The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-12-07
TELEGRAPHIC.
SIX PEOPLE BURNED TO DEATH.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. "A three story
brick building, ut the corner of Second
and Huntington streets was burned early
this morning. The basement and first
floor were used by Gustave Gross as a
bakery. The second floor was occupied
as u dwelling by Gross, his wife and four
children, and on the third floor dwelt
Joseph Bitner with wife and six children.
The fire burned so rapidly that before
the occupants could be aroused the fol-
lowing were burned to death: Mrs. Annie
Bitner, aged 35; Ida Bitner, aged 4;
George Bitner. aged months; Gustave
Gross, jr., aged II; Bruno Gross, aged 5.
Mrs. Minnie Gross, Hattie Gross, Joseph
Bitner and John. e lanson were seriously
injured. The other occupants escaped
without serious hurt. Mrs. Minnie Gross
died at the hospital at o'clock this after
noon. The fact of her being ir a delccate
condition fastened her death.
EACH TO TAKE ONE SENATOR.
HELENA, Mont, Dec. 3.-Tbe leglsla.
tive situation remains unchanged. The
senate met for the eleventh day this
morning at 10 o'clock. As usual, the
where, and the Republicans, for lack of
quorum, adjourned until to morrow. The
house met this morning in the hall in the
Granite block, As the furniture was not
in and the hall totally unfit for occu-
pancy, the house adjourned until to-
morrow at 2 o'clock. Before adjouraing,
the committee to wait upon the senate
and inform that body that the house was
organized, which had previously been
discharged, was reappointed.
Many rumors were afloat on the streets
all day that joint conference of all the
houses was to be held to devise means for
settlement of the trouble. Hours of dill
gent search by an Oregonian reporter
failed to find any authorization of the
matter. Lieutenant governor Richards
and Speaker Witter stated that they have
no official information of such meeting,
but al! the Republicans were willing to
meet the opposition. Leading Democrats
themselves this evening as be-
ing satisfied with compromise on the
basis OF one senator to each party. Just
what will be done has not yet been dc
clded. The day passed without any
result.
COLD LEAD IN LEADvILLE.
DENVER, DEC. ga Leadville special
gives an account of a tragedy which oc-
Cured there early this morning, resulting
IN one mans death, and another will
pro oably die before morning. Baily
Youngson, who has figured In several
shooting scrapes and is charged with kill
ing Mark Dugan over year ago, had |
some trouble with Frank Cole, and the |
men were looking for each other all yes
erday, armed for deadly battle. Early
his morning. as Youngson was walking
jown Harrison avenue, accompanied by |
Bart Dunley, he met Cole and Clarence
NOlverton.
Cole and Youngson pulled rovolvers
nd began firing at each other. The other
wo men also drew guns and took part IN
he battle. Some twenty shots we're fired.
)unley was shot through the heart and
;ole mortally wounded. Yonngson and
Volverton were arrested. Excitement
ver the affair is intense.
THE BURNING COPPER MINES.
HELENA, Mont, Dec. 3.-Matters
bout the ST. Lawrence and Anaconda
lines remain in the same condition that
hey have been during the last four or five
ays. Steam is still being forced into the
'orks, and the shafts are kept sealed.
rom what should be a reliable source, it
learned that an effort will be made
,nie time during the latter part of the
resent week to open the two shafts, and
possible an examination of the lower
Orkings of both the St. Lawrence and I
,e Anaconda will be made. In the
Ieantime, it is understood the manage {
ent intends to erect q box shaft ON the
t. Lawrence forty or fifty feet higher
ian the Anaconda, in order to create a 1
raft sufficiently strong to expel all gases
I'd smoke that may remain in the mine ,
lould 1t be found that the fire has been {
oppressed.
GENERAL MILROY VERY ILL.
y, who has been il! for month, had
rious attack of heart trouble this
orning, and for time his death was ,
,pected at any moment. He rallied
,rng the day and is much better to- ,
ght.
General Milroy is IA years old. He
rved In the armies of the Cumberland
I'd was through the Mexican and civil ,
ars. He held Lee IN check at Winches- !.
r in the rebel generals march to Get :
snurg. The rebel Virginia legislature .
fered $4,000 for General Milroy's head :
d jeff DAVIS another 100000. =
Senator Squire was on General MIlroy's !.
If, and Judge Calkins, of Spokane =
Ills, one of the prominent candidates
r the United States circuit judgeship,
Is major in his command. =
THE STAIRS WERE OF WOOD. ID
Dec. 3.-The remains of Il