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VOL. VII.
THE DALLES, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1894.
NO. 69.
I tmSxSrti M, if 1W1M (lie.
A CRITICAL POSITION
BriM Troops Harft Pressed
Triliesmen.
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A DETACHED PARTY SLAUGHTERED
The Breach- of Promise Suit of Madeline
Pollard Against the Silver Haired .
Senator from Kentucky.
Calcutta, March 9. Dispatches from
the scene of operations of the British
against the Abor tribesmen annnounce
serious losses to the British. - Captain
Maxwell, with a force supposed to
consist ot 60 men, sent after the tribes
men, had been so hard pressed he was
lorceii to retreat after considerable loss.
After destroying his fortified camps, a
party of . 30 men and four officers in
Assam, escorting a provision train, were
surrounded by thousands of tribesmen
and after two days resistance all were
killed. The entire expedition is in a most
critical situation. Reinforcements are
being hurried forword in the hope of
rescuing" Maxwell's column.
POLLABD - BRBCKINKIDOK CASS.
Plaintiff
and Defendant
Courtroom.
Both In the
Washington, March 9. The hearing
of the Pollard-Breckinridge suit was re
sumed in the district court this morning.
Miss Pollard was one of the first to
appear, accompanied by ' two elderly
ladies. . Though subjected to the con
stant scrutiny of the throng which filled
the courtroom, she seemed perfectly at
ease. Colonel Breckinridge came late,
but fresh and smiling. The case opened
with the statement of Lawyer Calderon
Carlisle to the jury, reciting the contrast
in the positions of the parties to the suit,
rehearsing how Breckinridge took ad
vantage of Miss Pollard's youth when
she was a schoolgirl of 17 ; that under
promise of marriage after the death of
his then living wife, made before credi
ble witnesses, he became the father of
her three children; .how he failed to
keep his promise and married another
woman, and how she endeavored to
leave him then, but bad been pursuaded
to continue as his mistress ' because of
her love for him. During his address
the plaintiff flushed crimson, trembled
violently and buried her face ia her
handkerchief. Breckinridge chatted un
concernedly with his attorneys. ...
Carlisle said his client did not claim
to be devoid of fault or blame, but there
was a breach of promise which was at
issue. He then sketched her life. She
was a brilliant girl, of. common parent
age, anxious to rise. As a country girl,
uneducated, she met J. (J. Kaoaes, a
man of means, not of high station, who
became enamored of her, and promised
to educate her if she would' marrv him
She signed an agreement to that effect.
Afterward, when he was pressing her
for a fulfillment of the agreement, she
asked Breckinridge's counsel. He came
and at once began to take advantage of
her youth and lack of knowledge of the
world, accomplishing his purpose under
promise of marriage after his wife's
death, and had introduced her as his
promised wife into the first families of
the city.
Then Attorney Phil Thompson ' an
nounced the defense would reserve their
opening statement till the conclusion of
plaintiff's testimony. Attorney Wilson
demanded that certain books, one con
taining a Christmas card given plaintiff
by' defendant, taken by counsel for de
fense, be returned. Defense asked that
the book be more accurately described.
The court held the description sufficient.
During the colloquy plaintiff broke into
hysterical and inarticulate sobs and ex
clamations. MB8. BLACKBURN THE FIRST WITNESS.
. - Mrs. Julia C. Blackburn, widow of the
late Governor Blackburn, of Kentucky,
was the first witness. . She testified that
in the spring of 1893, in Washington,
Colonel Breckinridge brought Miss Pol
lard to her and asked her kind care and
protection for the young lady, adding
that as soon as a sufficient time elapsed
after the death of his wife he intended
to. marry her, in spite of the fact that he
was old enough to be her father, being
31 years her senior. At another time he
told Mrs. Blackburn, when she chided
him for forgetting his devotion to his
former wife, that he had discovered Miss
. fonara was in love witn mm, ana as a
man of honor he felt bound to marry
her: At another time he asked witness
to allay Miss Pollard's-jealousy.. Mrs
Blackburn asked him if he- bad given
her cause and he declared on his 'honor
he had not. This was when he was pay
ing attention to Mrs. Wing, of Louia-
" ville, whom he subsequently married.
Mrs. Blackburn, related how Miss Pollard
.- once in her presence urged Breckinridge
to fix the day, but be put her off, saying
he would fix it later.
On cross-examination Mrs. Blackburn
said Miss Pollard on social occasions
bore herself like a lady. As to her feel
ing toward Miss Pollard, she said she
felt eorry for any woman compelled to
fight her own battles, adding, as ebe
turned flashing eyes on Breckinridge,
Just the sorrow Iieel at being com
pelled to appear here, when, if I had the
defense of a husband, it would never
have been necessary.
Suicide at Salem.
Salem, Or., March 9. About 8 o'clock
jthis morning Elijah Bressler, a work-
ingman, about 26 years of age,-com
mitted suicide by shooting himself in
the left side of the bead with a shotgun
tearing an enormous hole in his
head. Death was instantaneous. Bress
ler had been acting queerly for several
days. Last night he was a raving maniac
and begged his wife to give ljim the gun
which had been hidden from him, that
he might kill himself. This morning
he had become quieter and asked for the
gun, saying he wanted to go hunting.
His wife gave it to him and in a few
minutes, without warning, he said,
"Here goes," and discharged thecontenls
into his head.
Klrst Boat Today.
Washington, March 9. Tomorrow
morning the republican add democratic
members of the finance-' committee will
have their first .bout over - the tariff bill.
A. prominent member of the majority
said this morning that he was confident
that if there is a contest the democracy
would come off triumphant, lhe re
publicans have said they proposed to in
8ist that the men who have framed the
bill made public yesterday should assign
the reasons for the changes they . have
made in the existing law.
NEWS NOTES.
A final vote on the Bland bill will be
taken Thursday. '
Governor Flower has directed . the
mayor of Troy to sift the election frauds
and riot of Tuesday to the bottom, no
matter whom it hits.
McKae has introduced in the house a
bill providing that all lands Included
within the limits of any Indian reserva
tion, the disposal of which has been or
may be authorized by treaty with any
Indian tribe, or in any law of the United
States, and not already opened, shall be
opened to settlement under the pro
visions of the bill.
In the federal court at Wicfiita, Kan.,
Judge Williams held that inmates of
soldiers' homes, otherwise qualified,
could exercise their franchise under the
constitution of Kansas at an election
held in the precinct in which the home
is located. This decision renders the
populist act of 1893 . unconstitutional..
That act provided that inmates of the
soldiers' homes would not be allowed to
vote. '
Strength aud Health.
If you are not feeling strong and
healthy, try Electric Bitters. If "la
grippe" has left you weak and wea'7,
use Electric Bitters. This remedy acts
directly on liver, stomach and kidneys,
gently aiding those organs to perform
their functions. If you are afflicted with
sick headache, you will find speedy and
permanent relief by taking Electric
Bitters. One trial will convince yon
that this is the remedy you need. Large
bottles only 50c. at Snipes & Kinersly's
drug 8 tore.
A. Terror to Postmen.
There is a little green card in use by
the post office department that is a ter
ror to careless letter carriers. This
card is dropped in a letter box; on it is
marked the time when it should be
taken out. A record is kept at the of
fice, and if that. card does not turn up
when due, it is clearly to be seen that
the carrier has not taken.the mail from
one box, at least. When there is any
complaint on the pa'-t of the citizens
about the tardiness of the local mails,
the tell-tale card is dropped in one or
more boxes in the district from which
the complaint comes, s It is, however,
not . necessary that there should be
complaints, for frequently the cards are
put in the boxes of efficient men. Of
course they are' happy when they dis
cover them. . When a box is missed in
which there is a green card the carrier
is bound to get into trouble, and very
serious trouble at that. This card has
been in use for a g-ood many years in
all parts of th.e country. ; . '
Poison the squirrels.
Snipes & Kinersly's. ' r
Sure
Shot at
Ask your dealer
Stove Polish.
for Mexican Silver
Use Mexican Silver Stove Polish
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the printer,
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Feb. 1st.
Mexican Silver Stove Polish causes no
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NEWS OF THE STATE.
Wasco, will have a republican rally
Friday.'
The Burns militia are preparing to
build a large armory hall. The building
if to be 50x150 feet with galleries. ' If
the boys succeed in bringing this project
to a successful termination, it will be a
great thing both for the town and troop.
Harney Times.
Oregon is to be honored next week by
the presence of one of the delegates to
the world's parliament of religions, one
of them, too, who awakened deep inter
est. B. B. Nagarkar of Bombay, dele
gate from the Brahmo Somaj of India, is
the man. He will lecture in several
places in the state. ,
Umatilla county politicians are 'agi
tated over the question, can the Indians
vote? On the reservation are 394 Cay-
uses, 196 Umatillas and 4ob Walla
Wallas, including mixed blood sin every
instance. There would be as many as
450 or 500' in case the Indians are al
lowed to drop their ballots in the boxes
on June 5th. . .
A Columbia county husband 'Cad a
family difficulty with his wife, and when
the information he was seeking was not
forthcoming he seized her and held her
face in a pah of -water until conscious
ness was. nearly gone, when he let pp
and began to restore her to her senses.
The man then went to town and pro
cured, the seryices of, a young lady of
Vernonia. - The -injured wife told her
how 'she was ..treated, and thinking the
story improbable- asked about it. The
man gave no explanation only to throw
a burning lamp at her, which fortu
nately did not hit her. The next morn
ing she left for home, and did not even
stay for breakfast.
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Lucas County.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
. 'V BP
is the senior partner of the. firm of F. J.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the
City of Toledo, county and state afore
said, and that said firm will pay the sum
of One Hundred Dollars for each and
every case- of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the nee of Hall's Catarrh
Cure. . Frank J. Cheney.-
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
ray presence, this btn day of December,
A. SJ. 1886. A. w. (iLEASON,
seal. Notary Public. '
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on' the blood and mu
cous surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials, free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
For the Protection of Game.
For the benefit of those who inno
cently are violating the game laws, we
publish the amended law which passed
the last legislature.
Section 1 of the amended act reads as
follows : . "It shall . be unlawful, within
the state of Oregon, to kill or destroy
any prairie chicken, except during the
months of July; August and September
of each year. It shall be unlawful to
kill or destroy any ringnecked Mongo
lian - pneasant, or any ot the various
kinds of pheasant imported . into this
Etate by the Hon. O. N. Denny, or any
quail, bob-white or pheasant in that
portion of the state of Oregon lying.east
of the Cascade mountains." -
Section 13 provides that "Any person
who shall be found guilty of any of the
offenses defined in the foregoing section
shall be punished by a fine of not less
than $15 nor more than $100, together
with costs of prosecution in said action,
and in default of the payment of said
fine, shall be imprisoned' in the - county
jail one day for each $2 thereof." Sec
tion 14 provides, that "One half of all
fines collected under the provision of
this act 'shall be paid to the informer,
the balance into the countv treasnrv.
Any justice of the peace has jurisdiction
of the offenses defined in this act."
The experience of Geo. A. Apgar, of
German Valley, N. J., is well worth re
membering. He was troubled with
chronic diarrhoea and doctored for five
months and was treated by four differ
ent doctors without benefit. He then
began using Chamberlain's Colic, Chol
era and Diarrhoea Remedy, of which one
bottle effected a complete cure; - It is
for sale by Blakeley & Houghton, drug
gists. -. ; - '
If you wish to see a fine assortment of
oranges, lemons and "bananas just call
and see the display at H. H. Campbell's,
next door to the postoffice
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.
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THE CHURCHES.
Christian church service for tomorrow
Social service at 11 o'clock. Sunday
school at 12 :30. Preaching at 7 :30 by
Rev. Troy Shelly.
Methodist Episcopal church Preach
ing by the pastor at 11 a. m. and 7 :30 p.
m. ; " Sunday school after the morning
service; . Junior League at 5 p. m. ; Ep
worth League at 6 :30 p. ni. ; clasB meet
ing Sunday at 10 a. m. and Tuesday at
7 :30 p. m. ; prayer meeting Thursday at
7 :30 p. m. All are cordially invited.
The Congregational church, corner of
Court and Fifth streets. Sunday ser
vices as usual. At 11 a, m. and 7 :30 p.
m. worship, and a sermon by the pastor,
W. C. Curtis. Sunday school im
mediately after the morning service.
Meeting of the Young People's Society of
Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p. m'. All
persons not worshipping elsewhere are
cordially invited. .
Backlen'i Arinc salve.
The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fevei
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi
tively cures piles, or no pay required.
It is guaranteed, to give perfect. satisfac
tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents
per box. For sale by Snipes & Kin
ersly. ' : '
Advertised Letters.'
Following is the list of letters remain
ing in the postoffice "at The Dalles un
called for, . Friday, March 9th, 1894.
Persons calling for same will give date
on which they were advertised :
Blalock, Mr J G. Baumgardner, Asa
Bennett. Mr Thos Brown, Mr Alden
Doran, Mr J V George, Mr H J
Pearson. MisB Mary Ferguson, Oh as
Kernery, Mr John Knechtly, Mr A
Penet. Mr M
moore, vv -.
Ramus, Mr Thos
Lnnwalt, John A -Winter,
Mr Frank
Watson, Mr W H
McAudie, Mr Jas
Rice, J C - '
Wilson, Mrs R G
Webber. EM
Waffer. Miss Ida (2)
Package,
Lamb, Dr J L
M. T. Nolan, P.
M.
Unnecessary Misery
Is endured by . bilious and dyspeptic
sufferers who neglect to take Simmons
Liver Regulator. Headache, constipa-.
tion and indigestion are cured by this
pure, vegetable ren.edy.
Now is the time to kill squirrels. Sure
Shot at Snipes & Kinersly's.
. S. Gov't Report.
This Space. Reserved.
Wait for Monday, March 12th
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Castoria does not contain morphine, opium, or other narcotic property. '
"?aoria assimilates tho food, regnlatwi the stomach and powols, j
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that it im "jTit as good" and " will answer every pnrpose."
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Nursing Corsets, Misses' Waists, Children's Waists,
Shoulder Braces and Hose Supporters made to order.
. At the Pacific Corset Company's Factory, north
east of the Fair Grounds.. It desired each garment
- will be fitted before being finished. . Call at the fac
tory and examine our " goods, or drop a card in the
office, and our agent wili call and secure your order.