The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-03-22
TELEGRAPHIC.
A RIG DAY IN TACOMA.


TACOMA, March 14.-George Francis
Train received great ovation ON arri IA
from the East to-day. The mayor ane
council, president of the chamber of com
merce, militia and FIVE bands of music
escorted him from the railway station tt
the Tacoma hotel. Train was drawn up
Pacific avenue in carriage by foul
white horses richly caparisoned. Flag:
were displayed on the principal building;
and the streets were crowded with people
Notwithstanding the slight rain. 1t Is es'
timated that $4,000 turned out to wei
come him.
Guns were fired, steam whistles blown
| and every demonstration of honor main
tanned during the march. Crowds filled
| the hotel, where he registered In bold
hand with blue pencil and was then es-
corted to his room by the proprietor.
He is IN excellent health aud spirits.
This is his first visit to Tacoma since
has shown such strong attachment. All
inxhis city recognize him as friend, and
the enthusiasm over his trip around the
world is shared by men, women and
children.
The theatre will be crowded to hear bis
lecture tomorrow evening, and large
numbers are preparing to escort him to
the steamer Abysslnia Monday, which he
will board while at anchor Oft Victoria.
To morrow he will enjoy drive about
the city and sail around the harbor.
AN AGED MIssOURIAN's BLOODY KNIFE.
PLEASANT HILL, Mo-. March 14.-This
evening Mrs. Elizabeth Stahlnecker called
at the Office of Constable Prater and told
him her husband, laboring under an at
tack of acute mania, had driven her and
her children from the house with butch
er knife. The constable weLt to the
house, and on entering was fatally stab
bed. He managed to make his way to
the house of ex Sheriff Hanley and posse
of men proceeded to the house as quickly
as possible. They broke open the door,
and just inside found the body Of Stahl
necker, who had stabbed himself to the
heart. Stahlnecker was 70 years old.
NO PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
WASHINGTON, March 14.-The passage
Of Congressman Clunie's bill appropri-
a:ing 100000 for building at San Jose,
CAL, may result in sudden halt being |
called In the lower branch of congress on
all public building bills. Many eastern
journals are charging that trades are be-
ing made by members whereby cities
having no need of buildings are getting
them, IN order that merltorious measures
may secure enough votes to pass. The
New York Tribune, recognized as the
organ of the president, comments editori-
lilly, calling halt on making further ap
oropriatlons for buildings. The bills of
interest to California which are in danger
If not passing the house are those pro-
riding for public structures at Oakland,
Los Angeles, San Diego, Humboldt,
stockton, and one increasing the appro-
,riation for a public building at Sacra-
nento. The San Jose bill will beyond
loubt pass the senate, and inasmuch as
alone of all the bills contains an sppro
'riating clause the money will be imme-
lately available.
The house committee to- day heard
Hermann in reference to
public building at Salem, Or, and
greed to report it favorably. Senator
)olph's bill for the same has already
assed the senate and will be substituted .
y the house committee when favorable !.
eport is made.
WASHINGTON, March 14-In the house
,-day Perkins of Kansas stated that an
rroneous impression bad gone out that
to the provision of the Okla ,
anna bill passed yesterday the Cherokee I
utlet had been declared open to settle
ent under the homestead laws. The |
herokee outlet is not open to settlement. ]
be statement should have been that the 7
nblic land strip, not the Cherokee out
t, had been opened to settlement. 1
A CHANCE FOR DALLEs RAILWAY.
Senator Dolph is preparing to make I
'eech on the boat railway bill intro o
iced by his Oregon bill, in which be i
i'll point out the necessity for the meas a
e in the interest of the commerce of II
e Pacific Northwest. The entire Ore +.
IN delegation are now in entire accord "
to plan OF action relative to the boat A
ilway. Should the senate bill pass Mr..
ermann is in readiness to give 1t active =,
pport. He called the matter up before s
e river and harbor committee yesterday -
d gave notice that unless the measure =,
uld be passed on the general river and T +
rbor bill for liberal allowance he -
ould move to amend the senate St. ~ ~
ary's canal of So, ,000, 600 now favorably 81
ported in the senate, when it comes to
e house and is referred to the river and
rtor committee, US he did with the I'll
nate Missouri river appropriation bill, IN
len he tackled on the $4,000 Columbia i'd
'er emergency item. Senator Mitchell's al
an is to pass the boat railway bill III
rough the senate as separate measure, in
d 1t ID understood that when it reaches in
e house MIR. Hermann will secure IN V
ence for it by combining it with some ds
ler great work if the river and harbor CT
mmittee will not allow for it. The W
eat 500 canal measure combines about G.
the representatives Of fifteen states, M
d the plan which Mr.. Hermann has in ci
re Is thought here TO be far more teasi- ar
!, than any other course.
FIGHTING THE FLOOD. 40
Tenn, march 14.-To night st
e river is up SO 4 ieet, the highest point
er recorded, and is still rising. The
lnlon here is that the levees on the /,
sslssippi side will be able to withstand +. +.
: pressure OF the great flood, but the -, -
uation of the Alkrnsas side below Ar =. ~.
nsas City IS far from reassuring, al -. ~
ough the damage. should the levee give ppss
sy, would be slight, compared with y. y.
, destruction which would ensue should a.
: east break.
Passengers on the Louisville, New Or
ms & Texas railroad, arriving here to th
,, report novel scenes along the road. &C
e lowlands and lagoons in the Missis- b
'pi delta are flooded until the only dry tn
I'd visible is the ridge on which the PI
cks run, and few promontories pro- or
lding above the water. These places dc
ord shelter for hundreds of squirrels ms
d other small anne. The huts ard fe
bins in the lower lands are submerged be
7eral feet in wat,r.. Tied to the doors tt
skifIs and dugo uts which afford the nc
;upants the only means of transit from th
Q place to ano:her. Everything pre- gs
ats an air OF waste and desolation. 70
tween Vicksburg and Lulu, Miss, the to