The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-02-22
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Indians on the War Path.

HELENA, Mont, Feb. ro.--Intelligence o.
an Indian outbreak at Demersville, Mont, ia
| the Flathead country, reached here to-day. +.
E. Clifford, postmaster at that place, caught
an Indian In the act Of stealing goods from the
rear Of his store building. In the fight that re.
suited from Clifords attempt to recover the
goods, an Indian was killed. Many rumors
are rife. The story given the most credit is to
the effect that the Indians lay in wait for Cliff.
ford and killed him between his store and the
hotel.
An intensely bitter feeling exists between the
settlers and the Indians, as the settlers have
been greatly annoyed by prowling Indians
from this reservation, MS well as from the To.
bacco plains country north ofthsm. A large
number Of Indian women and lchildrcn are en-
| route to the agency at Arlee and this would In
dlcate that the Indians were preparing for a
raid Of rapine murder. II Is reported that DIR.
Cunningham was also killed.
frightful Accident.
HARTFORD, Conn, Feb f8.-Jrsl before
daylight this morning the city was stared by
the sound ola terrific exrlosion. and immediate
ly the persons in that section near the capital
were further startled by a sound Of crashing
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screams OF women and shouts Of men coming
from the vicinity Of High and Allen streets,
| which had been the site Of the Park Central
hotel.
Those who hurried to the spot found huge
pile Of stone and brick, and splintered timbers
from which white clouds Of steam arose, streak
cd and blaekened by wreaths Of smoke that
| rapidly grew more dense. Then tongues Of fam
es leaped out here and there, gradually grow.
| ing stronger until the ruin was q roaring heap.
Cries and means came from pile, which made
| the bystanders sick with horror.
| The magnitude Of the calamity can not be
| realized. In fact, its extent is not yet known.
The register Of the hotel isnot yet found ,and Mr.
Perry, the night clerk, is buried in the ruins.
But from the best estimate that can be obtain.
ed from landlords and others, II Is probable
there were not far from fifty people in the hotel
proper. OF those, perhaps five may have es.
capped uninjured amid the confusion Of the early
( morning hours, which would leave fony.fve
unaccounted for, Ten are in the hospital, and
up to this writing (midnight) sixteen dead bod.
les have been taken from the ruins, leaving
nineteen still missing, but there may be more
than this
The cause Of the disaster was undoubtedly
the explosion Of boiler in the basement. No
! engineer was on duty at the time.
Cyclone.
| BIRMiscHAA, Ala, Feb. IS.-It Is report
[ ed that a cyclone passed through Bib county
fifty miles south Of here, las, night, doing greai
damage. Several persons are said TO have been
killed, and many injured. II IS impossible tc
obtain full particulars tonight.
The Right Kind ofa Man.
BALTIMORE, Feb. i7.-A Washington specia
10 the !Sss. based on a conversation with Mr.
Bayard, gives on outline Of the policy which
has controlled the actions Of the department o
state the past four years. The Saa says
| at has been frequently asserted that Mr.
Bayard has no policy, whereas he has, all alonf
had 4 very definite and peculiarly American
policy. lie believes the American people hav,
higher and nobIer destiny than that ofswag
gering about among the nations Of the earth
daring them. to use homely expression, II
knock chip of their shouiders.n He thinks
il il their mission 10 take the lead among III,
nations in the substitution Of pacific method
for force in settling International disputes.
/ Too High.
CHICAGO. Feb. I7.-one Of the staielies
Office buildings in America collapsed this morn
ing. A nupber Of workmen rushed out in tim
to escape .>.ng crushed under the mountain o
wre1kage
rhc ruined building was the owings block.
beautiful Gothic structure, fourteen Stone
high, situated at the corner Of Dearborn an
Adams streets. jus, opposite the postofice. i
the center Of the business district. The te
lower stories fell in ono after anothei
leaving the walls, four upper floors and roS
standing in decidedly shaky condition.
the tenth story the tile flooring was detection {
was damaged by the natural settling Of ih
building.