The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-03-08
TELEGRAPHIC.
SPEAKER REEDS RULINGS TO BE TESTED
IN THE COURTS.

IN THE COURTS.
lc programme to test the coDstitutIonality
of the transaction of any business by the
house of representatives without a quorum
voting has been substantially agreed up
on. 1t is proposed tina: John o. Pen
dleton, who was unseated by vote less
than quorum, shall make claim upon
the treasury to the salary due him as n
member of the house of representatives
from the First congressional district OF
West Virginia. Upon the disallowing OF
this CLAIM by the accounting officers be
will proceed to bring suit ip the court OF
claims, and in case of an adverse decision
will take it up to the supreme court OF
the United States, where motion will
be made to advance the case as one effect
ing great public interests. In case the
hearing in either the court of claims or
:hc supreme court of the United States
should be very much retarded, another
plan has been suggested. 1t is to have
Pendleton bring mandamus suit to com
pei the payment of his salary on the
ground that he is still a member of con-
gress, as he could not be unseated by less
than constitutional majority, and that
the auditing and payment of his salary is
a purely ministerial act.
ANOTHER FIRE IN SEATTLE.
SEATTLE. March, 4.-Flre broke out
at O'Clock this morning in frame row
of stores under terrace buildings on Third
street. near the corner of Marion, and
Immediately adjoining the big Netho-
dist church. The fire originated in the
kitchen of the Recherche restaurant,
which occupied the center of three stores,
and is supposed to have been set by a
discharged cook, as oil was found scat
tered about the premises. The restaurant
was gutted, and the adjoining stores
badly damaged by smoke and water
Owing to the situation of the buildings,
the tiremen worked at great disadvan-
tage, and it was with much difficulty that
the Methodist church. which cost $780,.
900, and the Thrall lodging house and
MIR. HandsakeI's residence, over the
stores, we're saved.
CHOKED IN HIS CELL.
f, SEATTLE. March 4.-Jack Gay, the
victim of David Denee's murderous as
sault in the county Jail last Friday night.
died at Grace hospital this morning of
edema of the lungs, the result of pneu-
monia, brought on by the severe choking
he received ut the hands of Denee, to-
gether with the smoke be inhaled while
held over his assailant's mattress. The
murder is one of the most attrocious ever
in the Northwest, and there is
hardly chance to doubt that Denee will
expiate the CRIME on the scaffold.
Denee is go years old, dime novel
desperate. On Monday, January 81, he
went into the Elite gambling saloon and
2 T. Burns, dealer of faro,
10 give him 5000 In gold. He then made
his escape through the front door, shoot.
ing Richard Richards, the doorkeeper, in
the right wrist, which resulted in his
losing his hand. Denee then made his
escape and remained at large all day.
That night he was corralied in lodging
house near White, chapel and held a
posse Of police at bay all night. He was
inally captured. He pleaded guilty to
, charge of robbery and murdercns as
'auit, and was sentenced to seventeen
7esrs imprisonment. After being SEN
enced Denee asked for trial, AS the |
sentence was much greater than was ex-
,ected, but this was refused him, and he |
would soon have been taken to the peni- |
entiary at WalIa Walla.
Last Friday night Lis last crime was
committed.
SUPREME COURT OF OREGON.
SALEM, March An the supreme
ourt: J. FL Koontz, respondent, VS. U. P.
/ II. Co., appellant; appeal from Una
lila county; judgment Of the lower court
opinion. by Lord, j.
In the matter of the Lovelake aud
Manufacturing Co., respondent,
$ I. A. Wood, appellant; appeal from
Vasco; judgment of the court below af-
rmed; opinion by Thayer, C. J.
oDAs, THE MONTANA MURDERER, Is
HELENA, March 4.-Godas, the Indian
lurderer, died last night at the Deer
odge penitentiavy. His death ends an
drama still fresh in the minds
many readers. He was convicted of
le murder of an old prospector named
mbody, who had been found dead in
IS cabin IN the foothills. Before the
cath sentence could he pronounced,
odas, with three others, broke jail and ,
capped to the mountains. Travelling by
ght, they went from one Indian agency /;
another, and finally reached the North
est territory. There he was recognized
: the mouDted police and captured. |.
fter many vexatious delays he was re
rned to Helena and the death sentence
Gov. Leslie's scruples
ainst capital punishment got him
of sentence. He has suf- :
red greatly since his incarceration T
ally dying cf consumption. He made '
confession, but there never was p
ubt of his guilt. Indian Phillips case Il
before the board of pardons. He has S,
en- respited till April 2. There is Il
ong sentiment in bis favor. Il
PORTLAND AND JAPAN. a.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 4.-B. Camp cl
4, general Northwestern freight agent
the Union Pacific, at Portland, is in tt
city, accompanied by his family. al
stated to night that the report in re- CT