The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-09-28

ray hail. an immense beach hotel, anc
twisted the tin roof from the main struc
ture to the towers, burst open the WIN
dows and doors on the west side and left
it in generally shattered condition.
MORE BONDS.
NEW YORK, Sept. %. There has beer
application to list for the Nnrthern Pa
cific & Montreal raj road company $780,,
600 additiona first NOR gage per cent.
god bonds
DESTROYED BY FIRE
| ASTORIA, Sept. % At an early hon
yesterday morning tie reside nee OF a.
! Gibbons on the Wa Iuski river. seven
mites from this city, was totally destroyed
| ny tirr The inmates narrowly escaped
| bein" burned to death. Loss. about
$2UUO: Insurance. 5000. Mr. G'bhGns re-
ceived severe injuries in escaping from
the burning building.
DEMPSEY AND LA BLANCHE.
SAN FRANCISCO 5, pt % Jack Demp
sey to night placed $1,000 with the Chron
icie, as II forfeit tor IL return match with
La Biauci t Demp>ey's friends and
hackers are Wiling that the men should
meet under the same conditions that gov
erned the late fight, and they will even
consent to the m,n fighting at catch
weights. 1t is understood that il the
pugilists agree to another meeting. the
California club will give purse suffici-
entity substantial for any champions to
fight for. The Dempsey side say, how
ever, that their man Will fight for any
chance to retrieve his laurels. They do
not insist that the match shall take place
Immediately. All they ask is that the
Marine" cover Dempsey's forfeit before
he leaves the city.
A BOY INSTANTLY KILLED.
PUYALLUP, Wn., Sept. 23.-Two miles
above Sumner, Sunday evening, Thomas
Weaver. sged 16, and another boy named
Morris, aged IA, were examining each
others shotguns and talking of trading,
when tine gun in the hands of the Morris
boy was discharged, shooting Weaver in
the head and instantly killing him.
IMPORTANT DECISION BY GENERAL LAND
OFFICE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-The acting
commissioner of the general land Office
has granted a motion to review the decis
ion of Commissioner Stocksiager. of Feb
ruary %, 1889, in which indemnity for
school lands i'll the SiIelz and Grand
Rondc Indian reservations was refused.
The law granting school lands to Ore
gon provides for Indemnity in cases where
lands are sold or otherwise disposed of
The acting commissioner holds that the
sixteenth and thirty sixth sections. which
lie within the boundaries of the two
named reservations, are disposed of with
in the meaning of the law, and following
the decision of Secretary Lamar in the
case of Colorado, he holds that the state
has right to select other lands in place
thereof
Acting Commissioner Stone, IN closing
his decision, says: ut is clear there is
an apparent conflict il Judicial opinions
as TO the effect of certain school sections
being within Indian reservations at the
time of the taking effect of the grant. 1
think the weight of oLinion is that res
ervation for Indians is disposal of land
in the meaning of the act. Whether am
4 ht or nor on this point. feel safe in
following the opinion of the secretary of
the interior 10 the Colorado case. The
facts in that case are similar to these, and
l therefore revoke the decision of Febru-
ary 90, 1899, and hold that the state OF
Oregon has a right to select indemnity for
school sections, lying within tie Silelz
and Grande Ronde Indian reservations.
As for all other questions touching selec.
tions and lists, they are reserV cd for pro
per action under the law when the lists
come before the department for apI rovai.
This decision is regarded as important,
as it will govern in all similar cases, of
which there is a large number in different
parts of the west.
COMMISSIONER ROOSEVELT.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24-Theodore
Roosevelt. civil service commissioner, has
returned from bear hunt in Montana
and stay on his ranch IN North Dakota.
Concerning the political outlook in
those two territories, he said: II am con
tident that Carter will he elected to con
gress in Montana by good round major
ity, and think that We have at least an
even chance for the entire state ticket
and legislature. know nothing of my
candidacy for the United States senate in
North Dakota, except what have seen In
the newspapers. l don't know how the
report got started, l take no interest in
it whatever"
SCENE OF AGONY.
CHICAGO, Sept. "a. Five innocent livse
paid the penalty of the wanton careless
ness of railroad engineer at the corner
of Vincenres avenue and Eighty seventh
street, this city, this evening.
A suburban train on the Rock Island
lea Ting the Chicago depot at 6.18. leaves
every evening at this point, Washing
ton Heights coach to be caught up by
dummy. This evening the car was left
as usual when moment later the pas
scugeIs were norIlfied to see bearing
down upon them, nt the rate of twelve
miles an hour heavy freight train On
the same road. There was no time for
flight. The engineer reversed his engine,
but with almost undiminished speed 1t
plowed into the passenger coach until the
locomotive was hidden entirely in the
wreck.
Wild shrieks and groans announced the
borrow of the disaster, and as steam
formed IN thick clouds around the scene
the terrified spectators realized that the
Ill fated passengers were being roasted
alive