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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1891-12-05
TELEGRAPHIC.
A Young ScoundreI.

CINCINNATI, Nov. 27.-The criminal
annals rarely have such chapter as thai
added IN the case of Reed, 16-year OLD
boy arrested here Wednesday night
His father Is we'll known broker living
in an aristocratic district on Walnut hill
When Reed was Is, he became cigarette
and yellow-covered novel fend. He
soon developed into first class tough
One morning, two years ago, the city was
startled by the story of a sensational
robbery by the use of chloroform OF
Reeds father. Detectives ran the clews
down, and found that young Reed had
done 1t. The father declined to prosecute,
and sent the boy to an uncle In In
dianapolis. In few weeks Reed robbed
his uncle of 5000 and fled, but was ap-
pretended and sent to the reform school.
There he stole tobacco, and brIbed boy
to bring him chloroform, which he used
on the clerk to rob the Office safe. He
didn't get into the sale, but got enough
money to escape, and then went south,
where, he boldly declares, he did many
jobs. Wednesday he was arrested as a
fugitive from justice. He glorles in his
actions, and will never be anything but a
thief.
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From Mondays Daily
Streets muddy this morning.

Streets muddy this morning.
There are several cases of measles in the
city.
Diphtheria Is prevailing to some extent at
Prineville.
We haYe enjoyed to-day an edition Of
Webfoot weather.
Rain fell very bountifully last night; but
still the the thirsty soil long for more.
Mr.. John Woodward, of Cascade Locks,
who has resided In that vicinity since 1854,
has been in the city for the past few days.
New pipes are replacing the old ones in
streets and alleys. This was necessitated
by the extra pressure of the higher altitude
of the new reservoir.
There were two additions last night to
the occupants of the city jail, and among
these was an aboriginal woman who has be-
come notorious for becoming intoxicated.
Cascade Lodge, No. l04, 1. o. o. F., at
the last regular meeting Friday evening
elected the following officers: r. H. Bernie,
N. g.; Chas. Blumenfield, V. c.; NJ.
Leavens, 4. S.; P. Moran, Treas.
The Pueblo CAiettGin has issued circular
and forwarded it by the Denver Times,
warning the public against John Dunn and
w. L. Meyers, a couple of "write up"
fakIrs, who did up Pueblo, Colorado, wit l
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1891-12-05

| (national liberaD spoke In defence of the
policy pursued By Blsmark as chancellor,
and commented adversely upon the course
adopted by Caprivi, Herr Babel SOCIALIST
leader criticized the rapid increase in
the imperial debt and the army and navy
appropriations. He contended that it
was inevitable IN the event of war that
a number of German states should become
bankrupt. How, he asked, could such
immense masses OF troops be long moved
and fed. Expressions have recently heen
used which conveyed to these masses of
soldiers the idea that they might be EN-
ployed not only against an enemy within
the empire. Agitated murmurs from
every part of the house followed this al
lusien to the recent utterance of the
emperor. Herr Babel, continuing, said
that with every thousand new recruits
social democracy was being more strongly
infused into the army. As Chancellor
Won Caprlvi had pictured journalists as
only propagators of unrest, he felt bound
to say that many orators were also en-
gagged in the work of agitation, and
related as an instance the speech
recently delivered at Erfurt by this per-
sonage.
At this point Vice President Count
Ballestrom interrupted the speaker, re.
fusing to allow the emperor's speech to
be subjected to CT ticism. Herr Babel
said he would leave his comparison in
the hands of the public, who well knew
that it was not journalism that spread the
feeling of unrest through the country.
Touching the protectionists policy, he
said the heavy tariffs imposed by the
government, coupled with the military
expenditures, created enormous economic
difficulties. The slight reduction in the
corn duties in the treaty of commerce
with Austria was not sufficient to off set
the want of proper nourishment from
which millions suffer, the result being an
enormous increase of disease, mortality
and crime. The structure of the middle
class of society, Babel continued, was
built in swamp IN which it was slowly
sinking, probably to make room for an
other and better social organization. The
country had got rid of one enemy of
social reform when Bismark was driven
from power. Here Count Ballestrom
again called Babel to order, declaring the
expressions used in connection with the |
ex-chancellor's name could not be per-
mitted, beng directed against absent |
members of the house.. Babel replied |
that Bismark had not yet taken |
his seat in the house, and proceeded with |
the denunciation of the government,
which, be asserted was following, as far
as it dared, in Bismark's footsteps, while
assuming the role of a protector of the
working classes.
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From Tnasdav,s Daily.

December lst, and the sky clear and the
air balmy like spring,
Miss w. Mason, Of Columbia City, Indi-
ana, Is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Mullen, in
this city.
The KlIckitat hills are white with snow;
but there is none in the vicinity of The
Dalles.
The cornerstone of the new Methodist
church will be LAID next Thursday alter
noon at 2 o'clock.
James Hazel, a subject of Great Britain,
was admitted to full citizenship yesterday
in the circuit court.
Mrs. W. Ii. Lochhead returned Sunday
from an extended visit at her old home in
Prince Edward Island.
Mrs. Charles Hilton, accompanied by
Misses Jeanette and Maie Williams, will
leave on the evening train on a short visit to
Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Marshall have been
visiting Mr.. Marshall's sister, Mrs. A. M.
Williams, for some days, and will return to
Portland to-day.
The panel of jurors were discharged this
morning with the exception of N. b.
Whyers and j. Fish and the special venire
returned yesterday.
Mr.. Geo. Anderson, accompanied by his
nieces. Misses Minnie and Nettie Anderson,
will leaye tonight for Chicago, where they
will remain for few months.
Captain Lewis, register of the u. s. land
office In this city, will leave on the mid
night tram for an extended tour of the east
He will be absent several weeks.
Sheriff Gates left yesterday morning for
Salem to accompany Chas. Z. Schmidt,
alias Stone, to the penitentiary, where he
will serve sentence OF nine years for for
gerry.
In the case OF Malcom A. Moody VS.. Geo.
w. Rowland, ct al. the demurrer to the
answer of defendant, was sustained, and de-
fendant, on motion, allowed time to amend
answer.
Capt Lewis has a bunch of beautiful
chrysanthemums and other flowers in
bloom, which were taken from gardens in
this city. He intends to take them to st.
Paul, to show the effect OF December In
Eastern Oregon.
A Salem dispatch says: The taking OF
testimony in the case of the railroad COM
mission versus the Southern Pacific takes
another rest for few days. The referee
finds it big task. He will have to go TO
the company's head office in Omaha. 1t is
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FOnseca's Troubles.

VALPARAISO, Chill, Noy .27.-Advlces
from RIO Janeiro, Brazil, state that Fon-
SEGA, besides abdicating the dictatorship,
has renounced his title of commander In
chief and retired to private life. The pa
pers are, however, demanding the I'M
peachment of Fonseca, and also of hi,
ministers, on the ground that they are re-
sponslble.for the money spent during his
short-lived dictatorship. The governors
of all the states have proclaimed in favor
of the new president, Peixotto. 1t Is
rumored that the federal capital will be
removed from Rio 'Janeiro to Nictheroy
General Ossorio, who commanded the
insurgents army in Rio Grande do Sui,
made demand on the Upper Uruguay
squadron that 1t give It's adhesion. This
demand met with refusal and the squad
Ion has gone to anchor in Argentine
waters.
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The Chinese Rebels.

PEKIN, Nov. 30.-The government is
| fully aware of the serious condition
which confronts it, and every possible
step is being taken to break the strength
of the rebels before they get within strik-
ing distance of the capital. There is
much excitement here among all classes
of population, and the authorities believe
that if they can infllct defeat upon the
rebel forces it will nave a good effect
upon the people of Pekin and vicinity. 1t
is believed many people are secretly in
favor of the rebels, but should the i'm
perial forces do battle with the insurgents
and defeat them, the malcontents would
then side with the government. No
doubt is entertained but the situation is
dangerous, and should the rebel forces
continue to advance toward the capital,
in spite of the efforts of the imperial
troops to prevent them, it is feared by
foreigners the whole country will rise and
aid the Invaders. The garrison of Shan
kaikivan has been sent to suppress other
insurrectionary bodies which are march,
ing in various directions through the
country, evidently with the intention of
joining the main body. The most seri-
Gus condition of affairs exist at Takou.
At this place the most brutal outrages
were committed on priests, nuns and
converts. What action the government
will take in this matter Is hard to say.
That the authorities are full of sympathy
with the perpetrators of those most hor-
rible crimes there is no reason to doubt.
First reports from Takou stated that
after these friends had worked their
bloody will on all Christian men,
women and children who fell into their
hands, they were feted by leading Chin
ese mandarlans in the district. It is now
said that the local mandarians have
agreed to allow the rebels free license
for the outrage of Christians, provided
they did no harm 10 the other lnhsbi-
tants. These terms were accepted by the
rebels, and they pursued their work
without hindrance. Three hundred
Europeans and native Christians were
massacred. 1t is believed not single
Christian in the district escaped.
CONSERVATION prevails among the
Protestant missionaries in the district
through which 1t is expected the rebels
will pass. Local officials of Tsunha
declare they are powerless to protect the
missionaries. and that if they desired to
save their lives they had better seek
safety in flight. The missionaries at
Tsunha have, therefore. abanoned their
stations and sought refuge in safer parts
of the country.
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Editor Stine Killed.

McMINNvILLE, Or, Nov. 80. j. H.
Stine, editor of the Whiteson Adoonce,
was shot last evening by N. G. Cook, a
section boss the narrow gauge railroad.
Cook then shot himself twice. Both men
were killed instantly. Slime, Cook and a
German section hand had been to Amity
on foot, distance of three miles from
Whiteston. When about half way back
on their return, Slime walking about ten
feet in advance of the others, Cook
quickly without warning drew a Smith
& Wesson pistol and fired at Stine, strlk
ing him in the back of the neck and
breaking the spinal column. Turning
the pistol on himself he fred one shot
into his breast, missing the heart about
two inches. He then placed the pistol to
bis temple and fired second shot
through bis brain. The section hand,
thinking his time had also come, started
10 run at the first shot and did not stop
until he got to Whiteson. A squad of
men returned and found both men dead
No cause is known for the deed, except
it was sudden fit of mental alteration.
Cook has been acting singular for some
days, and did no. work Friday and Satur-
day. The section hand with them said
that he bad taken but two drinks of
whisky during the day and showed no
signs of intoxication. The men were
good friends, and always on the best OF
terms. They were talking pleasantly at
the time of the shooting. They were
both about 4S years of age, and veterans.
Cook belonged to Company A, Thirty
fifth New Jersey infantry OF Trenton, and
Slime to Company D, Second Pennsyl-
Yania cavalry. Nothing is known of
Cooks family relations. He was brought
here by the coroner last night, and
hundreds visited his remains to-day.
He was fine PHYSICAL specimen. Slime
leaves wife and one child. He was a
good writer, an able country editor, and
had been connected with papers at Inde-
pendence, Grants Pass, St. Helen's, and
other points. He will be buried at Inde-
pendence, where he was married about
six years ago.
Cook, the suicide, was a member of
Lincoln Garfield post of Portland. They
have been notified of his death. His re-
mains have been ordered sent TO Portland
on the afternoon train.
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Entente Explained.

LONDON, Noy. 27-The first auth entic
information conveying the result of De
Glers' sojourn III Parts reached the for
eign Office through the British embassy
In Berlin. De Giers communicated to
Emperor William and Capriv1 clear
explanation of the conference held at
Paris, and the character of the Russo
French entente. Doubtless the czar
instructed the minister to make the
declarations in vlew of having not only
German, but other interested European
governments learn the nature of the
compact between Russia and France.
According to semi official statement,
based on De Giers' declarations, the re-
cent interview with President Carnot, De
Freycinet, and Rioot, resulted in definite
agreement on an exclusively defensive
alliance. The entente agreed upon,
according to the statement quoted, ciffers
On one of the most essential points from
the triple alliance, inasmuch as while
that makes the European status quo the
basis of the maintenance of peace, the
leusSO L ICuCu CulCutC diibo at Wusit DC
Glers has called "respect for treaties"
meaning especially the restoration of
Russia's grip on Bulgaria and the British
evacuation of Egypt. The differences on
these situations are not, in the meantime.
to be regarded as constituting danger
of war, as both the Russian and French
governments desire to assure strict ap-
plication of the existing treaties by pacific
means. De Giers further communicated
the fact that no treaty was yet signed
and intimated the French minister's
desire to conclude formal contract as
alone properly defining future RESPONSE
billties and rendering it possible to-
pursue distinct policy before Europe,
while at the same time avoiding the re-
proach of cherising warllke designs.
The sum of these official assurances from
the Berlin embassy is that the Paris
conferences resulted in scheme to
maintain diplomatic warfare against
the dreibund and England, awaiting a.
more propitious period for engaging in
actual war
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1891-12-05
sound Cities Jo,ted.

SEATTLE, Nov. 29.-At 3:2014 o'clock
this afternoon this city was visited by the
most severe earthquake shocks ever felt
here. There were two shocks in quick
succession, the first being merely tremor
of abont five waves. which, after an IN
termlsson of about thirty seconds, was
followed by a more severe shock of
twenty-seven seconds duration. There
were SIX distinct vibrations, the direction
being from the southeast to the northwest.
No damage was done, although great
alarm was occasioned to those in the tops
of the six or seyen-story buildings. One
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A Mean Revenge.

BAKER CRY, Nov. 27.-Unknown par
ties last night visited Leonard Lows
ranches, which are five miles apart on
Burnt river, and set fire to four hay
stacks, destroying 400 tons of hay and a
barn. Mr.. Lows loss Is $3700. Mr.. Low
has figured in several water-right cases.
and there is considerable speculation as
to who the wretches are that committed
the deed. Excitement runs high, and if
spprehended they will be severely dealt
with. A reward of $500 is offered for
their arrest.
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Fei, Seventy Feet .

WALLA WALLA, WASH, Nov. 27-This
afternoon at Ripara a deck hand on the
steamer Almota, Charles johnson, while
intoxicated endeavered to cross the rail-
road bridge and fell to the rocks below,
distance of seventy feet. He was
brought here with his skull fractured
above the right eye and four ribs broken
on the left side. He is still unconscious.
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John Browns House at the Fair. =

HAGERsTowN, Md. Nov. 27.--Agents
of the Chicago people who bought John
Browns fort at Harper's Ferry have
bargalned with the owner of the old
Kennedy farm in Washington county for
the purchase of the farmhouse. This
house is situated on the mountain near
Maryland heights, opposite Harper's
Ferry. John Brown, under the name of
Smith, rented this house from Jacob
Fiery. He made the house his head :
quarters and here collected his pixies and
muskets. 1t is said that the house ID to
be carried to Chicago along with the fort.
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The Touring mills at Scio, near Salem,
was burned on Nov. 26th. They were
built in 1857. and have been in operation
ever since. TIE loss is estimated at S20.-
600. and there was only $500 insurance.
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A Prominent Californian Dies Sud
denly.

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 2S.-This community
was shocked tonight by the announce
ment that Colonel Douglas Gum, ex-
mayor of this city, formerly proprietor of
the Daily Unson and one of the most
prominent men in Southern California,
had been found dead in his private office.
The last seen of him was Wednesday.
The family thought he had gone to Ell
Cajon on business, and were herrified to
learn that he had been dead day or SO,
and had died all alone. Physicians say
death was instantaneous, and caused by
paralysis of the heart, induced by an
anxiety of business matters. The body
was discovered in his chair clothed.
Apparently he had been reading, and the
manuscript of an unfinished report of S
recent trip he had made over the lines of
a proposed county road, was near him on
the table
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The Emperor scorned.

BERLIN, Nov. 2S.-The debate in the
rcichstag on the budget to-day was un
wontedly liYily, After Herr Bunl
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Sensational Story Of Recent AccI-
dent.

TACOMA, Nov. 2S.-A horrible story,
related by Thomas Murphy, Andrew
Guchtist and Benjaman Flattery, will be
published in to-morrow's Ledger regard
ing the accident on the 25th of November
at Canton. Two men were reported
killed at that time, on information from
officials of the road. Murphy makes an
affidavit corroborated by the others, in
part as follows:
All the men were working in the gang
at the time. Instead of two men killed,
to my knowledge as an eyewitness, or as
near as l could under oath testify to-,
there are no less than twenty five men
still buried under the rocks and earth in
the bed of the river, There were sixty
two men working directly in front of the
bank at the time it gave way. They had
no way of escaping. Some turned to
run along the track, others jumped down
the slope of the roadbed, and tried to
reach the river, but the tide came with
such force and rapidity that 1t swept the
track, men and tools, and buried them
under, as it swept down the slope and
into the river. Last Thursday night we
made a search for all the evidence we
could find, to try and ascertain how
many were buried. The result was
twenty. Their names are as follews: J.
Wallace, Joe Murphy, Charles Schmall,
Charles johnson, Andrew Erickson, Paul
Pau.son, Andrew HilIman, D. Mclean,
one more whose features only were known.
Andrew Katson, Olof Paulson, A. Cross
man, Langley, John Erickson, and two
Swedes There must be several more
whose names we're not known. They
made no pretense to look for the
bodies of the dead, and Mr.. Stout said
they would make good rip rapping.
The men were from Tacoma and
Seattle, new men just beginning to work,
and not yet on the timekeeper's book.
The bosses, the men say, refused to let
the men excavate the bodies on their own
account without charge to the company.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-17

on the dark" If you have ordered cot
fee and butter cakes the waiter may go
to the dumb waiter and shrek; Three
up!" The three will be butter cakes.
He draws the coffee himself perhaps,
or adds 4he draw one!'' if that func-
ton is performed by some body else.
Beans may be secured by a call for ''one
on the Bostons!'' If the same dish is to
be accompanied by pork, the order will
probably be pork 0mdF"
Puddings being served with one or
two kinds of sauce, the order requires a
modifying clause. Plum pudding with
only the sugar sauce would be plum
hard" With both kinds of sauce it
comes as ''plum boz A scientific rare
bit-begging the readers pardon for the
startling transition, of course requires
little ale. The writer carries
little glass of ale to the dumb waiter
and starts the liquid on its downward
flight with the simple suggestion You
know!'
In the realm of metaphor the waiter
is sometimes more vigorous than appe-
thing. When he yells: '"Three door
mats!' no sensitive diner could be ex-
pected to meet with any glee the three
their appearance. "Four cables!" would
mean four sausages. Naturally mince
pie is shining mark. To bring it forth
in all the glory of white sugar man
tie, the waiter appeals for Dyspepsia
in snowstorm' Hash would be desig-
mated simply as mystery for one!" In
the hot season the newcomer is pro-
foundly puzzled at an order for "Sum-
mer time and plate of grassr
Summer time" proves to be cracker
and milk. The grass is asparagus.
A bowl of milk without crackers, or
where the waiter supplies himself
with the crackers is attained by a re-
quest to ''see me on the bowl!'' The
waiter is often fantastic without being
very funny, as when he says; boil two
door knob" Of course he means e2ga
He means eggs also when he says: "Bry
twoT'' When he orders 1.-TWO bulletsl''
he means fish balls.
These hints, suggesting in most
frag1nentary way the complications OF
vast and brilliant vocabulary, are con.
| fined to what we may call the solo lines
! But imagine a combination Of these
| phrases, when the piping tenor with his
Put on one!" Is heard at the same mo,
ment as the sonorous baritone with his
Have it rarel'' the bass, with his
Three door matsI" bringing in fine
! background of musical color. To peo
| ple who have not experienced the thing
| before the choral effect Is naturally dis
| quieting. The novice finds it dificult
to preserve an easy gastronomic equil.
ierium In the midst Of some of these
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-17
He Got the Seat.

A nice young man got into tram car
a few evenings ago and saw to his de-
light the only vacant seat was by the
side of young lady acquaintance. He
made for that seat with joyous strides
and her eyes answered him with joyous
looks. But as he got there an elderly
party walked up and dropped into the
coveted seat. The young man APP
preached more slowly and accosted the
young lady.
"How is your brother?" he asked.
us he able to get outS''
"Oh, yes!" she answered.
''Will he be very badly markcd?" he
continued, and the old gentleman grew
suddenly interested.
"Oh, mol" she said, with the ezcep-
ton of few marks on his forehead -
Were you not afraid Of taking it?'
the young man continued, while the
old gentleman broke ont in q cold per
SEPARATION.
mot at ALL" she replied, Il have
been vaccinated, you know"
The seat was vacated instantly, the
two innocent young hearts beat as hall
Z dozen, and the prattle of nice talk
strcwed that part of the car, while en-
old gentleman scowled upon them from
the distant corner.-London lid BITS.