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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-30

FLOOD AT oTTuMWA.
Des Moines River Rose Suddenly and
Broke the Levees.

Broke the Levees.
Ottumwa, Ia, April 28.-The Des
Moines river, which last midnight was
stationary at high-water mark, estab-
lished by the great food Of 1899, sud-
denly began to climb. and by 8 O'Clock
today had added fifteen inches to the
record. The levees broke in many
places, railroad embankments were un-
dermined and hundreds of families
were compelled to quit their residences
in great haste. In Ottumwa, 500 fam
lilies were compelled to move, large
number making their escape in boats.
At Bradyville, eighteen miles north of
this city, $50 families vacated their
domiciles, and the principal streets are
navigated in rowboats. AT South OF
tumwa, the river flows parallel with
the main street. It broke across this
street this morning, and caused a panic
and scramble for higher ground. Five
thousand people reside in this suburb.
Several hundreds deserted their resi-
dences and removed their goods. The
water stands four feet deep in Fairview.
Farm lands are completely inundated.
: A large reservoir situated at the sum-
NIT of Court hill is the source of consid-
erable fear. The recent downpour
has swollen the sources of. supply, and
the reservoir is now SO full that it
threatens to burst and flood the pop
ulous districts just below.
Rich farming lands above and below
this city are inundated. The food
there has not reached high stage, but
has spread out in many places to a
width of five to six miles. No loss of
life has been reported, but the damage
to property will be very large.
Railway traffic is almost at stand
still. All the small streams in South
ern Iowa are out of their banks. Rail.
road bridges are gone and by high
way is out of the question. The Bur-
lington line between Chicago and Den.
yer is cut in two by five miles of ,nun.
dated tracks. Through passenger and
freight trains are being run over the
Galesburg & St. Louis and the Hanni
bal & st. Joseph roads to Omaha. The
Rock Island also has five miles of TRACK
under water west of here. Train serv'
ice was kept in motion with Keokul
until late this afternoon, when a large
section of track went out at Clifhand
effecutally blocking the Rock Islant
east and west. The Milwaukee & St
Paul roundhouse and yards are under
water, and part of one approach to theil
bridge has been washed away. Train:
are running only between Ottumws
and Marion. The Chicago Great West
ern line is entirely shut off. So is the
Iowa Central. The Wabash still ha'
entrance from the south, but is shu
off on the north end.
Work on the levees has progressed
since last Friday, but the sudden rist
this morning destroyed a great part o
the labor. Large forces are employed
tonight in an endeavor to prevent fur
ther breaks. The suburbs have thus ia
been the Werst ss,fferers. West Ottnm
wa, large residence section, is entire
~ flooded, and the water is still rising
The inhabitants cling to their homes
however, hoping that the worst is over
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-30
WENT THROUGH A BRIDGE
Terrible Fight for Life in a
Submerged Car.
CAUSED BY A BROKEN AXLE
Three Were Killed and Eighteen
Injured, Some SeriOusly-Fire'nen
Help in the Work of I.escuinS

Three Were Killed and Eighteen
Injured, Some SeriousIy-Firemen
Help in the Work of EescuinS
Portland, Or. April 29.-A frightful
street-car accident occurred at 6:45 yes
terday morning, in this city, on East
Morrison street, between Eighth and
Ninth, involving the death of three
persons and the injury, more or less
severely, of nearly a score of people.
Car so, of the City & Suburban line,
running between Mount Tabor and the
West Side, in charge of Conductor
Stephen Guthrie, with John G. Kieffer
as motorman, jumped the track while
crossing bridge at high speed, and
dashing over the roadway through the
frail wooden guards, built for the pro-
lection of pedestrians, and plunged into
a slough of water twenty feet below.
Conductor Guthrie left Mount Tabor
station with his car at 6:35. 1t was
the hour when many living on that side
of the river and employed on the West
Side, leave their homes for the days
work, and the car was well filled after
leaving Sunnyside. The usual early
morning trip was without incident I'M
til minute before the terrible catas
trophe. There is an easy grade for sew
eral blocks until East Ninth street is
reached, and it has been the custom to
speed the cars along at more than
moderate rate. Suddenly, just as the
car reached where there is slight jog
in the track, the ominous humping of
the wheels on the plank roadbed told
that the car was off the track, and its
have accelerated. The drive axle of the
front truck had broken. Before the
passengers could realize the danger that
confronted them. the car had swerved
sharply to the left, and, with start
ling crash, the forward trucks struck
the wooden curb, and the car plunged
through the frail sidewalk and guard
rails, into the waters of the slough be-
low, turning half over in the descent
and landing on it's side. Motorman
Kieffer, who had remained at his sta
tion, vainly endeavoring to control the
car by the brake, jumped from the front
platform as the car struck the sidewalk
and man who stood beside escaped the
same way. Some of the passengers on
the rear platform were thrown off by
the shock, and one or two succeeded in
saving their lives or escaping serious
injury by jumping. There were thirty
one passengers on the car, and as near
as could be ascertained, twenty-one
persons, including Conductor Guthrie,
were aboard. when the headlopg plunge
( s<s3e made ssz ~ ssss
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-04-30

the New and the cid World In
Condensed and Comprehensive Form
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16

to the mission. If the precedent was
established of appropriating missionary
money for educational purposes, the
speakers argued that the committee
would be involved in endless trouble.
The matter was finally disposed of by
appropriating $500, simply for the
general missionary work at the Black
Hills. The Dakota conference was
granted $4,000, and $1,31O was voted to
Des Moines.
At tonight's session the committee made
the following appropriations for domestic
missions: IN the mountain region: Arizona,
$4,000; Colorado SS835 Idaho, $4,000 Mon
tana s., 500; Nevada $4,000; New Mexico,
English. s. ,23o; North Montana, 81, 30; ttah,
for wo * and schools, $4,000; Wyoming,
$500. Pacific coast: California, $j,S1j, Co
lumba -.vec. $500; Oregon, $i,GO): PUGET
sound, $500, Southern California 800. Fo"
white work i'll the South. Maryland and Della
ware excepted, a total sun of @iG,J25 aill Tor
coored work. mostly III the !oI Il. Il total
sum # S44. G05. Tomorrow The committee ill
resume foreign missions.
The afternoon session opened with Rev.
Bishop John V. Vincent, of TOjeka, Kas,, in
the chair. The devotons were led by Rev.
DR.. J. VI. Carter, of Tennessee. The foreign
mission of North India was taken up. The
North India conference consists of the North
west provinces east of the Ganges and the
province of Oudh. This mission was estab-
lished in 1856, and organized into a confer
ence in 1864. 1t has 2S,Z7S members and pro-
bationers Minnesota received So 413, and Ne
braska, 81 $50. and North Dakota. $3.50. To
North Nebraska $4,000 was given. Northwest
Iowa received, $3.50.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16
NO SECOND GAME
SMALL CHANCE THAT WISCONSIN
WILL ACCEPT MIR. Stages
$4,000 OFFER.
LIKE A PRIZE FIGHT DEAL.
CAPT. RIORDAN. OF The BADGER
TEAM, OPPOSED TO THE
PROJECT.
NO PRECEDENT FOR SUCH ACTION.
Western Championship Fairly Won
by the Madison Meu-Stagg Ex-
plains His Offer.
LIKE A PRIZE FIGHT DEAL.
NO PRECEDENT FOR sJCH ACTION.

MILN ACkEE, Wis, Nov. 15.-Capt.
Riordan, of the University of Wiscon-
sin football team, arrived in Milwaukee
this afternoon. In reference to the
challenge of Coach Stagg. of the Chi
cago university, he had this to say:
There has been no direct challenge
from SjagG. and under the crcum-
stances : cannot say much about the
matter. King and Manager Clark are
both in Chicago, not having yet re-
turned from the game. When they re-
turn action will be taken. I have heard
of the challenge only through the morn
ms papers. but I don't believe that
Stage means what he says 1t is not
the policy for a team which has won
the championship 10 play two games
with The same team. We won the
game and championship clearly, and
there are no hOnOrs to be derived from
q second meeting with Chicago Would
Princeton play Yale a second game,
if she defeated her Saturday? Certain
~ not, and there is no precedent for
such move. While $1,000 would be
very acceptable to the athletic associa-
ton, we cannot play for such an in
ducement. 1t looks too much like
prize fight deal to me. and does not
belong TO football. Chicago evidently
would agree to give us $1,000 for seven
~ minutes of revenge. No. there is no
probability Of such d game, but nothing
will be done in the matter until our
coach and our manager return.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16
POLICE STOPPED IT
SIX ROUND CONTEST BROUGHT
TO AN END IN THE
SECOND.
MCoY'S FROM THE START.
THE KID WAS ENTIRELY TOO FAST
FOR "AUSTRALIAN" BILLY
SMITH.
In Amy Event, the Hattie Would Not
Have Been Very Greatly
Prolonged.

CHICAGO, Nov. 15.-The siX-round
contest between Kid Mccoy and Aus
ITALIAN Billy Smith, in which George
Siler was referee, was stopped by the
police in the first half of the second
round tonight. The fight would not
have lasted over two rounds any way.
as Mccoy knocked Smith down twice
in the first round four times in the
second, and had him nearly out before
the police interfered. Mccoy opened
the first round with a rush, planting
a left squarely in Smiths face and a
right on his ribs. Smith managed to
land blows on the shoulder, but they
were light and did no damage. Nc
Coy then went at him with a cannonade
of rights and lefts and sent Smith to
the floor with a right on the jaw.
Smith was not groggy, but took his
nine seconds, Mccoy waiting for him
with a smile on his face The gong ran
as Smith rose.
Mccoy went right after Smith in the
second and knocked his head back
three times with straight lefts, as fast
as Smith could bring it forward He
then put a right on the body, two more
lefts on the mouth. and sent Smith to
the floor with a left-arm swing on the
jaw. Smith was down eight seconds,
and as soon as he was up Mccoy met
him with another left, and then sent
in right and left on the jaw which
laid Smith fiat once more. He was
down eight seconds again and came up
with the blood pouring from his right
eye and trickling from his nose. The
two danced across the ring, where out
went McCoy's left in a short-arm jab,
and down went Smith the third time.
He was on the floor eight seconds as
usual and was very grOggy when he
arose Mccoy came at him fast and
put in two hard ones on the face.
Smith staggered, and, it being evident
that he could last but very little long
er, the police stopped the fight
The contest was McCoy's from start
to finish, and Smith was never in it
at any time Mccoy hit him when
and where he pleased and got away
from Smiths swings without any trou
BILE. The latter was badly punished,
his right eye being cut and nearly clos
ed when the fight was stopped.
Billy Ratchford, of Chicago, and Tom
COnrOy, of Boston, went six rounds at
119 pounds, the former getting the de-
cision, although Conroy put up a game
fight.
Following this fight, George Kerwin,
of Chicago, defeated Frank Fitzgerald,
also of this city, in the second round.
AL Schrosbree, of Chicago, was rap
idly disposing of Tom Silverthorn, of
Utah. when the affair was stopped by
the police in the fifth round.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16
HANNA HOLDS HIS FIVE.
Official Count of the Vote in Ohio
Completed.

COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 15.-The Of
fetal vote in Ohio for the respective
candidates for governor at the late
election is thus recorded:
Bushnell Rep), 429,Sl6; Chapman
Coxey People'sl, 6,254; Dexter Nat
DEM. 1851; Watkins (sociaIistic La
bor), 1922; Lewis Negro Protective)
Ats; Liberty, 3,1O7; Bushnells plurality
101.
The vote in Ohio for President Nc
Kinley and other candidates for presi-
dent. given here for comparison. was
Mckinley, RepD, 525, SOL; Bryan Dem.),
474, SS2; Bryan PeOpIe's), 2,615; lowering
ProD, 5,06S; Bentley (Nat. RepD, 2,716;
Machett Socialist Labor, 1,165; Palmer
(Nat. Dem), 1858; McKinley's plurality.
81, 1O9
The senate has seventeen known Re
publican members, eighteen known
Democrats and one fusion Republican,
elected on the Democratic ticket in
Cincinnati. Total, thirty-siX. The
house has ffty-eight known Republi-
can members, forty-seven known Dem
ocrats and four fusion Republicans
elected on the Democratic ticket in
Cincinnati Total, 109 On joint ballot
the Republicans have five majority
If they get the fusion Republicans the
majority will be eleven. OF the known
Republicans. three have declined to
say how they will vote for United
States senator. The Hanna men claim
all Of the other known Republicans,
which. if the claim is we'll founded,
would give Mr.. Hanna a majority of
two on joint ballot.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16
RELIEF FOR WHALERS.
Reindeer to BE Employed for the
Expedition.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Secretary
Gage has requested the secretary of
the interior to instruct the Alaskan Of
ficials to gather about 500 head of
reindeer from the government herds
for the use of the expedition for the
relief of the ice bound Whalers in the
Arctic. 1t is expected that the Bear,
which is now at Seattle, will be ready
to sail in about ten days and within
twenty days thereafter it is expected
that she will have reached some point
on Norton's sound, where a large party
will be engaged for the six hundred
mile overland trip to Point Barrow.
The herd of reindeer, which will be
killed for food if needed, will be driven
overland and it is the confident eX-
pectation of Capt Shoemaker, chief
of the revenue cutter service, and Capt.
Hooper, who is in command of the
Behring sea patrol fleet, that the herd
will reach Point Barrow and the i'm
prisoned whalers before the middle of
February. The route over which the
herd will be driven is said to abound
i'll moss upon which the reindeer feed,
and both agree that the scheme for
the relief of the whalers is perfectly
feasible and will be attended with lit
tie danger. Capt. Tuttle, who will
command the Bear. is regarded as one
OF the most capable and trustworthy
men in the service, and no apprehen-
sion is felt regarding the outcome of
the enterprise.
The eight vessels now ice-bound
have a combined complement of 265
men. The Orca has 40, the Belvidere
As. the Freeman 40, the Fearless 35, the
JEANNE 25, the Rosario 25, the Wan
derer 20, and the Newport 80. The
first two the JEANNE and the Rosario
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16
OPPOSED TO FOOTBALL.
The Governor of Arkansas Takes a
Decided stand

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Nov. 15.-The COVER
nor of Arkansas is the first chief magistrate
to disapproye of the game of football. In a
letter to President J. l.. Buchanan, of the
State university at Fayetteville. Gov. Jones
takes the recent game between the Fort
Smith and State university teams as a text
and strongly condemns the sport as brutal and
recommends games stopped altogether. The
governor is eX-OffiCio president of the State
university board of trustees.
In his letter TO Mr. Buchanan, Gov Jones
says:
Il think the game of football as now played
is a brutal sport. fraught with much danger
to those playing it and altogether out of
harmony with a proper educational system.
In fact, it has been so VIGOROUSLY so that
bills have been introduced in the legislatures
of several states and passed by at least one
of them, to make it unlawful. In my opin-
ion, the higher civilization which profess
is entirely inconsistent with the liberation
of such game, and therefore it being mex
pedent to call a meeting of the board of
trustees, I deem it my duty to call your
attention to this matter and respectfully sug
gest that you put a stop altogether to the
playing of this game by the students OF the
State university. The best interests of the
university I think clearly demand this, and
hope you will take this matter at once into
serious considerations"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16
ANTI-GAMBLING RECOUNT
Demanded of the Supreme Court of
New Jersey.

TRENTON, N. J., Nov 15-EX-Sen-
ator Edwards, of Hudson county, to-
day made application to Justices Van
Sickel, Dixon and Collins. of the SUI
preme court, for a recount of the bal
lots cast for and against the anti
gambling amendment to the constitu-
ton at a special election on Sept. rs.
Mr. Edwards asked for a rule to show
cause why a mandamus should not be
issued directing the election officers
of about 800 election precincts in the
state to recount the ballots and to
count those which are rejected.
Mr. Edwards stated that the anti
gambling amendment had been carried
by S02 votes. and that he had reason
to believe that nearly, if not all, of the
961 rejected ballots were against the
amendment and, if counted, would
change the result. The ballots had
been thrown out because they came
under the definition of marked bal
lots in the general election law. The
law providing for the special election
had nothing in it about marked bal
lots, and nothing preventing the Use
of pencil or ink of other color than
black in making the tickets. The hear
ing was continued until tomorrow.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16
DOLE IN A HURRY.
Anxious to Have Hawaii Annexed
TO the United States.

TO the United States.
NEW YORK, Nov. ia dispatch to
the World from Honolulu, dated Oct.
%, says: Sanford B. Dole, president of
the provisional republic of Hawaii. and
Chief Justice Judd are anxious to have
the Hawaiian annexation treaty rati-
fed as soon as possible. Said Presi
dent Dole to the World: THE people
will never again submit to monarchy.
In fact, there is no one sufficiently en-
joying the confidence of the people of
these islands to conduct the affairs of
state under a monarchy
why do they not desire to continue
as an Independent republic?" he was
asked.
LAS the islands are so far away from
other countries and as the Asiatic pop
ulation is fast increasing in beers.
it is a serious question, if they are left
alone, whether the republic could sur
Vive with the willing consent of the
foreigners. Besides. if the United
States has constantly to protect the
islands under the present government.
why should not the United States take
them altogether? This is a great coun
try for commerce. 1t is the natural
land for American ownership To all
intents and purposes it is an American
capital and industry are concerned. and
it should be a part of the body polite
of the United States"
Chief Justice Judd said in an inter
view: During the reign of King Kala-
kau there were thirty cabinets, so dis
satisfied and unstable was the king
dom. The only branch of the govern
ment that was not disturbed was the
judiciary. The restoration of the mon
archy is an impossibility. There is no
material to make a monarchy out Of
Nor can one hope to maintain a repub-
lie independently. We must look to the
United States. We have now come to
the turning point and we must either.
become Asiatic or Anglo Saxon. Our
commerce is with the United States;
we are within the zone of American in
fuence, and if the United States con
tinues to exercise protection and as
sumo responsibility for us, they ought
to have something to say about how
cur affairs are directed"
The news that has reached here from
San Francisco that Samuel Parker. a
prominent native leader and heretofore
q strong royalist, has declared in favor
of annexation, has created quite a SEN
sation among the natives who are still
opposed to annexation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16
JESSIE LINCOLN'S MATE.
He Was Il Pitcher in the Texas
League Last Season

DALLAS, Tex, Nov. 15.-Waren w.
BeCkWjth, who is one Of the principals
in the Beckwith-LincOln elOpement at
Chicago, is Well-knoWn in Dallas, and
in fact. in most Of the larger cities in
this state. He played ball all the past
9ah9on with the Dallas club, of the
Texas league, having been signed as
a pitcher by Manager McCloskey last
spring, while BeckWith was at his
home in Mount Pleasant, 10. He made
a good professional record, was well
behaved, and Manager McCloskey has
him reserved for next season.
BecllWith was popular. not only with
base ball patrons, but cut somewhat
of a social figure among his associates
as The Dude" and the Lady Killer"
He would never go into a game to
pitch without first combing and brush
ing his hair faultlessly. He always
carried a pocket looking glass, and
was in the habit of taking a look at
himself just before starting from the
clubhouse for the diamond. One day
when he was to pitch the game was
delayed in starting, because Beckwith
was absent. Manager McClOskey in
Muired concerning the delay, and
Catcher Tub Welsh explained it with
the statement: 80, Beckwith's look
Ing glass is lost and he can't pitch
till his hair is parted right"
2 Manager McCIoskey says Beckwith
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-16
Your cake again
PERFECTLY lovely l?
Really that Royal Bak-
ing Powder is a Won
derfu1 IeaVener.

is one of the best athletes ne has ever
seen on or off the ball field. He is a
college graduate, and qualified for bus
mess life. All last season Beckwith
received two or more letters each week
from Miss Jessie Lincoln. Much of
their contents he communicated to
Manager McCloskey in confidence.
They showed that the young couple
We're engaged to be married at the
end of the base ball season. When the
season ended, Beckwith declined to &C
company the Dallas club to Joplin, Mo,
where the team was located for a
month. He told Manager McCloskey
that he had to hasten home to prepare
for his marriage. He informed Nc
Closl1ey that it was useless for him
to reserve him for next season, as he
would not play ball professionally
after he was married; that his social
relations would be such that he could
not afford to DO it.