The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-09-21
THE DELAY ON THE C.P.

an appropriation made for them by con
gress.
THE DELAY ON THE C.P.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 1G.-The burn
ing of the snow sheds and bridge 10 tn
SIerras. near the summit, has seriousi,
affected traffic over the Central Pacific
and, as one agent expressed it to-day
''has knocked the passenger and ireigh
business into cooked hat" Whethe
this be the reason or not, the business o
the local agents is going to the dogs, ent
every one is looking forward to an unex
| pected turn In the tide.
There are now eight trairs delayed il
the mountains, and the passengers are
having a hard time of it. The Denver &
Rio Grande, Western, Union Pacific, and
otners are depending on the Central Pa
cific, and can do nothing unless the pas.
sengeTs want to walk several miles in
transferring.
THE FIREMENs TOURNAMENT.
TACOMA, Wtn., Sept. 16.-The annual
meeting Of the Northwestern Firemen's
Association was held to-day under the
chairmanship of Acting President Wors-
ley, of Astoria. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: B.
S. Worsley, Astoria, president; ]. G.
Rainey, Tacoma, first vice-president; T..
Ducey, Victoria, second vice. president;
E. Sanderson, Walla Walla, third vice.
president; A. Pncus. Vancouver, Win.
fourth ice-presIdent; Charles Albertson,
Seattle, fifth vice. president; c. w.
Watts, Albany, Secretary; w. f. Dugon,
Salem, treasurer; T. d. Hart, Walia
Walla, statistician, and J. n. Hoffman,
Albany, George A. Burnbanks, Tacoma,
and w. j. Barry, Astoria, members of
the board of directors.
THE MISSING MONEY FOUND.
SEATTLE, Sept. 16.-A. L. Campbell,
Wells, Fargo's express agent al Tacoma,
came to town to-day and delivered pack
ages containing $1l32 6S, and the final
proofs handed oyer to the company's
agent by Probate Judge Beverly some
time ago, and which Campbell last Sat
urdav intimated were mislaid IN Seattle.
also confessed to Supe:lntend-
ent E. H. johnson that he had become
by giving notes and had
used the money to meet his private obll-
cations, and wanted to know if he
would be proceeded against criminally.
FROM OLYMPIA.
OLYMPIA, Sept. 1G.-A few weeks ago
Ralph, the youngest soa of the former
delegate to congress from this territory,
oelucius Garfield, was taken to Oregon
Tor the benefit of his health, but was
brought back here about week ago
without any apparent improvement be-
ng visible, and to day lie died at SAINT
Peters hospital in this city. Deceased
was aged IA years and was born in this
erritory.
SCANDAL AT SPOKANE.
SPOKANE FALLS, w. T.. Sept. lex
oosures in the most disgraceful scandal in
he history of Washington were made
o-day. On account of the terrible fire
hat occurred August 4th, thousands OF
iollars worth of provisions were sent
rom all parts of the country for the re
ief of the sufferers. The supplies were
AIKEN charge of by the Relief Committee
Ind issued to applicants upon orders OBJ
aimed from persons authorized to per-
orm that duty.
Subsequently,, it was discovered that
ioohCuuCSS huA oCSh piuOCiSCus ouu tboe
Robert InglIs, an employe of the relief |
committee who was suspected of stealing |
FOODS and selling them to grocers and
,thers, had left the city. Chief of Police
Warren traced him to Chico. California,
Ind brought him back. He then made
he startling statement that conspiracy
lad existed among the officials and Others
or the appropriation of the relief sup
,les on large scale.
Inglis's examination was continued
Until to-day, and he was released on $500
,ail. He made both written and verbal
tatements in detail, and as late as last
night reiterated his oft repeated
declaration that he intended 10 stand his
rial and expose all who were guilty of
he crime Of which be was accused, still
laiming that he was acting under orders
n all his transactions while in J., the en-
10y of the committee.