The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-12-07

klnSon was taken TO sioux City by rela =
lives. The other three victims will be
buried tomorrow.
Owing to the dangerous conditions OF
the burned building, no search has yet
been made for more bodies.
Before the cOroner's jury to day the
builder of the structure stated that wood
en- stairs were ordered put in instead of
iron, on account of the difference in ex-
pense of about $4,000. The building in
spector said he never considered the
building a safe one, and said three months
ago committee called on him and said
they feared it mi ght tall dowu any time
without warning.
sTANLEY'S HAIR IS WHITE.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-The correspond
ent sent by the London Neao York Her.
aid to mees Stanley, telegraphs under date
of November 90: II have just met
Henry M. Stanley, Emin Pasha, Cosati,
Lieutenant STAIR, Mr.. Jephson, DR.. Parke,
Nelson and Bonny, and $50 men, women
and children. Stanley is looking exceed
ingly hearty. 1 presented him with an
American fsg, which was instructed to
do and it is now fly ing from Stanley's tent
The great explorers hair is quite white,
and his moustache iron gray. In con-
versation with Emin he told me that he
did not wish for any honors but what he
deserved
DROWNED WITH HER SORROWS.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 4.--Miss Hattie B.
Donahue, young lady who has been
employed for year past as an operator
in the office of the Western Union Tele
graph Company, committed suicide late
this afternoon by jumping into the Sacra
mento river from the high Yolo bridge.
Miss Donahue was an expert operator,
and has held good positions in San Fran
CISCO, Virginia City and Reno, New. She
left a note to Mrs. Swift, the lady with
whom she lived, stating that her life was
not an envisble one, and that she had
chosen the easiest way to end her trouble.
She lett the telegraph Office shortly after
5 o'clock, employing messenger boy to
escor: her to the bridge, as she did not
know its location. She was apparently
in good spirits, and bid the other en-
ployes pleasant good-nig ght as she was
leaving.
Arriving at the center of the bridge,
she gave the messenger two letters to
mail and note to be delivered to Mrs.
Swift, with whom she resided. It is evi-
dent that she jumped into the water as
soon as the boy got out of sight
Parties on the river bank heard the
splash in the water, and concluded that
some one had jumped or fallen in the
river, and ATTEMPTED to secure boat, but
none could be had. A couple of hours
later the body was found, about two
blocks below where Miss Donahue had
plunged in. No one about the telegraph
Office appears to know what the young
lady's troubles were, but Mrs. Swift says
she knows all about them, though she re-
fuses to tell. She says however, that the
girls life had been spotless.
THE NEW MINISTER TO RUSSIA.
WASHINGTON, Dec. &C. C. Harrison
of Phladelphia is probably to be ap-
pointed minister to Russia. Senators
Quay and Cameron say they know moth
hing about it, and the only thing Post
master. General Wanamaker had to say
was to wonder how it got out. Harrison
is a college professor, though it is
claimed that he is Interested in sugar
refinery at Philadelphia.
TERMINUS AT SEATTLE.
SEATTLE, Dec. 4-Manager 1. A. Ma
dear, of the Puget Sound Shore road,
said to- day that the executive board of
the Northern Pacific Railroad company,
at a meeting held Tuesday, had taken the
first preliminary step toward the purchase
of the Puget Sound Shore road. 1t has
been generally known since last August
that such transfer was contemplated,
but 1t has not been formally made. There
will be meeting of the Puget Sound
Shore road in few days to arrange the
other side of the bargain, and the formal
transfer will be made in the latter part of
this month. The consideration will b.
about $1,OOO,O0O.
SUCCESSOR TO STANLEY MATHEWS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The president
to day nominated Justice David ]. Brewer
of Kentucky, to be associate justice Of
the supreme court of the United States.
David ]. Brewer is about 50 years old,
and native of Smyrna, Asia Minor. His
father, Rev. Josiah Brewer, was a mis-
sIonary to that country when the justice
was born, but returned to this country
when David was years old. The ap-
pointee graduated from Yale college by
a strange coincidence, in the same class
with Judge Brown, of Detroit, and John
Mason Brown, OF Kentucky, both of
whom were prominently named in con-
pection with the appointment. After
years of study of law in New York city,
Brewer removed 10 Kansas, where he
early took a prominent place IN his pro-
fession, served two terms of six years on
the bench of the supreme court of that
state, and had entered on his third term
when President Arthur appointed him
Judge of the eighth judicial circuit, to
succeed George w. McCreary.
Justice Brewer is nephew of Justice
Stephen Field, his mother having been a
member of the famous Field family. The
is generally well received.
ESCAPED FROM SIBERIA.
SAN Francisco, Dec. Am Eramsner
special from Ottawa Ont, says: A dis
patch received from Vancouver B. c., to-
lay states that on the steamship Batavia
here arrived at that port from Japan
Russian gentleman who had just escaped
rom Siberia, where be had been in exile
eighteen years. The gentleman, who had
ssumed the name of Brant, was eighteen |
ears ago editor off newspaper In Russia. |
lie was no nlhilist but his liberal views,
8 expressed in his paper, displeased the
and for the offense he was
entenced for life TO Siberia. For six
ears he was in solitary confinement and
fter that he was twelve years on parole,
Ding from place to place. A few
lonths ago he drifted to the seacoast.
There he found British ship, and ex-
lainlng the circumstances to the officers,
e was taken on board and landed at
Iagasaki. There his passage was paid
q the Batavia by new-found friends.
IN arriving at Vancouver, the officers of
,e Batavia presented him with u ticket
, Washington City, for which place he
arted at once. Brant is As years of age.
ut his long suffering has made hlm pre-
'atrrely older.
PROTECTION TO sHEEH.
WASHINGTON. Dec. AT the national
ool growers meeting a committee to
.epare an address to the wool growers of
e United States was appointed.
Delano, of Ohio, president of
q national ASSOCIATION, delivered the an
lal address. He said both food aud
othing should be raised at home, not
lrchased from abroad, when the people
ho consume them have facilities for
cir production. "Influenced by the act
1888" he continued, "wool. growing