The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-22
TELEGRAPHIC.
THE HOLY WAR IN CANADA.

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| OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 14.-The politica
situation in Canada is alarming, ana un
less active measures are taken lmmedi
ately by the government to divert public
| attention from the French question tht
results may be disastrous. The lntroduc
ton IN the commons yesterday by Dalton
| Mccarthy of bill abolishlng French al
the official language in Canada, was th'
| signal for the fiercest opposition iron
the French members On both sides OF the
| house. Sir Hector Langevin, minister O.
public works, made strong speech
against the bill, and characterized Nc
| Cartby as a fanatic of the worst type.
He said the French in Quebec would pro
| tect their rights at the point of the bay
onet. Charlton, Protestant. said the
minister's remarks should not be toler-
ated in a British country. Excitement
during the session ran very high.
MORPHINE WAS HIS FOOD.
TACOMA, Feb. 14.-E P. Griswold was
found lying in the Beehive lodging house
to. day, unconscious from the effects of
an overdose of morphine. In the mans
arms was a glass water r-pitcher, empty
and by his side was found an empty
morphine bottle. Life had been extinct
only a short time, as the body when ex
amined was still warm and limp. Among
the mans effects were found in his
pockets five empty one.eighth ounce sui
phate of morphia bottles, an empty
whisky bottle, beside letters, papers, q
gold watch, and about So in cash. Un-
der the bed were five boxes, each con-
tanning twelve bottles the same as those
found IN the mans pocket, but only six
or seven were empty. The body of the
dead man showed the effects of the habit
he was slave to. In his pockets were
found papers and letters that fixed his
identity beyond donbt.
GOLD BONANZA IN CHINA.
CHICAGO, Feb. 14.-A conference of
great importance was held to-day be-
tween two Chinese dignitaries and rep
resentatives of the big mining company
macbinary firm of Fraser and Chalmers
of this city. The result was that
negotiations were formally entered into
looking to the construction of 300-stamp
mill for the mountains of China. The
magnitude of the deal may be understood
that the mills, set up complete, will cost
nearly $500, 900, this including transport
alton, labor, etc. The Chinese Informed
them that there had been discovered the
richest and most extensive gold bearing
lead III the world. The Chinese for
many years have known that the noun
tains of Tai-Shan, In the province OF
Shsn Tan contain gold, but not until
year ago did they realize the extent of it,
when some one who had worked in the
mines and mills in California began pros
pecting and discovered bonanza. erected
rude mill and from the outset the pro-
duct Of gold was enormous. They
claim that not a ton of Gre taken out has
yielded less than 500, while much of it
has run into the thousands.
MARION COUNTY FLOOD NEWS.
SALEM, Feb. 14.-Until the blockade
is raised, Salem mail 10 and from Port
land will be carried by way of Albany,
Corvallis, and the west side broad gauge.
This, arrangement goes into effect to-
morrow. There are over 100 sacks of
mail for Salem now lying at Mccoy.
The first two spans of the big bridge
have been fonHd in Kaiser's bottom, and
third one on an island opposite Lincoln.
The Salem woolen mills have COM
menced the manufacture of blankets and
cloth, and will soon be running in full
blast.
The county court in session to day spent
the greater portion of their time in esti-
mating the loss to bridges, approaches
and culverts in Marion county by the
recent food. They examined severed
bridges yesterday, and, excepting the
big bridge across the Willamette at
Salem, place the damage sustained By
Marion county at $4,000; that is, this
sum, will be required to place the bridges
and culverts of the county in as good a
condition as they were before the flood.
ORDER IN THE SIOUX LAND.
CHAMBERLAIN, 8. D., Feb. 14.-The
work Of settlement goes on quietly. The
military to-day warned boomers who had
squa.ted on Indian lands to get off at
once. Major Anderson swoopcd on a
crowd of gamblers and confscatcd all
their traps. All persons running games
of chance or selling liquor on Indian
lands hereafter will be prosecuted.
SLAIN IN THE RING.
DALLAS, Tex. Feb. 14-Jake K,lrain
and his sparring troupe exhibited at the
opera house last night. 1t was announced
that there would be only spsrring and
wrestling exhibitions. Tom james, of
Dallas, encountered Bizenahs the com
binatien's champion light. weight. for
$50, it being conditional that James
should stag four rounds. Blzenah had it
his own way from the first. In the
fourth round Blzenah struck James in the
neck, knocking him limp ON the floor.
James was unable to rise. He was
sponged off, restoratives applied, and the
show continued, no one supposing that
James was huit seriously. When the
entertainment was about concluded,
Muldoon announced that James was still
unconscious, and called for physician.
James died at 1890 this morning.
Kilrain cried like child. 1t is supposed
that James's neck was broken. One
doctor says it was paralysis of the heart.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC's CONDITION.
DELTA, Cal, Feb. 15.--It has been
raining hard here since last night, and
snow has been falling from Sims north.
The passengers ON the train which left
this city last night intend to go to Ash
land by transferring ut tunnel Moo and
again north of Dunsmuir. The rain has
already caused a few small slides along
the road.
BOTH BADLY DAMAGED.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 15.-As the Pa
ci6c Steamship and Whaling company's
steamer Orca vas gong out to sea about
10 o'clock this morning she collided with
tho bark Oregon, anchored in tile stream
off the Union street wharf. The mizzen-
mast and smokestack of the Orca were
carried away and the steamer was badly
damaged. The bulwarks of the Oregon
were also carried away. Both vessels
were foul of each other up to 12 o'clock,
when tugs went to their assistance.
THE PORTUGUESE IMBRoGLIo.
LONDON, Feb. 16.-Senor Freitas, the
new Portuguese ambassador, had his
first meeting with Lord Salisbury to day
TIe expressed himself as much pleased
with the prime minister's cordial and
satisfactory reception. Portugal pro
posed commission of five to be ap-
pointed to fix the limit of African terri