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

THE CRONIN MURDER.
CHICAGO, Oct. 11.-Three new suspect
were arrested by the police this afternoon
for alleged completely in the murder o
DR. Cronin. The greatest mystery pre-
walls around the criminal court building
where tie men are confined.
At II 80 tonight seven men wert
in the states attorneys office, presuma-
bly, undergoing examination. At thai
hour Attorney Mills came out, and tC
the score cf waiting reporters reiterated
the statement made by the states attor
ney early in the evening that absoiutely :
no information would be given out unit
tomorrow.
at midnight Chief Hubbard emerged
from the private office and went out, but
soon returned with man bearing good
supply of eatables. This would indicate
that the secret session is TO be an ail-night
one.
A little later two detectives went in,
with short, thick set man OF an Irish
look, in tow. This makes niGe arrests to-
day and to, night.
Two stories are afioat in regard to the
matter. One is that some new and ex-
ceedingly important Information in re-
gard TO the murder has been discovered.
The o:herls that nothing lese than jury
fixing has cnme to light. The state, 1t is
known, has had great apprehension of a
chung" jury, but whether or not any of
the eight men sworn in so far have actu-
ally been approached, could not be def
nitely learned.
FOREIGN STEAMSHIP SUBSIDIES.
New YORK, Oct. 11.-In an article on
subsidized steamship lines, the Tribune
this morning says: Hardly has it been
stated that the new Zanzibar German
line will receive a subsidy of $2,50O,000
annually, when one Is told of the Mexi-
can, Macao & Portuguese line of Pacific
steamers. The promoters of it have just
left Lisbon, where they arranged every
thing with the owners of the Macao line,
aid are now OF their way to Mexico.
Steamers will start from Chinese ports
and call at Macao, the Sandwich islands
and San Francisco. ard stop at Santa
Cruz, In Mexico. 1t will prove to be of
great advantage to the Portuguese colony
which is rival of Hong Kong and Can
ton, and possesses, on account of its
geographical situslion, exceptional ad-
vantages. Under these circumstance the
pew line will help greatly aad promote
Chinese immigration. inasmuch as Mex
leo is now carrying en- big works, under
taken some years ago, for which it needs
cheap and abundan. labor.
FAILED TO OBEY ORDERS.
PTTTsBURG, Oct. 11.--A collision oc-
cured near Bridgeport, Ohio, this morn
ing between a train carrying about seven
ty miners to tie Wheeling Coal Works,
and freight train. The passenger train
and portion of the freight train was
demolished.
David Moore, miner, was killed, four
others were fatally injured. None of the
latter. however, will die, their injuries
being confined to bruises and slight frac
lures.
The accident was caused by the failure
of the engineer of the freight train to obey
orders He had been instructed to wait
at the mines until the work train arrived,
but instead pulled out for Bridgeport.
CONSUL IN TROUBLE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.-Secreaty Blaine
has cabled William Baird Lewis, United
States consul at Tangier, to appear at
the state department, Washington, and
meet the charges of corruption made
against hlm by Benezuli, a Morocco
merchant. Benezuli came all the way
from Tangier t., prefer the charges.
Simon Wolf and the Solomons, American
members cf the Alliance Israelite Uni
versal, accompanied Benezuli before Sec
x1,ko
entered the complaint.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
ASTORIA, Oct 11.-Yesterday morning
at II 80 o'clock the Grand Lodge of the
Knights of PytbIas, jurisdiction of Ore
gon, adjourned after being in session three
days. The legislative work Of the Grand
Lodge, no report of which has been made,
has only been of interest to the members
of the order, and for that reason alone it
has not been published.
sEATTLE's PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SEATTLE, Oct 11.-At a meeting of
the council tonight it was decided to
establish paid fire department. The
ordinance provides In detail for an Ella
borate fire system, and goes into effect
upon its approval by the mayor.
FALSE REPORT.
BosToN. Mass, Oct 1.-THE IrdUeller
prints, under the date of Seoul Corea,
September s, letter from Mrs. Heron,
wife of Dr. Heron, OF Tennessee, WHO was
reported to have been sentenced by the
king of Corea for teaching Christianity.
Mrs Heron had just recovered from d
dangerous illness. She says that the
king would not do what has been charg-
ed against him, and adds that their only
danger is from the ignorant and super
stitious lower classes. She says that
neither she nor her husband are teaching
Christianity, as it had been expressly
forbid den. They live in Eopes OF
treaty revision which will allow them to
do So.
DESERVED BETTER FATE.
ASTORIA, Oct. H. Evan D. McPhee,
working at Boyle's logging camp on the
Little Walluski river, tributary of Lew
is and Clarke river, was drowned last eve
ming about o'clock by falling off raft
of logs. He was not seen to fail, but was
missed by some of the Ioggers, who COM
menced search for the body, but it was
not found until s o'clock tins morning.
About half an hour before he was missed
he saved from drowning feliow-work-
man who had fallen IRON the same raft of
logs. The deceased was native of Nova
Scotia, aged 32 years, and leaves wife
and child. The funeral will take place
at Knappa tomorrow.
TERRE HiUTE, Ind. Oct. 1.-THE mile
trottlng record for stations was broken
here to day by Axtell, "a three-vear old, in
2:12, lowering the record ~ seconds.
Colonel Conley, of Chicago, late tonight
completed the purchase OF the great trot
ter, for $1O5, 900. Andy Walsh, of Hart
ford, and John Madden, OF Lexington,
offered Williams $101 900 for the colt,
and had certified check for that amount
This he refused, and afterwards accepted
Colonel Conley's offer with much re!uc
tance. This is the highest price ever
paid in the world for horse of any des-
crip.ion,
NOTABLE DEAD