The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-12-07

there has been often commented upon
The fire broke out on the third floor, anC
soon the upper floors were cut off from
the street. The building was on the cor
ner, and the adjoining buildings were
+ only one story in hight, so no means o.
It escape was afforded in that direction
1 The flames cut off the escape of the Pho
Il neer Press force on the sixth floor, as well
Y as the Tribune folks on the seventh and
t eighth. Reporter Barnes of the Pionee,
s Press, had narrow escape from the
D building, and left behind him Milton
E Pickett, assistant city director and one
of the oldest men in the service of the
paper. Pickett was lost In the burning
building. The Tribune force suffered
} most, they being located higher up and
having less warning of their danger.
} James F. Igoe, night operator of the
Associated Press, met with sad death.
He was at work on the seventh floor when
the report of the fire was received, and
) Immediately opened the key, stating the
fact to the head office at Chicago, aud
asking for minutes time to investigate
Soon be returned to the instrument ap-
parently thinking he was safe, aud told
the sending operator to continue. In
moment he said he would have to skip,
and found too late that escape was cut
off. He jumped from the seventh story
window, and was so badly injured that
he died before reaching the hospital. He
leaves family.
SENATOR sQUIRE's PLANS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1,-Senator Squire,
of Washington, has not given much at
tention to matters of legislation, but is
very much interested in commerce and
hopes in the reorganization of that COM
mittee to be made a member of il. He
wants to extend the commerce of the
Pacific coast. and will join the senators
of Oregon and California in any scheme
that will result in establishing large COM
mercial interests between the coast and
ASIA. He favors liberal subsidies for
Pacific steamship lines as a means of
building up the Puget sound country and
the entire Pacific Northwest. He will
also work for Puget sound coast defenses
and navy yards. He will cooperate with
Representative Wilson in securing ap-
preparations for public buildings Il. the
three leading cities of Washington. Like
all other Northwestern members, he has
made study Of and Is deeply interested
in irrigation. Central Washington, he
claims, will be greatly benefited by
system of irrigation.
MEETING OF CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. al tile or no
excitement attended the opening of the
fifty first congress on the senate side. |
Public curiosity seemed to be transferred |
to the house. The interest on the floor |
was devoted largely to the senators from |
tie new states. They had seats assigned |
them on the Republican side. Senator
Casey of North Dakota took seat on the |
end of the second row, against the north
wall. Directly behind him sat the Wash
ington senators. Allen and Squire, while
Pettigrew and Moody, of South Dakota,
sat In the fourth row. near the center of
the room. Senator Pierce of North Da-
kota has the end seat IN the fourth row,
but he was not present to day. On the
Democratic side are two seats, so far un-
assigned. They will be occupied by the
senators from Montana when they have
been chosen.
The chaplain opened the proceedings
with PRAYER. The oath OF Office was ad-
ministered by Vice President Norton to
Senat, RS Chambers of New Hampshire
and Nathan +. Dixon. of Rhode Island.
The credentials of Moody and Petit
grew of South Dakota, and Allen and
Squire of Washington were presented.
Platt moved that the oath of Office be
administered. The motion was agreed to.
and The four new senators, each supported
INV .,o1a1 m fha cla 80 |
desk. and amid applause from the gal
ierles took the oath of Office.
Hoar off, red a resolution, which was
referred to the committee on privileges
and elections, that the three states that
elected senators will be considered as
having been admitted TO the Union simul.
taneons!y, and the order of precedence Of
senators determined by lot.
Hoar said it had been the custom of
the sena'e to assign the new senators to
their respective CLASSES as soon as they
had taken oath. but now for the first time
the senators from three states entered
substantially at the same time. His reso-
luton, he said, proceeded on the theory
that the senators stood on an entire equal
ity with reference to their opportunity,
to be assigned to short or long term. The
fact that the procamatiOns evidencipg
admission of the two Dakotas preceded
Washington by two days was due to the
greater distance the returns from the lat
ter state had to come, anG it gave the
Dakotas no just title to priority.
Mr.. Vest inquired whether there was
anything in the resolution in reference to
Monta a.
"Nothiag,' reDlied Mr.. Hoar II do
not understand that the senators from
Montana are here or likely to he here very
soon. The senators from Montana will
lose nothing by not being included in the
Edmunds and Harris were app ointed
C omuitte to Join like committee from
the house to inform the president that
congress was ready to receive any COM
he may choose TO make.
A resolution providing for continuance
pf the select committee on transportation
and sale of meat products was agreed to.
Aldrich offered a resolution, which was
laid over, for appointment of a select
of nine senators, to be the
''9uadro centennial committee" TO which
shall be referred all matters connected
with the proposed celebration of the four
hundredth anniversary of the discovery of
Adjourned.
WOOL GROWERS ENDORSE THE SENATE
BILL.
WASHINGTON, Dec. "A preliminary
meeting OF the National Wool Growers
Association was held to day. Owing to
the noa-arrival OF large number of del
ec ates, the regular business of the meet
ing was rost 1ored until Tomorrow. Il
Is understood that part of the Mills il
relating to wool aud woolens, asamen ed
and passed by the senate at the last ses-
sion, will receive the Enforcement ano
support of the association
THREE LITTLE CHILDREN BURNED TO
DEATH.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Ce:. AT Franklin
to-da Y tbree little children of Squire
Dcwney. colore1, were burned to DEATH
They had been left alone il their home.
TO SUCCEED STANLEY MATTHEws.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 2.-An Examiner
spec al from Washington says President
Harrison has decided TO appoint Alfred
Russell, of Detroit, as the successor of
Stanley Matthews on the supreme bench
OF the United States
Resolutions the Death OF Miss