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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-09
AWFUL WAVE OF DEATH
Further Particulars Of tbe.
Disaster in Japan.
WORSE THAN FIRST THOUGHT
Entire Cities Were Washed Aua.
Some of the Seaports That Were A,
fected - Thousands Were KiIIsd

Entire Cities Were Washed Aw.v
Some of the Seaports That Vera A,
fected - Thousands Were Killed
Vancouver, B. c., July 6.-Tbe
Empress of China arrived last night
with Yokohama news to June IS. Re-.
garding the recent earthquake wave
the Yokohama Mail has the following,
1t will be sometime doubtless, before
the full particulars reach Toxic of The
cruel disaster that has overtaken tbs
people living on the coast of Pikuzen
and Rikchu. Between and 500 p
NJ. on the 18th violent seismic dis.
turbance occurred in the ocean that
bathes the northeastern coast of tbs
main island. Accounts thus far re.
ceived place the center of the disturb.
nnce in the vicinity Of the island Kin.
kwa-Zan. Following the coast line
northward from Kinkwa.Zan, We
find the reports from the various places
on the beach:
Onogawa, Futhama - Many lives
lost, animals destroyed and houses in.
undated, but no definite numbers
stated.
Washigamai-Forty persons killed,
thirty houses washed away; prison
doors thrown open and several prison.
ers supposed to be lost, as well as
some of the wardens; quantities Of
mail matter swept away.
Motoyoshi (or Shizukawa)-Eighty
houses swept away; seventy. two
corpses recovered.
Kamaishi-Over one.half of the
town swept away; many persons and
animals killed; telegraph office washed
away.
Miyako-Much injury to life and
property.
Kuji-The same fate as above.
Hachinoye, Minato-Eleven persons
killed, two missing; school building
destroyed; bridges swept away.
Some accounts speak vaguely Of
Thousands of lives lost and 500 houses
swept away on the coast of Ojika and
Motoyosi alone, but that seems to be
exaggeration.
One statement is that thirteen shocks
were felt in the neighborhood OF Ishi.
maxi, but they must have been com.
paratively slight. Undoubtedly there
has been lamentable loss of life and
property, and large tracts Of rice fields
have been inundated and destroyed.
Following are further details regard.
ing the damage done and lives lost
through the tidal wave:
Onani, Mutoyshi-Buildings swept
away, ninety; deaths, 400.
Hsshikami, Mura-Buildings swept
away, 300; deaths, 400; wounded, 100.
Koidzumi, Mura-Deaths 1,45O.
Utatsu, Mura, Mstoyoshi district
Buildings swept away, 900, there being
absolutely nothing left; deaths, 900;
wounded, $50.
Okachihama, Mono district Build.
ings swept away, 40; deaths, 81;
wounded, 8.
Sendai-Ln the districts of MotoyO.
shi. Ojika and Mono, in Miyagi pre-
lecture, there was disastrous damage
by the tidal wave during the night
Motoyoshi alone had l 1,O3O deaths, and
$50 buildings washed away.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-09
GUARDS OVERpOWeRED,
Fourteen Desperadoes Broke From
United States Jail.

Guthrie, o. T., July Fourteen
prisoners overpowered the guards in
the United States Jail at 9:3O tonight
and broke Jail. Bill Dooliu and
Dynamite Dick, the last survivors of
the Dalton gang, who We're wanted for
the murders committed in the Ingalls,
fight, at which four deputy marshals
were killed, were the principal actors
Fourteen out Of fify.nine prisoners
escaped. They We're the most desper-
ate characters. They are, besides those
named above, Charles Montgomery.
Jim Black, Walt McClaim. b Il Crit.
tenden, Ed Lawrence, Kid Phillips.
George Law, Henry Irwin, Bill Jones,
I. .. Nix, Lee Killiam and w. Beck.
They got from the guards two re.
volvers and Winchesters by a rush out
OF the cage when the cage was open,
They knocked one of the guards down.
placed the other two in the steel cage
making them enter at the points of
their revolvers. Having the guards
safe, the ringleaders called for everyone
OF the prisoners to escape if they
wanted to. Only fourteen followed,
William Beck vas so weak that he 5 II
by the side of road ont of the citv.
wondering how he would escape. Late,
the outlaws made man named Soho.
field and his girl get out Of buggy
and give 1t to them. A posse of deputy
marshsls, headed by Bill Lishtm,n
who captured Doolin, went in pursuit.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-09

Madrid. July 6.-The first portion
of the troops destined for Cuba will
embark ON twenty steamers at the end
OF August. These troops will consist
OF s5,leo infantry, 467 cavalry. asa ar.
ttllery, l.l69 engineers, and several
battslions Of volunteers.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-09

New York, July 6.-The Hearld's s
correspondent in Rio Janeirc. tele.
graphs that despite the presidents of
the English Cable Company, the Bra.
ziliau government has granted to an.
other company the privilege of estab.
fishing q land telephone service to con.
meet Rio with all ports north of Para
The concession is heartily supported by
the press
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-09
Revolution in Bolivia,

Dispatches received from La Paz,
the capital of Bolivia, announce that
a revolution has broken out at Sucre,
an important city, which was the capi-
tai of Bolivia until 1869. Election
troubles are supposed to be the cause
of the uprising.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-09

The jury in the case of John D.
Hart, Captain John o 'Brien and the
others of the steamship Bermuda,
charged with violation of the neutral.
ity laws by aiding and abetting mill
tary expedition to Cuba, have rendered
a sealed statement of disagreement to
Judge Brown. They were discharged.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-09
Earthquake at Cyprus.

Genoa, Italy, July S.-Just arrived
reports from Larnica say the island of
Cyprus has been suffering from earth
quake shocks since July /. A general
panic is said to prevail at Larnica. The
government and military authorities are
providing tents for the affrighted peo.
pie. The town is deserted.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-09

1t has been decided that the Canadian
Pacific railway shall, at least tenta.
lively, become party to the joint
traffic agreement.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-09
Horrible Double Murder,

Santa Barbara, CAL, July S.-A hor.
rible double murder has been commit.
ted here. The bodies of Mrs. II. R..
Richardson, aged 60, and her daugh.
ter, Ethel, were found. They had
been stabbed and beaten with club.
Intense excitement prevails. There is
no clue to the murder.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-09
For Union With Greece.

London, July S.-A dispatch to the
Standard from Athens says that the
Cretans yesterday elected provisional
government, and decided to proclaim
the union of the island with Greece,
and, if pressed hope that autonomy
will be granted to the island under
surveillance of the noUers
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-09

Rome, July 2, According to a
newspaper statement, Bishop Falconio,
of Acerenza, will replace Cardinal Sa.
tolli as pspal sblegate to the United
States Bishop Fslconio was once en-.
gaged at st Buenayentura college, AL.
legheny, N. Y.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-09

Newport, KY, July S.-Alonzo ].
Walling, convicted of the murder of
Pearl Bryan, was sentenced today to
be hanged on August Z.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-09
The Lone Highwayman.

Another stage robbery is reported
from California. The Sonora coach
was held up by lone highwayman.
He secured few registered letters, one
Of which was valuable. He then made
good his escape.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-09

Severe earthquakes are reported as a
daily occurrence near Lima, Peru.
Much damage has been done to build
ings.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-09
Cholera in Egypt.

A dispatch from Cairo says that the
cholera returns for June show 4,4l9
cases and 3,59S deaths.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-07-09
Turkeys Policy Condemned.

Philippopolis, July THE consuls
OF the European powers are sending
pessimistic accounts of the way in
which hostilities are being conducted
in Crete. The situation is such thar
should the porte insist in its conduct.
French men.of.war may land troops ON
the island. The Armenian patriarch,
lsemin, has asked permission to resign,
Further outbreaks seem inevitable,
The Turkish battalions at Jeddah, who
mutinied on account of receiving no
pay, have deserted their arms. There
are no troops available to put down
this revolt. The porte, foreseeing com.
plications in Greece, Macedonia and
Syria, is about TO mobilize all the
troops Of the bediff, or landwehr.
The bones of the skull are arched
because in that form the geatest
strength is combined with the least
weight and quantity of material.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-12
OPPOSED TO ANY CHANGE
The Board of Trade on Record
Regarding Tidal Canal
Improvements.
Colonel Suter Asked TO Follow Out
the Plans of the Government
Engineers.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANeIsco CALL.
908 Broadway. july IL.

A special meeting of the Board of Trade
was held last night for the purpose of
considering and adopting some course of
action in the matter of harbor improve
ments, as action being taken by certain
members OF the community, coupled with
t. efforts OF DIR. McLane and Others of
Alameda. were liable to prove detrimental
to the interests of Oakland and her har-
Dor.
Directors James P. Taylor, M. ]. Keller,
II. 0. Trowbridge, ]. Tyrrel, A. Kayser,
a d. Pryal and Craigie Sharp were pres
ent and held long deliberation.
The following action was agreed upon
That com mittee of four, consisting OF
President James p Taylor, Vice President
III. Q. Trowbridge, M. ]. Keller and Edison
+. Adams, be appointed to present the
views of this board to Colonel Suter, to-
gether with the following resolutions, the
committee to have full power to act:
Resolved That the resolutions adopted by
the Oakland Board OF Trade in January of the
present year touching the improvement OF
Oakland harbor be reaffirmed in so far as they
are applicable to the present situa ton.
RESOLVED, That copies of the aforesaid resolu-
ton, also the memorial and SIGNATURES then
presented 10 the California delegation in Con-
gress, be presented 10 Colonel Suter by a COM
nlittee of the board consisting of James P
Taylor, H. o. Trowbridge. Edison F. Adams and
NJ. ]. Keller, with q view of urging upon him
the necessity of allowing the Recommended
tions of the Government engineers rega riding
the rotation OF the work on the Oakland har-
Dor 10 prevail without any modification or
change, so that the dredging of the channel
into the San Francisco Bay shall be first done,
and then IN It's natural order will follow the
completion of the tidal canal.
The secretary was instructed to forward
to Colonel Suter by special messenger a
copy of the resolution, and also a COM
mu nication asking Colonel Suter when he
could meet the committee appointed in
this matter.
The offer OF the Kern County Land Com
pany in the matter of fruit jars for the
permanent county exhibit was accepted.
H. o. Trowbridge was appointed to ar
range for the next quarterly meeting, on
the 21st inst.
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TEACHERS SHOULD MARRY
P. R. Boone Thinks Marriage
Is Not a Fail.
ure.
He Would Have Every Teacher the
Parent of at Least Two
Children.

BERKELEY, CAL, July 11-There are
several scores of timorous women teach
ers in Berkeley who fear that their Official
heads Lay soon be cut off and their sal
aries stopped, so far as the School Depart
ment is concerned, because they have not
taken unto themselves husbands
They are in a quandary 10 know whether
they will be required to get married soon
if they wish to stay in the department,
ana the immediate probability of such a
move has caused no little excitement
among some of the feminine pedagogues.
This feeling of fear has been aroused
among them by the recent stand taken by
President P. R. Boone of the Board of
Education, who declared that married
women teachers are preferable to single
ones.
II am disposed in favor of married
teachers" says President Boone, .'pro-
vided they have not been married TOO
long. In Chicago the best teachers are
said to be married women. In Philadel-
phia they are at no disadvantage. In
Boston they have proved excellent teach
ers and in Cleveland and Denver they are
found to be first class.
'If were going to build up new sys-
tenn of education in city think should
make it a condition that every applicant
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for the position of teacher, male or female,
should be married, and married young,
with the additional requirement that they
be the mother or father Of at least two
children.
The paternal instinct conveyed in the
schoolrooms would prove an additional
merit. There has long been complaint
that in most of our schools in American
cities there are too many single inexperi-
enced teachers, especially women, who are
well up in science, normal school meth
DDS and pedagogical theories. but who
lack one essential, and that is how to
handle the young. In the mother teacher
you have the safer assurance. Another
of the essentials OF good teacher, single
or married, is life, vitality-the ability to
fight against becoming the victim of rou-
tine.
"The supreme quality" says President
Boone. .in any teacher is the life-giving
quality--that power IF conveying a vital
impulse which clothes the dead fact with
color and life. 1t is the absence of this
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-12
Reproduced from a phi

Elliott Miller is the latest to answer the
final call which came while he was look
ing for renewed health in the southern re-
sort.
W. E. Miller was the vice president of
the Oakland Bank of Savings and was one
of tbs very best known men in this COM
munity. He was sitting in his chair this
morning attended by his three daughters
when the summons came. He has been
In feeble health for some time and went
south in search of strength.
Seven weeks ago his wife died and the
separation added several years TO the age
of the pioneer, who has lived more than
seyenty-fVe years. Since her death Mr..
Miller has slowly sunk. Ever since the
retirement of Z. 9. Sessions, several years
ago, Mr.. Miller has virtually handled the
business of the bank.
The deceased was a native of Baltimore,
Nd, and came to California by way of
Cap Horn in 1919. Three years later he
lett San Francisco and formed a business
partnership with w. d. Heaton, and the
two entered into the lumber business near
Auburn. They sold the business in 1870,
but remained together as partners. Mr..
Heaton went to Salt Lake City and Mr..
Miller came TO Oakland.
When told of Mr.. Miller's death to-day
tears came into the eyes of his pioneer
partner. II had a letter from Miller this
morning." said Mr.. Heaton, telling me
he would have sent me his proxy to vote
today at the bank directors meeting, only
he was coming himself and would bring
it," That was the last letter Mr.. Miller
wrote.
The deceased owned an undivided half
interest with Mr. Heaton in the bank
property at Tenth ard Broadway, 5000
shares in the Montana mine, property on
Seventh street, four houses at West Oak.
land, twenty-one lots in Chicago, a
ranch, and residence on Webster street.
The deceased leaves three daughters,
Mrs. II. c. McPiSe, Mrs. John Lutz and
Miss Mary H. Miller. He was member
of the Odd Fellows in San Francisco, and
mis- remains viii be inferred by that order.
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place this afternoon in the First NJ. f..
Church. 1t was attended by large con-
course of friends. Many students for
merly attending school with the deceased
were in attendance.
The services were very impressive. The
white coffin was borne by young men who
had been Mr.. Montgomery's companions
in life, and all but one were members of
the same fraternity. They were: Harris
Allen, Frank kuddell, Frank Mavhew.
William w. Guth, Thomas A. Story and
Jackson E. Reynolds. A quartet from
the church choir sang. ASLEEP in Jesus. y
after which DIR. Hummer. the pastor. read
selection from the fifteenth chapter OF
Corinthians. After PRAYER, the congre-
CATION sang, Present With the Lord. -
This song was rendered at the Young
mans fathers funeral, three years ago in
Philadelphia. The services closed with
appropriate remarks by the pastor. In
terment took place in Mountain View
Cemetery.
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J. c. Moore, Farst Lieutenant.

are very few colored cycling clubs in the
country and the question Of admitting all
cyclers has not yet been passed ,on.
1--WE have fiourishing club; every men,
Der is a reputable citizen, and there are
some remarkably good riders. Our races
are open to all corners. and there does rot
appear to be any valid reason why we
should not join the l.. A. w. l do not
think that the reason we have not been
recognized is due 10 race prejudice. but
there is desire to avoid the issue How
ever it will have to be met, and the sooner
the better. OF course we shall not take
anything but refusal or an acceptance
for an answer. l believe, however, that
when the matter is discussed on its merits
we will be accorded due recognition. / am
waiting for Mr.. Weleh's reply with great
interest,"
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to have been seen on Market street, San
francisco, day or two ago. The man
seen was walking down Market between
Third and Fourth, and was carrying a bag
in one hand.
Nothing further has been heard from
him by his Berkeley friends. His wife,.
who has been visiting in the East, is ex-
pected to reach here in day or two, hav-
ing started for this coast Immediately up
on hearing OF her husbands sudden disap-
pearance.
News Items OF Interest.
BERKELEY, CAL, July 1.-THE fun.
eral OF A. ]. Snyder, the Berkeley capital.
ist who died at Calistoga few days ago,
will take place tomorrow from the
Masonic Temple il Oakland. His remains
will arrive at Sixteenth street on the
morning train.
Mrs. Catherine Phillips of Golden Gate
died yesterday afternoon at her home.
She was 81 years OF age and native Of
Ireland.
The services in the Golden Gate Metho-
dist Church tomorrow will be conducted
both morning ana evening by Rev. w. ID.
Crabb, ID.
The Mandolin Club of Lorin is making
preparations Tor an entertainment and
dance in Lorin Hall on the 10Th list.
The newly elected officers of the South
Berkeley Presbyterian Church will be in
oedilcu tO-mOTrOW evening as IOllOWSs
Mary Ogelvie, president; Mrs. George S.
Randall, vice-president; Lulu Frame, sec
Rotary; Mrs. William Wright, treasurer.
ii. Ungerth has been reappoinied reader
In the German department OF the univer-
sity by the Board of Regents, and DR..
Richard Weller has been reappointed as
slstant In the same department, both on
the recommendation of Professor Putzker.
The new assessment of County Assessor
Dalton does not affect Berkeley, there be-
ing practically no change in the valua-
lions.
Miss Bertha Kickoff, the weIl-known
authoress, will read paper at the meet
Ing OF the Citizen Suffrage Society, which
Will be held in Stiles Hail Monday after
noon, July -, a 8, o'clock.
The devotion of forty hours alteration
will be opened in st. Joseph's. Church at
the ~ 80 mass tomorrow and will con-
tlnue until Tuesday morning.
Deputy Marshal Charles Kerns is still
confined 10 his bed and is SAID to be in a
precarious condition.
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STRIPPED A HORSE.
A Sneak Thief Takes the Harness From
an Animal While Attached
to a Buggy.

HAYWARDS, CAL. July ia very
mean robbery was committed here
Wednesday night. There was meeting
of the Young Peoples Guild at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Fischer on Castro street.
Several of the guests lett their rigs in
front of the house. Among these was the
phaeton of s. d. Warren, in which Miss
Christensen had attended the guild meet
ing. When Miss Christensen wanted to
go home she was greatly surprised to find
the phaeton, but to miss the horse. The
thief had unhitched the horse and stolen
the harness and then turned him loose
The animal easily found his way back TO
Mr.. Warren's place. The robber evidently
wanted nothing but harness, for Miss
Christenson's shawl, that was placed over
the horse to keep the mosquitoes off, had
been neatly folded and placed on the
buggy seat. Mr.. Warren has new harness
now and is driving around looking for the
thief
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THE CITY PRISON.
The Now Health Officer. DIR. Bradley,
Finds Much to Condemn in
the City Hall.


OAKLAND, CAL, July 1L-Dr. Bradley,
the new Health Officer recently appointed
by the Board of Health, made his first re.
port last evening at meeting OF the
board, in which he objected seriously to
the sanitary condition of the City Prison.
He found the cells in very bad state and
recommended that the City Council be
appealed to to appropriate money to i'm
prove them. The board agreed with the
report and approved it.
Mrs. DR.. Shuey, who is absent on her
summer vacation, remembered the meet
ing and sent in her selections of mem bers
for the various committees:
On water and light-Drs. Chamberlain,
Small and Larkey.
Streets and main sewers-Drs. Larkey,
Beckwith and Chamberlain.
Prevailing diseases Drs. Beckwith,
Larkey and Small.
Hospitals--Drs. Small, Larkey and
Beckwith.
The City Veterinarian, DR.. Pierce, re-
ported 925 COWS examined during the past
month. Four were found to be suffering
from tuberculosis. The bakeries had also
been gone through and three made TO
clean up.
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dent, Fred Smith: secretary, p. A. TyrreI !;
treasurer, George Miller; captain, George
Miller; lieutenrnts, G. Middiemas, Robert
Schlingheyde; house committee = D.
Greenleaf, r. Schlingheyde and William
3. Emmal.
Current Events.
ALAMEDA. CAL, July In. C. Knud-
sen. dairyman living on Calhoun street,
slipped and fell as he was about to step
on to the curhing yesterday afternoon and
dislocated his RICH kneecap.
1t is said that the men in the Newark
Railway workshops have been laid off,
and each section gang on the narrow-gauge
system is being laid off one day per week to
reduce expenses.
The Southern Pacific Company has ar
rived at the conclusion that it is time TO
repair the trestlework at the narrow-gauge
mole, and has put to work large force OF
men 10 renovate the structure.
A man named Thomas Fletcher, living
at ZOOS Everett street, was thrown last
night from his hay wagon and badly
bruised at Damons landing. The horse
was frightened by bicyclist and ran
away.