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The oasis., 1895-10-19
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 the lst, when at it's very height a de luge of water swept away lS4 houses rendering homeless POO families. and at the same time the velocity of tLe wind swept ashore all the vessels ir the harbor-one the Nelson, getting oil. The other eighteen were still ashore, some two or three feet above high tide. Among the vessels stranded were the Mexican revenue cutter Res- guardo, the American schooner Czar of San Francisco, the schooners Ava of Guaymas, Peninsula of La Paz, and the sloops COrumella and Undina. The others were small schoohers ply ing on the gulf
 The building of Jesus Maria Lopez, a large stone structure, was complete y obliterated save wall on one side; and the contents, a heavy stock of general merchandise, valued at about S50,O00, completely lost. A heavy fire and burglar proof safe, weighing fully two tons, and containing s55OO in Mex ican money, was rolled a distance of 500 yards, and rested only where the flood from the clouds was met by the incoming flood from the blight, which stranded the vessels. The mercantile establishment of Antone Rufo was also destroyed composing great loss.
 The lS4 buildings destroyed com prised about one-third of the city of La Paz, and the two hundred families made homeless were rendered dcsti- tute. A relief committee had been organized and was doing all possible to relieve the suffering. One family lost four children by drowning. In attempting the rescue of her children the mother nearly lost her life. A merchant named Gonzalez, who was trying to help them was also swept away and rescued with the utmost difficulty. Some twenty Ieople were severely injured. Orchards of value at San Jose del Cabo, below La Paz, were destroyed.
 No little apprehension was felt for shipping. The Willamette Valley, a steamer from San Francisco, was i've days overdue at Guaymas. On reach ing that port Captain Won Helms re- ported that as he neared Cape San Lucas he saw the hurricane coming and put back to Magdalena Bay, where anchored and laid three days, until the storm had passed. At Guaymas all are hearty in praise of Captain Won Helms caution, and it is univer- sally agreed that had he rounded Cape San Lucas he would have caught the cyclone broadside and suffered the same fate as the Colima.
 At Guaymas much apprehension was felt for the safety of the steamers Mazatlan and Diego. Friday evening of last week the Mazatlan reached Guaymas and reported that she had anchored in the harbor of Manzanillo, and there rode the storm in safety She reported that the Diego lay in the harbor at Altata with her sternpost and rudder gone. The hurricane caught her near Mazatlan, and she took shelter under the lee of the islands of Yenads. While an- chored there, in the storm, one of her anchor chains broke, and the vessel swung around and bumped her stern several times in a bank of mud. It is that the shock so strained the sternpost that slight shock on the bar at Altata a few days later carried it away. At Guaymas Satur- day Senor Diego Redo, the owner of
The oasis., 1895-10-19
AmerIean M. F. chursn south.

Reverend s. V. Dllley, pastor Serv- ices every Sabbath at l l a. m. and 7:30 D. Ill. Prayer meeting every Wednes- day at 7:3O D. ID.
The oasis., 1895-10-19
A CYCLONE.
Very Severe Damage Along the Mexican
 Coast.

Nodets
 Just as THE OASIS was about 10 go to press last week if was fumored that severe storm had swept the west coast of Mexico, doing great damage; but it was impossible to get anything for publication which was definite or authentic. Sunday morning the editor of THE OASIS returned from Guaymas, where he had obtained the latest particulars of the storm-too late, however, to forward to the paper for publication.
 The storm occurred on the 30th ult., lst and 2nd inst, and all accounts seem to agree that it was as severe a cyclone as has of late years visited that part of the world. 1t seems to be accepted that the cyclone arose in the Gulf of Mexico, crossed the Isth- mus of Tehuantepec, swept up the coast, and the Gulf of California doing great damage as far north as the Ya- qui river, on the mainland, and de- vastating the peninsula of Lower California in the vicinity of La Paz. The storm prostrated telegraph wires and severed communication in all directions. Consequently accounts of the damage wrought come in very slowly, Manzanillo being the point farthest down the coast from which information had been received. At that place buildings had been dam aged, but to what extent was not stated.
 At Mazatlan the residences in the aristocratic quarters of the city were reported to have suffered great damage many costly structures having been unreofed, and their valuable contents seriously harmed by the deluge of water which fell.
 San Bias and Altata likewise sui fered greatly from the storm, but no details are given.
 At Peha, below San Bias, the schooner Cometa, one of the largest plying on the Gulf of California, was lost and the captain drowned.
 At Topolobampo the buildings of the American colony were unroofed, suffering great damage, and the GUS tom house was demolished.
 At Ahome, on the Fuerte river, the two great sugar reineries of Compa- Tia La Favorita, and La Compailia Aguila the latter an American estab- lishment, owned by Mark Sherwood of Chicago. c. M. Johnson and associates were completely demolished. entail ing a loss of many hundred thou sands of dollars Both refneries con sisted of valuable structures, filled with costly machinery of the latest patterns and invention. The Fuerte river was converted into an inland sea, working devastation thirty miles away from the channel, and complete ly ruiniag all the sugar plantations. The damage done in the ruin of the plantations and demolition of the re- Gneries will foot up a loss of several millions to the sugar industry of the state of Sinaloa alone.
 In the state of Sonora the northern limit of the storm seemed to be the Yaqui river, where the crop of sugar cane was also destroyed, and the plantations much damaged.
 On the west coast Of the Gulf of California the hurricane struck with remarkably fury, working frightful havoc at La Paz, At that point the storm began about two o'clock of the sOth, gradually increased in intensity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-01
Selecting a Hat.

Attention to few simple rules will
assist any one to select from the various
hats of the season one distinctly suited
to her peculiar needs. People with thin,
delicately modelled faces. whose chins
are inclined to be pointed, should avoid
the bonnets with broad frontal trim
mings or hats with wide straight brims,
as they have tendency to emphasize
the "pointedness'' of the face, giving it
the look of fiatiron or wedge. Such
faces should be surmounted by hats
with rolling brirns and bonnets of high
oval shape or trimming. Boston Jour-
nal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-01
LOCAL MENTION.

s. NJ Wood is at his home at Tenth
and Fillmore street sick with heart
trouble.
Mr. Jennings is off celebrating the
birth of the New Year, and there is no
weather today.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Simcock of South Topeka, yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Simcock is clerk in the
Santa Fe Offices.
Henry Hull of West Eighth street.
who had his foot badly mashed Saturday
evening by his horse turning the phaeton
over on it, is better and will soon be ouI.
George Grimes, Charles Williams anu
VIM. Z Stone swore off drinking yester-
day and got into police court for il.
Their cases were continued till tomor-
row.
Charley Stowell is little colored lad.
He was in police court this morning
charged with stealing an ak, but sue
ceeded in proving his innocence and was
dismissed.
A colored citizen who was misinformed
announced through the JOURNAL that
the Metropolitan club would give d
swell dance at Metropolitan hall New
Years eve. The party is to occur tonight
instead of last night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-01
COSTIGAN WARMED THEM.
An Account of the Fight Over the Refer
endumites ut St. louis.

An Account of the Fight Over the Refer
endumites ut St. Louis.
The Kansas Populists who attended
the national conference at 81. Louis last
week are at home again, that is, all are
here who went via Kansas City.
Cryus, Corning, w. II. Bennington and j.
H. Lathrop have not got back yet and
the folks who got home yesterday say
the referendum" folks are coming on
the Frisco md Santa Fe via Cherryvale,
as their passes read that way
One member of the Kansas crowd who
holds down a good state house job. in
speaking of the conference, said: You
should have seen orning, Bennington
and Lathrop down there. Just think of
it. They put up at the Lindell and had
rooms with baths, and the Republican
state central committee paid their ex-
penses. They had passes over the Santa
Fe and Frisco, too, which were furnished
by the committee They did not, how
ever, cut much figure in the
convention. You see we went down
fixed for those fellows who are trying to
palm themselves off as Populists.
"Costigan went after them once on the
floor, but that was all that was necessary.
Fred Close was in the chair most of the
time Saturday and Saturday night while
the referendum question was up, and he
could not see them at all They kept
bobbing up all the time trying tG get the
floor, but it was no use Fred couldn't
see them"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-01
MORTON INAUGURATED.
Governor Flower Gave Way to Mr. Nor
ton Today.

ALBANY, n. Y, Jan. Levi P. Nor
ton was inaugurated as governor of New
York today. The ceremonies were
simple. The new governor and his full
military staff in carriages were escorted
to the capital by four companies of the
national quad. In the executive cham
Der the governor r-elect was greeted by the
retiring governor. who was surrounded
by his military staff, after which
all proceeded to the assembly chamber.
After prayer by Bishop Duane, Governor
Flower extended formal welcome to
his Huccessor in Office.
Iii brief reply Gov. Morton compli-
meIted his predecessor, both as man
and an official. There was nothing
of partisan nature in either address
The oath of office was administered by
Secretary OF State Palmer. In the exc
cutive chamber Gov. Morton received
for an hour the congratulations of a
great number of people, including
members of the legislature and
representatives. of Republican orgauiza-
tions throughout the state Subsequently
Governor and Mrs. Morton held public
reception in the executive mansion.
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FEAR CRAzEO PEOPLE.
A Sharp Earthquake Shock Felt
in Mexico Sunday.
People in the Arben Theater
Stampede With Fright.
PRISONERS FRANTIC.
COnvicts in Bedlam Prison Try
to Break Out.
HardlyKept from Casting Them
selves Over the Walls.

MEXICO CITY, Jan. AT :53 Sunday
an oscillatory earthquake shock was felt
in this city and other parts of the valley
of Mexico The movement was east and
north. but was of short duration. The
disturbance caused great alarm from
those who feared repetition of the dis
astrOus earthquakes of November 2,
which killed eighteen people and did
great property damage.
In the Arben theater which is the only
playhouse now open in this capital as the
result of the damage sustained by the
other theaters by the previous shocks, a
stampede occurred. Women leaped from
the lower boxes and the audience strug-
gled for escape at the narrow
exits. The manager appeared on
the stage and tried to calm the fear
crazed people, and at last a degree of
quiet was restored, but not Until most of
the audience had taken refuge in the
streets, which were full of frightened
people, many of them in their night
clothes.
The scene of November 2 was repeated
in large part and thousands of penl
tents kueIt in the open streets and prayed
and cried IN a loud voice for delIverance
from death.
In Bedlam prison, where thousands or
wretched beings are huddled together IN
the prison barracks, pandemonium
reigned and the guards had hard work to
prevent hundreds from breaking out of
| their quarters and f,nging them selves
over the walls. The large supply pipes
to the city burst fooding the streets.
The disturbance was fcretold two
months ago by Juan N. Coutre-
ras of Guanajuato, the ac-
credited and locally famous seismic
prognosticator who prophesies that be-
tween the Both of December and the 2d
of January this volcanic section would
be visited by another earthquake dis
turbance.
Contreras is making his prophesies for
three events in this line, and saws the
distur Dances will continue in greater. or
less degree at periods during 1895.
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corps; the first quarter. of an hour
after for the receptions of the Of
ficers of the Smithsonian institution
the civil service and interstate commerce
commission, the assistant secretaries of
the departments and the heads of the
various government bureaus and com
mission; the next fifteen minutes for
military organizations, the veterans
of the war OF '64; the Loyal
legion; Grand Army of the Republic;
Union Veterans legion, and the Oldest
Inhabitants association of the District of
Columbia.
The secretary OF state and Mrs.
Gresham will receive the diplo-
matte corps at the Arlington
hotel from 12 to and other
callers afterwards Mrs. Gresham is to
be assisted by her daughter, Mrs. An
drews of Chicago, Mrs. Fuller, her niece
and other ladies.
Mrs. Carlisle will receive, assisted by
Mrs. VIM. <. Carlisle, Mrs. Queen. Miss
Helm of Covington, Mrs. Bowler, Miss
Margaret Johnson, Miss Draper, Miss
Thornton of Louisville, Miss Ruth Leeds
Kerr, Miss Curtis and the Misses Hamlin
Mrs. Lamont is to be assisted by Mrs.
Perrine, Mrs. and Miss Sanders of New
York, Mrs Breckinridge, Mrs. John NJ
Wilson. Mrs. Gordon. Mrs. Clossom, Mrs.
Sternberg, Mrs. Willis, Mrs. Hall, Mrs.
Bates, Mrs. Ruggles, Miss FlagIer Miss
Deering, Miss Murphy, Miss Katharine
Smith, Miss Sheridan, the Misses Davis
and Miss Aline Wilcox
Mrs. Bissell will be assisted by Mrs.
Charles Carey and Mrs. Milburn, of Buff
falo; Mrs. Calderon Carlisle, Mrs. S. S.
Holland Mrs. Richard Mulligan, Miss
Pendleton and Miss jamie Riggs.
Miss Herbert'is to be assisted by Mrs
Lee, wife of Admiral Lee, Mrs Ramsay,
Mrs. Chadwick, Mrs Stewart, Mrs. High
born, Mrs. Sampson, Mrs. Matthews,
Mrs Lemley, Mrs Haywood. Mrs.
Reamey. Mrs. SolIwagen, Miss High
born. Mrs. Sollwagen, Mrs. Fyfe, Miss
Rush and Mrs. Benjamin Micou, Sen.
Mrs OIney is to be assie ed by Mrs.
Gray. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Mrs.
Arnold Hague, Mrs. Holms Conrad, Miss
Hunt and Miss Audrey Pauncefote.
Miss Morton will be assisted by Mrs.
Coombs, Mrs Dabney and Mrs. Mark
Harrington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-01
ABOUT THE STATEH0USE.
Items of News from the Corridors and
from Copeland County.

Items of News from the Corridors and
from Copeland County.
All of the state departments closed
early today and some of them were not
open at all
The members of the legislature are
very much pleased with the handsome
Autographed certificates which are being
presented them by the secretary of state.
The original drawing for the lithograph
was made with pen by n. n. Nehr.
clerk in Secretary Osborn's Office.
j. M. Senter. clerk in the Office of the
board of railroad commissioners is said
to be closing in on the position of secre-
tary of the senate. w. i. Brown and d.
&. Zercher are the other candidates
J. f. Herr, clerk of the district court
of Ottawa county, who has been wishing
with the politicians here, went 10 his
home at Minneapolis this morning.
F. NJ. Benetiel arrived from his home
in Montgomery county this morning He
lost his hat during the war two years
ago, but he did not bring two as was ex-
pected.
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a Fine SHOWING.

In another column of this issue is given
the annual report of DIR. J. B. Hibben,
city physician and secretary of the board
of health. The article shows that Topeka
has been in splendid sanitary condi-
tion this year, which has brought
epi1emics to many cities and towns sur
rounding us. No schools have been
closed here There have been no epi-
denies. There are no cases of diphthe-
ria and only few mild cases of scarlet
fever. This excellent sanitary showing
is largely due to the efficient and watch
full health department-which believes
that the best way to treat d.sease is 10
prevent it and to maintain conditions that
favor health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-01
COMMENTS. ON LITTLE.
The New York "Voice' Gives 1t. Opinion
of Our Attorney General.

The New York "VOice" Gives 1T Opinion
of Our Attorney General
In the last issue of the New York
Voice a paragraph from the annual re-
port of Attorney General Little, in which
he says a lot of good things about pro-
hibition was quoted, to which the Voice
adds the following comment:
These are brave and manly words, but
they are more than offset by the attorney
generals recommendation of the repeal
of the metropolitan police law. In this
recommendation Attorney General Little
is playing into the hands of would be
rumsellers, who desire nothing more
ardently than the withdrawal of state aid
in enforcing prohibition. And, Ivy the
way, had the PopuliSt leaders of Kansas
been as brave in opposing saloons before
election as Attorney General Little after
election, the Voice has reason to believe
they would not have been defeated No
vember g."
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CONGRESS WON'T ACT.
Col. R zer Thinks No Appropriation Will
Be Made for Irrigation.

Col H. c. Rizer. who is connected with
the department of the interior, is in To-
pc ka today. He has just come from
Eureka, where he has spent the holidays
with his family
Colonel Rzer is very much inter-
ested in the subject of irrigation
but he is not very hopeful of national
aid 81 do not think that congress will
make an appropriation for the cause of
irrigation" said he to JOURNAL report
er "We only got $3.50 before and that
had to be spent ovor nearly two-t thirds of
the country and it would not surprise
me if even that is cut off.
l am satisfied that irrigation
must come. however, and that the entire
west will sooner or later be put under
the influence of artificial water supply
Even in the east the farmers are discuss
ing the question. They do not need it
often but they have their dry years when
irrigation would prove very convenient"
Col. Rizer leaves tomorrow for Wash
ington.
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COroner's jury Take Week to Decide
What Everybody Knew.
The coroner's jury adjourned last
night. and the farce comedy of a secret
inquest usurping the functions of the
police. sheriff, detective force and super
ior court, is at an end
No light was thrown upon the mys-
terious murder Of Mrs A ID. Matson by
the ten days inquest The jurors or
other officers are none the wiser for the
foolish session. Coroner Bailey at
tempted to make the nature of the YER
dict profound secret, Notwithstanding a
verdict in such case is public docu-
ment
HAS the jury adjournedP b the reporter
asked
Yes" replied Bailey.
"When?"
Last night"
'tAny verdict"
YES"
''What was the verdict?'5
81 don't choose to state."
ais not coroner's verdict a public
document?'
That may be. but don't wish to
make this public document until late"
The coroner's verdict is:
''The said jurors upon their oaths do
ina that MRS. AImeda d. sMatson came
to her death by blow on the head with
an axe or some other insfru ument in the
hands of d person or persops unknown"
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ington.
SAYS HE'S SAVED MONEY.
Supt. Gaines Indicates How He Has Exer-
cised Economy in His Department..

ciseG Economy In His department..
State Superintendent of Instruction Fl.
n. Gaines said today that he was
feeling very good because of hav-
ing discovered by comparison
of the reports OF the secretary
of state that during his two years ad-
ministratiOn he has saved the state the
amount of his salary in printing for his
department
According to Mr. Gaines figures his
printing has cost the state 81, ,S29.47 less
than was paid during the two years of
Superintendent Winans' administration.
Mr.. Gaines says in addition 10 this saw
ing he has furnished the state extra
printing in the way ofblanks and diplo-
mas to the amount of $211744. which
was never before ordered through the
department or paid for by the state.
The annual report of the state superin-
tendent will be out some time next week.
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THE FIRST TO REGISTER
The Sanitary. Force Takes Time by the


The Sanitary Force Takes Time by the
FOre1ock.
The city registration books open on
the first Monday in January, but it has
been generally thought that the commits
sioner commences to issue certificates
January 1. but this is a mistake. There
is always an effort made by some people
to be the firss to register, and sanitary
Officers A. Barton, w. E. Stewart and
Nels Mcconnell went to the commission
er's office bright and early T. have their
names recorded They were given GER
tifCates and were then told that they
were entitledIto vote until next Monday
and asked to A'set up' the cigars
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HUNG BY A MOB.

A Kentucky Murderer Strung Up to 3
Railroad Trestle After Being Beaten.
Mt STERLING, KY. Jan. About 3
o'clock this morning mob of twenty
five men went to the county Jail, over
powered Jailer Best, secured the keys.
and took from the jail Tom
Blair of Morgan county and
hung him to a railroad trestle in the city
limits. Blair fought desperately Tor his
life. and was beaten almost into insensi-
bility before he was hung.
Blair was one of the parties who
assisted in killing Capt. J. l. Bo-
mar in this city last February. He
was cleared of the charge aud was in Jail
for shooting with intent to kill, Jew
days ago, 1t is supposed that friends of
Bomar were the lynchers
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THEY WERE SAVED.

Men DriT1ing Out Into the Lake Amid the
Ice Are Rescued.
MENoMINEE. Mich. Jan. 1.-The three
Wossnack brothers, who were carried
out into the lake Sunday by drifting ice,
we're rescued by fishermen sixteen miles
north of here at 10 o'clock last night
All are badly frozen and were nearly
famished. Martin Wossnack, who is a
cripple. may not recover. Their boat
was nearly cut through in several places
by the sharp ice.
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MEXICAN ROAD BEGUN.

The Mexican International to Monterey is
Being Graded.
MoNCLAvAJ Jan. 1.-The contractor
with his large force of graders and equip
ment has arrived at Reata. and has be-
gun work on the line of the Mexican In
ternational road that is to be built from
that place to the city of Monterey.
The road will give the Mexican Inter
national and Southern Pacific system a
direct route TO the smelters of Monterey
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SKATING IN TEXAS.
Thermometer Registered Zero at One Time
in the State.

DALLAS. Tex, Jan. 1.-The temperature
at Dallas all week has been below the
freezing point and Sunday night touched
zero. Northern visitors are surprised at
the sudden intense cold and declare that
10 degrees above zero in Texas IS felt as
acutely as 10 degrees below in the north.
No snow has yet fallen in this state
this winter. All the creeks. ponds and
other bodies of water are frozen over and
all the old rusty skates have been hunted
up and pressed into service by the boys
The ice on Trinity river is solid enough
to hold up men, and even wagons, ard
skating is good.