THE WESTEEN v STORM. ___._____ Many Towns In Washington and Ore- gon Are Blizzard Bound. v STEAMBOA'TS ON THE FARMS. Ranchers and Stock Rescued by Small Craft—Bridges Carried Away and Railroads Tied Up—Other Dam- age Wrought by the Storm. SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 18. ——The stem which has swept northwestern Washington and British Columbia for the past 48 hours is the most severe in. the history of the country. It is estimated that the damage to railroads alone in western Washington will exceed $500,000, and the loss to pri- vate property will be fully as great. ,While atmospheric conditions have im- proyed slightly, the railroad situation is worse than ever. The city is absolutely shut Off from communication by rail with the outside world, and from midnight Sfmday until about 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon all the telegraph lines were par- alyzed. The Northrn Pacific overland ex- press, which left Tacoma on Sunday night, encountered a huge landslide near Easton on the eastern slope of the Cascades, and returned to Tacoma. The Yakima river . bridge, a few miles beyond Easton, is washed away. The damage beyond that point is not known, communication being interrupted. . The Portland branch of the Northern Pacific is likewise disabled by a big land— slide in Cowlitz valley, 50 miles south of Tacoma. The Great Northern railway is the heaviest sufferer, and all its lines on this side of ' the Cascades are in a deplora- ble condition. From Snohomish to Sky- homish in the Cascade mountains, a dis— tance of 52 miles, the road will practically have to be rebuilt, as thebed has been nearly all swept away and the bridges washed out. At Index the big railroad bridge was swept from its piers and car- ried down the Skyhomish river for a dis- tance of half a mile. At Snohomish City the river is higher than ever before known, being from 0 to 10 miles wide in places. The water is over a foot deep in the Great Northern depot, which stands eight feet above the level of the track. Steamboats on Farms. Steamboats were cruising about over farm lands yesterday picking up ranchers and stock. Mount Vernon, in Skaget county, is in a sad plight, the Skaget river being un- precedentedly high, and it is feared that the dykes are about to give way. Avon, a village near by, is under water, and the Beaver and Olympia marshes are inundated. Many of the farmhouses have water several feet deep in them. The Sno- homish river at Evefétt is seven miles wide, and the Seattle and International bridge has been rendered unsafe by the great jam of driftwood. Near Lowell the river is two feet above high water mark, and the railroad track has been washed aWay for miles. Three feet of water is standing in the Everett and Monte Cristo tunnel for the entire length of 700 feet. _ New Whatcom is shut off from commu- nication entirely, no trains having arrived or dep . _ ed from there for four days. The Nooksack river has overflowed its banks, flooding hundreds of acres of valuable farming property. In British Columbia the Canadian Pa- cific railroad, for a distance of 100 miles east of Vancouver, has been seriously damaged. Many bridges Were washed out, and telegraphic communication with the east has been interrupted for 36 hours. The News From Portland. PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 18.—A fierce snow- storm raged over the Willamette valley, and snow still continues to fall heavily. Such a blizzard has not been seen for three years, and at this season it is very remark- able. The Willamette river is still rising, and water is spreading over the lowlands below the city, carrying everything before it. No trains arrived on the Northern or Southern Pacific railroads yesterday, ow- ing to the flood. All wires are down on the Northern Pacific, and how serious the washouts are on that line cannot be told. The overland trains on the Southern Pacific railroad are practically stalled, and although the Oregon Railway and Navi- gation and Union Pacific trains succeeded in getting through, the tracks along the Columbia river are threatened by high water. The flood has torn out the wires in all directions, and communication with interior parts of the state is very difficult. The town Of Wbodland, Wash., is ten feet under water as a result of the freshet in Lewis river, and unless the storm abates‘ soon the entire Lewis river valley will be devastated. Of the other valleys on the Columbia, Cowlitz, on the Washington side, has been inundated and the inhabit- ants Of Castle Rock were forced to flee to the adjacent hills. Several trestles have been washed out by the flood, and the Gran Opera com- pany, which was to have given a perform- ance in Portland last night, is storm bound between Kalama and Tacoma. . At Cottage Grove, On, several houses were washed away and many families compelled to seek safety in the highlands. The few incoming travelers last night said that a heavy snowstorm was raging up the valley and regular blizzard weather prevailed. At Salem a great deal of damage is re- ported in the Mill Creek valley and ad- jacent territory. - SPOKANE, Wash, Nov. 18.—Unprece- dented floods are prevailing throughout this part of the northwest. Mountain streams which three days ago could be waded are now raging torrents. All the transcontinental railroad lines running through here are washed out in a dozen places both east and west, and several bridges are gone. No trains arrived yes- terday, and none is expected for several days. Much damage is resulting to set- tlers along the valleys and lowlands in northern Idaho, western Montana and in Washington. Urginz the Dingley Bill. . PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 18. — The Wool Merchants’ association of Philadelphia adopted a resolution calling on the United States senate to pass the Dingley tariff bill as an emergency measure. - The Man- ufacturers’ club also passed resolutions urging the enactment of the Dingley bill at the coming session. Virginia’s Official Vote. BALTIMORE, Nov. 18.—The total official vote of Virginia has been ascertained and ‘is as follows: Bryan, 155,988; McKinley, 135,361; Palmer, 2,216; Levering, 2,344: Matchett, 106. . ’ . . ~. THE ANOHOBIA ORIPPLED. The Big Liner Disabled at Sea by a Broken Shaft. NEW YORK, Nov. 18.——The steamer Mo- bile, from London, brought word that the Anchor line steamship AnchOria, from Glasgow for New York, was passed at anchor in latitude 40.40, longitude 70.59, having broken her shaft. The Mobile sighted the Anchoria yesterday and bore down to her and asked if assistance was required. Captain Wilsonof the Anchoria said he did not need assistance as the en- gineers were then engaged in placing an extra length of shafting in position, but he rrequested Captain Layland to give a pas- sage to New York to his purser, Mr. Matheson. Captain Layland consented, and Mr. Matheson. was sent aboard the Mobile in one of the Anchoria’s lifeboats. When intertiewed today, Mr. Matheson said that the Anchoria had fine weather and a prosperous voyage until 6 :30 O’clock on Sunday evening, when the shaft snap- ped without warning. An examination showed the break to be in a length Of which a duplicate was carried on board, and the chief engineer reportedto Captain Wilson that he would be able to make re- pairs and might expect to be ready to pro- ceed by this evening. Accordingly Captain Wilson ordered soundings to be made. The passengers were inclined to make merry over the mishap when they under- stood that there was no danger and only the possibility of 48 hours’ delay. Matheson reached the Offices of his company soon after landing. He said that there W's no excitement among the An- choria's passengers at the time of the breaking of' the shaft, the accident having occurred in a smooth sea and fair weather. NO tugs will be sent to the assistance of the vessel. She will repair her shaft her- self and come up under her own steam. The Anchoria left Glasgow on Nov. 5. She has on board 18 first cabin, 118 second cabin and 52 steerage passengers, and a full cargo consigned to Henderson Bros, Bowling Green. All the passengers are welL The White Star line freight steamer Tauric, Captain Smith, left her dock this morning about 8 o’clock for Liverpool. A dispatch received at 10:30 O’clock from Sandy Hook said that the steamer ap— peared to have touched bottom on the south side of Gedney’s channel, where she had been for 20 minutes without being able to move herself. A tu'g, the station pilot boat, and the lighthouse tender, which is repairing the electric buoys in the channel, went alongside the steamer. Later word was received at the Office of the White Star line that the Tauric had gone aground in low water. Tugs were immediately dispatched to her assistance. Society of the Army of Tennessee. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 18.—The twenty-eighth annual reunion of the Society of the Army of Tennessee will be held in this city to- morrow at the Southern hotel. There will be tendered a reception in Entertainment hall, Exposition building, when the annual address will be delivered by General 0. 0. Howard of the regular army. The 'society will visit Jefferson barracks,where General Henry will entertain the members at luncheon. » Not a Summer Home For McKinley. BOSTON, Nov. 18.—A dispatch from Can- ton, 0., quotes Major McKinley as saying that if the Wilder mansion at Bolton, Mass, has - been purchased as a summer home for him he does not know anything about it. The place has been purchased by J. W. Jones of Englewood, N. J., and it was reported that he had bought it for Major McKinley. Mr. Jones is a brother- in-law of Mark A. Hanna. Attempted Train lVrecklng. NEW YORK, Nov. 18.—An attempt. was made to wreck the train on the New York and Greenwood Lake railroad due in New York at 7 :45. A pile of ties had been placed on the track near Soho and was concealed by a sharp curve. The engineer saw the outlines of the obstruction and stopped his train within a few feet of the pile. The place is a lonely one. The act was probably the work of tramps. Trouble Over Credit Certificates. PITTSBURG, Nov. 18.—Fifty members of the Glassworkers’ union met to protest against the further issuance of credit cer- tificates by President Burns to members of the union now on strike or lockout. The protest is the result of a legal Opinion se- cured by the men, which says the members of the association can be held individually liable for debts contracted by its officers. Nine Men From a. Wreck. NEW YORK, Nov. 18.——On board the steamer New York, from SouthamptOn, were Captain Norwood and eight distressed seamen of the schooner Henry Soother of Portland, Me, which was abandoned at sea Oct. 15. The crew was rescued by the British steamer Beltor, from New Orleans for Rotterdam, and landed at Plymouth on Nov. 4. Two Killed by the Cars. CINCINNATI, Nov. 18.—J. P. Carpenter, one of the largest lumber dealers of this city and a. resident of Covington, Ky., and D. H. Lyons, a prominent architect Of this city, were walking along the double tracks of the Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern railway, when they were caught by trains going in opposite directions, and both were killed. Drowned His Wife and Family. DENVER, Nov. 18.-—AndreW J. Spute was arrested, charged with the murder of his wife and five children. Spute took his family boating on Smith’s lake. By some means the boat was capsized. Spute alone could swim, and all the others were drowned. Shortly afterward it developed that Mrs. Spute’s life was insured for $10,- 000. ' An Arkansas Jurist Dead. FORT SMITH, Ark, Nov. 18.—Judge I. G. Parker, the famous Arkansas jurist, died at his home in this city today of Bright’s disease. Judge Parker had imi posed the death penalty upon more crim- inals than any other jurist in the United States. For 21 years he had presided over court without missing a day. Fatal Explosion at a Celebration. MIDDLESBORO, Ky., Nov. 18.—During a political celebration at ClintWOOd, Dickin» son county, Va, an anvil exploded, killing Pellam Colley and Preston Mullins and in- juring three other men. Woolen Mills to Resume. ST. JOSEPH, M0,, Nov. 18.——The Buell Woolen mills will resume operations on full time tomorrow. This is one of the largest woolen mills in the west. It closed down just before election. Pigs In Quarantine. CINCINNATI, Nov. 18.—Hog cholera pre- vails in some sections of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, so that the Union stockyards . here have established a strict quarantine. ‘ . Tun sooner. or can}: LOVE. A Romance of Fifty Years Ago'Ended In Indiana. ‘ HAMMOND, Ind, Nov. 18.—The mar- riage of Mrs. Margaret Snyder of. Omaha which took place in Judge Gregory’s city court, was the closing chapter of a ro- mance begun nearly 50 years ago. Margaret Moore then lived in Schoharie county, N. Y., and her -most ardent ad- mirer was Ezra Dullon. one evening while on their way‘home from a Halloween party, and the estrangement caused a separation. The boy lover packed up his belongings and came to Indiana. Four years after the lovers’ quarrelnMar- garct married a wealthy manufacturer named Snyder and afterward moved to Nebraska. Dullon became a full fledged ‘ lawyer and married. During the years of separation they never heard from each other, and were ignorant of each other’s whereabouts until a few months ago. After the deaths of Mr. Snyder and Mrs. Dullon the former lover wrote a long letter to the western widow, having secured her address from a notice in the paper, and in reply was assured that she would accept him. . The white haired couple met in the Rock Island station at Chicago and came at once to Hammond. They will live at Ross Station. OOONBY THE I'OX AGAIN. The Man Alleged to Have Killed Dr. Cro- nin Back In Chicago. CHICAGO, Nov. 18.-—-—“Cooney the Fox,” of Cronin murder fame, is back in town. He returned to Chicago of his owu free will. Cooney reached the city Saturday night. His first public appearance was Sunday night, when he visited North Side resorts which used to be frequented by the leaders of the anti-Cronin faction in the Clan-na-Gael. He refused to tell any- thing about his journeyings Or his move— ments during the half dozen years which have elapsed since he fled after the discov- ery Of Dr. Cronin’s body in the manhole of the Lake View sewer. ‘ . Cooncy is stopping at a house on the North Side, near his former haunts. His friends say he is here to stay. The police do not want him, and there is no reason why he should longer avoid Chicago. Patrick Cooney, better known as “Cooney the Fox,” is the man whom Mrs. Andy Foy accused of being deeply impli- cated in the Cronin murder. In her story of the crime Mrs. Foy told how the mn- spirators had selected by let her husband to perform the murder. Cooney, she ' claimed, being unmarried, agreed to take her husband’s place, since Foy had a wife and a large family of children. The Reading Reorganized. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. .l8.—The Phila- delphia and Reading Railroad company reorganized today by the election'of a pres- ident, a secretar cud six directors. By the terms of an a! a of May, 1887, known as the “railroad law,” the change of the name of the railroad, Which was sold un- der foreclosure proceedings in this_city Sept. 23, was made imperative. Under the plan of reorganization there will be Reading Railway company, the Philadel- phia and Reading Coal and Iron company and the Reading company. Too Much 0031 on Hand. PITTSBURG, Nov. 18.-At a meeting 'of the river ooh-1 operators preliminary steps were taken which will likely result in the clOsing down of almost all the river mines and throw 6,000 miners out of employment from Dec. 1 to Feb. 1 next. ‘ The argu- ment of the Operators for this suspension is that the market is overstocked, there being 10,000,000 bushels or more in this harbor besides a'large quantity already in south- ern harbors. He Caused a Fatal Collision. SOREL, QUE, Nov. 18.—Captain John Delisle of the steamship Tiber was arrested here on a charge of manslaughter. A New- foundland government official swore out a warrant before Judge Desnoyers of Mont— real for the arrest of the captain, holding him responsible for the collision in ‘St. J ohn’s harbor on the 6th inst. which re- sulted in the sinking of the schooner Mug- gie and the drowning of 13 people. A Department Store Attached. MILWAUKEE, Nov. 18.——T. L. Kelly 6;: Co. today gave chattel mortgages amount- ing to $79,191 on the stock of their depart- ment store. The assets are said to be great- ly in excess Of the liabilities. was attached by Marshal & Risley, who hold the largest mortgage; The assets are said to be $150, 000 and the liabilities $100,- 000. The \Vorcester Polytechnic Troubles. WORCESTER, Mass, Nov. 18.—The cases of the 30 students of the Worcester Poly— technic institute suspended indefinitely for refusing to sign a paper stating that they had nothing to do with the bonfires in honor of the Republican victory were set- tled. Twelve of the students will continue under suspension until after Christmas. Big Meeting of Railroad Men. PEORIA, 1115., Nov. 18.—A call has been issued for a meeting of the grand officers of the railroad brotherhoods of the country to be held in Chicago next Friday, and it is expected every organization will be rep- resented. The session is to consider plans for labor legislation to present to the com- ing session of congress. ‘ Fell Down the Shaft. NEW YORK. Nov. 18.——Vito Coebon, an of an elevator shaft in the building 7" Clin- ton place today. Coebon, who was employ- ed in the building, had apparently fallen down the shaft and broken his neck shortly befofe his body was discovered. flNlY Ell thug; 8038;351:622; agglkes :t’fsue cause'of e g o c e ame u ish, or Overworzcd'ronn. 3... . ' 99, Sold throughout the world. Poms Duuo Aim Cum. ‘ Ion. Convolution. Sole Proprietors. Boston..- fl‘ “ flow to Prevent Plumes." 6| poses, illua. free. . nun-n... _ to Justice Ezra Dullon of Ross Station, * They quarreled , three companies—the Philadelphia and ’ The store Italian boy, 16, was found dead at the foot THE BEEN-Inc” GAZETTE TEE Our-cornesl endeavor is lo glvoour patrons full value for their money. Black Beaver jackets, $3.98 worth $5.00. Black Boucle Jackets, 5 00, worth 7.50. Black Boucle Jackets, 7.98. worth 10.00. Black Boucle Jackefs, 9.50. worth 12.00. Clo’h Capes at 3.25, worth 500. Club Cares at 4 98. worth 6 50. Cl- :11 Caps at 6.98, worth 8 50. 1‘ LSl‘. Capes at 3.75. north 5.00. Plush Capes at 5 50 worth 608. Plush Capes at 11.98, worth 15.00. Children’s Long Coats. with Cape, made of extra heavy Scotch tweed and fancy checks worth $6.75, at $4. 50. Ladies’ Collareties of sheared coney, with (‘hinchilla and 'l‘hiuet fur trim- ming, worth $9.00, at $0.98. Lauir—s’ \Vrappers, fleeced lined, made .of heavy English Prints; full cut, perfect finish and perfect fit, worth $2.75, at :31. 08 each. Ladies‘ Cloth \Vsisis, made with full sleeves. velvet collar, winter weight, worth 75c, at 50c Domestics. 11 4 Gray and White Blankets, extra full size, worth $1.50, at 98c per pair. Onebale extra quality Comfortables worth $1.05 each, at $1 25. Heavy Damask Towels, extra. size, worth 390, at 25c each. 10 pieces Half Bleached German Dam- ask, worth 750 per yard. at 50C. N. Y. 0flice,~442 Broadway. NORWALK, ' comm. Our oarnosl endeavor - is to zivo our pairons° full ”value for their money. , Select your Winter Garments from its largest assorlmonl oil Cloak and Furs- lN CONNECTICUT. Once again this popular Cloak Room—stocked as no other in Connecticut with the largest, best selected, and best made garments—05ers a feast of bargains, We have just purchased and added to our already big stock 250 Ladies’ and Misses’ Jackets in Boucle, Chinchilla and KerSeys, and we guarantee the prices at least 25 per cent. lower than can be found in New England. lDRESS GOODS. Here you wlll find the grandesl values in lhis department eve offered. ' 26 pieces Jamestown Suiting, strictly all wool, exceptional values at 75c, very ylish, per yard, 59c. 10 pieces Two-toned effects, in winter weight SuItin gs, 46 in. wide, regular price $1.25, special, 98c ard. 5 pieces Black rench Crepons, im- porters’ price, $1_.75, retail price, $2.50 per yard, our pnce, special, $1.50. A great bargain. ‘ 18 pieces, all colors, Silk Face Yelvet, imported to sell at $1.00 per yard—the balance of a large importer’s stock, per yard, 50c. For Men. 50 dozen Men’s Colored Bosom Shirts all sizes, the regular price is 75c, special, each 44c. Men’s Heavy Merino Hose in all sizes, value 19c pair. 2 pairs for 25c. Men’s Gray Shirts, double back and front, value $1.25, at 88¢ each each. Drawers to match at 75c. ..\—\ \~\~.u.\ For Women.“ Luzerne Vests and Pants, in gray, white and~ ecru, sizes from 28 to 46, the 335308125 garment made, special, each For Boys. 300 pairs Boys’ Knee Pants sizes f 4 to 15 years, value 65c, per pAir 50c.mm Boys’ Gray Ribbed Shirts and Draw- ers,h Sizes 26 to 34, value, 39c, Special, 250 eac . . ' Bargains to be found this week in Our BASEM E NIT. Decorated Ovide China Tea Cupsand Saficers, 980 set. ecorated China Cream “ 1 ' size, 10¢ each. . ers,” Pmt Decorated Sugar Bowls, 10¢ each. Decorated Butter Dishes, 10c each. Decorated Sugar Shakers, 10¢ each. Decorated Platters, 8 inch, '10c each."°f Silk Candle Shades, all colors, 19c each. . . 112 piece Dinner Set, warranted not to craze, 87.98. 2588p1ece Tea Set, special this week. 4 piece Toilet Set, 98c. Bisseli’s Grand Rapids Carpet Sweep- er, v arrested for one year, only $1.98. ‘ SEEN Slflll .llor. 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