The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-05-10
THE DALLES, OREGON, SATURDAY. MAY

being terribly mutilated Both mer
leave families.
~. Noonan, brakeman in the EN-
ploy of the Utah & Northern was killed
d last night at Days crossing, near Butte
q He was drawn under the cars while
D making a coupling and his head was
:, severed from his body.
:, INTO A wATERY GRAVE.
t San Francisco, May 4 Marin Ryan,
Cornelius Downey and vii lam Cosgrove
! we're drowned to night while returning
! from a fishing excursion IN Raccoon
l straits, The men, with three companions
started early in the morning in small
= smack, and were coming through the
straits when the boat capszed. Three
managed to crawl on the keel OF the boat
when she capsized and was picked up by
r an Italian fisherman, after driving five
miles, and brought to the city. Cosgrove
was boy OF II, Ryan vas fruit peddler,
, and Downey butcher. TIE drowned
men were not seen alter the boat tipped
over. None of them were married, but
all leave families dependent upon them.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-Ihe committee
on pensions has favorably reported to the
house Representative Hermann's bill to
pension Silas Beezley, OF The Dalles.
They allow him $25 per month. He
served in the Black Hawk war, and also
10 the Oregon Indian war. He is now 80
years of age. The committee have already
faverably reported a number of Mr.. Her
mann's pension bills for aged and de-
pendent survivors of the Oregon Indian
wars. and several of them have passed at
this session of congress. Senator Mitchell
has procured pension for James G. An
derson, of Portland. Mr.. Hermann has
secured pensions for the following cx
Union soldiers residing in Oregon:
James R. Baldwin, Cartwright: Miles
Pitcher, Cottage Grove; Jasper N. Hail,
Central Point, Jackson County. Mr.. Hall
Is shown to have been prisoner of war
at Libbey, Andersonville and Danville.
MISSISSIPPI VILLAGE IN PERIL.
HAzLEBURsr, Miss, May 4.-This vii
lage had Darrow escape from total
destruction yesterday. A FIRE started in
some lumber piles and driven by ter
rife wind bore down on the village,
carrying everything before it. Ten
dwellings were burned before it was
| gotten under control.
COLFAX HORSETHIEF CAPTURED.
CoLFAx, May 4.-James Hull, motor
ious horseth1ef, indicted in June, 1856,
with one Morton, who Is now serving a
| six years. term at Walla Walla, was
captured at Broken Bow. New, by Sheriff
| Mclean last week, and is now in Jail here.
Some time ago Prosecuting Attorney
Platter quashed the Indictment against
him, and Immediately filed an inform
alton. This action of the prosecutor was
published in the Gdzette here, and EVIL
IDENTIFY was the meaus leading to the cap
ture. Hull, believing that no charge ex-
listed alter the indictment was nulled, ran
into the arms of the officers N the east
Sheriff Mclean arrived this evening with
the prisoner.
TORNADO AND FLAMES.
WILLsPolNT Tex, May "A hurricane
struck here yesterday, and every house |
in town is more or less damaged. Two |
persons were killed and several injured. |
The killed are Mrs. Bowen, who was |
caught under a falling wall and crushed |
to death, and negro girl IA years old. the
daughter of Sam Mitchell. The injured |
are: Jack Ballard, internally, dangerous;
a son of e. McManus, arm broken IN two
places, and Mrs. Mitchell, colored, mother
of the girl who was killed. Mrs. Frea-
mans residence was blown over, the
family barely escaping. The Methodist
church and public building were
demolished. Other churches were blown
off their foundations. and number of
stores and residences blown down.
PROHIBI TION FANATICS ARRESTED.
LATHRoP, Mo-, May 4.-Prosecu:ing
Attorney Crisp, of this city, yesterday
issued a warrant against tie women who
took part in the recent crusade in this
town. A warrant was sent to Clay county
for the arrest of Mrs. Anna Carmichael,
wife OF Baptist minister and leader of
the crusade. They were all arrested and
gave bonds. the charge is malicious des-
truction of property. The arrests have
caused great excitement, and the women
threaten to wipe out every saloon in the
county. Twenty-one women and one
man were arrested.
THROUGH A BURNING BRIDGE.
ST. CLOUD, MIMI, May 4.-Timber
fires along the Hinckley branch of the
Northern Pacific yesterday set fire to
bridge across ravine between Holly and
St. Francis stations. When the first
west bound regular train approached the
burned structure Engineer Ryan noticed
the bent rails and, suspectlng danger, re.
versed the lever and, together with the
fireman, jumped from the engine a
mr. ,oyt lufo ho fonH,r nd fap |
cars plunged through the burned bridge,
distance of twelve feet, and were ert re
ly consumed. No one was injured, al
though the escape of the engineer and
fireman was miraculous.
WHOLE FORESTS DESTROYED.
SALTWATER, Mlnn May 4-Millions
of feet of pine are being consumed in the
ST. Croix valley, by forest fires. For
miles the air Is so filled with smoke that
breathing is almost impossible. Hun
dreds of men are plowing abou: their
meadows to prevent the spread of the
fires. Woodland cannot be saved, and
the fiie will cease only after exhausting
the supply of combustibles. Many
woodsmen have deserted their homes and
gone South.
PRAIRIE FIRE III MINNESOTA. |
ST. PAUL, May 4.-The most disastrous
prairie fires ever experienced in Mime
sofa are now sweeping over Wright and
adjacent counties. Dozens of farm houses
barns and other outbuildings have been
consumed. In Rockford township the
flames have burned for distance of over
five miles and are unchecked. At the
switch two and half miles from the
village of Buffalo, over $500 cords of
wood were licked up. Nearly every able
bodied man in Wright county is out
fighting the fire and doing his utmost to
keep it from spreading. but without
avail The loss so far is hard to estimate
but it is more than 100000. The towns
of Buffalo and Rushiord are in great dan
ger, and requests for engines have been
sent to ST. Paul and Minneapolis.
CRAZY FOLKS FLoGGED.
VIENNA, May 4.-The entire staff of
the doctors, superlntendents and wardens
of the great government insane asylum at
Pressburg have been placed under arrest
in consequence of disgraceful acts of cruel
ly and barbarity brought to light by a
committee on Investigation. The latter
had been appointed by the minister OF the
interior in Difference to popular outcry
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