The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-03-29

the scaffod. When the moose was ad.
justed the bed was withdrawn. Sotow
and Gossman, the two others, would not
allow the hangman to touch them. They
adjusted the nooses themselves and died
heroically.
KANSAS CRY, March 25.-Dispatches
from those counties in Kansas which were
devastated by prairie fires Sunday and
Monday report the fires subdued. The
number of farmers included in the fire is
about fifty-two, and the number OF houses,
with surrounding barns and sheds, about
the same. Not single human hfe was
lost, so far as reported. The loss OF live
stock was not heavy, but great quantities
OF farm produce was destroyed. The
total loss is estimated at quarter of
million. Growing wheat is reported to
have escaped all damage.
The greatest of the fires was the one
which swept over Rocks and Phillips
counties. It devastated fully $4,000
square miles.
CHINESE ALLIANCE WITH ENGLAND.
LONDON, March. 25.-Leading Chinese
politicians advocate the opening of I hibet
to British trade, and the conclusion of
defensive treaty with Great Britain.
These measures, they urge, will act as a
check upon Russia.
EMIN WILL NOT RETURN TO EUROPE.
BERLIN, March 25. -Emin Pdsha writes
that an Ar b at Momgassa saw the body
OF DIR. Peters and declared he mad been
murdered. Emin, it Is stated, will soon
return to Egypt and not to Europe.
THROUGH COW CREEK CANYON.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 60 Through
passenger trains north and south on the
California & Oregon both passed over the
reconstructed track through Cow creek
canyon to-day and no further lnterrup
tions to through traffic are expected to
occur or this line, which has suffered one
OF the longest blockades which ever oc-
Cured on any railroad. General Super
intendent Fillmore, Arthur Brown, super
intendent of bridges and buildings, and
Superintendent Of Construction Small
started for Cow creek canyon to night to
inspect the condition OF the road and the
work that is being done there.
TRAIN COLLISION NEAR TACOMA.
TACOMA, March 26.-Two freight trains
collided on the Northern Pacific at P. NJ.
to day, three miles out of the city, on the
Puyailup Indian reservation. Both en-
gines and five cars were badly wrecked,
and Engineer Bailey seriously injured by
jumping from the cab.
To PUGET soIrND VIA JrNIoN ,c,rrc
New York, March 26-The passenger
committee of the trunk lines has decided
to allow ticket representation to Puget
Sound via the Union Pacific to Portland.
NORTHERN PACIFIC HOTEL AT TACOMA.
TACOMA. March 26.-President Oakes,
of the Northern Pacific railroad, Is in the
city inspecting the compsny's property.
1n an interview he stated that a $40O, 900
summer hotel, to be known as "The
Palace, Twill be built IN the northern part
OF the city, overlooking the bay, and sf-
fo-dlng magnificent. view of Mohnt Ia
coma and the Olympic range.
HORRORS OF sIBEAIA.
KANSAS CITY, March 26.-An associ-
ated Press dispatch from St. Petesburg
this morning stated that Madame Mary
Tsebrikova had been arrested fnr sending
u personal letter to the car, snG would
probably be exiled to Siberia. 1t was
said that the Russian authoities intlmated
that this letter threatened the czar with
the fate of his father unless he modified
his reacticnary policy.
Goorpo Kappop moe e.o,, h., ~ A,,o
ciated Press reporter to-day, aiding
the matter, and told an interesting story
He stated that Madame Ysebrlkova was
cultured Russian lady, who had long
been known il her cwn country as a tai
ented writer. She resided in Paris for
some time up to this year.
Kennan had letter from her under
date OF January 26, in which she said she
was about to send memorial to the czar
which would probably lead to her arrest
and exile as soon as she returned to her
native country. She enclosed copy of
this memorial to Kennan, from which he
makes extracts. 1t does not menace the
czar, but seems to be calm, reasonable
review of the existing state of things in
Russia, coupled with an earnest appeal
for q more liberal policy.
In the letter to Kennan she says her
friends tell her she Is fooibardy, but
she cares not. She does not think favor
ably OF revolution and bioodshed al
though she doubts not that il will some
day come, unless there is change. It's,
however, far distant. The letter and
throughout are of high tone,
and Kenan says he desires to place them
before the public as refutation of the
charge of Russian officials that "Western
writers have idealized the nihilists beyond
oil semblance to reality"
LONDON, March 26.-Students are riot
ing in st Petersburg. Revolutionary
pamphlets haYe been scattered through
out the city.
PARIS, March ga Siberian letter
announces the arrest of three
men and woman for writing an appeal
10 the Russian people, protesting against
he conduct Of Ostashkin in the Yakutsk
affair. The trial of the prisoners will
result in their sentence 10 death.
vARDEMON SCOTT REPORTED TO HAVE
TAKEN HIS LIFE.
SALEM, March 27-A rumor came
]irect from Lincoln and Zena this evening
hat Vardemon Scott, son of VIM. Scott,
low on trial at McMinnvile for the mur-
Ter Of his wife at Wheatland, committed
uicide this afternoon by shooting him
elf.
1t is impossible to learn more In rela-
ion to the runored suicide, there being |
10 means of communicating with that sec
ion. Nothing but the first rumor can be |
earned. News of the suicide was
'rought here this evening by man who
lad been told this afternoon at Zena by
nan from Lincoln, near Wheatland and
'cott's home, that Warden had commit.
d suicide. The cause is supposed to
ave been his connection with the COM
mission of the crime.
ANOTHER GATE IN THE LEvEE.
NEW ORLEANS, March ga Times.
'emoerat's Vicksburg special says: The
wee in the front of Skipwith. Isa9ucna
ounty, Miss, about seventy miles above
'icksburg, broke this morning, and the
revasse is now over 400 feet vide. The
ater in the town is up to the caves of
lie houses, and people are reported to he
eeing for -tEeir lives. The Water from
le crevasse will food an immense tract
country south and east of it, embracing
art Of Isaquena county, Sharkey, south
Rolling Fork, and all Warren county
,rth of the Yazoo river.
DID BURcHELL KILL THEM
TORONTO, March 26.-Detectlve Murray