The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-03-08

] on the night of the murder, and soor
after their meeting they proceeded up
; street. When near Seventh street they
: met Crosby, and Hoyt Immediately cried
1 There's the s. OF a b." and fired al
$ Crosby. As soon as Stowe saw Crosby
fall he Immediately jumped into the
, gulch and ran down the railroad track,
and finally escaped to Centralla. Hoyt
ran south toward the new addition
Sheriff Price stated that Stove did not
say why Crosby was shot by Hoyt II
was evidently not for the purpose of
robbery.
MURDER IN UNION COUNTY.
La GRANDE, March 3.-Ed Schaffer
was killed by G. E. Arnold at Higard
last Saturday evening. 1t seems that Ar
mold did not intend to kill Schaffer, but
was after man named Cobb, and there
is woman in the case. Arnold has a
contract 10 put in logs for the Grand
Ronde Lumber Company, and his camp
is situated on the Grand Ronde river,
about six miles above Hilgard. At the
camp the house in which he lives Is maoe
of logs and has partition in the center,
AID Arnold and his cook, woman named
Ward, lived in one end of the house,
while the other end was occupied by
Schatfer and others in the employ of Ar
mold. About 100 yards distant is located
another house, in which some others in
Arnoid's employ We're stopping.
Arnold came to La Grande Saturday
and returned home drunk. He arrived
home late and he and the woman had
some dispute, when Cobb was called in
to decide the matter, each agreeing to
abide by the decision. Cobb took sides
with the woman, and that so incensed
Arnold as to cause quarrel, which devel-
oped into regular knock down, and
Arnold was pretty we'll used up. Cobb
then ran away. Arnold believed Cobb to
| be secreted in the other part of the house,
occupied by Schaffer and others. He
went to the door and demanded admis-
sion, which was denied.
He then went to the house occupied
by the other employees and returned with
knife in his hand and forced open the
door, when scuff1e ensued and Arnold
came out of 1t with cut on his hand and
a bruise on the head as if made by some
blunt instrument like hammer, and
Schaffer with a stab In the breast, from
which he died in about thirty minutes. |
Schaffer made no statement before he |
died. Arnold claims to have acted in |
self-defense, and that Schaffer attacked |
him, but there seems to have been no |
witnesses and the truth is unknown.
Arnold was taken in charge by those
close at hand, and held unit! the arrival
of Sheriff Hamilton. An inquest was
held by an acting coroner, and the verdict
rendered that the deceased came to his
death from wound inflicted by Arnold.
The defendent was then brought to
La Grande, where he is now held for pre-
liminary examination tomorrow.
INJUNCTION ON TIE ALASKA LEASE.
WASHINGTON, March BIN the senate
Voorhees, offered preamble and concur,
rent resolution recitlng that IN the recent
lease of the fur seal islands of Alaska to
the North American Commercial Com
pany certain provisions of the law were
not complied with, and sdirecting the
secretary of the treasury to furnish to the
senate complete copies of all mds for the
lease, with the accompanying papers, all
the testimony, memoranda, arguments,
letters, and correspondence with the hold
ers; and that the secretary refrain from
executing or deli yering the lease to the
North American Commercial Company
until the subject be inquired into by the
senate. He asked to have the resolution
referred to the finance committee, as that
committee meets to morrow. 1t was SO
ordered.
THE BOAT RAILWAY DEAD.
as it is apparent now that Mr.. Her
mann is not enthusiastic over Senator
Mitchell's bill for boat railway at The
DalIes, there would seem to be little hope
of getting the measure through congress.
Mr.. Hermann takes the ground that the
demand for such q large sum-over three
of necessity cut down the
amount allowed Oregon in the general
river and harbor bill Senator Mitchell
holds that it need not be made part of
the general bill, but can be made as
separate measure. Tie senator says there
is no necessity of the boat railway bill
going before the river and harbor com
mittee, but may be referred to the COM
mittee On railroads and canals. Mr.
Hermann declares that if Oregon gets a
million and half for rivers and harbors
it will be impossible to secure more money
for the boat railway. NJ tchell says it is
necessary first to get it through the sem
ate. but If it does get through he will ex-
pect that Mr.. Hermann Will do all he can
to get it through the house.
THE BEHRING SEA TREATY.
TORONTO, March 3.-A special to the
Empire from Ottawa SAYS: Advices re-
ceived by the government from Wash
ington relatlYe to the Behring sea ne
gotlations are very encouraging, but at
the present juncture it would be con-
sidered impoIitic to indicate their nature.
Washington correspondents are indulGirg
in considerable guess work On the sub
ject, but some of their guesses are wide
of the marx. The latest reports are to
the effect that the negotiations IN refer
ence to Atlantic fisheries have proceeded
so fur towards a settlement on d; basis
to both governments that
the operation of the maodus UiUendi has
been postponed indefinitely. On this
point it may be stated that continuance
of the modus Uigendi arrangement rests
with Canada alone, leSIslauon on the
pait of the Dominion parliament SIMPLY
being necessary to give it effect.
Sa,cidc.
State journal
Last Tuesday morning Coroner T. W.
Harris received telegram from Justice
of the Peace J. c. Stouffer, of Cottage ,
Grove stating that f. Dunn had COM
mltted suicide and asking orders inmedi-
ately. Inquiry developed the fact that
was young man about 81 years :
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