. At Vhlpurnlso. Ind., 2800 pupils took over half a million n yenr to that city. Tho teachers who worked day aftor day at their post of duty were not tho ones to be Interested. The pcoplo of Salem wore interested fN0i a business standpoint. Every jwa rcssor VHS working ntlutlt tho salary ho ought to have. It was a burning; shame. Pror. Hawley could get twice us much nt u number or schools lu this state. But Iiq loved Willamette. Applause. Plcnsnnt uddrcssta woro mado by Rov. Gwynno, Judge1 Buruott, Rev. Grant) Is, and then In conclusion thoro wns moro singing by Pror. Ilorltage. Tho evening was a pleasant and a prolltnblo ono and will no doubt do great good to all concerned. Tho uiovemont for new Wlllumotto must not stop hero. Oregon Fairs. Following tiro tho places for tho holding of tho various fairs, to bo hold In Oregon. Tho Oregon state bonrd of agricul ture holds at Salem, October 7th to 13th, Inclusive. First Southern Ore gon district board or agriculture holds nt Central Potnt, Jackson county'(dato not yet reported.) Tho Second Oregon district bonrd of agri culture holds at Roscburg, Douglas county, beginning on August 25 and lasting forfivo days. First Eastern Oregon board of ugrlculturo holds nt Baker City, Baker county, (dato not yet reported), and tho second Eastern Oregon board or agriculture holds nt Tho Dalles, (ditto notyot reported. 9too Reward UUoo. The readers or this paper will be pleased to learn that there Is at lent ono dreaded disease that iclenco has been able to cure in all its laces, and that Is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Care Is the only positive cum now known to the medical fraternity, Catarrh being a con stilullonal disease, requires a constitutional trcarment. Hall' Catarrh Cure Is taken inte nally, acting directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces of tho system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature In doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in Its curative powers that the offer One Hun dred dollars for any case that It fails to cure. Send for list or testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY" & CO., Toledo, O, Bold by druggists, 75c. Will Move. On Juno 1st Ken worthy &Gcorge, tho popularcaterors, expect to bo Installed In tholr now homo nt No. 100 Stato street, they having purchased the fixtures of the Royal. Thoy will movo right away and by the 1st will bo bettor prepared than over before to servo tho finest meals In tho olty on short notice. t28dw Baking vomer sssr sss 11 c?