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VOL. VII THE DALLES, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1894. NO. 302 A COWARDLY MURDER Young Drug Clerk Horribly Mutilated. ROBBERY THE PROBABLE MOTIVE Steamer Montaerrat Probably Lost Bar ing the Recent Storm Murderer of Mian Ging Indicted. San Fkancibco, Dec. 14. At 1 o'clock this morning, Policeman O'Day found wide open the door of the St. Nicholas drng store, corner Hayes, Larkin and Market streets. He investigated, and within found Eugene Weir, a night drug clerk, lying dead at the foot of a steep and narrow stairway. The cash drawer was found open with only 10 cents left. An examination of the body showed that it. was a case of murder of the most atrocious kind. In the left breast and side were found 28 stab wounds evidently made by a sharp blade about an inch wide. The knife had been driven in with a great force. The murder was evi dently done for the purpose of robbery. The murderer had slipped in behind the prescription counter, where he was se cure from observation from the street, got behind his victim, stabbed him, and then threw his body down the steep stairs into the basement. It was the habit of Weir to count the cash every day at the close of business, and when counted it was put in a secret drawer be neath the counter. This the murdered man had evidently done before he was attacked, and the robber failed to find the place. In default of the right drawer the robber, or robbers bad pulled out and ransacked three or .four other drawers in , behind the counter but . not the right one. ' Weir was a mere boy. Tragic Death of a .Forcer. Omaha, Dec. 14. The St. Clair hotel, in this city, was the scene of a tragic ending to a man hunt yesterday, in which Earl Gordon, a young commission merchant, wanted for forgery, brought to bay by the police, blew his brains out rather than surrender. Several days ago Gordon forged the name of an ac quaintance to a check for a small amount to tide him over the day's busi ness, intending to make it good before the crime was discovered. He over looked some of the details, the bank re ported the forgery and the police notified Gordon that he was wanted. He dis appeared from bis place of business. His presence at the hotel was reported yesterday and the detectives surrounded the place. As the police were about to enter his room a revolver shot was heard, and they found Gordon dead at the fee of i Dolly. Edwards, a s notorious ...woman. A letter was found in his. pocket stating that when all hope of escape was cat off he proposed to take his own life rather than go to prison. . A Guf of Grave Robbers. i Grand- Haven Mich., Dec. 14. Grave robbing for the purpose of selling the dead bodies is nothing new, but the business of robbing the graves for the purpose, of: getting the coffins to sell again is ratber a new industry. A sys tematic business has been made of rob bing country graveyards in Michigan, northern Indiana and Illinois for some time. The fact developed today that these coffins were sent to Chicago. De tectives who were working on the case for several weeks find that mnny new graves have been opened, the bodies re 'moved from the coffins and thrown back into the grave, the earth replaced and the coffins shipped to Chicago. This Chicago firm, whose identity the detea tives decline to reveal, had a staff of agents going about from place to place getting these coffins. . They were sold to small country firms : remote from . the place where they were stolen. The de tectives say these agents not only took Highest of all in Leavening Power. )l)f f,) v the coffins, but also robbed the corpses of anything valuable. They have already nnder surveillance half a dozen of the grave-robbing vandals. Badd Again "Wins. San Fbancisco, Deo. 14. The action begun by Chairman Cornwall, of the re publican state central committee, to contest the election of James H. Budd as governor, was thrown out by the state supreme court this morning. The court sustained the demurrer .en tered by counsel for defendants, the San Francisco board of election commis sioners, and refused to grant Cornwall's application for a writ of mandate to compel the election commissioners to appear and show cause why they should not throw out and refuse-to count the returns from 66 precincts in this city, in which there had been irregularities. The only alternative now left the repub licans is to carry the contest into the state legislature. In effect the decision is that the de fect in the certificate of the precinct officers may be supplied at any time be fore the vote-is canvassed. In this case the returns had been so amended in all of the precincts as to conform to the law, so the supreme court will not in terfere. The court had no written de cision, and the case was quickly disposed of in brief remarks by Justice Beatty. 1 Hang Chang Again. London, Dec. 14. A New Chang dis patch says the Japanese are within thir teen miles of the south port. - A Nangin dispatch says Li Hung Chang's nephew, Chang Bon, has been arrested for peculations, and his prop erty has been seized. A Tien-Tsin dispatch says that an or der has been issued for the arreBt of Li Hung Chang's son-in-law, for fraudulent practices. Shing, taotal of Tien-Tsin, is reported to have , been dismissed from office on account of his inability to raise a war loan. He will be succeeded by Wang Fah Woong. A. dispatch from Shanghai says. Gen eral Wei,. who was supposed to have been' executed for cowardice at Ping Yang, is in prison at Pekin. He ad mits that the man beheaded as General Wei was procured at his instigation to represent him. Steamer Montserrat Probably Lost. San Fbancisco, Dec. 14. The steamer Montserrat, the notorious blackbirder, is overdue nearly four days from Nanaimo. The vessel is loaded with coal. Unless she has broken down the chances are she has . gone to the bottom of the ocean. The steamer pulled out from Nanaimo a week ago Wednesday, and the Farallon left Tacoraa seyeralhours later. The rough experience of the latter veesel has already, been, published. . Captain Rob erts, of the Farallon, fears for the safety of the Montserrat. All the way down he saw nothing of her. Captain Meriman, of the India, which arrived yesterday afternoon, did not bring any encourage ment for those who are anxiously await the overdue, vessel. He announced it as his opinion that she was lost. The steamer Walla Walla also saw nothing of the Montserrat, and there is strong reason to believe she is lost. Supplies Sent to-Tillamook Sock. Astoria, Or., Dec. 14. P.; L. Chervy, British ' vice-consul . at this place, this morning received a dispatch from Ho- quiam, Wash., stating the barkentine North Bend, sighted on Sunday a large British ship in ballast in latitude, north 46:43; longitude 125 degrees. She was on her . beam ends. Her suit of sails and foretop mast were gone. The bark entine waited two hours but no signal of distress came. The Columbine left out again this morning with supplies and mechanics for the disabled Tillamook light. It is not thought that she will be able to make a landing at the rock, as the sea is still very rough. Feed wheat for sale cheap at Wasco Warehouse. . tf. The Chronicle prints the news. Latest U. S. Gov't Report i mm.- i it " Verdict Against Debs and the A. It. IT. Leaders. Chicago, Dec. 14. "Guilty as charged" was the finding announced to day by Federal Judge William Woods against President Eugene V. Debs, of the American Railway Union. The same finding was reached against Amer ican Railway Union leaders on trial with Debs. Judge Woods' opinion overruling the claim of the defense that the injunction against the American Railway Union leaders was invalid on the ground the court had no jurisdiction to deter mine a case in which an injunction was ordered, and that though possessed of such jurisdiction, the court lacked or ganic power to make the order in ques tion, was very long and cited many au thorities. The court held the same pro tection given commerce on rivers can be extended under the existing law to com merce on railroads. Referring to the contention that the act of July 2, 1890, was directed wholly at trusts and not against organizations of labor in any form, Judge Woodd pointed out that workingmen, if they conspired with cap italists to prevent the moving of Pull man cars would be guilty of conspiracy, and it .would be absurd to say they should' not be equally guilty if they did the same without the aid of the capital ists. Judge Woods held that the de fendants did deliberately violate the or der of the court, by directing the strikers to intimidate the men from taking their places. Admonitions against violence were sent out by the defendants, but it was not intended they should be heeded. The disturbances at Blue Island were the result of speeches made by Debs and Howard. In sentencing the other de fendants Judge Woods said : "The punishment shall be neither vindictive nor trivial. These men were in wilful contempt under what legal ad vice I should like very much to, know. Theee men were leaders in a great meas ure of lawbreakers, and are responsible as leaders. The ignorant men who fol lowed them have been punished. Debs is more responsible than any of the others. He is a man of marked ability and power over men. I feel constrained to discriminate between him and the others. The punishment against all the defendants except Debs is three months in jail, and against Debs six months." SlOO Reward, 100. 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 n all its stages and hat is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure ia the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con stitutional disease, requires . a constitu tional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the founda tion of the. .disease, and ..giving the. pa tient strength.by building up the. consti tation and assisting nature to do. its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its cuitivati ve powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of TeBtimonals. Address. F. J. Cheney .& Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c PORTLAND EXPOSITION. Opens ' December 1, 1894, and January 'l5, 1895. Closes During this time the Dalles, Portland & Astoria Navigation Company will sell tickets from The Dalles to Portland and return, including two meals on the steamer Dalles City at $2.50. Tickets limited to ten days from date of sale. Regulator will leave ,at 7 a., m. , and the Dalles City will arrive at Portland at 5 -.30 p. m. Quick transfers at the locks. W. C. Allawat, . nov22-tf Gen. Agent. How to Make Money. , By presenting , all Wasco county war rants registered prior to January 10, 1891, at my office, and get your money for them, and buy new warrants with the same. Interest ceases after this date, Dec. 10, 1894. Wn, Michem., County Treasurer, Wasco County, Or. yie are not giving away stoves ; but we will sell our heaters until Christmas at eott, to clear up stock. This is your chance. ,Mats & Cowb. (jain sacks for sale at the Wasco warehouse. tf All pain banished by Dr. Miles' Pain Pills. Silks for Fancy For 65c per yard. 32-inch Fancy, Figured INDIA SILKS. Regular Price, 85c yd ; Present, In beautiful shades and designs. $1.00 per yard. 32-inch Oriental Designs, INDIA SILKS. Regular price, $1.25 yd; present, $1 yd Most appropriate for Sachet Bags, Ac. for Infants and Children. . Caatoria promotes Digestion, and overcomes Flatulency, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, and Feverishness. Thus the child is rendered healthy and its sleep natural. 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THE DALLES. - OREGON A General Banking Business transacted Deposits received, subject to Sight Draft or Check. Collections made and proceeds promptly remitted on day of collection. Sight and Telegraphic Exchange sold on New York, San Francisco and Port land., DIRECTORS. D. P. Thompson. Jno. S. Schknck. Ed. M. Williams, Geo. A. Liebb. . H. M. Bball. Snipes-Kinersly Drug Co. -DEALERS IX Pure Drugs Cecals, FINE JJNE OF IMPORTED and DOMESTIC CIGARS At Our Old Place of Business. MND CKP TO MKTCH. Just Opened, Made to Our Special M. Work, the 85c per yard. 32-inch Plain Shades ' - PURE INDIA SILKS. Regular, $1 ; present, 85c. In delicate and dark shades. $1.00 per yard. I 22-inch - I FANCY BROCADES, ) in rich and i Elaborate Patterns. : i Regular price, $1.50 yd ; present, $1 yd. j . This is undoubtedly the best offer ever made on these Brocades. DOORS, WINDOWS, SHINGLES, FIRE BRICK, FIRE CLAY, LIME and 1 CEMENT, Window-Glass and Picture Moulding". ZE3I. C3-Xj IE ismsT. Order. 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