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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, L895.
NUMBER 45..
i T nnnn 1 HfT'C TO! It I than other two members of the congre
Al DUKKAJN1 b lKlALIsation. He had escorted i her from the
The Opening Argument for
the Defense Begun.
WAS DICKINSON'S MASTERPIECE
Asknowledffcd a Strong Argument Con
sidering the Cue-Clone Atten
tion Paid.
San Fbancisco, Oct. 25. General
- Dickinson began the opening argument
for the defense in the trial of Theodore
Dnrrant this morning. Without any
preliminary remarks he began a discus
sion of the incidents of April 3. First
he wished to consider the personality of
the young man accused of the crime.
Dnrrant was ambitions, studious and of
the highest character, as the speaker
contended he is now. General Dickin
son alluded to the contention of Assist
ant District Attorney Peixotto, made
yesterday, that Miss Lamont was a vic
tim of Durrant's unbridled pasBion. He
said there was nothing in the mass of
testimony taken to show that Durrant
was not a moral yonng man. Durrant's
whole demeanor, both before and after
his arrest, he said, had been that of an
innocent man. The defendant himself
had told Mrs. Noble on the night Miss
Lamont disappeared that he rode to
. school with her in the morning. On the
day of his arrest, and when on the stand,
he said the defendant made the same
statements. The tact that Durrant left
a book at Mrs. Noble's for Miss Lamont
on April 3d, he said, contained too much
method for a guilty man, and he, there
fore, considered that as a circumstance
going to show the innocence ot the ac
cused. General Dickinson next made refer
ence tq the roll-call, upon which it is evi
dent, the defense intends to base its
case. . He said if the correctness of the
. roll-call were admitted, the prosecution's
case fell to the ground. He said Drs.
Cheney aad Gray, the only two persons
who ever had the book in their posses
sion, made no alterations, and he chal
lenged the prosecution to show that any
body else had. He said the mute testi
mony of the book was corroborated by
all of the students in the class, who tes
tified on the witness-stand that they did
not answer to Durrant's name. The
statement of the prosecution that the
students were unwilling witnesses, and
withheld the most important testimony,
was' ridiculed, as he said the students,
Glazier and Graham, the prosecution's
two most important witnesses, were
willing to tell what they knew.
- The notes of the lecture were next
considered. Dickinson showed what he
said were Durrant's notes taken by him
self at Dr. Cheney's lecture, and said
they had been in his (Dickinson's) pos
session since April 17. Dickinson said
this fact had an important bearing on
Dr. Graham's statement to the effect
that on April 20th Durrant told him he
had no notes and asked to borrow Gra
ham's in order that he might establish
an alibi. The notes of Glazier and Dur
rant, arranged in parallel columns, were
read to the jury, to show the dissimilar
ity of the two. Dickinson said the notes
plainly showed that when Durrant and
Glazier compared papers on April 10th,
Durrant did not copy from Glazier.
General Dickinson said he made the
assertion with confidence that when Dr.
Graham testified that on April 20 Dur
, rant told him he bad no notes, he made
a mistake. Graham, he said, he be
lieved, bad been unduly influenced by J.
S. Dunnigan, a newspaper man, who is
his most intimate friend. Dickinsou
did not mean that Dunnigan used im
proper methods to induce Graham to
give the testimony, bat said Graham
had become so excited over the matter
that he had become confused. Dickin
son asked the jury if they did not be
Jidve Graham would have told Dunnigan
the same day if Dnrrant had told him on
April 20 that he had no notes. Instead
of that he waited until October 5th.
Another argument against bi9 state
ment was the fact that at the time of the
alleged interview Durrant did have
notes of the lecture, which were in pos
session of his attorneys He said there
was no reason for Durrant to have made
such a statement, and he asked the jury
if they believed he would have told Gra
ham he had no notes when at that very
moment his notes were in possession of
his attorneys. i
Dickinson dwelt at length on the rela
tions of defendant and Blanche Lamont,
which, he said, had been perfectly hon
orable on both sides throughout. So far
from being his sweetheart, or Durrant,
her beau, he Baidvthey bad only been
' friends and were no more to each other
done so at the request of her
MESSENGKKS ARMED.
An Express Company Preparing to K
sist Tralnrobbers
Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct. 25. All
messengers in the employ of the Ameri
can Express Company have been fur
nished with Winchesters and revolvers
to resist trainroboers. Under the rules
they are required, when they come in
from a trip, to remove the cartridges
from their Winchesters and revolvers,
examine the shooting irons and amuni
tion and report their condition. Under
these rulas the cartridges are not to be
replaced until they start on their next
run, when the guns will be loaded to
protect the money and valuables in their
charge. The company also advises its
men to become proficient in rifle and re
volver practice, and'hinls that in the
future prizes will be awarded the most
proficient markesmen.
MACKAY'S
SAD
JOURNEY.
tarts
for New Vorlt to Meet
the
mains of His Son.
Sax Fbancisco, Oct. 25. John W.
Mackay will take a private car for New
York this evening. He will do accom
panied by John D. Rosenfeld, and at the
end of his journey, will take charge of
the dead body of his sqn who was recent
ly killed by a fall from his horse near
Paris. Mrs. Mackay will accompany
the remains across the Atlantic, and the
surviving members of the family will be
on the funeral train across the continent
to this city, where the final interment
will take place.
There is one medicine which every
family should be provided with. We re
fer to Chamberlain's Pain Balm. When
it is kept at hand the severe pain of a
burn or ecald may be promptly relieved
'and .the sore healed in much less time
than wben medicine has to be sent
for. A sprain may be promptly treated
before inflammation sets in, which in
sures a cure in about one-third the time
otherwise required. Cuts and bruises
should receive immediate attention, be
fore the parts become swollen, and when
Chamberlain's Pain Balm is applied it
will heal them without matter being
formed, and without leaving a scar. A
sore throat may be cured in one night.
A piece of flannel dampened with tfiis
liniment and bound on over the seat of
pain, will cure lame back or pair in the
side or chest in twenty-four hours. It is
the most valuable, however, for rheuma
tism. Persons afflicted with this dis
ease will be delighted with the prompt
rt'ief from pain which it affords, and it
can he depended upon to effect a com
plete enre. For sale by lilakeley &
Hough 'n. Druggists.
Further Postponement.
New York, Oct. 25. The matter of
the Northern Pacific receivers came up
in the United States circuit court today
upon the motion of the Farmers Loan
& Trust Company, to have Bigelow and
McHenry appointed. After hearing the
arguments Judge Lacombe suggested
that the gentlemen in the West agree
upon a person representing every inter
est, the matter went over till next week.
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
only 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 of the system, thereby destroying
the foundation of the' disease, and giv
ing the patient strength by building up
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 any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list
of Testimonials. Address,
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Sold by Druggists, 75c.
A Change in Keceivers.
Tacoma, Oct. 25. S. M. Nolan, the
recently appointed receiver of the Com
mercial bank, was today removed and
Almon Woodruff appointed instead.
Nolan was an interested party, being a
stockholder and director. . j
'. A Household Treasure.
D. W. Fuller, of Canajobarie, N. Y,.
says that he always keeps Dr. King's
New Discovery in the house and his
family has always found'tbe 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
he has used it in his 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 Snipes-Kinerslys Drug Co.'s
Drug Store. Regular size 50c. and$00 0.
always
aunt.
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION
Two Men Killed at Fair-
haven, Washington.
TWO BOILERS BLOWN TO PIECES
List of Oterdne and Missing Ships In
creasingDeath of Ambassa
dor JCustls' Wife.
Faibhaven, Wash., Oct. 2G. A ter
rifle explosion occurred at the Pacific
Coast Milling company's lumber mill at
5:10 this morning, killing two men,
fatally wounding another and severely
injuring three more, as well as wrecking
the mill property.
There were four large boilers in the
mill, onlv one of which was in nse at
night to rnn the dryer. The fireman had
just started to get up steam in the others
and it is supposed either allowed the
water to get low and turned cold water
into them after they became heated, or
that be turned hot steam into tnem
from the top when they were full of cold
water. Whatever the cause two boilers
exploded with fearful force, one of them
being blown fully 500. feet, passing
through the dryhouse and drooping
through the railroad trestle into the
water. The boiler-house is a total wreck,
the main portion of the mill and out
buildings are badly shattered and the
premises covered with a great mass of
debris.
There were seven men at work in the
mill at the time of the explosion. Of
these Armstrong, the fireman, and J.
Whitmore, the night watchman, were
killed, outright. G. W. Newkirk, the
Second fireman, was so terribly bruised
and scalded that the physician has no
hope of his recovery. G. T. Lewis, of
Whatcom, was badly injured, but will
probably recover, and G. W. Lindley
and A. T. Bennett were stunned and
braised, but their injuries are not con
sidered serious. H. Kilgore, the only
man who escaped without injury, was in
the dryhouse when the flying boiler
passed through it.
The damage to the mill property is es
timated from $3,000 to $5,000.
Missing- or Overdue.
Sax Francisco, Oct. 26. The list of
missing and overdue ships is increasing.
Lord Brassey, 81 days out from Hong
Kong for San Francisco, is reinsured at
15 per cent. Other veesela concerning
which tbere is anxiety are L idy Law
rence, from Newcastle for Valparaiso, on
which 55 per cent reinsurance has been
paid ; the Middltburn, from Newcastle
for Pocopilla, 75 per cent ; the Soudan,
from Cardiff for Callao, 30 per cent, and
the Nimma, from Melbourne for Lon
don, 35 per cent. Vessels in which San
Francisco people are most interested are
Star of Australia and Lord Spencer,
which are considered as good as lost,
and to those have been added the Earl
of Hopetown, from Tatoosh for Adelaide,
on which 40 per cent is offered. The
Nordlyset, from the Clyde for San Fran-
j cisco, 20 per cent. These two are good
risks.
On board those of the overdue fleet for
which there is no real cause to feel anx
iety, are about 190 men and officers. On
board the vessels overdue for which
there is cause for some but not serious
anxiety, are about as many more souls.
On the vessels that are posted as miss
ing the last eight months and for which
there is no hope, are about 150 souls.
The amount of property represented
by the overdue fleet is valued at about
$6,000,000, including the values of ships
and cargoes.
That Pretended LetUr.
Sax Francisco, Oct. 26. The Exam
iner says the contents of the mysterious
letter which was to be opened in case
Durrant was convicted are known. In
this letter, it is said, Durrant makes the
statement that he saw the last details of
the murder, and Rev. Gibson and
another man prominent in church affairs
bending over the body of Blanche La
mont. The Examiner sajs that al
though Durrant requested his lawyer
not to open the letter until he was con
victed, they have opened it, and so re
markable were the statements in it that
even they did not believe them, and re
frained from using them in Durrant's
defense. -
Ambassudor Eustis' Wife.
Paris, Oct. 20. Mrs. Sanies B. Eustis,
wife of the United States ambassador,
died suddenly this morning at Ratoath,
Ireland, of heart failure. She. had been
ill only a few days.
Mrs. Eustis, at the time of her death,
was visiting at the country residence of
her. nephew, William Eustis. Mr. Eus-
tis had just been notified of the illness
of his wife, and was at the embassy, pre
paring to start for Ireland, when he re
ceived the dispatch announcing her
death. .
Mr. Eustis, who was suffering from a
bad attack of bronchitis, sustained such
a severe shock that his condition became
worse. If bis physicians permit he will
proceed to Ireland.
The funeral ceremonies will probably
take place at Ratoath, and the body will
be shipped from Queenstotfn "to the
United States.
The Lottery Scheme Abandoned.
Chicago, Oct.. 26. Indictments
against ex-Governor John L. Beveridge,
Samuel M. Biddison and Frederick D.
Arnold, for alleged violation of the lot
tery laws of the United States, have
ben dismissed by General John C.
Black, United States district attorney.
The gentlemen were officers "of a life in
surance company, a semi-tontine feature
of which was said to be in the nature of
a lottery. They were surprised to learn
they were violating the federal laws and
immediately abandoned the feature.
A Tender Wrecked.
Victoria, B. C, Oct. 26. The domin
ion lighthouse tender Quadra is on a
reef at Graham isiand, a small isle in
the Discovery group. If the weather re
mains mild she will probably be floated
uninjured, but if a blow comes she will
very likely pound to pieces. She is so
firmly wedged on the rocks that tugs
cannot move her even at high tide. She
was built on. the Clyde five years ago
and is valued at $100,000.
A Communication.
To the Editor : The Rattlesnake
road question has gained sufficient, im
petus to be able to almost move without
the necessity of lifting on the wheels.
Tbere are, perhaps, still a few who
would unite with the railroad monopoly,
such as eome- merchants at points along
the railroad. The letter in the last issue
of the Observer, and signed by "Mer
chant,," seems to say: "We demand
the right to hold you as our slaves, anil
have you do our bidding and serve ns ;"
but we, the people of ' Sherman county,
mean to be free, and such articles, like
the one the Observer printed, only hin
der the lime when we will be able to
reap the frnitB of our efforts.
C. W. B.
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If you have Loss of Appetite, Constipa
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Jurtge Appointed.
Wtashikgto.v, Oct. 25. The president
today appointed Yancey Lewis, of Ard
niore, Indian territory, United States
judge for central district of that territory
to succeed Judge Stuart.
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A trial of. this great remedy will con
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per bottle. . For sale by Snipes-Kinersly
Drug Co.
Money Market.
New York, Oct. 25 Money cn call
; nominally 2 per cent. . Silver, ti7-.c.
Lead, $3.15.
The chronic grumbler still lives, but
there are less cases of chronic Indigestion
and Dyspepsia than formerly. The tact
is so many people in the past have taken
Simmons Liver Regulator that they are
now cured of these ills. And a great
multitude are now taking Simmons
Liver Regulator for the same troubles
and they'll soon be cured.' "It is the
best medicine." Mrs. E. Raine, Balti
more, Md. .
Mr. J. K. Fowler, secretary andreas
urer of the Corinne Mill, Canal and
Stock Co., of Corinne, Utah, in speaking
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy says :
"I consider it the best in the market.
I have used many kinds but find Cham
berlain's the most prompt and effectual
in giving relief, and now keep no other
in my home." When troubled with a
cough or cold- give this remedy a trial
and we assure you that you will be more
than pleased with the results. For sale
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Call at the Snipes- Kinersly Drag Co.
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY
xt i Tit. t i , . ,,
JNeW Phase Developed in tlie
Durrant Case.
MOST DIABOLICAL PLOT IF TRUE
inspirators were to Have Implicated
Preacher Gibson One I Conscience-Stricken.
San Fbaxcisco, Oit. 28. A strange
story of an alleged plot in connection
with the trial of Theodore Durrant came
to light today through a letter addressed
to the coroner. The police claim they
have known of the plot for some time,
and that the knowledge of that plot had
been- discovered, and led Attorney Deu
prey, for the defense, to abandon the
case and take to bis bed, leaving the
closing management of the case to Gen
eral Dickinson, who, it is alleged, did
not know of the plot. Six men are, ac
cording to the story, implicated as those
who were to swear to false statements
prepared for. them, it ia alleged, by the
defense. The police say the plan was
conceived entirely by Durrant and car
ried out largely nnder his direction by
the aid of one of his counsel. The plan
was to make such evidence as would
prove as alibi for Durrants and at the
same time implicate Rev. J. George Gib
son in the muraer of both Blanche La
mont and Minnie Williams. One of
these alleged witnesses, who, by his let
ter to the coroner, confesses his part in
the plot, said he and others were ready
to manufacture an alibi, but when they
were asked to implicate Gibson they
weakened and gaye a hint to the police
which spoiled the whole plan.
- A letter dated October 27, and signed
George Reynolds, is as follows ;
"Tonight I will seek rest from all
worldly cares in these waters near the
Cliff House. I write this so yon need
have no inquest or identification. I was
some months ago to be a witness in the
Durrant trial for the murder of Minnie
Williams. I send vou a statement pre
pared for me to learn with five other
men named Smythe, Dugun, Stewart,
Taylor and Harrington. I otject to
take,part in this matter because of the
part of th'e plan to implicate Preacher
Gibson. I assisted E. M. Thayer, Dur
rant's friend, in fixing up the plan.
Smythe, Dugan and Stewart were to be
witnesses in the Lamont case, and Tay
lor; Harrington and I were to help him
out in the Williams case. I tried to get
statements of tl.e other five to enclose
with this, but they would not give them
up. Smythe was to nay Blanche La
mont was at his house, near H&ywards,
until Fridav, April 5th, when she left
for home. The strap with Blanche La
ment's name I marked mvself with her
name. I cut off the end of the strap and
sent it to Chief Crowley three months
ago witii other matter. Dickinson's ex
planation about the strap is clever, but
very improbable. I should think Dick
inson would be' sick, too. Dugan and
Sttewnrt were to say they had been to
Dr. Anthony's funeral in Oakland on
Friday, April 5th, and when returning
saw Miss Lamont on the ferry-boat,
Dugan knowing her well. The plan was
also to produce a bloody handkerchief
with tne initial , meaning bibson,
upon it. I littered five other handker
chiefe, and Thayer sent them by messen
per to Gibson, with a card written by
Smythe, saying, 'From fonr little infant
class girls.' The bloody handkerchief
was to be offered as having been found
in the lot back of the church on Sunday,
April 14th, but it never wus delivered
because we declined to take part in the
plot to implicate Gibson. This is all I
have got to say. Let Durrant tell the
rest.". (Signed),
"George Rkvxolds."
Accompanying the letter was a lengthy
statement, comprising the purported bo
gus testimony which Reynolds was to
learn before going on the witness stand.
The ' statement was type-written and
backed in legal form, but was not writ
ten by the writer of the letter, because I
in the type-written statement several
corrections had ben made wiih a pen
in handwriting which diffeied from that
in Reynolds' letter. Coroner Hawkins
said : "I have turned this letter over to
the police for investigation. It looks
Highest of all in Leavening Power.
like a hoax, but it is possible that Dur
rant or some one connected with the de
fense may have prepared this story as
Reynolds savs. The statement which
J .if.. i a
; accompnniea me letter snows cnretui
work, and was no doubt prepared by
gome one who had made a close study of
the case. If Durrant could prove what
is stated in the document, he wdnld go
forth a free man."
The substance of Reynolds" type-writ
ten statement was that he had known
Dnrrant for ten years; that ho had met
him on the evening of April 12th, the
Dight Minnie Williams was murdered.
The statement says he met him on How
ard etreet. where they talked some time.
In a friendly scuffle Dnrrant was unin
tentionally thrown to toe ground. , Dur
rant said he was sorry he had got dirt
on his clothes, as he had got to go to a'
party where there would be ladies pres
ent. Durrant then left for Dr. Vogel's '
house, and the witness, looking at the
clock, noticed it was 11 :35.
Telephone Decision.
San Francisco Call, Oct. 23.
Two suits were filed in the United
States circuit court on the 23J inst. by. .
the Western Electric Company of
Chicago, against the Capital Telephone
Company of Sacramento, with which
corporation Frederick Cox, president of
the California Bank of Sacramento, and
W. E. Gerber, alto of the California
bank, are associated as defendants.
One of. the suits filed is for the in
fringements of patents on switchboard
apparatus and oflico machinery, which
are held by the Chicago corporation, and
the other on the telephones and manner
of wirins. The patents held bv the
regular telephone couipuny and the
Western Electric Company cover every
conceivable part of the sound trans
mitter, thereby maklng.it almost im
possible for a new concern to successfully
operate a telephone circuit.
Now that the Chicago firm has deter
mined that an injunction shall be placed
upon tbe home company, it will proba
bly put a stop to the subscription for '
stock in the latter organization and may
eventually lead to a number of suits
against parties who have been using
these telephones, as the revised statute
under which these suits are being
brought strictly states that not only the
manufacturer but the seller and user aro
each personally liable for infringement
by using a patented article without the
consent of the patentee.
It is alleged that Messrs. Cox and
Gerber, not being content with being
the instigators of the Capital Company, -
have organized another telephone com
pany throughout the state, and as sev
eral other minor companies are organiz
ing the Western Electric Company feels
that it is being imposed upon, and says
that it is going to show beyond a doubt
that these companies cannot legally
exist.
Attorney George F. Barton, who rep
resents tbe Chicago corporation, was in
the city a few days ago and come ad
vanced the opinion that if the petition
of his client was sustained it would be
almost an impossibility for the Sacra
mento firm to successfully operate a tel-
ephone line before the year 1900, as none
of the patents held by them will expire
before that time.
At least $60,000 . was subscribed by
business men of Sacramento to the stock
of the new company before it was sus
pected that the question of patent rights
would be raised, and it will be quite a
hardship to manv if tbey are forced to
discontinue the service. o29d2t.
There are so many accidents to live
stock wbicn cause delay and loss to the
farmer in his work. In a large number
of instances tbe delay would be but
trifling if a remedy was promptly applied.
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Just received a choice lot of Dry Oak
Wood. Maier & Benton.
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