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same opinion as the jury, and believe
that it is righteous verdict. do not
desire to harrow up your feelings, yet 1
feel called upon to say that this calamity
has been brought upon yourself by
yourself. 1t is due to your habit of
carrying murderous gun, for which
there was no occasion in this country.
The testimony showed no unpleasant
ness, and that the murder was unpro-
voked. have listened to great many
trials of this kind, but none where there
was go little provocation as this. Before
one is justified in taking the life of his
fellow man, he must be hard pressed,
and it would seem that there is no other
alternative. It is no light thing to take
the life of a fellow man. Everyone is
entitled to his own life, and it should
not be taken by another, unless under
the circumstances named. The judg-
ment of the court is that you be confined
in the penitentiary at Salem during the
remainder of your natural life."
The Wetle case was again resumed.
At the session last evening the defend
oAO Was PldCSo upon the Stdilu. LIS
memory seemed quite defective at
times, and he did not aid his case any,
unless the fact that he is easily led into
difficulty will have its weight with the
jury for acquittal. DEFENDANTS coun-
sci summoned John Krier at 10: AS
O'Clock at night to appear as witness.
He was submitted to the jury in evi-
dence as he sat in the chair. No ques-
tion was asked him, and, somewhat dis
gusted, he returned to his cell. 1t
should be remembered Wettle is IN
dicted as accessory for the same offense
that the jury found Krier guilty. This
morning the attorneys consumed the
time in reading law to the judge. includ-
ing a speech an hour in length by the
attorney for defendant. w. H. Wilson,
attorney for state, concluded his argu-
ment this afternoon and the case was
given to the jury.
At o'clock the jury returned a ver-
dict of guilty as charged and recon-
nended the mercy of the court.
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sHERIFFs SALE.

\ Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an ex-
ecution issued out of the Circuit Court of the
State of Oregon for Wasco County, in suit
therein pending wherein w. A. Miller is plain
tiff and e. P. Reynolds is defendant, to me d.
rected, and commanding me to sell the real
property hereinafter described to satisfy the
sum of $4,000 and interest thereon at the rate
of eight per cent per annum from September %,
1898, and the sum of $4,000 and interest
thereon at the rate Of eight per cent per annum
from the 10Th day of March, 1898, and the further
sum of $4,000 attorneys fees, and the further
sum of 200 costs, adjudged to the plaintiff and
against the defendant in said suit, I will on the
the 18th day of March, 1894.
at the hour of O'Clock p. M. at the front door
of the County Court House in Dalles City, Ore
gon, sell at public sale the highest bidder for
property, to-wit: The south half of the south
west quarter, the northeast quarter of the south
west quarter, and the southwest quarter of the
southeast quarter of Section IS, Township I
North, Range ID East, w. M, containing 16o
acres, and the north half of the northeast quar-
ter, the northeast quarter of the northwest quar-
ter and the southeast quarter of the northeast
quarter of Section 49, Townships North Range
13 East, w. NJ, containing 16O acres, to satisfy
said sums and accruing costs.
T. A. WARD,
jl0wtd Sheriff of Wasco County
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PERSONAL MENTION.

MON. Boland of Boyd is in the city
today and called at The Chronicle office.
Mr.. j. S. Schenk and wife returned
today from trip to the Midwinter fair
and Los Angeles.
Mr.. c. E. Lindsay has returned from
Kansas City, where he has been looking
up apple interests.
We are pleased to announce that news
has been received that Mr.. Alex Mcleod
who is lying sick at Oakdale, is better
and is improving every day.
Mr.. Leslie Butler writes to friend
that he will return next week, and will
remain. He said he will be glad to get
back to Oregon, and don't want any
more Kansas in his.
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soiree tonight in Armory hall.

Soiree tonight in Armory hall.
The city presents lively appearance
today. A large number of our farmer
friends are in town.
A merry party of skaters left this
afternoon for Snipes lake to enjoy the
afternoon on runners.
No. arrived several hours late this
morning, owing to a snow blockade near
North Powder which delayed No. 2.
A class in vocal instruction will be
organized at the Christian church on
Monday evening next by Mr.. Vine
Phelps.
The members of the Kings Daughters
will meet with Mrs. S. L. Brooks on
Monday afternoon, and are expected to
bring their thimbles.
The cold wave has passed and the
weather is pleasant. The mercury is
registering above freezing and marks
above the forty degree point.
Ice was brought into town yesterday
SO inches thick and today ice is being
cut on the sloughs. It is of fine quality,
being perfectly transparent and without
air cells.
It is said the Russian thistle can never
become nuisance in any country where
it rains in the late fall and winter. The
seed will germinate and the least frost
will destroy them.
Oscar Sandman, who at one time lived
in The Dalles and made himself con-
spicuous as a thief, has been found
guilty of the crime of larceny in store
in Portland and will undoubtedly go
where he belongs-to the penitentiary.
Last evening a merry crowd of young
ladies took advantage of the sleighing
and spent most enjoyable evening at
the country residence of Mrs. Will
Sharp. Among those present were:
Misses Grace Sharp, Edythe Schmidt,
Grace Marden, Laura Thompson, Eta
Story, Alma Schmidt, Annie Thompson
and Cad Booth.
Some picayunish individuals abstract
newspapers and magazines from the Tree
public library, instituted and maintained
for philanthropic purposes by citizens,
These contribute the reading matter IN
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JACK HULL SENTENCED
Claimed He Was Innocent, and Was
visibly Affected.
His Attorney Gives Him the Benefit of
Kindly, Hopeful Talk--Judge
Bradshaw's words--The
WettIe Case.

Jack Hull, murderer of Ben Cum
mings, was brought into court at 9 O'Clock
this morning to receive sentence. He
deputy. He took his seat among the
chairs reserved for the grand jury, in
one of which sat mis- counsel, Mr.. E. B.
Dufur. He shook hands heartily with
the attorney ana cast nervous glance
around the court room.
After entertaining one or two motions
on behalf of attorneys in other cases,
Judge Bradshaw ordered the prisoner to
stand, and asked if he had anything to
say before sentence was passed upon
him. The prisoner in a firm voice said ::
81 am not guilty of the charge of murder.
I am aware that Stewart is an enemy of
mine and blame him as much as any
other man for my conviction. am
aware that Cummings was an enemy of
mine, and if he had any principles of a
man would not have been here and
Cummings would not bewhere he isl
Attorney Dufur then arose and made
a few remarks on behalf of the prisoner.
1t was evident that he strongly SYM
pathizes with his client, and as his
words, spoken in a meek and SYM
pathetic manner; reached the ear of the
prisoner, the tears coursed down Hull's
cheeks, though no sound came from his
| lips. 81 am aware" said Mr.. Dufur,
''that nothing can say could change or
affect the judgment now about to be
| pronounced upon the prisoner, aud it
would seem like a waste of time to even
Mr.. Hull has been tried by jury of
twelve men, every one of whom executed
his duty conscientously, and that no
matter what I may think they have
acted upon their best judgment. The
only object have in speaking is that if
there is anything I can say that will
give one ray of hope to the man about to
be sentenced, shall be more than re-
paid. It has very seldom happened in
4 this state where man sentenced for life
has been kept for life. Much depends
upon the future conduct of Hull himself,
and if he is tractable and behaves like a
man, and it is afterwards proven that
he has been the victim of circumstances,
if extenuating circumstances are shown,
there is strong grounds for the hope of
executive clemency. The pardoning
power may come and he may be restored
to citizenship. Meanwhile his comforts
will be looked after, he will be treated
humanely, and his bodily ailments will
be looked after just as conscientously
within as without the prison walls, and
/ when he is restored he may have the
/ opportunity to satisfy all persons and
this court that there were mitigating
circumstances"
Judge Bradshaw said: "The statutes
fix but one penalty for the crime OF
murder in the second degree, and the
court has no option but to pass that
sentence, which is that you be confined
in the penitentiary for the remainder oi
your natural life. The verdict has been
given by jury of twelve men, who have
patiently listened to the evidence, and
have formed their judgment after great
deliberation. 1 have also liakened care
fully to all of the evidence and am of the
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Hood River News.
ndence of THE CHRONICLE.

Correspondence OF THE CHRONICLE.
HooD RIVER, Feb. %, 1894.
Our public school closed for days
holiday on the 22d.
The hardest storm of the winter was
on last Tuesday, a genuine Minnesota
blizzard.
The snow is about six inches deep and
it has been quite cool for the last few
days, Wednesday, morning being the
coldest, at zero.
The young people and some of the
older are having good time coasting,
this being the first time during the win
ter there has been snow enough and is
likely to be the last, SO they are inn
proving the opportunity while it lasts.
Feb. 10Th being the 30th anniversary
of the knights of Pythias, Waucoma
lodge, No. 80, gave social and enter
tainment to its members and their
families, it being one of the most pleas.
ant given in Hood River for long time.
Those present were: DR. and Mrs Watt,
Mr. and Mrs Falkner, Mr. and Mrs 81 G
Coe, Mr. and Mrs H Cradlebaugh, Mr.
and Mrs 9 L Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs Geo T
Prather, Mr. and Mrs ] Luckey, Mr.
and Mrs E Husbands, Mr. and Mrs R
Husbands, Mr. and Mrs E Lyons, Mr.
and Mrs E S Olinger, Mrs w B Perry,
Mr. and Mrs John Nickelsen, Misses
Bishop, Henry, E Cook, Irene Calison,
Ida Foss, Mollie Olinger, Ida Nickelsen,
Maud Gilbert, Messrs W Wallace,
Scott Peterson, B Hunt, B Stranahan,
Will Graham, c D Smith, G Wallace, G
S Evans, S d Fisher, Mcclure, H York,
NJ II Nickelsen.
Prof. G. L. Gilbert, P Isenberg and
Editor Cradlebaugh went to The Dalles
on the train Wednesday night.
Mrs. Emily Thorne, who resides at
Toledo, Washington, says she has never
been able to procure any medicine for
rheumatism that relieves the pain so
quickly and effectually as Chamberlain s
Pain Balm and that she has also used it
for lame back with great success. For
teale by Blakeley & Houghton, druggists.
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T. A. WARD,
Sheriff of Wasco County.
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FARMER LEGISLATION.

During the coming year there will be an i'm
mensc number of matters of the most vital in
terest to farmers dealt with by Congress and the
Executive Departments at Washington. It is
highly important that the farmers be kept
promptly and fully informed as to what is being
planned and done affecting them at the National
Capital They should all, therefore, take THE
AMERICAN FARMER, which, being on the ground, +,
has better facilities than any other papers for
getting this information, and devotes itself to
this duty. They will find in it constantly a
great amount OF valuable information that they
can get in no other paper.
THE AMERICAN FARMER and THE lCHRoNIcLE
viii be sent one year for s1.75.
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He was learning to play the guitar,
His mistress to serenade;
But ere he could tinkle bar
Another had married the maid.
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Special rates for long time notices.
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will appear the following day.
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The Daily and Weekly Chronicle may
be found on sale at I. c.. NickeLse1a's store.
FEBRUARY FARRAoo.

Minor Events of Town and Country
Briefly Stated.
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in advance. This makes it the cheapest
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221 8. SPRING ST.
DEFEATED AGAIN.
Breckinridge's Bill of Exception Cannot
BIO Completed.

Breckinridge's Bill of Exception Canno
be Completed.
WASHINGTON. June 2--Colonel Breek-
inridge's attorney to-day served notice
on Miss Pollard's counsel that they
would apply to have their bill of excep-
tions completed signed, sealed and
entered on record; as the previous
notice was held by the court to be too
short. the full notice was given.
The whole proceeding of the day was
for the purpose of having certain points,
raised last Monday, a. to whether the
court had the power to extend the Janu-
airy term 80 days after April 20,
either with or without the consent of
the parties or for any purpose. The
time, 1t is claimed, will be extended by
consent. Brsckinridge'e contention is
that the bill OF exceptions was prepared
and entered in the April term. not in the
January term and that hence he had the
entire April term in which to complete
the bill. The court held heretofore that
as the defendant had failed to give the
notice as required, the court had no al
tentative but to override the motion.
AS the 30-day notice had confessedly
not been given, the second notice was
prepared, and today's proceedings were
had for the purpose of saving the point.
Judge Bradley today overruled the Sec
ond motion, and this will probably end
the matter.
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WASHINGTON LYNCHERS.
TWO MURDERERS HANGED BY
MASKED MEN.
Though They Had Been Guarded
by Friends-Ths Lynchipg
Witnessed by the
Jurors.

COLLAR, WASH, June 2.--At 80 this
morning so masked men went to the
county Jail and lynehed Ed Hill, serv-
ing q sentence of assault for killing
Langford Summers, and George T. Par
ker. who is on trial for killing A. B.
Cooper.
Shortly after l O'Clock Jsiler New
conner was awakened by knocking at
his door in the basement, and when he
asked what was wanted voice answered
that he had prisoner he wanted to put
in Jail. The jailer dressed, went into the
corridor and there was met by so masked
and armed men, who rushed him into
the sheriff's Office, demanded that he
open the safe and get the keys. He did
so, and then the mob made him open the
outside and inside doors to the jail.
They broke the locks OF the cells in
which Hill and Parker were confined,
threw q rope around their necks and
bound their hands. Parker made no
cutlery but Hill screamed 80 that he
could be heard a quarter of mile, pro-
testing his innocence ell the time. The
two men were taken out OF the jail
through the hallway and upstairs to
email porch. The rope was fastened to
the balcony above the porch. and when
everything was ready Parker was thrown
over into the darkness and Immediately
afterwards Hill was launched. Parker,
as he was thrown over, raised his lett
arm which he placed over the rope.
Parker struggled Tor moment, but both
men died quickly. The mob formed IN q
compact body, marched across the ISL
and street bridge and up the railroad
track In the direction Of Pullman.
After Jailer Newcomer had opened the
Jail he was taken to the women's ward
and locked up, together with the court
bailiff and Tom Hill, brother OF Ed Hill.
who was lynched. They were released
In few minutes by Sheriff Lathrop,
who had been awakened by Constable
Miller. The lynching was witnessed by
several Of the Jurors in the Parker case,
who were locked up for the night in
room but few feet away. None of the
witnesses heard any noise except Hills
screams and few short words OF COM
mand. There had been rumors afioat
for several days. and Hills brother and
several friends have been guarding the
jail, but it was believed all danger was
past, and Friday the whole party, ex-
cept Tom Hill, went home. When he
heard his brothers. screams he rushed
toward the jail. but was stopped by the
mob and locked in the women's quarters.
The jury trying the Parker case was
dismissed by j Judge Sullivan this morn
ing without any explanation except that
the accused was dead.
The inquest held this afternoon re-
suited Ia verdict that both men came
to their death by hanging, by parties
unknown. The officers are determined
to bring the offenders to justice.
Edward Hill killed Langford Sum-
mers, an old man, in Garfield about two
years ago. He was arrested, but es-
capped from Jail and fed to Arizona,
where he WAS captured and brought
back Ha nhtainad q change OF wanna
to Colfax. and the jury found him guilty
Of simple assault.
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Her Peculiar Mania.

Miss Sophie Behrens, a young lady
well connected in this city, has been adj
judged insane and taken to the asylum
at Independence. Her mania was that
she was engaged to several young men
of the city, whom she threatened with
suits for breach of promise unless they
came to time. Her letters became SO fire.
quent that it was decided to bring her
before the commissioners of insanity.
1t is peculiar case. She even went SO
far as to have her wedding trousseau
made. - Dubuque Cor. Minneapolis
Tribune.
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MONEY KINGS FEAST.
The Banquet to Miliionaires Recently Givei
In London by Baron Hirsch.

The Banquet to Miliionaires Recently Given
In London by Baron Hirsch.
Baron Hirsch is a highly susceptible
millionaire who believes in royalty, who
has followed the fortunes of the Prince
of Wales assiduously, and who is sup.
posed to have "staked" that parsonage
ON many occasions. For awhile he
dropped out Of the papers, but he is
back again now, and his genius for do
ing things that cause people to talk
seems again to be in good working or
der. The dinners of rich men have been
frequent, but Baron Hirsch conceived
the idea Of getting the IL richest men
in London together and giving them a
dinner which would rank as the most
expensive one in the long history Of that
great dinner giving metropolis.
According to correspondent it was
q feast of money from beginning to end.
Not single guest was admitted whose
fortune was not estimated in millions
of pounds, and the English papers have
become delirious in trying to figure out
the exact wealth represented by the bar
on's ! guests.
The baron himself made no pretense
of giving the dinner for special OBJ
ject except to see how good dinner he
could buy. The chef of the Hotel Savoy
and the proprietors Of that establish
ment entered cheerfully into the baron's
scheme, and the result was a dinner
which it took four hours to eat, was
paid for in about four minutes and cost
upward of So, 500. Tt cannot be wonder
ed at that the Prince Of Wales is fond
of Baron Hirsch.
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They say that the school attendance
officer in q thriving provincial town,
which shall be nameless, was recently
the victim of practical joke.
He received an anonymous letter in
forming him that at a certain house
were ''two kids" who were not attend
ing school. He at once started for the
house indicated, and in reply to his Of
fetal knock came the good woman Of
the house.
.'You have two children who do not
go to school," said the officer.
"Children?' said the woman. "We've
no children"
ooh, yes, you have!" said the officer.
The woman stepped back and called
her husabnd:
"Here, John, here's a man says we
have some children and they don't go
to school.
John came forward.
"You are mistaken, sir" said he.
"But read this, persisted the officer.
The man read, at first with puzzled
expr@sion, and then light broke over
his face.
eyes, he said at last, II suppose
must admit. My kids don't attend
school, certainly, because really don't
like to send them"
"It doesn't matter what you like
They will have to CO." said the officer.
t'Let me see themp'
The man meekly led the way to an
clubhouse, where, calmly reposing by the
side Of an old nannygoat, were the two
veritable "kids London Tit-Bits.
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Gorernment Time sienals.

AS the governments time signals are
not generally understood, it may be said
that the United States time ball is drop
ped from the top of a flagstaff on the
dome of the Masonic temple as follows:
The time ball is hoisted to the top of the
staff, $50 feet above the level of the
lake, five minutes before noon, central
standard time, every day Sunday ex-
cepted) remains mast headed five min
utes and is dropped by electricity exact
ly at the instant of noon. Should any
accident occur by which the time ball is
dropped before the exact instant Of
noon, it will be hoisted again imme-
diately and left up until five minutes
after noon and then be slowly lowered,
instead of being dropped. Similarly,
should the time ball fail to drop exactly
at the proper instant, it will be kept up
until five minutes after noon and then
slowly lowered. Chicago Tribune.
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''Last summer a man in my employ
exhibited an act of presence of mind and
self control that might we'll be compared
to the deeds Of daring on the field Of
BATTLE" remarked John L. Nevins, a
New York contractor. 1.-TWO worl1men
were engaged in repairing the lightning
rod of the steeple of church. To &C.
complish this somewhat difficult and
dangerous task it had become necessary
for one of the workmen to stand on the
shoulders of his companion. While in
this position sudden gust Of wind
caused him to spill quantity of molten
lead, which fell on the hand and arm
of his friend. Notwithstanding the sud-
den and intense pain, the brave man
never flinched and had the courage to
remain motionless while the lead burn
ed its way into his flesh. He knew that
a movement of his was liable to precipi-
tate his companion from the dizzy
height into the street below, and he en-
dured the pain rather than risk the life
of his fellow worker. ST Louis Globe
Democrat.
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NEW ATLANTIC CABLE.
How 1t Is Expected to Facilitate Communt-
cation With European Countries.

How 1t Is Expected to Facilitate Communk-
cation With European Countries.
The laying Of the new Atlantic cable
is not an event Of the same Importance
as the laying of the first cable of this
kind, but the fact that it is expected to
raise the speed to 80 words minute in
the transmission Of messages indicates
that it will revolutionize the sending Of
submarine messages and draw Europe
into much closer relations with America
than existed before. This will quicken
the two continents in their thinking
and feeling as well as in their CONNER
cial relations. 1t Is one of those subtle
yet important agencies by which the
whole of mankind are constantly being
brought into closer relations, man with
man. At the present time the news of
the London and Paris and Berlin papers
is transmitted to us with such speed and
accuracy that we are able to judge what
is going on in Europe with substantial
comprehension of its import, and when
this new cable is in operation news of
this kind will be much more complete
than it has ever been before. Boston
Herald.