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Mr.. NJ. Shepley. of Fossil. Gillian
county. Or, is anxious to get trace OF
who mas lived In the southern part OF Sc
attic under the name Of Ruby.
complaint was filed In Justice 9cEi-
vain's court yesterday afternoon charg-
ing John O'Brien with stealing some
chairs and a stove from Noble Ryther. on
First avenue near Weller street.
Among the visitors AT police headquar-
terS Yesterday afternoon was Rose Dav-
export. a variety actress. She rooms at
street She asked to see the iewslry that
chris Scott and Charlie Phillips stole
while .ttearing UP the town" as she had
lost a gold ring and so In cash from her
room. The ring was not among the prop
..r,y recovered
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AIMS AND OBJECTS.
ruw rrEg PUBLIC MARKET ORDI-
NANCE FULLY EXPLAINED.

Yhe,e seems 80 BE . Genersi Mieun-
aerst,uding ~ the Proposed Meas
uy~-ro Bring the Producer asd Fur
chaser Together why Mayor WOOD
wnnhoid. HI. signature An Inter
v,ev with = Chamber Of Commerce
COmmfstee.
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rally srrzsgn~d On the charge Of burglar
ixsng Hxyiis' house.
r.~nusv Prosecuting Attorney Morris
r~--@s4ns4xs ths state TIE burglars APP
rsmrea without counsel After the COM
psxtrs lad he@n read Philips arose ara
sesd The rour- that trey wousd rsIse
preliminary examination snssace Aer-s-
80 ~~sT sss hsr1s Of each person az
n sss in s4ssuit OF which they we're sens
"a .4~ county tsgf.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
THE NEW ENGLAND.

THE NEW ENGLAND.
Thomas Dawson. Dsnville. Wash:
Mrs Thomas Dawson. Danviiie, p" ASH
A Fox. White River.
William Stewart. City.
Gah,s Mattison. South Bend
Edwin Pettett. pungeness
George Pierce. St Paul. MINI.
Mrs George Pierce. 81. Paul.
w t. Still. Woolley.
N. Madison. New Westminster.
H B. Simmons. Stanwood.
s. wahl Stanwood.
Robert Schmidt. Vancouver. B. G.
Hugh Jackson. Chicago
Joseph Berry, Enumeiaw.
Phil Eisey. Everett.
Joe Strudwlck. Snohomish.
THE BUTLER.
Henry Teal Portland.
w. j. Morphy and wife. Minneapolis.
s. f. Smith. New York.
F. K. Clark. Portland
=. F. Plowden. San Francisco.
+. A. Darling, Fairhsven
r * Hiscock. North Yakima
C. Dillman. Milwaukee.
n Miyooka. Japan.
= Oppenheimer. Baltimore.
II. T.. Fsht. Portland.
". Il, Watson. San Francisco.
] Morris San Francisco.
Albert s. Stein. Everett.
II a Fairchiid. whatrom.
A McCresry. Vancouver
Sig Schwenger. Milwaukee.
Joe Israel. San Francisco.
Mrs Bidwsl La Hunta. Col
= Witkowski San Francisco.
Frank Mansfield. Tacoma.
r. 2 Freeman. II. New London
W. II. Mitchell. San Francisco.
John McReavy, Union City.
THE STEVENS
p " Churchouse. Portland
Z. +. Mcdonald. Port Biakelev.
Mrs e l. Baker Sfarwrcsi
Charles Ballard and wife. city
Mrs ". T. Young. Stanwood.
h. Il. Speer. oil City Pa.
Charles r Rowe and VT. Oakland. Cal
Miss Anna Anderson. Everett.
John But Ellensburs.
Charles Bull. Eilenshurg
nr. A. II. Thornton, Whatcom.
~. W Winieil and wife. City.
II. Lawrence and wife. Tacona.
z {. Parkes. Portland
John L. Blair. Friday Harhor.
q. ". Wheeler Nehalern.
=. /. PerIiughsm. city
Z: W Keen snd wife, Friday Harhor
William ". Keen. Friday Harhor.
Howard v Keen. Friday Harbor.
Miss Oracle Keen. Friday Harbor
Miss Emma Blowers. Friday Harbcr
a q Smith Cxty
George r. McLane. Tacoma.
THE pts -
James II Boyre. Novelty.
Cap, !. r Moore Ussalady.
J NJ Nart Ttsalsdy.
NJ Hale. ceihy.
Mrs. A. Hale, Celhy
Eiliuasen. Arlington.
p II Herrett Co4pevisie
James CGthhers Coupevl4ls
capt George c Sutherland Ch'rs
W. : Moore. Black Diamond
y VI. Folsom, SnohoriiSh
Alexander Rlrrs Prairie Wash
~. ". Tyler. Spokane.
J. ] Bell. Whatccu
e hnitx Nhateom-
Arthur " s-lo;hi@r. whatcorr.
y. Stn Utsslady-
Miss J L Humphrys. yicseria.
y Mccoy. MeMurray.
Or Lot Wilbur Snohc-ish
Ms Sierfie Wallace. rlorenc-.
Thomas Watson. Pert ga rahf@
Ms J = Harris Victoria
4 Nataeney. Mcsser.
Mrs Nasscnsy. Mosher.
James Long. Florence.
THE NORTHERN.
rhornAs Moran. Arlington.
: A. Rv1nker. Port Townsend
n RI Mcraen. Victoria.
r. a. I.Azier. Clty
r. n NoslzuS Everett.
James l. Crotty City.
A. 4 Campbell. Wssfcorr.
W X. Hezton. Sau4s.
David y. Garrison. y. Portland
RI l. Terry City
W &. Ricsar9 city.
loan DOYLE. CTS
George Bueoard. Port Townsend
A. y Campbell Victoria.
: T. SFuArt. -. Psui
NJ MsrAse@. California
W. j. GraErasai- Chicag,
Martin y TigwAla. South pakrsa-
n. NJ Bewe3. Portland.
a. ~ Hiatt. EaSe-orsb.
y r Price - Louis
WIN 70. jenkins Whaf~c-
A-ss L A Eses SAn Frarcsx--.
w II Thcfas. Monte Cra~so.
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= DAVID Tsearan-
James HAr.7Sy. Tacoma.
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NEW PRICES OF MILK.
The Dairymen Organise . New Pro-
tecfiye Union.

The local dairymen have organized the
Seattle Dairymen's Protective Union, and
a new schedule of prices has been ar
ranged.
s. ST. Myer. of the Duwamsh dairy, was
elected president: John White. OF the Seat.
tie dairy, vice president: NJ. r. Galloway.
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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04
STEAMER REPUBLIC SUNK By THE CYCLONE.

From them and the clouds above, a
strange, cracking sound came. This filled
the air and at times was stronger than
the incessant peals Of thunder. The
tunnels enveloped the western side of the
city, and in thirty minutes were wreak-
ing destruction In the business heart. Men
and women, horses, all kind of fowl in
the open, were picked up and carried
hundreds Of feet in every direction.
So irresistible was the cyclone and so
much greater In magnitude than any the
country has ever previously known Of,
that some of the stanchest business blocks
went down before it. Structures, the pride
of merchants and intellectually famous
from New York to San Francisco. were
ike finder boxes when the wind was at
it's height. The massive stone fronts
Iron beams were torn from their fas-
Jennings and carried blocks away, as IL
they had been feathers. Roofs, braced
and held to their positions by every de-
vice known to the best builders Of any
day, were torn on as IL held only by
threads. Telegraph poles fell In long
rows, not coming down one by one, but
In groups of a dozen or more at time.
A railroad train on the Eads bridge, one
of the express trains of the Alton. known
as No. 81. was blown over and the pas
sengers piled up in heap Of injured.
The east end of the Eads bridge, one
Of the most solid and finest bridges In
the world, was destroyed. The other great
bridges spanning the Mississippi were all
injured, some AZ seriously as the Eads.
Scores of persons were drowned, or, after
being killed on the land. blown into the
water. Steamers like the Grand Repub-
are famous between New Orleans and St
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

Just before Ii was - % "A"'nA bA'
time to close the general merchandise
store known as the Golden Rule, located
on West Madison street, owned and con-
Quoted by Mr.. Marshall, three men enter
ed the store by different doors and APP
preached the cashiers desk. where sat
Miss Matte Garretson. One Of the men
ordered her to deliver over the cash, en-
phasizing his demand by pointing two re-
volvers at her. She refused to comply
with his demand, and closed the cash
drawer, throwing off the combination. The
rwould-be robber aimed blow at her head
with one of his guns, which she barely
managed to dodge. There were several
lady clerks standing about waiting for
the time to go home They saw what was
going on at the desk and began to scream.
This attracted the attention Of Mr.. Mar
shall, who was in another part Of the store
talking with his general manager. Just
as he was about to start toward the desk
one Of the other men approached him
and leveled two revolvers ut mis- head.
Frightened by the screams Of the girls.
the burglar mt the desk started to back
out of the store, guarding his retreat with
his revolvers. Marshall advanced toward
the man who was coming his way and he,
too, started out of the store. keeping Mar
shall covered all the time. Seeing that
the latter was bent upon his capture, the
man fired both revoIvers just as he reach
ed the door. One ball struck Marshall
in the temple and the other in the heart
and he fell back dead.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04
and railroad property suffered greatly.
Near Rockford four were killed.

In Chicago and suburban towns, scores
Of residences were utterly demolished;
miles of street paving washed away; hun
dreds Of Easements filed with goods Hood
ed, and over two hundred people injured.
Strange to say, not a fatality was report
ed, though the ruin Of many dwellings
was so instant and complete that escape Of
many from death seems miraculous. Ev-
erything in the path of the storm was lev
eled. The suburbs suffering most were
Norwood Park, Niles, Niles Center, Edi-
son Park, Irving Park and Ravenswood.
Churches, trees and dwellings were RACED.
One Hundred Die in Michigan.
Leaving Chicago, the next report Of
damage came from Ortenville, Oakland
County, Mich. Seventeen lives were re-
ported lost and half-hundred persons
injured, while the town is practically
wiped out Of existence. From lakewood,
northeast of Ortenville, word was receiv-
ed that eight had been killed. The viii
lagos directly in the line Of the storm were
Thayer, Groyeland, Austin, Brandon,
Seymour and Davisburg. A message
from Charleston late Monday night said
that there had been a large loss Of life
there, and that Davisburg, Charleston and
I Springfieidshad also a large list Of KILLED
and injured.
Mount Clemens, in Macomb County,
was given a bad scare, and while much
property damage was done and few in
jurcd, yet no loss of life resulted. Thirty
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04
WORK OF THE CYCLONE IN NORWOOD PARK

sive and still and many people had re-
marked that there was danger of q cy-
clone. Most of the people were in bed.
There was rain and thunder storm just
in advance Of the cyclone, and while the
wind was whistling through the trees and
the rain beating down in sheets suddenly
the awful roar that every prairie farmer
knows as the dread forerunner Of the
cyclone would be heard Another instant
and the storm would strike and then all
was chaos.
Those who heard it early saved them
selves in some cases by getting into their
cellars or caves. In other places whole
families were killed or terribly injured,
and their property destroyed. A typical
bit Of destruction was at the Bailey home.
northwest Of Bondurant. In the house
were nine persons, four Of whom were
killed and the rest injured so badly that
it is doubtful il any Of them recover.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04
VIEW OF ST. LOUIS oYERLOoKING

steamer out of all the fleet that crowded
the levee remained above the surface of
the Mississippi. The others fell easy
prey to the fury Of the tempest and quick
ly sank, in many cases carrying down
with them all on board. The Great Re
public, one Of the largest steamers on the
river, was sunk along with others.
Death List Is Appalling.
Ten millions of damage to property and
five hundred persons killed and thou
sand injured, is what has been accom-
plished. East St Louis is as badly dam
aged as ST. Louis. Half dozen small
towns close to st. Louis, in Missouri, and
at least two villages in southwestern ILL
nois are gone. There has been loss of life
in each of these communities. What
seemed to be three distinct and separate
cyclones struck the city at 10 minutes
past 8 o'clock in the afternoon. They
came from the northwest, the west and
the southwest.
When they reached the Mississippi river
they had become one, which descended
upon East st. Louis and from thence
passed on toward Alton. The day was
an oppressive one in the city. There was
no wind and the people suffered from the
heat. About o'clock in the afternoon
the entire western horizon was banked
with clouds. These were piled one upon
the other, with curling edges, yellow in
tinge. A light wind sprang up and sud
den darkness came upon the city. This
darkness increased until the storm broke.
The descent Of the storm was so sudden
the fleeing women and children were
caught In the streets and hurled to de-
struction or buried under falling walls.
Before the mass of clouds in the west,
hanging over the villages of Clayton,
Fern Ridge, Eden and Central, gave vent
to their frightful contents tunnels shot
out from them. Some of these seemed to
be projected into the air, others leaped
to the earth, twisting and turning. Light
ming played about them and there was a
marvellous electrical display. Then came
the outburst. Three of the tunnels APP
preached st. Louis with wind that was
travelling at the rate Of eighty miles an
hour.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04
CLUBHOUSE GROUND
The screams and the shots had attract

The screams and the shots had attract
ed large crowd about the store doors
and the robbers and murderer saw that
they were in danger Of being cornered, so
they began to fire into the crowd, injur-
ing two or three people, and clearing a
way for their escape. They ran in differ
ent directions, but in such a manner that
they came together a short distance from
the store. One Of them was captured by
pedestrian just as he reached the rem
devious, but the others coming up he was
set at liberty and the trio vanished.
Half a hundred suspects were rounded
up by the police, and out Of the lot the
four named above were identified by the
clerks as those who participated in the
tragedy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

Louis, were carried everywhere. Still
others, after being torn from their moor
ings. disappeared, and have not been
heard from. Az rule the smaller craft
was sunk This was particularly the case
with tho. smaller excursion steamers,
most Of which had q great many women
on board. Houses were blown into the
river. and at one time during the worst of
the blow section of the river was SCOOP
ed out and the muddy bottom shown.
The water was carried blocks away Ms
though 1t were solid. Not while within
the city limits did the tunnels rise and
fall from the ground. as is usually the
case In cyclones In small places. There
was no rebounding. Consequently what
ever was in the path of the wind was
either destroyed or badly injured.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04
CYCLONE Kills FIVE HUNDRED | : |
Missouri's Largest City and It's Illinois Con-
sort Meet Terrible Calamity,

penetrated almost momentarily by flashes
of vivid lightning, the ominous rattle and
rumble Of the thunder, the torrents OF
stinging rain and the raging and bowling
OF the mad tornado created panic that
made the streets Of the city resemble the
corridors of a madhouse. Chimneys,
cornices, signs, everything that came In
the winds way, were swept away and
dashed among the frenzied people. Pc
destrians were themselves caught by the
wind and buffeted against the walls Of
buildings or thrown from their feet like
mere playthings. Overhead electric wires
were torn from their fastenings and their
deadly coils, with their kissing blue
flames, Joined In the destruction Of life
and property. People were killed by the
score and the city hospital which fortu-
nately escaped serious damage by the
storm, was soon crowded to the doors
with wounded and dying. "a Long before
the tornado had spent itself many of the
downtown streets Of the city were impas-
sable with the wreckage OF shattered
buildings and the strands of broken cleo
trio wire which were sputtering and blaz-
ing everywhere and had 1t not been for
the floods Of rain the tornado might have
been but the prelude to the destruction Of
the entire city by fire.
On the river the destruction was even
more complete than on land. Only one
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

tropolis the terrors of a cyclone have come
upon its avenues and boulevards, ravaged
the business streets and brought death to
hundreds. ST. Louis, with its 100000
people, passed through In one brief half
hour Wednesday night an experience
paralleled only by the horrors Of the
Johnstown food. Cyclone. food and fire.
This triple alliance wrought the dreadful
havoc
The grand stand at the race track
was blown down, killing $50. The east
end Of the great Eads bridge was de-
stroyed and it is reported that an Alton
train went into the river. Steamers on
the river were sunk with all ON board. A
station of the Vandalia in East St Louis
was destroyed, and 1t Is reported thirty
Eve lives were lost The roof of the Re
publican convention hall at St Louis was
taken off. The two top stories Of the
Planters Hotel are gone. The Western
Union and many other buildings are
wrecked. The city was left in darkness.
Fires broke out and threatened to destroy
what the wind spared, but rain finally
CueCktu Tic udmcS. a. A>hoASp Ahst y
school house IL said to have been demol-
ished and eighty pupils killed. Telegraph
wires were down and it Is difficult to Sc
cure information. Heavy damage to life
and property is Eeported from other local,
tiles. q
After the wind and rain had done their
work fire added much to the storms loss
account. Down wires, wild currents OF
electricity, crushed buildings, all contrib
uted to this element of destruction. The
alarm system was paralyzed. Approaches
..mere blocked; 5000. 900 conhagration on
the ST. Louis side was supplemented by q
dozen lesser fires. In East St Louis Q
mill was burned and two other consid
cradle losses were sustained. To the
enormous total the fires added at leas'
$500, 900.
rtTrail of Ruin Through the City.
From where the storm entered st
Louis, ont in the southwestern suburbs, t.
where it left, somewhere near the Ead'
bridge, there il q wide path OF ruins. Fac
tory after factory went down, and pile
az bricks and timber mark the spots OF
which they stood. Dwellings were picked
MP and thrown in every direction. Bust
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

Almost fearful storm originated Sun
day night, a little northeast of Des
Moines, Iowa. Travelling almost due
east, it devastated portions Of that State,
Illinois and by Monday evening had reach
ed the eastern boundary of Michigan,
eliminating In Macomb County In
Iowa it ragged most fercely in Polk and
Jasper Counties, killing twenty-seven per-
sons, fatally injuring three, seriously in
juring nineteen and demolishing large
part Of five towns-Valeria, Bondurant,
Santiago, Mingo and Ira. The country
between the towns was devastated and
the crops utterly ruined. All the stock in
the path Of the storm was destroyed. In
Bondurant five were killed; in Santiago,
two; in Valera, seven; near Mingo, four;
and in the intervening country between
Mingo and Ida, nine. Eighteen were in
jured, several fatally. Besides the loss of
of life the damage to farm buildings,
fences and live stock is fully 1,OOO,0 600.
Drowned in the Flood.
In eastern Iowa, terrific downpour of
water occurred, doing greatest damage at
Dubuque and Durango. AT the latter
place, the depot was carried by the food
mile and half. and Mrs. Clark, sta
ton agent, four children Engineer Grit
fin. j. Dillon and T.. Moss were drowned.
The combined fury of wind and water
wiped out the family Of John Maloney
near Postviile, Numbering six, and near
North McGregor fifteen bodies, unreeog
nizable, were found. Miles Of railroad
track, several depots and eighteen bridges
were swept away. Delaware County es-
capped with large property damage only.
Passing into Illinois, the first effects
were felt Mt Elgin. Engineer Keough, Of
the asylum, was killed. The bicycle fac
tory was demolished, loss over $500, 900.
A wide farming territory WIS devastated.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

schell. Mrs.. Lucretjs whitney. y
Bondursnt- Mn. John Bailey, Liszis
Bailey. John Bailey, Jr., John Bailey,
John Maxwell. Robert Bailey.
McGregor-Mrs. Morg Burke, William
Burke, John Goblet, Michael Havle. John
Lavotch, John Maloney, Mrs. John Ma
loney, Michael Maloney, Lawrence Mey-
err. Mrs. Lawrence Meyer, Anton Meyer,
four Meyer children. John Nichols.
Durango--Tour Clark children, Thomas
Griffin, brakeman.
Santiago Peter Bolenbaugh, Mrs. Pc
ter Bolenbaugh. Theophilus Milburn, or
phan child.
ILLINOIS.
Rockford-Mrs. Isora Bird, Mrs. God
frey Hildebrand, elsie Hildebrand, God
frey Hildebrand, daughter Of Mrs. Isora
Bird. itAt t
Elgin--John Kehoe.
Cairo-C Captain Rittenhouse, DIR. Orr.
Miss Orr, Miss - Orr, Richard Thur
man, Charles Gilhoffer, seven members
Of the crew OF the Katherine.
MICHIGAN.
Ortonville-Mrs. T. G.. Heaton. two
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

German Lutheran Church at Kappa was
demolished by lightning. ~
The new Methodist Church at Stavan-
ger, ILL.,, was struck by lightning and
burned. Loss, $500; uninsured. 81
At Westville, Ind, lightning struck the
high school building and 1t was burned.
Loss, $1,000; insured for $500.
Lightning struck and burned the barns
of Henry Lilly in Matteson township,
near Coldwater, Mich. Loss, 81, 500; in
sured. 80
According to late statistics there are
In the United States 10000 deaf mutes.
At Bay City, Mich, the city electric
high, the highest in the United States,
was blown down and wrecked.
lightning struck the cabin of settler
named Cook, near Superior, Wis, and
the owner and a companion narrowly e.
capped being roasted alive.
Fruit growers near Benton HarboF,
Mich, consider the storm a blessing to
them, as a great many young peaches
were blown off overloaded trees.
The residences Of Glenn Hoover, Lewis
Gown and Robert Campbell at Muncie,
Ind, were badly damaged by lightning
and Mr.. Hoover was dangerously injured.
In the vicinity of Emporia,, KAN, bot
tom lands along the Cottonwood river
have been flooded for miles on both sides
by continuous rains during the last two
weeks, but the water is now receding.
Sunday night storm at Mount Carroll,
Ill, was terrific. Carroll creek rose TWEEN
ty feet In almost as many minutes, carry
ing away the J. M. Shirk Company's
mill dam and flooding the mill, and the
Electric Light Station, Gilbert's glove fac
tory and Libkicher's carriage factory.
North Of Lanark barns and outbuildings
were toppled over by the wind. Three
new iron bridges were swept away, and
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
Railway had 200 feet Of track washed
out. Fields that were beautiful and
promising twenty-four hours ago are now
dreary wastes. II IL safe to say that
100000 will not cover the damage N
Carroll County. .e gtt,If
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

mad torrent. An trains on The Pennsyi-
vania and Baltimore and Ohio railways
were abandoned Men. women and chill
dren were. panic stricken. The fatality
list exceeded 100. The water reached
depth OF fifty Feet and II required
prompt persistent. and heroic action to
rescue the inmates Of valley In which
death rode through upon a wave Of mcrci-
less water.
The rain descended In torrents for sew
enty-two hours. Hundreds Of dead bodies
hoated upon the bosom of the river for a
distance Of fifteen miles from the scene
of the disaster. Wires were down and
all telegraphic communication temporar-
lily cut off. Galleries In the vicinity were
forced to suspend. The damage extended