The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-09-07

ian was so badly beaten that he died
shortly afterwards, and one other was
severely shot anu seriously hurt. Others
! were hurt The fight was occasioDed by
ii dispute between two Huns ever a
woman.
THE LONDON STRIKE.
LONDON, Sept. A. There was a marked
increase this morning in the number of
dockmen resumlng work.
John Burns delivered an address to the
strikers to day at Fair Hill and denounced
arbitration. lie denied the reports that
docknen are going to work. He said II
was expected that strikes would be in
augurated in Glasgow and Southampton
by Tue day.
The police fired upon a crowd of strik-
ers who were obstructing the work of
loading the steamers, fatally wounding
one man,
THE ANCoN BROKEN.
PORT TOWNSEND, Sept. 4-The steam
er AncOn, in getting away from Loriug,
In Nuha bay, Alaska, ran on to the rocks
at A. NJ, Wednesday, the 2Sth ult.,
stopping nearly amidshlp. Only por-
ton of the passengers were aware of the
accident till near o'clock, when the
boats were lowered and orders given to
take the ladies ashore. Good order pre-
vailed among the passengers and crew,
and within an hour all were taken ashore
without accident. The steamer broke
10 two near the walking beam, becoming
total wreck. The passengers were
quartered in capncry and Indians huis,
and were cared for by the ships com
pany as well as possible until Sunday,
September l, when the steamship Geo.
w. Elder arrived and took all the pass
cngers back to Port Townsend. The
engines, boilers ETC., aud part of the
cargo can be saved at low tide.
Loring is large canning establish
ment at the head of Napa bay, which is
on Benin canal, about sixty miles south
of Wrangal, and fifteen miles north of
Tongas narrows. 1t is place seldom
visited and the channals are not bLoyed
out.
LONE HIGHwAYMAN,
LINKvILLE, Or, Sept, 4.-Last night
about 12 O'clock the driver OF the north
bound stage on the Aver Lnkville line
was startled by the familiar command of
wayside. He had often declared that no
id robber" could hold him up, but
he held his hand up as high as he could.
After robbing the express box of 800,
and the single passenger of $50, the
robber climbed nn the hind boot of The |
stage aud ordered the driver to go ahead.
Soon the rattle of the south-bound stage |
could be heard; the robbeI commanded |
a halt, and ordering the driver TO stay |
where he was, slipped away in the
bushes.
The driver listened, the command |
"Haltm was borne to his ears, the wheels
stopped and then he heard blows of the
ak on the express box. The south bound
stage was presumably robbed IN the
same manner as the north bound, but it
is not known how much money was
taken, as the drivers were not allowed to
speak to each other, and only one has
reached here so far. The robber is de-
scribed as being short, gcod-lookIDg
man about 25 years of age. He wore no
mask,
WILSON AND FERRY.
WALLA WALLA, Sept. 4.-The convcn-
ton met at o'clock, Chairman Stiles in
Lhe chair.
A communication from the o. r. & n.
Co. was read, announcing return tickets
for delegates at one-fitth regular fare.
The central republican club of Califor-
MA. sent telegram of greeting to the
and Chairman Stiles was au-
.horizcd to reply.
The committee on platform made
ong report which was adopted.
For representative to congress, John L.
Wilson was nominated by Winston of
Spokane, r. o. Dunbar by Bier, of
Clarke, and Allen Weir by Clark of JET.
'erson.
Three ballots were taken.
First ballot-WIlson 139, Dunbar 1870,
Weir 26; no choice.
Second-Wilson 13O, Dunbar 145.
Third-Wilson 154 necessary 150),
Dunbar 1913, Weir 16.
Wilson was declared elected. Each of
he three candidates was called to the
stage and each made speech.
One ballot Was taken for governor re-
'ulting as follows: Whole number, 29S;
1ecessary, $50; Ferry 15G, Kinnear 1870,
Hewlett 12. All three candidates came
IN the stage and made speeches.
NO CIVIL SERVICE LAW IN HIS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-In an interview
Iere last evening ON the civil service law,
HOuk, of Tennessee, said
AT the coming session of congress I j,
propose to test the sentiment of the house \
on this sham civil service law. When
he appropriation bill comes up I shall Y
,lfer an amendment striking out the item
making an appropriation for its support. n
Nine-tenths OF the members know shat
he law is fraud, and say so In private.
Now l am going TO smoke those fellows
,ut, and put them on record. | believe +
he civil service law is unconstitutional, Y
ind l am sure the supreme court would
10 decide it If the question ever came be-
ore that tribunal.
''As to the speakership l am not
pledged, but we Southern members will
vote for candidate who is willing TO help
'ur section get tho door-keepership. l
I'M for Colonel John NJ. Carson for clerk"
INDIANS OF THE NORTHWEST.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Dr. Dorchester,
superintendent of Indian schools, will
make an extended visit of inspection to
he Indian schools throughout the North
vest, starting this week. Ie will be
bsent SIX months or more.
Indian Commissioner Morgan conten
'lates tour Of inspection among the
indians in Oregon and Washington terri {
ory during the next few months. Mr.. i
Iorgan also had a conference with The
of war over the question of re-
moving the Chiricahua Apaches from (
lount Vernon barracks to Alabama.
No decision was reached and a further
onfereDce will be held.
FRAUDS BROUGHT TO LIGHT.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Tbe researches .
f the interior department officials are
ringing to light frauds perpetrated by
ing, composed partly of officials of the
ate administration, and fOstercd by them, :
elative TO the allowance of accounts for
urveyIng, whereby the government was
breed to pay between $4,000 and $4S,-
90, some of which was drawn upon Or
ers made ont in favor of some of the
fficials, themselves concerned in the
while others are made out in n
ne name of prominent democratic ex- S