. MOU3TAISEEK, Volume XXX
xiMEstoioiJSTAisEEK. " v,It
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BY-
John Michell, Editor and Proprietor.
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H ntered at the Pottofiee at The Dalle. Or., at Second
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L13r OF STATE AMD COUNTY OFFICIALS.
Go-ernur
Secretary of state
Treasurer
Superintendent of
...S. Pennover
. G.W. Mcliriile
Geo. W.Webb
Public Instruction., h. P. Mcfciroy
I J. N. Uolph
-" J. H. Mitchell
B. Hermann
Senators .........
Congressman
State Printer
Shsrift
Clerk
Treasurer
Frank Baker
.Geo. Herbert
, O. H.Thompson
Geo. Rucb
"- " " j George A. Young
H. A. Leavens
. H. Gourlay
.J..' E. F. Sharp
Commissioners
Assessor .........
Surveyor ......... ,
Bupenn ueui. vt
Coroner ....
Public School .... A. C. ConneiJy
WiUiam Uicbell
Professional C rds.
1. B. OOHDOK. ' COSDC.
QONDON fc CONDON,
Attorneys at Law.
OfBce On Court street, opposite the Old Court
House, The Dalles, or.
B. THOMPSON,
'Attorney and Counselor at Law,
' Omen Next door to U. S. Land Office,
.. Will practice in all Courts, and in the U. S. Laou
Office. Collections promptly attenueo to
D
SiDDALL D. D. 8.
Nitrous Oxide or
Laughing Gas Given
For Painless extraction of Teeth. Rooms, sign of
the Golden Tootb, Second Street. , , ,.
.11 .
; DENTIST.;
stn i7.nn,i 9r rA ar V. n 1r . -
A-Sitrous; Oxid and viuiizeu um &vvu
painless -extracting.
0 ,D. POAK. - J. O. IOTD.
B
OYD it DOANE,
Physicians and Snrgebns,..,. .
The DaHwr eregon
nmnf in Vnt hlncic. no-stair... "Entrance from
Seconu street. Office hours, 9 to 12 a, m .l to 4 p .;
""rksidkscts Dr. Boyd, corner of Third rii Lib
erty, near Court House; Dr. Uoafie, over ITcr arland
& French s st-ire. N
D
a. H. LOGAN.
' Orncz: ... '
Booms 2 and 8 in Land Office Bui ldang.
0,
C. HOLL1STER, . - '
Plivriif.ian and Snreeon.
- : ' Rooms over Dalies National Bank-
Office hours 10 A.M. to 1? M., and from 2. to 4 P.M.
- Residence West end of Third street.
H.
L. WATERS, M. D.,
Tlnmwuintliie Physician and Surgeon.
nmta of the Huhneman Medical College of
Philadelpnia.
Office in Max Vogt & Co. s block, upstairs. -
TV
,R. S. B. WALTER.
Physician and Sargeon.
' Disease of Children a speciality. ; Erskinsville
Sherman Co., Oregon. - "
rmATS
S B HUHTIHaTOK
M
f AYS & HUNTINGTON',
Attorneys at Law,
Office In French's Buildinir, Second t, between
WailiinEton and Federal. - -
B
V HOKE. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Room 6,'
i. "ever Postofflce, The Dalles. . apSdaw
E. ATWATEli, ATTORNEY AT LAW, THE
, Dklles, Oregen. .. ... apr 10-wtf
a. B. DrKua.
SCO. STATUS.
UKUR ft W ATKINS,
Attorneys-at-Law.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Rooms over Moody ft MoLeod's store, next door to
m -i. i. n.ajnn. W.Bhinfrtnn Ht
JJENNETT fc WILSON.
Attorneys at Law,
Office in Schanno's building, up-stairs.
The Dalles - - '. "-- Orefton.
;. fc, STOET.
V. fc. BKASSUAW.-
8
TORY ft BRADSHAW,
Attorneys at Law.
The Dalles, Oregon.
J O. KOONTZ, . ..
Ileal Estate.
Insurance and
Aeents for the Scottish Union and National In-
rurance company of Edlnnurgn, ncouasu, vii
-.0.000,000. - " '
Valuable Farms near the City to sell on easy
Imfce over Post Office. The Dalles, Or.
T- .. . .
MCCOY ft MoCOY, BARBERS,' Second Street,
next door to MacEarchero ft MacLeod's. The
cleanest shave, the nobbies hair-cut and most health-
al hath. , . ; . .V.-T--.
GEO. ANDERSON
ALL KINDS OF mi,
t . BevolTera. Ammuaiueal z
Fiahloj Tanklg, Pocket Cutlery, Razors, etc., etc.
Repairing and Sew Work done to Order.
Second Blieet ' THK D.ALLff.0If
ladies, Attention!
A New Invention far Dress Cattting.
r .
A. Self-Instrmctor
That can be used by a man or woman, and which
gives a perfect fit, Price of scale, Including :
- a key of full instructions, s3 50.
' Can be had by calling on or addressing
aua-89 MR8. C. L. PUILLirS The Dalles. Or, "
GEO. T. MORGAN,
JIOOM O. 1
Ia.nd Offiea Bail dine.
sis agent lor
California IsrsBranee Co, of Ban Francisco
aardian. of London.
V.sfakM air TMii4rn
PAUL KREFT.
Artistic Painter and
House Decorator,
The Dallea, Oresen.
Kousc Painting and Decorating a Specialty ' - Na
Inferior and cheap work dope: but good, lasting
work at the lowest prices. ,
oliop- adjoining postolnee on Sdoond btreet.
MT. HOOD SAMPLE ROOMS.-
pest Kentucky Whisky from Louisville.
Vry Best Key West Cigars, '
Best of Wines.
English Porter,' Ale and Milwaukee
Beer always on hand.
UAETZ A PUN'TVT.
- apr 81 II
THE DAIXBS,
CONSOLIDATED 18S2.
' Miscellaneous-
WANTED!
ilyold friends and the public, one and all to coin
and see me in the
Mew Oslunipla Hotel
ON '
UNION AND RAILROAD STS,
Where one can get all the com Torts of Home. My
rooms are furnished With Spring Beds, .and the
Tables second to none in the city. Price same as
before. Meals So cents; Lodging cones.
T- T. NICHOLAS, JProp.r
JVJEITTJrVE
Stoiag Parlors and Bith Rooms,
- lio Front Street,
THE DALLES., - - , - - OREGON.
CHAS. FRAZER, PROP R :'
X2T None but the most skillful artists em
ployed.
Hot and Cold and Showor Baths for the comfort of
patron?.
At the old stand of R. Lnsher.
R. E. Saltmarshe
. . r-AT THK .'.f
East Eaff STOGK YSBDS,
;'WILI. PAY THE '
HiheiStCash Price for
V I
t Hay aridvGnrain.;--
DEALER IN LIVE STOCK.
Trees! Tress! Trees!
FRUIT trees ': '
Ornamental Trees, :
Shade Trees and . ,:
. Timber Culture Trees
' . Ornamental ShrubDery.
Rosen! " Xcosesi
" Greenhouse Plants,.'
We have on hand at this date a few hundred Italian
and Petite Prunes, which we offer at reasonable
prices by the hundred.
THE CELEBRATED NEW PLUM.
2sH A-E I -A. ILvE -A
- We offer 25 cents each. "
Don't be hnmbuged by pavin? ?1 for them, for we
warrant ourx to b genuine MAKIAMA.
Also. CABBAGE and TOMATO PLANTS in lonre
supply. Send for Catalogue and prices.
THE JEWETT NURSERIES
lose'
White Holmon.W.T.
EealEstateJnsurance
' Collection Agency.
Third St,, in Opera Bouse Block.
, .Agent for the
Northwest Firfe and Marine IhsnranccCo.,
Best Bome'Company on the Coast.
- . .. Also Aont for - " .
ietna life and Pacific; Surety, Accident
; ; Insurance; COfflpaniss. :'u :
Hiving been appointed 'corrcsyhdcnt for he
Lombard Investment Co.
I am nreDared to make Loans on rood Sea Estate
S&uritr in Wasco and Giliiam Conn ties, also in,
w aanincion i erntory. - u jou .
WANT MONEY
Call on or address - .. . . C. E. BAYARD,.
... The Dalles, Oim.
Notary Public and Commissioner of beuds for Wash-
FOE ICE CBEAM
asd " . ...
IC EiCOLD; SODA WATER,
-GO TO-
' . 104 Seoond Street. V " '
: Cram & Corson, Props.?
MacEacta & Macleoi .
. Have Just Received a ' V
STOCK
Men s, Youths' and Children's
.'0lo
FURNISHING GOODS.
hhts; sHoes. eTC-
Direct From Manufacturers. - :
l"CaIl and see them at .
' S.Second Streeti
jp PAGAN
MERCHANT : TAILOR
Suitings of all kinds, imported and domestic on
hand. -. ; . . . . - '- ,. ''
FIT WARRANTED.
Nm but ths bjjt bf labor employed anil ajti
ction guaranteed t .' . -' . ... .'
New..
-AT THE-
OHKISMAN. OLD STAND,
194 Third St., The TJalles, Or.
. "--
Will keep on hand a general assortment of ' '
Groceries, Canned Goods,
. , J'eed and,; Provisions,. .
And desire a share of the publie patronage, as ire ex
pect to sell at Prices To Sit flis Hakd Tints. '
v. " f
6 OoodsFresh and Warrranted First-class.
-' wELCii & siiiTn.
Banks.
Tie Dalles National Bank
OF DALLES CITY, OR. .
President, Z. F. Moody
Cashier, ;....M. JL- Moody
General BanMng Business Transacted,
. . . Sight Exchanges soldon
NEW YOUR, ;
SAN FHANCISCO,
PORTLAND, OR
t& Collections made on farorabl tms at all a
ssible- points.
French&COuBankers.
THE DALLES. OREGON.
Transact a General Banking Business,
Collections Made at all Points
on Favorable Terms.
letters or Credit issued, available in
, all parts of the.lJnUed States.
aarSiel Exchanee and Teleeiaphic Transfers sold
on Kew-Vork, Cliicago, St.. Louis, San iiancisco,
Portland. Seattle and walla nana, w. ., anu y-
rious points in Uie?on and Washington Territory
, P. THOMPSON,
President.
, S.SCDEN'CK,
Vice-President
B. M. BE ALL. Cashier,
FIRST
NATION
Of XHE UAL1LE8
. (Successor to) . .
SCIIENK & BE ALL, BACKERS,
TBANSACTS A REGULAR BAN K1SQ BUSINESS,
BUY AND SELL EXCHANGE
COLLECTIOK8 CAREFULLY MADE AND
PROMPTLY ACCOIJJSXISIJ
DRAW ON NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO AND
PORTLAND.
Dlrectorsi
D P Thompsos, T W Spares,
J 8 Scuencr, - Georob A Likbb,
H M Bkaix.
feb
Miscellaneous
B E C K,
' File XeadiiiB
WATCHMAKER
AND JEWELER
. Next to 1st Nat. Bank. . . ,
Si-
0
0:
Alwavs on hand the latest stales of jewelry,
clocks, watches, eta. at the lowest prices. If you
wane something lasting and 'handsome, give Keck
the iewelcracall. . .mch27
J. JFREIMAN,
THE 3L.ELrETt
-r- IN THEj
Boot - and - Shots
Trade,
SOLE AGENT FOl
LAIRD.' SCHOBER & MITCHELL,
. HANAN & SON,
-' EDWARD C. BURT,
and .the W. L. DOUGLASS Celebrated
" $3.00 Shoe.
W.LDOUGLASr
3.001
SHQI
5T Goods sold Cheaper than ever. Call and
xaailne the flue sttick on hand. .
J. Freiman,
filehanuo's llrick. (Second Htreet
HAVE ON HAND
41,000 lbs Rolled Barley,
35,000 lbs Nebraska Corn, ,
20,000 lbs. Bran Shorts,
41,000 lbs Chop Corn and Oats,
vto arrive in a few .days., :.
Also have, a
FINE SELECTED STOGK
:ies
on hand
CHEAP F0RGASH!
Call and.sce far yourselves beV
f6r6 goin' elsewhere. ' " l; :
BROBKS BEERS;
"T', 391 and 394 Second St.,
THE DALLES, - - OR,
' . '' '- ' !
BROOKS
BEERS
THE. DALLES,
TELEG-EAPHIO.
A PRETTY WOMAN'3 HEROISM.
nniiunn. Feb. 20. Misa Amy
Flower, otherwise known by her church
im : Sister Rose Gertrade.is io I bis city
onher way to San Francisco, whence she
will atil to the Hawaiian islands, where
KhR will devote the remaining jeais o
her life to the service of the lepers at
Molokai. She is the petits and pretty
daut'htcr of an English Episcopal clerg
man. She was conveited to Cilhoiicisin
mimwnnuaii member of the Orde;
St. Dominicus with the pope's blessin
and scientific apparatus lor propagating
and observing the Dacinus 01 leprosy
THE CENTRAL PACIFIC OPEN.
Sacramento, Ca!., Feb. 20. lhe cy
clnuu and rotarv plows have at last
broken the new blockade on the Sierra
Isevadas, and if uo more deep snow drifts
uuon the track trains will again oe run
nir.o- within twenlv-four hours. A
number of eastbound passengers who
have been delaied at Co.fax returned to
Sacramento to-night and will proceed
eastward bv the Southern loute. One of
the eastbound trains, which has been on
the road five days, succeeded in reaching
Truckte to day. JSo trains win De sunt
out until all the rails hare been flanged
out, in order to insure safety.
BOLD BOB BREWER.
Brunswick, Ga., Feb. 20. Bob Brewer,
the negro who is responsible tor the not
at iiessup, ua., on jjunsiraas uuy, iu wiucu
many people were killed, nas ueen in
terviewed.- Brewer is coffee-colored and
about six feet tall. During the talk
he leaned oa his rifle, while around bis
waist was a belt full of cartridges, and
two big revolvers were stuck in his belt.
Three of his adherents, fully armed, were
with him at the time ot the talk.
"That trouble at Jessup was the fault
of Deputy Marshal Barnhill,"said Brewer.
'Ho killed my friend last tall, and 1
guess I am, as people say, the cause of
thai auair on Christmas day.' the devil
got into me and I went to Jessup to raise
a row. I shot off my rifle to get them to
arrest me. I had my men posted, and I
knew if they did try to lock me up there
would be trouble. They tried, and I
reckou you know what happened. I just
brought iwnlull down to snow now nice
it was to kill a fellow. I was. sorry I
killed some of the others, but since I've
got my hand in I'd just as lief kill more
of them as not. Tncy won't arrest me,
anyhow, for they're afraid of me." '" '."
VILLARD HAS LOTS OF MONEY. ""'. -
New York. Feb. 20. The 27nie.8ays
it is announced on practical !y -ollicial
authority that the deal, by which . the
Northern Pacific expects to obtain control,
of the (Baltimore & Ohio rajlroadTis being
personally managed by He,nry YjUJard
He has full power and lots ot money. - It
is currently reported that negotiations
are pending betwean C. P. Huntington
and Henry Villard, whereby the former
wi'l become the purchaser of large tracts
of coal lands in the new slate of Wash
ington. The details are withheld, but it
is understood that the acquisition of these
amis win cost iiunlmgton and his asso
ciates several millions, independent of
the money they will expend fortbe'estab
lithnicn t of a line of steamers to develop
traffic.
St. Paul, Feb. 20. A . Pioneer Press1
New York special says: The directors - of
the : Northern Pacific to-day declared a
quarterly d!vidend.of. 1 per cent on pre
ferred stock. The other business trans
acted was routine. Villard was asked re
garding the reports of negotiations ren-
diug between him and C. P. Ilantingtou,
by which JJnntington would purctiase
aree tracts of coal lands in the state of
Washingtpp. Villard declared there was
no truth iu the stories, either as regaros
himself or the Northern Pacific.
St. Paul, Feb. 20. It is said that
nnderihe lease the Wisconsin Central will,
to all extents and purposes,- become a
tbig of the past, and in the future it will
tie known as the Wisconsin Division of
the Northern Pacific -system. This will
carry with it a general consolidation of
officers, both extcutive and general, and
Villard will undoubtedlv be made chair
man of the consolidated board of directors,
and 1. Jr. (Jakes will in all probability be
president ot I lie consolidated properties.
I litre was - some talk, However, to day of
Li. Colby being elected to this position.
STEAM CANNONS.
New York, Feb. 2t. The Times an
nounces that M. Belleville, inventor of
the Belleville tubular boiler, has succeed
ed in adapting his steam generator 'to
furnish a propellent for heavy ordinance
guns, in hen of powder, air or electricity
M. lielleville has lound tba-. bis boikT
wiil supply steam in sufficient quantities
and at the required time to a degree that
will give a 500 pound projectile over four
times the velocity obtained in the present
pneumatic gun. Ibis, adds the limes,
will possibly work a revolution in naval
gunnery.
New York, Feb. 20. It is learned at
the offices of the Pneumatic Dynamite
Gun Company that the order of the British
government for fifty dynamite guns will
uot be given to the company until a test
is made at Sboeburyne3S of a gun soon to
be snipped troin here. The British gov
ernment, it is. said, has fully determined
to adopt the dynamite gun as an auxiliary
to coast delense. England proposes to
errect similar batteries in India, Australia
nd West Indies, and anticipates an order
for fifty guns. It is believed it is only
be commencement.
THE ROPE IN PENNSYLVANIA.' ... l
Belleponte. Pi., Feb. 20. WBlroro
Hopkins was banged here th:s morning
for-the murder of Ms wife aad niutlier-in-law.
When the drop fell the. first, rone
broke and the condemned man was agpia L
lastenea up. lUe drop leil euccessJully
the second tinie. The crime, for which
Hopkins paid the penalty was 'one of the
mot unfeeling ever chronicled. Hop ¬
kins is 29 years old. .In 1S87 ho married
Maggie WigoniBu. For a- year they lived
Happily, but Hopkins became jealous, and
finally left bis wife, who teturned to her
father's home. On September 30, 1S89,
Hopkins went to Wlgomao's house and
deliberately shot both his wife and . her
mother dead. Then running from the
house, be stopped on the ' street and fired
two allots at his own head, but only suc
ceeded in inflictiug slight flesh wounds.
Philadelphia, Feb. 20. Jacob Scboop
and Thomas J. Cole were hanged 'to
gether in Moyamensing prison this morn
ing. ' Srhoop was hanged for the murder
of Anton Schilling, and Cole . for- the
murder of Walter McAllister. Both
mujders were cold-blooded. . ..
BURST THE HALL AFTER THEM, - -
Minneapolis, Feb. 31. A JouruaPs
Helena, Mont., special says ; At 2 o'clock
this morning fire was discovered in the
Granite block, and the building was com.
plctely gutted. There ;sno question but
the fire was caused by firecrackers care
lessly thrown by members of the Repub
lican legislature during tue jollincation
over the wind up of the legislative ses
sion.' The legislature's journal., book
and papers weredestroyed. The -losses
are; -Helena Clothing Company, -$25,-000;
American Express Company, $5000;
T. H. Kleinschmidt, on building, 130,
000, and some minor losses.
" ; SOCIALISTS AND CATHOLICS STRONG -'"'
"'"', FORCES IN GERMANY. .
Berlin, Feb. 21. Results ot the elec
tion io far known account for 234 seats.
As the reicuatag has 897 members, this
leavei 163 to be accounted for. Of the
234, election failed io ninety-two districts,
making supplementary elections necess
ary in those places. The . 142 members
elected are divided between the following
OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1890.
narties: German conservatives 22, im
perialists 10, national liberals 9, centrists
33, - German liDerais n, socialists
P.iIps 3. Alaeatlans 10. democrats 3,
Danes 1. independent liberals 1. '
The National Zeilung estimates from.
returns that the Cartel parties hive al
ready lost eighteen seatf , and says that
owing to these losses oi tiie cartel parties
the government will be unable to secure a
majority in the reichslag. .. '
The socialist vote in Berlin shows an
increase of 33,000; liberal ' vote increase,
8,000; conservative vote decrease, 25.000,
Two socialists are elected in this city,
In' three districts second ballots will be.
necessary.
. Socialists carried . Magdeburg, Altona,
Hamburg, Dresden district, Jjeipsic dis
tnct, Chemnitz, Nureuibuig, Mittelwalde,
Schneeberg and Elberfeld.
The Cartel majority is absolutely des
troved at the elections. The entire
Catholic party has sustained unexpected
success. The liberals stand better tnan
was at first supposed. Lueders, Traeger
and Cartel have ' lost tbeir seats for
Flogan, Gruen berg and Schleswig.: The
Berlin workmen's political conference
will meet next March. The., Swiss con
ference is nos'Doned indefinitely.
The Stutgart Gazelle says that the em
peror, speaking to Count Waldersee, said :
"I regard it as my holy duty to intercede
on behalf of the working classes. I know
not what may come of it, but I wish to
be freo in the future of the charge of
having left anything undone in this
emergency."
BLAINE TRADES WITH CANADA.
New York, Feb. 21 A special from
Washington to the Mail and Exprets
savs: It is reported that an understand -
ing his been reached by Secretary Blaine
and Sir Julian Pauncefote concerning the
fisheries question. The results reached
that American fisheries are to have the
same rights in Canadian waters as Cana
dians enjoy in the American waters, io
secure this concession Blaine is reported,
to have agreed to the admission of British
sealers in Behring sea on the same terms
that American sealers are permitted there.
The secretary, however, extends the priv
ilege merely as an offset, and not as a re
nunciation of the mare elausum policy,
which be has at all times so positively
maintained.
THE STORY OF THE SKELETON.
' The dispatch' from Salem published in
yesterday's Oregonian and purporting to
give an account of the recovery ot tne
remains of Miss Ea Barbank, who was
drowned on the coast north of the Colum
bia river several years ago, was sent by a
drunken young man who has had some
ei'pefte'nceTn newspaper work and thus
abbs to-put 'bis message in such shape
that itwas forwarded and received. The
lellow was laminar witu tne circumstan
ces of the drowning and gave the initials
on the ring so nearly that relatives of the
unfortunate young woman were put to
some trouble in inquiring as to the truth
of tin? story. Their idea was that ti e
ring only had been found and the finder
was seeking to obtain a reward for its
return. 1 ' ' . .- .
TERRIBLE STORM
IN JAPAN.
21. The Pacific
San Francisco, Feb.
Mail bteamer China arrived to day from
Hong Kong and Yokohama. Japan
"papers state that the storm which raged
along the Bosbu coast, January 24, was
very disastrous. , About 1000 fishing
boats, with between 2500 and .3000 fish
ermen, Gritted out to sea. JNine hundred
of these boats, 'with all the men aboard,
were- lost.- - Most of the bodies sack or
were washed out to sea, but duriug the
three' following day's 130 bodies drifted
ashore upoh'the beach and were taken
care of by soirowing relatives. ' The grief
of the families ..and friends was heart
rending.' The same day eleven boats
were wrecked on the sea of .Tobisbima
during the storm, and fifty . fishermen
drowned. January 95 twenty-three fisher
men were drowned on the coast of Mash -
awa misiiima gun.
News is also received of a disastrous
torm wnicii swept along tue loukumo
and Chosi Ktdsusa district the night of
January 28. Over 300 fishing boats that
were out never returned. Funeral core-
monies (or about COO fishermen supposed'
to have been drowned have been observed
Whole villages are in mourning. : .
; JAPAN ..NEWS. .
A rumoi was in circulation in Yoko
hama, the 27th of January, that United
States Minister - John F. Swift, of San-
Francisco, had been mobbed in Tokio.
Telegrams to the legation asking if there
was any foundation for the report received
the following .decisive reply from him:
Tfone whaiever.-; -' '
Four men-of war - for- Japan are at
present . 'in course of - construction -in
Europe. One, the Chisima, which - is
being const i ucted in France, is expected
to be completed about - April;- two, also
being constrncted in Fiance, about June
or July, and. one, at Glasgow, wilt -probably
be completed about the same time.
THE BLOCKADE. '7 " "
' San Francisco," Feb. SI 6a... .the
Oregon road trains are running troni here
to Ashland, transferring . at the scene of
the landslide, at tunnel 13, near Delta.
This landslide is 1800 ..feet , long and
twenty feet wide in 'many places and it is
expected that Superintendent of Track
Curtis' will have bis hydraulic machinery
heady to-morrow to wash it away. North
of Ashland, Assistant General Superin tendent
Pratt is beginning the construc
tion of fifteen miles of new. roadbed io
'Cbw creek' canyon, the survey for .that
purpose being completed to-day". ....
A v r.-i THE I-osses. -
San Francisco, Feb. 21. Tt is stated
that Southern Pacific officials haye been
figuring on the losses sustained by the
Suu'lljcrn Pacific Company- so - far this
winter, and the account is so large that
even if the ' company, earns in round
numbers 'this year, the large sum . of
135,000,000, the surr-e as it has done in
the past two years, there will be an actual
deficit ot almost a round million. In one
way or another the company has lost" up
todate $1,600,000. Of this amount $380,-
000 will be required to build entirely, the
new roadbed lor a. distance of, fifteen
miles on the Oregon line in Cow. creek
canyon, Oregon. . The, extra labor em
ployed on this road . and the Ceutral
Pacific so far this winter has cost $238,000.
The truffle that has been diverted from
the Central Pacific amounts to $450,000.
Loss of traffic on the Oregon line amounts
to $ 100,000." ' Local traffic for December,
January and Febinary is now behind
what it was tor the same period last year.
The damages sustained by the Los Angeles,
line aggregates $550,000, of. which haif a
million is being paid out for construction
of roadbed for a distance of .twenty miles
iu soledad canyon. . . .
From present indications it seems al
most certain that the Oregon line- will re
main closed until April 1, entailing ad
ditional loss of . $50,000 in traffic and
$30,000 for extra labor, which will swell
the total loss up to $1,090,000.: . .
r ' FORTY WERE DROWNED. :
' Prescott, Ariz, Feb.: 22. The large
storage dam across the Hassayampa rfver,
built only two years ago by the Walnut
Grove Water Storage ' Company, "gave
way this morning under the pressure of a
Heavy nooo, ana swept ail oeiore. it. ..
Forty person's are known to be drowned,
and as the town of "WicUe'nburg, thirty
miles below '''the dam, was on. the same
stream, great fears are entertained for its
safety, but as there is' tio telegraphic com
munication, no news will be' obtainable
until to-morrow.' '.The seryice dam of the
company,' located fifteen miles below the
reservoir,; and" fifteen miles of .flume just
approaching completion were also swept
away. The ' company 'baa spent over
ffSlMyJOO cn the enterprise of storing
water for tydraulic mining. Machinery
nau arrived- ana tnev expected to com
mence operations next week.
' The dam which held the waters back
was 1IO feet thick at the base and ten
feet at the top, forming a lake three miles
in length by three lourths wide and 110
leet deep. Lieutenant Brodie, in charge
oi tne werK, was absent at Phoenix, su
.nerjntending the sbipmeut of machinery
to tue woras, ana was saved.
A woman defends her honor.
Helena. Mont- Feb. 21. Mrs. Charles
Omo, wife of a woodchopper, who lives
at'Blacktail canyon, on Wednesday eve
nign shot and killed Ed Smith, a former
employe of Omo, who attempted to out
rage her. She was alone in her house
when Smith entered and assaulted her.
swearing he would accomplish his pur
pose ir tie bad to kill her. They bad a
fearful stiuggle, Smith using a kuife and
she ber revolver.
After, firing four or five times ineffect
ually she shot Smith through tne head.just
as be was about to plunge tbe knife into
her breast... Mrs. Omo is in custody, but
will probably be released on examina
tion.
THE BOILER TORE DOWNWALL S.
Omaha. Feb. 22. There was an ex
plosion in tbe Armour Cudalry Packing
Works, South Omaha, Ibis morning, in
the boiler room. The outside boiler of
a battery of nine, bursting from some
cause unknown, toe a great hule in the
walls ot tne machinery, department ad
joining, and about twenty five tucu were
buried in the debris. Tbe city fire de
partment was summoned, and together
with the employes of the establishment
soon quelled the .flames and began the
work ot rescuing the unlortunatej. .. Three
men were killed and seven badly injured,
some of whom will probably die.
THREE WISCONSIN 8CHOJL GIRLS MISSING.
Milwaukee, Feb. 22. Three lady
students of tbe State Normal school at
Oshkosh, Mary Carney, Sarah Carney and
Miss Burns, started for church Sunday
morning and have not been seen since.
Ifis feared they attempted to cross Lake
Winnebago io their homes,- broke through
the ice and perished.. . ....
MISSOURI'S WAK ON KrSG ALCHOIIOL.
Kansas City, Feb. 23. A Times Tren
ton, Mo, special says: The jury to day
adjudged the Suickardsville crusaders
guilty and fixed a fine ot $3 and costs in
each case. A great crowd attended the
court -and considerable excitement pre ¬
vailed. The point raised by the defeuse
that the destruction of a saloon was ia
tbe nature of abatement of a public
uisance was overruled b v J udge Shan kin.
who held that private parlies could not
abate a public nuisance, except in the
contingency ot infringement of individ
ual rights. J bis was a crushing blow to
the defense, and tbey introduced no wit
nesses in - opposition to the state. The
witnesses for the state were very reluctant,
and one of them claimed he bad been
threatened with a boycott on his business
should he testify against the crusaders.
Then there .-was-a tilt between attorneys
for tbe state and delense, and a fight was
imminent for a few moments.
Finally order-was restored and the at
torney propceded. He .said tbe ladies
bad t iken the law into tbeir bands be
cause one boy had been found drunk in
the saloon. Ida F. Barr, district organ
izer of the W. C. T. U., sprang to her
feet and exclaimed: "God save us!"
'-God save that woman," retorted Knight;
'the's got fits." This created more ex
citement, and it was several minutes lie
fore quiet was restored. Tbe defense
submitted the case, wituout argument,
and when the verdict was brought in gave
notice of appeal.
Kansas City, Feb. 22. A Times Platts
burg, Mo., special says: A meeting was
held here to day at which was lcpresented'
every township in the county of Lathrop.
The crusaders were present and occupied
piomiBtnt , positions.- bpetches were
made by several prominent men and com
mittees appointed to wait upon non-paid
licensed salooukeepers.and druggistsand
torbid them' to sell liquor in violation of
the law, and it was determined to raid
those' who do not heed the warning.
OREGON TRAIN BLOCKADED. '':
Pkndleton. Feb. 22. The blockade
continues on the Spokane branch. Thurs
day's No. 5 is snowed in two miles ea3t
of Teko, and is unable Io move. A rotary
plow .has been sent tip to extiicate it.
Yesterday No. 6 was unable to pass Te
koa and doubled back to Pendleton, ar
riving here at 7:40 this morning. An
express messenger and mail clerk were
on duty twenty four hours.. No. 4 ar
rived at 7 :20 P. M. to-day. There was
no train yesterday. .The train from the
east arrived to day at- u:lo Jr. in. JNo 2
.as on time this morning. . '
THE MISSOURI CRUSADE. -. . '
Kansas City, Feb. 21. -A Times Tren
ton,' Mo. special says: A train load of
Spiukardsville temperance crusaders and
sympathisers arrived this morning to
attend the trial of ladies arrested for
demolishing the saloon of Thomas Brady.
At the station a crowd of 800 Trenton .
crusaders . was . dsawa up to .receive the
martyr's. The Trenton "crusaders were
headed by a brass band, and. scattered
throughout"the ranks "were numerous
standard bearers, who carried alolt ban
ners and transparencies bearing mottoes
and appropriate sentiments. A proces
sion was formed, and, with the sixteen
Spickardsville crusaders in ' the place of
honor, marched to the opera bouse, where
arrrngements had been made for a pub
lic meeting.' Addresses were made by
Kev. li F. Davis and Rev. H. Lockhart.
of the Cnnstian church; Rev. Robin-, of
the Methodist Episcopal church of Spick
ardsville, and others.
. . At 10:30 Justice Shanklu, before whom
the case was tried, called the court to
order. Thomas Brady, owner of the de
molished saloon, was the first witness.
He told how his building was wrecked.
During the cross-examination tbe defense
questioned him with the purpose of show,
ing that thS Saloon was a public nuisance
and ought to have been abandoned. Tbe
prosecution objected to tne uue oi tne
cross-examination, and pending the jus.
tice's decision on the point -the court ad
journed. 1 i '' -' ' -
... . STILL BLOCKADED. ...
West fork, Feb. 21. Tbe situation of
the Southern Pacific railroad in Southern
Oretron is very serious, much more so
than was at first supposed by the officials
of the road. It was bard to believe the
reports sent -in by subordinates, that it
would-take a month or six weeks to open
the line through Cow Creek canyonrut
Manager Koehler, having himself mado
the rip through the canyon oa foot, is
convinced that there lias been uo exag
geration. He freely admits that be had
no idea matters were so serious as be
found them." ',"'"1-
After dinner at West Fork - your cor
respondent started out to viw the scene
of tbe greatest disaster to the rai!toad, the
natural dam two miles above tbe station.
For nearly-five mile. above .West. Fork
there is little or no railroad track in sight,
and little evidence reinaiaiug that there
ever bad been- cue through tnis'part of
te canyon.. In order to reach the slide
it was necessary to make a long detour
up tbe steep mountain side, to get around
an extensive washout. Then climbing
over' the rocks and' dirt that bave irre
coverably buriucj the track for a quarter
of a mile below the slide, we are at the
foot of the' great natural dam, with tbe
deep but uacorw cut broken by the waters
through its center. It is an awe inspiring
sight, even now, when all danger is past.
For half mile op the Mountain side the
eartb bad been torn from Us. resting place,
and resisttessly flung to the .other side of
the canyon, tonnng xompictely over and
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burying, fifty ieet deep, trees, rocks, logs
uuu every tiling tuat naa been upon tbe
surface oi the soil. There was but one
exception to this: a huse fir tree, which
probably came from the extreme apex of
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tue Biice, uaa remained upright in its
downward course, and now stands firmly
planted on the top of the huge dam, the
oniy tree or living shrub that is to be seen
on the whole vast surface. The great
slide extends about 500 yards un and
down the canyon, and covers an area of
twenty or twentj-hye acres. It rilled -the
canyon to the depth of 150 leet, and
created a lake three and a half miles Ion
and as wide as the Willamette river at
Portland. Wiih all the flood that was
pouring down the creek at the time of
the slide, it took twenty-four hours to fill
up tne lake until it ran over tbe top
Jhenta half an hour it ate a channel
through, sweeping huge boulders a ton or
more in weight halt a mile down stream'
DOM PEDRO A REPUBLICAN.
is EW i ork, Feb. 23 A Washinp-ton
special says: Charles A. Flint to day told
nuuirefpouueni mat ne had just seen
Paris letter from a close friend of the d
posed emperor of Brazil, statins positively
that Dom Pedro will, when the constitu
tional convention meets in Rio Janeiro
next fall, notity the body ot his desire to
renounce all claims to his late title and
ask that ho be permitted to retnrn to his
people as a private citizen and aid them
in nrmly establishing the republic. The
letter expiessed the opinion that as soon
as tne convention has received Dom
J'edros resignation an ironclad will be
dispatched to Europa to bring Dom
rearo ana lawny back to their natiye
iana. jrunt said: "1 am thoroughly
: 1 .n v , .. n J
euuviueeu mis will oe done."
FOUND DEAD IN SALEM JAIL. "
cALEii.reo.zi. I'eter Smith, a car
penter,, of Mills City, was tound dead in
the city jail this morning. He came to
Sattm Thursday and got on a spree. Last
night ho was taken to tbe citv iail drunk.
and at breakfast time this morning was
found dead on the floor of bis cell, having
Deen dead about tour hours. Coroner
C. Smith held an inquest this atternoon
over the body, and found that Smith came
to his death from the effects of liquor,
having died in a fit. There were no marks
of violence cn the body. Deceased was
aged 63, his birthday bavins: occurred
yesterday. '
FLAMES IN THE HEART OF CHENEY.
Cheney, Feb. 23. About 8:30 o'clock
to night a dense smoke was discovered
issuibg from tbe hardware store of
b. ODonncll. 7 he alarm was given
and the volunteer fire department ran
quickly to the:r posts of duty, but on
account of the scarcity of water only one
stream could be commanded. Bucket
brigades were formed and every one
worked with a will.
The. flames soon spread from O'Don-
nell's store to J. S. Hull's grocery, and
in twenty minutes the whole block, with
the exception of iho Bank of Cheney,
and Walter's harness shop, was one mass
of living flume?, and at one time it was
thought the other side of the street would
surely go, as Howell's grocery was one
dense mass ot smoKe. A large warehouse
in the reitrnf O'llimnnll1 tirhir?h rnntain.
ed a quantity of giant powder, caught j
nre, out tne eaorts oi tns citizens saved
it from burning.
Mr. D. F. Percival at tbe commince-
cient of the fire telegraphed to Spokane
Falls and Sprague for engines, and they,
at once wired that engines were in read
iness, but bv this time the flames had
been confined to the postoffice.
' THE PAN AMERICAN CONFERENCE.
San Francisco, Feb. While the re
port of the various committees of the Pan
American congress are being printed in
Spanish and English at Washington, M. M.
Estee, Pacific coast delegate, is here on a
rapid business trip, lie savs there were
seventeen committees, wtnse reports will
all be ready for consideration in about
one week. - One committee, that on
weights and measures, has completed its
work. One of the reports which is of
the most importance to people here is
that of the committee on commerce of
the Pacific. Estee is a member of this
committee, and made a report as member
of a sab committee, having been ap
pointed by tbe chairman for that purpose.
No Americans are chairman of commit
tees. Estee says bo is certain every one
of the committeemen oa commerce will
recommend their respective governments
to subsidize lines of steamers plying be
tween ports of the United States, Mexico
and Central and Soatb America. Estee
regards tbe members of the Pan-American
congress as probably tbe most dis
tinguished body of men who ever as
sembled in Washington. Of tbe various
foreign nations represented twelve are by
men who are now or'bave been minister's
to the. United States or England. Two
foreign nations are represented by ex
presidents, like General Cameno, who
was three times president of Ecuador.
All but three ot tbe thirty-eight foreign
representatives speak English.
The members of congress wanted to
visit tbe Pacific coast, but when tbey
could -do so heavy rains and blockades
were occurring here, and they could not
come. He thinks the convention will be
in session about four weeks longer, when
all tbe reports will have been considered.
.RUSSIAN CONQUEST OFA8IAV, -
Sofia, Feb. 23 The Bulgarie S9ys
that at the risk of passing for an alarm
ist in the midst of the general optimism
prevailing in Europe, tile spring of 1890
will show sensational developments in
Eastern affairs, particularly with regard
to Russia's future course in Asia.
abb .Lincoln's condition no better.
London, Feb. 23. Inquiries at the
United States legation to:night at 10
o'c'.ock brought forth the answer that
there was no change in the condition of
Mr. Lincoln's son Abraham, who still
centtnues in a very dangerous condition.
THE MISSING SCHOONER ROWENA.
San Francisco, Feb. 23. Nothing bas
yet been heard of tbe little schooner Row
ena, which so mysteriously disappeared
about six months ago, although a number
of anxious)-creditors have kept a sharp
lookout for her. The Rowena was built
at Tillamook bay recently for H. J. Hath
away. On her first trip to this port she
went ashore -near- Yaquina bay, and was
taken off by Oscar Bartals and others, Oy
whom she is owned. She is painted black,
with a yellow stripe nnder the rail. Bar
t .ls proposed to use her as a deep-sea
fishing vessel, for which purpose, judg:ng
by her conduct on the trip from Yaquina
bay. she is admirably adapted. -
7'- BEHBING SEA AGREEMENT.
Chacago, Feb. 23. A Daily Neies
Washington special asserts tha Secretary
Blaine and British Minister Pauncefote
are reached an amictb'.e agreement on
'he Behring sea controversy, and the
question of damages sustained by British
vessels will be submitted to arbitration.
Details of tbe agreement cannot be ob
tained, but it is known that the United
States will not, under any circumstances,
permit foreigners to catch seals even in
disputed waters during seasons when our
citizens are prohibited from doing so
The dispatch says that foreign powers
have never been formally notified before
that these waters were considered a
closed sea, and foreign fishers had nomi
nal liberty to enter waters from which
they had not been formally prohibited.
Our seizures therefore were illegal. Tbe
conclusion is drawn that in the agree
ment Blaine concedes this fact and
Pauncefote concedes the right of the
United States to prohibit poaching here
after; therefore the United .States -will
pay what damages may be assessed by
arbitration, and England guarantees tht
there will be no more trespassing.
Children Cry for
ITEMS IX BKIF.F.
From Saturday's Daily.
February 22d Washington's birthday.
A chinook wind is anxiously desired.
The weather is balmly and sprinn-lilce.
These bo the times which try men's
woodpiles.
Those who have haystacks undimin
ished are fortunate these data.
Daring the day the congealed element
melts, but during nights frosts prevail.
The fci-boat has not been repaired yet,
ana me primitive natboat with oars is used.
A person in the citv from Klickitat
county inform us that cattle men are haul
ing teed a Jong distance.
A party of Kninhta of Pvthina want t
njn:" .i..-.". 7 ' ..."
"i"" xnver iius aiternoon, ana will or
ganize a iout;e tbere to-hight.
several sleighs are in town from the
country. Jbey seek the shadv aides of th.
auoei, wnere tne snow nas not disappeared,
J he latest returns from distant parts of the
kuumry suuw me actual lasses in bridges and
roads destroyed aggregate over $50,000 la
jauc tuuiuy.
ibis being the snniverurv nf lh. hirfh
ot Ueorge Washington, the great American,
the postoffice was closed, except during
The City of Jerusalem is a moat wonrlnr.
lul peico of mechanism, and must ha
visitea oy any one to understand the
genius exercised in its construction.
The tramp nuisance has commenced, and
occasionally a man can be seen on the street.
soliciting alms. If the eagle glance of our
marsnai detects any such, tbey are given a
place to rest their weary bones.
The farmers have called a meatino to
held at the Eight Mile school house next Sat
urday for the purpose of discusiing politi
cal matters.- Thisoieeting is called with
out reference to part predilections.
We have received with the comolimonta
of Mr. Bandmann, a little work entitled
An Actor's Tour Around the World, daa.
cription of the various places he has visited
and the audieuces before whom he has
delineated Shakespearean character.
E. F. Sox tells the Alhauv Htrahl tl,
banks of tbe Willamette are the scenes of
much destruction. At the Wills ware
house opposite Miller's station he saw 3.000
bushels of tuined wheat thrown into tbe
river. At Iudependence was a huire nila of
10,000 bushels which had been SDoiied tv
the flood and thrown into tho river.
Mr. A. J. Mollalcy. of Eight Mile, cave
us a can to-aay. tie says very little loss
of Btock bas resulted so far; but he is
fearful if tbere is not a change of weather
iu a few days the loss will be heavy.- Very
mauy are without feed, and it is almost im
possible for cattle to live on the hills with
the present depth of snow.
Burns Herald: . List Sunday before day
break 250 tons of hay, IatCf bought of
Smith & Young, aud paid for by J. S. De
vine, for feed for over 500 head of calves in
corral on the Island, was totally destroyed
by fire, evidently incendiary, as the damp
weather and tracks in the softened snow
precludes any theory of accident.
The many friends ot the late rector of St.
Paul's church, Rey. John C. Fair, will lie
pleased to hear that be and his family are
in town on a visit for a few days. Mr. Fair
is looking well, and notwithstanding the
fatigue of a long jonrney is feeling well
We welcome bim back, and hope he has
come to the coast this time to stay.
Eagle: Word reaches as 'that Mr. E.
Hayes, a respected resident of John Day,
is oeing urged by some of the most influen
tial citizens of Grant county, to enter in
the race as a candidate upon the Republican
ticket for county judge. Mr. Hayes, wo
believe, as well as others who may be can
didates for the same position, is well quali
fied to serve in that capacity with houor to
himself and the county.
It is not gent rally known that beaver,
otter, mink, etc., yet make tbeir homes
along the Umatilla river. Helms Brc:.,
who cut wood for C. C. Fanning about t'o
miles below Pendleton, tell the 1'endlron
paper they bave trapped several of tese
animals, and disposed of their pelts - at a
profitable figure. Mink are quite jentiftil,
but it is only occasionally that a beaver or
otter is captured.
Last Monday morning, Vancouver peo
ple were treated to the sight of a genuine
volcano in active eruption. A loud report
was heard in the south, as of a peal of
distant thunder. Later flames were seen
issuing from the peak of Mt. Jefferson,
which is in the Cascade range, about 80
miles southeast of Salem, Oregon. The
flames were followed by clouds of bltok
smoke, which rose high above the moun
tain and drifted away. ' It a as a grand
sight,
St. Helens MM: The improvements now
being made at Kalama by the Northern Pa
cific, apart from rebuilding the incline, bave
a greater significance than might, be sap
posed, and is a part of a plan to get the
salmon pack of the' Columbia to go east
over tbe Northern Pacific A warehouse
will be built at Kalama and arrangements
made with some boat to run regularly be
tween that point and Astoria and way
places, and possibly np tbe liver as well.
The officials of tbe road expect to secure a
larger share of the salmon business this
season than ever before. . -
' Mist: On last Friday, Robert Muckle
and another mm were moving 18 head
of cattlo across the slough fiom Deer
Island to tbe main land on Muckle' s
ranch. The cattle were loaded on- a
barge, and when they reached the mid
dle of tbe stream, some of the cattle be
coming boisterous crowded against one
side of the boat, causing it to upset. Mr.
Muckle'swam ashore while the other man
bung on to tbe scow and saved himself.
One short horned bull, four cows and
seven yearlings were drowned. Mr.
Muckle bad a narrow escape.
Aslorian: A surveyor who has ' recently
come in from the Nehalem river country re
marked the othe day that there is going to be
much trouble in that section before long over
the various claims. There is a large tract
uusurveyed which is all covered over with
squatters. He said that they have a very
faint idea of how the lines of the townships
and sections run, and in many cases there are
several squatters on one claim. It is unfortu
nate that any part of our state which is being
rapidly filled should not have been carefully
surveyed. . It is impossible to. tell when this
area will receive attention. In the meantime
the efforts of the squatter will be of no es
pecial avril, because they arc all liable to
lose their claims.
From Monday's Daily.
The new chairs for the Vogt Grand have
arrived, and will be placed in position as
soon as possible.
- The Pacific Express Co. of this city have
reduced rates about 33& on points on the O.
R. N. Co. railroad.
Astoria is to bave a motor line three and
a half miles Ion;. When will The Dalles
motor be constructed?
- Tbe chinook yesterday did not extend
oyer tbe county, and its effects were only
felt as far in the interior as Eight Mile.
From a man woo came down from the
Noithern Pacific to-day we learn the now
plow is still at woik east of Spokaue Falls.
A youns; man who was severely injured
by falling on a broken sidewalk at Milton
received $400 damages. The Dalles should
take warning. ,
It snowed fiercely this afternoon; but
cannot remain. ' It is simply tbe dying
gasp of winter, and spring way be in full
bloom to-morrow.
Rev. J. A- Orchard! of the Second Ad
ventist denomination, has created a great
religious awakening at Waroio during the
past few days. Last Sunday week eighteen
were baptized, and there are teuiy-one
who will comply with the ordinance ou the
next visit of Jiev. Orchard. -
Mr.' Douglas Allen, a young man residing
near the month of the Deschutes, accident
ally discharged a pistol yesterday morning,
from which bs sustained a severe injury in
the left band, the hall pissing through the
first and second fingers, which will probably
necessitate their amputation.
Astoria Pioneer'. C. H. Perkins, the well
known engineer of the tag Rowena, slipped
from tbe deck of tbe boat and was drowued
Tuesday evening. The accident occurred
near Rooster Rock on the Columbia river.
Pitcher's Castorla;
NUMBER 29.
Every effort was made to rescue the unfor
tunate man bat proved futile.
A statement by Assistant State Treasurer
Slater shows thst financially Oregon is vory
healthy. Tbe estimated receipts for tho
present bieunial term are $2,300,000,agaiiit
which the estimated expanses will be $'2,.
000,000. The school fuud for the present
year will amount to $1,750,700.
The first number of tbe Educational
Compendutn, published at Rose burg, by
Rev. J. R. N. Boll, lormerly of tht Review,
is on our exchange table,' It is filled
with choice reading matter, suitable to
the subject to which it is devoted.
Indians on the Silets reservation in the
southern end of Tillamook county are
doomed to slow but sure extinction. As a
tribe they are yery unhealthy, and many of
them have died recently. They are de
creasing so fast that it is only a matter of a
short time when the reservation will be
opened to white settlers. -
A small cyclone drifted down the river
to-day, and streak the town about 11
o'clock this morning. Gusts of wind
whirled through tbe streets wildly for a
time, and a sprinkle of snow fell on the '
sidewslks. The cloud could be seen coming
down the north bank of the Columbia riyer
nntil it struck the counter current, and
then there was a small war of the elements.
Lexington Budget: One morning last
week when E. B. Hathaway, of this place,
opened his door he found a shepherd dog
waiting to be admitted. Tied to his collar
was a note from Mr. and Mrs. Russell,
parents ot Mrs. Hathawav. who live about
four miles from Lexington, stating that
they were both sick and needed attoudance
and a physician. The- intelligent animal
had been started off at 2 o'clock in the
morning and faithfully performed his er
rand. Mr. and Mrs. Russell are recovering.
We are inform! by Mr. Bandmann thst
on account of trouble with some of bis com
pany the Oregonian took up the quarrel and -badly
scored him in his personations of
Hamlet and Shylock. Mr. Bandmann has
won the highest enconiums from the press
of the country in bis delineation of Shakes
peare characters, snd our people will enjoy
a rare treat to-night and to-morrow meht
in Hamlet and the Merchant of Venice. In
18S0 and 18S4 the Oreaonian was vorv com
plimentary of Mr. Bandmann; but for some
hidden reason a change his come o er the
spirit of its dreams. Perhaps it may be by
reason of damages paid Mr. Bindmann for
the withdrawal of a licet suit.
From WeunasJav't Daily.
. Snow is general all over Eastern Oregon.
The beach is again well supplied with
wood. ;
Last night was a bleak, cold night, the
thermometer marking 10 above aero.
Notwithstanding the cold weather no
blockades on ths railroad haye occurred
yet.
The Knight of Pythias have in contem
plation giying an invitation ball at an early
date next mouth.
- Mr. A. McLeod, ot Kingsley, was ia the
city yesterday. He says the snow is about
a foot deep on the Tygh ridge. .
The school meeting next Monday is a
matter of interest to every one, and should
be attended by every tax-payer.
In this immediate vicinity farmers are
generally well supplied with feed, and the
loss of cattle will be very light. '
We expect to hear of heavy losses of
cattle since the blizzard. In a few days we
shall receive definite information.
Tbe sheriff informs ns that taxes will ba -delinquent
on April 1st, and that the tax
payers of the county can come at any time
and settle. ' .
At Spokane Falls last week robbers bound
and gagged a justice of the peace with tb
intention of robbing the house, but were
foded by neigbbers.
A scow came np yesterday from near
Hood River bringing a bountiful supply of
wood. There can. be no fears of a wood
famine ii the cold weather continues.
, There is good interest in the meetings at
the court bouse every evening. Several
have signified their desire to change their
course of life and we hope thoir intentions
will be lasting.
- Tbere has been no blockade on the road
between this city and Portland caused
by the blizzard yesterday. Tbe weather
has been cold and bleak, but no damage has
resulted so far.
The O. R. 4 N. Co.'s shops are kept quite
busy repairing engines snd cars. Tbe shops
are an absolute necessity here, and will re
main while eighty-eight miles of distance
remains between this citv-and Portland, .
The Vogt Grand last bight was not well
heated, and we hear a great many com
plaints on this account. Fires should be '
started in the morning, so that in the even
ing the ball would be comfortable.
Person who have lived here for quarter of
a century say they have never seed such 4 .
sudden change as occurred yesterday morn
ing. Within two hours the weather changed
from balmy spring to bleak and blustering
winter. It was tbe tail-end of an eastern
blizzard, and our people do not wish to see
another, . '
' Homicide at Hai-dmaa.
- We learn the following particulars of tho
killing of Wake Dickens by his brother Eb.
Dickens at Hard man, on Feb. 14th, from
the Lsxington Budget, of Feb. 20tb:
At a dance in Hendrix hall on Friday
night, the 14th instant, Eb. Dickens shot
nd instantly killed Wake Diokens, bis .
brother, during the intermission for supper.
Eb. Diokens and Wake Dickens had been
living in the same house, Eb. being married
and Wake single. Recently Eb. and wifo
separated, tbe cause being unknown, though
conjectured. Eb. remained on bis ranch,
and. the wife went to the home of John
Dickens nntil she could make arrangements
to leave. Wake Dickens was also disposing
of his property and was doing so the night
of the dance. Tho supposition wss that
Wake and Mrs. Eb. Dickens were going to
leaye together. '
On the night of the 14th a danee took
place at Hendrix hall, which was. attended
by Wake Dickens and Mr. and Mrs. Eb.
Dickens. - Eb. danced with bis wife, and all '
seemed jolly nntil the intermission for sup
per. Those who occupied the first table
had just returned from the hotel, and th.we
for the second were leaving the hall when -the
shooting took place. Eb. was talking
to his wife just before going out. Then ha
walked out of the hall, and immediately
Wake Dickens and Eb'a wife followed. Eb
had walked about half way across tb plat
form at tbe bead of the stairway when
Wake and the woman came out, and when
they came together Eb. shot Wake in the
back of the head at the edge of the hair,
the ball ranging upward and showing itself
nnder tbe scalp above tbe forehead. Death
was instantaneous. At the report of tbe
pistol Mrs. Dickens ran into tho ball,
number of tbe dancers rushed out, and in
tense excitement ensued, bat few at first
knowing what had occurred.
After the shooting Eb. Dickens got his
horse and went home and then came back
near town, and on the evening of the 15th
came in and gave himself np to the jostico
of the peace. He asked for time to procure
an attorney, which was granted, and the
preliminary examination set for to-day
(Monday) at 3 p. m. Court convened at tho
school bouse at tbe hour named, and a largo
crowd was in attendance. After tho com
plaint was read by the justice the defendant
represented by attorney J. N. Brown,
waived examination, and was turned over
to Sheriff Howard, who started for Hepp
ner with him. ,
Our correspondent adds that Eb. Dickens
has the entire sympathy of Hardman and
vicinity, where he is well known, and that
it is generally believed that Eb. had ample
cause for his coarse.