THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WE DNESDAY, JULY 31. 1895.
VOL. V
NUMBER 32.
DREADFUL MASSACRE
The Bannock" Indians Shed
American' Blood.
SOLDIERS LATE IN COMING
very Inhabitant of Jackson's JIHole
Beported Murdered Worn
' ' Stwi Feared. ' :
- PbcATKLLo", Idaho, 'July 26. William
Boss, of the firm of Boss, Grey & Wyatt,
has just arrived at Market Lake from St.
'. Anthony, and reports everybody in
JarVann 'b Hole killed this morning." It
)s considered authentic news, and ex
citement ie intense.' The United States
. troops from Cheyenne will arrive in the
city in the morning at 6 o'clock, and
will leave at once for MarketgLake, and
! thence by wagon toad for the Fall river
country. Courier Sargent - arrived . in
Market Lake this morning from the vi
.cinity of Jackson's Hole. He left a
companion in theeountry, who intended
proceeding into the Hole if possible and
return with the news. He is expected
at Market Lake tonight. Sargent re
ports all the .' passes guarded, and is
afraid his companion will not be able to
obtain an entrance.
' Stanley Thinks the Democrats Should
. Sleet First. .
' Augusta, Me., July 26. Joseph H.
Manley, in discussing the report that
the. -republican national committee
would meet in Washington early in No
vember to decide the time and place of
the next republican national conven
tion, said he had beard nothing of it.
He prefers holding the convention on
the Pacific coast, as a trip across the
continent would be educative. He ex--pressed
him self, in favor of holding the,
convention after the democratic eonven
: tion, - .' i .. .
. ' ... "The democratic party is now in pow
er, and should be first to annonnce its
platform and candidates,"he added. .
Work Will be Itegun on it as Soon as
Lumber Arrives. '
Dallas, July 27. The final settling
upon Dallas as the place of the fight was
the theme of all tongnes today. The
contract for the coliseum will be let to
day, and work will.bagin as soon as ma
terial begins to arrive from the East
TexaB saw mill.' There is not enough
lnmber in town to build it, hence one or
two saw mills will be called into service.
The athletic club has received a letter
from a New York bank president asking
for tickets for a party of 20 "Wall-street
operators. Another letter usks for 50
seats for members of the Chicago board
of trade. . -
License on. Hanks .
' Chicago,'' July' 27. City Collector
Mass baB fonnd a way to make banks
. help support the city government. Ac
cording to an old ordinance, which has
never been enforced, among those com
pelled to pay license fees to the city for the
-privilege Of doing business, are "banks,
-brokers, commission merchants, grain
. and produce dealers', real estate and in
surance agents." - National banks are
exempt, bnt notices have gone to all the
others. The fee is $25 a. year. This
means an additional revenue of $20,000.
Haa Htruclt a ICock.
St. Louis, Mo., July 29. The demo
cratic city central committee has split
on the question of primaries for selec
tion of delegates to the state silver con
vention at Pertie Springs, August 28.
Ten committeemen refuse to participate
in the primaries on the ground that they.
are not called as a. democratic conven
. tion, bnt for the avowed purpose of pro
noting unlimited coinage of silver at a
ratio of 16 to 1.
-"V . - - In His Own House.
Hobokks, N. J., July 26. After abat
. tie of three-quarters of an hour, daring
which he stood off three officers trying
to arrest him last night for beating his
wife John Spellisby, of Union Hill, was
killed in his own house. Spellisby was
the most desperate man in -New Jersey.
Colombia Sailed for Hone.
Southampton, July 26. The United
States cruiser Columbia sailed for New
1 York at 12 130, on a speed test across the
Atlantic . ' ; ; ,. t.
. The Train Bobber Thought to Have
. Been Captured. .....
. Sacbamnto, Cal., July 26. A report
just received here says that a man sap
posed to be Jack Brady, the trainrobber
and murderer, has been captured near
franklin, in this county, by Deputy
Sheriff McDonald. Sheriff Johnson says
the prisoner is the same man he saw on
the Rancho del Paso a tew days ago
The officers have not yet arrived here
with the prisoner, " - '
' California Fruit in London
T-.NDON. Jnlv. 26. Sixteen hundred
cases of California fruit, whtch arrived
at Southampton from New York by the
steamship St. Louis at 8:15 yesterday,
were sold at auction in Covent Garden
today, fetching prices one-half below
those of last week. The plums averaged
7s lOd per case ; peaches, 8s and pears,
lis 7d. There iras a large crowd of
buyers. .
The auctioneer first sold 31' cases of
plums packed by the Joe Andereon Fruit
Company, of San Jose, and was obliged
to use a great deal of labor to sell tlieni
at 7s.6d per case. : Heexplained that the
last lot of fruit came over in the rcfrig
erator compartments of the steamer
Paris, and as a consequence turned dark
when exposed to the air. The present
goods, he assured the prospective buyers
were in better shape. .
A second lot of plums shipped by S. T,
Roper, of San Jose, sold at 8s fid per case
Crawford peaches packed by the Nation
al Fruit Company, of .Riverside, sold
readily at -8s 9d. Here the sale lan
guished,' bat the auctioneer urged the
crowd to buy, saying the last lot of frnit
was picked to soon, and the present lot
-.f honnr tiro TTnrlnr this Btimnloua'be
.i, icn rQD'f ..., ,.v,l w ci
Kunyan, of Courtland, which -brought
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r" .---" .
of pears packed by H. Mayers, of River-
Side. These brought 13 per case. ' ,
Bnvers informed a representative of
the Associated Press that the fruit was of I nce of telegraphic instructions from de
better aualitv than the last consignment, partment headquarters at Vancouver,
Still they do not think more money can
be made with American frnit than with
French frnit. The best lot sold was five
cases .of pears packed by the National
Fruit Company, which brought 14s 6d.
V Martial Law for the Isthmus.
New York,. July 28. A World special
from Bogota, Columbia, Bays : .,
Three-hundred soldiers have left for
the isthmus. Troops on the Venezuelan.
frontier have also been ordered there by
the. steamer Chola, aud those at Buena
Ventura, on the . 1'acinc coast, by - the
gunboat Boy aca. The government in-
tends massing SOW soldiers there with
orders to use no half-way measures, but
to act energetically, ' Martial law will be
declared. 'Three orders to that effect are
awaiting the presidents signature,
' A Blood-stained Bench.
.,' Chicago, July 26. One of the import
ant finds made by the police today in
their search of the Holmes castle was a
bench' covered with' blood-stains. It was
found in a deserted' storeroom',' next to
the apartment - in which 'Pat Quinian
slept. If is believed Holmes UBed the
bench as an operating table on which he
dismembered the victims before dispos
ing of their bodies.
General If rooke Coming; West.
Helena. Mont., July 26. General
Brooke, ' commander of the department
of Platte, is in Helena today on his way
west. , ',. . ., ... .
T. E. Crawford, a ranchman, just in
from' Jackson Hole, says the settlers are
well armed and able to resist the Indians
until. the troops arrive. , Crawford says
the treaty allowing the Indians to hunt,
applies only to the hhosbones.
Iog jlaft Goes to Sea.
A8ToniAj: Or;, July 27. The big log
raft was transferred to the steamer Min
eola off the mouth ' of the river at 5
o'clock, this morning, and started for
San Francisco. 'The weather was fav
orable. The tug Relief took it to the
month of the river. The raft draws 20
feet of water, and is 580 feet long. '
An Ex-Convict.' .. ., '. .
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Denver, Colo.. July -26. Con Sulli
van, alias C. B. Henderson, who killed
Clarance Bany the Chinatown , guide, in
San Francisco, served nearly 10 years in
the Colorado Penitentiary for shooting
Jack Lessit through the band at Granite.
Ho was pardoned just .before-. his sen
tence expired. - . r,-4
Charred With Cattle-Stealing-.
. Bcbns, Or., July 28. Warrants have
uceu sworn out lor tne arrest oi jonn,
William,. Dan, Robert and Ed Jordan,
for wholesale cattle-stealing.' William,
Dan and Ed are having a hearing before
Justice Byrd, John and Robert having
evaded arrest. - :.. . "...
Charged With Forgery.
London; July 26. Lady Francis Rose I
Gunning, widow of the Rev. 8ir- Henry
Gnnning, fourth baronet of that name, J
who died in
188a,-was charged today
with forging a bill of exchange using the
name of her ' father, William . Henry
Spencer. T - '' y -' - -
Persians Take a Hand. . -
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Paris, July 26. A dispatch from Con-
stantihople, says sanguinary conflicts
have taken place between .the Turks and I
Persians on the Persian frontier. - t 1
STILL UNCONFIRMED
No Reliable News Regard
inr Jackson's Hole.
FIVE COMPANIES , ORDERED OUT
Soldiers at Walla Walla Held Keedy to
March at' a Moments Notice--More
of Durrant.
Sirs. Vanderbilc Again in Society.
Nkwpobt, R. I., July.' 27. Mrs. Alva
Vanderbilt was a guest at' the Casino
hop last night. .. This was her first ap
pearance in Newport society since her
divorce. She arrived early with - Miss
Consuelo and was cordially' . received.
Slie went on the floor but twice, once
with Mr. Grafton Cusbing and once with
Mr. Bright. '' '
General Coppinger Orders Out Five
Companies of Infantry.
Cheyenne, Wyo., July ' 28. General
Coppinger, at noon today, telegraphed
Colonel Van Horn, commandant at Fort
Rnssell,'to send the five companies of the
Eighth infantry stationed there to the
scene of the Indian troubles immediate
ly. ' The order was dated Market Lake.
The five companies, comprising 250 men
and " officer8 left Cheyenne at 8 o'clock
I Inninhf n a onunml train Ini Martnt.
Cavalry From Walla Walla
Walla Walla, July 2S. in pursu-
one troop of the Fourth cavalry, sta
tioned at Fort Walla Walla, has been
ordered to hold itself in readiness to
proceed to Jackson's Hole,' the scene of
the Bannock Indian trouble. Colonel
Compton has designated troop D, com
manded by Captain J. R. Richards, and
the soldiers are wailing for orders to
march.
Long is Persona Hon Grata. '
Mexico. 'July 28. James Long, for
whom there was recently made applica
tion to the secretary of foreign affairs,
for the issuance of ah exequatur, per-
nniftinrv Kim tn fiffipiata aa TTnitOfl To tea
agent at Chihuahua, has been
refused, owing to the fact that he is per-
sona non grata. The refusal is based on
a report submitted to Hon. Merscal and
subscribed to by Governor Abumada, of
Chiluabua, in which the information
was given regarding Long's action , but
the nature of this is not known.
Sunk In a Collision. ' '
Gbavksknd, England, July 27. The
British steamer Baltimore City, from
Hamburg, arrived here today and re
ports at 3 o'cIock this morning in a
dense fog, off Folkstone, she. heard cries
for help, and lowering the life-boat,
picked .up five men, part of the crew of
the British steamer Cleveland, from the
Mediterranean,, sunk in a collision with
the British' tank steamer Duffield, Cap-
tain Dow, from Philadelphia, for Havre,
France. The Duffield is understood to
have rescued five other members of the
Cleveland, but seven are still missing.
The steamer Cleveland registered 1401
tons. .'. -
. , The Evandale at Tacoma.
Tacoma, July 27. The Northern Pa
cific steamship Evandale, Captain' "Wil
liam Buyers, arrived at 8 p. m. from Yo
kohama, bringing 6000 tons-of tea and
335 bales of silk. The latter' was sent
East tonight." This makes four cargoes
of tea aggregating 21,720 tons to arrive
eo far this season. Four cargoes more
are on the way or loading on the other
side. ' - -. .
. A Boy Reported Burned to Death.
ZLa Gbande, Or., July 28. Thereport
of a frighful fatality on Clover creek,
Aear North Powder, has been received.
It is stated' that yesterday fire caught in
the hay in Howard Campbell's barn, and
a boy, Campbell s brother-in-law, was
burned to death. The fire caught from
matches in the boy's clothing. The boy
reported", burned is the son of W. H.
Winters, .who mysteriously disappeared
from Wallo.wa last spring,
i Fatal Mine Explosion.
Dochcm, , WeBtphalia, July 26. An
explosion' occurred yesterday in .Prince
Ton Cor ren's mine. The bodies of 32
victims have already, been recovered,
and a number pf persons are still miss
ing. - Search parties are experiencing
much difficulty In exploring the mine,
In addition to the killed, pine men were
severe! v burned
'- The Massacre Again Reported.
Chicago, July 28. Despite the denials
from Washington in- regard to, the al
leged massacre at Jackson's Hole, a local
paper has the' following special from
Market Lake: :. '-' '
! "tut. tVii. ftamnnn a nnnrior t-rr. th.
Teton rivr valley reached Market Lake
with a dispatch from some ranchmen
who were barricaded in a ranch in -the
valley this side of Jackson's Hole. The
message reads :
" 'Use influence 'to hurry the soldiers
forward. The Indians are murdering,
burning and pillaging. . For God's sake,
lose no time : ;
"The courier cannot tell what was the
extent of . the' massacre at Jackson's
Hole. He believes none escaped alive.
The torch has been applied beyond the
range, and the fires could not be seen at
night." ' -
A Durrant Witness Wbi was Induced
to Leave .the Town.
- San Francisco, July 27. The de
tectives in the Durrant case are tracing
the career of Charles F. Clark, a Boston
wine drummer, who, the. defense states,
was induced te leave here in order that
he would not appear as a witness for
Durrant. It is said that Clark knows
Durrant and was acquainted with
Blanche Lam on t, On the afternoon of
the murder of Miss Lamont, Clark is
supposed to have seen the girl in a car
with a young man who closely resembled
Durrant but was not be. If such testi
mony is produced at the trial, it would
go far to offset ' statements of several
witnesses at the preliminary examina
tion, who swore that they saw Durrant
and the girl together, on the afternoon
she disappeared. Clark's deposition
will be taken in Boston in Durrant's in
terest. The police detectives deny that
they induced Clark to leave town, and
that they never beard of him belore.
When the liver and kidneys are dis
eased, it produces a feeling of despon
dency and gloom cf mind that it is im
possible to shake off. The victim needs
the help of a remedy-that will restore
the deranged organs to their normal
healthy condition. Dr. J. H. McLean's
Liver and Kidney Balm will bring about
this result. By stimulating them to in
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of the system, it restores health and
vigor ot mind and body. Price $1.00
per bottle. ' .-
Water Injunction Denied.
Denver, July 27. In the district
court today, Judge Butlerdenied the ap
plication for an injunction to 'restrain
the Denver Union Water Company from
shutting water off from the premises of
people who have not paid their water
bills. The judge said that if citizens
had any criticisms to offer, they should
be made to the council which neg'ected
to pass an ordinance fixing rates in ac
cordance with the contract with r the
company..
Pains in the small of the back indicate
a diseased condition of the kidneys.
Owing to the dangerous nature of the
dieases which attack those organs it is
important that measures should be
taken to remove the trouble before it
has become too firmly fixed. Prudence
would Buggest the prompt use of Dr. J.
H. McLean's Liver and Kidney Balm'
which has specfic action on the liver and
kidneys and will cause an early restora
tion to healthy conditions. Price $1.00
per bottle. '"
Auranla Disabled.
New York, July 29. The Britbh
steamer -Manitoba, which arrived today
from London, reports that on July 26,
the Cnnard liner Aurania was sighted
with her machinery disabled. She sig
naled "All well ; no assistance required."
The Aurania sailed from Liverpool, July
20, Qneenstown, July 21, She was due
yesterday. ' " -
Will Marry a Marquis.
Washington, .July 27. The engage
ment of Marquis de Chambru and Miss
Margaret Nichols, daughter of Hon. and
Mrs. Bellamy Starrer, of Ohio, is an
nounced. The marquis is the counsel-
of the French embassy, a grand-nephew
of Lafayette, and a man of some prop
erty. . .
You cannot vor,c we" unless you, fee
well. No one can feel well with a dis
ordered liver or diseased kidney. ; Dis
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prompt attention, as neglect will lead to
much misery and sorrow. -'Dr. J. H.
McLean's Liver and Kidney Balm should
be taken as soon as the first symptoms
of trouble are manifest. It is well
known to all dealers in medicine as a
safe and reliable cure for diseases in the
liver .or kidneys. Price tl.00 per bot
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Co. ..-'.- - ' :
' " Killed by a Bee's Sting.
Patebson.'N. ' J., July 29. Henry
Smith, a retired paiutet living at Hale
don, was stung on the hand by a bee
last night. : He died almost immediate
ly. Dr. Kinne 'said the sting had
reached a nerve that commnnciated di
rectly with the brain. '
, .'.' loading for FIJI. , .
Hoquiam; : Wash., July ' 27. The
schooner C. H. Thayer has arrived from
Eureka to load lumber for Fiji islands.'
This is her first voyage.- She will carry
650,000 feet and will sail in charge of C.
M. Llljeqnist. ''.- - ' " ; : '
INFANTRY ORDERED
Additional Soldiers Sent to
the Front. :
THE MASSACRE REPORT FALSE
The Durrant Flay Is Prohibited by the
Court No More Jurors Be- . -earedOther
News. .
Market Lake, July 29. The five
companies of infantry that arrived here
last night have received orders to go
the front at once, and will leave in the
morning' for Jackson's Hole. If will
iase ly a ays to mane the trip. . The ca
valry "went about 20 miles today. ' Every
effort will be made to induce the Indians
to return to their reservation peaceably,
The troops 'have received word that.
when they are near enough to render
hasty assistance the settlers are going to
attack the Indians. .' A band of 200 or
300 Indians were on : the trail of the
troops when thev struck camp,' and
hastened toward Jackson's Hole.
Dr. Wonbnrn, 'of Rexburg, has just
come from that place with news that. J,
Simmons and F. ' Cunningham, two
scouts, arrived, at Rexburg last evening,
straight from Jackeon's Hole. They re
port that no conflict haa taken place be
tween whites and Indians and that mat
ters are quiet.
The Indians, .to the number of 500, are
in Hoback basin, about 50 miles from
Marysvalue, where the settlers are for
tinea ana prepared to resist the savages
should an attack be made. -
California Fruitgrowers Jubilant
Their Prospects, .
San Fbancisco, July 26. In a two-
page article devoted to the fruitgrowing
industry, the Chronicle says that the
most encouraging reports come from the
fruitgrowing centers of '.the state
While at many points the crop will not
be more than one-half or three-fourths
of that of the preceding year, the quality
is superior and the outlook, for good
prices is excellent. In some of the
counties the yield will be fully up to the
average, and this, combined with the
prospect of advanced prices, has made
the growers jubilant.
Still Another Supposed Murder.
Chicago, July 29. Another case of
mysterious' disappearance which may
yet be charged to Holmes was reported
to the police today by the neighbors of
Dr. Russler, who disapeared in 1892.
Dr. Russler, for seyeral months, had
an office in Holmes' building. He .and
Holmes were often (together, apparently
being intimate friends. ' Some time in
1892, the date being a matter of doubt,
the physician dropped ont of sight. He
had bnt a few acquaintances, and al
though his disappearance -.cauied some
talk among the neighbors, little' atten
tion was paid to it.i' ' . ',
Charles Cbappell, son of M. S. Chap-
pell, who claims to have been an assis
tant of Holmes, and to have articulated
skeletons, for bim, says his father has
been of unsound mind for several years,
and expresses the belief --that bis father
knows nothing whatever of Holmes..
The Proprietor of the Xew York Her
ald's Coming Marriage.
New York, July. 29.: A Berlin news
paper which has' just been received in
this city has the following: .' .
The corning event in Paris is the mar
riage between James Gordon Bennett,
proprietor of the New York Herald, who
lives in Paris, and Mrs. Annenkow, the
divorced wife of General Annenkow, the
Rosaian engineer who constructed the
trans-Caspian railroad. Mrs. Annnen
kow. is eaid to be one of the richest
women in Paris. -
' The "New Woman" Flays Kaseball.
Kaxkakeb, 111.,' July 29. The "new
woman" appeared on the diamond yes
terday and in a hotly-contested game of
baseball vanquished a picked nine of
Kankakee boys. The woman are mem
bers of the Ladies ; Physical Culture
Baseball club, and are high standing in
social circles. The game lasted only
seven innings ayid resulted in the victory
for the woman by a score of 16 to 13. ',
A Negro Preacher Shot Down While
Delivering His Sermon. -
Michkia's Statiost, Ala., July 20.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.-
v''" ' - .
Sunday services were being conducted in
a negro church near here when a pistol
was. fired and the preacher, Kev. Eli
Williams, fell dead iq bis pulpit. The
ball entered his heart. The assassin's
identity is not known. Swing and Mc
Kee,' two nntros who were outside, were
arrested and held as witnesses. .
The Britannia Wins.
Qceexstown, July 29.' The Britannia
and Ailsa started at 10:45 this morning
in the regatta of the Royal Minister
Yacht Club for the cup presented by
George Gonld, over a course ol 50 miles.
The. Britannia won. The Ailsa did not
finish.
. In the race for the smaller yachts
Howard Gould's Niagara sailed over the
course for half the prize money. -
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New . Discovery in the house and his
family bas always "found the very best
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Dykeman Druggist, CaUkill, N. Y.,'says
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that is claimed for it. Why not trv' a .
remedy so long tried and tested. Trial'
bottle at Snipes-Kinerslys Drug Co.'
Dreg Store. Regular 'size 50c. and $1.00.
. Mrs. Corbett Untitled to a Divorce.
New York, July 26. Referee Jacobs
in -bis report in the suit for divorce
brought by Mrs. Ollie Corbett finds Mrs.
Corbett entitled to a divorce, and recom
mends that tho agreement entered into
by her and her husband, at the time of
their separation in which he agreed to
pay her $100 a week for life be con
firmed. .' ".'
A Bighteoue Act. . ,. ;
San Fbancibco, July 29, In the Dur
rant case this morning 12 jurors were
examined, but none accented.
The court prohibited the production of
the Play "The Crime' of the Century."
advertised for this evening in a local
theater. '
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. , Dividends Declared.
WABHiNOTON.July 29 The comptroller
has declared dividends in favor of cred
itors of insolvent national banks as fol
lows: Twenty per cent; Baker Citv
National Bank, Baker City, Or., 7 per
cent. First National Bank, Cedar Falls, .
Idaho.
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Belle of Memphis Mafe.
Memphis, July 29. The Anchor Line
steamer Belle of Memphis arrived this
morning,; showing no signs of the re
ported accident. ' Captain Harris is at a
loss to imaeine how the report of the
disaster to the boat originated. . .
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. Of Benefit to the Corn Crop.
Leavenworth, Kan., Jnly 29. Three
inches of rain fell in this section Sunday.
Large hail fell, greatly injuring the frnit.
The. rain will make the Kansas corn
crop immense.. Some bridges were
washed ont. J - -
The First Troop Out.' '
Market Lakk, Idaho, July 28. troop
H. of the Ninth .cavalry, left here this
morning for Jackson's Hole, via Rex
borg And Teton basin.
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