Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-06
CYCLONE IN THE SOUTH.
II Caused Great Destruction at
Baton Rouge.
BIG CONVENTION At ARKANSAS CITY
The Itata, Rail Road Accident,
Hannibal HamIin Dead, Steamer
Sunk, From Portland, State and
Foreign News, Etc.
vctoNr IN IouIsAEA.

CYCLONE IN IOUIsAHA.
RAToN RoUGE, July g. a cyclone
from a soulhwesterly direction,
passed through the residence part Of
the city at $3.50 >. M, destroying
many houses. The penltentiary
is al blown in aud many Of the
inmates killed and wounded
Eight killed ani twenty-eighl
wounded have been taken from the
debris OF the penitentiary thus far
A later report says ten persons were
killed AID thirty wounded. The
factory building was demoli.hed and
the hospital and penitenlisry are
mass Of ruins. The steamship,
Smoky City was blown to pieces,
there being nothing left but her hull.
Several Of the crew were badly in
jured.
CYCLONE IN MISSISSIPPI.
MEMPHIS, July GA telegram
received in this city this afternoon,
reports cyclone that passedthrough
Madison, Mississippi, this morning.
Several buildings were demolished
aud considerable damage done.
Further information is unattainable,
as all wires are down.
SETTLERS WANT THE STRIP.
ARKANSAS CRY, Kans., July g.
Preparations are now complete for
a gigantic convention of home seek
ers In this city next saturday. The
presence OF over 100000 cattle on
the Cherokee strip has aroused the
people and they feel II they are ever
10 get homes IN that laud they must
act. Jerry Simpson, Senator Pfeiier,
Charles Mansur, +. z. Elden, w. NJ,
Springer, Chief stayes and other
prominent men have promised to be
present and make addresses.
THE ITATA.
SAN DIEGO, July 6.-Nothing new
has developed as regards tho Itata.
Though she has been here two days
nothing had been head from United
States Marshal Gard or District
Attorney Cole, who are at Los
Angeles. The vessel at present Is in
charge OF Collector Berry, who holds
her for violating thenayigation laws
IN leaving port without clearance
papers. The Itata VIII plead guilty
to this charge aud pay the due. As
10 the charge Of violating neutrality
laws, under which the Itata was
first arrested aud for which she was
brought back by the Charleston.
the delay In taking action exhibited
by the government officials al Los
Angeles Is occasioning considerable
comment. Not word has been
received from them. The opinion
expressed by many lawyers Of this
city Is that the delay Is caused by a
realization OF the fact by the author
titles at Washington that the charge
went hold.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, July o.
The worst wreck ever known 10 this
part OF the Of the state occurred
about 8 o'clock yesterday morning,
on the Kanawha aud Michigan rail-
way, eight miles west Of here. A
passenger train for Columbus pulled
out from here with two carloads Of
excursionisls,and the wreck occurred
on high treslle The cross ties
had caught fire during the night,
aud burned SO that the rails spread
under the train. The engine and
baggage and mail cars passed over
safely, but two ears were thrown
from the track. After running
about forty feet on the iies, the for.
ward ear toppled 10 the left, aud the
rear one To the right. The forward
gar turned completely over and
AAHNtN FAkhA niAN w ahN NAuNi AAli
twenty feet, turning upside down,
and one set Of trucks fell on top of
Il, crushing the car 10 splinters.
Under this place most OF the dead
were found. Eleven persons We're
killed; fifly.eight were counted who
are injured, ani a npI1ber walked
away before they could be seen. or
the entire number Of passengers,
bat one escaped without scratch.
HANNIBAL uAMLIN DEAD.
BANGOR, Me-, July 8. Hannibal
Hamlin IL dead.
Hannibal Hamlln was born ia
Paris, Oxford county, Maine, August
"a, 1909, aud wiz consequently In
the SEA year Of bis age He was
elected y. =. senator Ia 1913, aud
governor of Maine Ia 1857. lie re
aligned the goyernonhlp a month
afterwards aud was again elected
u. s. senator, when he again 10
signed, having been elected vice
president on the ticket with Abra
ham Lincoln. He afterwards served
IA the senate from 1859 to 1881. lie
died ~ si5 o'clock, July a.