The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-10-05
LATE NEWS.

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LATE NEWS.
A TERRIBLE DISASTER ON A sOUTHERr
RIVER.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. 3.--The
steamer Corona, of the Ouachlta Consoll
dated Line, left here last evening for the
Ouachita river, with a full cargo oI
freight and good list of passengers
She exploded her boilers at Falset river
nearly opposite Port Hudson, at II al
this morning, causing the loss of the
steamer, and about forty lives. The An.
chor line steamer City of St. Louis, Cap
tain James O'Nell, was near, and with its
crew and boats saved many lives. The
surviving passengers and crew were
taken on board by Captain O,Neil and
kindly cared tor. Ten of the saved are
wounded, but not dangerously.
:. Mrs. Robertson says that when the Co.
roma arrived opposite False river landing
about sixteen miles below Bayou Sara
one of the boilers exploded, tearing the
boat TO pieces, when she sank in the deep
water in a few seconds. Mrs. Robertson
says that she was wedged in the ladies'
cabin with some of the debris lying across
her lower limbs, but WIS suddenly re-
leased and found herself floating in the
river. She sank twice, but luckily was
picked up and escaped with only a few
painful bruises oD her limbs.
No one seems to be able to give any ex-
PLANTATION as to the cause of the disaster
Captsin T E Sweeny, one of the officers
of the line, who assumed command on the
death of Captain Blank, says that the ex.
plosion was not due to too high pressure
of steam. He had just had occasion to
examine the gauge, and Is sure that there
was not pressure of more than 135
pounds. The boat had moderate cargo
She was in the middle of the river, just
below the landing at Arbroth, and had
just whistled to pass the City of St. Louis,
fortunately coming down at the time
A COLLISION ON THE HIGH SEAS.
New York, Oct. ga special cable to
World from St. Pierre, Miquelon, says
The trans Atlantic Geographic, of the
Rossiere line, Captain Paussen command
ing, bound from Montreal to Southam p
ton with cattle, sheep and cargo of gen.
eral merchandise, which left Sydney
Tuesday, collided With the Nova Scotia
vessel, Minnie Swift, forty miles off St.
Pierre yesterday morning. The Minnie
Swift sank within two minutes, drown
ing, as nearly as can be ascertained, two
women, three children and ten men.
The others, with part of the crew of a
Norwegian vessel, who had previously
been picked up, got on board the steam
er, which, despite all efforts also sank, at
II O'Clock A. NJ.
Two boats, containing about thrty-fve
persons, which put off from the steamer
tarly in the morning, are still missing.
A third boat, with the captain and if
teen others, was picked ub by the schoon-
er Sister Bell and brought TO st. Pierre.
FoUNDERED AT SEA.
New YORK, Oct. ga dispatch to the
Maritime Exchange, dated Nassau, Sep
tember 80, announces that the British
steamer, Earnmore, from Baltimore for
RIO Janiero. fouDdered at sea in a gale
September 5. All hands were lost, ex-
cept seven. The total loss was about
twenty-eigbt.
The storm which prevailed early In
September struck the Earnmoor when she
was off the West Indies. On the 9th of
September the ship had to be abandoned,
and two boats were launched. First Off
Ger Painter and Second Engineer Nell
drum and FIVE seamen were in one boat,
and Captain Gray, two officers and SIX
teen of the crew in the long boat. This
boat has not been heard from.
A cablegram from St. james says that
the small boat has arrived, but the five
sailors aIe in dying condition. 1t is
barely possible that those in the long
boat may have been picked up by some
vessel.
STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
SALEM, Or, Oct. 3-Governor Pen.
nooer, Secretary Mcbride and Superin.
tendent McElroy returned from meeting
Of the board of regeants of the State
College. A revised course
OF study was adopted. in which special
attention Is to be given to practical and
scientific agriculture and the mechanic
arts. The board examined the new
buildings and found the brick building
of the department of mechanical engine.
ering, and the building to be rsed as a
boarding half and dormitory, nearly
THE o. R. & N. LEASE.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-The Tribune is
authority for the statement that aispeclal
of stockholders of the Oregon
s. Navigation Company is TO be
held October 18th, to make notifications
in the terms of the lease to the Oregon
Short Line Company, controlled by the
Union Pacific railroad. There is no
doubt, says this journal, that these
changes will be made. or that the ad.
vantage we'll be in favor OF the lessee
company.
AN ADVENTUROUS CAREER.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3-After a stormy
career, James 8. Clark, of Tombstone,
died here to-day, almost in alb
ect poverty. He was '.Forty-niner'' in
he gold fever days of California, and in
ater years o mining adventurer. He
wandered over many of the western ter
.itories, and into Mexico, and even pene.
rated the sub arctic regions of British
During the ci !il war he was
cotton specuIator. He lived like prince,
md his wealth ut one time was estimated
It $5,OO0,O0O.
MONTANA Is DIVIDED.
HELENA, Mont, Oct. 2.-The Demo
rats concede the election of Carter to
congress. Toole, Dem, Is 800 ahead of
Bower, Rep, for governor. with four coun-
les, claimed by both parties, still unheard
from. The Democrats have the legisla-
ure by small majority, The republi.
:ans elect majority of the minor state
,fficers.
The Independent claims the election of
rooie, DEM, by three to four hundred,
md majority of nine on join. ballot In
he legislature. All figures on majoritles
re estimated, as the count is not vet
completed In any county.
WASHINGTON Is ALL RIGHT.
OLYMPIA, Oct. 2-The Washington
has been adopted by $4,000 |
o 10000 majority. The whole republi-
an state ticket is elected by 5000 to 10,- |
100. Of the ITO members of the legisla-
ure in both houses the democrats have
lot elected more than Is. The -prohibl-
ion and woman suffrage clauses of t he |
have been defeated. For
tate capital Olympia is largely ahead of |
II competitors, and may have a maJority
yer all, although better judgment is that
later ballot will be necessary to decide
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