The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-08-31

lncendiary editors of the IndepeRdent,
who were run out of Selma, Ala, last
week, were caught there last night and it
is supposed that they were lynched. 1t
is impossible to get the particulars.
DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.
STREAToR. Ill, Aug. a6-A vestibule
train on the SaDte Fe route, running be.
tween Kansas City and Chicago, met
with u serious accident at klnsman,
fifteen miles north of here, this morning.
The train was heavily loaded with Grand
Army veterans and their friends, bound
for the Milwaukee encamrment.
The a, cident WAS caused by the spread
ing OF the rails. Two Pullman sleepers
and dining car were thrown from the
track down the embankment, forty feet.
Word was tclegrapbed here and q special
train was sent out with a dozen surgeons.
Those most seriously irjurned were
brought to this city and taken to a hos
pItal, where their wounds were attended
to.
BLOODY NEGRO RIOT.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Aug. S6.-Tbe Reg
lister to morrow morning will PRINT the
following: Information reached this city
yesterday of a terrible negro r0lt at Jor-
dams Rock, not far from Lockesburg,
Sewer county, resulting in tue death of
several and the wouBding of many
othors.
Jordan's Rock is small town situated
on the edge of an immense strip of pine
timber, many miles from the nearest
telegraph office. For some time the
negroes of that county have been spend
ing their Saturday nights in jubilee cere-
monies in the woods near town, and last
Saturday night was set as the time for an
especially large and uproarious gathering.
A great quantity of whisky was intro
duced, people coming from all over the
county 10 participate In the ''hurrah.'
ONLY A PARLoR RIFLE.
SEATTLE, Aug. &C. Frank Compston.
of Port Orchard, 80 years old, was
brought to Seattle to-day suffering from
probably fatal wound. Last Saturday
he was carrying a % calibre parlor rifle,
when the weapon was accidentally dis
charged, the ball entering his neck near
the right carotid artery and lodging in
the vcrtabre, causing complete paralysis
of the lower portion of the body. Comp
ston's death is momentarily expected. He
came to Seattle from Iowa two years ago
and opened small drug store. Last No,
vember he took homestead claim near
Port Orchard. ~, -,
FIRE AT UNIONTOwN.
UNIoNTowN, W. T., Aug. ga fire
started in the two buildings south of
Herman Bros hardware store at o'clock
the upstairs OF Which was the telephone
office. The stock was partially saved.
Loss, $4,000; insurance, 5000.
The city has been contemplating put.
| ting in a system of waterworks for some
time. but owing 20 rush of work it was
postponed. By the prompt work of the
citizens serious contlagration was pre-
vented.
AN ASSASSINATION.
SANTA ANA, CAL, Aug. 2G.-Henry
Charles, wealthy farmer of Capistauo,
was shot Saturday night in the abdomen.
He ran into the house and said he sus-
pected his stepson, Emilio Loperd. He
made his will and died Sunday. The
verdict Of the coroner's jury last nj ght
was that the murderer was unknown.
Emilio Loperd was arrested this evening
and lodged in Jail. lie states he had a
difficulty with his stepfather in 1879 and
has not been on the place since. He says
he can prove an ahbi.
FROM TACOMA.
TACOMA, Aug. 26.-David Weatherby,
| H.,
from Montesano, was to-day adjudged IN
sane and sent to Stellacoom. Weatherby
believed that four persons had been muir
dered in his house and was correspond
! ingly indignant. He was very violent
and had to be ironed on his way.
General Manager w. S. MelleD, Traffic
Manager j. M. Hannaford, Chief Engi-
neer J. NJ. Kendrick, Assistant General
| Superintendent j. NJ. Kimberly, and AS
sistant General Freight Agent S. G. Full
ton are here now, and general consulta.
tion on the tariffs will take place NOR
row. General Passenger and Ticket Agent
Chas. S. Fee has been here for some Gays
and Will remain until the work of adjust
ing local rates is concludedr
A strong effort is to be made to increase
the membership Of the city council so as
to allow of more committee work being
done. The proposition is to redIstrict the
city SO as to allow of from twelve to six
teen members of the council, instead of
eight, as at present, aud to hold two
meetings a week instead of one.
EX CHIEF JUSTICE DENNIsoN.
VANCOUVER, W. T., Aug. GA can
vass of the delegation from this county
shows that ex Chief Justice Dennison
will have number of votes from Clarke.
Advices from Cowlitz, WahkIakum and
Pacific indicate he will have a solid dele
cation from those counties. If Judge
Dennison is nominated by the republican
party it is probable there will be no man
put in The field by the democracy for su-
perior judge.
A WRONG RIGHTED.
STOCKTON, CAL, Aug. 26.-Distrlct
Attorney White received the letter to-day
from Attorney General johnson, as al
ready published and went TO Justice Swain
with the letter. They agreed that the
instructions contained IN the letter were
binding upon the district attorney, and
the charge of murder in the killing of ID.
S. Terry was dismissed, as to Justice
Stephen ]. Field.
Impaired Circulation.
DIR. Flints Remedy. by exercising regu-
lative influence over the action of the heart
and the general circulation, will check at
once bleeding from the lungs. and will cure
dropsy of those organs. Descriptive treat
Use with esch bottle; or, address Mack
Drug Co., n. Y.
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