The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-06-23
TElEnHhMS,

Cleveland, June IL. - More men have
gone to work at the Cleveland rolling mills
than at any time since the lock out began,
there being between 1900 and 1900 in all.
President Chisolm says he has all the men
he can employ at present, and in two or
three departments applications are refused
because all places are filled.
Leavenworth; KS, June IA terrible
wind storm prevailed between IL and l
o'clock this morning and Mount St. Mary's
academy four miles south of the city suffered
terribly. The main tower was thrown over
on the dormitory, crushing in the roof an d
Ida Golden, Annie Mcdonald and Mabel
McLachlin of this city, and Mary Austin of
Carrollton, Mo-, aged from ii to Is years
were Instantly killed, and three other child
rem injured. The Kansas central elevator
was blown down; Loss $4,000. Loss in
city and country about $500, eco. Wheat
was not seriously injured. Fruit was half
stripped from the trees but will still be a
good crop. An unknown man was blown
into the river and drowned. Barns and
houses were blown down and unEoofed all
over the city and trees uprooted and general
devastation wrought.
ST. Louis June 1.-THE sevcrest storm
that has visited this region for very long
time passed over the city between II and
l o'clock this morning. The wind attained
velocity of66 miles an hour and did very
great aggregate damage, but sofar as known
no single injnry of magnitude occurred.
Trees and fences were prostrated in all Sec
tions of the city; shutters, signs, and Chin
neys, ETC., were blown down and general
havoc among small things prevailed. Very
heavy rain accompanied the wind, and
streets, sewers and cellars in many parts of
the city were flooded Several steamers at
the wharf lost chimneys or had some part
of their upper works carried away, and
barges and small craft were banged about
a good deal.
Dubuque, Iowa, June ia remarkable
hail storm occurred here this afternoon.
Hail stones fell some to 4 inches in diane
ter. A majority were as large as oranges.
Washington, d. c., April 30.-After a
continuous session of eight hours the hou Sc
tonight passed the river and harbor bill by
a vote of ll9 to Ill. But little change has
been made in the bill as reported by com
mittee, and only one amendment involving
a change in the amount of the appropriation
was agreed to, this being an item of $780,
600 for improvement of Great Kanawha
river, in West Virginia. The discussion of
various items in the bill was quite interest
ing to-day. 1t opened with an hours de-
bate on a constitutional point involved in
the appropriation and condemnation of
lands needed for establishment Of reservoirs
at the headwaters of the Mississippi river
As reported from the committee the bill
provided that proceedings to this end
should be conducted under the direction of
the Judges of federal cdQrts in districts in
which lands were situated. The coRstitu-
tional lawyers of the tthouse having their
opinions on the subjectd the bill was finally
1o11 Of a. ot o4o~
rights men so as to provide that before any
condemnation of lands 4puld be made for
this purpose the state in which they are
situated should cede to- the United States
its right to these lands.
Washington, June E-The president
to- day completed the list of members of the
tariff commission, nominated the Utah COM
mission and appointed a board OF govern
ment directors of the Union Pacific railroad.
MIR. Hays, of Boston, is made chairman of
the tariff commission, and the two men
chosen to fill the places of Messrs. Wheeler
and Phelps are Alexander r. Botteller, of
West Virginia, and William H. McMahon,
of New Jersey.
New York, June l7.-Herald's A1exan-
der special: The whole of the American
mission IS now safe on board the Galena.
DIR. Eansing and Messrs. Hogg, Watson,
Ewing. Nichol, Harvey, Alexander and
Griffin and their ia miles, with Messrs
Thompson, Frazer. Strong, Newton and
Conner, are now placed under protection
of American guns. Col Leng has to-day
taken charge of the American consulate, re-
placing MIR. Menache, and leaving his pri-
vate affairs.
Washington, June IA special under
date of Boston, June Is, to an evening pa
per here says: A plot to assassinate Presi-
dent Arthur and Chas. FL. Reed has been
formed in Boston. The members are men
and women who believe Arthur hired Cult.
can to murder Garfield, and has hired Reed
to defend him (Guiteau).. | care nothing
for Reed, but don't want Arthur murdered.
Make this public, for heavens sake, and
avert ruin to the government. Do not
think this crank's communication, for it is
not; but pay heed to it. The plan is to be
put into execution the I'd of July, 1882, un-
less Guiteau is hanged the previous Friday.
Make this public it won't take much room.
Pittsburg, June 1.-THE labor demon