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

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placed on board, and the Lily was sent
| to SItka.
FIRE AT RITZvILLE
| RITzvILLE, W. T., Aug. 2S.-A few
minutes after ii o'clock tonight fire was
discovered In the rear of the opera house,
situated in the east par. of town, and in
few minutes the flames had the huild-
ing almost consumed. The new Metho-
dist church stood only few feet from
the building, but fortunately the wind
was blowing fran it, and IN the direction
of town.
TACOMA's WEALTH.
| TACOMA, Aug. 2S-The assessment of
Pierce county for this year. as made out
by the county assessor, was, in round fig
ures. $26, 100000. The board of eoualiz.
at1ou has reduced this by $4,000, leav-
ing the asst ssment for 1889 $2G, G,343. coo,
as against $14, 100000 last year.
GLORIOUS DRUNK"
PORT TOWNSEND, w. T., Aug. 2S.-
When the Indians on the schooner james
G. Suan, which was seized in Behrng
sea, returned to the reservation at Neah
bay, the tribe celebrated the event by in
dulging in glorious drunk. Chief Peter,
the owner, who was aboard the schooner
when 1t was seized, was thrown off the
wharf by his son and nearly drowned.
Several minor casualties are reported.
| WHIPPED AT LAST.
| SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27-Iu point OF
popular interest the fight between Jack
Dempsey and George La Blance for Il
purse of $1,000, $500 to go to the loser,
which occurred under the auspices of the
California Athletic Club tonight, eclipsed
all similar contests ever held in this CITY,
There was no better evidence of this than
the great crowd which commenced to
collect at the club rooms as early as 80
O'Clock, and insisted with more or less
impatience until the two pugiists ap-
peared in the ring.
the old gymnasium, which had been used
by the club for more than a year past,
would be totally inadequate to the pres
ent contest, so room used as a drill hall
by one of the National Guard regiments
was fitted up for the purpose A ring
was pitched on a platform in the center
of the room, and high tiers of seats were
arranged on every side, besides which a
spacious gallery at one end added to the
accommodations.
There were probably two thousand per-
sons who witnessed the fight between the
middleweights. Besides those who were
fortunate enough to gain admission to the
hall, the streets outside were crowded
with men and boys eager to catch the
slightest word frcm within, in regard to
the progress of the fight.
The fight was very uninterestlng to the
tbirty-first round, Dempsey getting in
some good work, but when the men came
up for the thirty second round Dempsey
attempted to force matters. He was by far
the fresher man, and with but few excep.
tions had the fight all his own way up to
the present time. He forced La Blanche
into corner, and pounded him unmerci-
fully. The latter received staggering
blows on the head and neck, but stood
up under them, and the men gradually
worked to the center of the ring aud
while Dempsey still continued to find the
Marines neck, the latter whirled around
suddenly and caught Dempsey a terrific
blow on the jaw. The Nonpareil went
down like shot. He fell heavily upon
his face, and blood spurted out upon the
floor. Ten seconds went by amid great
excitement. Dempsey struggled bravely
to rise, but before he had reached bis
feet weak and staggering, time had ex-
pired, and the referee awarded the fight
to La Blanche.
| HUNDREDS OF CATTLE DYING.
KANSAS CRY, Aug. 27.-Rellable news
from the southern line of Kansas and the
pasture lands of Indian territory say that
the herds of native and TaXas cattle
which ranges in that territory are aff1ict-
ed with Taxas fever or something. A
man who has returned from that part of
the country states that hundreds OF
cattle are dying In the pastures south of
Arkansas City. He also says that cattle
are being shipped to market from the
pastures where the carcasses are lying.
FATAL EXPLOSION.
ELMIRA, N. Y, Aug. 2S.-This after
noon a boiler in the nail factory of
Godcharles s. Co., of South Tonawanda,
exploded. The fireman was instantly
killed and two others will probably die,
and four Others were terribly injured.
The killed are Richard Ackley and San
ford Smith.
| FOUR BOYS KILLED BY LIGHTING.
| MATAMoRAs, Mex. Aug. 27.-Dur1ng
a shower yesterday Carlos Resendez and
three other boys took refuge from the
rain in shelter made by stack of corn
stalks. The stack was struck by lightn-
ing and all four were instantly killed.
DEvAsTAsING FIRES IN MONTANA.
HELENA, Mont. Aug. GA fire is
burning over large area of farm and
ranch land mile and half north of the
fair grounds. 1t started from sparks
| from locomotive about noon, and is
now sweeping down gathering strength
| as it goes. A fierce forest fire is also
| raging in the mountains west of the CITY,
| and the town is enveloped in smoke.
LIGHT SENTENCE FOR ROSS.
VICTORIA, B. c., Aug. CIV. Le1th
Ross charged with bringing stolen goods
into Canada was brought before Judge
Creaz to-day, accused, pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to four months I'M
prisonment. Ross is the young man who
embezzled nearly 100000 in promis-
sorry notes, bonds, etc, from the Nevada
| bank of California, and was arrested in
Victoria some weeks ago, when all the
stolen property was recovered.
THE WELLINGTON CoLLTERY FIRE.
VICTORIA. B. c., Aug. 26.-The fire at
the No. 1 shaft at East Wellington is
SAID to be out, as far as can be learned at
persent from the surface. Men will 90
down this afternoon to examsne. No
lives were lost.
Reports just received from East Wei
lington are anything but encouraging,
as the damage Will run way up into the
thousands of dollars. and will greatly
delay the shipment of coal. 1t was only
by hard efforts that the main hoisliuy
wheel over the shaft was saved. All the
rest of the gearing has been destroyed
and the lining of the shaft burned. =.
IMMIGRATION STATISTICS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. a7.-The records
of the treasury department show that
during the month of July last 32,S45 i'm
MIGRANTS arrived in fhiS countrv .roipct