The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-01

mas not been much talked of. This young
woman is LouisIanian of an old family
ruined by the ill fortunes of the civil war
r She is as noted for her beauty as for hel
{ literary attainments.
!, CATTLE DYISa ON THE PLAINS.
PENDLEToN, Jan. 25-A letter from
the Big Bend country states that snow is
fourteen to eighteen inches deep and
drilted terribly. The roads are impassa-
! ble to wagons. Cattle are dying by the
dozen daily on Cow creek, and the poor
animals still alive are mere skeletons.
Sheep are doing well, but feed is growing
scarce and high.
DEER BLoCKADED.
It'll reported here that herds of deer
are blockaded on the banks of Heacham
creek by deep snow which fills the
gulches. The drifts make it difficult to
travel. Hunters are having rare sport
and venison steaks are plentiful.
MIR. AND MRS. BLAINE GRATEFUL.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The following
was given to the press this evening:
"Thc sympathy of friends has teen so
generously extended to Mr.. and Mrs.
| DldluC III tuC SlC1t StiCl WLlCu HAS OC-
fallen their household, that they are un-
able to make personal response to each.
They beg, therefore, that this public
recognition be accepted as very CRATE
full acknowledgment of the kindness
which has been most helpful through the
first days of their irreparable loss.
HoRsEwHIrPED BY A WOMAN.
SPOKANE FALLS, Jan. 25.-A lively
sensation was created on Riverside avenue
to-day by the spectacle of a we'll and
acknowledgement woman horsewhip-
ping a man. The woman was Mrs. Love,
an employe of leading dry goods house
here, and the object of her wrath was R.
s. Nelson. The latter ran In half stoop-
Ing position, but the woman was fleet
footed, and followed her quarry with
persistence that was highly entertaining
for the crowd. Nelson had been annoy
ing Mrs. Love with his intentions, and
this afternoon she swore out a warrant
for his arrest. He eluded. the officers and
searched out the woman who developed
her own means of protection. Nelson
had just been released from the county
Jail for stealing watch.
MRS. PARNELL ALMOST STARVING.
BoRDENTowN, N. ]. Jan. 25.-The sum
| of money recently given Mrs. Parnell,
| mother of Charles Stewart Parnell, by
| her friends in America to enable her to
meet the demands made upon her by
| creditors, was insufficient, and she is now
again penniless. She is again in need of
| the actual necessaries of life, but will not
make another appeal to the public.
THE ATLANTIcs FURY.
QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 26.-The hurricane
now prevailing is of unprecedented sever
ity. The sea has caused much damage to
the town. A number of small crafts
have been swamped. Outward bound
line steamers report fearful weather in
the Irish channel. The bark SidIau en-
countered hurricanes for ten days, and
lost her first mate by drowning.
THROUGHOUT GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, Jan. 26.-The gales continued
with increasing strength and velocity in
the southern portion Of England and
Wales to-day. Menia strait In Wales was
rendered impossible by the fury of the
gale. Many sailors have been swept over
board and drowned.
BANKER DITTMAN's DEATH.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26.-The mystery
surrounding the disappearance of the
banker Joseph Dittman, who was last
seen alive December 1 1th last was cleared
up to day by the finding OF his decom
posed body floating IN the Schuylkill
river. In a wallet in the inside pocket of
the coat, besides some papers was a card
requesting the finder in case of accidental
fO ho r,f thuM Mnfual
Accident Association of New York, On
the afternoon of December II Dittman
started out for drive. About dusk the
in Paramount park, the vehicle being
empty. The first impression was there
had been runaway and the banker
thrown from the buggy into the water.
Dragging of the river, and dynamite also
used, failed to bring the body to the sur
face. When found to-day there were no
marks of violence discernible on the
body, and whether it was case of acci-
dent or suicide will probably never be
known.
CALIFORNIA IS FLOODED.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 26.--The snow
blockade on the Central Pacific and Cali
fornia & Oregon railroads is still on. In
general the rain and snow storms in the
northern portion of California have
ceased, but whether or not the pleasant
weather will last until the blockade IS
raised, cannot be foretold. The warm
rain that has fallen in northern points is
shifting southwark, but the storm is
much less violent, and the amount of
snow melted on the mountains is there
fore less.
DIR. PETERS SAFETY CONFIRMED.
LONDON. Jan. 26.-Tne Posts Berlin
correspondent says: Major Weissmann
has telegraphed the government confirm.
Ing the report of the safety of DR.. Peters.
BOHEMIAN CONFERENCE AGREEMENT AC-
CEPTED.
PRAGUE, Jan. 26.-The executive COM
mission of the German party in Bohemia
has accepted in its entirety the aggree
ment of the recent German Czech confer.
ence in Vienna. At the meetings of the
conservatives and old Czech members of
the diet to-day it was decided to accept |
the Bohemian conference agreement.
The young Czechs have appointed COM
mittee to examine the agreement.
WHAT WASHINGTON WANTS.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 26.-The
representatives from the state of Wash
ington have received large number OF
memorials oD important measures in that
state which will be presented 10 congress.
Representative Wilson will tomorrow in |
trodnce them In the house. Among the
more important are: One asking an ap- |
preparation of $50, 900 for sinking artesisn
wells for irrigation purposes; one asking |
$4,000 for clearing the Palousc river;
one asking 100000 for the removal of
the bar at the mouth of the Columbia; ;
one asking $50,000 for coast improve
ments; one on the right of way through
the Puyallup Indian reservation; one on
the distribution of lands in severalty to
the Indians of the Yakima reservation !;
one favoring the opening to settlement of
the Colville reservation; one on the selec-
tlon of public lands granted to the state
of Washington; one iavoring application
in aid of navigation in the rivers tribu-
tary to the Columbia; one for placing
General R. II. Milroy on the retired list
and one asking an appropriation of$100,-
600 TOR dredging the Snohomish channel.
SIX BURNED TO DEATH.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 27.-The passengs
train on the Monon route which left Chi
cago Sunday night at II :55 was wrecked
| at 1850 o'clock this morning one mile
above Carmel. The tender jumped the
track. The engineer reversed the engine,