B .JTiLaiSv ' '.1 9 I II II
VOL. A'.
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2!, 1895. ,
NILWBER35.
DOCTORS FIGHT A DUEL
.Bloody Encounter Between H. R. Holmes
and A. A; Auspltind.
THE LATTER MAY BE FATALLY HURT
Ih -e Ballet Wound for Ech--One
Physician Claimed the Other Had
Defamed Bin Character.
Portland, Or., Aug. 1". A remarkable-duel
with pistol?, which has thus
' far resulted in no fatalities, took place
. shortly Defore noon yesterday in the
Dekuin building, between Dr. Horatio
R. Holmes, a very prominent physician,
and Dr. Andres A. Ausplund, a younger
member of the professor. The shooting
took place in Dr. Holmes, reception
room, on the fourth floor of the building,
where Dr. Ausplund had attempted, at
the point of a pistol, so Holmes states,
to coerce his brother physician into sign
ing a retraction of some damaging state
ments he alleges Holmes had made con
cerning himself and friends, among the
latter, presumably, Mrs. Dr. Chambers,
resident physician at the Portland hos
pital. Incidentally publicity has been
given to a .serious scandal at the Port
land hospital, in which Dr Chambers
was the central figure; and it was the
attitude of Dr. Holmes, who was until
recently connected with the raedizal
staff of that institution, toward Dr
Chambers, who is a personal friend of
Dr. Ausplund, that nerved the latter to
hiarasb deed.
The shooting was highly sensational
in ali its details, vr. xioimes is a
prominent member of Portland's med
ical profession, and his office is in the
very heart of the city. The exchange of
' pistol Bhots drew tht attention of an im
mense crowd, which blocked the busiest
corner in the city for nearly an hour.
The motive for the crime and the publi
cation of the trouble at the Portland
hospital gives added coloring to the story
of the duel, which would have been to
the death had not the participants dis-'l
bled each other by pistol shots that
were not necessarily fatal. As it is, the
life of Dr. Ausplund is despaired of.
Dr. Holmes was severely shot, but will
probably resover. '
HOW TUB AFFRAY BEGAN'.
' The shooting occured at about 11:45
o'clock. The scene, was room 28 on the
fourth floor of the Dekum bnilding,
which is occupied in. common by Drs.
Holmes and Amos as a reception room .
There wer9 no spectators, even after the
duelists had left the office, and were
fighing in the ball, and it was not until
the combatants were unable longer to
continue their murderous work that
others appeared on the scene. Accounts
differ as to the number of shots fired,
hut it is certain that there were at least
six, for that many took effect, three on
each of the duelists. It is difficult to
get at the exact facts as to how the fight
commenced, as the combatants tell dif
ferent stories, but it was substantially
as follows :
Dr. Holmes was on his way to his of
fice after a call upon City Physician
Wheeler, when he met Dr. Ausplund at
the entrance to the building. They
must have passed np the stairs from the
Washington-street entrance, as the ele
vator men did not see them. They
must have been talking heatedly when
they entered the office, for the door was
left open ; still, the occupants of adjoin
ing offices heard no loud talk. The first
intimation that there was trouble was
the fussillade of pistol shots, which
commenced within a very short time
- after they had entered the office.
Dr. Ausplund demanded that Dr.
Holmes sign the written retraction
which he had prepared. Dr. Holmes
read it over, and said calmly :
"I cannot Bign that, for I would then
be lying, and I won't lie for any one.
"If you do not sign this paper at
once," said Ausplund excitedly, "one of
us must go into eternity."
So far the stories ot the duelists agree,
Dr. Holmes said that he ordered his
visitor out of the .office, and . upon the
latter refusing to go. and exhibiting a
- pistol to enforce hia demand, struck
him in the face with, his clenched fist.
Then Ausplund opened fire, his first ball
striking Holmes just ' under the left
breastu, passing around the body under
the ekrbut doing no serious damage,
aiad th?vecond , passing through the
loose flesh under the chin. Dr. Holmes
is known to be a very cool man, and he
did not lose his presence of mind when
- Ansplund'a pistol cracked. He bad put
a $8-caliber revolver in his pocket on
the previous evening, having been
warned that trouble might be expected :
and drawing it hastily, retnrned Aus
plund's fire. So close were the two men
together that the paper which Ausplund
bad prepared, and which Holmes eliil
T 1 1 Mi,.l.nf1 A ...Hliuil
with biood, and the first shot fired by
Ausplund went through it.
NO ARRESTS WERB MADE.
The police authorites bare taken no
further action in the matter than to col
lect the evidence at hand, and are await
ing developments. Neither of the duel
ists has expressed any ue3ire or willing
ness to prosecute the other, if any
complaints are filed, it will 'probably be
today.
King Oscar Will Decide
New York, Aug. 16. The Herald cor
respondent in Bio Janeiro telegraphs
that the French charge d'affaires and
the Brazilian minister of foreign affairs
hare signed a protocol agreeing to sub
mit the question of the - ownership of
the territory of Amapa to arbitration,
with the king of Sweden as referee,
Each country is to be allowed until
April, 1890, to submit its claim. -
The inqury into ; the imprisoment of
Brazilians and the trials of the late gov.
ernor of t rench Guina and the com
mander of the gunboat Bengali will be
suspended pending the decision of the
king of Sweden, after which they will be
subjects for diplomatic negotiatons.
New Yoek, Aug. 16. The Herald's
correspondent at Guayaquil, Ecuador,
sends word that he has just received
news of a battle which was fought near
Rio Bamba between the forces of Alfaro
and Sarasli, The former acheived a de
cisive victory, and Colonel Medaro Alfa
ro took prisoner Colonel Liaburn, Gener
al Sarasti's chief of staff. It is believed
that the Ijbs must have been heavy, as
8000 men were engaged on both sides.
It is known, however, that General Al
faro's soldiers took 100 prisoners,ibclud-
ing several officers, and that General
Sarasti's force was reduced to 400 men
as a result of the engagement.
A Steamer Ashore.
Qgeenstown, Aug. 16. NewB reaches
here that a large passenger steamer ran
ashore on the coast in the vicinity of
Bally cotton, to the eastward of this
harbor. It is presumed to be a vessel
bound for. this port from either Liver
pool or Southampton, although nothing
definite is known. A dense fog was
prevailing along the coast and coast
guards went to Ballvcatton with life-
saving apparatus.
When the coast guardsmen arrived at
uanycoiton tney xouna toe, steamer naa
nil . ... . ..I
been floated, and proceeded on her jour-
ney. Her identity was not established.
Denver, Aug. 16. The two story brick
building on Santa Fe and Ninth avenue,
known as the O'Donnell block, collapsed
today without warning. The following
persons were injured : Sirs. Lector Mil-
er, hit on the head by bricks; Fred
Miller, 6 months old, severely bruised ;
Captain E. V. Williams', manager of the
Rocky Mountains carriage works, arm
cut. Just what caused the accident is
not known, but it is supposed the heavy
rains loosened the roof supports, draw
ing the side walls to the center. The
damage amounts to about $10,000.
General Imboden.
Richmond, Va., Aug. 16. General
John D. Imboden, the famous Confeder
ate cavalry general, who died yesterday
at Abington, in southwestern Virginia,
was a graduate of the Virginia military
institute. He parcipitated in all the
principal battles of the Rebellion . After
the war he engaged largely in mining
and railroad enterprises, but met fre
quent reverses ana aiea poor. Me was
75 years old, and was married four times.
An Open Switch,
St. Louis, Aug. 16. The north-bound
passenger train on the Cotton Belt rail
road ran through an open switch at
Stramp's station, Ark., last night. The
engine and baggage and mail cars 'rolled
down an embankment. No passengers
were hurt. Webb, the engineer, and
Fireman Dean were badly bruised; W.
F. McCabe, an express messenger, had
his leg broken ; Cleveland, a mail clerk,
bad his arm dislocated, and J. P. Bland,
a Pullman conductor.fractured his ankle.
Cute Looie From Tammany.
New York, Aug. 15. Hon. W.
Bourke Cockran announced that in the
future he will not be connected in any
capacity with Tammany Hall. No mat
ter what lines of organization are deter
mined on, he says, he will not affilate
with the organization or accept office as
a Tammany Hall candidate.
A tile Sentenced.
Brandon, Miss., Aug. 15. Marshal I
Coleman and Fox were arraigned this I
morning for the murder of T.D.Dmkens,
a lew days ago. They pleaded guilty
and were sentenced to the state peniten-
tiary for life. '
MANY PERSONS KILLED
A Denver Hotel Wrecked by
an Explosion.
FIRE ADDS TO THE HORROR
Pram the Man of Wreckage Cam Be
Heard the Moans of the Injured
and the Dying.
Denver, Aug. 19. The Gurory hotel
No. 1725 to 1737 Lawrence street, was
wrecked by a terrific explosion at 12:10
this (Monday) morning, the entire rear
half of the. building, a five-story brick
and stone structure, going down with
crash. The hotel was crowded with
guests, and many of them must have
been killed, as well as the entire force
of hotel employes who were sleeping in
that portion o' the building. On both
sides of Lawrence street from Seven
teentn to Eighteenth street, and on
Lawrence street directly - back of the
Gumry, the plateglass windows of the
business houses were blown in and
number of pedestrians were injured by
falling glass. The fronts of many build'
ings In the vicinity were badly wrecked
The hotel structure, for 100 feet along
the alley, and extending for 75 feet to
ward the front, is merely a mass of de
brie. Brick and plaster are piled in a
heap 20 feet high, and from this mass of
wreckage can be heard the moans of the
injured and dying.
At 12:35 five injured people had been
taken out. They were all inmates ot
the upper story, and sank down with
the floors, escaping more fortunately
than those below, who are still buried
in the ruins.
. The fireman are working like bearers
digging into the debris, but are making
little progress.
The remaining portion of the building,
from which the guests are being removed
by ladders as fast as possible, is expected
to fall any moment, and precautions to
avert further loss of life add to the dif
ficulty in reaching the dead and injured,
By some estimates 40 people were in
the portion of the hotel destroyed, near'
ly all of whom must be dead. It will be
morning before a correct list can be ob
tained.
The cause of the explosion is uncertain,
but it is supposed that the battery of
in the hotel Uaaement must have
exploded,
The sound of the explosion was heard
throughout the city, awakening people
in bed a mile from the 'scene. A cloud
of duet was thrown a thousand feet into
the air, and as there is not a breath of
air stirring, it still hangs in the air like
a huge column. Minute atoms of pow
dered brick and mortar, are descending
like gentle snow many blocks away.
At 12 :50 the ruins are burning fierce
ly, and the firemen have been obliged to
retreat from the work of rescue. Every
engine in the city is pouring streams of
water into the seething mass, but the
flames cannot possibly be gotten . under
control before many of the Injured have
been cremated.
As their chances of escape lessen ,Jthe
cries of the imprisoned people are in-
creasing,
heartrending shrieks rising
from every portion of the great mass of
wreckage. . Fears are now entertained
that tbe.front portion of the building,
which seems to be tottering, will -fall
and bury the firemen at their work. .
THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Mountain Party . Nearly Perished.
Seattle,' Aug. 17 A' party of seven
mountain climber's from the Puget Sound
Methodist University had a thrilling ex
perience on Mount-Rainier-last Sunday,
The ascent of the mountain was 'made
without difficulty, but in returningjrom
the summit to the "Camp of Clouds,"
o,000 feet below them, but which is at,
an altitude of about 9,000jeet, the party
w,as lost in a dense bank of fog. They
could see nothing but a waste of fog and
snow. Night came on and they were
still lost. They tramped until hunger
and weariness compelled them to stop.
Huddling behind a pile of rocks they
finally decided to spend the rest of the
night there and wait for the fog to raise.
Here the party nearly froze to death.
The wind blew so hard that, the only
way they could keep their blankets from
blowing away was by loading them with
heavy stones.
But morning came and
they again found their trail and late
Monday afternoon they reached "Camp
0f Clouds," frost bitten, starved and
worn out. Dr. Misner,one of the party,
ruptured a blood vessel and is seriously
ill as a result of forty-eight hours on
Mount Kainier's summit. The rest of the
party art-not seriously injured.
Rev. W. M. Jeffries delivered a ser-
mon on the summit last Sunday entitled
"The Sermon on the Mount."
The Farmers Bealsted.
Oakesdale, Aug. 17. A judgement
was obtained in the justice court here
against Rowe Bros., farmers, and an ex
ecution was issued on 300 sacks of oats.
Fearing trouble, the constable placed
three men to guard them last night. . At
midnight, the guards were called upon
by 25 men, all armed with Winchester
rifles and shotguns, and told to leave,
They left at once. The oats were then
hauled off, two four-hone loads being
found five miles north, and the same
amount the distance south of the place,
These were secured. No arrests have
been made. This is the second case of
armed resistance to guards on crops in
Whitman county. . .
A Kew Country Opened Up.
Goldendale, Wash'., Aug. 17. Twen
ty-five immigrants from Oregon pas.ed
throngh Goldendale today, en route to
the Cedar vallej country, with a view of
locating on government land. The pros
pect of a railway up the Klickitat has
revived the interest of lheettlr re in the
future of the Cedar valley region. It is
estimated that the proposed railway will
afford an outlet for that new country
xt is said there are .seven townships in
that vicinity open, for entry. The heavy
grade of the present wagon road will be
avoided, and an excellent wagon road
can be built to the railway on the Big
Klickitat.
He Will Heed the Warning.
Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 17. R. S
ruiey, postmaster, mayor, justice oi
the peace, Sunday-school superintend
ent and Methodist deacon, of Georgians,
Butler county, has been made to leave
town. He wrote a note to a respectable
young woman of Georgiana, making im
proper proposals. He asserted the note
was, sent at the request of his brother ae
a test. . At a mass meeting" the citizens
demanded Pilley's immediate resigna
tion from all his public trusts, and that
he leave town at once, or accept the con
sequences, ae will leave, rilley was
one of the most prominent men in this
section.
Peffer nays It Was Like a Volcano,
Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 17. A
state official who wrote Senator Peffer,
of Kansas, asking him whether be had
gone back on free silver, received a reply
this morning denouncing the "partisan
newspaper press," .and asserting em
phatically that the free-silver craze is
not dying out, but is fast widening its
field. It was like a volcano which could
not be suppressed by covering the crater.
The belief in the. East that it was dying
out, he added, was due to the fact it
had now passed the pyrotechnic stage of
noises and demonstration.
They Climbed the Selkirk.
Tacoma, Aug. 17. A party of 25 mem
bers of the Appalachian Mountain Club,
of Boston, headed by Professor C. E.
Foy, of Tufts college, arrived tonight
from the Selkirk mountains, in the
Northwest territory, which they success
fully explored. They will pass Sunday
here, and may go into the Cascade
mountains for a climb next week. '
Wages of Twelve .Hundred Operators
Advanced.
Waltiiam, Mass., Aug. 17. The oper
atives at the Boston manufacturing mills
were informed today that wages would
be increased from 4 to 10. per cent," to
take effect September 3 - The advance
general' throughout all the depart
ments of the company. The company
employs 1200 operatives.
Justice Strong Is Dying.
Washington, Aug. 17. Advices re
ceived here indicate that all hope of the
recovery of Justice Strong (retired), of
the supreme court, hag been abandoned.
He rallied two or three days ago, but
later reDorts from Lake Minnewaska
say he has lost consciousness and cannot
Eurvive much longer.
Montreal's Great Lous.
Montreal, Aug. 17. Forty thousand
dollars' worth of securities have been
purloined from, the safes ' of the city
treasurer In the city. hall. City. Treas
urer R.obbs admits the securities are
missing. William McDonougb, who
has charge of the securities, is sick in
bed, and cannot be seen.
Sao Francisco's Tallest Building.
San Francisco, Aug. 17. Claus
Spreckles, the sugar king, has let con
tracts for the construction in this city
of the tallest building west of Chicago.
The structure will be situated at the
corner of Market and Third streets and
will be 15 stories high. The estimated
cost is $1,000,000.
Forest Fires in Washington.
S battle, Aug. 19. Settlers along the
Lake Samish report there is an unbroken
line of forest fires from Belfast to the
lake, destroying large as well as small
timber, and rendering the atmosphere
almost suffocating. -
A SAD
Three Young Men Drowned
the First Regetta Day.
SL00P MONOGRAM CAPSIZES
Governor Bodd Considered Ont of Dan
ger HuaMan Barracks Undermined--Telcgraphlo
News.
Astoria, Aug. 19. During the regatta
today, while the sloop race was on, a
most distressingaecldent occured. The
Monogram, built in this city by J.
Leathers expressly for this regatta,
capsized, and three men were drowned.
There were 17. all told, on board. The
other 14 were, rescued. The' drowned
are:
Louis Bilger, of Portland, aged 23:
Ossenberger, of this city, aged 17, and
Frank Meadows, a painter of this city.
Those saved were rescued by those
aboard the steamer Alarm, the judges'
boat, which was following the race in its
official capacity.
it seems mac me sailing master a
Russian, commonly known as "Aleck,"
neglected to warn the crew to shift bal
last, with the result that the heavy bal
last and the crowu of people made the.
boat so veer that she took water. The
ballast shifting to the stern, sub
merged that end and she went down like
a log. Just at tliis time Captain W. E.
Parrott, in command of the judges' boat,
noticing that the Monogram was not be-
ng handled rightly, steamed after her
as rapidly as possible, arriving on the
scene within a few urinuWs after the ac
cident happened. He succeeded . in
picking up most of the crew and passen
gers, but just before arriving he noticed
two who did not again rise to the sur
lace. These were John Oosenberger and
Lewis Bilger. Every effort was made
to save the men. '
Itan Into a Train In a Fog.
Long Beach, Wash., Aug. 19. The
first seripus accident to mar the pleasure
of those who are sojourning hero occurred
at 6 o'clock this morning. Dvright f Jin-
man, a section hand emploved on the I,
R. & N. railway, borrowed a handcar of
A. Loomis, preeident of the road, and
started lor ucean .1'ark, much against
the wishes of the lattar, who told him
the train was due. There was a dense
at the time, and between Ocean Park
and the lifesaving station Hinman ran
into the train. He was thrown from the
car, which pinned him to the track, and
two coaches paseed over his right leg,
necessitating amputation. Dr. Fulton,
of Portland, is of the belief that his in
uries are fatal. Hinman is a married
man and the father, of several children
No blame is attached to the engineer of
the train.
BUDD OCT OF DAJNGF.lt.
What California's Governor Now Needs
Is Much Rest.
San Francisco, Aug. , 19. Edward
McCabe, private secretary of Governor
Budd says :
The governor is a very sick roan, but
there is no danger of fatality. His phy
sicians will keep him confined to the
bouse for another week, after which, if
he is in condition for a trip, he will pro
bably go to EOme springs for recupera
tion. It will doubtless be at least six
weeks before he will attempt to attend
to bnsiness. ' No one is allowed' to dis
turb him. We do not even send him the
correspondence of the office. ' Any
papers requiring Iiib signature arc sent
him, but in accordance with the direc
tions of his physicians, he is not
haraseed by details. All fear of spinal
meningitis has disappeared, but che gov
ernor is yet very week. He is not able
to move from Ins bed to the lounge with
out assistance. What he needs is abso
lute rest, without being disturbed in
the slightest degree.
Holmes' "Castle" Burned.
Chicago, Aug. 19. II. H. Holmes'
"castle," at Sixty-third and Wallace
streets, which is said to have been
the scene of numerous murders by the
owner, was discovered to be on fire at
12:30 this morning1. After an' hour of
hard work the firemen succeeded in get
ting the flames under control, but not
until after they had Jeft the building in
a condition to become more of a curiousi
ty than it was while being searched by
the police for evidence of murder. The
fire had its origin in the restaurant oc
cupied by J. H. Barton, and was caused
by the explosion of a lamp. 1 An im
mense crowd gathered to witness the
fire, and during the progress the remarks
of those present . indicated that the
neighborhood was not sorry to be rid of
the notorious bnilding. Someone canted
some excitement by asking where the
Quinlan family was. Pat Quinlan and
his wife and Farmer Owen were released
by the police Saturday, but none of
them have since been seen about the
building. When the fire had eaten its
way jthrongh the second floor, it began
to consume the effects of the Quinlans,
and for a time it was thought that some
members of the family might be ir the
apartments. Investigation by the fire
men, however, disclosed no sign of life,
and it was afterwards said that the
Quinlans had gone to the farm in Michi
gan, where their daughter had been
staying since, their arrest. The house
hold furniture of the Quinlans was de
stroyed. The total loss, however, will
not, it is said, be' much over $35,000.
The restaurant in which the fire started
is on the ground floor. The flames
jumped up through the dummy elevator,
and burned the asbetos off the dead-
walls, in such a manner that the police
will be unable to inako any further in
vestigation, even if they desired to do
so. People remained about the building
all night, and the police had hard work
to keep them from placing themselves
in positions where they were liable to
no injured Dy falling timbers.
Miserable Armenians.
Chicago, Aug. 18. A meeting of Ar
menians, held last night, broke up in a
riot, in which a number of persons were
injured.' Even before tne alarm was
given people hurried to North Clark
street and Michigan street, attracted by
the nproar that came from the open
windows of the hall where the Arme
nian National Union was holding a
meeting. In a few moments the street
was blocked. From the windows of the
hall came the sound of terrific battle, of
flying chairs and curious voices. Then '
suddenly the noise was hushed, and
down the stairs came nearly 100 men.
Some were bloodstained. One with hiB
head bound in a handkerchief, appeared
to be insensible, and had to be carried
away by his friends. Tbero was scarcely
a man without a black eve or some
mark of conflict about him.
The Trouble seems to have arisen over
the election of officers. After the riot
had Eubsided the police arrived, but
they could not find the leaders, and no
arrests were made. None 'of those in
jured were thought to be fatally hurt.
Two Lles saved.
Mrs. PhocUe Thomas.of Junction City,
111., was told by her doctors she had con
sumption and that there was no hope
for her, but two-bottles Dr. King's New '
Discovery completely cured her and she
says it saved her life. Mr. Tboa. Eg
gers, 139 Florida St. San Francisco, suf
fered from a dreadful cold, approaching '
Consumption, tried without result every
thing else, then liought one bottle of Dr,
King's New Diteovery and in two weeks
was cured. He is naturally thankful.
It is such results, of which these are
samples, that prove the wondorful effi
cacy df this medicine in coughs and
colds. Free trial bottles at the Snipes
Kinersly Drug Co.,s. Regular eize 60c.
and $1.00. ' - '
Xoa-Partlsan Sllverltes.
San Francisco, Aug. 16. At noon to- -
day the non-partisan silver convention, ,
called by . the 'American' Bimetallic
League, met at the Metropolitan-Hall.
The convention will continue in session
three days. An address of welcome and
statement of the objects of the conven
tion was made by George W. Baker, the
chairman of the executive committee.
Senator Perkins has written a long let
ter to the committee explaining his views
on the silver question.' He concludes,
however, with the statement that he -feels
bound by the free-coinage plank of.
the Sacramento convention.
Governor McConnell, of Idaho, has
written that he will attend the conven
tion if the duties of his office permit.
A Child's Horrible Death.
Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 19. The little
3-year-old daughte- of Alexander Wag
ner died this morning from terrible in- .
juries received yesterday. While play- ..
ing in the garden she fell through a
sheet of glass placed over some cucum
bers, the glass cuting her in the stomach
and completely disemboweling her.
Bank of Tacoma Falls.
Taco'Ma, Aug. 16. The bank of Ta
coma, formerly tne lacoina xruet
Savings Company, this morning made
an assignment to its creditors. Its state
ment shows cash on hand, $414 IS, loans.
$279,072 20; total liabilites, $378,916 64,
of which $228,664 77 is city money de
posited. ' The bank has long been re-,
garded as insecure.
Accommodation Train Upset.
Cincinnati, O., Aug. 19. The Law- -
renceburg & Aurora accommodation
train left the track today. The engine
and three coaches rolled down a 20-foot
embankment. Engineer Harry Breuker,
of Indiadapolis, was killed, and several ,
passengers slightly bruised.
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