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Chewed to pieces.

WHEELING, ". Va. Sept. 6-Edward
Gillis, year-old child, had horrible
and fatal experience in this city this
evening. Young Gillis was. playing in
the street and near at hand was dog
kennel, in which were six huge English
mastlfs While playing Giliis began
teasing:the dogs, and they became fear
fully enraged. One of the dogs broke
the door and the six feroclons ,4gutes made
fierce attack upon the boy. He was
knocked down at the first onslaught, and
81 the dogs began biting and chewing
bin. Over twenty people were in sight
at the time and crowd quickly gath
cred, but SO great was the fear of the
ferocIous brutes, who seemed utterly mad
from the taste of blood. that if was fully
five minutes before aid reached the un-
fortunate child. Policeman James Car
ney, assisted by. William Robinson,
armed with revolvers and crowbars,
fnS reached the infuriated animals,
but 1t was impossible to make them loosen
their hole on the child, and Carney shot
five dogs dead while they were still chew
ing :. and biting their victim The sixth
brute escaped. Carney himself was
severely bitten. Gillls' wounds were
terrible. Els eyes, ears and nose were
literally bitten out, and his body has no
fewer than sixty wounds. The dogs that
were k led were valued at $100 each.
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Want in ireland,

LONDON, Sept. 4.-Rlght Hon. w. l..
Jackson, member of parliament for
Leeds, financial secretary of the treasury,
and Sir II. E. Maxwell, member of parlia-
conservatives, who have returned to Lon
don, after tour of Ireland, undertaken on
behalf of the treasury for the purpose of
inquIring into the status of the relief
works, sIch as railways, etc., carried on
under the auspicies of the government,
state the fund raised by Lord Zetland
AMI Mr.. Balfour for the relief of the peo-
pie in the famine districts has been ex
hausted, and that it is probable that an
additional appeal for aid will be issued.
The natlonaists declare that the money
mas In many cases been wasted, and in
some Instances been diverted from the
purpose for which its donors intended it.
They take issue in this respect with
Messrs. Jackson and Maxwell. who report
that the fund has been carefully admin
7istered. That additional appeals will
have to be made to the charita BILE on be
half of the Irish people, at all events, is
only too certain. The mo- gloomy re.
ports come from all parts of the country.
The recent storms have ruined the hopes
of the farmers for good yield of crops.
Cereals are beaten into muddy soil, and,
though some farmers will reap the wet
grain to save it from rotting in the fields,
the yields will be practically nothing.
Potatoes in many districts are wofully
bIighted. and the shortage of that staple
crop will cause much distress.
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BIaiue's Health,

BAR HARBoR, Ne Sept. 4.-Mr. Blame
has been out every day this week. Yes
terday he drove cut twice. He drove
into the village, left his carriage and went
into several of the shops and dropped in
to DR.. Taylor's. He walks out with the
doctor every day. Mr.. Dent attends to
much of Secretary BlaIne's business out
side as well as in. When there is any
body to he seen, that the secretary don t
want to talk wit =, be sends his private
secretary to transact the business. Mr..
Blaine's friends here laugh at the latest
current report that President Harrison
has ordered messenger to come here
and get Secretary Blaine's yes or no In
regard to being candidate. They doubt
Mr.. Harrlson's great readiness to resign
his own prospects4n Mr.. Blaine's favor,
aad they doubt even more Mr.. Blaine's
giving any definite answer as to his own
future intentions. Every body believes
Mr.. Blaine quite enjoys the uncertainty
regarding bis intentions that pervades
the.pubic mind just now.
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Resolutions of Respect.

At special convention of Friendship
Lodge, Fo. 9, K. Of P, held on Aug. 3lst,
the following resolutions ef respect to the
late Ward S. Stevens were adopted:
To the G. c., Y. c., officers and members Of
Friendship Lodge No. 8, K. of p:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased the Ruler of the
universe to call from our midst Brother
Ward S. Steyens, G. X. of r. & s. of the
Grand Lodge of Oregon, X. of P. There
fore. be it
RESOLVED, That in the death of Brother
knight Ward s. Stevens the Grand Lodge
has lost one of It's most earnest workers,
whose years of faithful service as g. K. Of
r. and S. has endeared him to every Knight
in the jurisdiction.
Resolved, That in the death of Brother
Stevens the order has lost one whose exam
pie of Pythian virtues, and while living we
loved and respected him, and now, being
dead, we will ever keep fresh and green the
remembrance of his many excellencies of
character; that, though he lies silent in the
tomb the memory of his cniYalric conduct
will always have stimulating effect upon
onr lives and actions, and cause us to emu
late his integrity of purpose, honesty in
dealings and charity and benevolence to-
wards the erring and distressed.
Resolued, That we hereby tender his fam
lily our heartfelt sympathy In their sad be-
and that the charter of this
lodge be draped In mourning: and be it
further
Resolved, That copy of these resolutions
be sent to his family and spread upon the
minutes of this lodge, and be published in
each of the city papers.
q. L. PHILLIPS,
d. w. VAUsE,
w. BIRGFELD,
Committee.
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Wholesale Thievery.
Union Republican.


To hear of thieves entering orchards
and helping themselves is common
event, but the worst case of the kind
that has come to our notice this season
occurred oyer at E. j. Cooper's place in
North Union. A few nights since some
petty thieves entered the place under the
cover of darkness and not ouly stripped
several trees of their choice fruit, but dug
up and carried away lot of potatoes
planted tbe-e. There is altogether too
much of this kind of meanness going on
and some means should be adopte to
apprehend them. There is no excuse for
men 10 allow themselves to become so
depraved as to steal from others in this
land of plenty where labor Is plentiful
and well paid. Yet this matters not, for
some people are born thieves. The pen
itentiary is the place for these abnormally
constituted beings. Property and even
life is not safe where they exist.
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THE DALLES, OREGON SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER IL, 1891.

Pawtucket. The outgoing tide carried
the naptha to the plledriver, which was
completely surrounded, and the gases
arising from 1t were ignated by the fire
under the boiler. Instantly the pile
driver was ablaze. anG fearful flames and
heavy black smoke hid the raft and
piledriver from sight. But while the
smoke was rolling up, there were heard
the most agonizing screams from the
men on the raft. An alarm was gwen,
and when the fire was suDdued the two
men were found blackened, rolling in
their frenzy and agony. They had been
pinned in by solid sheet of fire and had
been roasted. Every bit Of skin on Ma
giles face, hands, arms and legs came off
like an old glove, as well as the thumb
and finger nails. Gammell was not so
badly burned, but his injuries are very
Serious
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Was he Murdered.

PENDLEToN, Sept. 6.-J. Fl. Keables
OF Pendleton, and Mr.. Bogardus, the
crack rifle shot of Forepaugh's circus,
while out duckhupting Saturday after
noon discovered the body of dead man
concealed in the bushes near the railroad
bridge, Just below town. Sheriff Fur
nish was notified, and the body was re
moved to the morgue. At the ccroner's
inquest held this morning at 10 o'clock
the following facts were developed: {:
The body was searched and two men,
orandum books, couple of postage
stamps and a letter which led to his
indentication were found IN the outside
well dressed, wearing a neat brown suit
and light gray shirt. When found, bis
hat, coat and one shoe were off; the
ground was torn up and bore evidence of
q struggle. The letter was from Kansas
City, Kan, and had been received by the
deceased August 10, at Star, Idaho.
The coroner's jury examined the body.
DIR F. Vincent was called to the morgue.
and also examined the body. There was
4 large bruIse over the left eye, as though
Ihe deceased had been struck with club,
DR. Vincent said that the man had been
lead about six days and was now in the
process Of decomposition. In his oplp
on the deceased was between 25 and 80
years OF age Acting Coroner Bishop
made few remarks previous to the
banding of the matter over to the jury.
The substance of the verdict was: 1.-The
leceaseds name they believed to be John
'tratton, formerly of Kansas City, Kan.
That he came TO his death by reason of
certain violent blows on the head, in
ficted by blunt instrument in the hands
IT some person or persons unknown to
he jury, on or about the 1st day of
September, 1891, and that they believe
hat said killing was MURDER
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of the burning structure adjoining melt
ed the brick, forming a surface like pot.
ter's clay, solid, without a siEgle break
The side is CLOSED with these melted
bricks, converting the rough surface
smooth like glass. Mr.. Louis Ostlund
drafted the plans for the building, and
the brick were manufactured by Mr..
Max Blank.
The relief committee have been hard
at work since the fire, and after thor
oughly canvassing the most necessitous
cases have ascertained the greatest need
at present is In remodeling clothing and
ma <ing underwear for ladies and chill
dren. >All ladies who can possibly spare
time are requested to come to the county
court room and assist in the work. Any
one having knitted underwear to spare
can aid in supplying pressing want by
contributing the same.
The large number of men, the numerous
horses, and the city of tents on the beach
opposite the Columbia every connected
with ForeDaugh's mammoth shows were the
wonder and admiration OF the --small and
large boy last Sunday. Fully thousand
people visited the encampment, and viewed
the two long train of cars. conveying anil
mails In cages and wagons, and the stakes
for the tents. Circus people are generally.
In the eyes of the people, peculiar class of
beings; but these appeared to be a WELL
behaved class OF persons, with none of the
tin-horn gambler proclivities about them.
During the fire Sunday night at Mr..
]. T. Peters barn the men with Fore
-,
the time the first alarm was given these
men worked like heroes, doing every
thing to save property and subdue the
flames. As they were simply passing
through the city and had no property in
terests at stake, their work Is all the
more meritorious. Col. Thompson, fore
man of Jackson Engine Co., speaks in
The highest terms of these men. and sug.
gests that some public recognition Of
heir services be given.
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From Mondays Daily.

MIR. an d Mrs r. r. Hinton, of Bakeoven,
are in the city.
Mr.. Chas. Stubling is now open for busi-
Less, adjoining his old stand, and next door
TO F. Lemke.
We haye at this office the first volume
of Nine &c Stael's French Revolution.
Owner will please call and get it.
Mr. f. W L. Skibbe has placed floor in
one corner of his brick, covered it with cam
vas, and is now ready to dispense liquors
and cigars to all.
CAPTAIN Eusby harvested so acres of
whea summer-fallowed, that yielded "a
bushes to the acre, and some of his oats
went 45 bushels to the acre.
During the fire last Wednesday all the
instruments belonging to the Third Regi-
ment band were burned ID the armory, and
also the uniforms. This is a great loss to
the members of the band.
There were ten hoboes arrested last night
and two this morning. The former this
morning were ordered out of the city under
escort, and of the latter one was fined $40
and costs and the other discharged.
Hon. J. B. Condor, one of the old veter-
ans of the Rogue River war, although over
60 years of age, stood guard on Court street
all last night and shouldered his musket
with all the vigor of young soldier.
We have been informed that Portland
and Seattle, through their chambers of
commerce, have telegraphed President Mac.
aIlister, of the board q trade, that aid for
our city would be Forthcoming, if desired.
Yesterday the excursionists from Cascade
Locks consisting of the Granite Cutters
National UuIon came to The Dalles and re-
turned on the d s. Baker There were a
large number of them, and they were &C.
companied by band from the Locks. To-
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day they will celebrate Labor Day by a
picnic and games at the Locks, and an In.
vitation ball in the evening.
MIR. Will s. Graham will serve meals to.
morrow evening at his new restaurant on
First street, in the building adjoining
Jones' cigar store, and will be glad to see
all his old customers Of the Opera restaur-
| ant.
In the woodshed in the rear of Mr.. New.
| mans bakery was found this morning a
| pile of kindling wood on a gunny-sack, with
rags intermixed, ready to be fired in mo-
| menT. If this fendish act had been suc-
cessful, the balance of The Dalles to-day
would be nothing but pile of smouldering
| ruins.
Mr.. Fred. Wilson leaves to-day TO enter
John. Hopkins university at Baltimore,
Md. MIR. Wilson is a graduate from Whit
man college, Walla Walla, and will very
likely enter the junior year. He is young
man of good ability, a close student, and
will no doubt graduate with honor from
this celebrated institution.
Two men were arrested Saturday night
by the sheriff, one for passing fraudulent
check, and the other for larceny of gold
watch. The former, II. Miller was exam.
ined before Justice Doherty and bound
over in the sum of S4O0 to await the action
of the grand jury. B. L. Alexander, the
one arrested for larceny, had his examina-
tion before Justice Schultz this Afternoon.
La Grande Chronicle: Seventeen blocks
of the city of The Dalles was destroyed by
fire Wednesday. We passed through that
city Tuesday night at II 40 and it was gor-
geously illuminated with electric lights,
and we noticed with pleasure the ad-
yancement it had made since the bygone
days when we used to meet Vic Trlvett,
George Knaggs, Sampson, Gleason, Stump,
Wolf and all the old-time boys. We are
sorry to learn of this misfortune.
The secretary of the relief committee
acknowledges the receipt Of the following
cash subscriptions: F. A. Mcdonald and
Mrs. Baldwin, of Seattle, S3l; c. w Full
ton and A. Scheneckau, committee of As
torla, $2l3; Forepaugh's circus, $50. Out |
side subscriptions are thankfully received |
and appreciated but will not be used until |
it is demonstrated that our citizens cannot |
take care of the sufferers. The committee |
soliciting aid IN the way of clothing and |
supplies are meeting with gratifying sue
cess, and offers of vegetables and produce
are being received from farmers in our vi.
cinlty. All having any articles to contrib
ute will confer favor on the committee by
leaving the same in the county court room
The secretary requests that all members of
the relief committee be present at the meet
ng tomorrow evening. The last mail
brings a subscription of $50 from V. o.
Brock contributed by the citizens of Wasco.
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The Ready Revolver.

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, Sept. 7-Dr. G:
E Ballard, of Hay brook, ILL.,, and Miss
Bertha Ison, OF Baker City, Or. daughter
of the late Judge Ison, of that place,
were found dead this morning. DR.. Bal
lard is young physician, who came to
this city, and ever since then has been
lmportuning Miss Ison, who came here
with her mother to attend college, to
marry blm. She thought much of him,
but begged him to postpone the event
until after her education was completed.
This morning be appeared at the house
and had an interview with Miss Ison In
the parlor. While talking with her be
pulled out revolver and shot her twice,
once through the head and once through
the heart, producing instant death. The
doctor then shot himself five times, dy
ing in few minutes.
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A Murder Come to Light.

VANCOUVER, Wash, Sept. 4-Last
night, when the steamer Undine was
opposite Blair's landing, Captain Burgy
discovered body, head and feet above
the water, resting against tree near the
shore, and had the deck hands take the
corpse TO Vancouver The hands of the
man, whom Captain Burgy recognized as
Sturgeon JIm,' tuil blooded Indian.
living just above Washougal, were tied
behind his back and cham wound twice
around his body, to which was fastened a
piece of railroad iron and large stone.
The coroner was Immediately notified,
and jury summoned, who found that
the man mad been murdered by some un-
known person,
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TELEGRAPHIC.
The Chinese Riot.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. The steam
ship Gaelic arrived yesterday, twenty two
days from Hong Kong, and thirteen days
from Yokohama. A Wuchang correspon.
dent, writing to the North China Nesos,
under date of August 8, says the patience
of the foreign population is well nigh
, worn out at the hardness shown by the
| Chinese officials in furnishing the per
petrators of the Wusueh outrages. A
second batch of offenders, eight in mum
ber, have been convicted of murder,
assault and Dillage,and sentences of penal
seryitude for life, banisbment for life and
branding on the face or back have been
imposed.
The Provincial Gazette confirms the re-
port of the appointment OF successor to
the deputy project. The new deputy is
known 10 be friendly to foreigners, and
the arrest of other malefactors is promised
The correspondent says it is stated, that
one of the prominent literary officials
of Changha was implicated in the issue
of the incendlary and malicious placards.
The correspondent, SUNNI riZlng the
efforts of the authorities, says Mission
aries Green and Argent were killed, anG
Mesdames Boden, Prothorse and Warren,
with their children, we're murderouslv
assaulted on the evening of June 5. the
Lead mandarin refusing to send singe
man t. quell the riot or protect foreign
ers, and from June to s following,
twenty or thirty men We're arrested, but
oil l>,,,
Then after some pressure five were re
On July two of the mur
derers were privately executed at Quang
Chi, the country town On july the |
su bordinate mandarin was removed from |
office, though not otherwise punis he'd.
The authorities then protessed to regard |
the matter as closed, except as to money |
reparation. After strenuous representa-
Iions, his excellency Chang Chi Lung
to reopen the case. From July
20 to 80 three men confessed to murder
ng Messrs. Green and Argent, two more
10 beating the ladies and lootIng the
aud three TO simple lootlng
July 30, fifty four DAYS after the riots,
notices were posted for the first time,
'ffering rewards for information concern
ng the rioteS. The head mandarin was
'till retained in Office, though the British
consul was promise he should be de-
graded. The correspondent says the
prime incentive to the riots at Wusuch,
IS elsewhere, we're placards against
oreigners which had been scattered
These had frequently been
,rcugkt to the attention of the authori-
les p or to the riotlng, but at no time
las any one been punished for issui ng
hem.
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Roasted Alive.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Sept. Gin view
of 100 spectators two men were literally
roasted alive with wa er forty feet deep
all about them. The city has process
of d1sposing of its garbage swill by treat
ing it with naptha, large tank of which
was lying on the banks of the Wom :
asquatucket river. The tank began TO
leak yesterday, and the river became
covered with a thick coating of the
lDfiammable stuff just below the tank
there was raft on which was an eD-iae
and piledriver worked by two men, ia.
rick Nagle and Phineas Gammell, of
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Unclaimed Goods.

The following articles of househo, furni.
ture are at the court house:
Four pictures-cbromos; oak center table,
walnut center table, light wash stand with
part of chamber set. brussels carpet, two
bundles of clothing, two mattresses. one
small rocking chair with crochet tidy, three
white. marble slabs off bureau.
The following are at Mrs Brltton's: light
letters inside addressed to John
E. johnson, and feather pillow.
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Dealings In Realty.

Sept. 81. '. Swaringer to w. c.
Torltop, 160 acres; Sl.700.
Sept. 5.-James Sparrow to George s.
Chandler. 20 acres; Sl20.
State of Oregon to Alfred English. 32O
acres; S40O.
J. T. Gibson and wife to Katie M. Ga
bel, l60 acres; $1,000.
State of Oregon to C. A. Clay, al2 acres;
1899 80.
G. A. Clay to Geo. Chandler, same; $400.
State of Oregon to James Sparrow, 40
acres; $50.
Alfred English to G. s. Chandler. 800
acres; $400.
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LAST OF MICHAEL DIAMOND.
His Charred Remains Found in the
Ruins.

Mr.. NJ. Diamond. who came to Ft. Dalles
in 1852. with the U. S. regular troops, was
burned to death in Mr.. FltzGerald's store
Wednesday. young man who was at
work saving goods IN Mr.. Farrelly's house
thinks he was the last person who saw him
alive; but IN this he must be mistaken. He
was carrying bureau unaided, aud as he
was proceeding down the stairs, large
mass of burning shingles fell and burned
his back. He hallocd to Diamond to come
down. that the roof was on fire, but did
not see him leave the building.
This information was gwen US by young
man last night as we were going to press
with our weekly edition OF the paper. He
said thst.he had not seen Mr.. Diamond;
had made several inquiries, and could find
no person in the city who had seen him
since the ill.fated afternoon. He was
missed by several of his friends, and fears
were entertained that lie was burned to
death. Search was instituted this morn.
ing, and In the. corner of the FitzGerald
brick were found the charred remains of
what is supposed to be all that is left of
Mr.. NJ. Diamond.
An inquest was held this afternoon over
the remains of MIR. NJ. Diamond, and there
was no doubt of his identity from things
belonging to the deceased, and recognized
by persons well acquainted with him. Mr..
diamond was about So years of age, q
native of ireland, and had been a resident
Of this vicinity for about IS years. He
was honest and industrious, and for many
years worked at carpentering in' this city;
but of late years lived on tarm about a
mile west of the city, and devoted his time
principally to moving buildings. His sad
fate of being burned to death while trying
to save the property of his friends is great
ly to be deplored.
VERDICT OF THE JURY.
We, the jury empanelled to Investigate
the supposed remains of human being
found in the southwest corner of the Fitz-
Gerald building on Second street, among
the ruins of the late fire, after first viewing
and gathering up the charred remains and
finding among them pocket knife, pocket
rule, spectacles, key and portions OF truss,
which have been positively identified before
us as the property of one Michael Diamond,
carpenter of The Dalles, Ore., and as said
Diamond was last seen alive late on the
evening of Sept. I'd, during the fire of that
day, at work alone on the corner of said
building, endeavorIng to save it from
destruction; that he was then Immediately
above the spot where the remains were
found
We find that the remains are those of
Michael Diamond, carpenter of The Dallesa
Oregon, who died hero's death while at
tempting to help his fellow citizens in time
of dire need. during the fire of Sept. 2,
1891.
GEO. P. MORGAN,
C. NJ FoUTs,
J. w. BLAKENEY,
A. J. WALL,
DAVID GRAHAM,
j. DoHERTY.