The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-08-31


held to be proven on the evidence Of the
claimant and one private, provided,
always, that said claimant and said private
, be men ofreputable character"
THROUGH THE WHIRLPOOL RAPIDS.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Aug 25-Car-
Isle ID. Graham male a successful trip
through Whirlpool rapids this afternoon
in barrelshaped boat.
At first the boat travelled easily, but
soon was in the grasp of more rapid
current, that hastcned its journey. 1t
rode beautifully on the trip through the
rapids, and frequently disappeared from
sight, and at one time it was out of sight
so long that many believed 1t to be lost.
The course 1t took was down the center
of the river.
At o'clock it entered the whirlpool,
and the thousands of people who had
gathered there to witness Graham's s
friends recover the barrel were doomed
to be disappointed, for, instead of being
caught in the main current and carried
across the pool, as Is usually the case, it
hugged the American side and was car
ried into the quiet water IN front OF the
outlet, and was forced slowly over nearly
" luc SduaUidu Slue- TtE HilHutt IL
was question whether it was to go
around the pool or down the river, but
the outward bound current was too
strong, and at 4 :54 p. NJ. Graham passed
out of the pool and down through the
fearful water opposite Fosters Flats,
which is the spot most feared by all the
rapids navigators.
All of these dangers Graham to. day
passed in safety, and at sos p. N.
Seymour, Fleming and John Lonsdale, of
Lewiston, picked him up near~the old
Lewiston bridge.
THE RESERVOIR BROKE.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Aug. 25-Sprpg
lake reservoir, near Fiskeville, which
supplies whole row 9S mill villages0
along the Pawtucket river, burst this
afternoon.
Down the valley Mrs Greene aged 60;
Mrs Hawkins aged 80, and Mrs.Te
son, Years old were walking through a
strip of wood and wee overtaken by the |
flood and drowned. The bodies were
found in the wood, through which the
water quickly ran until it emptied into
the Pawtucket river.
PENSION COMMISSIONER TANNER.
CHAUTAQUA, Aug. Yesterday was
Grand Army day here. Corporal Tanner
addressed large audience. In tie
course of his remarks he said: 'You and
were paid for being soldiers, and we
got 42 cents day to stand up and be
snot at Henry Watterson, of Louis
vile, who was rebel without tie heart
to fight, has said in his paper, and i, is
only one Of the many lies lie has told
that the size Of the pension commission
er's grant depend on his condition. II,
he is sober, he gives $12 a month; if
drunk, as he usually is, he gives them
$24 month. The only tlnre l ever saw
Watterson was In Washington, and he
was drunk then.
'Wby they say we are bankrupting the
treasury, yet Window comes out with a
report showing an increased surplus.
Every taxpayer ought TO he III favor of
pensions, because the money is distributed
in every city, village and hamlet. Tie
papers have been bowling considerable
because the commissioner has made lot
of cases special. They said there were
10000 special cases, but they found 9G0.
l wish l had the power, would settle
these cases within forty eight hours
There are 100000 others waiting. They
are within the clearest defined limits of
law and the commissioner must regard
his oath as sacred as the prayer his
mother taught him. On the other hand,
l will say that the commissioner will sit
up nights, as he has done for six months,
to do justice to veterans"
TRAIN RoBBER CAUGHT.
LANCASTER, Pa, Aug. 25.-Charles
D. Chambers just released from an East
ern penitentiary came to this city last
evening, and when the Pacific Express on
the Panama railroad pulled out of the
station at :25 this morning, boarded the
Pullman car and endavored 10 rob the
passengers. Charley Murk, the porter,
of Jersey City, struggled with him and
was shot twice. Chambers SAYS lie was
stealing ride and the porter began 6r
ing at him, he grasped the pistol and 1t
went off. The porter says Chambers was
in berth, and, when discovered, drew
a revolver and commenced firing,
SENATOR MANDERsoNs' PENSION.
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 25.--Senator Man.
dorson has forwarded to Commissioner
of Pensions Tanner letter, iu which he
demands an examination by medical
experts, to determine whether he is en-
titled to the rerated pension recently
granted him. In tue course of 1t he says
that the commissioner will bear him out
in The statement that the pension was
wholly without his seeking and granted
without his knowledge, although he
would have had perfect right to apply
for 1t under the law.
FIRE AT KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS City, Aug. 25.-The smoke
house and rendering works of Swift &
Co.'S packing establishment were de-
stroyed by fire to-day, involving loss of
$3.50, GOO, with $120.00O insurance. The
firemen labored under serious disadvat-
age owing to inadequate water pressure
and had the wind not shifted fortunately,
the whole works would have been de.
stroyed, involving loss Of not less than
100000.