The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-11-02

terest of the service that men who were
-e-rated IN the bureau should not con-
tinue there to exercise an influence in
that direction either by their presence or
e council, aud that the new commissioner
. should have better opportunity to cor
, rect the evils which l consider of the
grossest character"
BATTLE AT A BARN RAISING.
DUBUQUE, Ia, Oct. ga tued of
twenty years standing illuminated in a
battle yesterday near Northampton, the
: county seat of Chickasaw county, two
; men beng killed and several others
wounded Thomas Doud, his two sons,
Peter McKenna, and number of other
) farmers assembled at the farm of Albert
Smith to assist in barn raising. A feud
has existed twenty years between the
Doud and McKenna families over the
ownership of land. A quarrel took place
Yesterday afternoon when, without warn
ing, Thomas Doud shot and killed Nc
Kenna. A friend of the murdered man
then killed Doud alter which the battle
became general. How many others were
wounded has not been learned. posse
of officers was sent out from Newhamp
ton and Doud's two sons and Mulvihill,
who shot Thomas Doud, have been
brought to town and locked up.
PosToFFICEs ON STEAMSHIPS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-Postmaster-
General Wanamaker in his Forthcoming
annual report will recommend that post
offices be established on the principal
steamers that ply between the ports of
the United States and Europe. similar to
the postal service on the railway trains.
This would greatly facilitate delivery on
both sides of the Atlantic, as the pack
ages could be all arranged for distribu
tion with the rapidity of the steamers
arrival in port.
MANAGER HoLCoMB INTERVIEWED
OMAHA, Oct. 27.-In an interview here
Vice President Holcomb, of the Union
Pacific, again makes the statement that
the combination between his road and
the Northwestern is limited to ten years.
He says that under the new arrangement
the Union Pacific will furnish so per
cent of the rolling stock required in the
through service, and no contract with
the palace car company will be affected.
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Pullman cars. and the Northwestern will
continue its Wagner cars.
When asked if the Kansas division, or
Union Pacific, was not included IN the
combination, Holcomb said that the
Kansas division was eliminated from the
agreement owing to deal that is pend
ing with the Chicago s Alton. He stat
ed, however, that nothing definite in tins
direction had been accomplished.
1t is reported on good authority that
Superintendent Swobe, of the hotel de-
partment of the Union Pacific, is to be
retired in few days, and that General
Purchasing Agent McKiblan, who has
| jurisdiction over that department, will
reorganlze the force. W. D. Bennett,
who has been local superintendent of the
hotel department, will be relieved on
Monday, and be succeeded by w. w.
Burner, young man now connected
with the supply department. 1t is stated
that Superintendent Swobe will be re-
lieved Oh or before November /.
ILL-FATED JoHNsTowN.
JoHNsTowN, Pa, Oct. 27.-The pros
poets Of Johnstown being again under
water are good. Rain has been falling
almost continually for the past 3G hours
and great many of the streets arc al
most impassable to pedestrians.
FIVE MEN SENTENCED TO RE HANGED.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 27.-The state
Supreme court has affirmed the verdict of
tie lower court in finding John Anderson,
John Barnard, II. Barnard, Elisha Barn
| ard and G. Barnard guilty of the murder
of Henry Sutton last January. They will |
be hanged November %. The killing
was the outcome Of feud in Hancock |
! county, which has long been noted for |
bloody affairs. 1t is believed that this |
decision will have reforming effect on
the county.
DAVID PARDUNs BODY FOUND.
SEATTLE, Oct. 21.-The body of David |
Pardun, weil-known steamboat man
who so mysteriously disappeared from |
the steamboat State Of Washington of |
which be was chief engineer, on the trip |
between Seattle and Tacoma last Sunday |
night, was found On the beach at Alki |
Point carly this morning. The discovery |
was made by G. A. johnson Of the Alki |
Point Brick and Stone Company. The |
body was partly decompnsed, although |
the features were perfectly recognized. |
1t is supposed that Pardun fell from the
steamer opposite the point where the |
body f1oated ashore, and that he was
struck by the paddle, otherwise being an
excellent swimmer he might have reached |
the shore. Pardm's son Harry, living in
Portland, was to-day notified of the dis
covery.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE,
CoLFAx, Wn, Oct. 27.-A. EIs!ey, of
Whitman county, is supposed to have
met with foul play at Sprague as be was
enroute to the mountains on q recreatiDg
tour. At Sprague,I Jon the Gath instant,
his pocketbook, an account book with |
the Second National bank of Colfax and |
a note drawn IN his favor for $641 were
found near by the town IN the brush.
Hearing no tidings of him bis relatives
are becoming alarmed. Sheriff Mclean
| dispatched a messenger TO his brother,
| who lives near Almota. He will go to
| Sprague at once.
| DIED FROM HIS WOUNDS.
Dan Candy, who was shot in II saloon
at Pennington by Young Russell, the
son of Charles Russell, of Walla Walla,
died to-day.
| A CLEVER swINDLER.
TACOMA, Oct. 27.-A number of the
prominent business men OF the city have
been victim,zed by clever swindler
known as Lucius Reynolds, who dIsap
peared during the past week. He ar
rived in Tacoma last spring in an ''utterly
broke' condition, and songht employ
ment as a carpenter of contractor noted
for his sympathetic disposition and de-
sire to give the needy assistance. The
newcomer soon evinced enterprise by TAX
ing contracts on his Own account. Han
sen, jeweler, Cohn, merchant tailor, w.
Frazer, cashier of the Tacoma National
bank, T. d. Warrington and Others gave
him contracts, as he took them at lower
prices than other builders. Upou plau:i-
bic excuses he obtained advances beyond
the work accomplished, and by getting
in debt to material men, was enabled to
escape, upon q pretense of receiving
telegram from a sick wife in New York
state, with between $4,000 and 5000.
When last heard from he was at Portland.
THE CRONIN TRIAL.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2S.-At the opening of
the Cronin trial this morning, Napier
Morcland, employed in Dinsn's livery
stable, testified to the facts of the hiring
of the white horse, as testified to by Di-
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