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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-08-13
THE GREED FoR GOLD.
A Speculative Mania Seizes Upon tho
London Public.


LONDON, AUG. ll.-Murieta & Co.,
who became so deeply involved in var
ious speculations recently that it was
necessary to change the firm into linn
tied liabilities company to raise money
needed to tide it over it's difficulties, now
proposes to issue u million pounds of
new capital in second debentures, bear
ing 6 per cent interest, the value of
these debentures being calculated upon
the cstimate of the assets of the com
pany. The new concern will have n
margin of e1 100000 after providing for
the first debentures, and its annual
profits will amount to fully e200,000.
No provision is made for the redemption
of the second debentures. but the COM
pany reserves the right to exchange
them for fully paid cup preference shares.
Subscriptions to the new firm are in
vited privately among leading financial
firms, and it is rumored that these invi-
tations have hecn somewhat successful.
This afternoon Il financial paper in this
city advised the public not to invest in
the new debentures. 1t says the state
ment during the last five years of aver
age yearly profits of the firm at G300, 900
may be correct, but that this does not
afford the slightest guidance as to future
results.
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- - = = z-Fts-. '=s - 80 49, r
ACCIDENT To A LABORER.
He Is. Thrown into a Ditch and Badly
Injured--Lawyers Will Convene.

He Is Thrown into a Ditch and Badly
: Injured Will Convene.
TACOMA, Aug. IA peculiar accident
happened to street laborer here today.
A cayuse pony tied to a fence, broke
loose, taking the. top board with him.
He ran down hill at furious rate and
in passing a gang of laborers one was
struck by the board and knocked sense
less into an excavation several feet deep.
He was badly injured, hut it is thought
hefwill recover.
/ President Evans, of the State Bar AS
sociation, has issued call for a meeting
of the lawyers Of the state of Washing
ton, to be held at Tacoma August 27 for
social purposes and to aid In Securing
form. An expression will be asked
upon the code and rules for practice and
proceedings in the supreme court Of the
United States to be reported by a COM
mittee appointed for sl1ch purpose by
that tribunal. ; An opportunity will be
offered to assist in the revision: of the
civil practice act, and especially that
proportion. which provides for appeals
and suits III error in the supreme court.
The present fee bill is believed to require
an entire remodeling.
The firm of Hawley Bros, druggists,
against which two attachments were
sued out by George W. Buchanan, ag-
gregating 1859, made ON assignment to
L. J. Pentecost. BY the statements filed,
the assest are 1862 and the liabilities
are $2552, ,08. The principal creditors are
Suell, Heitshu & W GODDARD, Of Portland
$423,o5 and the Bleumauer Frank Drug
company, of Portland 1928, ,79. The
matter came before Judge Beverly on a
motion to dissolve the attachments. He
made the order, thus holding the assign
ment good. 80 ~ -. aN...-it
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THE TRIAL OF BAIRD.
The Prosecution Obliged to do without
Several Important Witnesses.

SEATTLE, Aug. 12.-The trial of Baird,
the customs inspector who shot Deputy
Sheriff Poor at Woolley. was resumed
today before United States Commissioner
Kiefer. Five witnesses were examined
for the defense with the object of show
ing that Holden, the prosecuting wit
ness was a smuggler and that Baird had
reasons for considering him such. The
false goatee said to have been picked up
near Poor's body was offered in evidence.
The nine Cinnamon and "Cowboy
Terry "a who were to have been brought
from McNeil's island; cannot be secured
as witnesses, ewing to the fact that As
sistant United States District Attorney
Sullivan, of Tacoma, refuses to recon-
mend a writ of habeas corpus for them.
Interest in the trial is still very great.
Collector Bradshaw is to be witness
today and the case will probably last
two or three days more. it
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FELL WITH A CRASH.
Seventeen Hundred Feet OF FIume Sud
denly Gives Way and Falls.

uehIy UIVes way Hhu aIIs'
DAYTON, Aug. l2.-This evening at 6
O'Clock, a loud rumbling crash was
heard, comming from the direction of
the Portland -four mills. 1t was soon
ascertained that some 100 feet of the
new fnme had fallen, entailing loss Of
some $4,000. The penstock also fell,
crushing in the office which had been
also newly built. The fume was new
and had not been in position but few
days. The cause of the disaster is not
known, and it all went down without
warnng. The mill will not be in ruin
ming order for some six weeks. This
will be big loss to the company, as
wheat is now being brought in.gA num-
ber of parties had very narrow escape,
but no one was injured.
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A Freight Train DeraiIed.

san FRANcIsco, Aug. 13.-A train of
ten freight cars loaded with live stock
was derailed yesterday morning in South
Francisco and John W. Mollery an. en-
ployee of the western sugar refinery
who was riding on the train. was so
badly mangled he died after reaching
the hospital. 2e,.
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Tennyson's Tribute to Lowell.

LONDON, Aug. l3.-Many kilograms
from EnglIshmen prominent, in litera-
ture, dramatic and other walks of life,
have been received at.this city, express
ing sorrow and deep regret at the death
of Lowell. Among the kilograms re-
-ceived this morning is one from Baron
sTennyson, the aged poet The message
says: g England and America will mourn
LowelHs death. They loved him and he
loved them. Pray express for myself
and mine our deepest sympathy with
Lowells family"
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Arrested ror Fraud.

New YORK, Aug. l3.-Broker Abra-
ham Baker, who recently assigned for
the benefit of his creditors was arrested
at noon today on warrants sworn out by
William d. Hardin, presiding justice of
the city court of Savannah, Ga, who
charges him with defrauding him of de-
benture bonds and certificates valued at
$4,000. ne ~f,F- st 80 =,
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A Murderer Hanged.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 49, Henry Hensen
the wife murderer was hanged this
morning. The condemned man refused
to have the death warrant read, and at
his request no religious services were
read on the scaffOld.
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They Make a Poor start.

srRNdE1ErD, Aug. IA movement
to start peoples party in Illinois did
not open very auspiciously. When the
meeting was called to order at the state
house this morning, not over forty per-
sons were present. They represented
all portions of the state. S. M. Martin,
editor of the Sentinel, Chicago was elected
chairman.
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Tacoma Man Drowned at San Francisco
ON THE OREGON SIDE.

Such is the Latest Portage Proposition
at Portland.
PORTLAND, Aug. 13.-Another propo-
sition has been made to the chamber of
commerce to construct u portage road
around the distractions in the Column
bia This scheme in general is some
time since, with, the exception that the
road is to be built on the Oregon side.
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The Drouth in Burrnaii.

LONDON, Aug, ls.-Bad crop prospects
are reported in Burmah owing to the
drouth.
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Found bead In his omce.

PHILApELpnIA, Aug. 1s.-Job Hans,
aged 80, coal dealer, was found dead in
his Office this morning with his skull
crushed. Colored men seen lurking in
the vicinity are suspected. The motive
for the crime is supposed to have been
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A Loss to the American Public.

NEwBURY PoRT, Mass, Aug. ii3.-John
Greenleaf Whittier was much shocked to
hear of Lowell's DEATH "Too bad, too
badi'' he said. cit is indeed great
loss to American letters and to the
world. - -
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CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Terrible Accident to Party of Picnick-
< ers--The Upper Deck of a Barge
+ Gives Way
Crushing to Death Twelve Excursion
lists and WOunding Several More
Terrific Wind Storm.


ployes of Theodore Kaiser, Graham ave-
nue., Brooklyn, went on an excursion to
Laurelton grove, Gold Spring harbor to-
day, on the steamer Crystal Stream and
barge Republic. There were 800 people
crowded together on the upper deck
of the barge. They were just clear.
ing the dock to return to Brooklyn when
the vessel was struck by heavy squall
and dashed against the dock in the
midst of a. terrible thunder storm.
The boat hands, anticipating a shower,
let down the canvas curtains which are
attached to the hurricane deck of the
barge and fastened them down to the
port side. This prevented the wind
from blowing through, and as one
strong gust struck the barge it lifted the
starboard side of the deck from its fast
enirg and forced the top over to the
port side. AS it pushed over to the end
of the deck nearest the dock, to which
the barge was fastened, it dropped down
on hundreds of women and children,
who had crowded over to that side of
the barge in AIN effort to escape. In a
moment the air was rent with the
screams and agonizing cries of the vic
Tins whose lives were being crushed aid
their limbs broken.
The officers, deckhands and other men
on the steamer which had the barge in
tow lost no time in reaching the barge
and doing all in their power to rescue
all they could from the wreck. 1t had
been hoped that hone were killed, but
the lifeless bodies of fourteen were seen
lying near the gunwale.. All had their
| lives crushed out by being caught be-
tween the edge. of the fallen deck and
guard rails, women children, and even
strong men wept piteously as they
looked upon the dead or dying.
| Ofthe dead bodies those recognized
were as follows: Lizzie Jchamant, Mrs.
Pauline Prinz, F. Hoffman, Minnie
Goetz, Mrs. Lipenfinger, Kate Kautz,
Robert, Scbuler, Amelia ,Landgraft,
Mary Schaff, Minnie Schaullein. Annie
| Voltz, Amelia Wagner, Emma We'll and
Louis Krutz. The pilot of the barge,
whose name could not be ascertained
was also killed.
Among the injured are: Charles
Held. Mrs. Henry Isslemann, Mrs.
German. The wounded were carefully
carried aboard the steamer, which con-
veyed them to Oyster Bay village, dis
tance of six miles, where they were
attended by physicians. The bodies oi
the dead were laid on the deck of the
barge to. await the arrival of the cor
oner. The place where the accident
occurred is at the head of Cold. Spring
harbor, and is a favorite picknickine
ground. Many of the exenrsionists car
ried home with them pieces of the cen.
terposts, which show, they were per
fectlv rotten at the core, and the barge
itself, it is said, is unsafe in other par
ticulars. -''
over yesterdays barge disaster at. Cold
Springs grove still. continues today in
| Brooklyn. The corrected list places the
number of killed at twelve. -
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The weather.

SAN Francisco, Aug. 13.-Forecasi
for Oregon and Washington, fail
weather.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-08-13
New York,s Hot speil over.

New YoRK, Aug. Is. The hot wave
has entirely. disappeared but the effects
of two days of excessive heat continues.
Six deaths were reported today
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The Situation Greatly Changed.

: MADRAS, Aug. 13.--Good rains have
fallen in the Chingleput and North
Arcot districts of this presidency and
the situation is greatly changed for the
beffer.4 --rfs q ts-s-s 49, fss5f = s,ssf
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san FRANc1sco, Aug. T3. Wheat
buyer 'sl, 1875 season, .723S.
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CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. ID. Close,
wheat weak; cash, s61s Sept, $500
"a Dec. S55s-
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improvements at centralIa.


CENTRALIA, Aug. 12.-The aspect on
all sides is highly encouraging and with
an excellent crop and a score of new
structures the town and vicinity is de-
cidedly preposterous. The track for the
street ear line will be laid the entire
length of Tanner avenue this week, and
will then be continued on Main street
from Tanner avenue to the junction of
the Chehalis and Skookumchuck rivers,
about mile and half west of town.
The telegraph system will he extended
to Chehalis and Winlock before the close
of the present month and in the near
future to Portland and Tacoma.
Tacoma Man Drowned at San Francisco.
SAN Francisco, Ang. PA body
supposed to be that of ]. B. Morris,
hardware dealer at Tacoma, was recov-
cred from the bay today. The remains
had evidently been in the water for
about two weeks. In the pockets of the
dead mans clothes several bills were
found made out in the name of j. FL.
Morris. There was also a cabin check
in the same name for the steamer. Hay
tien Republic, which left Tacoma on
July 6.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-08-13
/. RUSSELL LowELL's DEATH.
1t Causes Much Grief Among His Friends
and Associates. rr,,s

ana Associates. rf
BOSTON, Aug. I3.-Dr. Oliver Wendell
Holmes is much affected by the death of
his life long friend, James Russell
Lowell, although, as he says, he knew it
was coming for long time. He de-
clined to talk on the subject for publica-
ton.
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To Unite Both Sides of the Party.

NEW YORK, Aug. l3.-An interesting
bit of political gossip in connection with
the meetingof the democratic committee
was that Albany county democrats had
wiped out their anti-Hif county organ
ization. The nomination of d. Cady
Herick for the supreme court bench and
his certain election will prevent him
from continuing in the party leadership,
and this fact is to be utilized to unite
both sides of the party under the leader
ship of Hugh Riley, whom Governor
Hill recently appointed to succeed the
late William L. Miller, as judge of the
court of claims. 1t is' understood the
ticket arranged is as follows: For
governor, Roswell p. Flower, for lieut.
enant governor, William +. Sheehan, of
Buffalo -
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Rev w. Davis at the Church of the
Redeemer in New York, recently said;
Truly, the crime of this century is the
almost universal neglect of the aged"
Portland may well take this lesson to
itself, for, as a matter of fact, INDECENT
old people OF, both sexes have no place of
refuge, save the poor farm. Aged per-
sons of good family and reputation
often meet with reverses of fortune, and
when obliged to seek the protecting
wing of charity should not be compelled
to take up their abode at q public insti-
alcholic wrecks and remnants OF miss
pent lives. A properly old
peoples home might well be added to
the list of public institutions in this city.
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&. BENNETT, ATToRNEY-AT-IsAw. Of
"A fee Iii Schanno's building, up stairs. The
Dalles, Oregon.
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n SfDDALL-D DENTIST. -Ciasa given for the
Ds painless extraction of teeth. Also teeth
set on flowed aluminium plate. Rooms; Sign of
the Golden Tooth, Second Street. u
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

DR o. ID. PHYSICIAN AND SUR
~ GEoS. Office; rooms 8 and 6 Chapman
Block. Residence over Mcfarland Il French 3
store. Dfice hours to ~ A. NJ, to and to
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}. P. MAYs- b. s. HUNTINGTON: H. s. WILSON.
MAYS, HUNTINGTON & WILSON ATToR
M NEYs-AT-LAw.-Offiees, Frenchs block ovel
First National Bank, The Dalles, Oregon.
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K.B.DUFUK. GEO. WATKINS. FRANK AENEFEE.
DUFUR, WATKINS q MENEFEE ArToR-
- NRYs-AT-LAw-RoOms Nos. Il, 70, 70 and n,
Vogt Block, Second Street, The Dallcs, Oregon.
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A X. soN--AIToRNEY Y-AT-LAv.-OHic
N. in Opera House Block, Washington street,
The Dalles, Oregon ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-09-24
STRANGE Facts About Accidents.

The collection of large groups of facts
about accidents which has been made
necessary by the development of acct
dent insurance has made contribution
to one department of social science that
is by no means uninteresting. For in
stance, it is e curious fact that man is
much more likely to lose his left hand
than his right hand. or his left eye than
his right eye: statistics show, too, that
when man insures himself against ac-
cidents he thereby greatly diminishes
the risk of accident-and this is probably
explained in this way: When mans at
tention is called to a danger he fixes his
mind on it, and thereby consciously or
unconsciously makes unusual effort to
avert it. It therefore happens that q
man is more likely to be victim of an
accident of kind that he never thought
of than of the kind against which he in
sures himself.
A man, for instance, who handles
sharp tools will insure himself against
an accident from the use of them, and
the first thing he knows he will be draw
ing pay from an insurance company for
an injury done by getting cinder in his
eye.-Forum.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-09-24
Al RAILROAD Man insane,

Mn.wAUKEE, Sept. sa.-Ernst vliet,
general passenger agent OF the Afilwau-
kee. Lake Shore and Western Railway
company, and one of the most popular
railway men in the West, has been
stricken for the second time with in
sanity: Mr, Yliet WIS attacked about a
year age with Aent ailment, but rest
and care SO far restored his health that
he was enabled to resume his duties.
Smith q Thompson's warehouse and
Strong & Miller's railroad elevator. both
Allied with grain, were burned at Hast
ings Thursday The loss on buildinas
and grain is $50, 900; partially insured
2, J. Brood, general manager of tba
Marion Flint Glass works, Of Marion e0a0
Ind, visited Duluth last week. IT,
looks with favor on Duluth, and will
probably decide to erect a plant bara
which viii employ 200 men. =
John WEIGH, aged 90. living neo~
Henderson, accidentally killed himself ji
while hunting, He climbed a fence and
was pulling his gun through after him i'm
when It was discharged, the shot enter rrEea.'
ing bus side and killing him instantly
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-09-24
The Northwestern Line.
G. SIP M. AND o.

Take this line from ST. Paul and Min
neapolis to Chicago, Duluth, Washburn,
Ashland. and all points on Lake Superior
apd to Sioux City, Omaha, Kansas City
and all intermediate pe,pts.
The Northwestern Line will also take
you to the wheat fields Of Dakota and
Minnesota, the corn fields Iowa and Ne
braska. to the Black Hills and the won
dertul oil and coal hearing regions ofWy-
oming, or it will take you to the pine
woods of the Vermillion and Gogelse-ii
ron ranges.
Aclips $50 web ea aipped ,nr ITS pas
senger business, or gives MORE attention
to the comfort aud convenience -uf pas
sengers than "The Northwestern Line, y
nor does any other line make as good
and reliable connections East, North.
and Southwest. With tourists and land
seekers or immigrants, in fact with. all
the travelling public THE Northwestern
Line" stands fist.
For map folder showing the line and
connections call at 159 Last Third st.
st. Paul, 112 West Superior ST., Duluth,
13 Nicollet House. Minneapolis, or adj
dress T. w. TEAsDALE,
Gent Passenger Ag't, st. Paul.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-09-24
Antiquity of the Water Pump.

The water pump of today is but an
improvement on Grecian inversion
which first came into use during the
reign of Ptolemies Philadelphos and
Energetes, 2S3 to 221 B. q. The name,
which is very similar in all languages, is
derived from the Greek word pempo, to
send or throw. The most ancient de-
scription we have of water pump is
by Hero, of Alexandra. There is no au-
thentic account of the general use of the
pump in Germany previous to the begin
ming of the Sixteenth century. At about
that time the endless chain and bucket
works for raising water from mines be-
gan to be replaced by pumps.
In the Seventeenth century rotating
pumps, like the Pappenham engine, with
two pistons, and the Prince Rupert, with
one, were first used. Pumps with plunger
pistons were invented by Morlapd, an
Englishman. in 1874; the double acting
pump, by De La Hire, the French acade-
mician.-New York Telegram.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-09-24
AheohAuTs IN VERA CRUZ. s.
Gold Hunters of '49 visit Mexican CITY
and BECOME Discouraged

Gold Hunters of 40 Visit Mexican CITY
and Become Discouraged.
It was Sunday morning when we drop
ned anchor near ST. Juan de Ulloa, with
its quaint ancient tower, and the city of
Vera Cruz just before Us.
The uniformed customs officials speed
ily boarded us from small boat, and
while the changing of some scores of
musical Spanish bells from the cathedral
towers filed the air, the officers were en-
tertained by an encounter between two
of our pugnacious gold hunters, who
struck vigorously from the shoulder. We
received q speedy permission to land, as
the officials did not appear to enjoy our
companionship. Sunday was passed in
looking at the sights in the old Spanish
city, battered and bombarded as 1t had
been two years before by the artillery of
General Scott.
Walls and buildings constructed of
coral rocks were shattered as he had left
them, fragments of bombs and solid shot
lay about the streets where his cannon
had fired them, and along the beach were
numerous dilapidated wrecks of surf
boats where he had abandoned them.
Numerous army wagons, caissons and
artillery carriages were scattered about,
and thousands of Yankee made pack sad
dies were offered us for our journey.
These and much other paraphernalia, the
production of army contractors, had only
served the purpose intended-that Of en-
riching the contractors.
The only pack saddle found useful was
the Mexican one, consisting Of two great
pillows of leather connected and hung
astride the mule, and weighing without
the sscargo" some eighty pounds, on the
top of which or suspended from it would
be load of some 200 pounds.
AS our war with Mexico had just
closed, and the ignorant masses yet held
us in the same enmity with which they
had regarded their conquerors, matters
did not look favorable for a peaceful
passage over the whole extent of Mexico,
especially as we expected to follow the
route taken by SCOTS army and to pass
over battlefields where, as we learned,
bleached skeletons lay still unburied.
Tue government, in fact the whole coun-
try, was yet in state of Generalization,
and guerrillas and robbers infested al
most every mile of the way.
Besides this, merchants Of intelligence
in Vera Cruz warned us that we were
almost sure to be robbed and murdered,
that if we should escape this fate we
could not find provisions on our journey
for men or beasts, and that we would
i \ Il
be glad to resort to horse or mule meat
to sustain life. Impressed by these tales
(Which found fulfllment to some extent
even as to mule meat. with rattlesnakes
added), about fifty of the most pro-
nounced and boastful among our COM
pany took a return passage on the vessel
for New York.-Colonel A. q. Ferris in
Century