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VOL. VIII
THE DALLES, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1895.
NO 253
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION
Two Men Killed at Fair
haven, Washington.
TWO BOILERS BLOWN TO PIECES
List of Overdue mod Missing Ships In
creasing; Ieatli of Ambassa
dor Kustis' Wife.
Fairhaven, Wash., Oct. 26. A ter
rific 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 aa wrecking
the mill property.
There were four large boilers in the
mill, only one of which was in use at
night to run the dryer. The fireman had
just Btarted 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 he turned hot steam into them
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 ha9 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
bruised, 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 Orerdae.
San 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 vessels concerning
which there is anxiety are Lady Law
rence, from Newcastle for Valparaiso, on
which 55 per cent reinsurance has been
paid ; the Middleburn, 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
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 come but not serious
anxiety, are about as many more souls.
On the vessels that are posted aa 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 Letter.
San Fkancisco, Oct. 26. The Exam
iner says the contents of the mysterions
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 Eev. Gibson and
another man prominent in church affairs
bending over the body of Blanche La
mont. The Examiner eajs 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.
Ambassador Knstls' Wife.
Paris, Oct. 26. Mrs. Sames B.Eustis,
wife of the United States ambassador,
died suddenly this morning at Batoath,
Ireland, of heart failure. She had been
ill only a few days.
Mrs. Eustis, at the time of her death,
waa visiting at the country residence of
her nephew, William Eustis. Mr. Eus
tis bad ju9t been notified of the illness
of his wife, and was at the embassy, pre
paring to start for Ireland, when he re-
ceire.1 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 his physicians permit he will
proceed to Ireland.
The funeral ceremonies will probably
take place at Batoath, and the body will
be shipped from Queenstown 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 bv General John C.
Black, United States district attorney.
The gentlemen were officers of a life in
surance company, a semi-tontine feature
of which waa 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.
Inhere are so many accidents to live
stock whicn cause delay and loss to the
farmer in his work. In a large number
of Instances the delay would be but
trifling if a remedy was promptly applied.
Dr. J. H. McLean's Volcanic Oil Lini
ment has for many years been regarded
as the farmer's friend. Its healing on
flesh of domestic animals is immediate
and permanent. Price 25c, 50c and $1.00
per bottle. For sale at Snipes-Kinersly
Drug Co.
A Tender Wrecked.
Victoria, B. C, Oct. 26. The domin
ion lighthouse tender Quadra is on a
reef at Graham island, 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.
Mr. A. A. Snyder, Supt. Poor Farm,
Winneshelk Co., Ia., says : Last winter
Mr. Robert Leach used two boxes of De
Witt's Witch Hazel Salve and cured a
large running sore on his leg. Had
been under care of physicians for
months without obtaining relief. Sure
cure for Piles. Snipes-Kinersly Drug
Co. '
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.
There are, perhaps, still a few who
would unite with the railroad monopoly,
such as some 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 aa our slaves, and
have you do our bidding and serve us;"
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 fruits of our efforts.
C. W. B.
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NOTICE.
To All Whom it May Concern:
By order of the Common Council of
Dalles City, made on the 7th day of Oc
tober, 1895, and entered on record in the
records of Dalles City on the 8th day of
October, 1895, -notice is hereby given,
that the crosswalks on the following
stieets, in said city, have been declared
dangerous, by said city council, on said
7th day of October, 1895, and the said
council is about to proceed and make
the improvements as hereinafter stated,
and said improvements of all said cross
walks, and of each of them, will be made
by said common council, after fourteen
days from the first publication of this
notice, towit : October 9, and the cost of
such improvements and of each of them,
will be charged and levied upon the cor
ner lots, cornering upon the street or
streets, intersected by such crosswalks
and upon all lots oi parts thereof, to the
center of each block cornering upon such
intersection, as by charter provided.
The crosswalks declared dangerous
and about to be improved and built are
as follows, towit :
1. To build a crosswalk, on the west
side of Washington street, across Second
street.
2. To build a crosswalk on the north
side of Fourth street, across Court street.
3. To build a crosswalk, on the east
side of Union street, across Fifth street.
4. To build a crosswalk on the south
side of Second street, acroes Court street.
5. To build a crosswalk on the east
side of Court street, across Seventh
street.
All of said crosswalks will be built and
constructed In accordance with the pro
visions of the charter and ordinances oi
Dalles City.
Dated this 8th day of October, 1895.
G. W. Phelps,
Recorder of Dalles Citv.
Still Another Call.
All county warrants registered prior to
Jan. 14th, 1892, will be paid if presented
at my office, corner 3d and Washington
streets, The Dalles, Or. Interest ceases
after Sept. 22, 1895.
Wm, Micuell,
County Treasurer.
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W. Chalmers, editor of the Chico (Cal.)
Enterprise, "I had an attack -of dysen
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bought a bottle. - A couple of doses of it
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a champion of that remedy for all sto
mach and bowel complaints." For sale
by Blakeley & Houghton, Druggists. '
The WaBco Warehouse Co. have on
sale at their warehouse Seed Wheat,
Feed Wheat, Barley, Barley Chop, Oats
and Hay. Are Eole agents in The Dalles
for the now celebrated Goldendale roller
mills flour, the best flour in the market
and sold only in ton lots or over. 9-tf
Dressmaking Parlors
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