The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-10-05


b. D. Sturgls, U. S. A., retired, died yester
"a day. He graduated from West Point il
vo 1916, and served with distinction through
RS the Mexican war, civil war and IndlaI
so campaigns in the Northwest.
THE BEHRING SEA DISPUTE.
no LONDON, Sept. 29-Lord Salisbury ha.
70 instructed Sir Julian Pauncefote, The
British minister at Washington, to CON
suit the convenience of Secretary of State
Blaine in reference to the discussion ol
It. the Behring sea dispute. Negotiations
y are to proceed quietly and continuously
ID and inquiry is to be carefully pursued IN
re to the question of Canadian compensd :
e tion for the seizure of vessels belonging
n to Canada in the waters iE contention.
e No immediate pressure, however, is to
: be exercised upon the government at
e Washington with regard to settling the
:, International question involved and moth
!, ing like formal demand for a speedy
= conclusion of the affair is to be allowed.
The line of action which has been de-
l cided upon by Lord Salisbury, is based
: on his expectation that Secretary Blaine,
: who is just now hampered by the lease of
the Alaska Sealing and Fishing company,
5 will be more ready to accord what Eng
land regards as just settlement of the
I dispute upon the approaching expiration
1 of the company's lease. When that
occurs it is expected that the British
government will push the negotiations
with little more energy.
CIVIL SERVICE LAW VIOLATED.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-The Post will
to morrow publish story, editorialIy, IN
which it charges the civil service com
missioners under the Cleveland admins.
tration with persistently violating the
law, and asserts its ability to prove the
charge before congressional investigat-
ing committee. 1t charges that three
fourths of the clerks employed by the
commission were not required to pass the
examination, that one of the clerks gave
out or sold the examination papers, and
that the matter was brought to the atten-
tion OF President Cleveland by Commits
sloner Oberly, but was hushed up for
reasons personal to Commissioner Lyman.
A MONTANA MURDER.
HELENA, Mont, Sept. 20.-A fatal
stabbing atfray occurred at Jay Gould,
near Helena, at an early hour this morn
ing. Frank Duffy, justice of the peace,
and John GlenDdening, an amalagamator,
quarreled over an old grudge in saloon
row. Finally the justice struck Glcnden-
ing and the men clinched. The former
secured an advantage, when the latter
drew pocket knife and stabbed Duffy |
in the shoulder blade and then inflicted
an ugly wound in his abdomen that will |
probably prove fatal. While Glennden-
ing is reported to be hard case, the
stabbing is said to have been IN self
defense. He is in Jail in this city, await
ing the death of his victim.
noNoRs TO AN EX. QUEEN.
BELGRADE, Sept. 29.-Ex- Queen Nata-
lie arrived here to-day. Her presence
was totally ignored by the government
| officials, but she was received most en-
thulsastically by crowds that thronged
the streets through which she passed.
The reception was spontaneous, and
the enthusiasm of the people was indies
cribable. 1t is estimated there were 50,-
600 persons in the streets. After the
brilliant triumphal progress to her resi-
dence the ex-queen was obliged to appear
on balcony to respond to the multitude.
This evening the city was illuminated,
and throngs of citizens were in the streets
singing the national hymn. The Russian
minister and all attaches of the Russian
embassy visited the ex-queen, remaining
half hour The palace gates were
closed during the day and guarded by
troops.
POVERTY STRICKEN ITALY.
DUBLIN, sept. 29.-Archbishop Hogue,
Catholic primate Of Ireland, preaching in
Armagh cathedral to- day referred in the
strongest terms to Italy's treatment of the
pope. He declared the Italian peasantry
we're over taxed, and IN worse condi-
tion than the Donegal and Connemara
peasants; that the Italians were emigrat-
ing faster than the Irish, and that the
Italian government had encIrcled the
Vatican with troops, knowing if the pope
departed the grass would soon grow in
the streets of Rome.
ANOTHER TOWN GONE.
SAN LUIS OBIPo, Sept. 30.-The town
Of Cambria in the Notrt western part of
this county was almost wholly destroyed
by fire this morning.
A special to the Tribune gives the fol-
lowing account. At 2:30 this morning
fire started in the Proctor hotel. The
cause is unknown. The flames spread
rapidly, and in half an hour the entire
block was a mass of fire. Little water
was at hand, and there was no service
whatever, and there was no means of ar :
resting the spreading flames. Building
after building caught, and In spite of all
efforts the destruction went on, until there
was nothing left which could be Destroy ,
ed, not even shed. All the business :
portion of Cambria was wiped out. The 8
buildings being entirely of wood, the des
t:uction was so rapid that there was not
even time to get out their contents. :
Hardly anything was saved, and the :
town is destitute. No lives were lost.
The total loss is about $125,O00. The
insurance is about $4,000. The post =
Office and telegraph Office were destroyed. i
RAILROAD LAND SALES.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30-W. II. Mills, +
land agent of the Central Pacific and Nor. d
thern division of the Southern Pacific
Company, states that land sales of the
land department of the Southern Pacific
Company for June, July and August
amounted to 100000 month, an aver :,
age greater than the former averages by =
the year. The average prices obtained =
we're also higher than ever before. =
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.
SALEM, Sept. 30.-Last week P. II.
Darcy, an attorney for Governor Penno- =
yer, who made complaint as citizen 7
and a taxpayer. made application to .
Judge Boise for temporary order against
the secretary of state, restraining him =
until the case could be heard. from issu-
ing warrents TO the railroad commission
ers elected by the legislature in payment
of their salaries, because their bonds had
not been approved by him, as the Till re- =
quired, before entering upon their duties.
Judge Boise refused to grant the order, ON y
the ground that he doubted the authority
of the court to restrain the auditor of 7
claims against the state in the free exer. =
else of his judgement in passing of claims =
against the state. 1t is understood that =
proceeding by quo ssarrnnto will now be =
commenced by Governor Pennoyer, to =
try the title of the commissioners to Office.
FIRE AT PORT TOWNSEND. :,
SEATTLE, Sept. 30.-Fire this morning t,
caused by lime Stacking in the rain des- a
troved q warehouse on Commercial warf, ft
Port Townsend, entailing a loss of $15,- ii
600. The wind was blowing furiously, Il
and had 1t not been raining in torrents y
disaster to the whole city would have re-
suited. The principal loss was on 5S5