The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-05-17

) | the proficiency of our band. They are goo
} musicians, and add greatly to all entertain
ments.
The funeral of Father Harman will tax
place from the Baptist church, on Sunday
at 3 o'clock IN the afternoon. under the au:
plces of Wasco Lodge, No. 10, A. +.
A. NJ.
A cave in occurred ID a mine nea
Ashley, Pa, yesterday. Twenty -seve
men are entombed in the mine withou
any chance of rescue. Several dea'
bodies have been recovered.
S. L. Young, successor to E. Beck
matchmaker and jeweler, has engaged
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Shur, practical workman g
35 years experience in the eastern states
Watch work speciality and warranted
Since the prominent leaders of the Dem
ocratic party in this city have adopted corn
cob pipes these have become quite popular
with the unterritied. 1t is IN serious
contemplation to adopt this as the symbol
o. the party in Wasco county.
The excursion TO the Cascades Sunday,
On the OCCASION of the HdrUest Queen
shooting the rapids. will be for the benefit
of Captain E. f. Coe. wh3 is now IN In
mate of St. Vincent's hospital. He Is an
old river captain, and well known to our
citizens.
The greatest excitement peryailed on the
street regarding the mon appearance OF the
east bound flyer to-day until the arrival Of
the band.car about / o'clock in the after
noon, which gave the first intelligence of
the wreck.
This morning about 10 o'clock Mr.. w. II.
Kenney, while at work at the shops, had
the fingers of his left hand badly injured by
a cutoff saw. DIR. Logan, the companys
surgeon, attended the wounded man. 1t
will debar Mr.. Kenney from work for about
three weeks. This is the same young man
who had his hand crushed by falling rock
some weeks ago.
A very destructive fire occurred a.
Spokane Falls yesterday, extending from
the corner of Second and Howard to the
Metho dist tabernacle. The loss is est1-
mated at $4,000. The fire originated in
lodging house, and is supposed to have
been caused by lamp exploding. j. B.
Costello jumped to the sidewalk, and is
supposed to have received fatal injuries.
A man was burned to death in Hansen's
lodging house. HIS rescue was attempted
ny u uicuous ouG tue uoutS WcIc eO
fierce that the fireman was forced to--de-
sist from his work Of mercy.
The east.bound flyer was ditched this
morning one mile west of Rowena, by a
heavy drift of sand. The train left Mosier
at 10 o'clock, and was due in this city at
l0:45. Everything went as usual until tun-
mel was passed aud the locomotive struck |
the sand, when it was thrown down an en- |
bankment distance of twenty feet. The |
firem an jumped, and at first was thought to |
be badly injured, but it was ascertained |
that he was simply stunned. The engineer, |
Mr.. Curtis, was thrown from his locomo-
tive, and fortunately escaped without in
jury. This afternoon, about Ehalf-past 2
o'clock, wrecklng crew went down and
cleared the track; but it was after before
the delayed train arrived IN the city.
Mr.. ". N. Mccoy, former resident of
Dufur, died at st. VInceut's hospital this
morning For the past few weeks he was
topping at Hunters station, Columbia
county, and was taken sick and removed to
he hospital. Yesterday, his son, MIR. j. /.
NJ. Mccoy, received telegram that he was
lick, and last night his brother, Mr.. A.
McCoy, went to Portland. This morning
lie telegraphed that his father was much
worse, and as Mrs. Mccoy, the widow of
he deceased, was preparing to leave she
eceived the nuwelcom.e news that he was
lead. On receiving this news she did 60 ON
'oard the train; but telegraphed to bring
he body to this city for interment. MIR.
dcCoy came to Oregon in the early nfties,
nd has resided IN the county for the past
en- years. He was aged about so years,
nd leaves widow and seven children.