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VOL. V.
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1895.
NUMBER 3.
DIED FROM EXPOSURE
Stories of Destitution From
Nebraska.
RELIEF WORK BEING PROSECUTED
In 8ome Localities Want of Wholesome
Food Has Caused Scurvy Many
Leaving the State.
Denver, Colo., Jan. 2. Special dis
patches from Western Nebraska tell of
the destitution and distress prevailing
among the inhabitants of the drought
stricken districts. A dispatch from
Hastinga says :
"Terribli- destitution exists in Perkins,
Chase, Duuh'. Lincoln, Hays, Hitch
cock and Frontier counties and the worst
feature is that the people in several lo
calities are afliicted with scurvy for want
of wholesome food. The state relief
committee find themselves unable to re
lieve all the people in distress, so great
are the demands for aid."
The railroad men report that since the
cold enap no less than a dozen persons
' have perished in the above counties fT
the want of wood and fuel. Hundrc-i?
of families are without coal, and in the
' border counties, where no trees or brush
exist, the poor people have a hard time
to keep from freezing to death. In Fer-
kins county destitution is complete.
Over 600 families are appealing for help.
Near Lisbon the wife and 'two children
of Settler Burns suffered for want of
proper nourishment and clothing to
cover them. In Hitchcock county the
wife of one of the settlers gave birth to
twins during the storm, and before the
neighbors could reach the home the poor
woman expired for want of sufficient
food and attention. The twins are still
liying and in charge of charitable
. neighbors.
Coal is most needed in the drought
district, and Mr. Ludden of the state re
lief committee and General Manager
Holdridge of the Burlington & Missouri
River are doing everything in their
power to forward supplies to the more
destitute localities. Very few of the
farmers in the border counties have any
stock left, having let their cattle and
horses roam at large. Stock is being driv
en out of the state to prevent starvation.
Corn planted in eight or ten of the west
ern counties never reached a height of
over 6ix inches and contains no more
nourishment than sagebrush. People
are leaving in covered wagons by the
hundreds rather than face starvation
and freeze to death.
Burned and Frozen.
Regina, N. W. T., Jan. 4. The house
of William Thompson, a farmer, twenty
five miles north of this place, burned
last Friday morning. Mrs. Thompson
and two children were badly burned,
and one child died shortly after being
taken from the house.
Placing his wife and the remaining
child in a henhouse, Thompson set out
for a neighbor's a mile and a quarter
away, having only some rags around hia
head and feet, being otherwise nude, al
though the thermometer was 30 degrees
below zero. He reached within 100
yards of the neighbor's house, when he
fell exhausted and almost frozen stiff.
He was seen and was carried into the
house and cared for. When assistance
reached Mrs. Thompson and the child
the frost bad added to the torture of
their burns, and. it is doubtful whether
. they can survive. Thompson is also in
a critical condition.
A Heavier Tax on Beer.
Washington, Jan. 4. The continued
excess of expenditures over the receipts
' of the government and the continued de
pletion of the gold reserve are causing
the administration great anxiety. With
the possible failure to put the income
tax ( into operation and the possible re
daction of the tariff on sugar, made nec
essary by the" retaliatory action of for
eign countries, the administration ia
casting about for some means of increas
ing revenues and meeting expenditures.
it ia reported that Chairman Wilson
and some of his democratic colleagues on
the ways and means committee are con
sidering the proposition to place an ad
ditional $1 per barrel tax on beer. It ia
said that a bill for that purpose will be
introduced shortly. It is estimated
that a tax upon beer, aa above suggest
ed, would yield a revenue of $30,000,000
a year. During the last six months'there
has been an excess of some $28,000,000
in expenditures over receipts. The ad
ministration realizes this sort of thing
cannot continue much longer. The plan
of issuing bonds to make good the defi
cit is not a popular one and already
there are indications that the credit of
the arovernment is threatened. The
simple principle advocated by republi
cans that an excess of receip.s over ex
penditnres means the highest govern
ment credit and the greatest confidence
in government currency is making some
impression upon the democrats, and the
proposition to increase the national rev
enues is likely to prove a popular one,
Bonanza King's Must Explain Their
Shady Transaction. '
Sax Fbancisco, Jan. 3. Judge Sea
well, in the district court, rendered a
decision today in two suits instituted in
1891 by Theodore Fox, stockholder in
the Consolidated California and Virginia
Mining Company, who charged John W.
Mackay, Senator John Jones and other
directors of the Consolidated California
and Virginia Mining Company with
fraud in the management of the Califor
nia and Virginia property. Judge Sea
well sustained the demurrer entered by
the defendants as to all but one point,
thus throwing out of court all the
charges save one, that Mackay, Jones,
Flood and others, as managers of the
Consolidated California and Virginia
mine, sent ore from the mine to the
works of the Comstock Mill and Mining
Company, which they owned, to be
crushed and milled at an exorbitant
rate.
Chinese Troops More Brave.
London, Jan. 3. A dispatch in the
Times from Tien-Tsin says that letters
received . there from New Chwang state
that the fighting on December 22d about
the village of Kang Wan lasted six
hours. General Sung then retired west
of Tien Chwang and the Japanese re
turned to Hai Chwang, where the forti
fied. General Sung, on being pursued,
marched back on December 25th, tow
ards New Chwang, which appears to be
still in the hands ot the Japanese.
Port Wing Tsu is now said to be
threatened. The Chinese state that the
Japanese are suffering greatly from the
cold and that General Sung'a force,
profiting by experience, is improving in
military tactics and seems to be gaining
confidence. The general's troops have
made some creditable marches during
the last twe months.
Caucus on the Currency Bill.
Washington, Jan. 4. "A democratic
house caucus on the currency bill will
probably be called for 4 o'clock Monday
afternoon." said Holman, chairman of
.the caucus committee, after he bad con
ferred to day with Speaker Crisp and
Representative Springer concerning the
situation.
Less than twenty senators were in
their seats today when Vice President
Stevenson called the senate to order.
Nicaragua Canal BUI.
Washington, Jan. 4. In the judg
ment of those senators who remained in
the city during recess, the Nicaragua bill
cannet pass this session. "It is not a
favorable time to urge such a measure,"
said Senator Davia of the foreign rela
tions committee. "The times have been
so hard that the people do not like, the
prospect of increasing the expense or
creating additional debt."
Experienced Terrific Gales.
Delaware Breakwater, Jan. 5. The
schooner Fannie Kimmie, from Savan
nah for Philadelphia, which has arrived
here, reports she experienced terrific
northeast gales December 29, and ' tre
mendous seas off Cape Hattsras. She
lost one man and several of the crew
were injured.
Colorado Senate Organized.
Denver, Col., Jan. 3. Organization
of the senate was effected this forenoon
by a combination between the populists
and democrats. Lockwood (populist)
was elected speaker pro-tern. Adjourn
ment was taken, until the afternoon,
when Governor Waite's message was
read. '.
Carlisle aad Crisp In Conference.
Washington, Jan. 4. Secretary Car
lisle came to the capitol after the cabinet
meeting and joined Speaker Crisp in the
latter's private office. It ia understood
the purpose ia to outline a definite plan
of procedure on the currency bill.
A Survivor of the War of 1813.
' Washington, Jan. 4. At the opening
session' today on motion of Hermann,
republican of Oregon, the bill was passed
quoting an increase of pension to Haza
Brown, aged 103, a survivor of the war
of 1812. .
More Battle Ships.
Washington, Jan. 4. It ia practically
settled that the naval appropriation bill,
as reported to the house, will contain
provisions for two, and possibly three,
battle ships, at a cost of about $4,060,000
each. . ' .
Gold for Shipment.
New Yobk, Jan. 4. The engagement
of gold for shipment tomorrow amounts
to $2,350,000.
POOR FAST THUNDER
Kills
the Old Sioux Chief,
Red Horse.
SUSIE, HIS SQUAW, DECLARES WAR
And Marries Her Husband's Murderer
. In Order to Make the Punishment
Fit the Crime.
Married Her Husband's Murderer.
Rosebud, S. D., Jan. 5. When Fast
Thunder and Plentv Bird murdered the
old Sioux chief, Red Horse, last week
on the reservation, there was a great
sensation. They are Carlisle school In
dians, and claimed Divine authority for
what they did. They were arrested and
released on bail. A few days ago Susie
Red Horse, the squaw of the murdered
chief, went on the warpath with a big
knife in one hand and a rifle in the
other. She had heard that her bus
band's murderers were out on bail. Al
most immediately she cut her hair off,
this action being a traditionary declara
tion of war. Then she gave away all
her property, and started on the trail of
Fast Thunder and Plenty Bird. Susie
baa a record. Fast Thunder and his
companion in crime remembered ner
fighting qualities, and kept out of sight,
but the Indian police started in pursuit
of the widow. Just as she had struck
clew the Indian police overtook her, and
she was compelled to surrender her
weapons. A few days later the police
arranged an "atonement feast." The
friends of Fast Thunder and Plenty Bird
gave the widow a number of presents,
and persualed her to let the law take
its course. The gentle Susie is 44 years
old, but when she met Fast Thunder she
fell in love with him. He consented to
take the place of the man he had mur
dered, since it would prevent the prose.
cuting witness from testifying against
him.
Were Mot the Bight Men.
Los Angeles, Jan. o. rue two men
arrested, bteadmen and Uonley, were
this morning brought before Cashier
Fred B. Stamm, who was held up yes
terday morning at the Ontario State
bank, and Mr. Stamm says that while
they resemble the men in some particu.
lars, such aa height, build, etc., they are
not tha onea who did the robbei
Steadman said to Chief Glass: "You
have sized me up all right as regards my
record. I have seven years' time to
serve in Joliet and five years' at San
Quentin, but you are fooling away your
time to try and connect me with the
Ontario robbers. I was not there."
Conley has been identified as a burglar
who ia wanted here by the police for
work done within the last 30 days. Mr.
Stamm says that Sibley, who was also
slugged by the robbers at the time of
robbery, is in a very serious condition.
He was pounded over the head and
shoulders, and his hands are badly
bruised.
A Blow at Labor Organizations.
Omaha, Jan. 5. A local paper de
clarea there is very good reason to be
lieve that the anti-pass rule recently en
acted by . the railroad managers is in
tended for a blow at railroad labor organ
izations more than for any other purpose.
Its belief is strengthened by informa
tion received from Cedar Rapids and
Vinton, Iowa, respectively the head
quarters of the railroad telegraphers and
railway conductors. This information
Lears the dismal intelligence that the
grand officers are utterly unable to make
arrangements for their annual passes
used in their work about the country.
The amount of travel preformed by
the grand officers of railroad organiza
tions will foot up into hundreds ot thou
sands of miles annually to each order.
They are on the move continually,
settling grievances, visiting lodges and
performing other eervicea.
Killed In an Instant.
Tacoma, Jan. 5. Two thousand volts
of electricity passed through Peter Pet
erson, day electrician at the city light
station, thia morning. It killed him
like a lightning stroke. In making
changea on the Bwitchboard he grasped
two plugs at the same time, bis thumb
touching them too far up, and on the
noninsulated portion. There waa a flash
and he fell back dead. He baa been in
the employ of the company six years.
It was his own carelessness.
Three Horaethleves Hanged.
Wichita, Kan., Jan. 5. News comes
from Cantonment, a trading point in the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe country, to the .
effect that a fight occurred near there
yesterday between vigilantes and horse
thieves. Gus Gaskell and Syl Campbell,
two of the vigilantes, were wounded and
three thieves captured. The prisoners
were promptly run up the nearest tree
and their bodies filled with lead.' The
farmers have been robbed of cattle and
horses to such an extent that they have
determined to put a stop to it, and
formed vigilant committees. In thia in
stance the thieves were chased into the
Panhandle of Texas, back into Okla
homa, and finally cornered.
Bobbers Were Frightened Off;
Des ' Moines, Ia., Jan. 5. While the
north-bound train on the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railroad waa standing at
the Coal Valley mines, six miles from
here, at 6 o'clock last night, and while
the messenger, Frank Tarrade, was out
side hia car, robbers entered the car and
carried away the steel safe containing
$216 in money and .valuable packages.
A brakeman, noticing the lights were
not burning in the express car, gave the
alarm. The robbery waa discovered,
and a searching party of fifty miners
speedily organized. Half an hour later
the safe was found a Bhort distance away
unopened, the robbera having become
frightened.
At the Illinois Insane Asylum.
Anna, Jan. 5. Terrible confusion pre
vailed during the burning of all the old
buildings at the insane asylum, and it ia
remarkable that many lives were not
lost. Only the north wing remaina
standing. The flames were first discov
ered near the roof of the main building
and cannot be accounted for. The
3S3 lum has water works, but tor some
reason the system was ineffective in
fighting the fire. The plugs seemed
frozon up. The loss is estimated at
$250,000. Only one inmate is reported
missing.
Murder Instead of Suicide.
Spokane, Wash., Jan. 5. There ia
now a strong presumption that Jonn
Wall, the Wardner miner, whose death
in a lodging-house here was first thought
to be suicidal, waa murdered. The au
topsy showed that one of the bullets
led tnrough both ventriclea of the
heart, tearing that organ to pieces. The
other shattered the skull and sent pieces
into the brain. It ia not believed that
Wall could have fired either shot after
the other. Wall was a union miner and
had made some bitter antagonists.
Tan Arsdal's Revenge.
Habbodsbdbg, Ky., Jan. 5. Yester
day John L. Van Arsdal shot and killed
Dr. F. L. Harrod in Lawyers' row,
where Dr. Harrod had an office. At the
recent election a circular was sent out
which charged Van Arsdal with throw
ing a bucket of water on his sick wife in
order to make her get np and cook break
fast. It was also charged that be
whipped a grown daughter with a club.
Van Arsdal waa .defeated. It was
charged that Dr. Harrod was the author
of the circular.
An Historical Mansion Burned.
Hoboken, N. J., Jan. 5. The old
stone mansion on the Kings estate, in
Weehawken, which was a portion of the
estate upon which the historical duel be
tween Aaron Burr and Alexander Ham
ilton was fought, was gutted by fire yes
terday. The building waa erected in
1816, and was regarded as an historical
landmark. The origin of the fire ia not
known. A stOTie upon which Hamilton
laid his head when he was shoi down by
Burr was one of the lawn ornaments.
An Indefinite Sentence.
Cincinnati, Jan. 5. Judge Sage, of
the United States district court, today
sentenced ex-United States District At
torney W. B. Burnett to 60 days', im
prisonment for embezzling $9,000 from a
client. This sentence is concurrent with
a sentence of six montha for contempt of
court which Burnett ia serving. Unless
Burnett is able to produce bonds, which
seems improbable, the concurrent sen
tence ia practically an indefinite one.
. A Murderous Judge.
Franklin, Pa., Jan. 5. Presiding
Judge Charles Elias Taylor, who served
16 years on the Chenango county bench,
attempted to ehoot Deputy Sheriff M.
M. sshoemaker today: The deputy and
two other men overpowered him and
took away bis revolver. Judge Taylor ia
74 yeara of age, and lately has been un
der the delusion that Sheriff Shaner,
Deputy Shoemaker and other officials
had been spying upon him.
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Warehouse and Grain Burned.
Modesto, Cal. , Jan. 4. The warehouse
at Key's switch, belonging to the Grang
ers' bank of San Francisco, and contain
ing 750 tons of wheat, waa burned to the
ground at 3 o'clock this morning. The
fire waa caused by a tramp. The loss on
the warehouse was $2,000, and on 'the
grain $13,000;
In Southern Indiana.
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 7. Advices
from southern Indiana to .the News re
port disastrous floods, resulting from the
heavy rains.'
CURRENCY IN CAUCUS
House Democrats Discussing
-the Measure.
NO VOTE UNTIL LATE THIS WEEK
Ransom Elected President Pro Tem. of
the SenateSerious Charges Have
Been Filed Against Judge Bic'ks.
Washington, Jan. 7. It has been
found necessary to change the general
plan of action on the Carlisle currency
bill in consequence of the death of Re
presentative Post. The house demo
cratic caucus aseemblea at 2 p. m. in
stead of 3 aa announced previously.
The caucus is expected to take into con
sideration the unexpected interruption
and give tomorrow to general'debate.
This will postpone the final vote until
late in the week. Springer calculates
that' it will be taken Saturday. The
programme for the caucus ia pretty well
outlined. Springer will submit a reso
lution reciting in substance that it ia the
judgment of the democratic caucus that
the Carlisle curreney bill should pass.
It will also direct the committee on rules
to prepare a rule arranging future debate
and fixing the time for the final vote.
The Springer resolutfon is likely to be
the main issue, as it embodies the views
of those supporting the bill. Springer
conferred with Secretary Carlisle this
morning, and it is understood outlined
a plan of procedure. Springer and
others connected with the management
of the bill discredited the report that an
entirely new currency bill ia to be framed
with the administration's approval.
Washington, Jan. 7. The house
democratic caucus on the Carlisle cur
rency bill assembled at 2 o'clock today
with 152 members present, including all
the leaders. Assurances were given that
the caucus waa advisory and not binding,
A resolution prepared by Springer was
offered by Speaker Crisp declaring the
currency bill should be passed aubstan
tially as it is, and requesting the com.
mittee on rules to bring it to a vote.
Speaker Crisp said the caucus waa to
test whether the currency bill should
pass. Information on thia subject waa
necessary, the situation being grave and
important. Representative Bland op
posed the resolution. "We have now
reached a point," he said, "when for the
first time the democratic party is asked
to become the advocate of state banks.'?
Springer urged unanimity of action
for the sake of the party and the country.
Cock ran tnought the question was an
economic one, not political, and could
not be settled in party caucus.
In the Senate.
Washington, Jan. 7. In the absence
from the city of the vice-piesident and
the president, pro tem. Ransom waB
chosen president pro tem. today. The
oath of office was administered by the
venerable Senator Morrill. Ransom
briefly thanked the senate for its ex
pression of confidence. It was due to
himself to say that on the return of the
distinguished senatorlfrom Tennessee
(Harris), who had been elected presi
dent pro tem., he should ask to be re
lieved from the position. The presiding
officer then called Manderson to the
chair and a resolution was adopted au
thorizing the secretary of the senate to
inform the president of the United
States and the house of representatives
of its action regarding the election of a
presiding officer. George and Butler op
posed the lodge resolution, calling on the
secretary of the navy for information
why the United Statea warships, had
been- withdrawn from Hawaii. Peffer
then made a speech on the' service pen
sion bill, after which the senate pro
ceeded to consideration of the Nicaraguan
bill. Mitchell of Oregon addressed the
senate.
In the House.
Washington, Jan. 7. The desk of the
late Representative Post, of Illinois, waa
covered with crape, on which rested a
wreath of flowers, when the house met
today and Chaplain Bagby in a prayer
referred to the dead member eloquently.
Johnson of Ohio presented a memorial
from Samuel J. Ritchie, of Ohio, asking
for the impeachment of Judge August J.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
Ricks and the committee on judiciary
was instructed to investigate tlie charges
contained therein.
' The death of General Post was an
nounced by Henderson, of Illinois, who
spoke of the shock caused by the sudden
decease of a member who had been seen
by many colleagues in good, health Fri
day, and referred to him as a brave and
gallant soldier, and a faithful aud intel
ligent representative. Resolutions, pre
pared by the Illinois delegation, were
adopted. Speaker Crisp appointed the
following committee to accompany the
remains to Illinois : Henderson, Lane,
Marsh, Childs and Wheeler, of Illinois:
Bynum of Indiana. Boutelle of Maine,
Lucas of South Dakota and Stallinga of
Alabama, Tlie house at 12:15 p.-ui. ad
journed.
Serious Charges Against Ricks.
Washington, Jan. 7. Charges of a
sensational nature against United States
Judge Ricks, of Cleveland, are contained
in a memorial presented to the house to
day. Representative Johnson of Ohio,
secured immediate consideration for the
resolution, instructing the judiciary com
mittee to investigate the charges, and
without debate the ' resolution was
adopted. The charges are made under
oath by Mr. J. J. Ritchie, of Akron, O.,
a wealthy citizen and capitalist. While
directed mainly against Judge Burke
and ex-United States senator Payne, of
Cleveland. Ritchie gives the names of
a formidable array of counsel in Wash
ington, Cleveland and Akron retained in
his behalf. The charges involve losses
reaching $7,000,000. Ritchie claims to
have suffered in decisions made by Judge
Ricka affecting the Canadian copper and
nickel mines.
Of Interest to Lumbermtn.
Washington, Jan. 7. The senate
committee on public lands today author
ized a favorable report on the bill passed
by the -house last August, asking the
secretary of the interior to permit the
use of a right of way through the public
lands not within the limits of any park,
forest, military or Indian reservation
for tram roads, canals and reservoirs,,
and 50 fee on each aide the marginal
limits thereof, or 50 feet on each side the
center line of the tramroads, by any
citizen or any association ot citizens of
the United Statea engaged in the busi
ness of cutting timber and manufactur
ing lumber.
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In Banger of a Flood.
Pittsbubg, Ja!P. 7. There is a possi
bility of a flood if the river continues to
rise any length of time at the present
rate. A large amount of ice is coming
out of Youghiogheny, and at iVlcKees
port the little steamer Tillie was sunk.
The ice ia also coming down the Alle
gheny and the coffer dam at Harris isl- .
and ia in danger. A 25-foot state in the
Ohio river ia expected,, here, and river
men fear it will reach 30 feet. Twenty-
five feet will flood the mills along the
river and cause damage to property.
Thirty feet ' ia considered the danger
line. It has been raining all night.
A Bark In a Storm.
San Fbancisco, Jan. 7. The Nicarag
uan bark lion uarios, irom JNewcastie,
N. S. W., reports that December 24 a
strong northwest gale was encountered.
The seas ran high, and the vessel waa
tossed about like a cork. The bulwarks
on both sides of the vessel were stove in,
and the whole deck waa swept of every
thing movable. The doors and windows
of the forward house and the donkey-engine-room
were broken and the cabin
was flooded. The galley was completely
gutted, and the cooking utensils were
washed away.
They Were ex-Convicts.
Sacramento, Jan. 7. It ia now be
lieved that Mr. and Mrs. F. H. L. We
ber, who were so brutally murdered a
week ago last night, were killed by ex-
con victs. It has been ascertained that
the bloodstained clothes found in the
rear of the premises, and which had
been discarded by the murderers, are
such as are manufactured at the state
priaon.
Heavy Rain in West Virginia.
Pabkersbubq, W. Va., Jan. 7. Rain
baa fallen here steadily for 46 hoars
and ' tke river ia rapidly rising. At
Grantsville, up the Kanawha river, the '
water is 23 feet, and rising. Timbermen
predict immense damage. The steamer
Oneida, a river packet, was sunk here at
midnight. The ice knocked a hole in
her, and she will be a total loss.
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