The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-08-02

| IN the coroner's Office was long and tedious,
as 1t was hard to get any direct evidence of
the stabbing, but all the testimony pointed
to Sprague as the guilty man.
There are several camping parties from
the city now taking their outing in the
mountains and more expect to leave next
week, one having as its destination the
summit of Mt. Hood.
Mr. Low, the civil engineer, in company
with members of the water commission, left
yesterday for the headwaters of Mill creek,
to examine into the feasibility of a water
supply by gravitatlou. They will be absent
several days.
Salem Journal: w. W. johnson, son of
H:-A. johnson, Sr., and brother of Geo. w.
and the other johnson boys" also deputy
sheriff of Harvey county, came in last even
ing with crazy Piute Indian and lodged
him in the asylum.
The three boys who confessed to having
burned several barns IN Salem recently,
lust for fun, have been dismissed with
ID solemn lecture" The citizens are highly
indignant and predict more fun for the boys
as soon as they get over this, little scare.
William Malcom, who died at Syracuse,
N. y. Saturday, is said to have carried
with him to the grave a scientific secret of
inestimable value. He could make lenses
that did not require adjustment for varying
distances, but like the human eye could
sweep any field at one focus. His secret
was known only by himself.
The lumber yards and side tracks of the
Northern Pacific mills below Portland were
burnt on Friday. The long trestle of the
railroad was destroyed for several hundred
feet, necessitating the transfer of passengers
to the river steamers. The damage runs
way up into the thousands. The fire orig
mated from the sparks of locomotive lg.
nitlng the sawdust.
1t takes about $40. 600 to run Pendletnn.
The following salaries are paid its officers:
City surveyor and street commissioner,
$500; water superintendent, $1,000; two
pump house engineers, $500; marshal,
5000; engineer fire department., $1,000;
three policemen at 5000 each, S27OO; re.
corder, 5000; driver fire department. S72O;
attorney, $500; stoker fire department.
Sl20; city treasurer, $3.50; total, Sll.4l0.
Pendleton will nave very peculiar law
suit. e. c. Hendricks received orders from
the county judge to remove sick horse ly-
ing in the road on its back near the upper
bridge, says the East Oregonian. He did
SO, and found it necessary to kill the animal
during the process of removal. He has
now received notice from the owners attor-
ney that suit will be brought against him
unless he pays 500, the value of the horse,
forthwith.
Albany Democrat: Sunday crazy man
was causing considerable of disturbance
around the farm of w. Prnpst, four miles
east of Albany. He was about as looney as
a man could be, and spent the day lying in
a stubble field. Three or four men sue
ceeded in capturing him and intended to
bring him to Albany, when he got away
bany; but as the sheriff has no authority
without a warrant nothing was done.
The company who have recently located
and are now developing the new mines at
the head of Butter creek, in Umatilla
county, say that as depth is attained pros.
poets grow richer. The miners are now IN
free milling ore which assays $50 ton
The Mammoth ledge, the principal one in
for the purchase and erection of q large
mill. Water and timber are plentiful.
The mines are about 40 miles from Pendle.
ton. and are easily accessible with team.
Col. F. J. Parker. of; thesFwalIa Walla
urday. He had mounted one of his ponies
preparatory to going to Elk City from his,
summer resort near Yaquina Bay, to NEE.
his wife, who was to arrive from Walla
Walla on that day. The pony became un-
manageable and reared back. falling upon
Mr.. Parker, the pommel of the saddle en-
tering deep into bis groin and making a
painful and serious wound. He Is now un.
der physicisn's care, who states that he
will be confined for some time.
Scio Press: Several years ago family by
the name of Logan were residents of Scio.
but moving away they had almost been for.
gotten. Frank Logan, a member Of the
family. finally brought up at Empire City,
Coos county, where he met his death by q
gunshot wound. It was thought at that
time and until within the past few days
that the homicide was case of suicide.
Wednesday DR.. King, Of Scio. received
letter from his granddaughter, resident of
Empire, stating that.a man, not giving his
name. had died there, saying just previous
to his death that Frank Logan did not com.
NIT suicide but that he, the dying man,
shot him. The letter did not state that the