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

gers, arriving in San Diego about noon
to day. The road is said to be in a bad
condition above the landslide, and no
trains have reached the scene of the acci-
dent on the other side since the o'clock
train of yesterday afternoon. The rail
: road company sent out wreckiGg crew
this morning to clear the track. 1t is
thought the trains will be running again
, tomorrow, If no further slides occur.
The weather is still very threatening.
DEFRAUDING THE GOVERNMENT.
t Los ANGELES, Oct. 13.-For some time
, past the secret service department has !
/ entertained suspicious that quantity OF
brandy has been manufactured in and
: around Santa Ana and Orange, on which !
the government has received no duty.
3. Nj. Thomas, assistant special agent |
of the secret service office on the Pacific |
coast, has been instituting inquiries into |
| the matter, and to-day it Is learned, has |
, secured sufficient evidence to break up a |
ring of Illicit distillers who by retailing |
brandy at 81 gallon, have virtually des
troyed the trade of the manufacturs who
paid the government duty of 90 cents
per gallon
RELIEF AT LAST.
SEATTLE, Wn., Oct. 13.-News that
the Northern Pacific railroad had re-
moved the old freight discrimination
against Seattle by taking off the 4 cent
arbitrary rate to and from Stuck Junction,
was net less gratifying than surprising to
the people OF this city. In anticipation
of an carly connection with the East by
other means the city had ceased all
agitation OF t. e question, that formerly
| tol ,,,l |
and submitted quietly to the imposition
of additional rates until relief should
come.
SENATOR MANDERsON.
WASHINGTON, Oct. Ex-senator Man.
derson, in returning the money paid him
under the rerating of his pension wrote
long letter to Secretary Noble. After
stating that the rerating was unsolicited
by him, the senator says ;hat on August
23d, lie wrote 10 the commissioner declin
ing to decide the question of acceptance
or rejection of the proposed rerating un-
til medical examination by board to
be appointed by the pension Office had
determined the extent of his present dis
ability.
On September 14th, he wrote Secretary
Noble that no examining board having
been appointed, he desired full aud
searching examination, to determine
whether the action taken by the pension
office was warranted by the rules; that
he wished the strictest construction of the
law and could not consent to any Strain 1
Ing of points.
THE JoHNsTowN RELIEF. FUND.
NEW YoKK, Oct. ia Herald cores +,
rondent from Johnstown, Pa, writes that !
considerable dissatisfaction is expressed
| at the basis on which the funds for the
relief of the flood sufferers are to be dis.
| tributed. The payments to widows have
been completed, the total amount IN two J
payments being $107, 1903, and to orphans s
was awarded $50, 200, the most of which t
will be used in purchasing annuities. t
The balance of the great relief fund will {
go to Others not so neeuy. 1t is said that t
the larger part OF the money will go to
wealthy and weli-to-do people.
THE cRoNIN PLOT DEVELOPS.
CHICAGO, Oct. ia secret conference :
and rumors of further arrests tells the .
story Of new developments in the Cronln :
case to-day. At a late hour this evening Y
the states attorney and his associates
were in private session in the East
Chicago avenue police station.
Edward Hoaglad, one of the men who f
confessed having been engaged in the t
plot to fix the jury, told his story to-day. t
He duplicates Kavanagh and O'Donncll c
as the men through whom he was drawn t
into the business. t
At II o'clock to-nIght it is learned C
that another person has been arrested, t
Il - .Iak | g,
rests will be made before midnight At I
l A. N. no arrests had been reported ex n
cept the one which took place early in /
the evening. The identity of the priso
ner had not been disclosed. v
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE BURNED. S
New York, Oct 13-The famous c
Brooklyn Tabernacle. of which the Rev. :
T. Dewitt Talmage, D. D., is pastor, has
been for the second time in its history, G
totally destroyed by fire. =
REVOLUTION PREDICTED
CHICAGO, Oct. 13.-When the stars and i
strIpes were raised at the socialistic mass
meeting here this afternoon, it was greet
ed with hisses There were probably G
thousand men and women in the hall. :
The banner vas brought out by the !. :
:jahitor, who fastened it SO that the folds
of the flag fell on the stage at the feet OF
those who were to be speakers, and as he =
did 50 the hissing increased in volume. !,
The red flag was then unfurled and fast
ened on the opposite side of the platform. = =
Immediately the Kissing ceased and was
succeeded by loud bust of applause.
DRUNKEN DANCE.
CHEHALIs, Wn., Oct 13.-At the house
g L.,
equa, last night, dance was given and u !
was attended by large number of half }
breeds and Indians. Many being drunk,
general row occurred, In which several
men were hurt. Ed Patterson, son of
prominent white man living near, and ,
Robert Welch, son of Northern Pacific q
engineer, were present. They left about 5
12 80 and were followed by Henry
julius, who overlook them 100 yards 7
from the house. An alteration occurred
and Patterson shot Julius in the left
breast and abdomen. Julius will die
Patterson went home, and has not been
arr, sted, but will be. He claims he fred z
in self defense. p
A TOWN IN ASHES. q
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, Oct ia
fire broke out In Cooks lumber yard at ::
Serpent River, Ont yesterday afternoon !,
while heavy northwest wind was blow !
ing. At 6 o'clock the whole town was y
afire.
UNION PACIFIC MANAGEMENT.
OMAHA, Oct. 13-The published state
ment is made here that a circular has
been prepared which will be issued with a
in the next ten days announcing the re-
tirement of Thomas L. KimbalI, the pres r
ent general manager of the Union Pa Q
cifc road, and the appointment of Ed. a
ward Die kinson, the present assistant '
general manager, to the position. The q
office of assistant general manager is to J
he abolished. Kimball is to be made
third vice president.
A SINGLE TRACK RAILWAY.
New York, Oct. IA railroad with :
one track has been put into successful q
operation at Coney Island. 1t is limited
to experimental purposes at present.
The Boynton engine, simply steam
bicycle, Is used. Its tandem wheels are n
placed directly under it, and, like the ?
similarly ARRANGED wheels of the touches |