The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-08-31

business sections are almost continuous
mass of bunting and garlands of green.
PORTLAND AND PORT TOWNSEND,
PORT TOWNSEND, w. T., Aug. 24.-The
steamer OlympIan brought to this place
! to day a railroad construction outfit, with
, which the Union Pacific will begin build
ing the road from here to Portland. A
corps of engineers and Captain Hill,
. superintendent Of the Oregon Improve
ment Company, arrived with the outfit.
The wharf was crowded with spectators
upon the arrival of the steamer, al anx
ious to satisfy themselves that the out
fit had arrived. Work will begin early
next week. The Trapscontinental people
are fully aware af he Importance of
biginning work at an early date. The
bonds require that twenty-five miles of
road shall be completed by January /,
1888, or the bonus will be forfeited.
ACROSS THE COLORADO DESERT.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 24.-Will1am E.
Graves, of New York, president of the
Los Angeles, San Diego & Yuma railroad,
who is now in this city, received dis
patch to day from New York, stating
that bonds of the company to the extent
of $5,000,000 had been sold. From San
Diego eastward the line will run through
| National City, thence across the Colorado
| desert to Yuma, making a connection
with the Southern Pacific. Graves to-
day let contracts IN this city for the first |
lorty miles OF the road. Thirty miles OF |
the road have already been built from |
San Diego to Del Mar. and, it IS stated,
it will be continued to Los Angeles and |
through the town of Orange.
THERE WAS AN UNDERSTANDING.
OTTAWA, Aug PA meeting of the
cabinet has been called Tor the 10th of
September, and all members have been
urge6 to be on hand at that time. 1t is
learned on reliable authority that IN ac
cordance with an understanding informal
ly arrived at between the authorities at
London and at Washington, of which the
Dominion government hitherto appears
to have been unaware the United States
cruisers were only to go through the
formula OF seiZ:ng Canadian vessels
caught In Behring sea in contravention
to The prescribed regulations of the
United States government, without car
rying the seizure into scturat effect, and
that on'y in the most flagrant cases,
when these vessels were caught sealing
or with seals on board, were cargoes TO
be seized or confscated. A prominent
official in referring to this new phase
OF the Behring sea dispute and the light
that had been thrown upon it by recent
CORES spondence from the British govern
ment, said that while the United States {
government would by this course still
maintain their contention to the eXclu
sive right Of the seal fisheries OF Behriug
sea they would Lot make themselves
liable Tor nearly so large an amount Of
demages if these course were followed as
II they went indiscriminately to work
seizing vessels and carg0es as they did
IL 1856 and 1897, should it ultimately
be decided that the claim they had set is
illegal.
FIRE IN A COLLIERY.
VICTORIA, B. c., aug. PA Nanai-
mo special says: "Thls afternoon about
4: 80 o'clock fire was discovered at the
foot of No. 1 shaft of the East yelling
ton co!liery. The men below ground
were Immediately notified of the pending
danger ard brought to the surface up the
No. ? shaft. They were enabled to use
this means of escape as the underground
workings of the two shafts connect. Most
fol tunately the men were all saved with
out accident. At one time it was feared
all the mules underground would be suf-
focated, but have since been saved.
WAVES EXTRADITIoN.
MILES CITY, Mont, Aug. 24.-Word
has been received here from William
Cathay, cowboy, that the deputy sheriff
who caught Alfred Brszier, the murderer
of Brown, who is now in Regina, North
west territory, with him, that Brazier has
consented to come back without being
extradited, and he will start with him at
once for this place. 1t Is understood
that BIazier is backe1 by the cowboy
element, and that they aided his escape
at the time of the murder. !
RAILROAD TO LINKvILLE.
PORT TOWNSEND, Aug. PA railroad
is to be built from point near Ashland,
on the Southern Pacific railroad. to Link
vile, Or. Major Brooks, of this place,
has gi yen one half of his hot spring ranch
at Linkville to secure the construction of
the road.
THE CoNGo RAILROAD.
New YORK, Aug. 24-It is said that
o. P. Uuntington's trip TO Europe is for
the purpose of consulting with the king
of Belgium relative to the Congo railroad
enterprise 1t Is estimated that the road
will cost from $4,000, 600 to $50, 100000
to build and equip, OF which $6,400,000
has been subscribed under the auspices
of a Belgium stock com pany, which is
the great trading concern of the Congo
free state. 1t is the connection of this
Lower Congo region with the Upper Con
go country for which railroad is sought.
The Upper Congo country has large
population, and a vast trade eau be
opened up there, OF which the Belglans
wish to reap the benefit.
THE GERMAN SITUATION.
BERLIN, Aug. 24.-Colapared with the
visit of the late Emperor William to AL
SAGE Lorraine, in 1870, the present en-
peror's visit was phenomlnal success,
and indicates remarkable progress made
in Germanizlng the provinces during the
past decade.
Copenhagen kilograms announce that
the czar and czarina boarded the imper-
lal yacth at Peterhof yesterday and were
expected in Copenhagen Tuesday, but at
the moment the sailing was postponed.
The belief now Is that the czar will dis
embark at StettIn, en- route to Copenhagen,
and have brief, quiet meeting with the
emperor at Hounsdam.
An Inspired article in the Cologne
Gazette on the result of the emperors
visit to Osborne says the relations be-
tween England and Germany are more
friendly. Owing, however, to the oppos-
ton of q radical parliament the English
government is compelled to proceed
cautiously toward disappointment with
Germany. The Gazette adds: "Whether
the czar comes or not there Is small hope
that the relations between Russia and
Germany will improve"
DEATH OF A PHILANTHROPIsT.
ST LOUIS, Aug. 25.-Henry Shaw, the
venerable philanthropist, died this morn
ing, aged 80.
PENSION OFFICE RULING.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-One of the
most important rulings made by the COM
missioner of pensions in late years, in
that it affects the masses of the soldiers
of the country, Is that Issued to-day by
Commissioner Tanner to the chiefs of
divisions in the pension bureau. What
it does Is to extend the limitations in
regard to competent witnesses to such an
extent that this great and constantly
growing bar to the granting of pensions
Is almost obliterated. AS the years roll
on, and so many of the soldiers of the