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THE DALLES, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, ISM.
NUMB Ell 15.
VOL. III.
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GEO. MOREY ON TRIAL
Tortus WlMsr EtGiis Barry in
Mini
FALLING WALLS IX CHICAGO, ILL.
A Family Buried in The Roins-Otbcr
Newt Notes, Domestic aod
Foreign.
roKTtAKD, Or., March 15.-George
Morey wa. taken to trial thU morning
lor the murder o( Gua Brry.
The crime tu committed Jannary 14,
early In the morning, though Barry did
not die till nearly a month ago. The
circumstance of the cane aro about a
lollows : Barry lived on Clay tret near
Second, and with him and hia wife lived
Morey ii il l Annie Wright, Mn. Barry'a
sister, lurry and Morey had had wordi
about the latter'i conduct with Miss
Wright, and consequently each disliked
tli other w 1th intent bitternes.
On the morning In question, Morey
went home under the influence of liquor.
Barry and hi wife had retired at an
erly hour, and were asleep when Morey
arrived. According to Barry' ante
mortem statement and the statem of
Mr. Barry to the grand jury, he enured
Barry'a room and without a word to
any one opened fire. Barry waa im
mediately awakened by the report of the
weapon, but waa not Injured. Instantly
be jumped out of ld and ran toward
the door, w hen Morey calmly cocked Lia
revolver and fired again. Thii hot
penetrated Barry'a back, lodging In the
vicinity of hia kidneys. ,
The triul w at called at 9 :30 o'clock
thii morning before judge Munley, and
the work of securing a jury waa im
mediately begun. Morey waa In court
neatly dressed, and waa attended by hia
mother, Mra. Joyce, who ia nearly 70
year old, and a very nice-looking old
lady. The firat tody of twelve men
were diioed of for cause and by the
use of peremptoriea by 11 o'clock, and
tli sheriff waa Instructed to bring in 24
more talesmen.
The fact that the raae haa been o
thoroughly advertlaed through the local
in Ll mav of the aelect-
m J
ten ol a jury, and aa not a tingle juror
had been accepted up to 2 o'clock, the
chancel are favorable that no testimony
win ue uaen louay.
'raehe4 to leatk.
Ciik aio, March 15. Early thit morn
lng fire broke out in the picture frame
fuctorv of J. 6. Chartier, on May street,
It waa eoon a roaring maae of fiatuea,
and simnltaneouily the front and one of
the aide walla fell outward. The brkka
of the former struck and severely in
jured two firemen. The other fell on
and crushed the Chartier dwelling next
door, burying ')n the ruins five members
of the family, consisting of J. S. Char
tier, hia wife, two daughters, Lillie and
Kose, aged 10 and 12, and a nephew,
Stephen. Of these, J. 6. Chartier and
his daughter, Lillie, were cruHhed to
denth, Stephen waa severely and jt
haps fatally injured, and the other two
lew wriouoly hurt. The financial Ions
ii 0,li)0.
SACRAMENTO GOT LEFT.
V.l. M 111 Ko Takea oa Moving lb Mtato
Capital.
Sackaxekto, March 15. The Califor
nia legislature adjourned cine die this
morning at 5 :4C, after an all night
session. The people of Sacramento
made a last desjwrst attempt last night
before the legislature adjourned to have
the vote by which the question of mov
ing the state capitol to San Jose was
adopted reconsidered. Sacramento was
min defeated by a vote of 43 to 32, and
h people w ill now vote on the question.
A special from Sacrameuto this morn
ing ay; "An open attempt at bribery
characterised the dosing hours of the
kgWature, but it waa allowed to pass
without rebuke, simply because the San
J-.ie people did not care to push their
i Jt-and-injured Sacramento victims any
harder than they had been. In brief,
there waa a 'sack put into the capital
fight by the Sacramento people at the
ery last moment. It was almost In
plain sight, too, and a tremendous effort
was made to persuade enough .men In
the assembly to reconsider the resolution
adopting the constitutional amendment
removing the legislature, but It waa too
pen."
Tha Chlnaee Kaelunloa Lewa.
Washinotos, March 16. A very dig
nified delegation wan introduced to the
president today by Bancroft Davis, re
corder of the supreme court. It was
eotnpom! of four bishop of the Episco
pal church; the Right Keverneds Paret
cf Maryland, Putter of New York, Whit-
taker of Pennsylvania and Hare of South
Dakota. The object of the visit waa to
discuss with Mr. Cleveland the Chinese
exclusion law with relation to its bear
lug on American interests in China.
They aaid a strict enforcement of the
law would be apt to endanger the prop
erty and lives of Americans. They told
the president they came to him, not aa
the representatives of a church, but at
citlxens, and they had no suggestions to
make, but had simply come to confer
with him. The president told them he
would do what he could, and the inter
view terminated.
rarnegle'( Mimniib rreu.
Homcstiao, Pa., March 15. The Car
negie Steel company has ordered a new
pre fo its plate-works at this place, an
enormous piece of machinery, which will
coet over fl,000,000 from Witworth &
Co., of Manchester, England. It will be
the Urgent piece of machinery of the
kind In this country, and perhaps in the
world. The press will have a capacity
of 10,000 tons. The machinery w ill ar
rive here by the first of nest year. It Ii
claimed that by the aid of this machin
ery the company will be able to make
the greatest forging in the world, and a
plate of 200 tons can be worked in one
piece.
Chicago's Mayor.
Chicago, March 15. Samuel Allerton,
a big packer, was nominated for mayor
by the republican this afternoon, lie
ia already the nominee of the people'
party. The democratic nominee is ex
Mayor Carter II. Harrison. The threat
end defection of the Germans from the
democratic party add interest to the
content, the German having been prom
inent in the movement which gave Illi
nois to the democrats at the late national
election.
117 Storm la Kaaaaa.
Kansas City, March 16. A heavy
snow storm, began here at 10 o'clock
this morning, and at noon it was still
falling. The indication are excellent
for a continuance and development into
a full-flodgod blizaard. Dispatcher from
Kansas point (how the storm i general
throughout the state, accompanied by a
cold wave from the east, In some
places drifting badly.
A Barglar's T regie Ead.
Tel'Ttrem.
Portlander w ill remember Joe Murill
a jeweler, who came herefrom San Fran
cisco in 1S89, and for two year was in
the employ of L. C. Honrichsen a a
workman and talesman, but few can
connect him with Joseph Francis Tou
hill, the burglar, who wa hot and kill
ed in Oakland, Cal., by police officer
Caohin, who waa himself shot and fatally
wounded In an attempt to arrest Touhill
and hi pal at 3 o'clock Saturday morn
ing. In the death of Touhill a strange story
of a misspent 11 le ia brought to light,
lie waa born of a good family, reared In
ia pleasant home and educated under
favorable circumstances. He waa a
bright, intellectual, affable fellow, who
made friend wherever he went. Hi
early training and the Influence Bur
rounding hini were of the best, and yet
he became a destierate criminal and
died a violent death at the hand of an
officer, who was endeavoring to arreet
him.
Touhill, who wa known a Murill
here, to all but a few of hia most inti
mate friend, was a skilled jeweler. He
was a hale fellow, and his associates
were not always of the best, but hi
friends would have been loth to believe
him a criminal. He wasstylish in dress,
approaching extravagance, but not vul
gar, wa luxurious in hia tastes, always
lived well and always had money.
His salary wa insufficient to support
him as he lived, audit waa always a
mystery to his friend in Portland a to
w here his money came from ; but he ex
plained it by saying that he received re
mittances from home. His employer
placed codtidence in him and hi ac
quaintance would have resented any
inninuation against his honenty.
When the detective searched the
premises of the young man' family, in
San Francisco, nothing w aa found in hi
chamber. Then the detective entered
an adjoining room, a dark bathroom. In
the ceiling they found a small scuttle
leadjng up to a dark attic in the
gubles. An officer wa put through the
hole. In the garret waa unearthed the
plunder of tire burglaries committed
since iHjcember bint. The plunder was
packed iu two big leather satchel and a
pine box.
In one of the satchels the officer found
nine sealskin stolen from a furrier es
tablishment in Snu Francisco on the
night of February 28. In the other
siitehel was found over NK) worth of
goods stolen from a dwelling on February
8. tin the piue box a quantity of
silk farninhing goods and other stolen
article were found.
WILL TAKE TIIEIR TIME
Tie Senate km Adjourns Without
Doinz Anythicz.
NOMINATIONS STILL HANG FIRE
Republicans May Try to Prevent Dem
ocrats From Organizing.
Other News.
Washington, March 10. The senate,
after a 10-minute session , adjonrued till
Monday.
From the action today, it is evident
the senate intend taking it time in the
matter of confirming appointments. It
wa supposed aa toon a the committee
were reorganized the nominations so far
would receive prompt action, and that
an executive tession would be had today.
At the previoua session it wa ordered
that roon aa the committee were ap
pointed nominations would be referred.
These might have been considered this
morning In committee and confirmed
today, but the adjournment of the sen
ate until Monday make it impossible
for any of the officials named by the
president to assume their duties until
the middle of next week. A prominent
senator on the democratic side laid this
morning the senate waa not in any great
hurry to go into the business of con
firming nomination, and intimated that
possibly it would wait until the elective
officer w ere selected. The senate would
be reorganized if it waadetermined to do
this at once. A soon aa this wa done,
he tald, the senate would confirm every
nomination aent In up to that time.
Immediately after the senate adjourned
today the democratic caucus committee
resumed its sitting, and took up the
matter of the reorganization of the elec-
tive officer of the senate. The commit
tee will be ready to report to the full
caucus early next week, possibly Tues-
dav morning. Whether the democrat
intend to reorganize or not is an inter
esting question. If the democrats at
tempt to reorganize at this session, it is
almost certain the republicans will show
fight to prevent the consummation of
the plan if within their power.
tloaat Ma I'M the Both.
Washington, March 16. Secretary
Carlisle declined to confirm or deny the
statement that the revenue cutter Bush
at San Francisco had been ordered to
hold herself in readiness to carry Mr.
Blount to Hawaii. It is unofficially
stated, however, that the revenue cutter
will be placed at Blount's disposal on
hia arrival, and unless arrangements can
be made for the Pacific Mail steamer,
which tail for China on the 23d insl.,
to touch at Honolulu, Blount will sail on
the Rush. It will take that vessel about
a week to make the trip. The supposi
tion that the Bosh has been ordered for
this city receive confirmation from the
fact that revenue and marine officers,
who three days ago denied positively
that any order to this effect had been
given, are this morning dumb a oys
ters on the subject.
A Federal V Irtorj.
Valparaiso, March 16. A dispatch
from Porto Alegro, Kio Grande do Sul,
announces that 400 government troops
that arrived there to reinforce the Cas
tllhlstas at Villarocario have been cap.
tured by the federals, who also seized a
large amount of arms and ammunition.
A line of government troops has been
stationed along the frontier between Rio
Grande do Sul and Uruguay to prevent
the federals from crossing the line. A
correspondent at Revera announces that
the federal have raised the siege of
Santa Ana and are now marching to
Cuareim, where they expect to obtain
arm and cartridges from the schooner
Carmelita, which has been surrendered
by the authorities of Argentine Repub
lic.
A correspondent in Catarmarca, Ar
gentina, telegraphs that a revolution
has been started in several town in the
southern part of the province. The rey.
olutioiiista hope to depose the govern
ment, which ia charged with being op
pressive.
resident flora Keilfne.
Nw York, March 16. George Gould
said thia afternoon: "S. H. If. Clark
will be elected president of the Missouri
Pacific. It is not in contemplation now
to crente the position of chairman of the
board of directors. No new issue of
bonds will be made. Before resuming
dividends it Is the policy of the company
to put the road in good physical condi
tion. The decline in the stock i due
entirely to bear attacks."
Boston, March IB. The resignation
of President Clark, of the Union Pacific,
has leen received. Officials here regret
hi withdrawal, but say hia lesignation
would simply mean personal loyalty to
the Gould Intctcvt.
Mar Ketala Lincoln and Grant.
Washington, March 10. A hint of
Cleveland' policy of building up a new
party it given. Following the selection
of Judge Greshara for the cabinet, it is
said, he is going to appeal to the senti
mental republican by keeping Minister
Lincoln at London, and Minister Fred
Grant at Vienna.
Throngh Kate to 8an FrancUeo.
Sam Francisco, March 16. H. J.
Johnson, division freight and passenger
agent of the Great Northern, ha come
here to confer with the Pacific Coast
Steamship company relative to making
joint rate with it on shipment to and
from San Francisco via Seattle and the
Great Northern. An agreement with
the steamship company will be perfected
in a few days.
Correspondence Tampered With.
Washington, March 19. Several rep
resentative of the American board of
commissioner for foreign mission
visited Washington last week. They
came from the Boston headquarter of
the body with wLh they are connected,
and had several interview with Joe i ah
Quincy, acting first assistant secretary
of slate. They told him that the Turk
ish officials had interfered with the cor
respondence of the American mission
aries in that country ; that the mission
aries were subject to much ill-treatment
by the natives who were not restrained
by the authorities ; and that messages
from United States Minister Thompson
to the state department in Washington
never reached their destination, from
which he (Thompson) inferred his mail
was tampered w ith. The investigation
will be completed in a few days.
Into San Francleco.
San Fbascisco, March 17. II. S.
Johnson, formerly freight agent of the
Union Pacific in this city, and recently
appointed division freight and passenger
agent of the Great Northern railway,
has come here to confer with the Pacific
coast Steamshin Company relative to
maktng joint rates with it on shipments
to and from San Francisco via Seattle
and the Great Northern road.
It will be remembered that the Great
Northern has recently extended its line
to the Pacific coast at Seattle and seek
an entrance into this city by making
rate agreement with the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company, the same as the
latter ha with the Northern Pacific via
Tacoma. This agreement with the
steamship company will be perfected in
a few days.
The Mine Burning-. .
Honivbbook, Pa., March 19. The
Honeybrook mine took fire several
months ago, burning away the supports
and closing th? openings. It was sup
posed to have burned itself 00 1, but it is
now burning fie. er that ever. The sur
face near the ttripplings is to heated
that water flowing over it ia immediately
dried up. Grave apprehension is felt
for the surrounding mines, as the fires
are liable to eat into their workings.
Million of dollar of coal property islm
periled. The village of Honeybrook,
immediately ovr the mine, is menaced
by the collapse of the earth. Fissure
have already run through the town,
from which quantities of smoke and gas
es are escaping. The people are in a
state of terror.
Another Transcontinental Kallrond.
Monteial, Que., March 17. Another
railroad deal 1 on the tapis. A bill is
before the Dominion parliament to in
corporate the Atlantic A Pacific Railroad
Company, amalgamating the Baides
Chaleures. Great Eastern. Montreal &
Sorel railway, Montreal Bridge Com
pany, Ottawa Valley Railroad Company,
Pontiac & Pacific Railway and Ontario
& Pacific Railway Company into one
company with a capital of 10,000,00a
The bill also empowers the company to
construct a railway from Gaspe to St.
Mary' Algoma. Power 1 also desired
to connect with a line of railway in
Michigan which give color to the report
that the scheme is backed by the North
em Pacific and Is really destined to be
a transcontinental line with numerous
ramifications. The bill has been re
ported in committee and will pass the
house.
Death of Jacob Coaaer.
Euoenx, Or., March 18. Jacob Con-
ser, who 1 well known throughout the
Willamette valley, died at the family
resi deuce in thia citv this forenoon at
9 :40, of pneumonia.
Applicant from Orefoa.
Washington, March 15. Oregon's ap
plicants for office at the treasury depart
ment May were : Theodore Wygant, of
Portland, and T. J. Black, of Halsey, for
collector of customs, and L. V. Moore, of
Portland, for appraiser.
THE SILVERJUESTION
Huston Says Clcycland Will Ha?e a
Picnic with It.
HARRISON THE MAN FOR 1896
The Great Northern Railway Trying to
Get a Steamship Rate Into
San Francisco.
New York, March 17. Ex-United
State Treasurer Huston, speaking of
the currency question, said he thought
Cleveland was going to have a hot time
trying to get congress to legislate to suit
him in an endeavor to have the Sher
man silver purchase act repealed. He
said :
"I believe the majority in congress is
for free silver, and H the president does
not give the member what they desire
in the way of patronage I predict a reg
ular war on him. It rather looks like
war now, and when the fur begins to fly
the country will have infinite amuse
ment. I do not think a single gold bond
should be issued. We should stop the
coinage of silver, for that is the only way
to solve the financial problem."
"It is said you advocate ex-President
Harrison for the presidency in 1896?"
"I think he would be a logical candi
date. When the people have had time
to consider his administration he will
be a more popular man than now. The
result may be his nomination again in
1S96."
Italian AnarchUU.
Rome, March 17. A bomb was ex
ploded in the Ancini Mattel palace, the
official residence of United States Min
ister Porter early this morning. Fortu
nately nobody was hurt and but little
damage was done to the building. No
cause is known for the deed.
The building was occupied by two
other families besides that of United
States Minister Potter. As a similar
outrage was perpetrated in the same
building in 1892, and as Potter had only
engaged the building for occupation in
the closing day of that year, it is be
lieved the fact of the place being inhab
ited by an American minister had noth
ing to do with the outrage, but that the
motive for causing the explosion was to
gratify a desire for vengeance upon the
proprietor of the place, irrespective of
whether the residents were injured or
not. This was the motive suspected at
the time of the first explosion, and there
is no reason to take a different view.
Dare HlU'e Boom.
Tacoma. Wash., March 17. Senator
David Bennett Hill, of New York, is to
visit Washington in the fall and will
address the annual meeting of the
Democratic Society of Washington, to be
held at New Whatcom. The announce
ment waa made last night by one cf the
most prominent democrats in the state.
According to his story the date Is fixed,
an invitation has been sent, and Senator
Hill has accepted it. This trip, it is
said, will mark the beginning of Senator
Hill's presidential boom for the cam
paign of 1896.
Tbe Orraon racifio.
Corvai.1.18, March 16. E. W. Hadley,
the new receiver of the Oregon Pacific,
Absolutely
Pure
"I regard the Royal
best manbtfactured and in
AutK s
returned from San Francisco today,
where he mado a complete change in the
company's business affuirs. The ealary
expense in the San Francisco office has
been reduced over one-half, and other
important changes have been made.
Everything is running harmoniously
here under Mr. Hadley's management.
Another Hlf Fire. .
Bohton, March 19. Fire broke out
about 7 o'clock this morning in Tromont
temple, onTremont street, opposite tho
Tremont House, and before noon the en
tire structure was gutted. No mishaps
are reported to the guests. The teinplo
was a fiery furnace 20 minutes .'after the
first alarm. The blaze poured from all
the upper windows of the Bumham
building and W. S. Butler's building, ad
joining on Tremont street, placing the
Parker house and the Park hotel in
danger In the rear and alarming the fire
mon lest it should get down among tho
rookeries on Province street. At 9:30
o'clock the fire was well under control,
the 1,000 occupants at tho Parker houso
and Park hotel returning to their rooms.
The loss on the temple is variously
estimated at from $325,000 to 37r,000,
w hile the Parker house is believed to
have been damaged by water to the ex
tent of f )0,000.
Mortgage Tax Law.
With a view to ascertaining the prob-
ablo course of tho assessors throughout
the state, now that the new mortgage
tax law has gone into effect, the Orego
nian addressed to each of them the fol
lowing letter:
"Dkak Sib: In view of the wide
spread discussion upon the subject of
listing mortgage- notes for taxation, will
you stale very briefly, whether in your
opinion any considerable portion of such
notes can or will be assessed in your
county, and oblige."
Of many replies we append that of
the assessor of Wasco county :
"The Dali.es, Or., March 19. In
reply to your favor of recent date asking
me to briefly state my opinion in regard
to the mortgage tax law, I would say:
Being satisfied that the larger part of
the taxpayers are well pleased with the
repeal of the mortgage tax law and de
duction clause, I would like to follow
the intent of the new law, and not the
letter of the old. I believe that all
notes secured by mortgage on real estate
should bo exempt from taxation, with
no deduction for indebtedness. All per
sonal notes, moneys and accounts held
on the 1st day of March should be as
sessed to the holder, thereof,' listing
nothing that would tend to throw a
double tax on any property. I believe
if all the asscsors in the state would
pursue this mode of assessment, and bo
sustained by the county courts, there
need be no trouble in getting out of tho
dilemma that we are unfortunately
placed in. J. W. Koontz."
A Portland drummer has a friend who
is quite "thick" with a Salem lawyer.
Thty went out recently ou a visit to a
cemetery and amused themselves read
ing the inscription on the tombstones.
He finally came across 0110 that read,
"Here lie a lawyer and an honest
man." Turning to his friend, he said:
"Bill, what made them bury those two
fellows in tho same grave?"-- Eugene
Guard,
Money to Loan.
I have money to loan ou short tirao
loans. Guo. W. Rowland.
Baking Powder as the
the market"
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