The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-03-22
TELEGRAPHIC.
DOOM OF THE CITIES.

DOOM OF THE CITIES.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 14.-Religious
cranks and fanatical enthusiasts have re-
Gently descended upon this city, and have
created much commoticn and excitement.
The medley first began in an alleged gos
pei tent, in which Mrs. Woodwork held
forth and brought many people under the
influence of mysterious power. She is
now in Santa Rosa with her tent. but she
did net leave Oakland until she had made
many converts, and since her departure
they have been holding meetings day and
night along the prlnci pal streets, warning
the unreeenerate to flee from the wrath to
come. Those who have been brought
under the "power," as they express 1t,
generally seem to have had their brains
turned upside down. They stand on the
street corners with fixed and glaring eyes !;
they gcsticulate and gyrate and undergo
contoriion; while they straiE out melan
choly songs and quote alleged Scripture.
These were independent of the Salvation
Army. which was in the field before them,
and still "hold the fort;'' but there soon
developed a schism from the Woodworth
teachings.
One George A. Erickson made a
prophecy that on the 14tb of April next
Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, San Fran
cisco, Chicago and Milwaukee would all
be swallowed up by earthquakes and h
great tidal wave, revealed to him by God.
Would you think it, there are hundreds
OF people who have been seized with fear
by the words of this luna,ic. He advised
them to flee to the mountains by the 7th
of April. and people who have had busi
ness sense enough to accumulate property
and obtain real estate are converting the
results of their struggles into money at a
sacrifice, preparing to flee to the mount
aims before the awful calamity shall come.
This pandemonium was kept up for
several weeks on the streets, unrestricted
by the police, se6itions arising on all sides.
Sometimes there would he three or four
meetings In hearing of one another-the
WoodwoI th,trs, the Fricksonites. the Sal
vationists, and another, agnostIc, that was
opposed to all of them-all combined,
drawing thousands of people. At last the
time las come when those that fear the
deluge have other work to do. They are
making ready to leave; they have fulfilled
their mission of warning the sceptics.
Bennett, who rode over the city on his
bicycle, shouting out the warning to fly to
the hills, is being cured of broken nose,
while his now unnaturally black eyes are
being restored to their natural color. He
came in collision with the fist Of braw-
ny unbeliever.
BISMARCK RESIGNS.
BERLIN, March 1S.-Prince Bismarck
rendered his resignation last night, and
the young emperor, after delaying till
noon to day decided to accept it. The
rupture between the chancellor and EN-
peror created a profound sensation here
all day long. Ali public resorts have been
crowded with pers ons excitedly discussing
the event. A large and curious crowd
surrounded Bismarck's palace all the
afternoon, and around the emperor's pal
ace an equally anxious throng has been
waiting all day.
1t is stated in well-informed political
circles that the present difference between
the emperor and Bismarck is irreconcli-
able. 1t arises from the chancellor's re-
fusal to accede to the request made by
DR.. Windthorst, leader of the clerical
party In Germany, to restore TO the Duke
of Cumberland, claimant of the throne of
Hanover, the larger portion of the Guelp ph
fund. The attitude of the emperor in op-
posing Bismarck in this matter is taken
as an indication of his desire to conciiiate
the clerical party. If the government is
secure of a working majority IN the new
reichstag it cannot well get on without
the party of the center, which DR.. Wind
tholst controls.
The report is repeated that the emperor
proposes to appoint General Won Caprivl,
who is now commanding the Tenth army
corps, to the chancellorship.
Soon after Bismarck's resignation was
sent to the emperor, all the members OF
the Prussian ministry rendered their resig.
nations also.
When the public worship estimates
came up for discussion in the lower house
to-day. DR.. Windthorst said 1t had been
his intention to review the position of the
Catholics In Prussia, but that he would
desist, owing to the uncertainty Of the po
litical situation.
The emperor has called meeting of the
of the various army corps.
He had conference with the minister of
war this afternoon.
Prince Bismarck and Count Herbert Bis
marck lunched with the members of the
labor conference to day. The emperor
received the delegates and subsequently
presided at banquet given them in the
picture gallery of the castle. Prince Bis.
marck declined an invitation to the ban
quet.
CHERoKEEs CHOKING WITH RAGE.
ST. LOUIS, March 1S.-A Republic spec
ial from Tahlequah says that the Chero
KEGS are terribly incensed over the lnva-