The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-04-19


wife left their rooms on the second story,
ell a fire was discovered in the kitchen and
3. when the janitor burst in the door he
It found the bedding and bedclothes piled
against the stove and the whole place
d saturated with kerosene. Schwartz and
II his wife were arrested but deny any
knowledge Of the affair.
n FELL FROM THE TRAIN.
e OAKLAND, Or, April 13-Al5ert
Parker. son of P. c. Parker and brother
in-law of John Kelly, Of Springfield, was
Z on his way nome from Roseburg on the
passenger train. His home Is near Rice
:, hill station, and he intended getting of
T. there. 1t is supposed he was standing on
: the platform of the coach. He either
jumped or fell, striking his head against |
a barrel of water about eight feet from
: the track, crushing his forehead. He |
then rolled down the bank, and was first |
!, discovered about 200 feet from the track
towards his home, which was about one
half mile from the place of the accident.
The train reached Rice hill about 3
o'clock A. NJ, and he was first found
about o'clock A. NJ.
AN AMERICAN SCHOONER WRECKED.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla, April 13-The
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assorted cargo, was wrecked near Cape
Canavaral, and the crew of five are proba-
bly, lost, namely: Captain William D.
Garvin. of Jacksonville, Dennis Starr and
JOHN Gibson (colored), Gibson's wife, e,who
was acting as cook. and colered boy
named Charley, Captain Garvin was an
old sailor, and owned several vessels.
bThe schooner Bessie. which has arrived
here from Lake Worth, passed the wreck
age OF the Ethel, but could learn nothing
of the fate of her crew. Wreckage was
stremn along the coast, but none of the
inhabitants had seen anything of the
missing people.
RIOT AMONG NEGRO LABoRERs.
DETROIT, April ia special TO the
Free Press gives particulars of riot
among negro laborers Cn the line of an
extension of the Norfolk & Western rail
road in Wayne county, w. Va. The
trouble had its origin in an order from
the contractor, which started tue men to
breaking up the tools. The foreman tried
to stop them, and called a number of
whites to his assistance. The negroes at
tackled the white men and came near kill
ing seven of the party, beating some of
them terribly with clubs and rocks. The c
whites were compelled to fly for their I
lives, but later large number assembled !
and the negroes were arrested. !
MURDERER sAwTEILE TELLS WHAT HE i
SAW. i
BosToN, April 13--The Globe thi n
morning prints an alleged confession f
made to his counsel by Isaac Fl. Sawtelle, C
now in Jail at Dover, N. Fl. awaiting trial C
for the murder of his brother Hiram. O
Isaac aays he and Hiram wife were par T
ties to conspiracy to lure Hiram to an @
abandoned camp in Lebanon, Me-, where fl
he was to be held captive by the notori- c
Gus DR.. Blood and ex-convict Jack, until o
he should relnquish all claim to the estate. a
Isaac decoyed Hiram 10 Rochester, N. H., CT
and drove him to point near the camp, P
where he was turned over to Jack. Isaac C,
claims that his connection with the case e,
ended at this point, and he did not know b
of Hiram's death until he received q let c
ter telling him that it had been necessary
to put Hiram out of the way.
WATER TANK WRECKS THEATER p,
Philadelphia, April ia 5000 gallon b
water tank, weighing, with the contents, ii
over twenty tons, crashed through the "
roof Of the Park theater, wrecking half I'll
the stage. The tank went clear through al
to tie cellar, where everything was flood W
ed. The conclusion was SO great that Il
window glass and dishes in the adjoining tn
houses were broken and panic prevailed sf
for a time. sE
HE COMETH NOT, SHE SAID. a. a.
BosToN, April 12-fhrough mutual W.
acquaintances Miss Christie McAskiel, CT -,
10 Mldjlesex street, 81 years of age. he pf
came acquainted with George w 5hep- he
ard, OF Los Angeles, some time ago, and II
since tLen they have corresponded. wi
Shepard came here lew days since, pro- 90 90
posed marriage and was accepted. The N
wedding was fixed for tonight at Vieth's ~, NO
hotel, fremont street. oe
Shepard it is asserted induced Miss %
McAskiel to draw 5000 from savings In
bank and intrust it to him to be forwarded co
by express to their prospective home in bv
Los Angeles. Shepard has not been seen IN
since receiving the money, and although ,b
Miss McAskiel, the clergyman and wit su
nesses were at Vleths hotel to night on s;d
time, Shepard came not. Miss McAskiel 10
was completely Frustrated over the dis ~,
appearance of the money and the lover.
FOOLS AND THE FLOOD.
SAN FRANcIsco, April 14-Notwith tee
standing the fact that it IS the dav on ca
which, according to the prophecy of the St,
DOOM seaers, San Francisco and Oak ald m.
are to be destroyed by an earthquake and Th
tidal wave, there is no indication in this az
city of such destruction. Tho day is in
and if any of the believers in las
Mrs. Woodwork and Phrophet Erickson, lif,
who are now encamped by the hills In the de-
counties, were in the city
his morning, their faith In prophecies
would probably be shaken.
ST. HELENA, CAL. April 14.--The Oak hn
and doom sealers who came to st. Helena an,
within the last two weeks, as safe refuge cor
IN which to escape the predicted tidal on,
wave and destruction of Oakland and lo1
San Francisco, to take place to-day: are ~
low fleeing to the mountains, having dis
covered that St. Helena is such wicked
place that they are not safe here. A cui
arge number went to Howell mountain w.
asst week, and large party of negroes Ste
vent to the summit of Mount St. Helena sto
his morning. Further than their exodus lde
20 the mountains, the fanatics are not bul
creating much commotion to-day. 1t is the
slowly dawning on them that this TOW
prophecy of evil has failed them, and sur
l5out to- morrow, it is thought, large
majority will return to Oakland.
VAcAvILLE, CAL, April 14-A lock Of ten
luIet expectancy has settled on the faces J.
If the doom sealers here. The crowd hot
,ave spent the morning IN prayer and act
eading of Bibles, and have confined Go
themselves to their houses. None have sci,
rentured beyond Gods chosen precincts, lite
Is they call the place where they are To- fee
.ated. In response to a question as to to
he prospects for u shake up. Hendricks, ton
he apparent leader, ADVISED the cores
,ondent to go to God, but as to his move olu
nents IN the future was particularly the
ilent. Goods will be done," he said. wa
He will direct and we will follow" III of
he earth doesn't 60 up or down to-day. bit
What will you doY' "Go to God and find ma
,ut" answered Hendricks. Much indig- to
ration is expressed at the notoriety given Coz
hem, and Erickson is regarded as Bic
martyr. They are very quiet and com ten
posed. There are no earthquake indca- I
ions il the atmosphere. One party of the
en- are located on a high peak In tents, syn
md none have been Ia town to-day. lar,