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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-11-30

The arc lights do not illuminate.
Snow about four inches deep at Bakeoyen.
The churches were well attended yester-
day.
The Hunt railroad has reached Dayton,
Wash.
Mr. Hugh Gourlay, the assessor, is in the
city.
Apples are being shipped from Pendleton
to Portland.
.Around the World in Eighty Days" at
Old Armory Hall next Monday night.
From different portions of the county We
learn that snow tell ON the highlands to the
depth of several inches.
The west bound passenger train yesterday
afternoon arrived on schedule time, the
first time for several moths.
The new depot building is fast approach
ing completion, and will be a commodious
edifce when finished
The frequent showers keep the streets in
a maddy condition; but this is encouraging
for good harvest
Miss Laura b. Walters, of Albina, is Wis.,
itins Miss May Farley at the residence of
MIR. Myers in this CITY.
MIR. s J. Tully is now the leader of the
Third Regiment band. Under his leader
ship they are attaining a proficiency which
is truly wonderful.
The roads to the interior are in very
muddy and sloppy condition; but they were
nlaced in good and substantial repair dur
ing the past season.
Several members of the Masonic lodge in
this city paid visit to Umatilla Saturday,
where three working degrees were con-
ferred on an applicant.
Several Eastern Oregon towns are expect
ing next season a great advancement in all
enterprises which will tend to develope their
localities, and we do not think they will be
disappointed.
Mr., Gourlay says there were three inches
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The kussey Murder.

From behind the iron bars that hem in
the quarters allotted to the county's prise.
ners, Pilieu, the Indian accused of the muir
der OF Mrs. Russey, watches the wintry
days come and go, and grows respondent as
he thinks of the world beyond which is to
him so far and yet SO near. He will not be
there much longer, for ere many days he
will be summoned before the tribunal which
Will either restore to him his liberty or send
HIM to the scaffold to expiate an unpardon.
able crime. The witnesses who know any,
thing OF the incidents connected with the
brutal murder which is laid at his door have
been summoned to Portland to undergo ex-
animation before the Grand Jury, and if he
is satisfied that the prosecuting evidence Is
substantial, Pilieu and his fate will be
transferred to Judge Deady's court.
The story of the murder was told so long
ago that it will, perhaps, not be out of place
to recapitulate the accompanying circum.
stances. Mrs. Russey, an aged woman who
wanted but decade of the three score and
ten years allotted to life, resided on the
Umatilla reservations at o point about fif.
teen miles from this city. Her home was
an unpretentions one, for she was not a
woman OF means, and so was the residence
OF her son, who, with his wife, dwelt in a
cottage about one hundred yards from her
abode. 1t was bright skining morning
last spring when her son raped at the door
to awaken her and prepare for their custo.
mary Sabbath visit to the church. He got
no answer. He raped again, and then i'm
patient or fearing that something had hap
pened, he opened the door and entered the
ROOM. The spectacle before his eyes was
enough to unnerve any man, for his mother
and beaten mass, from which the blood
slowly oozed and matted her disheveled
hair. Young Russey lost no time in giving
general alarm and when response came,
the work OF searching for clue to the mur-
der was commenced. An important point
OF evidence was soon found in the shape of
piece of cloth that had evidently been
wrenched by the deceased from her assail-
ants habiliments. A few yards from the
door there was also link in chain of evil
dence Tor on the ground lay piece of an
Indian breech-clout and by the condition Of
the earth horse had evidently been tied
there.
ConJectures as to who the murderer could
s"u 'Aanr' 'ne orunt oi tue suspicious
ta-in9 on fiiieu' VINO, 1t was said, had been
frequently seen about the cabin, with evil
IDENTITY eyii intent: Inquiries led to many
results that tended to confirm the suspicion.
one individual said that Pilieu was drunk
on the night OF the murder, another had
seen his squaw hastily washing his clothes
in the creek the following morning, and to
cap all, it was asserted that from his gar
ment was missing piece of cloth coinciding
exactly. with that found in the murdered
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OF snow on the Tygh ridge when he LEI
yesterday. This snow will soak into tn
ground, and will be moisture for next year
crops.
The jury in the case of Bennett VS.. Taft
brought in a scaled verdict Yesterday an,
were discharged, and to-day it was opened
1t was in favor of the plaintiff, and awarded
him $lOO damages.
Notwithstanding the precipitation thi:
tall the wells and springs have not become
repienlshed. 1t will take great deal more
rain and snow before Wasco county will
have her usual bountiful supply of water.
| The armiture of the arc dynamo at the
electric light works has been burned out,
and it will take two weeks to have it re-
placed. This is loss of thousand dollars
to the proprietors.
MIR. w. n. Wiley returned last Saturday
from trip to Chicago, having had in charge
several carloads Of sheep. The Dalles ships
more wool, direct from the producers, more
sheep and cattle from flock masters than any
point Ill the United States.
Heppner Gazette of the l4th says: Gene
Gilman, OF the Gilman & French ranch in
Haystack, and Fred Hunt, of the same To-
cality, loaded a fine lot of beef steers at this
place Tuesday. They were shipped to Port
lard butchers.
1t may interest our readers to know the
contract between the Union Pacific railroad
and the government makes it obligatory on
the part OF the company to run its fast mail
trains on time. The company forfeits $500
every time II it reaches Portland over 80
mintes late, no matter what the case may
be.
The Benton Leader says: We have been
informed that young man living near here
had induced girl fifteen years old of Linn
county to run away with him n few DAYS
ago, stating that if she would 90 to Seattle
with him she would be treated royally.
The couple had gone as far as Albany, when
relatives of the young lady in Corvallis
gained information of the affair, lnterfered
and took her home. The young man made
himself suddenly scare and also returned
home.
w. W. Journal In making final proof
before the U. S. land Office, Judge Guichard
usually asks: "Haye you a famIly?" Most
OF them answer in the affirmative, but the
other day he got hold of man, who had
the biggest family on record "Have you
any family?" said the judge, as he pulled
down his vest. eyes, SIR" said the man,
somewhat confused. "What does il con-
sist OFF, continued Mr.. GuicEard. "Well,"
said the man, looking up toward the ceiling,
so as to refresh his mind and give q true |
account, ''a wife and twelve children, two |
married, a hired man, gang plow, a |
seeder, Balm wagon and span of mules"
''That's enough" said the Judge with a
smile, and the settler got his final papers |
without any further trouble.
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he did not know what day he saw I'll
horse and buggy drive up.
| j. W. Fralick was employed by the de
fendent (Kunze) from April 26 until Jun
30, the date of his arrest. He said tha
Kunze worked as usual on May 4.
The testimony of several witnesses wa
then taken to contradict the evidenc
given by Carlson to the effect that at
certain time on March 10 he heard Burk
tell O'Sullivan that he had rented th,
cottage. The testimony was to the effec
| that OSullivan was several miles from
| Lakevlew at the time mentioned.
After some further minor evidence the
defense rested and the prosecution begar
the rebuttaI. DR.. Curran was called anG
asked if he had heard James Lyman, one
of the witnesses for the defense, say thai
Cronin's death had been ordered by tn c
Clan ma Gael. The defense objected and
pending recess the court reserved Its de
clsion. In the afternoon session the court
decided in favor of the defense the ques-
tion as to the admissibiity of the rebuttal
testimony to which objection had been
made.
Two more witnesses were examined,
after which adjournment was taken, the
states attorney promising to conclude the
rebuttal testimony tomorrow.
THE JEFFERSON DAVIS FUND.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 25-An Examiner.
special from Nashville, Tenn, says: "The
movement in aid of Jefferson Davis Is
attracting wide attention. 1t now looks
as If the money Will be easily raised. a
letter was received from Senator Coquitt,
of Georgia, to-day as follows:
Atlanta will go to work at once through
our organization to raise all the money
that is necessary, more too. Many of US
have long wanted to do something sub
stantial for the old chieftain, and have
only been prevented by the statement
that there was no necessity for 1t, and
that it would not be received. Atlanta
will do her portion. The Fulton County
Veterans Association is strong body
ready to help. The old Rebels from
every corner of the state, from the
mountains to the seaboard, will come to
the rescue of President Jefferson Davis
home. We will raise the money at once.
How much is needed, wire me, ard write
O"ptiy, Sou Will Slcatiy oU'iSo youls
truly, HUGH II. CoLoUIrT.
PERIsHED IN THE FLAMES.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25.-The Chroni-
cle's special from Salt Lake gives the fol-
lowing particulars of the burning of the
insane asylum at B!ackfoot: At 1:15
Sunday morning the asylum was discov-
cred to be on fire, by night attendant.
An alarm was at once given, and all
hands then turned to rescuiDg the in
mates from the burning building. Out
Of sixty-seven patients only three are
known to have perished and eight es-
capped and their whereabouts are un-
known. Only the main buildings and
contents were burned. Tie new addition
Just completed at cost of $150.000, and
all outbui!dings, were saved together with
ome furniture. The origin of the fire
vas probably from kitchen range in the
basement. The female patients are now
n the Methodist church and males in the
but will be removed to the |
lew asylum buildings tomorrow. En- !
,loyes lost nearly all their effects in try J
ng to save the patients.
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CROOK COUNTY.
News Of the Past Week Called from
Our Exchanges.
News, Nov. 23d.

News, Nov. 23d.
A new postoffice called Liberty has beeu
established on what is known as West
Branch, a tributary Of Bridge creek.
Ten wagon loads of hay were purchased
here this week and taken to the Warm
Spring Indian Agency for the use of the
government stock employed there.
Warm Spring Indians are engaged in
hunting and killing deer OH the desert near
Farewell Bend, contrary to the law that
forbids it at tbs season of the year.
The prayer meetings in Prineville which
are held regularly, are growing in interest.
| These meetings are forerunners of reviyals,
which can only result in mach good.
1t is said by our local hunters that deer
are far more plentiful in this county now
than they were two years ago. This happy
state of things is simply the result of W. II
observed mot entorced) law.
While John A. Brown was on a trapping
and hunting expedition on the head waters
of the Deschutes recently he caught cln-
namon bear in number 4 steel trap that
had been set for al otter. The trap held
bruin safely When his bearsaip was
dressed the carcas weighed $50 pounds.
While we were shooting ducks on the
upper Deschutes last week, we observed
that all the settlers up there are amply pre-
pared for the rigors of severe winter.
Their houses are comfortable and their COM
modlous barns are well filled with hay
They also have abundant shelter for their
stock that may be used during stormy
weather.
Reveiw, Saturday.
Sheepmen generally report their sheep in
excellent condition, but horses and cattle
are not in first-class fix to go into the win
ter.
P. B. Howard makes the following quo
tation on meats, which are the ruling prices
at this market: Beef by the quarter 5 and
&c. per h., choice loin steak l0c. per h.,
other steaks Sc. per h., tallow in and 10
lb. tins l0c.
From A. o. Bedell, who arrived here
Thursday, it is learned that Sanders Lo-
gan's dwelling with all its contents, on
Camp creek, was destroyed by fire last
Sunday night. MIR. BedeI did not know
the cause Of the fire nor the amount of the
loss. We understand there was no insur-
ance on either the house or furniture.
Friday morning the people of this place
were somewhat surprised or arising to find
the.ground covered with II inches OF snow,
the first that had fallen this season. Ram
was falling the evening before and during
the night it had changed to snow and had
evidently continued to come down steadily
all night.
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NUMBER 16

A fire broke out in Pocatello last Satur.
day, and the Republican, in describing how
the family and neighbors rustled around to
! prevent any ''serious" loss of furniture.
etc., cheerfully remarks: '.But the fire wa,
not OF much account though one life was
sacrificed in it. Mrs. Hargraves, an aged
Invalid was living in the house with mar.
RED daughter and was in bed at the time
OF the fire in an addition 10 the main house.
and the family had gone cut leaving her
there alone with FIRE in the stove which was
quite near the bed and in some way the
bedding caught fire and so burned the in.
valid about the head, shoulders and other
parts OF the body, that she died in two
hours after being removed to another room.
The damage to house and furniture was
slight, and all congratulated themselves on
their narrow escape from what might haye
been serious CONFEDERATION.
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The Latest Out.

A daily through car service has been es-
tablished by the Chicago, Union Pacific &
Northwestern Line between Portland and
Chicago via Council Bluffs, thus offering to
the public facilities not given by any other
line. "The Limited Fast Mair' which runs
daily between the above points, carries the
overland fast mail, limited number of
frst- t-class passengers with extra charge, and
Is composed of Pullman Vestibuled Sieepers,
and Pullman Dining Cars, Portland to Chi.
cago via Council Bluffs.
This is another Indication that the Union
Pacific is desirous of meeting the requir
ments of the people. For information in re-
gard to this and other trains on this line.
apply to w. ALLowAY.
Agent o. R. & N. Co., The Dalies,
or to A. L. MAXWELL,
G. P. & I. A.. Portland, Or. noy22
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School Report.

The following is a report of school dis.
trict No. 3, for term ending Nov. 22l, In
scholarship and department.:
August Deckert, &c. 100; Emma Deckert.
81, 90; Charles Deckert, 96, so; Anna
Southwell, 9S, 80; Eva Southwel, SO, SO;
Guy Southwell, 9S, so; DIX Southwell, SO,
80; Andrew Delrymple. 9S, %; John Del
rymple, 95, 95; Clyde Riddell, 95. so; Flor
ence Linton, 90, 80; Joseph Linton, 95. so.
The scholars are to be commended for the
ardor with which they have prosecuted
their studies, and their punctualty in at
tendance during the term.
GRACE RIDDELL,
Teacher.
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WRECKS ON THE NORTHERN.

MIssoULA, Mont, Nov. ga terrific
snow storm struck here at o'clock this
morning. It is still raging with fury.
All the trains on the Nor'h hern Pacific
are blocked. Two serious wrecks are re-
prrted near Bonner, several miles east, on
the banks of the Hellgate river, in which
several trainmen were injured. A special
train conveying physicians has gone to
the scene
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PARTICULARS OF THE WRECKS.

HELENA. Mont, Nov. 22.-'Two fright
full wrecks occurred on the Northern Pa
cifc this evening. The first occurred
near Bearsmouth about O'Clock, the
track spreading and derailing five cars of
the second section of west bound freight
No. Is. A brakeman was seriously in
jured, but the physicians have some hope
of saving his life. A wrecking train was
Immediately sent out and in about three
hours the track was cleared for traffic.
Before this work was fairly finished
another and much greater disaster Oc-
Cured near Bonner. The first section
OF west-bound freight No. 13 collided
with construction train. Both engines
were completely demolished and several
cars were reduced to splinters. Several
tIainmen were severely injured, and the
Lhysicians are now at the scene and ad
mipisteripg to the wants of the sufferers.
The local officials are also at the scene
of til. wreck. The passenger train will
he delayed twenty hours at least. The
wcst-bound passenger will not get
through before tomorrow noon.
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For II .nf.

For II .nt.
Inquire at this office. ~
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men in the coasting trade and was highly
respected, and much sorrow is expressed
on account of his sad fate. He leaves q
wife and three children at North Bend,
Coos bav.
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A FATHERS DESPERATE DEED.

NEW YORK, Nov. 22--Two babies were
shot by their father, Joseph Smith, at 321
East Ninth street, this afternoon. Eliza
beth, aged- years, IS dead. Mary, ii
months old, has bullet in her breast.
The father was arrested. Smith only
succeeded in infl,cting flesh wound on
himself. The bullet was directed toward
his stomach, but was detected by but
ton. Smith contracted consumption dur
ing the great blizzard, and the doctor
had told him that he could not live later
than next spring. To add to his misery,
his wife deserted Inn and the children
two weeks ago, without warning Or cause,
and Smith was driven to desperation.
His wife, it is said. has been fond of male
COM : anions.
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THE WRECK OF THE FEARLESS.

SAN FRANoIco, Nov. 2s.--At the Office
of the Simpson Lumber Company to. day,
it was stated that the lost tug was valued
at $4,000 and is the second tug of the
same name which the company has lost.
There was no insurance on the vessel.
Captain Hill has been in the employ of
the Simpson Lumber Company between
fourteen and fifteen years, and was re-
garded as most able seaman. He leaves
a widow and two children in North Bend,
to mourn bis loss.
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DRIVEN BACK BY SNOW.
.ANv Or OR IT Rri

ALBANY, Or, 25.-R. II Birth and
party of eight surveyors, sent out bv the
Willamette Valley and Cascade Noun
tain Wagon Road Co., returned to this
city this evening, being driven out of the
mountains by snow. They were camped
nine miles above the McKinnon house,
and when they left Sunday there was one
foot Of snow there.
THE CRoNIN DEFENSE RESTS.
CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-When the Cronin
case was called this morning. mllkman
Mertes, who had testified for the prose
cution, was recalled by the defense and
went over his testimony again. He also
testified as to conversation with police
man day or so after the body was dis
covered. Witness told the officer that he
saw bay horse with white face stop in
front 1 f the Carlson cottage, and saw a
tall man get out and go into the cottage.
He admitted that he told the officers that
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SOME ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

SONIC PARTICULARS.
A. w. Sefton arrived here yesterday
from Coos bay. He saw the wreck of
tug Fearless at the mouth of the Umpqua,
Thursday afteroon. the action of the in
spector OF hulls in allowing the tug to go
to sea is very generally condemned by
the people of Gardiner and vicinity, as
the fact that she was not seaworthy was
notorious. The inspector had forbidden
her to go to sea, but afterward counter
mapded the order, and thus caused the
death of at least nine persons. One half
of the hull is lying in the mud half a
mile below Gardiner, willie the stern,
with the name on II, foated half a mile
above. 1t is the general impression that
the tug sprung leak and Captain Hill
was endeavorIng to get into Umpqua
for safety, as he had no other business
there and was within twenty miles of her
destination, Coos bay. Captain Hill has
been on the fearless ever since she was
built, some seventeen years ago. He was
in command of tug NAMED the Fearless
which was wrecked at the mouth of Coos
bay some eighteen years ago and saved
the lives of his crew by tying line
around his waist and swimming ashore
with it. He was one of the best known
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KNOCKED OUT HIS EYE.

INDEPENDENCE, Or, Nov 24.-Thurs-
day evening Thomas Elliott, farmer
living opposite town, while choppiDg a
tree into cordwood was struck in the
right eye and the eyeball burst by stick
Of wood flying up. He was senseless for
several hours and has suffered intense
agony. His right eye is entirely de-
stroyed.
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OUR STOCK Is IN QUALITY AND
" quantity, which pleased to offer you at
very low prices for cash or country produce.
Call and see for yourselves, We mean what We say
and you will not be sorry.
The Washington critic., 1889-05-22
EARLY MORNING NEWS.

The hackers of Mr.. Wilson of the
New York Health Board are trying to
lift him out easily.-LeviM. Cans has
been appointed deputy collector of the
port of New York Kings County
Republicans complain that President
Harrison is too slow in making changes.
The Oregon Transcontinental fight
continues on the wane. - The
Richmond Terminal Railroad has
bought 1900 shares of Richmond
and Danville stock at s35.-The coal
companies will meet in New York to-
day. - The monitor Puritan has
reached New York.-A canvass of
Pennsylvania foots up $4,000 majority
expected to be given against prohibit
tion.--Therc is boom in str, ct rail.
way charters in Philadelphia. The
African Nj. Il. Conference in Philadcl
phia yesterday considered a report on
the negro in the South. -Germany
has consented to restore King Malictoa
to power in Samoa. Forty per-
sons have lost their lives through the
floods in Bohemia. A newspaper of
Munich has been contiscatcd and the
editor arrested for publishing scanda,
lous obituary notice on Queen Maria of
Bavaria. Prince George of Greece
has joined the French navy. DIR.
Nausen and those who accompanied
him on an exploring expedition to
Greenland have arrived at Copenhagen
on their retllrn.-At recent meeting
of the Dublin Branch of the National
League Professor Galbraith denounced
the proposal to abolish the Office of
viceroy of Ireland as an instdious at