THK DALLKS, OUIXiOX, FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 189.1.
VOL. III.
NUMBER 17.
DISON LIGHT TOWER
e wuaniiJispiaj uc wwuiwn
j Jill be a maze of clory
he Tower Will I Eishtj-Two Feet
High and Have i.ooo Lluhl
Strang It
rwtao. Mrch 30. Thornaa A. KJi-
hm. kept very quiet about hit plana
for a how In the electricity building.
) Hit ailence. In the fare of penitent
I queries, ha ten o profound that aouie
lone aurted a much-believed rnmor that
the (Treat electrician wool J make very
V ttle display. Part of the pac marked
Ka "" on tbe blue prima of the build
uf is irele in the eiact center of the
main floor, where the great display if
,Phhh1 to culminate. Today a group
til carpenter and caflold-builder walk-
Ll into th building, started in on a pile
y lumber near the hdiaon circle ana
krooeeJcd to occupy all the room inude
f.e round white ring the surveyor had
!.pe of a church spire and climN- t well
n toward the roof, and the cur'...i be
an to ark what form it would tinally
ame. One of the inquisitors eaunt-
red op to the office of the General
iertric Company and at lied Lieutenant
eocer, w ho know all about the world'a
air end of the company business,
hat Mr. Kdiaon was havingconslructed.
"That," resimuded the lieutenant, "it
he F.dison Tower of Light he apt-Ill it
ith capitals, and it will be an amax-
fcngly beautiful thing. The tower ia 34
rlret in diameter, feet hush and will
fl.ave 18,000 lights strung on it. A blaze
f glory! It'll regular burst of oon
ensed sunlight. When tbe man from
xUt prairies puta bia bead inside the
kloor at rjitf lit aud see that tower lie 11
A t lraa fireman rad.
r- Fkakciik-o, March 30. Iavid
t-cauntil, for many yeare chief of the Kan
Irancisco fire department, died suddenly
lliit morning, aged 73 year. He waa
fitting in a chair in the engine-house on
UaU street at 9 o'clock, reading a paper.
twMcnly hit bead dropd and be waa
rad. His di-alh waa due to kidney and
j lWer troubles, from which he had been
I ailing pome time.
Seannell liui always been toretnoat at
a Ore and ha hail many narrow escape
from death. He received many iojurlea
during Li career a a fireman, but
always managed to pull through. Al
though ick for week, be remained at
work and waa on duty when the final
u in moii came. The fire bell of tbe
ity tolled all morning ia hi honor.
Washisoto, March 30. The preai
sVnt aent to the senate the following
semination ;
Thoma F. llayard, of Delaware, am
tiamadur extraordinary and plenipoten
tiary to Great Britain.
J. V. Porter, of Tennessee, minister to
Chili.
J. A. MiKeniie, of Kentucky, minis
ter to Peru.
bra is Baker, of Minnesota, minister
to Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Salvador.
P. M. Young, of Georgia, minister to
iuifn,a!a and Honduras.
'lain Dun, of Ohio, minister to
Japan.
J' 'tin M. Reynold, of Pennsylvania,
"'ietaiit secretary of the Interior.
Mruil.rr. of I'arl latum t Krlf htud.
Ottawa, OnUrio, March 30. A n
ation wa caused here today when it
a reorted alout the house of com
ui'jri that a fashionable reaort bad been
raiilpij last night, and that a number of
""mln-r of parliament would be called
witnesses u prove the character f
honwi, Jn the court yesterday
morning the chief of police said that the
ablifhiueiit waa anpported by mein-
f f rliuaient, and the maiiistrate
advied iiiin to sum toon them to give
evil.-iK. x conviction of the keeper
' the house waaaecurel, however, with-
o'U this testimony. The chief of poll'
aay that the lejislatora implicatel only
aped eummoii by one of the in
maies, marrie.1 woman, promising to
"ier ine Good Hhepherd'a home.
Karsl Oflirrr tu Wd Chlucaa Ladf,
Kaaaciaco, March 3'). Coin
mander W!,iti,1Ki 0f the United State
teamer Allian.. frankly say that hi
ent-Huement to Mis Ktta Ah Fong. the
beautiful and .wjwplished daughter of
a wealthy Chines-, mercliant of Hon
ou'u, is. fan. A, v wI)pn tLe we,,.
"'"If I to take pluce, the proajiective
brid. jfrrxjm cannot aay. Naval officer
inutt k t rnnrriea wheu tbey can. The
Alliance I now Wing fitted up for a
year, which probably mean a that the
will eni the tummer in Ilehring. ea,
next winter in the south, and then go
out of commission. Whiting is 50 year
of age, while hi bride-elect i l'J.
A Cl.r at.dlval frsad.
S Ac a a m s nto, March 30. The police
re looking for a clever fraud who style
himself Dr. i'raner. He arrived in thi
city about a week ago and learned the
addresses of a number of (utlerer from
rheumatism. He made the round and
represented that he would cure each of
theni for $10, and in case hi remedy
failed be would not accept a cent.
After ingratiating himself into the
confidence of hi victim, he demanded
$1, w hich be claim i to prepay express
charge on the medicine. A few day
uater the victim receive a bottle which
contain a liquid resembling muddy
water, with instruction to take one
table oonful three time a day. The
"doctor" then viiita his victim and en
deavor to make him believe that he la
cured, except that it ia necessary for him
to remain in bed for a short time to en
able the remedy to "eradicate all symp
tom of tbe dreaded complaint."
Thi morning ex-Chief of Police Dill
man received a letter from Constable
New by, of Dixon, warning him to look
out for Craner. He write that be baa
been looking for the fraud, whom he de
scribe aa Wing about five feet eight
Inches in height, wearing a dark coit,
with a low-cut vet. He baa small tide
whisker aud a goatee. The letter con
cludes : "I understand be has a testi
monial purporting to come from Mrs,
S. G. Little, a banker' wife, to the
effect that he has cured her aud received
tH00. Thi is false, and the testimo
nial i a liase forgery."
Tbe police claim to have the name of
several who have been victimized by
Craner, and a strong effort will be made
to have biiu sent to jail.
World's Fair Wirkmn Mar Ktrlh
'! Week.
Chicago, March 30. Many of the
contractor at the world' fair ground
are looking forw ard with a great deal of
uneasiness to next Monday, April 3d.
An edict baa gone out among the labor
organization that after that day only
onion workmen will be employed on
the world' fair job, and if contractor
do not iy heed to thi order there will
fuUow a strike. It refer more particu
larly to 10 carpenter. Their union here
i weak, compared with ttie bricklayers'
and some other, and there being but 30
day left in which to finish the hundreds
of exhibit pavilion and concessionary
land and not nearly enough carpenters
to supply the demand, they think it is
a gvod chance to strengthen their union.
In case of a strike many buildings can
not be finished, and about the only
Uiing left for the contractor to do I to
get their men Into the union.
W art h Tbawaaad and M.fglag.
rT. Paul, March 30. An old man
who gave bia name aa Joseph Sutter
waa arrested today while begging in the
streets. At the station he wa searched
and there wa found two pocketful of
silver, 1C3 in bills, a bank-book show
ing a balance of f 1.&00 to his credit and
certificates of deposit on New York
bank for over f J0.000. A book was
found containing papers aud letter in
German and patent-right paper in Ger
man and English showing that he i the
inventor of a successful tide anil river
motor. The pxrs were made out to
Joseph Sutter, Xo. 200 Worth treet,
New York. He ha traveled on foot all
the way from New York, he say, and
that lie has been arrested twice before,
once in Chicago and once in Buffalo.
He admitted that be wa begging on the
street, but would give no reaon for it.
It is thought that he i suffi-ring from
mental aberration.
A Diabolical Mwrder.
Pisa Bi.urr, Ark., March 30. New
i lust learned of the diabolical murder
of Phil Gardner, at Sherrill'. The mur
derers left a note on the body saying:
"C. O. I)., collect three months board.
Dr. Sherrill, keep your man at home and
be will not get lost." They poured
alcohol over him before killing him and
set him on fire. Burn were discovered
all over the tortured body. Three men
and three women were placed In jail
thi morning, charged with the murder.
Two more are under surveillance.
II Watd Mom;,
Nkw Yobk, March 30. The steamer
Saginaw brings new that President
Heureanx, of San Domingo, on March
4th vixited the French batik at San Do
mingo City, broke into the safe and took
pl2,000 in cash. He attempted to leave
for Moute Christo, but waa prevented
by two French men-of-war, who de
manded reparation ami an indemnity of
1100,000. The United Stateejuhip Rear
aarge wa in port at the time.
SAVED FROM DEATH
; George E. Richardson Arertsa Horrible
Wreck. '
THOUGH CUT ALMOST TO PIECES
He Dragged Ilia Body Along the Rail
way Track and Gave the Dan
ger Signal.
Portland, Or., March 31. The brav
ery of George V.. Richardson, a laborer
employed in a hopyard, saved Southern
Pacific, overland passenger train No. 15
from being wrecked midway between
Drain and Yoncalla this morning.
About 9 o'clock last night liii'hardaon,
who had started from Drain to Kose
burg, on foot, down the railroad track,
at the south end of a trestle a short dis
tance from Drain, found a rail which
bad been taken from the track, for the
evident purpose of derailing the train.
While standing and debating the action
which had best be taken to prevent the
impending catastrophe should the com
ing train pass without being signaled,
either four or five men, Kicliurdaon ia
not certain aa to the number, suddenly
appeared on the trestle, and one of them
attacked him, beating and cutting him
severely, inflicting an ugly wound with
some sharp instrument ou the left breaft
just below the nipple, and another about
eight inches further down. Another
man struck him on the head with a re
volver, cutting bis head open on the
ri(;ht side and knocking him senseless,
and at the same time pushed him off the
bridge, where be lay in the gulch below
for an indefinite length of time before
recovering consciousness.
He then crawled out of the gulch on to
the trestle and made hi way slowly
down the track for a distance of about
one mile, where he met the coming
train at 1 :26 o'clock this morning. As
soon as be saw the headlight of the ap
proaching train betook his handkerchief
from bis pocket and, striking a match,
lighted the handkerchief, which he
waved as a signal for the engineer to
stop. When the train came to a stand
still the startled trainmen climbed down
and picked up the brave Richardson in
a very exhausted condition, and carried
him into one of the coaches, where a cot
wa improvised, and the injured man
waa made aa comfortable aa possible.
He then told the story of finding he
rail removed, and being beaten by the
four or five men. The train moved
slowly on to the trestle, having first at
tempted to back op to Rice Hill, which
was found to be an impossibility. The
rail was then pat into place, and the
train ran on to Portland, arriving in
this city at 1 :51 this morning.
The wounded man waa brought to
Portland on the train, which waa met
by Vice-President Fields, of the South
ern Pacific company, and Dr. George
Wilson, the company's physician, who
had him removed at once to the Good
Samaritan hospital, where everything
which could be done to render him com
fortable was done. He ia about 40 year
of age and has been working for John
Foshay and M. W. Ayera in a hopyard
about four mile north of Ktigene, grub
bing hops and clearing land preparatory
to plowing.
He can give no accurate description
of the robbers, as they set upon him so
suddenly be had but little opportunity
to look them over. He thinks he would
be able to recognize the man who first
struck him and cut him. Thia man, be
states, was a large man, unusually tall,
with bushy black hair and beard. He
state be is a gardener, and, being out
of employment, was making his way on
foot toward Iioseburg.
Resolutions of thank were framed
and signed by all the passenger in
which they heartily recommend him to
the consideration of the railroad com
pany for a suitable reward for his brave
and noble deed.
Had the robbers been tuccessful In
carrying out their design they would
have secured a large amount of boodle,
a it I reported on good authority that
Well, Fargo A Co.' treasure box con
tained f.'lTOOO in gold alone, shipped
from San Francisco to a Portland bank,
while other sum in the box brought the
sum up to nearly foO.000. In addition
to thi, one passenger bad several
thousand dollars in bill In hi pocket
book, which, added to the pocket money
and jewelry possessed by the numerous
passengers, would' have swelled the
booty to a very large sum.
At a late hour the wounded man was
till in the aurgery, where he wa under
going an examination, and nothing
could be ascertained a to the probable
result of Ida Injuries.
The Southern Pad Ait officials stated
to a reporter that no definite cine to
the perpetrator haa aa yet been ob
tained, but the local authorities are
scouring the country in the vicinity f
the attempted wreck. The company
will send a brace of detective to the
sHt at onco. It ia believed Impossible
for the guilty parties to escape, and the
company will probably offer a large re
ward for their apprehension.
Mlu-h.ll'a Adclr... to the Heo.l..
Washington, March 30. The debate
started yesterday, on the questien of the
right to seats in the senate of the persons
appointed by the governors of Montana,
Washington and Wyoming, wa resumed
this morning. Mitchell of Oregon made
a leg.il and constitutional argument
against the report of the committee on
privileges and elections, which declares
them entitled to seats. Among the dis
astrous consequences that would follow
the adoption of the majority report, Mr.
Mitchell meutiojed these: It would
unreasonably augment and extend the
prerogatives of the state executive over
those of the legislature, and subordinate
the constitutional functions of the legis
lature to those of the executive. It
would place a premium on treason to
party organization and party discipline.
It would encourage the factions and
minority in the legislature lu filibuster
ing efforts to defeat the election of sen.
ators, and it would tend to prevent a
fair expression of all the majority of the
legislature. In conclusion he expressed
the conviction that the majority of the
senate would vote for tiie admission of
the three senators, but such vote would
be one to overturn deliberately a pre
cedent established by the senate, after
full consideration, over 08 yeara ago. It
would establish a prcedent that would
result, inside of 10 years, in having one
third of the senators men who owed
their seats to executive appointment,
and it would inflict a fatal stab to the
great principle of republican govern
ment. Mr. Mitchell spoke for three
hou rg.
The matter then went over, Turpie
having the floor when the subject next
cornea np. After an executive session
the senate adjourned till Monday.
Behrlng 8ca Commission Scandal.
Chicago, March 31. A special from
Washington to the Record says Secre
taries - G reel) a in and Carlisle have
brought to light a scandal of sensational
dimension affecting the staff of tbe
Behring sea commission, now in session
in Paris, and adds:
It is probable Major Elijah W. Hal
ford, who, while private secretary to
Harrison, was appointed a paymaster in
the army, will be recalled from his
present ppst aa disbursing officer of the
Behring sea commission unless he con
sents to certain materia! changes in tbe
condition of affairs as Gresham and
Carlisle find them. Moreover, it is
probable the services of ex-Secretary of
State John W. Foster, now serving aa
American agent of the Behring sea arbi
trators, would be dispensed with if his
recent high position aa a cabinet officer
did not in some meure protect him
from too harsh criticism and too sum
mary action.
The story then goes on to say that
members of the staff of the commission
have been allowed extremely liberal per
quisites in addition to the regular com
pensation. It say it ia not known what
Foster receives, but leaves it to be in
ferred it is quite a large sum in view of
the statement that Halford, in addition
to bis regular pay aa major of $3,200 to
13,000 per yeai, is allowed $15. per day,
or in all aboutj$8,6i5 per year. J. Stan
Icy Brown, husband of Mollie Garfield,
daughter of the late President Garfield,
ta drawing two salaries, one of $10, the
other $15 per day, or $9,1'.5 er year.
Several others receive double pay, the
extra ranging from $15 to $0 per day.
Troops Bent to Antler.
Wariiingvon, March 31. In response
to a telegram from Commissioner Gib
bons, at Antlers, I. T., sent last night,
saying bloodshed was imminent between
tbe rival Choctaw factions, Secretary
Hoke Smith communicated with the
secretary of war with the result that the
officer in command of the United States
troops nearest the scene of the distur
bance was instructed to inform himself
on the situation, and take whatever
action wa necessary. Ageut Bennett,
at Muskogee, has also been directed to
proceed at once to the locality and -re
port on the situation.
Hncrctarjr Morton's I'lan.
Washington, March 31. Secretary
Morton, of the department of agricub
ture, has devised a plan to test the fit
ness of applicants for positions not gov
erned by the civil service rules. Kach
applicant on filing hi application will
be required to answer a aet of questions
a to moral and physical qualifications,
and on the work which he will lie re
quired to perform. He hopes by thi
mean to secure a high standard In the
department.
LIVED IN TIIE DALLES
Terrible Crime in Ctiicaga of a Former
Resident of This City.
SHOT HIS LADY LOVE AND HIMSELF
Tbe Young Girl Died Instantly and the
Doctors Say His Condition is
Critical.
Chicago, April 1. Miss Kffie Clark,
of Spokane, Wash., a member of the
freshman class of the Northwestern uni
versity, was tonight shot and instantly
killed by E. Rosa Smith, aged 26. Un
til recently Smith was also a resident of
Spokane. Smith, after shooting Miss
Clark, shot himself in the head, inflict
ing a fatal wound. The cause of
the murder waa the refusal of the
young lady to entertain Smith's pro
posal of marriage. Smith bad been an
ardent suitor for tbe hand of Miss Clark,
but his attentions was repulsed by her
parents and herself. He was so persist
ent that, in a final effort to escape his at
tentions, Miss Clark, who was 19 years
old, was sent to the Northwestern uni
versity. Shortly after her arrival in
Evanston, Smith put in an appear
ance, and bad been tireless 1 in
his attempt to win tho young
woman for his wife. Thia evening he
called upon Miss Clark, and persuaded
her to take a walk with him. She was
accompanied by her roommate, Miss
Abernathy, who was the only witness to
the tragedy. Smith urged his suit again,
but without success, and tried to get the
youug lady away from ber companion.
She refused to go till Smith said he had
something to tell her in confidence.
They stepped off a short distance, and
Smith at once drew a revolver and fired
five shots at ber. One bullet.enteredjher
left ear and another passed through her
left side. Smith then turned the weapon
against himself and sent a bullet through
his head. Miss Clark was removed to a
neighboring house, but expired in a few
minutes. Smith was taken to tbe police
station, where, before lapsing into un
consciousness, he said :
"I shot her. She wouldn't marry me,
so I shot her."
The doctors pronounced the young
murderer's condition aa hopeless, though
bo may live a few hours.
Spokane, April 1. A dispatch from
Illinois, received tonight, reports tbe
murder of Miss Effie Clark by a rejected
suitor. Miss Clark, who waa attending
school at the university at Evanston, is
a daughter of the Rev. Nelson E. Clark,
a wealthy and retired minister of this
city. A Review reporter who called at
the home of Rev. Mr. Clark found the
family in possession of the news of the
tragedy. They were so grief-stricken
that it was difficult to obtain information
from them. It was learned that the
young man who killed Miss Clark was
E. Roks Smith, formerly of Portland and
the son of Shipbuilder 'Smith, of the
firm of Smith A Paquet. He is study
ing medicine in Chjcago. Tbe couple
had been engaged nntil six weeks ago,
when Miss Clark broke the engagement.
SMITH'S FATHER INTKRN1KWED.
The father of the young man referred
o in tbe above dispatch is Benjamin
F. Smith, a resident of Sellwood and a
member of tbe ship-building firm of
Pacquet & Smitb, of this city, lie was
on bis wav home alxnit 11 o'clock, when
27 Difference
The "Royal" the Strongest and
Purest Baking Powder.
Whether py other baking powder is equal to
"Royal," let the official reports decide. When
the different powders were purchased on the open
market and examined by Prof. Chandler, cf the
New-York Board of Health, the result showed that
Royal Baking Powder contained twenty-seven
per cent, greater strength than any other brand.
When compared in money value, this difference
would be as follows :
If one pound of Royal Baking Powder sells
for 50 cents,
One pound of no other powder is worth over
36 cents. ,
If another baking powder is forced upon you
by the grocer in place of the Royal, see that you
arccharged the correspondingly lower price.
his son, C. S. Smith, a conductor on tha
Sellwood motor linn, handed him a dis
patch, which read: "Your son, E. Rois
Smith, dangerously shot. Can iOHHlb!y
live three or four hour." It w an signed
by the chief of police of Chicago.
"I went home and tolil my wife mi l
then came down town with my "ti
Charlie," fa id the almost hecrt-bn.ken
father, w hen seen a little later at I hi
St. Charles hotel. "I at once te.ij
gra plied to Chicago for particulars," l.o
continued after a slight pause, "and am
now waiting for an answer."
He was at once acquainted with tho
lull particular of the allair. When ho
learned that his son bad shot Miss Clark,
he leaned against the wall for snp;Mrt
and murmured:
"My God! My God! and he shot the
girl! How can I ever tell bis mother?"
After the shock of the awful news had
left him a little calmer he gave the fol
lowing facts in regard to his son :
"He was born at Milwaukie and bad
just entered his 20th year. He has al
ways been a model boy and tho pride of
the family. He would never touch
liquor or tobacco, and had not a single
bad habit. For the greater part of the
past fourteen vears be has been attend
ing school. He was our oldest and not
very strong, so we let him do just what
pleased him. He was great'y troubled
with the asthma, and thought that the
climate of Spokane would give him re
lief. He has resided there during the
past few years and graduated from a
college there. He always came home
for his vacations. After be finished
schooling I set him up in the plumbing
business at Spokane w ith a man named
Foot. He did well, but tired of it last
August, and, selling out, came home.
"While he was home he made up his
mind that he wanted to study medicine.
He went to Chicago and entered upon a
three years' course in the Chicago medi
cal college. I paid all of his expenses
and furnished him with all the money
he needed. Aud now that it should
come to this! My God! I can't under
stand it! The boy's mother told me
that he was engaged to this Miss Clark,
and he mentioned in bis letters for he
wrote frequently that he had called up
on her there."
Mr. Smith telegraphed to Chicago
that should his son die to have the body
embalmed and sent home. C. S. Smith
was almost heart-broken over hia
brother's awful crime. He gave the
facts in regard to his brother substan
tially the same as his father baa done.
Nelson E. Clark, the father of the
dead girl, is one of the best-known
Methodist divines in the Northwest. He
was an early settler, and has held charg
es in almost every town of importance
in the Willamette valley. Seveti yoara
ago he lived in Eugene. About that
time he retired from tne ministry and
removed to Spokane, where be has since
resided. He has been very fortunate in
in his worldly affairs, and was reputed
to be quite wealthy. Miss Clark was
young when she left Oregon, but even
at that time gave promise of developing
into a more than ordinarily beautiful
woman, being a decided brunette.
LATKB.
Chicago, April 2. E. Ross Smith, the
murderer of Fffie Clark, died today in
the police station at Evanston. lie
never recovered consciousneHa alter he
had shot the girl because she would not
become his wife. The parents of the un
fortunate pair have requested that the
bodies be shipped to them at Spokane
and Portland, resective!y. They will
I sent tomorrow after tbe inquest.
Memorial services for Miss Clark w ill be
held tomorrow at the Northwestern
university. ,
.