The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-12-14
TELEGRAPHTC.
ON TRIAL FOR BiURDER.

IELEGjRlA PHLC.
ON TRIAL. FOR MURDER.
J SPOKANE FALLS, Dec, 6.-The trial c
Mike Liebold was begun to-day IN th
superior court. District-Attorney RID
path stated bis case, jury was impanele
} and examination of witnesses set for to
morrow. Liebold is on trial for his lif
for the following crime: On the nigh
of May "a, 1887, Liebold called physi
clan to room where Thomas Fallon,
saloon man, was found dead. Liebo.d
who was intimate with Failon's wife sane
he had committed suicide. The coroner
jury acquitted Liebold.
Six DAYS afterward he married Mrs
Fallon, and with $4,000 Of Fallon's money
left the country A year afterward Mrs
Liebold died at Salt Lake City. Soon
after Liebold came to Colfax, where he
confessed to VIM. Eagan the murder ol
Fallon. Last spring Eagan told Chief OF
Police Warren of this city, who arrested
Liebold at Moscow, Idaho.
SHOT HIS WIFE AND HIstsELF.
SPOKANE FALLS, Dec 6.-This morning
at 10 o'clock r. L. Sanderline, pastry
cook, shot his wife and attempted to kill
her. Thinking he had done So, he blew
his own brains out. Both were colored.
They had not lived happily for some
time, occupying the same house but diff
ferent rooms. A few days ago she left
him and began proceedings for divorce.
This enraged Sanderllue and was the
cause of the tragedy to-day.
His first shot missed her, when he
caught and threw her on the floor and
placing pistol behind her car, fred
The man fingered unconscious until 2 40
this afternoon, when he died. The
woman will live. Sanderllne's father, in
Denver, keeps large barber shop and is
worth $4,000.
| snICIDE OF WOMAN.
This evening at 6 o'clock Maud Cook,
lately from Butte, took an overdose of
morphine In lodging house on Second
street, with suicidal intent. She died at
| 8 :45 O'clock.
NO TIDINGS FROM SEA.
PoRT TOWNSEND, Dec. 6.-The tug Pr
lot returned to port this morning, having
| been unsuccessful in her search for the
British ship Hermione, reported lost.
Tie Hermione was an iron ship, rated
100, Al, built at Aberdeen, 1876, sailed
from Portland, grain laden for the United
left the chanpel and struck heavily on
Peacock spit, the tug having her In
charge not beng heavy enough to control
her. She was afterwards spoken by
schooner bound for Port Townsend, which
reported her leaking badly and trying to
make Victoria. 1t is suspected she was
carried up the island coast by wind and
currents.
DEATH OF A FRENCH JOURNALIST.
PARIS, Dec. 6-Jules Fleury Husson,
better known By bis nom de plume of
Champfeury, is dead. He was journal
lst, and one OF the most voluminous of
FreDch authors.
PALFREY, THE HISTORIAN, IS DEAD.
CANNES, FRANCE, Dec. 6,-General F.
W. Pslfrey, the war veteran aud historian,
whose home was in Boston, IS dead.
NEWS FROM THE ORIENT.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. g. By the ar
rival of the new steamer China, advices
are received from Hong Kong to No
vember IS, and from Yokohama to No
vember %. Chinese troops have suffered
rather sereve defeat from savages in
them being killed.
Recently mob attacked the China In
land and Methodist Episcopal missions
at Nauk and destroyed both chapels and
an opium refuge, and stoned the officials
who attempted to interfere. The mis-
sionaries and ladies took refuge in
Yamenen.
The German steamer Duburg, which
lett Singapore for Hong Kong on Octo
Der 25, has not since been heard of, and
it is feared she may have encountered the
recent typhoon and foundered. If so,
the disaster is an appalling one, for she
had on board 400 passengers.
IT RAINED QUITE HARD.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. S.-One of the
heaviest ralLstorms for years has prevailed |
throughout California for the past two
weeks. In few portions of Northern
California the rainfall has been the |
heaviest ever known, some damage hav-
ing resulted thereirom, especially IN the
low lands of the Sacramento valley. In
general, however, the rain has been most
welcome, and grass and grain are spring
ing from the ground as they have never
done before at this season of the year. A
largely increased area of fall-sown grain
will result. Telegraphic advlces indicate
that thousands Of acres of oranges and
fruit trees will be planted IN Northern
and Southern California, and hundreds of
new vineyards will be started in the
Fresno ralsin district.
SEVERAL BAD LANDsLIDEs.
SANTA Cruz, Dec. S.-The transform
continues with fall of two inches since
last report The San Lorenzo river is the
highest to-day since 1879, but no real
damage resulted. A landslide on the
narrow gauge railroad, between Wrights
and Alma prevented any trains on that
road arriving or leaving to day. Bridge
No, /, on Boulder creek on the branch
across Zyante creek was carried away this
morning and will prevent trains running
on that road for several DAYS. There is
also a landslide reported on the same line
this side of Boulder creek and two on the
same line between Glenwood and FELTON,.
a landslide of $50 feet occurred on the
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of the Southern Pacific.
FLOODS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
GILRoY, Dec. S.-Shortly after noon
to-day Twas creek, one mile east of town,
overhowed and ran into Gilroy. The
southern end of the city is covered with
water, which is in some places, three feet
deep. 1t is still rising, necessitating peo-
pie removing their furniture, etc, from
their houses. Several barns and many
fences have been washed away The
damage cannot be estimated at present,
but will probably reach several thous-
and dollars. Rain fell heavily all day,
and the business portion of the town
Is in danger of being flooded. Store
keepers are packing their goods upon
shelves.
TRUNK FLOATING IN THE BAY.
OLYMPIA, Dec. S-About 10 o'clock
this morning trunk, the lock of which
had been broken, was found floating in
the bay near tins city. A number of
papers were found in it, the other con-
tents, if any, having disappeared. From