Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-06-17
LATE EASTERN NEWS.
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jay Gould 20 ..Tap'' Oregon.
CHICAGO, June 2.-Jay Gould, who
is in the city attending the annual
meeting of the Northwestern rail-
road, says he has not given up his
interest in the Union Pacific, and
continues to take as livel V an inter.
est in the affairs of that route as ever.
With the Northern Pacific combina-
ton he had nothing to do, and it
was rather against the in erests of
the Union Pacific than otherwise.
Before that combination was effec-
ted, the relations between the Union
Pacific and the Oregon Railway a.
Navigation company were of the
most friendly nature. 1t was the in
tention of the Union Pacific to run
its new extension northwest from
Ogden as far as Baker City and there
connect with the Oregon Railway &
Navigation company's line, but since
the formation Of the Northern Pacific
combination, the Union Pacific has
changed its programme, and its Ore
gon branch will be pushed rig ht
ahead to Portland. This will make
the Union Pacific far better, shorter
and more available route TO Oregon
than the Northern Pacific in con-
nection with the Oregon Railway &
Navigation Comrany's lines. As
proof of his assertion that he did not
care to increase his railroadinterests
in the east, Mr.. Gould cited the fact
that he had established the Missis-
sippi barge lines. He had no idea,
he said, of hurting Chicago when
he established the Mississippi river
line. 1t was simply winter route.
providing the same cheap outlet by
water during the winter as the lakes
afford during the summer. His
principal object in establishing the
barge lines was to stop the clamor of
the grangers for more competition,
and thereby prevent onerous and
disastrous railroad legislation.
Tornado In Missouri.
CHICAGO, June, 1.-THE Times,
summing specials. says: The little
hamlets of King City, Rosendale and
Berlin, situated in Northwestern
Missouri, were visited Sunday night
by catastrophe of appalling dimen-
sions. Early in the evening a eye
lone swept on the devoted villagers
and their rural neighbors with re-
sistless fury and marked its pathway
with desc llion and death. Scarce
Iy had the people begun to compre-
bend the calamity that had befallen
them when second cyclone ap-
peared to complete whatever des-
struction the first had left undone.
The result of loss of property is
placed at from 5000, 900 to $500, 600, |
while the death rate is large but not
definite.
Later in the evening another eye
lone passed north of Savannah and
through the country northeast 1t
appears that a cloud formed in a
field near Lovely Chapel, about s
miles northwest Of Savannah and
moved southwest, tearing timber,
trees and fences.
The cyclone was about quarter of
a mile vide and very violent. Fully
two-thirds of the houses blown away
were occupied by families being away
from home, either at church or visit
ing. Otherwise the loss Of life would
have been friehtful.
Severe Storm I'm Central Iowa.
Dies MONIES, June 14.-One of the
most destructive storms that ever
visited central Iowa swept through
here Sunday afternoon and evening.
Hail stones the size of goose eggs
fell, breaking glass, killing live stock,
birds, poultry and game. The Bap-
list church here was struck by light
ening and the roof burned. Half
dozen ho, st, were blown away. At
Rising Sun Nr Ericsson and his baby
and wife Wei ,iown q quarter of
mile. The wife y mind is badly af-
fected. John Walters house was
demolished and his baby killed. In
Grant township child of Douglass
OOhhoOh Was hlIlSu 0IO CfOpS were
beaten to the ground. In Casey one
house was blown away and many
bouses demolished. Six inches of
hail fell on the ground. Robert
Trowbridge and Herman Rathburn
were killed by lightning three miles
north of Extra while in wagon.
One man was lost. Every hill of
corn in thirty acres was destroyed by
the wind.
The X ,nsas Storm.
TOPEKA, June Histories of hair
breadth escapes continue to come in
from the storm district and reports
OF damage to crops, houses and
cattle are received. Some people
were stripped Of their clothes and
are entirely ruined in property.
Several people injured at Oliver and
one died. The list of totally des-
troyed buildings is very long. Their
fragments ale found miles from their
sites.
WINFIELD, Kansas, June ia
cyclone visited Sumner and Sedgwick
counties Sunday night, causing de-
structlon OF vast amount of property,
killing a few and woundiDg many
persons. 1t was first seen near
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