The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-08-31
TELEGRAPHIC.
DEATH ON THE RAIL.


trous wreck occurred yesterday after
noon on the mountain division OF tn
S. Short Line, near Meacham station, clos
TO the summit of the Blue mountains
No. 8, an east-going freight, was late
5 and with double header attached, wa
toiling up the mountain at the rate o
fifteen miles an hour. Shortly after th'
n leading engine had passed through th'
tunnel a short distance this side o
Meacham station Engineer Barnhar
d glanced out Of the cab window and saw
D. tile engine No. 10, tie west bound freight
coming at about a ten mile gait abou
: fifty yards away. He exclaimed, MY
God." and his fireman, Frank Mcconnell
evidently misunderstanding hIm. glanced
up inquilingiy while IN the act of scoop
ing up a shoveifuI cf coal, just as the
two engines struck. Mcconnell was
caught between the engines and Instant
ly killed.
In the collision the two opposing
engines were wedgei closely to-
gether. while the second engine on No. 8
crowed forward and pushed the tender
in front to one side and reared square on
top of the boiler of the leading engine.
In the reaction it rolled to one side, aud
thus freed Barnhart, who had heen
caught in lis cab like mouse in trap
by the crash, and narrowly escaped his
freman's fate. There was scarcely room
to jump, tie accident occurring in rock
cut, and the engineers and bremen on
the remaining locomotives stayed with
their engines
Engineer McMain was badly scalded
| on his hands, and his fireman was iGlur-
ed ON the head.
The head brakeman of No. 10, whose
name could not be learned, jumped from
the train into a pile of rocks and got off
with a sprained leg and few bruises
Conductor Olmstead, who had charge
of the west bound freight, and the con-
ducior of the east-bound train, both es-
capped uninjured.
After the collision search was made for
Mcconnell, and his dead body was found
held and crushed between the two
engines and scalded by the escaping
steam. Efforts to release the corpse OF
the unfortunate fireman were made, but
without avail at first. 1t was $50
o'clock in the evening before his remains
were finelly extricated from the wreck,
badly brusied, burned and mutllated.
THE MAVERICK CASE.
NEW YoRA, Aug. a3-Thomas S.anzeI,
who WAS an important witness IN the
May ybrick case, arrived from England
yes.arday and was interviewed here to
day. He says the English people
generally opposed the verdict. Concern
ing the merits of the case, Stanzel says
he does not believe she poisoned him.
II was Mr.. Maybrick's body servant for
four years before his marriage at Norfolk,
We. While l lived with him Maybrick
often complained that be did not feel well,
and time and time again sent me to the
drug store to get him arsenic. He bought
half dollars worth at u time. l made
| beef tea, and he would put the arsenic in
and drink it. Maybrick continued the
! use of arsenic, and toward the last of my
service the doses of arsenic grew larger,
and be wanted more rubbing. For nine
years he used arsenic"
PASSENGER TRAISS COLLIDE.
PETROLEUM, W. Va, Aug. ga col
lision occurred this morning on the Bal
timore & Ohio, between Petroleum and
Silverrun tunnel, about twenty-three
miles east of Psrkersburg, in which three
men were instantly killed and fifteen or
twenty wounded.
DEPUTY MARSHAL NEAGLEs S CASE.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 23-Sheriff Gun
ningham, of San Joaquin county, entered
demurrer IN the United States court this
afternoon, in which he took exceptions to
the traverse made by Deputy Marshal
Neaele in his petition for a habeas cor
ho oclyc hot Naarflo ha
urned to his custody, TO be tried accord
irg to the laws of the state of California
for the killing Of Judge Terry.
THE CHARGE AGAINST JUSTICE FIELD.
STOCKTON, Aug. 23.-It is expected
tina. the district attorney will, to morrow.
dismiss the charge against Justice Fled
when Neagle's case is called.
WANTS AN EXAMINATION.
OMAHA, Aug. Ex-senator Manderson
has forwarded to Washington to Commits
sioner Tanner a letter In which he de
mands an examination by medical experts
to determine whether he is entitled to the |
re-rated pension recently granted him.
The letter is quite lengthy. In the course
of it be says the commissioners will bear
him out in the statement that his pension
was wholly without his seeking, and
granted without his knowledge, although
he would have had perfect right to ap-
ply for it under the laws.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-The Indian
bureau has received, through indian
Agent Cole, at Colville, W. T., agency, a
reply from Special Agent Welton to the
| letter of inquiry relative t1 the arrest of
certain Indian murderers on the Colv1lle
reservation.
FOUR MEN HANGED.
New YORK, Aug. 23-The four mur
derers of women, Patrick Packenham,
Jack Lewis, James Nolan and Eerd Car
rolin, were hanged in the yard of the
Tombs prison this morning.
There were two scaffolds and two men
were hanged on each. Packenham and
Nolan were first executed on the scaffold
which was erected on the Franklin street
side of the prison. The drop fell at 6 100
o'clock. Eight minutes later Lewis and
Corrolin were hanging from the scaffold
on the Leonard street side.
THE BEuR1NG SEA SEIZURES.
| OTTAWA, Aug. So.-lI Is uOW duihlttcu
in political circles here that Lord Stanley
has made urgent representations regard
| ing the recent seizures in Behring sea.
4 leading official of the fisheries de-
partment says that lie feels certain that
an international commission will be ap-
pointed, after the expiration of the Alas
ka Commercial Company's contract, to
settle the Atlantic and Behring sea ques-
tions. He feels confident that compen-
sation Tor the late seizures will be paid
the Canadian vessel owners.
Hon. A. Mackenzie Bonell, minister of
customs, has telegraphed to Victoria tor
information regarding the receIt seizures
in Behring sea. He expressed himself as
pleased with the attitude assumed by the
London Times on this question.
ENGLAND READY TO NEGOTIATE.
LONDON, Aug. a3.-The press associa-
tion says: The English government has
lntimated to the United States govern
ment its willingness to negotiate a set
tlement of the Behring sea matter, and
now awaits the American governments
reply.
A BRAVE P3LIcE CAPTAIN DEAD.
New YoIK, Aug. 23.-Poiice Captain
Sanders is dead. He rescued seven
persons from drowning, for which con-
aress voted him a medal. He had great
repute for bravery. He had been
| u.,;oo,,on for tuapty-thret wears