The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-22

s still alive Part of his brains were
blown out, and his physician thinks he
,annot recover. His young wife, who.
wound, inflicted by her husband Is
slight, has been by his bedside all day.
LITTLE PIRATES EAR SHOT OFF.
CoLFAx, Feb. 1.-Two little sons of
Mrs. Montgomery, aged respectively
and II, were playing pirates with A
,aliber pistol, which accidentally went off,
taking a portion OF the lett ear off the
)-year-old boy.
L. P. Berry and family leave to day
Tor Olympia, their future home.
THE YAMHILL MURDER.
SALEM, Feb. 1S.--News comes from
Wheatland this evening that the coroner
had returned to VIM. Scott's farm with
an attorney and detective and had I'M
paneied second coroners jury and was
holding another inquest. The father and
son have been shadowed since Sunday
evening, and suspicious are growing that
the murder Of o.d Mrs. Scott was com
mitted Jointly by the father and son. 1t
is confidently expected that the finding
OF this jury. will recommend,the deten-
of the suspected parties.
UNION COUNTY PRISONERS BREAK JAIL.
La GRANDE, Feb. 1S,-Robert Wild
and Frank Winston we're convicted Of
larceny from dwelling during the term
of court now in session at Union, and yes
terday the court pronounced sentence of
one and one half years each. Sentence
was pronounced at about 80 in the after
ternoon, and the prisoners were immedi-
ately taken back to Jail. The sheriff,
o. N. Hamilton, and deputies and the
bailltfs were very busy in assisting to
the business of the court. One
OF the deputies was in the Jail at 8 O'Clock
P. NJ, and found everything in good
condition. At p NJ Sheriff Hamilton
went to the Jail and found his birds had
flown. 1t was found that the prisoners
had escaped by saving their way out,
having evidently been furnished with inn
plements from the outside.
NEWS FRCM VANCOUVER.
VANCOUVER, Feb. 1S.-Arthur Proeb.
stel was drowned in La Camas creek yes
terday, while rafting logs. The funeral
took place to- day at Fourth Plain.
Sheriff Fleming left here to-day for
Steilacoom with Miss Lesa Dahl, of Cedar
creek, who was adjudged insane.
YAQUINA's BLOCKADE RAISED.
NEWPORT, Or, Feb. 1G.-The blockade
from the outside world which commenced
on February 1, was raised on Friday last,
when Yaquina Bay received its first mail
from beyond Corvallis.
The storm along this part of the coast
was the most severe and prolonged ever
experienced since this part OF the state
was settled. But for all severity, va
quina bay and its tributary country
suffered very slight damages. While
from ali points of Western Oregon reports
come of immense loss Of property and
even lives, nothing more serious than a
few landslldes and the floating off of a
hundred cords or 50 of wood is reported
here.
THE PARNELL CASE IN COUNCIL.
LONDON. Feb. 16.-A cabinet council
occupied four hours to-day IN discussing
what reply 10 rake to Mr. Parnell on
Monday. Parnell has asked what course
the government intends to take. The
meeting was not stormy, but was hope
lessly divergent i'll opinion. w. IL.
Smiths suggestion that Parnell be in
formed that the government would leave
the Judges verdict to the ratification of
public opinion was finally adopted.
A FISH PoACnER KILLED.
KALAMA, Feb. 17.-Information has
been received of a tragedy near Rainier,
q little town on the river six mics below
here, in which one man lost his lite and
another had a narrow escape. A fisher
man named Lelapd was out In boat
with companion when they found
gill net set near tie bank, and while in
the act of taking fish from it shot was
heard, and Il bullet struck the boat.
They commenced TO row away, when two
more shots were fired and Leland fell
dead with bullet hole through the head.
His companion rowed as fast as he could,
but three more shots were fired at hin
before be could get out of range. All of
them struck in the boat.
SNOW ON THE TRACK.
SIssoN, CAL, Feb. 1S--The snow block
ade is still on. The Ashland train ran
back to Englewcod, as the pillow has not
left here yet to open the road. 1t has
been lying Idle two days waiting for en-.
gines from Dunsmuir., 1t is reported
that there are two passenger coaches ard
a caboose full Of passengers, and that
they will soon be, if they are not already,
without food. When the engines from
the last train reached here the snow was
over three feet deep on the track and
had drifted into the cuts five feet deep.
1t was impossible for one engine to move
the plow through such deep snow, so an
engine and plow was ordered to get ready,
and it was stated that an engine from
Mott would be here as coon as possible
to assist the snow plow. The engine left
Mott at A go p. M. yesterday and has not
been heard of since. 1t Is supposed to he
stuck in the snow and unable to move
eitber way, or 1t would have returned to
Mott.
1t is not expected that trans can run
for two weeks. The situation Is almost
as bad as it was before, when the first
blockade commenced. The snow-bound
are at PrestoH's five miles
this side of Edgewcod, and there is no
way of clearing the track to reach them
and give assistance.
BADLY TREATED.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18.-Fred Mess.
niger, lsborer just returned from the
lorthern blockade near tunnel nine, tells
| story of bad treatment received by the
men from railroad officials. He says the
oreman of a gang, named Sullivan fire.
,uently shoveled down rocks from high
r level on the heads of men below, hurt.
ng them badly. The men when work
vas over would often be locked out of
he cars and forced to remain 10 the
,o!d for two hours. The men bad to eat
a two shifts, and when the first lot
inistied nothing but bread was left for
econd table. When the men asked for
heir discharge time clerk named Sex
ON would keep them waiting sometimes
or two days or more and charge them 81
day for board. Messenger seems to be
N honest man worthy of belief.
THE STUPID DUKE OF ORLEANS.
PARIS, Feb, 1S.-Boucher, Orleanist
member of the chamber of deputies, has
eceived from Havana a cable dispatch
rom the Count OF Paris. father of the
Duke of Orleans, In which he says: Il am
'roud of my SOC end pleased with the at
itude be has taken. but deeply concerned
n account of Eis Sentences" President |
,arnot has decided to pafdoE the Duke
f Orleans and send him under escort 10 /
be frontier.
STATE SOCIALISM IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, Leb. 1S.-A deputation of
minister's to-day visited the Earl of Dun