The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-10-19

Seattle aud detectives were set immedl
ately upon his trail.
In some way friends of Gibbs heard
that the police were making an active
hunt for him, and they took him from
Whitechapel, where he had been hiding
in a dlsreputable dive on Jackson street.
and there he cut off the brass buttons oi
his Pullman uniform and otherwise dis
| guised himself. Gibbs In his new gart
| managed to eude the officers. This Is
the story told by some who clam tc
know, but it is questionable if Gibbs is
or has been in Seattle.
FISHERMAN DROWNED.
| PORT TOWNSEND, Oct IA. Harry Mel.
| son, a Danish fisherman, unmarried, was
accidently drowned yesterday in Port
| Townsend bay, by the accidental capsiz
| ing of a sallboat while out with party
OF friends. Nelson was returning from
! Glennan when a squall of wind threw
| them into the foamlng sea. The rest of
| the party managed to drift ashore.
THE WOUNDED MAN DIED.
CHEHALIs, Wn, Oct. 14.-Henry julius,
the man who was shot by Ed Patter-
son at dance here Saturday evening,
died this morning. The bullet entered
on the left side, near the heart, and
pierced the left lung. Patterson gave
himself up to the sheriff of Cowlitz coun
ty this morning. He claims that the
shooting was done in self-deferse.
TIE CRoNIN SENSATION.
CHICAGO, Oct. IA grand jury was
impaneled this morning to hear further
evidence in the Cfouin jury bribery case.
Bailiffs Banks and Solomon, Manager
O'Donneil and Tom Kavanagh were called
in and testified.
1t is understood that Kavanagh and
Lawyer Biggs, one of the men on trial
tor the Cronin murder, made full con-
fession. At any rate, this afternoon the
grand jury returned indictments against
John Graham, clerk and confidential man
for the noted criminal lawyer, A. S. Trude,
for completely in the jury brlbing con-
spiracy. and also true bills against the
six men indicted Saturday. Graham was
arrested last night. Graham was the
man who was to put up the money with
which to bribe the Jurors. 1t was assert
ed by Judge Longenecker that the evil
dence against him was very conclusive.
FLOUR MILL BURNED.
ELLENsBURG, Oct. 14--This morning
a! II o'clock Saunders flour mill one
mile north of this city caught fire from
spark of an engine that was being used
temporarily TO run the mill. The mill
and entire contents We're destroyed, caus-
ing a loss of $4,000; insurance, $12,-
600, mostly reinsurance by the North
western. of Portland. A large residence
across the street from the mill was saved
with difficulty.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
WALLA WAILA, Oct. 14.-This morn
ing while switching cars in the o. w. T,
yards at Hunts junction, John Frawley,
an extra conductor, was in some way
thrown beneath the moving cars, with
the result of crushing his, right foot, ne
cessitating amputation. He was brought
to the hofpital here.
A WORTHY APPOINTMENT.
Col. George Hunter, one of the best
known men in the Northwest, for long
time resident of Riparia, and known as
the "White Chief" CT the Palouse Indi
ans, has been appointed captain of the
watch IN the pension department at
Washington.
MONTANA REPUBLICAN.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. IA special
from Helena, Mont, says: In counting
the votes in Silver Bow county to day
the board of canvassers threw out pre-
cinct which gave TIA Democratic MAORI
ty. By this action the Republicans secure
the entire legislative delegation in that
numbering II members, giving
them majority on joint ballot in the
legislature. Returns on their face show
that the Democrats would have had five
on joint ballot, with one mem
Der tie.
The grounds on which the precinct
was rejected are that there were three in
stead of five judges of election; that the
count was conducted by three judges in
secret, the clerks being excluded. aud
that the returns showed more votes
counted than polied. Judge DeWolfe
has been appealed to by the Democrats
for a writ of mandamus to compel the
board of canvassers to count in the re-
jected precinct.
MATAAFA FOR KING.
AUCKLAND, Oct. 14-Dispatches from
Samoa say that public meeting was
held there for the election of king. All
the foreign representatives, attended.
Ma alietoa made an address, in which he
praised Mataafa, and advised the people
to elect him their king. As for himself
he was content to be vice king. 1t is
that Germany will refuse to
Mataafa.
A PECULIAR ELoPEMENT.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14.-The Portu-
gese population of East Oakland is agi-
tated at the somewhat sensational elope-
ment of Antoine Piver, young man % |
years of age, with his 15-year-old step
mother.
The young man aid his father had |
sympatbies wen, with the son, and sub |
they disappeared, taking about
$3.50 belonging to Piver, sr.
The deserted husband is twenty eight |
years his wife's senior, and they have
been married about two years.
ALMOST A DELUGE.
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 15.-From 10 O'Clock
night until yesterday morning |
Z 755inches of rain fell at Encinltas, COM
pletely inundating the lowlands, and |
doing considerable damage to roads and |
crops.
The storage reservoir of Thomas Rotten,
in Cottonwood canyon, broke, and a |
huge body of water rushed down the
valley, carrying everything before it.
One bent of the railroad bridge was
carried away and the fill badly damaged.
THE INDIAN AT THE POLLS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. IA The Indian, as
a political factor, is likely, in the near
future, to attract pubic attention. By
recent acts of congress, every Indian
over 81 years of age, who receives an
allotment of land in severalty becomes a |
voter. The successful termination OF the |
with the Sioux Indians next |
year will throw into the state 4937 voters.
The other nations BOW being negotiated
with will soon make many more. At the |
interior department it is thought that |
upwards of 10000 Indians will be en-
titled to vote at the next presidential |
election.
NEARLY KILLED.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 14.-EX- Congress
man Stece recently prominent as the |
probable successor of tx Commissioner |
Pensions Tanner, was nearly killed to-day |