Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-14
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

church and state III Germany.
BERLIN, Jan. 1.-THE eXiled bishop Of Co
logne, has written letter to his friends here.
expressing the opinion that the termination of
the conflict between the church and state is as
far Off as ever.
The Pope OH Home Rule for Ire-
LONDON Jan. IA dispatch from Rome to
the Times says, that the Vatican organ, the
Aurora, In a long leading article, advocates
home rule for Ireland.
The Danger in Ireland.
The Dublin correspondent Of the Times says:
"The presence in London of the Duke of Marl-
borough, Lord Lieutenant OF Ireland and Right
Hon. James Lowther, chief secretary for Ire
land. will afford the government a SeaSonable
opportunity for consulting with them on the
present condition of the country, and it is to be
hoped that the result of the consultation will
be the adoption OF such measures as will effect
ually preserve the peace which is now very
seriously threatened. The danger is at present
limited to the west, where there is constant ap-
prehension OF sanguinary conflict"
Great Storm at Portland, Oregon.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. photographic COM
munication with Portland, Oregon, which has
been interrupted for week, was restored to-
day. Dispatches state that on the 9th instant,
during the middle of the day, Portland was
visited by the most severe storm known since
the settlement of the country. The direction OF
the wind at the beginning of the storm was
southwest, but later it veered to south. But
little rain accompanied the gale, though heavy
clouds rolled over head during its entire pro
gress. The damage to the property in the city
will not fall short of SIS 900. The steeple of the
1st Presbyterian Church was proStrated. seven
small houses were blown down, many roofs
were ripped Off, including the roof OF the court
house, and portion OF the New Market Thea
ter, and signs and awnings were scattered
broadcast. The willamette river Is rougher
than it was ever known to be before But little
damage resulted to the boats and shipping.
While the gale was at its height, Bremen Hall
large two storyWoo building. was prostrated
and four men caught under the ruins. Jack
ODOnnel sustained very severe injuries and
Harry P. Heinrich was instantly killed In
East Portland the new Catholic Church was
Frustrated and reduced to complete wreck.
number of buildings were blown down or un-
rooted Reports from the interior indicate that
the storm ragged with great violence 1t is not
possible to estimate the value of the property
destroyed, but it Will certainly be great and the
a time stagnate business, owing to the falling
timber, and the damage to the railroad bridges,
the trains viii be delayed for several days. The
telegraph wires between here and Dalles are
buried under fallen timber SO deep that new
lines win have to be constructed. At Umatilla
much damage was done. The gale attained for
short time, the velocity Of eighty miles per
hour. A number of houses were blown down.
life from the storm. Great numbers OF cattle
have been killed by falling barns and trees.
Two men named Mason and HANDLE were frozen
TO death, on Saturday night, right near Young
station, on the Northern Pacific r. R., at Tay
Center. Washington territory. A tree was
blown against a school house, demolishing It.
Twenty children were in the building and the
son and daughter of John W. Bartlett were in
stantly killed. and another daughther danger
ouSly injured. There was no damage done to
the shipping at Astoria or at Vancouver. Sew
eral houses were prOStrated at Garrison, but no
lives were lost Much damage was done at
Salem. portion Of the roof OF the state house
was torn OFF as was also the roof of the Academy
of the Sacred Heart