The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-05-24
TELEGRAPHIC.
Fatal, LOCOMOTIVE EXPLOSION.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 1S.-Thret
men met instant death near Danvil'e
Friday night by the explosion of tie
boiler of locomotive drawing freight
! tralu. The train, which was between
Paris and Erin. on the Louisville & Nash
vile road was going mp a grade when the
explosion occurred. The accident was
caused by stay bolt giving out. Matt
Conners, engineer, George -iuil, fireman
and Jack Wheatiey, brakeman, were
killed.
THE NANSEN EXPEDITION
CHRIsTIANA, May 18.-The Nansen ex.
| pedition In search of the NORTH pole Is
actively fitting out here. The route to
be followed is based upon the theory that
articles belonging to the Jeannette, found
on the 18Th of June, three years after the
disaster to that ship, at point directly
opposite the pole, must have followed the
supposed submarine current which, leav
ING the archipelago at New Siberia, must
have taken them to the Greenland colony,
where they were found at q place called
Julian Shaab. The meteorological bureau
at Chrlstiana. after three years study, has
concluded that direct route exists, cross
ing the po'ar regions. Nansen will try
this route, starting near the point where
the Jeanette was nipped by the Ice and
going to the opposite point where tie
articles were found. The new ship will
have an auxiliary propeller, and, If caught
in the ice, the crew will quit her and push
forward to Julian Shsab,
DEATH BY sUFFOCATIoN.
NEW YORK, May 1S-James II. Pur-
cell, night dispatcher in the New York
postoffice, was killed by the caviug IN of
we'll on his place at Woodside, L. 1.
Mr.. Purcell was repairing the well, when
it partially caved in, burying him nearly
to the neck. The quicksand continued
to ruin dcwn and the efforts of tie
neighbors to ex'ricate the unfortunate
man oniy increased his danger. A rubber
tube was procured and placed in Mr..
Purcell's mouth, so that he could breathe,
after the sand had covered his head.
After several hours labor the sand was
cleared away, but it was found that be
was unable to retain the tube IN his
mouth and choked to death. He was cue
Of the leading citizens of WoodsIje.
NO f!Ew SILVER LAW.
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-"There will be
no silver legislation at this session of
congress-" remarked representative who
has kept informed on the matter. and
there is a probability that he is right.
There IS no prospect of agreement be-
tween the opposing factions, and if the
silver men force free coinage bill
through congress the president will veto
it and long before another bill can be
agreed upon and passed adjournment
Will be reached. The silver men have
overreached themselves. la getting con-
cesslons from the anti.silver men, and |
forcing in an effort to compromise the
men, they have gone TO such |
lengths that the latter are now in rebel |
lion and will, in the interest of what they
believe safe currency, go no farther and
let the silver infiationists DO their utmost.
This is the idea expressed by mem Der
who Is willing to compromise on any fair
AS the consideration of the
silver bill is postponed in the house and |
The debate PROMISES to go ON Indefinitely
in the senate, the prospects are that sill
yer legislation will stand where it now is
FOr this session.