The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-06-07
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
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IELEJkAPHlC NEWS
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DERRY. Pa, May 3r.--A flood Of dsnth
wept down the Allegheny mountains thi, aiter-
oon. To-day and tonight almost the entire
ity of Johnstown l. swimming aboutin a rush.
ne, angry tide, dead bodies are floating aboat
n every direction, and almost every piece OF
noveabe timber Is carrying from the doomed
lily helpless humanity, drifting with the raging
satsrs. God knows where. The disaster over
ook Johns,own about O'Clock this evening,
II Is said that the reservoir above the town
broke about so'slociS this evening, and an i'm.
mense volume Of water rushed downto the city
carrying with Il death and destruction. The
latest reports Of a reliable nature received lrom
Johnslown, coming through the Pennsylvania |
railroad officials, show that over 400 dead bodies
have been counted floating down the stream
from Johus,own alons, while along the river
many add ional lives have been lost.
Another Flood.
PIEDMONT, w. Va, May sl.-This place
has been visited hy the greatest food since
1870, II began raining yesterday. and con.
tinued until noon, II also rained some this
afternoon. Two hundred families living near
the river were forced TO leave their houses and
Zee to the hills,
More snow.
MILWAUKEE, May 3I.--This morning large
heavy, moist fakes Of snow fell in this city
until the ground was covered. Trains arrived
on the st. Paul from the north covered with
snow.
The temperature in this city this morning
was a. degrees, one above freezing
Railroad men report over foot Of snow south
Of Fond du Lac, on the Northwestern road.
Crops have been considerably injured by the
late frosts.
Willard Coming.
NEw YORK, May 5I.-iIenry Willard, Pfesi-
dent oakes and Consul James MeNaughi. oI
the Northern Pacific road. have LEFT for the
Pacific coast by way OF the Canadian Pacific.
One Of Wizards friends states positively thai
the former has secured sufficient stock TO con-
troll the election at Portland,
Boat Race.
SEArrLE. May 3o.-Eight thousand peopl
saw the three mile race on Lake Union be
tween wm. o'connor, Albert iiamm, Hear
Peterson and George W Lee, for 81 500, diyid
$500 for the second.
OConnor finished In iS minutes and 4
seconds, Hamm two lengths behind, Peierso
/ three lenglhs and Lee five lengths.
/, The worlds record for three miles and tar
was seaten, but the course IVES i7Syards shoF
= Death ofJudRe George ) washburn.
= JUNCTION. Or, May 3o.--Judge George
. washbun died at o;is Z NJ, at the resilsns
4 Of his father in Junction City, Or. Funer
Q Saturday at o'clock 7 NJ. under the auspie'
h Of the /. o. o. +. and A. +. and a. NJ.
A General Storm.
' KANSAS CRY. May Jo.--rhe storm ol Tue
. day was general over Missouri, Kansas al
Nebraska. Nearly all the telegraph pol
~ along the southern Kansas railroad were blow
down, and south Of Iowa Point. kas.. the
were many overfiows. The trains on many
- the roads were delayed by waahouiE and Ian
slides. The Chicago & Alton tracks in We
eTn Illinois were inundated, and later hea
landslide occurred.
No Danger.
WASHINGTON, May So-rhe war Ike d
patches from British Columbia with regard
expected trouble between the United Sta
and Great Britain over the Behfing sea fab
II. les arc generally discfediied by officers Of
ld navy department. Il Is pointed oat that
II officer of rank sufficiently high lo make him,
acquainted with the English goyefnmei
purposes would, under any circumstances,
70 foolish rs 10 talk in the manner stated IN
dispatch from Victoria, II. c..
- snow In Michigan.
DrrKoir. Mich. May 5o.--A heavy fall
snow for this season Of the year il Tcpol
from several parts Of the state to-day.
School eTaft the snow is four inches deep
III still falling. while at Portland Flint the aver
depth Is two inches. bat. owing 20 he he
=, wind. il has drifled to n muel: grsaler del
II. The damage 10 the crops IS very great,
10. Jail Brake at Dayton.
e;- DAYTON. W. r.. May 3o.-Las, evei
~" Ed Music. .ineafeerated for stealing money
>. b NJ Mwsshbune IA months ago, awaiting I,
and w SpFoolc log stealing a watch esea
from the county jail. by filing bar after sni
while IN the corridor. Officers arc IN pafi
Big Pension
D. WAsHISGToN, May 2o.-A certificate
: pension was to-day g-anied to Philip FL
~ formerly private in company + Of the Ia
second Ohio volunteer infantry. The anna
Of arrears allowed by the pension Office in
case Is sr5. .sS9, his disability dating back
- November ~, 1862. This is the largest
4 payment on record in the pension Office.
10 Appointments.
WAsnIsGToS, May zo.-1he president
appointed John Cotton. Of Lewistsn,
assistant attorney general. vice Robert 4 Il
ard, Of Arkansas, resigned.
Val A Milroy Postmaster at Olympia, w.
~" vice Arthur ID Clover, removed.
The president has appointed oriow w
man. Of New York, solicitor general.
Secretary Noble to day appointed Lorenz
Montgomery, Of Oregon, special agent on
or' Indian depreciation claims al $S per day.
Heavy storm.
IN la GRAsDE, Or, May 29.-TLc hea
act rain and hail storss ever known in this eou
sS ~ fell this afternoon within period Of five he
. One and threc.founhs inches Of water fell.
~. ACyelenc.
ess MCPHERSON, rs, May a9.--A eye
~ "a formed about six miles southwest Of this
md yesterday afternoon, passing almost dir,
or east through the country. and striking the c
md three times in is passage. Where il 81.
're everything was destroyed.
,at Three miles east Of Elyria Il struck
Sth Nightingales house. taking Il from it's fou
- ,ion vita all It's contents and carrying il en-
,ws w ly away, not vcstige OF II having been
~ since. The family escaped by taking refup
the cellar. B Katzlap's house was also desl
ell ed, and the family were likewise sayet
ted taking refuge in the cellar.
or Montana Democratic.
HELENA, Mont, May 2o.-'rbe annou
r. ment was made to-day Of the official count
- one Of the Helena districts, which has bcci
layed for some reason. Il settles the que
as 10 the democratic majority IN the cons
tional convention. The democrats have