The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-03-01

CARNEGIE BANQUET IN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-A dinner was
given to night in the Arlington hotel by
Andrew Carnegie 10 the president and
cabinet and the delegates and officers
OF the international American conference
1t was undoubtedly the most elegant at
fair OF the kind ever given In this city
Inc floral decorations were novel and un
fque, among them being orchids, tulips
and crocuses, there being thousands oi
blossoms collected In New Orleans, No
bile, Savannah and ott er Southern cities
ss we'll as in the greenhouses OF Phlladel.
phis, New York and Boston. The menu
was engraved in fine script, upon heavy
bevelled blocks of papier msche, AND
every article of food was described IN
plain English. There were no forma
speeches.
SUICIDE OF A WOMAN.
WALLA WALLA, Feb. 25.-A week age
letter was published in the Journal here
purpor!ing to come from Earl Nc Donald
of Seattle, lnquirlng as the whereabouts
OF his sister Nellie. On the evening oi
publication the girl was found at Mrs. ]
H. StabPs where she had been making
her home for q month. The girl claimed
the letter could not possibly be from her
brother, as both her brothers were dead
However letter announcing her discov.
cry was deposited in the postoffice, &C.
cording to the request of Mcdonald, the
superstition being that he was In search
of his sister and would call on her here
In his quest. The girl was seemingly
mystified at the turn of affairs and kept
reiterating the belief that there was some
scheme to annoy her or obtain possession
OF money about to come TO her through
the death Of q relative. The matte,
seemed TO preyron her mind constantly
! This morning, not appearing as usual,
her room was visited, and she was found
dead in bed. Uuder the pillow was q
bottle of chloroform, while her hand held
against her nose a handkerchief. evident
! ly at one time saturated with the drug
No doubt the mysterious letter and an :.
ticipation OF trouble preyed on her mind
to degree to cauae her to take her life.
The affair causes much comment, and all
are anxIously awaiting the denouement
naturally expected to follow.
| CALIFORNIA is PLEASED.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25.-In general
California seems greatly pleased with the
| prospect OF the worlds fair being held ut
Chicago. New York or Washington,
however, were favorites among a large
class in the southern portion of this state.
With the exception Of the Chroniels, the
newspapers here hsye; favored Chicago,
but this journal accepts the situs1on
thus: "The Chronicle was at first DIS
posed to favor New York on account of
the pre- eminence OF the metropolis in the
| eyes of foreign nations; but 1t must be
admitted that the energy and push dis.
played by Chicago have been such as to
commend that city to, .,every admlrer Of
those gen uine American qualities"
The Examiner is happy, as it favored
Chicago first.
The Alta reads Lesson from the choice,
as showing what can be accomplished BY
grit, energy and united action
The CaH thinks New York threw the
fair away by her shiftless manner of deal.
ing with the question.
The Bulletin styles it "the triumph of
the west"
The Post rejo,ces that the fair will be
held In genuine American city, and not
in New York, which is q great ovcrgrown
Colossus given. to the cultivation of blue.
blood aristocracy.
ExcoMMUNlCtTED RUSSIAN SUES BISHOP.
San FRAND1sco, Feb. 25.-Dr. Nicholas
Russell has begun action for defamation
of character, in the superior court, against
Vasili SOkcl0wsky, better known as
Bishop Vladimir, of the Graco- Russian
church, by whom he was recently excom-
municsted, and asks damages in the sum
Of $500, 600. The complaint of the doctor
contains six charges, for each of which
he considers himself wronged to the extent
OF $4,000.
THE NOMINATION 'oF sEwAIL.
Saw Francisco, Feb. 25.-This port
being in drect communication with
Samoa, the merchants here have tsken
great interest in the appointment Of
ccnsul-general to the Samoan islands, and
they are pleased at the announcement to.
day that Harold NJ. Sewsll has been ap-
pointed. Sevell is a Democrat and was
first appointed to the Apia consul gener-.
alship by President Cleveland to succeed
Berthol Greenebaum. OF this city, whose
display of spirit in dealing with the
Germans did not please Secretary EsJard.
SewAll soon showed he bad even more
grt than Greensbaum. and while the
Samoa trouble was at IFS hight he was
recalled by Bayard. Il was generally
understood after the Berlin conference
that Sewall would be sent back 10 Apis
after the senate had taken action ON the
treaty.
1t 10 understood that his wsrmest sup
porter and admirer was Secretary Blaine,
who recognized the value of his services
to the country and promised him hs
should have the place If bis influence
could procure il. The Republicans, in de-
ference to Blaineis wishes and Sewall's
will probably waive party con.
siderations and confirm him.
IT WILL BRING SILVER TO PAR.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-As regards the
bill reported by the senate committee on
finance, on the subject Of silver, provid.
ing that the secretary may purchase at |
the market price four and half millions
OF silver bullion per month and such gold |
bullion as may be offered, Senators Sher- |
man. Mcpherson and Beck are said to be |
opposed thereto, although the bill was
reported to the senste by
the committee. Senator Stewart Of
Nevada says of it: at 10 most import
ant step in advance and assures the pas.
sage of the bill reported, or some other
equally beneficial. Tbs measure will se.
cure, in my opinion, the nearly unsn.
nous vote of both houses, and IL it be.
ZONES law will absorb the entire silver
product Of the United States and greatly
the value of silver-perhaps
end 1t to par. Il treats gold and silver
hike, as far as both are received and
reasury notes issued. These treasury
totes will ultimately become the money
# the country
Representative Morrow said when in +.
"The senate bill is step in
he direction desired by the silver men.
While it ia not absolute free coinage, 1t
mounts almost TO that, since there is
not more than $54 100000 of
liver bullion, the amount called for
nder the proposed bill, produced every
ear IN this country, thus virtually author
ling the secretary to buy ali the silver
reduced In the country at the market
rice, course that must inevitably bring
liver to par" d
FROZEN TO DEATH,
SPOKANE Falls, Feb. 27.-Rendsll s. =
7ebb, who lived near Joe Hepry's mill "
, Hangman creek, was found frozen to
sath yesterday Eve miles north of this n
ty on the direct road to the mill at The
nth side of Harry Miiier's ranch. De- :