The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-04-26
TELEGRAPHIC.
PREPARING TO KILL KEMMLER.


AUBURN, April 19.-Mr. Davis. a
electrical expert, has arrived here an
gone to the prison to inspect the apps
ratus now in preparation to execute muI
derer Kcmmler The fatal chair is nc
yet in place, and will not be until with
very short time before execution. Davl
put i'll switch board by which the cur
rent from the dynamo will be throw
into two wires connected with the chail
These last two wires now hang loUsel
from the wall, but at the proper time tb
chair will be carried to point near then
and connected. Davis put up guage t.
show the strength of the electrical curren
and signal bell connecting the execution
room with the room where the dynam'
works. This bell will direct the starting
and stopping of the dynamo machinery.
Kemmler knows nothing of these prep
matters.
| STORM STILL BEATING CALIFORNIA.
SAN Francisco, April 19.-Yesterday'
rain was general throughout the state
Sonoma, Sacramento and Santa Clara val
leys were thoroughly drenched. Thurs
day night in the San Joaquin valley there
were frequent showers, and in the Sierras
snow and rain. Along the line of the
summit, On the railroad, 1t was showing
heavily & last accounts. Weather in
| dications are threatening from all parts OF
the state. Boulder Creek still holds the
first place III the seasons precipitation,
the record standing at 1911 inches.
Borden takes the last place, with 4.97 in
ches of rain.
MILTON, CAL, April 19-In the past
twenty. four hours 1t has rained over two
inches, causing rise in the Calaveras
river. This morning John Cavaginaro OF
Comanche, an old pioneer, attempted to
CROSS the Calaveras river at Jenny Lind.
When about midway the swift current
struck the wagon and finally capsized 1t.
Cavaginarc struck for SHORE, but having
on a large overcoat sank and was drowned.
The body was not recovered. The team
was also drowned.
A FIGHT IN A CHURCH.
CHICAGO, April 20.-The action of the
two rival conferences of the Evangelical
church in each appointing pastor for
every church in the state resulted in
serious trouble at the Humboldt Park
church In this city to day. Rev. Mr..
Morlock was to preach his farewell sermon
and mis- successor was to be installed.
The adherents and appointees from both
conferences were on hand. Bishop
Esher's conference had appointed Rev.
John Vetter and the other faction, Rev.
A. Hei!man. When Pastor Morlock and
Pastorelect Heilman attempted to close
the Sunday school, preparatory to other
services, Superintendent Krueger and
Pastor-elect Vetter demanded their
authority. immediately the congregation
rose from their seats. and one party seized
Vetter, while Heilman jumped down from
the pulpit. The confusion was made
worse by women and children rushing for
the door. Vetter's friends shrieking,
"They ere killing our preacher" while
h,s opponents yelled, "out with himr'
Vetter was finally landed outside, and,
notwithstanding his license from the con-
ference, was refused admittance by He'll
man, who stood In the doorway. When
Vetter's adherents had retired Rev. Nor.
lock preached his sermon, deploring the
but saying Christ was the
only bishop they were recognizing at
present. Excitement In that quarter over
the affair is intense. !
ACCIDENT AT BAPTIZING.
SPRINGFIELD, O., April 2O.-At color
ed baptizing, given in Buck creek this
afternoon, part of bridge, loaded down
with spectators, collapsed. -Four persons
were injured fatally, and o yer fifty more
severe injuries. There were
about 600 people on Limestone street |
bridge, which had been condemned and |
repaired and which spans a
race, in addition to crossing creek. 1t
was one of the foot bridges on the race |
part which gave way. The main railing |
lid not break and this caused the foot |
bridge to swing around at an angle of 45
degrees. Screams, yells, shrieks and
,roans commingled. The fatally hurt
ire: A. Lehman, aged IS, Mrs. Margaret
Flannery, aged 70, Mrs. Charles Myers
md son. All these had bones broken,
md were injured internally. Horace, son
If General Keller, had an arm broken.
GLADSTONE WILL SPEAK.
LovpoN, April 20.-Great interest Gen.
ers in Mr.. Parnells amendment to the
3alfour land purchase bill, which the
IRISH leader is expected to offer when the
leba:e on the bill is resumed to morrow.
Mr.. Gladstone is expected to make an
important speech in support of the
and as it will be his first ap-
,earance since the recess, there is sure to
We large audience. The possibility that
'arnell will alsospeak adds to the in
crest. He is heard so rarely, and there
8 SO much mystery and singularity about
i'm that his speeches are regarded with
,reat interest.