The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-07-12
TELEGRAPHIC.
VICTIMS OF A POWDER EXPLOSION.

TELEGRAPHIC.
VICTIMS OF POWDER EXPLOSION.
INDUSTRY, Pa, July 6.-Five OF seve
little victims of the powder explosion la'
night have died, the last one being th
nineteen-months old daughter of Augu:
Smith. Emma Smith, aged 0, and Charlie
Shaw, aged 8, the other victims, will re
cover. The father Of young Brennan
crazcd with grief, and last night tried t
kill Smith, the owner of the building
where the powder was stored. Thl
morning be wandered away from hom
and was found near Elizabeth, Pa, severa
miles from Industry. Close watch is nov
being kept on him. The coroner's jur.
rendered a verdict in accordance with tn
facts as stated in last nights dispatches
and condemned the merchants keepiD.
powder and other explosives where chill
dren have access 20 them.
THE WOOL TARIFF QUESTION.
ST. LOUIS, July 6.-Officers of th'
Wool Growers National Association have
| issued another address to wool growers
setting forth the dangers of the proposed
amendments to the Mckinley bill, so fal
as wool is concerned.
Senator Hale's amendment, if adopted
the address says, will admit wool free OF
duty from all the nations of this hemis.
phere. Cleve!and's free wool recommen-
dation was no worse. South Americas
woods would supplant domestic woods and
your industry would perish. The Re-
publican platform would be violated and
the principles of protection surrendered,
as the production of wool necessary for
clothing IN the United States would be
transferred to foreign nations.
THE LOUISIANA LOTTERY BILL.
BATON ROUGE, La, July 6.-To-morrow
evening the fifth day will have expired on
which Governor Nichols has to return the
lottery bill either with or without his ap-
proval. There IS hardly doubt as to
what the executive intends to do in the
matter. Governor Nichols's advisers have
stated that not only would the governor
veto the bill, but the action of the legis-
lature will be strongly condemned. The
veto message will meet with the necessary
two-thirds vote, as the leaders IN both
houses are ready for any emergency.
LANDS FOR SETTLERS.
WASHINGTON, ] July 6.-Major McKinley
said to day that within a week or two
day would be given by the committee On
rules to the consideration of the land
grant forfeiture bill. There seems little
doubt but the house bill or the senate
bill, amended. will pass if it is once con-
sldered. Both bills include the $780,
BOO acres from Wallula to Portland, of
he Northern Pacific grant.
DERAILED BY LoCUsTs.
New YORK, July Ga special to the
Herald from Port of Spain to-day says:
A fatal railroad accident has just been
caused by locusts on the line of the Gen.
raj railroad, about twenty miles from
Caracas. 1t appears that an engine and
ar had been dispatched to pick up work.
men employed On construction of the road |
md bring them to Caracas to receive their
Jay. When going down a steep grade |
he engine flashed through a swarm of |
ocusts on the rails. These pests, as they
we're crushed by the wheels. of the loco
motive and car, formed an oily substance
which made the tracks so slippery that :.
he brakes could ne longer hold the train
o the rails. The engine, dashing down
t terrible speed, bounded from the
inc at "a curve. and ran into the slde OF
The driver and fireman
umped off, and in doing so, sustained
evere injuries. Another engine was tel
graphed for from Caracas, and fore
nan and gang of men accompanied her
With appliances to replace the runaway
ngine on the rails. At the same steep
,rade. however, engine No. also came
nto collision with locusts, this time with
atal results. The engineer lost all con-
rol of his engine. As it dashed down
he incline through the tunnel it left the
ails at the same curve at which the first
and cars had come to grief
nd felescoped them. So terrible was the
ollision that the engines and cars were
roken to pieces. Three men were in
tantly killed and fifteen more or less
sriously injured. One poor fellow in
to jump off the engine as it
'as going through the tunnel, had his
rains knocked out. Those killed were
uried on the spot.
THE SEAL FISHING COMPETITION.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6.-The Chronicle
,ates that the Alaska Commercial Co.,
Inch, until recently, had the exclusive
ght to capture seals in the American
aters of Behring sea, has now secured a
ontract with the Russian government
ranting them the exclusive right to cap
Ire seals on the Siberian coast. The
umber OF seals to be taken is limited,
ut it is not known. 1t is believed to be
cry large. The steamer Karluk, owned
y the company, has recently sailed for
to capture seals there. The
ompetition of the Alaska Commercial
o., will be very severe for the North
merican Commercial Co.. which was re-
emily awarded by the United States the
ealing privileges in Behring sea, and it is
elieved the effect will be to greatly re-
uce the price of skins.
NEwFOUNDLANDERs DISSATISFIED.
HALIFAX, July 6.-NewfoundIand pa
e:s continue to denounce the modus ri
adi and support of French claims by
ritlsh officers. The St. Johns Herald,
long articles, asks if is constitut-
NAL for the British naval and military
'rccs to Interfere and set aside the regu-
r operation of law. under the colonial
as has been done In compell-
e the lobster canning factories to close,
ames Baird who refused to close his fact
y at Hamden, says Sir Baldwin Walker,
= bis Illegel act in closing factories, has
one step too far, and the example set by
aird will doubtless be followed by other
ctory owners. This will precipitate q
isis. and England will find that the
sople of the colony know how to main
in their rights. They will rise as one
an to resist oppression.
SAVED FROM TILE FLAMES.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, July 6.-Fire last
ght destroyed small house occupied
? Robert White, a saloon keeper. Mrs.
Thite had Just put her fonr children to