i TfftfTr p WDL. VI. THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1896. NUMBER 9. BOLD BANK " ROBBERY It Occured in San Francisco Tuesday Morning. MARKET-STREET BANK THE SCENE The Cashier and Book-Keeper Shot the Vault The Thieves Helped Themselves. San Francisco, Feb. 18. r- Three masked men entered the Market-street bank, a small institution in the Spreck els buildiDg, shortly after 10 o'clock this morning and ordered Cashier Hopkins and Book-keeper Hayhurst to throw up their hands. Hopkins, who was at the counter, refused, and one robber fired a bullet past his head, but which struck neither official. The three robbers then climed throngh a hole in the wire screen at the cashier's window and seized the two bank officials and hustled them into the vault. A piece of carpet caught in the door of the vault, and the robbers did not take time to fasten the vault door. Hastily dump ing the pile of jr'd on the cashier's counter into a suck ihey es-uapi-d. Although Mark t. fl'ivi v.ms crowded with passing people thu rubbers made good their escape. It is supposed they secured only $800. CONFESS KI) TO MURDER. An Unusual Scene at a Revival Meet ing. Cedar Falls, Feb. 18. When Mort Truesdell, of Kenosha, Wis., confessed at a revival meeting to the murder of a man named Sheldon, at Leadville, Colo. September 10, 1890, he Eaid : "I have been trying to lead a Chris tian life for several years, but have been conscious all the time that I was a great sinner. 1 am guilty of murder and ready to surrender myself to the officers. I "want to serve the Lord, and canDot do it without leaving off this awful burd en." To a reporter Truesdell afterward made the following confession : "I first met the man I murdered at Springfield, 111., the 28th day ot July 1890. He and I traveled from there to Colorado together, I had been a private detective in Wisconsin. I was still a de- tective, but had no authority outside of that state. The fellow s name was Bill Sheldon or Shelton, I don't "know which At Tennessee Pass I was taken sick with mountain fever. I was sick only one nighV. Sheldon was then with me, and while I was in bed he rifled my pockets, taking some private letters which contained matter showing I was a a detective, I did not know he took the letters until, we had trouble the next day. In the morning we started afoot for Leadville. When within a few miles of that city I gave out and cou'd go no further. Sheldon began swearing at me and spoke of the letters he had taken from my pockets. "He said he had found out that I was a detective, and would give him the worst of it for the crooked cases he had told me of. Hs became enraged, and as he came in front of me with a knife, I pulled a revolver and shot him in the head. I fired two shots. - The first bullet struck him in the temple. The other took effect . in the back of the bead. After the shooting, I laid down the re volver by Sheldon's side, and took the knife and a watch and rode into Lead ville with a farmer. I . do not know whether the body was ever found or not." A Coal Mine Horror In Colorado. Denver, Feb. 18. A special to the News from Newcastle, Colo., says : An explosion occurred at the Vulcan mine at 11 :20 this morning which was the most disastrous in the history of this camp. Tonight dozens of homes in the little city were desolated. Men who this ' morning left their homes with not a thought of danger or the awful death that so surely awaited them, are now lying lifeless at the bottom of Vulcan elope. All business is practically sus pended ; every one is dazed at the awful- ness of the disaster. . No warning was given the peaceful villagers until the sudden, report as from a hundred cannons resounded through out tb valley, making the earth trem ble. The . force of the explosion had caused a cave-in and the tunnel and air courses were filled with fallen earth and timbers.. Both fan houses were wrecked and the slope and vicinity were, bo full of debris, and the gas so bad that it was bard and dangerous work to begin the rescue. Netherless, willing hands were soon at work and five men went down at once to ascertain the condition of the slope and found it each that it will re quire much labor to regain the miners. The gas was so bad that after the party had gotten 200 feet they were, compelled to recede. , . , , . The construction of a temporary fan house was commenced at once and the work of pumping fresh air into the mine will soon begin. It is hardly possible that any of the miners are still alive. The only man who got out of the mine at the time of the explosion was Ed. Welch j who was near the month of the tunnel and was blown out. He wbb breathing . when found, but expired shortly after. ' , Forty-eight men were in the mine when the explosion occurred. As soon as the news of the exploeion reached Newcastle, Supt. Paul Blount closed the mines of the Colorado Fuel & Iron com pany, and taking in all his miners, left for the Vulcan mine, where all are ac tively at work aiding in the attempt at rescue. The cause of the explosion is not yet known. The coal fields in which the Vulcan is located have been troubled with subterranean fires for years. In manylplaces over a distance of eighty to 100 miles smoke has issued from crevices in the rocks since the country was first known to white men and in later years more than one valuable coal mine has been destroyed by fire breaking into the workings. The Insurgents Victorious. Havana, Feb. 19. Antonio Maceo with a large following, yesterday made an attack upon Jaruco, the largest and most important town on the railroad be tween xiavana and Matanzae. The offi cial report states that the garrison made a heroic defense, but not a word is Eaic! of losses on either side or of the damage inflicted by the insurgents. After the attack, Maceo left the town and joined the colnmn led by Gomez, which came to meet him. It seems evident that Maceo and Gomez intend to move into Matanaas and form a junction with the insurgent forces from the ea9t under other leaders who have arrived there. Their course from Jaruco was to Sabina Robles and LaCabalina, and from there in the direction of Madruga, which toward Matanzas. It is reported that the position of the troops makes the situation of Gomez and Maceo compromising. HAHSHFIELD MURDER A Husband Shoots His Wife in Cold Blood. TALK OF LYNCHING INDULGED An Important Cuban Victory Reported A Texan Says the Spaniards are 1 Whipped. The Teachers.' Examination. The following questions are those given the teachers in the recent Echool examination for the studies indicated GEOGRAPHY. 1. Explain the terms: (a) Poles of the earth; (6) latitude of a place; (c) earth's orbit; (d) basin of a river; (e) a plateau. I. Name the state in our union in which rice is most abundantly pro duced? Cotton? Salt? Sugar? Cop per? 3. What and where is each of the following: (a) Sable; (6) Vancouver; (c)Liina; (d) Yukon; (e) Katahdin? 4. Name the mountain systems of the Western Continent, and give the names of all the countries of North America. 5. Locate five bays and three gulfs of North America. C. Locate two principal cities of each of the following states : Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri, Oregon, Tennessee, Cal ifornia. ' 7. Name the principal productions of Spain, Ohio, France and Japan. 8. What commercial advantages has New York City? Chicago? Baltimore? New Orleans? San Francisco? Port land, Oregon? Portland, Maine? y. explain tne oinerence between a state and territory. 10. Name six of the highest mount ain peaks in the United States and give their height. , ORTHOGRAPHY 1. How many elementary sounds in- the English language? Classify them and give the number in each class. Give three rules for spelling, and an example of each. 3. Give the meaning of the following prefixes: Ad, con, in, per, pro, re, un 4. How can good pronunciation, syl labication, and accent best beecquired? 5. Define a vowel. Name nil the vowels. Define a consonants Spell Narragansett philanthropist unwarrantable respectively rightfully Inarticulate magnetic literate Intrusion ' habitation Connecticut - pedestal chapparal Isaac bronchitis alchemist aluminas biblical' calculator bayou manzanita Tennessee .'. counselors affusion agricultural bigamist blasphemous cactus carnival circumscribs whimsical witticism vituperate tractable studiously challenge catalogue Cleanliness wonderfully voracity 'transatlantic substitute revolution portentous phonetic mazy lithograph January Improvable . guidance Hot clam broth at 4 o'clock today at J. O. Mack's, 67 Second street. ; Subscribe for Thb Chronicle. Mabshfield, Or., Feb. 19. A cold blooded murder was committed 6n the streets of this town yesterday afternoon when Carl Albright shot down his wife. For years past his treatment of Mrs Albright bad been cruel, and at last. unable to etand it longer, ebe left him about a week ago and began divorce pro ceedings. After trying in vain to get her to return to him he threatened to kill her, and yesterday afternoon made good his threat, as she was returning home after doing a day's washing in South Marshfield. . When he met her he spoke to her about leaving him, and was asked -to go away and leave her alone. As be would not do this, she sought refuge in Judge Watson's residence, and a little later started on her homeward journey, when he again overtook her. Walking up to her, he placed a revolver al. her back and fired'five shots, the first two taking effect. After the first shot, Mrs. Al bright fell to the ground, and the other three shots, were fired alter she was down. , She was dead when picked up The murderer was pursued by the city marshal, and captured, alter a resist ance, in which he received two flesh wounds. He is now in the hospital. Public feeling is very bitter against him, and talk of lynching is freely in dulged in. Mrs. Albright was a woman who bore a good reputation in this com munity, and made a living for both her self and husband at the washtnb and by any work she could get. Albright is a worthless wretch, given to the drink habit and was drunk when he killed his wife. A TEXAN'S REPORT. The the Cubans, He Says, Have Spaniards Whipped. Houston. Tex., Feb. 19. Captain J. H. McGarvey, and old Texas veteran, has just feturned from Cuba. October 16 last he left Key West for Cuba, in charge of the Viesta, with a crew of eight men. At Key West the Viesta was loaded with arms and ammunition branded as lard, bacon, etc., and he was instructed to turn the cargo over to an insurgent commander. On reaching the Cuban coast he was chased by. a Spanish man-of-war and was compelled to beach his vessel, which be did and then burned ber in order to keep the Spanish from getting her. He and his crew struck out from their landing place, near Mat anzas, for the inteiior and joined the in surgents. Captcin McGarvev says the Cubans have at least 45,000 men under arms that they, are supplied with guns and ammunition and also receive supplies of money regularly from the United States. tie remained with the troops until a fortnight ago and says he traversed near ly the entire western portion of the is! and. He , says the Cubans have the Spaniards completely whipped, and at their mercy, but he cannot understand why they do not take Havana and bring hostilities to a close. This he claims they can do at any time they see fit. The reports of Spanish virtories, he characterizes as tissues of lies. quivering. Five of them may not re cover. In discharging the young men Judge Hocker said their arrest, sentence and treatment disgraced civilization and every one concerned in it should be severely punished. The habeas corpus proceedings were brought by Ocala citi zens. The victims will bring heavy suits for damages. IS YOUR NAME WRITTEN THERE? If Bo, Yea Are Richer the Amount Muted Which Follows it. County Clerk A. M. Kelsay has taken the trouble to list the unclaimed county warrants which have remained in that office longer than a year, and which are yet payable if they do not bear date farther back than seven years. In that case the law provides that they, shall be cancelled. The clerk believes that the various amounts rightfully due the peo ple should hi paid, but that they would not discover the debt due them unless the list is published. Thb Chronicle enters heartily .into the plan, and gives space today for the lift. We suggest to those who discover that money is due them through publication in The Chronicle that they could do nobetter than paying for a year's subscription to this journal. A great many dollars may be saved in the course of a year by a regular perusal of its colums : W Alba 1 50 B Abraham. . M Abnet...:. 1 70 Effie Allen. . . Walter Allen. 1 50 Mrs Andrews 4 70 Albert Allen. 00 James Abbott. TRANSVAAL HORROR Most Dangerous Dynamite Explosion Ever Known. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HOMELESS At Least One Hood red Killed and Eton dreds More Injured The Country For Miles Shaken. G Anderson . . James Abbott Chaa Bradley. H K Bleu .... John Brown. . A S Bennett. . A T Beers Tom Branch. . Ed Barrett... Emma Bailey. H M Barnett. E Buschke. .. John Clarno. . C P Clark 1 75 Mis Bird 1 1 0 Leo Blanton . . -i 1 50 Kobert Beard. 1 1 50 Wm Black.-... 7 1 70 D L Bolton ... 4 1 CO Win Blum.... 1 5 00 T E Brown . .. 7 3 20 R Burdett 1 2 50 Miss Barrett. . 5 1 70 3 10 W E Clarno. . 1 70 Chas Clarno A Clegg 2 20 Wm Copple. Wm Clerkin! A Craig . . . Geo Clark. . . Davis 1 J.is Dennis ... 4 Thos Dawson. 1 Tbos Dorson . . 1 C Dovle 3 DWEberaoll. 1 Ed Elliott 1 3 3 1 70 T J Cocking. . . 1 00 Jos Clark 1 70 Charlie China man 1 2 1 1 1 Tortured at a Convict Caoip. St. Louie, Feb. 19. An ' Ocala, Fla, a special says : . After 10 days of torture at a convict camp, whither they had been sent as tramps, 11 young men were released on writs of habfeas corps issued by Circuit Judge Hocker. Two weeks ago the party reached Ocala. They were well dressed and said they were walking to see the country better, to hunt and fish at will. They had a lot of novelties for sale. They did not ask aid, but the day after their ar rival they were arrested. Justice Clay sent them to the convict farm as tramps. At the ranch they were barbarously treated. They were chained to negroes and given impossible tasks. Everv night upon reporting the tasks unper formed, they were stripped, tied across logs and .whipped with rawhides until blood gushed. Last night, the coldest of the winter, the guards drove them in to a pond, shouting : "You have been - wanting a bath ; now get it." Twice a day they were given'bread, but no meat. At Judge Hocker's request, they bared their backs, which were found raw and , 20 C C Dickens 00 I L Donouan. 70 M Delpre .... 90 F M Driver. . 00 80 Albert Erkison 1 60 70 Marv Ellsberry 1 70 Freeman 3 20 Frank Fisher . 1 70 Fox 1 50 Martin Faean. 1 70 M J Finlayson 1 70 Rov Forsvthe. 1 70 Joseph Frazier 1 20 Felitia Fox ... 1 70 A P Ferguson. 3 60 Felithia Fox. . 1 70 C Frank 1 70 Goff, F C 2 00 Graham. D. ... 1 20 Glavey, Jno.-. 2 00 Hanson, J W. . 1 70 Hansel, W R. . 1 20 Holiv, Adam . . 1 20 Hendricks.W. 1 50 Hamilton, Mrv 5 40 Hamiaphan.E 1 70 Howland, Ann 2 10 Hathawav,F.. 2 20 HDwnes. E A. . 1 20 Hinkle, W F.. 1 20 Houer, Chas . . 1 70 Hoekman.W. 1 70 Hollingshead.J 2 00 Hill, W F 1 20 Henry. D C. . . 1 70 Hollineshed, J 4 50 Hill, D G 1 20 Hunt, E A ... 1 20 Johns, J W. . . 1 20 Johnston, CB. 1 70 obson, ir, F. . 1 70 Jackson, W F. .17 30 Kelly, Penuni 1 60 Kenna.Jas A. . 1 60 Keller. Geo. . . 1 70 Kramer. F S. . 1 00 Kotter.Jno. . . 2 20 Keller, Geo .. . 2 60 Kent, J (i 1 2U Kelly. Jno 1 70 Kimsey, Pat. . 2 00 Kelly, Hmptn. 2 00 Kinit, CH.... 1 70Klint. A 1 Leavens, M... 4 00 Lander, S E. . . 3 00 Luckey, J J . . 2 00 Loch, E 2 10 Limeweber.W 4 50 Learned, H H. . 1 70 Lindes, Jas. . . 2 00 Morris, M M. . 5 50 Miller, F 1 40 M'Kenzie. K. . 1 50 M'Ginnie, Jno 1 70 Moore.K r 3 10 90 McCown.Clark 2 00 70 Miller, J H.... 2 50 00 Miller, Jno.... 1 70 00 Miller, WB... 1 70 50 Moore, G E... 4 00 70NuUn, Ed.... 1 70 20 Nelson, Ella.. 1 70 20 20 Ol sen, Harrv.. 8 20 70O'Shea, M.... 1 70 00 Pennington, J 2 00 50 Pratt, OL..;. 4 00 20 Porter, John. . 1 50 77 Parsons, J 1 70 Metthem, Wm Miller, Geo. . . Murphy, W M Mel, Oneal . . . Ella. . Nielhen, Cbas. O'Connor, Jno O'Connor, Jno Osborn, D. . . . Powell, Chas. Palmer, W B. Pike, H N Power, R A . . Palmer. G H. Raben, Jas. . . Right, Robt. . Ryan, John . . Reichant, Geo Rawson, H A. Sigman, R. . . . Sarvice, C C. . Stiles, Geo . . . Smith, John. . Saunders, C P Sherman, W J 00 Powell, J M. .10 70 10 Robertson, GW 20 Runyon, G W 20 Robinson, Wm 70 Richart, G T. . 00 Rogers, Wm . . 70 Savage, B 70 Souderland, W 70 Scott, David . . 70 Smith, Mis E 1 20 Sternweis, J H 1 70 Smith, Jas L.. Staley, J 1 70 Settlemier, G. Spencer, H D. 1 20 Stoddard, Jno. Scolls, Mr 4 75 Sanford, D.. Therein, R... 1 20 Thompson, JP Taylor, iienry 75 Ut'zfR L 1 70 Vaughn, W H 1 70 Williams, T H 3 05 Wilhelm, Wm 1 70 Wedekind, W 1 70 Wood, John.. 2 20 Wilhelm, J... 1 70Wickstrom, J. 4 00 Williams, Ths 1 70 Walker, Julia A 1 70 Woodard, Jno 1 50 Wilkinson, A. 1 40 Watton, RL. 1 00 White. Jas.... 1 70 Weber, E A. . 1 20 Wakefield, D.. 1 70 Williams Alias 1 70 Waters, Cbas. 2 20 Wilson, Mrs 8 1 70 Waite, E M. .. 1 89 Weeden, F... 1 70 White, Francis 1 70 Weist, W H. . 2 00 Williams, Thos L 70 Thomp. Waltr 2 00 Walker, Robt. 1 70 Ah Yum 1 70 Young, C 1 70 Real Estate Transfers. The Dalles Land and Improvement Co. to N. H. Gates, lots 9 and 10, block 1, Thompson's addition; $150. Ezra Henson to Gibons.and Marden, nw qr, n hf sw qr sec 16, e hf sec 17, tp B 8,r 14 e; $2,700. Johannesburg, South Africa, Feb. 20, The details are reaching this city to- day of what is probablv the most disas trous dynamite explosion on record any part of the world. Thousands people have been rendered homeless by the terrible calamity. About a hundred are believed to have been killed, 200 or 300 men, women and children are severe ly wounded, and many others are more or less injured. Viedendorp, the scene of the calamity, is a surbnrb of Johannesburg. In it are huddled members of the poorer classes. whites, Malays, Kaffirs and Chinamen who subsist for, the most part by doing odd jobs about the place, which is the railway transfer station for the mining districts. Among the freight cars standing on the shunt for the mines at Viedendorp yesterday were eight trucks loaded with dynamite, hidden under canvas cover ings to protect it from the rain and sun, As evening was approaching there was an explosion near the freight depot so awful in its intensity that the ground for miles around was convulsed as if by an earthquake, houses rocked and fell, and massess of iron, earth, stone, wood and human remains were burled ekv ward, ine windows 01 almost every bouse in Johannesburg were broken, and people were blown through the air like straws before a gust of wind. The explosion tore a hole 200 feet- long and eighty feet wide at the spot where the eight trucks of dynamite stood a few momenta before. All that quarter of Johannesburg was literally blown to pieces. The effect of the explosion could be seen over a radius of more than a mile, and almost everything within half a mile of where the trucks had been shunted for the night was razed to the ground and crushed by the dynamite beyond, redemption. Iron work was twisted and torn, stones destroyed and brickwork pulverized. ' On the ground were blackened shapes of human re mains, limbs, heads and trunks, scorched and torn. The victims were mostly Malays, Kaffirs and Chinamen, the whites being in the minority at Viedendorp, but quite a number ol white people, including six girls, were killed. In 15 minutes after the explosion the bodies of 40 dead persons, horribly muti lated, were picked up and carried away, while the searching, of the ruins was continued without intermission. Over 200 of the seriously injured persons were also carried away, and hundreds of others taken to places where they might be cared for. A Decided Sensatron. San Feancisco, Feb. 20. Mrs. Mary A. Davidson has joined Mrs. Cooper in preferring charges against Rev. C; O. Brown. Mrs. Davidson's charges, as for mulated under separate headings, are as follows: Adultery, with Martha Over man, the use of ergot to hide the crime; the removal of the evidence of adultery and crime ; deception as to Miss Over man's career in literature at the time when Mrs. Davidson alleged that Miss Qverman's was Brown's mistress; de ception in seeking prayers for tempta tions ; deception as to penitence and re- consecration; deception coupled with threats. At the evening session a sensation was sprung. Mrs. Stockton went on the stand and while she did not sav so in so many words, she intimated that Dr. Brown had been unduly intimate with her and that their relations were known to Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Stockton said that Dr. Bown had kissed her and taken lib erties with her. They had, gone on long walks and had dined at Mason Richie, a French resturant. Qnce while she was sick in ber room with grippe, Dr. Brown had called and kissed her. Later she said Brown had wronged her. On cross- examination Rey. Williams, a member of the council, asked her if their rela tions had been those of husband and wife. Mrs. Stockton started to answer but her attorney interrupted her and ' told her not to answer the question un less the reporters present wonld agree not to publish the answer. The ques tion was withdrawn. says : James S. Clarkson, of Iowa; George Christ, of Arizona and other members of the republican national committee here, are responsible for a project, which is said to have the concurrence of repub licans all over the country, for the build ing in this city of a great headquarters where members of the party from every state can find a political home. The es timated cost of the proposed structure is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. It is to be built by general contributions, and each state in the Union is to be called npon to furnish some of its pecul- ' lar products for the building. The scheme, Mr. Clarkson said would be brought to the attention of the national committee at its next meeting, and if indorsed by that body, it will probably -be given formal approval. According to a statement at the Fifth- avenue hotel last evening, delegate.) to St. Louis from various congressional dis tricts have been agreed upon. Among these are ex-Controller Frank Hendricks and Henry B. Coraan. Fred G. Weaver and Frank Storey, from the Oneida dis trict, ana xienry tiara and State Con troller James Roberts, from Erie county. Will Mot Interfere. Washington, Feb. 20. The president has refused a pardon in the case of F. M. Ohalston, sentenced in Oregon to ten years of hard labor, for forgery. The presidentin his indorsement, says: "I am decidedly in favor of the strict pun ishment of persons guilty of crimes for which this prisoner is now suffering im prisonment. An offense involving for gery, swindling the poor and needy vet eran soldiers, and tho prostitution of the benevolent conditions of the govern ment, as embodied in the pension . aws, does not in the slightest degree more me to clemency." ludlan Baud Muslo. P. Kalama, a Warm Springs Indian, and leader of an Indian band of sixteen pieces at the reservation, has written a letter to Rupert & Gabel, asking The Dalles to employ the baud for our next Fourth of July celebration. The letter, which is written in a good business hand, correctly spelled and punctuated, is as follows : - "I will ask you folks whether you can get a job for my brass band on the 4th of July in The Dalles, provided the people there would celebrate the 4th. Of course its a long ways from the 4th, but I want to advertise ourselves beforehand. . P. Kalama."' By ail means let us have the Indian band, if we celebrate.' It will be c great advertisement and will attract people from a distance of 50, perhaps 100 miUs- band of aborigines blowing horns, keeping time and playing correctly by note, would be a novel sight to most of us and will be worth seeing. For Rent. A good, responsible tenant can rent fine farm of 160 acres, situated ten miles from The Dalles. Apply to W. E. Campbell, Endersby. ill-dw2w Much of life's misery is due to indi gestion ; for who can be happy with a pain in his stomacn i as a corrective and strengthener of the alimentary or gan?, Ayer's pills are invaluable, their use being always attended with marked! benefit. Piles of peoples have piles, but De- Witt's Witch Hazol Salve will cure them. When promptly applied it cures scalds . burns without the slightest pain. nipes- Kinersly Drug Co. A Political Borne. Naw York, Feb. 20. A local paper Did you know? That we have opened up a Wholesale Liquor House at J. O. Slack's old stand?. The purest Wines and Liquors for family use. STUBLING & WILLIAMS Four Dollars Cord. Four dollars will now buy a cord of good oak wood delivered at your wood shed. We will sell at this pries for time to reduce our Stock. ' deci8-tf Jos, T. Pktkbs & Co.