The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-01

Schcnttler, as result of an alteration in
a saloon. Gibbons was accompanied by
several friends, including Alderman Nc.
Cormick. According to Schnetteler's
friends Mccormack made some uncom-
plimentary remark and threw lighted
cigar into Schnettler's face. The latter
was about to resent the action, when Glib
bons, who is a powerful man, gave the
captain a terrific thump on the jaw. He
was aboutlto repeat il when Schnettler
pulled revolver and fired. Mccormick
denies his reputed connection with the
case, saying he had gone out when the
shooting occurred. Schnettler was not
in uniform at the time of the affair.
| LOST IN THE GRAND CANYON.
| DENVER, Jan. 2S.-From information
received here to day it appears that the
second exploring expedition which left
here November 25 to survey a railroad
line through the Grand canyon of the COL
orado has met with fatal accident. The
following letter, dated Yuba City, Ariz.,
Jan. 21, has been Received from A. A.
Minis, photographer of the expedition: II
was badly injured in Marble canyon three
weeks ago and nearly killed. My right
leg was crushed from the knee to the
foot. think three of the other men
were killed. l have been crazy since
then, so they tell me. am now on my
way to Denver for treatment"
The first expedition to go down the
canyon was organized and left here
January %. 1889, under command of
Frank NJ. Brown. This party made their
way to about twenty miles below Lees
ferry, where their boat capslzed in the
rapids, and Brown and two men were
drowned. The remainder of the party re-
turned to Denver and a second party left
here at the date mentioned, with Robert
B. Stanton as chief engineer. A letter re
| cleved from Stanton, at Lees ferry,
Christmas day, stated that the men were
all we'll, and there was every indication
of going through without accident.
TUG BLOWN ON THE ROCKS NEAR
SEATTLE AND WRECKED.
SEATTLE, Jan 29-ThIs morning the
steamer Virginia went ashore at Smiths
| Cove, about a mile north of the city.
Yesterday the Virginia went to the assist.
ance of the steamer Addie, which was
sunk in gale. This morning she start.
ed out from Port Madison for Seattle.
After rounding Five Mile point, she kept
near the shore instead of keeping out in
! to the regular roadstead and was blown
by strong wind on to the rocks. She
| keeled over and filled with water.
The Virginia Is an old craft, having
been used for a number of years in tow
ing and jobbing On the Sound, and is es-
timated to be worth about $4,000 by her
owners, Captain Dyer and Price. At
10 o'clock to night she was hopeless
wreck.
DIED IN THE SNOW.
SAN Francisco. Jan. 2S-John Cough
lin, a telegraph operator at Cisco, died at
his lonely station on the mountains four
days ago of pneumonia. Three men In.
cludlng docter who went to his aid on
snowshoes, arrived too late to save his
life, and he was buried In snow drift.
His body was removed from Its mountain
sepulcher yesterday and taken to Sacra.
mento on special train, where his fun.
eral will occur. Mrs. McVean, wife of
Surgeon A. c. McVean, of Jefferson Bar
racks, died at Truckee, Monday, of diph-
therla while on west bound train,
THE TINIEsr OF DwARFs DEAD.
Yesterday L. Lucia Zarate, the Mexi-
can midget, said TO be the smallest
human beng In the world, passenger
on the same train, died at Truckee from
gastric fever.
EMIN PASHA MUCH BETTER.
ZANZIBAR, Jan. 29.-The condition of
Emin Pasha is greatly improved.
A number of French priests have ar
rived at Matudi. They say they recently
met Mr.. Peters. the German explorer, con-
cerning whose death many conflicting re-
ports have been received, at Koki. He
was in good health.
The commercial house of Vahson 6
Paul, at Bagonayo, acting in behalf of
the German East African Company, is
founding commercial factory on the
west coast system. 1t the project proves
successful, it will bring about the destruc.
tion of the monopoly of trade which mer-
chants have had for centuries.
1T WILL COLLAPSE NOW.
CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-The Union Pacific
and Northwestern railroad have given
notice of withdrawal in thirty days from
the Interstate Commerce Railway Asso-
citation. 1t is thought that this action
will lead to the dissolution of the associ.
alton, although the other roads insist that
they will maintain the organization des.
pite the withdrawal of these roads.
Chairman Walker has called special
meeting of the ASSOCIATION for February
10 tn consider the subiecf
STEEL RAILS ON THE WHOLE LINE.
SPOKANE FALLS, Jan. &C. ]. Smith,
general manager of the Union Pacific,
was is the city to-day attending the an
nual meeting of the Union Depot Com
pany. He said to an Oregonian reporter
that heavy sixty pound steel rails were
being distributed along the line from
Spokane Falls to Walla Walla, and when
the snow melts the old rails will be taken
up and the new ones put down. This
will make a final steel track over the
Union Pacific between this city and Port
land, and Will enable the road to make
much better time.
MONEY TIGHT IN TACOMA.
TACOMA, jan. 29.-Samuel Collyer, of
the committee appointed to secure sub
scriptiOns to the stock of the Northwest
ern Exposition Company, says that owing
to stringency of money just at present
the committee has thought hest to walt
awhile before making any effort 10 secure
subscriptions to the stock.
The delayed mails of the last two weeks
have greatly affected the business interests
of the city. People are generally indis-
posed to do anything with the uncertainty
of the mails confronting them.
TROOPS NEEDED IN BLOODY KENTUCKY.
LEXINGTON, KY, Jan. 29.-The Sharp |
Rifles OF this city have received orders to |
be ready to march to Harlan county. |
The occasion is apprehension of trouble
there when the circuit court opens. The |
legislature has ordered an investigation |
into the troubles IN that county, and it |
will probably be made while the troops
are there.
DEADLOCK IN THE OHIO SENATE.
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 29-The senate is
in a deadlock to day in the MARQUIS
TompsOn contest for the lieutenant gov
and the Democrats are holding
the senate in session to await the arrival
Of Senator Howell. who Is away on indefi.
mite leave. There are seventeen Repub-
licans and fifteen Democrats present and
the senate is under call. The Repub
licans insist on proceeding with the con-
test and the Democrats ask postpone
ment, to which the Republicans will not
agree Hence the Democrats ipei.f on |