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The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17
An Entire Family Swept Out of
Existence Near Baker City,
Oregon.
BODIES SCATTERED FOR MILES
High Water Breaks the Goodrich Dam
in the Night and Causes the
Disaster.

PENDLETON, Or, June 16-A special
says: The Goodrich reservoir, fifteen
miles from Baker City, broke down last
night, owing to the immense volume of
water surging against its banks. The
water rushed down a gulch for a few
miles. where it jumped into Pine Greek.
Robert French's house was struck by the
flood and destroyed.
The family, consisting of the parents
and five children, their ages ranging from
to II years, were killed. The bodies were
found scattered along tie creek for dis
taace of three miles, The clothing was
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17
DRoWNED IN PIT RIVER.
Peculiarly Sad Fate of Tsco Ro"ng Men
FROM Redding.

Peculiarly Sad Fate of Taco Ro"ng Men
From Redding.
REDDING, CAL, June 16.-News has
just been received in this city of double
drowning ir Pit River, in the Big Bend
country. sixty miles from this city, in
which Robert English and Jesse Thorpe,
two young men we'll and favorabIy known,
lost their lives.
Thorpe and English, in company with
a couple of other young men, had left the
fat woods on q tour of prospecting in the
mining belt adjacent. They were COM
PEELED to cross Pit River, and small row.
boat was secured for that purpose. At the
point of crossing the water in the river
runs like millrace and is considered very
dangerous
Thorpe and English got into the boat and
on reaching the middle of the river the
craft became unmanagable. Thorpe in his
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17
she1tertng arms officers Eject.

SAN JOSE, CAL, June 16.-The board OF
directors of the Pratt Home and Shelter
ing Arms Society have elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. Robert Syer; first vice
president, Mrs. J. Sweigert; second vice
president, Mrs. B. D. Murphy; treasurer,
Mrs. J. H. Henry; secretary. Mrs. j.
Sweigert; financial secretary Mrs. S. A.
Barker. The reports of the officers showed
the organizations to be in a healthy eondi-
tion. A donation Of $3.50 was received
from Adam Sweigert.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17
$ A CIR A M E N TO.

torn off and the bodies mangled. Large
pine trees were carried miles down the
stream and fences ana bridges were swept
away. Grain fields are badly damaged.
The Goodrich reservoir was built for
mining purposes by the Auburn Canal
Company. The high water weakened the
supports of the bank.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17
Notre Dame Graduating Erercises.

SAN JOSE. CAL. June 16-The gradu-
ating exercises of the Academy of Notre
Dame Convent this morning was well at
tended. A fine programme was excel
lently rendered. Those receiving diplomas
We're: Miss Mary Miotke, Miss Eunice
Peckham, Miss Gertrude Peckham, Miss
Beatrice Quijada, Miss Angela Sullivan
and Miss Mary Williams.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17
ng Bundles of The Call Ready for the Catch

excitement jumped from the boat and
after swimming a short distance sank.
Englisd jumped to his drowning compan-
ions rescue and he too went down to
watery grave.
The rest of the party could render no
assistance whatever, as it meant sure
death to enter t. e stream. Up 10 the
present time the bodies Of the unfortunate
young men have not been found.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17

day was suffered to climb his way toward
the zenith unpaced by a locomotive Of
marvellous speed.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-18

productive in California, where prop
erly cultivated. AS / remember your
Southern Oregon lands, they will not
be exceptions to the rule. except, per-
h Fps, IN case IF the blue sticky. which
sometimes is not intrinsically product
i've enough to justify expense on a
large scale. These soils are originally
swamps and share in the advantages
OF pond muck. When underdrained
with tiles. they TIL kindly and are very
productive. They must he titled deeply
TO prevent cracking open during dry
summer months. Strong teams are re-
quir.sl. and Intelligent management. as
well as judgment. as TO time when
blowing shall be done. If plowed too
wet they remain pucdled for years.
while IL too dry, they turn up in big
clc-is. The more vegetable matter you
can get into them the better; some OF
the sandy marls OF your coast range
used al the rate OF 200 bushels TO the
acre-would be jest the thing TO i'm
prove their sillage and make them pro-
duce more freely"
There ~ occasionally a trace of these
adobe soils in the Willamette. and IL Is
said some are found on the college
grounds near Corvallis Professor q.
w Shaw, at the head OF the chemistry
department OF the agricultural col
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traditional spots of early times was the
lane that went through the donation
land claim of Genearl 10 Lane, in the
Umpqua, where this black. sticky soil
rolled up on the wagon wheels until
they became masses of revolving mud.
When travelling in the UmpQua dur
ing late years l have encountered this
land and realized all that has been said
of ~. At times. I'm the muddy season.
one comes to a spot where a loaded
vain has stopped TO clear off the
wheels. and four small mountains of
black mud stold the story. Once. when
driving with a friend in Rogue river
valley. we found such a snot, and he
kindly explained that there were three
kinds of those sticky soils. viz, BLACK
sticky. blue sticky and sticky be id"
While these soils roll up a fearful ac-
counting in the wet season. they crack
open as fearfully in the summer time
Ii IL we'll known that they can BE-
plowed under the most favorable con-
ditlons. ana tillage is a work OF din.
Guilty at the best. Corn Is said to do
well. and most grasses thrive. while
alfalfa Is a good crop; OAKS do moder-
ately WELL but wheat will not hu salts
factorily Professor Hilgard OF the uni
versity Of California says:
STICKY soil, on adobe. Is usually very
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lege, also furnishes avery clear state
men, He says there are two kinds OF
these black. sticky soils in Southern
Oregon, one. due to excess of organic
matter. Is easily handled by neutraliz-
ing with lime before planting. AFTER
which this is as easily handled as other
soils. These soils are well supplied
with plant food. The other variety Is
black adobe. rich in organic matter
and plant food, but of very difficult
physical conditions TO handle. save 70
the drainage. When so drained II
forms excellent soil for fruits and all
crops. In its present condition " Is not
adapted to fruit, but pears. and pos
sibly apples. might be planted on t.
after IL has once been cultivated. The
first cultivation must be done exactly
an the right tirne, 50 needs very close
observation. Mulching will be beneficial
10 prevent too rapid evaporation and
compacting.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-18
For Humanity's Sake.

DKAR EDITOR: Kindly allow me space 10 ten
your readers that one who suffered from both sem
inal weakness and Syphilis will inform any one
who may desire to know of the means by which
stored to vigorous manhood. He has nothing
whatever to sch and would not make one cent on
the unfortunate having for years paid ali his hare
Earnings TO doctors and for patent medicines only
10 experience failure and disappointment IT. re-
turn He will only be too happy TO inform suffer,
ers Of plan by which they can be certainly and
nermanentlv cured. Write. describing case and
Enclosing stamp, to Lock Box IeI, Villa Park
Postoffice. Colorado.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-18

IT Is a mistake TO suppose that night air
in towns is unhealthy. In most cases II
Is purer between 10 at night and IN the
r,orninr than any other part of the "a
nours II f. beneficial TO sleep with the
,,,naov omen four inches from the top
and the door tightly closed.
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Three Kinds Of aud Are Embraced Ia
thr Deposits Fount .htre
From the Portland Oregonian.
In different paris OF Western Gregg J.
and especl ally in localities Of the Rogue
river and Umpqua valleys. are local.
ties where so-called adobe land is
found. known as black. sticky Soils
that are moi easy 10 handle. one " the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-18
RESCUE.

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relief and influence Tbues
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and other left behind
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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-13
DUN'S COMMERCIAL REVIEW.

Failures for the Week ~ Compared Will
Those of Last year-MOre Active Bust
ness Expected After the Conventions
Have Been Held and the Safety ant
Suffciency of the Crops Have Been As
edith Iron Trade.
New Yo.x, June ca. G. Dun &
Co. say to-day:
Failures for the week were 934 in the
United States, against 195 last year,
and 90 in Canada, against % last year.
1t is highly suggestive that with rs
little help as there is now from new
business markets are SO nearly main.
tanned. The opinion gains ground
that more active business is to be ex-
pected after the conventions have been
held and the safety and sufficiency OF
crops have been assured.
Decline in wheat and cotton has
helped marketing the surplus so tina;
exports have been more liberal; esti-
mates entitled to most confidence
point to 4 probable yield OF 500, COG, OOC
bushels of wheat. Estimates OF
cotton acreage by the best authori-
ties indicate a crop of 10000, 900
bales if weather is favorable,
and the surplus from past crops is GER
tain with only 4 fair yield to be large
enough to prevent any hurtful rise, as
a yield exceeding the maximum
would probably cause some decline.
Even fair crops will mean better bust
ness for railroads, which report earn
ings for May thus far only2.S per cent.
more than last year.
The boot and shoe industry is still
the most active.
The hardest problem of the day is
whether iron and steel prices "a be
maintained Us they have been during
the past week. The nail association
has failed thus far to win over COM
petitors who undersell them, and are
able to manufacture $4,000 kegs
against every 100000 by concerns in
the combine. The bar association asks
for iron more than the selling price of
steel bars. Open hearth billets are
more freely sold at Pittsburgh below
the price asked for BesSemer, and mid
dlemen are still selling Bessemer bill
lets about dollar below the price
fixed by the pool.
The textile manufacturers are halt
ing with some cotton goods reduced
still further in prices and ginghams to
the lowest poin: eve known, while no
increase appears in the demand. Sales
OF wool still fall below half the guam.
tity required for Il full consumption
and prices have further declined.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-13
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

Sir Edward Malet, late British am
bassador at Berlin, whose opera "Har-
old" was performed at Covent Garden
last season, is ut work on a new opera
The opcrettas of Strauss are now all
the rage in the cities of France. where
the superb finales are often encored
three or four times. His latest work,
"Waldmeister," is neal its 1C0th per-
Torrance in Vienna
Gluck's "Orphee" has just been given
for the first time at the Paris Opera
Comique, arranged in four acts, with
a final tablcauN. Nine. Delna was the
Orpheus. 1t was in Paris that the
opera Wa first performed in 1774.
Barney Barnato has become the hero
of 4 play. Under the name of Eailey
Prothero he is the central figure in The
Rogue's Comedy" by Henry Arthur
Jones. As the title indicates the picture
drawn of the renowned money-maker
is not a flattering one.
Macbeth's duel with MacDuff had
serious consequences at Il performance
at Chatham lately. Gordon Craig. e.
len Terry's son. who was acting Mae
beth, broke his sword and gave MacDuff
2 bad cut on the hand. TIE curtain was
rung down, when a rope broke, and the
curtain hit q scene shifter on the head,
knocking him senSeleSS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-13
THE INJUNCTION OF SECRECY
In Relation to Cuban Affairs Removed
The Trial OF the Competitor Prisoners.

In Relation to Cuban Affairs Removed
The Trial of the Competitor Prisoners.
WASHINGTON, June 6.-The senate
committee on foreign relations yester-
day afternoon removed the i%njunc-
ton of secrecy from the testimony in
relation to Cuban affairs of MesSrs.
Frederick ". Lawrence and Rev. A.
j. DiaZ. Lawrence. referring to the
arrest of Alfred Laborde and Milton,
who were on the Competitor, said that
SO far as the testimony of the men
who captured them before the court
martial went, it showed that neither
of the men had arms upon their per-
sons.
From an American point of view
these prisoners We're not assisted by
counsel, but from 4 Spanish point of
view they had counsel. This counsel
consisted of a lieutenant in the navy
who asked no questions and who
crosS-eXamined no witnesses. Nc
witnesses were produced but Capt.
Butron and the other officers of the
Mensajerrc. This lieutenant asked
for elcmcncy for Laborde on account
of the illustrious place his name had
borne in the Spanish navy, and for
Milton because he was not there for
the purpose of fighting, but merely in
his business as a newspaper CORE.
spondent.
The men were eve asked if they haG
anything to say, in the Spanish Ian
guage. Mr.. Gildca, the last of the
five men tried together, replied to the
interpreter: "All nave got to say is
that | do not understand n word
that has been said for me or against
me, and at any rate appeal to both
the British and American consuls."
The court made its finding within Is
minutes after Gildea made this stats.
ment.
Before the trial Gildea stated that
he Il was poor sailor and went
on board the Competitor thinking she
was bound for Sable Keys fishing;
that he knew nothing of the nature
OF the busienss untilafter it started.
Labordc claimed that his ship had
been hired to do fishing, but that he
was held up by Il revolver and ordered
to go to Gu ia.
Witness also saw Dygert who was
imprisoned at GuiEes with - others in
Il room not larger than Is by IS feet.
The food given him was eXecrable and
all the time he was confined he was
not permitted to change his clothes.
Dvgcrt was not released until one
month after Marquis Palmerol told
Lawrence that the government knew
he was innocent.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-13
Signs of Restoration.

The work of restoration is progress
ing in earnest. Every laborer apply.
Ing for work is given something to do,
and there are hundreds of oppor.
tunities for men who want employ.
ment at fair wages.
Hundreds of teams are busy hauling
building material. while on every hand
the mortor-mixer and the ~hod-carrier
can be seen at work. B~rickmasons,
carpenters and timers are thick as
bees at a hive, repairing houses, bust
ness and manufacturing buildings, ed
Vocational institutions and churches,
which were more or less damaged.
WoriImen are also beginning to rebuild
structures that were entirely de-
Stroved. The sound of the hammer
and the saw and the trowel can be
heard on every hand-the first notice
able indication of restoration. Nov
ing vans filled with household goods
arc yet at work carrying loads to other
parts of the city, and families rendered
homeless by the storm are finding tenn
oorary residences elsewhere.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-13
The Relief Work.

The relief work has assumed mann
moth proportions, and is now being
prosecuted on a systematic and thor
ough basis. 1t now extends to every
section of the affected district. Agents
of the charities-men and women-are
making a thorough canvass of every
street, searching for destitute cases.
The relief fund is growing handsome
ly, as are also the donations of cloth
ing and other supplies.
The merchants of st. Louis and the
people are liberal, almost to extrava-
gance, in furnishing supplies. Every
body seems to be doing something for
the cause. Churches, schools, all
charity institutions, professional men,
manufacturers, wholesalers and retail
-ers. and nearly every private citizen
arc sending in all sorts and quantities
of donations for distribution.
The death list seems to be growing
smaller, as corrected lists of the dead
are madt. Only one body was recov-
cred Monday, and this added to the
coroner's latest corrected and revised
list of fatalities, gives the total mum
Der as lis.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-13
FOR IDLE MOMENTS.

Some Japanese magicians are 81 clever
that while smoking they are able TO
form letters and short words with the
smoke that issues from their lips.
Burglars entered 4 blacksmith's shop
in Alpena, Mich, and removed plumber
weighing about two tons Among the
things stolen were two anvils.
The young king of Spain was recent
ly reciting a geography lesson to his
teacher, and described an island as IL
body of land, almost entirely occupied
by insurgents"
\ fat muskrat was in the habit OF
entering the cellar of ". c. Bahr. at East
Marion, y. Y, and gorging itself with
spring vegetables. The farmer lay in
ambush Ii night, and with a pitchfork
closed the career OF the plunderer-
When the japanese are about IL
!aunch n ship, n pastcboard cage, con-
tanning several birds, is hung ove the
bow. AS the ship slides into the water.
a string opens the cage. and the released
birds make the air musical with their
merry voices
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-13
HARDIN-STEVENSON

Marriage of the Vice-Prcsident's Daughter
Julia and Rev. Martin ID. Hardin.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-The marriage
of Miss. Julia Stevenson. daughter of
the vice-president of the United States,
to Rev. Martin ID. Hardin, of Lexing-
ton, Ky, which took place at the New
IOrH Avenue Presbyterian church, the
largest edifice of that denomination in
the city, was 4 brilliant affair. attend
ed by all the high officials headed by
the president and Mrs. Cleveland, and
nos of the diplomatic corps.
Miss Stevenson was attended by her
sister, Miss Letitia Stevenson. as maid
of honor, and four bridesmaids, Miss
Letitia Scott, Miss Jane Hardin, Miss
Julia Scott and Miss Julia Hardin. Mr..
Charles Hardin, Of Kentucky, cousin of
the groom, was best man. and the
ushers were Mcssrs. Longmoor and
Hill. Kentucky friends of the groom;
Mr.. Carl Nrooman, of Baltimore; Mr..
George Hamlin. of Boston; Lieut.
Cromwell and Mr.. Wilcox, OF this city.
The groom's parents, Gen. and Mrs.
Hardin, Judge Hardin. an uncle; Mr..
and Mrs. Hardin, of Danville, Ky; Mr..
and Mrs. IIarrity, of Philadelphia, and
Gov. and Mrs. Knott, of Kentucky,
were among those present.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-13
AUSTIN CORBIN DEAD.

Fatally Wounded by Being Thrown from
His Carriage, Death Follows a Few
Hours Later-The Also Die,
Without Regaining CoascIousness-Cor-
chin Edseli, a Nephew, alh Dr. Paul Kun
zrcr Also Very seriously Injured.
NEWPORT, y. H., June 5.-Austiu
Corbin and his nephew, Corbin Edgell,
with DR.. Paul kunzier and Coachman
John Stokes, started ON Il fishing trip
about three o'clock yesterday after.
noon. On going out Of the yard at
the farm house the horses SHE'D, tip
ping over the open carriage. throwing
the occupants down an cmbankment
about eight feet against Il stone wall.
The family saw the accident from
the PIAZZA aud hurried to his assist
anca with the farm help. Tney
found Mr.. CorDin conscious but ter
ribly wounded. His nepaew and the
doctor we're also conscious. The
coacnman was unconscious ard APP
parently hurt the worst of all. They
were carried to the house and doctors
summoned.
Mr.. Cortin's injuries were very
serious, Il compound fracture OF the
right leg above the kee, Il fearful scalp
wound Ovcr four inches long on the
forehead, cut through to the skull; one
OIL the right side of the head three
inches long and the hip and chin cut
badly.
DR.. kunzier was thrown over the
wall and sustained Il broken arm and
sprained ankle. SO far as known, Cor
BIN Edgcll has his leg twice broken
between the knee and ankle. John
Stokes right leg IA broken between
the knee and ankle, and he sustained
Il fractured skull. Stokes died from
his injuries about six o'clock without
regaining consciousness.
The cause of the horses shying is
said to be the fact that the coach
man was driving them for the first
time without blinkerS.
Mr.. Corbin died at 9:42 last evening,
shortly after the arrival of DR.. Colley
from Boston. His son. Austin Corbin,
Jr., arrived on Il special train from
Boston at IL o'clock but too late to see
his father alive. All the other mem
bers of the family with the exception
of his son-in-iaw, Mr.. George ). Ed
CELL, who is in the west, We're present
when he breathcd his last.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-13
PRESIDENT DOLE FIREa
Inthe Face of IA Peremptory Demand from
Great Britain.

STedJ britain.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 5.-Advices
from Honolulu state that President
Dole has received Il pcrcmptory de-
mand from England, to allow Nolney
o. Ashford to and on Hawaiian terri
tory. Ashford and his brother took an
active part in the revolution OF 1895
and were eXiled.
1t is understood, say the advices,
that President Dole has replied to
the demand, refusing to allow Ashford
to and mere. In close official circles
it is believed that Il British man-of-war
will came here and Ashford will be
landed, without respect to the wishes
OF this government. The Hawaiian
government will be firm in the mat
ter, and will probably appeal to the
United States fOr aid"
The Ashford brothers are at present
in this city, Volney Ashford being
quite i'll. lie declined to discuss the
news received yesterday. His brother
said that when Nolney was ready to
return to Honolulu he would do SO.
At present, however, there is no prob
ability of his early rcturn
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-13
AN ALLEGED EMBEZZLER
Who Registers in His Own Name and
Makes no Attempt to Conceal
His Identify,

TORONTO, Ont, June Phillip OPP
pcnheim who according to "a Sacra-
mento CAL dispatch, mas been ordered
by the Sacramento superior court to
turn over to I. VI. Yates as receiver,
some $40, 900 which he held as trustee
for his mother, but who disappeared,
arrived in Toronto Sunday last and
registered at a hotel IS Philip Open
helm, Chicago. At the same time he
stated that his home was in Sacrament
to. lie is about thirSy-seven years of
age. plain and unassuming in his man
ner and makes no effort to conceal his
identity.