I II A 11 El II Fl VOL. V. THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1895. NUMBER 43. NOTHING FAVORABLE Durrants Testimony Does Not Assist His Case. SEVERE CROSS QUESTIONING Prosecuting Attorney, Barnes Subject Dnrrant to a Rigid Exaniinatiou--Other News. San Francisco, Oct. 11. District At torney Barnes today resumed the cross examination of Theodore Durrant on the ' subject of the component parts of bro mo seltzer.' Barnes said he wished to show that a sufficient quantity of bro mo seltzer would kill a person who had been partly overcome by gas. Durrant said he had a general knowledge of the component parts of the medicine and he denied that the active principle of that medicine was bromide of potassium. Dnrrant became confused while being Questioned with regard to the notes of the lecture given by Dr. Cheney on the afternoon that Blanche Larnont was murdered. The district attorney asked Durrant if it was not a fact that he did not take any notes at the lecture. Dur rant said that it was not. Durrant was then asked if he did not ask Dr. Gilbert F. Graham for his notes, at the same time saying that he had notes and could establish a good alibi. Durrant said he did not ask Graham for the notes, as Graham came to him at the prison jind Tolunteered to lend him his notes. Dur rant said at the time of Graham's visit be did not know whether he had the notes or not, although he afterward admitted that on April 10 he asked a student named Glazier to read his notes to him. Durrant said his notes of the lecture were meager, and as Glazier read his notes he expaneled hisown. The weak part of Durrant's testimony was his statement that when he was ar rested on April 12 be did not know whe ther he had notes of Dr. Cheney's lec ture or not, although he had com pared his uotes with Student Glazier's four days before and knew that he was suspected of killing the girl who had dis appeared on the day the lecture was given. Dnrrant said he would have the jury believe that when he was arrested be had forgotten whether or not he had notes of the lecture. When questioned closely as to when he forgot about the notes, Durrant made a further mistake of telling the day upon which he forgot about the notes and also the day when be remembered about them. He said he forgot the notes on April 13, the day be fore he was arrested, and remembered them again on April 17. The court took a recess until 2 o'clock. FAVORS A SHOUT CAMPAIGN. the Keasun Given by Senator Burrows, of Michigan. Chicago, Oct. 11. Senator Burrows, of Michigan, is another of the political leaders of the country to vote in accord ance with the sentiment that now seems thoroughly crystalized'in favor of a short presidential campaign. "The issnes are all made and the peo ple are well acquainted with them," he said. "There is no reason why the cam paign shonld not be limited. I do not see how the coming congress can accom plish anything in the way of general leg islation, and I do not think any will be attempted. The chances for the repub licans to control the senate are very pre carious in the first place, and if any leg islation is at temped requiring the co-ordination of both houses, and which is hostile to established principles of the democratic party, it would be certain to meet with executive disapproval. There will be no action either on the tariff or in relation to the currency, and the people must not expect any until the express ion of their will at the next election. 1 do not think anyone can tell who the presidential candidate will be." Severe Engagement Expected. Havana, Oct.ll. In conjunction with the column commanded by Colonel Pa lencia, the troops commanded by Gener al Oliver have left for Seborucal in order to attack 2000 insurgents, who are, re ported to be occupying a strong position uiicic. a. severe engagement is ex pected. 1 A dispatch from Itemectfoa. says the insurgents have thrown dynamite shells at a railroad train near Remedies, in the province of Santa Clara, one passenger being killed and Bix wounded. This ac tion has caused . great indignation against them. ' ' Today, eight more political prisoners have been sent to the Spanish convict settlement in Africa. The Recent Uprising:. Constantinople, Oct, 10, via Sofia, Oct. 11. It is stated on authority that the total killed, wounded and missing Armenians up to date, as the result of the recent uprising, is over 700. The Armenians have finally been induced to leaveithe churches and return to their homes. Additional' advices today from Trebiz ond, Armenia, show that Musselmans attacked the Christian Quarter of that town and killed many Armenians. Otners sought refuge outside. The Rus sian government has decided to send a warship to Trebizond. INHUMAN CONDUCT. Cubitus Accused of Malnilug Passen- gers ou a Train. Havana, Oct. 11, Further details place a trom La Kesblosa, near which mixed train of passenger and freight cars was attacked ty insurgents, show that two passengers lost a leg each and both of their hands. The leg of another has been amputated, and three others are hi danger of death, Two of the wound ed passengers died. The greatest indig nation prevails against the insurgents guilty of this inhuman action. The in surgents partly destroyed with dynamite the iron railroad bridge over Camaguini and Tuinichu, in the province of Santa Clara. Will Leave Gray Gables Buzzard's Bay, Mass., Oct. 11. There is absolutely nothing in the re port circulated late last 'night that Presi dent Cleveland had been assassinated. The president will leave Gray Gables to morrow for Washington. Mrs. Cleve land and Children will probably remain a few days longer, Tne president, in company with Secretary Thurber, went out to the fishing grounds about 9 today. The Queen of Corea. Yokohama, Oct. 11. Count Kouroma, director of the political bure.iu, has for warded from Seoul, the capital of Corea, a report upon the recent uprising there. It is now supposed the queen ot Corea was killed by the anti-reformers, who headed by Tai Ron Kin, the King's father, and the leader of that party, forced an entrance into the palace at the head of an armed force. To Protect the Missionaries. Washington, Oct. 11. By request of Minister Terrell for the protection of missionaries in Turkey, the navy depart ment has ordered the Marblehead to the gulf of Iskenderoon. Minister Terrell has telegraphed that orders have been issued in all the provinces to protect Americans. A. P. A.'s Made a Clean Swept. Nashville, Oct. 11. The A. P. A candidates for mayor and councilmen were elected by about 173 majority. The A. P. A.'s made a clean sweep after, a hot campaign. Keferee to Be Named Monday. Dallas, Out. 12. Joe Mendig depart ed for New York, via Hot Springs, to night. He said : "The name of the referee in the Cor-bett-Fitzsimmon8 match will be given to the public next Monday night. This is official." " . The Lumber Nut Paid For. Dallas, Tex., Oct. 12. The Hope Lumber Company filed a mechanic's lieu today to secure a balance of $4249 due on the lumber used in the amphi theater projected for the big fight.' Tlie Fort of New York. New York, Oct. 12. Exports of specie for the port of New York for the week were $126,710 in gold and $024,835 in sil ver. The imports were: Gold $ 143,648 Silver 19,431 Dry goods . 2,526,703 General merchandise ....8.725.299 Litigation Over a Mine San Bernardino, Cal., 12. The Des ert Queen mine located by James Mc Haney on the desert north of Indio, still continues to be the- subject of new litigation. The latest was an applica tion for the appointment of a receiver for the property, made by William Mc Haney and his mother, Mrs. Carrie Harrington. The title is vested in James McHaney, but bis brother and sister claim half-interest. .The main points upon which the application for a receiver will rest are that James Mc Haney has managed the mine without reference to their wishes, and that they have had absolutely nothing to -say about the disposal of business or the disposal of money obtained for the pro duct of the mill. ' - - Formerly a Member of Congress. Washington, Oct. 12. Attorney-General Harmon today appointed Marcos Anrelius Smith assistant to the United States district attorney for Arizona. Smith, for several terms, represented Arizona in congress. ' MRS. STANFORD WINS U. S. Circuit Court Dismiss es the Appeal. GILBERT GIVES THE DECISION The Government Expected no Personal Liability From the Stockholders Other News. San Francisco, Oct. 12.-r-Mrs Leland Stanford has won another victory from the United States government, this time in tho court of appeals. The decision handed down today was signed by United States Circuit Judge Gilbert and by United States District Jndges Morrow and Hawley. It is given on the appeal taken from the previous order ot Judge Robs, sustaining the demurrer of Mrs Staniord to the suit brought against her to recover i$15,337,000, alleged to be due the government from her husband's eS' tate on account of Central Pacific bonds As the decision is an affirmation of the correctness of the position already taken by Judge Roe?, there is no relief to be obtained in the premises through a suit in equity. It is held that if the liability exists, it is "purely a creature of statue," the question before the court being entirely one of interpretation of law. The usual privileges for the amendment of the complaint and the rearguing of the case were offered counsel for the government, but it was stated that the government's attorney would not take advantage of the offer. It is understood the case will be appealed at once to the supreme court of the United States. The opinion rehearsed the facts con nebted with the debt, and stated the question before the court to be whether the stock-holders were to be held indi vidually liable for the debts of the com pany. J. here bad been an cmiseun in the contract as to the means by which the debt could be collected in case of the company's failure to meet its obligation ; but this was unimportant, as in its ab sence the law provided a means for se curing payment. The court held that the liability of the stockholders of the Central Pacific could not be different from those of the Union Pacific, and had there been a consolida tion of the two companies, the debt could not have been collected from the stockholders; and what would apply to them then applied now. Judge Gilbert, who read the decision, cited at length the laws governiog the stockholders of the Union Pacific. In this instance the shareholders were not liable, and it is explicitly so stated in the charter, which was obtained in 111! nois. The Oregon's Big tinn. San Francisco, Oct. 12. The big 13- inch gun for the cruiser Oregon, which arrived today from the East, will not be put upon the warship immediately The Union Iron works officials state the cruiser will not be ready to take any armament for at least four months. The gun which is nearly twice as large as largest ever brought to this coast before by rail, will be coated with a heavy lay er of grease and allowed to remain in the yards of the Union iron works until wanted. The carriages upon which it rests will be run on shears and will be easily hoisted upon the ship. It is quite as heavy as either one of the boilers of the Oregon, which were hoisted in the same way. To Offset the Mora Claim. Santa Fe, N. M., Oct. 12. J. A. Per alta-Reavis today said he believed that the claim filed in the United States court of claims, in behalf of the Cuban branch of the Peralta family, to recover from the United States $65,000,000, the alleged valu9 of the famous Peralta land grant, vould be pushed by the Spanish govern-. meat as an offset to the Mora claim. He holds that the Cuban branch of the of the Peralta family had no title to the grant. Peralta-Rea vis is still held here a United States prisoner for his connec tion with the Peralta. An Earthquake In South Dakota. Denver, Col, Oct. 12. A special to the Times from Lead City, S. D., says :. At 7 o'clock last evening the Central and northern central portions of the Black Hills felt an earthquake' shock. Tbe windows rattled, and houses rocked, but there was no serious damage. The shock was felt over a region of 35 miles square. ' ' liaraeoa Blown l"p, Key West, Fla-, Oct. 12. A report has been received here that the town of Baracoa, on the northern coast of Cuba, has been taken by the insurgents and blown up by dynamite. Mosler Hreeses. Mr. Waters and family have moved to Gibbins, Or.' ,. Samuel Evans and wife, Mrs. Lee Evans and Miss Etta Phillips went to Portland last Monday. Mrs. Lee Evans will return soon, but the rest intend to spend the T inter there. Mr. Frank Nnnis and family left here for Kelso, Wash. The Mieses Eaton accompanied them.- They expect to make that their future home. The funeral of Jennie Watt was well attended. It is sad to think the little one had to suffer so much, but "God's ways are not man's ways." The family have the sympathy of their uoanv friends. Mr. McNiel's family have left the farm and moved to The Dalles for the winter. Many of our citizens went to attend the fair on Saturday. . . We understand there will be a wood chopping at Grandma Swasey's next Saturday, Oct. 19th. . EveryNjdy cor uiaiiy invited to he present, i5rmg your axes and come early. We understand the preacher was alone at district No. 52 last Saturday evening, and therefore bad no services. There was a misunderstanding about the time, He bad a large congregation Sunday at No. 8. Rustler. Mosier, Oct. 14, 1S95. Did lot Ever. Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for your troubles? If not, get a bottle now and get relief. This medicine has been found to be peculiarly adapted to the re lief and cure of all Female Complaints, exerting a wonderfal direct influence in giving strength and tone to the organs. If you have Loss of Appetite, Constipa tion, Headache, Fainting Spells, or are Nervous, Sleepness, Excitable, Melan- cholv or troubled with Dizzv Spells, Electric Bitters in the medicine yon need. Health and Strength are guaran teed by its use. Large bottles only fifty cents at Snipes-Kinersly's Drug Co.'s. They Resisted tne Indian Police. Pendeb, Neb., Oct. 12. J. F. Myers, W. S. Garrett and Joe Myers, Flournev Land Company people, who were yes terday arrested by the Indian police for interfering with the evictions, were bound over at the agency today before an Indian justice of the peace, y Evic tions are going on steadily. Colonel Meudell Retired. Sax Francisco, Oct. 12. Colonel George H. Mendel), for 27 vears past in charge of the government engineering works on this coast, retired today, hnv- ng reached the army age limit of 64 years. ' The readers . of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the onlv postive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional treatment. Hall's Ca tarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur faces ot the system, therebv destroying the foundation of tho disease, and giv ing the patient strength by building np the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work'. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for anv case that it fails to cure. Send for list of Testimonials. Addree9, F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Missouri Bank Closed. Springfield, Mo., Oct. 12. The Com mercial bank, of this city, was closed to night, on recommendation of Gordon Jones,' state bank examiner, W. D. Shepard, the cashier, is temporarily re ceiver. ' Dr. J. H. McLean's Liver and Kidney Balm is an unfailing remedy for all dis eases of the Liver, Kidneys or Urinary Organs. It is a certain cure for Dropsy, Diabetes, Bright's Disease, Gravel, Kid ney Weakness. Incontinence of Urine, Bed Wetting in Children, Biliousness, Liver Complaint and Female Troubles. trial of this great remedy will con- in cey on of its potency. Price si. 00 per bottle. For saie by Snipes-Kinersly Drug Co. There are' so many accidents to live stock whicn cause delay and loss to the farmer in his work. In a large number of instances the delay would be but trifling if a remedy was promptly applied. Dr. J. H. McLean's Volcanic Oil Lini ment has for many years been regarded as the farmers friend. Its healing on flesh of domestic animals is immediate nd permanent. Price 25c, 50c and $1.00 per bottle, for sale at Suipcs-Kiuerely Drug Co. " Mr. A. A. Snyder, Snpt. Poor Farm, Winneshelk Co., Ia., says: Last winter Mr. Robert Leach used two boxes of De- Witt's Witch Hazel Salve and cured a large running sore on his leg.. Had been under care of physicians for months without obtaining relief. Sure cure for Piles. 5nipes-Jt.inersly Drug Co. A R4ILR0AD RUMOR The Vanderbilts Want the Union Pacific. THE PLAN OF REORGANIZATION A Itrave Seattle Policeman Shot by Thief Durrant's Trial Near the Knd. Chicago, Oct. 14. There is a rumor current in railroad circles that the Van derbilts are seeking to obtain control of the 'Union Pacific and Central Pacific, with a view to having a transcontinental road from New York to San Francisco. The Chicago Tribune in an article on this subject says : Ever since the famous tariff contract was made between the Union Pacific and the Chicago & Northwestern, whereby the former secured the right to dictate through rates from the West to Chicago, and the latter the through rates from Chicago to points on the Union Pacific west ot Omaha, rumors have been cur rent that the Vanderbilts would sooner or later secure full control of the Union Pacific property. A plan for the reorgan ization of the Union Pacific is now in course of preparation and the prelimin ary steps already taken indicate beyond a doubt that when the Union Pacific gets out of the hands of the receivers it will be controlled and operated by the Chica go & Northwestern, which is a Vander bilt road. The reorganization commit tee, which has just been announced, has among its members Chauncey M. Depew, president of the New York Central, and Marvin Hnghitt, president of the Chicago & Northwestern. These two able lieulen ants of the Vanderbilts will no doubt be able to control the other members of the committee, who are mostly presidents of trust companies holding Union 'Pacific securities. At one time Jay Gould held a controlling interest in the Union Pa cific, and it is said this has been ab sorbed by the Vanderbilts. "A deal is said to have been made be tween George Gould and the Vander bilts, whereby the' former is to be given control of the Kansas Pacific, which is to be operated by the Missouri Pacific, while the latter will take the main line of the Union Pacific from Omaha west, and make it a part of the Chicago & North western system. The Vanderbilts have no use lor the Kansas Pacific, as they have no line to Kansas City to connect with it, and, besides, the main line of the Union Pacific will give them an outlet to Denver via the Julesburg cut off. "With the Union Pacific in control of the Chicago & Northwestern, the latter will have a direct and independent line from Chicago to Ogden and Salt Lake, with a branch line to Denver, which will give it a great advantage over the Burl ington and Rock Island roads, which run only to Denver. Should the Vanderbilts be able to keep the Oregon Short Line in the Union Pacific, they will have an in dependent line from New York to Port land. "The most startling rumor lately is that the Vanderbilts look still further than the acquisition of the Union' Pacific and Oregon Short Line. Their great aim and object i s said to be the control of a line through to San Francisco, and to gain this end, it is said, they are now negotiating with C. P. Huntington with a yiew of securing control of the Central Pacific. "The new plan for reorganization of the Union Pacific is said to provide for the raising of $10,000,000 on which 6 per cent interest and a commission will be allowed. The first step will be the pur chase ot defaulted consuls. But before definite action can be taken a determined onslaught will be made on congress to secure action that will relieve the com mittee of the government debt." A Brave Man Shot. Seattle, Oct. 14. Policeman John Corbett, one of the bravest men on the force, is lying at .the point of death at Providence hospital, his body coven d Highest of all in Leavening Power.; "PHfeO tag with knife wounds, received while in the performance of his duty. At the same hospital is John O'Connor, alias Connor, a suspected thief, who is dying with a' bullet from the officer's revolver in his body. At police headquarters is Ban ford Bouser, a sailor, with knife wounds on his hands, and Daniel McNamara, proprietor of tho Wanderer saloon, is suffering from a severe bullet wound in his right arm. It all happened this morning at 5 o'clock when Officer Corliett attempted to arrest O'Connor on a chargo of having robbed Bouser by ripping open his trou sers pockets and taking therefrom his money, $5 in silver and $5 in gold. O'Connor is responsible for the wounds ou Corbett and Sailor Bouser. and tho brave policeman, is responsible for the wounds of the suspected thief and those of the saloon-keeper. Officer Corbett ia frightfully cut, hav ing about a dozen wounds. If he dies it will be immediately due to a wound in the abdomen, two inches to the left and three inches below the navel. His nose is almost severed from his face, while his breast, arms and legs are slashed in a ghastly manner. O'Connor's fatal wound is in the back, the policeman haviDg shot him as he was trying to es cape. A Uonsehnld Treasure. D. W. Fuller, of Canajoharie, N. Y,. says that he always keeps Dr. King's New Discovery in tho house and his family has always found the very best results follow its use; that he would not be without it, if procurable. G. A. Dykeman Druggist, Catskill, N. Y., says that Dr. Kings New Discovery is un doubtedly the best cough remedy; that be has used it in bis family for eight years, and it has never failed to do all . hat is claimed for it. Why not trv a remedy so long tried and tested. Trial bottle at Suipes-Kinerslys Drng Co.'s Drug Store. Regular size 50c. and$00 0. THE TniKTKENTH WEEK. The Duirant Trial Thought to Be Hear ing the Knd. San Francisco, Oct. 14. The 13th week of the Durrant trial will commence with the opening of court tomorrow, there being no session today to accom modate the business men on the jury. It is believed both sides will close their testimony before the week is out. The closing scenes of this most famous crim inal trial in the annals of California ia being watched with keen interest. Dur rant in his testimony, is believed to have made a bold stroke for freedom. The prosecution, however, believes it can produce testimony, in rebuttal that will sufficiently strengthen that introduced in the opening of the case to tear the veil from tho youthful defendant's very plausible account of his movements on the afternoon of April 3. Mrs. E. E. Davis, of San Miguel, Cal. says : "I am trying in a measure to re pay the manufacturers of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for the great good their remedy has done me. For years I was a constant sufferer from weak lungs and bronchial asthma. My rest at night ' was disturbed by a hacking cough, so that I felt miserable the greater part of the time. Many remedies recommended by friends were tried, none of which proved suitable to ray case. I did not experience any beneficial results until I began taking Chamberlain's Cough Re medy. After two bottles of the large size have been used I am pleased to state, my health is better than it has been for years. The soreness has left my . lungs and chest and I can breathe easi ly. It has done me so much good that I want all who are suffering from lung troubles, as I was. to trive it a trial." For sale by Blakeley & Houghton, Drng- ia. The Work of the Recent Storm in Mexico. San Frascisco, Oct. 14. Private ad vices received today from Guaymae, dated Oct. 13, say the Mexican schooner Cometa is it total loss at Altaraura, 15 miles from Altata. The captain was drowned but the crew was saved. The steamer Digo lost her rudder and stern post ou Altata bar and is now being re paired. At La Paz, 10 Mexican coasting vessels and tlieHctiooncr Czar are ashore. In La Paz 184 houses were deetroyed by the recent storm and five lives lost. Money Market. New York, Oct. 14. Money on c til, nominally 2 percent; silver, G3; $3 15. lead. Latest U.S. Gov't Report