The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-03-29
ment, it being thought his sweetheart
went back on him.

~ ment, IL DelnG thought his Swectheal
went back on him.
le A PUYALIUP BUILDER ABsCoNDs.
re- TACOMA, March 24.-William Thomp
% son and Fred Bowers were until recent,
|. associated together at Puyallup as con
n tractors and builders. MIR. Thompson il
a still doing business at the old stand, bu
q Bowers whereabouts is something of {
mystery. He came to Tacoma about 6
q week ago on business for the finn, an6
f since that time has not been seen at
9 Puyallup, or so far as is known, in Taco.
ma. Several hundred dollars, the join,
. property of the firm, is said to have dis
appeared with him.
] MURDERER BLANTON's EXECUTION POST
PONED.
CoLFAx, March 24.-Supreme Judge
Stiles has granted stay of execution in
the case of Blanton until further order of
the court and until the appeal can be
heard.
The North Palouse river is higher than
ever known before, but, outside of few
bridges washed away, no serious damage
has been done.
LAND GRANT FORFEITURE.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-The house
committee on public land, after trying
in vain for several months to reach an
agreement upon u general railroad land
grant forfeiture bill this morning decided
to shift the controversy to the house by
reporting two bills, embodylng the prin-
ciples at issue. They are the Payson
bill, which proposes to declare forfeiture
of lands opposite uncompleted portions
of aided railroads. and the Stone bill,
which in addition proposes that suits
shall be brought against railroad COM
panies to recover all lands opposite any
constructed part of the roads not com.
pleted within the time specified in the
granting act.
Favorable reports were ordered upon
the bills providing for the disposal of the
Fort Ellis military reservation, Motana,
and abandoned military reservations in
Wyoming under the homestead law.
Secretary Noble Las directed the gen.
eral land office to give hearing in tte
case of the Northern Pacific against
Joseph Hoff for land in the Yakima dis
trct. The question involved is as whether |
or not the land was settled upon before |
the filing of definite location.
The bill to reimburse settlers and pur.
chasers of even numbered sections of |
public lands within the limits of congres
sional grants, In cases of forfeiture of
odd-numbered sections, was adversely re-
ported in the senate to-day.
Senator Dolph to-day reported favor.
ably from the committee on public lands
his bill restoring $1.25 per acre to settlers
who have taken homestead or prc-emp-
tion entries within the granted limits of
railroads sand paid $3.50 per acre and
where the lands have since been forfeited.
Senator Allen was to-day informed by
Land Commissioner Croft that, in response
to his letter urging such action and the
memorial of the Washington legislature,
the land embraced in townships %. 90,
"a and 81 north, range 90, in Douglas
county, WASH, would be placed at once
on the market. These lands were sur
veyed in June, 1886, and the reports have
only recently reached the general land
ter the returns were examined, approved
and accepted, and the surveyor general
has been ordered to file plats at the land
Office.
PROVIDING AGAINST CHEAP LUMBER.
TACOMA, March pa meeting of the
lumber manufacturers and dealers was
held at the Tacoma Hotel this evening to
discuss matters of mutual interest and to
bring about such fair understanding as
will prevent the ruinous cut in prices
which has lately been threatened. The
conference resulted in the appointment of
a committee to draft some plan of action
TO be submitted to an adjourned meeting
on Friday evening next.
FUNERAL OF GENERAL scHENcK.
WASHINGTON. March 24.-Funersl ser
vices over the remains OF General Schenck
were held this afternoon, and to- night the
body was taken to Dayton, o.
LITTLE BOY KILLS HIMSELF. I
SALEM, March 24.-The home of R. J.
midway between Lincoln and
was the scene OF a sad &C.
cident Sunday evening, by which Jesse,
the little 4-year-old son of Mr.. McKillop,
lost his iiie while playing with loaded b.
self cooking revolver. At 6 o'clock Sun
day evening Mr.. McKilIop went out to
the barn to attend to milking, leaving /,
four little children in the house alone, ..
their mother being in an asylum for the .
l
lup was out of the house the children be-
gan playing, and little Jesse went to q
cupboard and took out revolver which
was loaded. In handling it the weapon
was discharged, the load entering the lit .
lie ones breast, and death resulting in :
TRIVIAL COLLISION.
PENDLEToN, March PA collision oc- d
cured early this morning at Barnhart's r
station, near Pendleton, between No. 8,
delayed west bound fast mail, il
md an east-bound freight. The crew of 0
he freight we're side.tracking in order to =
cave the main line for the fast mail.
The engineer of the fast mail, on seeing :,
he freight, applied the AIR brakes, avert =
ng serious injury. No damage besides h
he smashing of the pilots was done. The t
were rudely shaken but none v
njured. After the collision No. 8 was n
packed to Pendleton and remained until
80 A. n. 1t Is thought to have been
he fault of the freight crew, as they G
hould have given clear track to the \
nail train. il
LAMBS KILLED BY SNOW. =
PENDLETON, March 24.-Snow fell yes i,
erday on Birch creek, but disappeared t
nearly as fast as 1t fell. 1t is said to have v
many lambs.
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