The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-03-01
TELEGRAPHIC.
RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD.

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buried at New Albany Saturday. The
men were to commit the deed early thi.
morning, but the officers got wind of i,
and were in waiting. Drs. T. Blackburn
and w. E. Grant were arrested and piaceo
in Jail. The tbild doctor fed and hil
identity is not known.
The negro who drove the wagon wa.
shot dead Us he started to run. A seconc
colored man who went along to help tht
ghouls was also arrested. Medical
students from this city are said to havt
robbed the same cemetry repeatedly
The offense is felony in Kentucky.
Drs. Grant and Blackburn. who were
captured, are prominent in medical circle.
and conspiring to commit felony.
The penalties for these charges range
from three to fourteen years. imprison-
ment. The college faculty have engaged
counsel to defend the doctors. The state
will make special effort to convict
The negro boy killed in the fight was
buried to day by the college.
THROWN OUT IN THE RAIN.
PITTsBURG, Feb. 25.-The eviction oI
tenants On the land bankrupt Graft Ben
nett Iron Works was pushed on to-day
In driving rain, and rivaled the scenes
SO often cabled from ireland. Every
door OF the twenty five in "Lit,le LINER.
ick" was barred, but that OF Mrs Lynch,
the first pushed open, and she, with seven
snail children, were dumped ON the wet
ground with their ruined household ef-
fects. Most of the families were elected,
and no serious trouble occurred, but there
we're omihous growls from the gathering
crowd.
VANCOUVER COURT HOUSE BURNED.
VANCOUVER, Wash, Feb. 25 - The
court house of Clarke county was totally
destroyed, by fire early this morning.
Flames were discovered about 12:45 A.
NJ. in the southeastern part of the first
story Of. the building, and spread with
inconosivsble rapidity famed by strong
northesst wind. Soon the whole south
portion Of the building was ab!aze. So
fast did the fire spread that there was
barely rtime to save the FIVE prisoners
confined in the iron cells in the base
ment, three Of them being carried out
half suffocated. Credit for saving these
lives is due to Mr.. T. O'Neil, the night
policeman. ana young Mr.. Fleming.
Mr. Burnett, one of Sheriff Fiem:ng's as.
saved, himself by jumping from
a second story window. He is badly
bruised, though apparently not seriously.
sPREcKELs's SUGAR CORNER.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25-It was re.
ported in commercial circles to day that
Claus SpreckeIs had refused to sell sugar
10 L. Saroni s. Co., makers, be-
cause the latter formerly pa,roDized the
American Sugar Refinery, which was re-
Gently closed down. Saroni when seen
stated that the California refinery had
refused to sell to him, but bad assigned
10 reason therefor, though his credit
vas good. In order to keep his employees
1t work he had been purchasing sugar
through brokers. often paying as much
IS two and one-half cents more per pound
IN this account.
At meeting to-day of the directors of
he Retail Grocers' Protective Union,
'esolutions were adopted stating that
whereas, some 500 men having been
brown out of employment by closing a
efnery; aud whereas, there exists
carcity in the sugar market, the Callfor.
iia refinery being either unable or un.
Wiling to supply the demands, the dIrec.
ors protest against the closing of the
American refinery by the superior court ]
IS unnecessary for the furtherance of
ustice or the legitimate purposes of law
they ask that the refinery be reopened
or business.
BLAZING TENTS IN SEATTLE.
SEATTLE, Feb 25.-Two big fires oc-
urred among the canvasbacks this morn.
ng. by which four tents were destroyed
nd their contents badly damaged. The
rst fire occurred at o'clock on the roof
N. Baird's restaurant, on the east side
I Twentieth street. near Spring. The
estaurant was full of people eating
reakfast at the time, when it was noticed
bat the roof of the tent was sablaze, and |
general stampede followed. An alarm |
'us turned in, but before the fire depart.
,ent arrived on the scene the fire had |
to o. Hooper's barber shop |
nd mammoth two-s'ory tent occupied
y the Lake Union Furniture Mauufac-
lring Company, on the east side of the |
,staurant. The FIRE was soon under con.
Ol, but not before great loss had been
TWO BRIDGES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The two bills
n bridge across the Columbia river |
'se in the senate to haunt the Oregon
IN otoro voeford,u MsfcI,.lI,o 1,;II
rst on the calendar. Senator Dolph ex-
aimed that he thought his bill ought to
sss, as II was for a new company, while
was for q company that
ilefto build bridge under former
1. : ~
THE SEATTLE RAILROAD WINS.
SPOKANE FALLS, Feb. 25.-The Seattle,
Ike Shore & Eastern tight has been
ken out Of Spokane Fails and trans
rred to Seattle. When the case of the
pllcation of stockholders of the rail
I'D and construction companies for ap-
intment of receiver CAME up in Judge
axes superior court this morning it was
that Judge Calkins and
Lair Hill, attorneys Tor the plaintiff,
d not arrived, but were on a delayed ]
orthern Pacific train. They arrived
er end the case was resumed in the af- |
noon. Judge Burke began proceed 6
g by asking for change OF venue.
le offices and officials of the railroad
npany, be said, are in Seattle, ana the =
u ought to be heard there. :
Mr.. Hill opposed the motion. The !
title, Lake Shore & Eastern Construc =
q Company, he said, have an officer in !
8 city upon whom service has been had, =
there are no legal grounds for h
lnge of venue. After an inquiry by .
lge Blake as to the discretionary 4
vers of the court, Mr.. Hill turned !.
attention to Judge Burke and aston. =
I'd every body in the courtroom By de Il
ing: II will agree with counsel that q q
tile Is the most convenient place tor d
/ of this case. The officers OF the ~
ipany reside there. So do you and !,
lough believe have been accused of
,g nonresident. / will agree to q
nge of venue" Everybody smiled at q
unexpected conclusion, and the II
nge was Of course granted. kl
be case will be fought out at Seattle, og
re Colonel Clough, Of the Great North ki
Is now watching the important strug- 10
for possession of one of the keys 70 81
country. It is understood that IN Pe
event of defeat of the receivership at
Great Northern stands ready to pur 81.
'e the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern, on
push to a connection at Spokane nr
8. Bi
BEHRINa SEA OPENED oe
IcroRIA, Feb. 2s.-It is understood tn
the PROVINCIAL government has re- da