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VOL. VII
THE DALLES, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1894.
NO. 311
A BLOODY CHRISTMAS
CoiiTict Pardoned by Pen
noyer on the Warpath.
ONE MAN SHOT AND THREE CUT
Mysterious Shooting; of a Prominent
linslness Man Convict Killed by a
Guard Drowning Accident.
Pbndleton, Or., Dec. 26. Christmas
day Frank Fletcher, of the Milton neigh
borhood, shot James Ashworth, of Dry
creek. Ashworth is a prominent dele
gate and was a candidate for the nomi
nation for sheriff at the convention last
spring. Frank Fletcher was pardoned
by Governor Pennoyer last June. He
was in the penitentiary for life for killing
Charles Fetrie on Linkton mountain
September, 1S92. Reports by telephone
say Ashworth was shot in the leg and
was not seriously hurt. Fletcher ia not
yet in custody. Sheriff Houser has dep
uties scouring the county for Fletcher,
who is supposed to be hiding in the Blue
mountains. The shooting occurred on
Basket mountain, a few miles from Wes
ton. Fletcher was drunk.
At Echo a big crowd gathered tor a
Christmas dance, and several men drank
too much whisky during the evening. A
row ensued between Dick Williams, of
this place, and Sam Atkinson, of Echo.
Williams drew a dirk and made a savage
rash at Atkinson. Mat Smith and Rob
ert McCullough attempted to prevent a
collision, and Williams cut each one se
verely. He then succeeded in getting at
Atkinson, slashing him in the groin
- and inflicting two wounds six inches
long in his legs. Williams is now in
Pendleton and has not been arrested.
Atkinson is in a precarious condition.
Pyillar Drowning Accident.
Boston, Dec. 26. A very peculiar
drowning accident occurred at the East
Boston side of the South ferry last night.
The ferry boat Winthrop was just enter
ing the slip and had struck the right
hand side of the piling about 25 feet
from the drop. When the boat struck
the piling the crash frightened a horse
attached to a coupe in which Mies Lillian
A. Kute and Austin F. Snow were seated.
With a bound the horse started forward,
and, leaping the chain, crossed the end
of the boat, forced its way through the
gate, and leaped overboard, carrying the
coupe with him. The ferryboat was
stopped instantly and backed, and the
couple were seen in the waier, having in
some way managed to get out ot the
sinking carriage Edward T. Wilson,
the driyer of the coupo, who had left his
carriage unattended on the boat while
he went into the cabin to warm himself,
seized a boathook, and, assieted by sev
eral of the passengers and deckhands,
succeeded in rescuing the woman, but
the man was drowned.
Trying to Kill a .Preacher.
Niles, Mich., Dec. 26. Mysterious
letters have been received by the Eev.
W. A. Welsher, a Baptiet Minister,
during the past few days, all signed
"Brother Whitecap," but evidently
written by more than' one person.
When Welshor was returning trom the
prayer meeting Sunday night, he stum
bled and fell, striking his head and re
ceiving injuries which are liable to re
sult fatally. That this was not an acci
dent was proved by the fact that a man
just ahead of him and another just be
hind did not fall over a piece of wire
stretched across the street, amiarentlv
being pulled taut just as Dr. Welsher ar
Vved. The following letter, signed as
the others, was found on his doorstep
last night : "It was my intention to
break your neck, but I failed. This will
be the last trouble you will eyer make
in church. I will put a bullet through
your heart if you ever come in the
' street unprotected again."
Highest of all in Leavening Power.
&ELU&QU5J'ffI&!f PUKE
Omersbber at Work.
Greenwood. Ind., Dec. 26. Ex-Sheriff
James R. Curry died two weeks ago,
after an illness of long duration which
baffled the best physicians in the state.
A great deal of interest was manifested
in the case by reason of his mysterious
ailment. It was discovered yesterday
that the grave in which the ex-sheriff
had been buried had been opened. In
vestigation showed that the body had
been stolen. The family of the dead
man is rich and powerful, and a large
reward was offered for the recovery of
the body, . .
Indianapolis, Dec. 26. James B.
Curry, ex-sheriff of Johnson county,
was buried a week ago. Today his body
was found in an undertaking establish
ment in this city, undissected. Efforts
will be made to prosecute the gijaverob
bers. Both Smoking And Steaming.
Seattle. Dec. 26. The following mee
sage came to Puyallup by a homing
pigeon sent out today by the Post-Intelligencer
Mount Rainier party, from
Camp Mountamview, at the foot of Car
bon glacier: ,
"While crossing the Winthrop glacier
yesterday, Major Ingraham made a crit
ical examination of Blaine glacier, by
way of which the ascenC to the summit
was to have been made, and found that
the ice and snow was so broken up that
an attempt to climb up would have
proved disasterous. Consequently the
summit was not attempted. The ex
pedition has been an entire success. It
has demonstrated that while the mount
ain has been both smoking and steam
ing, the changes is due principally to tre
mendous avalanches and not to an
eruption. The new peak observed from
Seattle is off Columbia's Crest and was
formed by spiral winds carrying the snow
and whipping it into the cone-shaped
peak described. The party will be home
Friday.
Frond of His Fiendish Work.
Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 26. Jeff
Garrigus, a graverobber who makes no
effort to conceal his ghoulish business has
just made his will, in which he leaves
his body to the Indiana medical college
of this city. He directs that after his
body is dissected by the students and
made the subject of lectures by members
of the faculty, the skeleton ia to be
placed in an upright position in the dis
secting room of the college with the
right hand on the handle of a new spade
and the left foot resting on the blade,
the latter to be highly polished, and the
words, "Jeff Garrigus, the Resurection
ist," printed upon it in large letters.
Garrigus says this is the only monument
he covets, and the faculty have promised
to carry out his wishes to the letter.
Much Ado About Nothing.
San Feancisco, Dec. 26. When the
perjury case of Louis Cohen, the Bald
win hotel colonizer, was called in Judge
Wallace's court today, defense asked for
dismissal on the ground that Cohen was
exempt from prosecution under the par
ity of election laws, as he had given tes
timony in reference to the election
frauds. -The judge sustained the mo
tion, and a jury was impaneled and in
structed to acquit, which it did.
A Police Captain Sentenced.
New Yoek, Dec. 26. Ex-Police Cap
tain John L. Stevenson was sentenced by
Judge Ingraham today to three years
and nine months' imprisonment in Sing
Sing, and to pay $1,000 ririe. December
12, after a trial which lasted three days,
ex-captain waa found guilty of bribery,
he having, while in charge of the fifth
precinct, received four baskets of peaches
from Martin T. Edwards, a produce
dealer.
The Miners Will Not Accept.
Massillom, O., Dec. 26. Miners em
ployed at the Anderson mines have de
clined to accept the rate of 60 cents per
ton, fixed by the arbitration committee
and are idle today. It ia thought all the
miners in the Massillon district will soon
cease work.
Sauer kraut at W. A. Kirby's.
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Latest U.S. Gov't Report
sennit
I Growing
i More Liberal!
That's what the human race '
I is doing particularly the V
I American part of it. j
. There are a few left who are ;
' satisfied with ancient history.
I But most people are ready to I
apply modern progress and (
. common-sense to the treatment i
' of ithe human stomach an
I organ that demands, its rights
whether or no ; that resents the (Z)
. insults of worn-out methods,
' All this is to emphasize thef7
I facts about fs
Dottolene
There was once a prejudice
I against Cottonseed oil. But'
people who are alive, who in- (
. vestigate, who have no bigotry ,
'in tlmir -nmro;5tion have
I found that pure, refined cotton-
seed oil combined with selected fS
, beef suet is a better article in
every conceivable way tnan
I hog's lard. And so they wisely (
I use it for cooking and are cor
respondingly healthy andhap? .
' py. The sales of Cottolenb
I are enormous and constantly 1
I increasing ; a proof that it is
. appreciated by appreciative
persons. Ask your grocer for it.
Bold In three and live pound palls.
1 The N. K. Fairbank Company, '
Btoonis,t;iucago,"ieiorK,iKMKon.
A Mysterious Shooting.
Lexington, Ky., Dec, 25. Dudley C.
Logan, a member of the hardware firm
of Logan & Higgins, a' prominent ex-
confederate, was mysteriously shot
in the yard back of his residence, be
tween 6 and 7 o'clock tbia morning. His
family heard shots, and found him with
a fatal wound in the back of the head.
A pistol waa found by his side with four
chambers empty, but the wound- seems
impossible to be self-inflicted.
A Secret.
If all the ladies knew the simple secret
that a bad complexion ia due to a dis
ordered liver, there would be fewer sal
low faces and blotchy skine. This im
portant organ must' be kept active and
healthy to insure a clear and rosy color.
Dr. J. A. McLean's Liver & Kidney
Balm as a purifier, beats all the creams
and lotions in existence and will pro
duce a more permanent effect. Removes
bad taste in the mouth, offensive breath,
yellow tinge in the ekin, wind on the
stomach and that dull, billioua feeling
which ecurely indicates the torpid
liver. Price $1.00 per bottle. Snipes
& Kinnersly, Drug Co.
A Derelict Towed Into Fort.
Pobt Townsend, Wash., Dec. 26. The
derelict Southern Chief, which was
abandoned last Friday off Cape Flatery,
was towed into port to day by the tugs
Holyoke and Sea Lion. Her masts, rig
ging and cargo of 950,000 feet of lumber
are in good condition. The barkentine
Retriever, from Hadlock, previous to the
tugs taking hold of the vessel, found the
wreck and left a man in charge.
Symptoms of kidney troublea should
be promptly attended to; they are
nature's warnings that ' something is
wrong. Many persona die victims of
kidney diseases who could have been
saved had they taken proper precautions.
The prompt use of Dr. J. H. McLean's
Liver & Kidney Balm has saved thous
ands of valuable lives. If you have any
derangement of the kidneya try it.
Price $1.00 per bottle. Sold by Snipea
& Kineraly, druggists.
Imperfect Armor Plates.
Pittsbcbg, Dec. 26. Officials here de
cline to diacuea the statement that the
Carnegie Company would demand from
the government the repayment of all
fines imposed on account of alleged im
perfection in armor plate.
For a pain in the side or chest there is
nothing so good as a piece : of flannel
dampened with Chamberlain's Pain
Balm and bound on over the seat of pain.
It affords prompt and permanent relief
and if used in time will often prevent a
cold from resulting in pneumonia. This
same treatment is a sure care for lame
back. For sale by Biakeley & Hough
ton Druggists.
The Chronicle prints the new.
We will Sell
at Absolute Cost
LADIES' Embroidered SWISS HANDKERCHIEFS,
, Which, we have been selling as a special at 16c,
' , will close at 12c each.
FELT SHOES and SLIPPERS,
including the celebrated Matteawan Seamless
Felt Shoes, in Red, Drab and Navy.
The Balance of Our Stock of Yarns,
including any shade in stock m the
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Castor! a. promotes Digestion, and
overcomes Flatulency, Constipation, Sour
Stomach, Diarrhoea, and Feverishness.
Thus the child is rendered healthy and its
sleep natural. Castoria contains nc
Morphine or other narcotic property.
" Castoria Is m well adapted to children that
I recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me." H. A. Abcbkb, M. D.,
Ill South Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. T.
For several years I have reoommeilSed your
Castoria, and shall always continue to do so,
as it has invariably produced beneficial results."
Edwu F. Pardee, M. D.,
125th Street and 7th Ave., New York City.
"The use of 'Castoria is so universal and
its merits so well known that it seems a work of
supererogation to endorse it. Few are the In
telligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach.
Cablos Hartth, D. D.,
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LADIES' and G-ENTLEMENS' MACKINTOSH and MISSES' GOSSAMERS,
direct from the largest factory in the world. Rubbers of all kinds.
Boots and Shoes of splendid value j list opened.
BOYS' SUITS,
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Newest goods and best value in Men's Suits, Pants, Hats,
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