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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-17
A. M. WILLIAMS & 60.
THE DEAD-LETTER OFFICE.
Statistics Show That We Are Learning to
Address Letters Moro Accurately.

Statistics Show That We Are Learning to
Address Letters More Accurately.
The number of pieces of dead mail
matter received at the dead-letter
Office during the fiscal year 1898 was
z, 131 ,027, an increase over the receipts
of the previous year of 349,s ,s47 pieces,
or little more than per cent. This
increase of undelvered matter, ac-
cording to the Albany Press and
Knickerbocker,i is less than the per cent.
of increase of matter mailed, as shown
by the statistics of other branches
of the postal service, and would, seem
to indicate more care on the part of
the people in addressing their letters,
as well as increased vigilance on the
part of postmasters to secure proper
delivery.
The number of pieces treated in the
hand from the previous year, was y
33Q,03s. I hese we're classified as fol-
lows: 5,4OS, 945 We're ordinary un-
claimed letters; 204, ,445 were addressed
to persons in the care of hotels; 21S, 1S0
were mailed to foreign countries and
returned by the various postal admin
istrations as unbelievable; sc, ,941 were
addressed to initials or fictitious per-
sons, and 7,106 were domestic regis
tered letters There were 633, 1857
pieces of mail matter of foreign origin,
and 1S2.O .O5O were ordinary letters with
out Enclosures, which had once been
returned by the dead-letter office. to
addresses contained therein, and, fail
ing of delivery, were again sent to the
deadletter Office for final disposition.
The number of letters classed as un-
mailable comprised Liza, containing
articles which were not transmissible
in the mails; 1894 were either entire
ly unpaid or paid less than one full
rate, and could not, therefore, be for
warded; 4OO,s32 were either deficient in
address or addressed to places not post
offices or to post offices which had no
existencein the state named, and were
classed under the generalhead of Mis-
directed:" ,91S were without any adj
dress whatever, and 2,O4O were classed
as ssMiscellaneous.n There We're also
received s3,246 unclaimed and unman-
able parcels of third and fourth-class
matter.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-17

Keep your eye on this proposition.
We will give free to every nep cash sub
scriber to the WEEKLY CHRONICLE a
years subscription to the great New
York Weekly Tribune. This offer will
be open until the first of July. Don't
forget it-You get THE CHRONICLE for
one year for $3.50 and the Tribune as a
premium. Old subscribers can have
both papers by paying up arrears and
renewing subscription at $1.75.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-17
Beware of ointments for Catarrh tha
= Contain Mercury,

Beware of 0intments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury,
AS mercury will surely destroy the sense
Whole os system o wben enteSine Il tSronn5 ,n5
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on pre-
scriptions from reputable physicians, as
the damage they will do is ten-fold to
the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, nanufac-
,tured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.,
contains no mercury, and is taken in
ternally, acting. directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you
get, the genuine. 1t is taken internally,
and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J.
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
E@ Sold by druggists, price 75c. per
per bottle.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-17

Now is the time to kill squirrels Sure
Shot at Snipes & Kinersly's.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-17

Sure Shot Squirrel Poison at snipes 8
Kinersly's. ,
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-17

Mexican Silver Stove Polish causes nc
dust.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-03-17
NEWS OF The STATE.

Louise Chance, or t'Indiah Loule,' .
has been fined $25 for killing elk ont OF
season in Clatsop county.
Grass Valley has w. R. Ellis republi-
can club of 55 members and Wasco a
Harrison republican club of 42 mem
bers.
Mr.. P. B. Sinnott, an old citizen of
Portland, and stalwart republican,
has announced himself as candidate
for sheriff of Multnomah.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-18
BRIEFS By WIRE.

At FL Reno Ok, while some TWEEN
ty-6ve Indians were riding a brOn chO
race their an mails cOllided. throwing
nearly the whole party into heap,
killing two Indians and fatally njur-
ing several others
The triennial conclave of the Kings
Daughters and sons has opened in
Montreal. Miss Tilley of London,
Ont. the dominion grand secre tary,
presided. and Mrs Bottom. the presi-
dent OF the American union, was
present
The house OF the bishops Of the
Episcopal church met IN New York
with fifty nine bishops present for the
election Of a missionary bishop for the
diocese of Olympia, Wash. The dav
was occupied with preliminaries and
the work of the convention will be
completed in a day or tw o.
An international anti-g gambling as
ISOLATION has been incorporated under
the laws Of Illinois, and with head
quarters in Chicago. The organiza-
ton is the outgrOwth of the anti
gam bling crusade in that city, and
the purpose is to enlist lecturers and
otherwise excite and crystalize public
sentiment throughout the country
against gam bling
Eugene Schawecker, 81 years old,
a wholesale grocer and liquor mer-
chant of Cincinnati. committed suicide
y
Baltimore, on the grave of his first
wife, BY shooting himself through
the heart. The suicide was dellberat e.
Upon the body was found a letter to
his second wife, Mrs Kate Schaweclxer
of 40 Wheeler street. begging for
giveness.
During the progress of a fire a the
yards of the Thayer Lumb company
at Muskegon, Mich, John Ellins, as
sistant chief of the fire department.
was buried under a pile of burning
lumber and died shortly after being
rescued.
A man named fingers, who came
from Pennsylvania about three weeks
ago, in a quarrel over a game of cards
at Hastings, Col, shot Antonio Pro-
casso and his brother, killing the
former and fatally w0unding the lat
ter. The murderer took refuge IN his
cabin and fred upon the officer who
attempted to arrest him crowd
surrounded the house and then u a.
gers surrendered. He was taken to
Trinidad to prevent a lynehing.
Charles Crossley, the hat manu-
facturer Of Newark. ~ j., who is ac-
cused Of stealing S14 600 from Wilson
& Co., of New York. was arraigned
for trial He pleaded guilty and
threw himself on the mercy of the
court Sentence will be pronounced
on Monday next. CrOssley. who is a
years of age. manufactured hats for
Wilson & Co and would usually send
them forged receipts stating that he
had sent goods out of town on their
account
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-18
THURsTON AND BRYAN.
Opening Of the Joint Political Debate At
Lincoln Neb.

Opening Of the Joint Political Debate as
Lincoln Neb.
LlNcoLr. Neb., Oct. 1s.-The first of
the joint debates on political issu es
between Honorable ". J. Bryan and
Honorable John NJ Thurs ton oc-
Cured here yesterday afternoon 1t
IS estimated 100 people were in Ag-
ricultural hall during the speaking.
The whole state was represented, and
many from other states were present.
The fact both speakers are avOwed
candidates for the United States sen
ate added to the interest of the Occa-
sion The reception given to the
principal figures Of the afternoon was
hearty and enthusiastic c. J. Smith
of Omaha, and John P. Maui of Lin
coin, took turns in presiding. As
Mr.. Bryan was to open the debate,
Mr. Smith made the introduce
tory statement He stated the
condition OF the debate, and
invoked respe ctful attentiOn to both
speakers Then he introduced Con-
gresham Bryan, who was gre e ted
with cheers The terms of the de bate
confined the speakers on no particul ar
topic. Bryan touched chiefly on sill
yer, income tax and the Pacific rail-
road indie btedness- The income tax
was fair, and he was satisfied the
future would vindicate his Judgment
As to IEe Pacific railroads, If he was
elect-d to the senate he proposed to
do lsss Dest to have the government
morgg gage foreclosed- 1t was on the
silver issue that he was most eloquent
He was sure the white metal would
be victorious eventually. He pointed
to the gains it had made recently in
all parts of the country as vlndica-
ton of his position Mr.. Bryan was
cneered vociferously at the cOnclu-
ton of his rema rlxs-
Mr.. Thurston received a great Ova-
ton He is a graceful speaker and in
a measure has an advantage OF his
able opponent. His speech was more
of a general nature than that of
Bryan. He confessed to be at a dis
advantage in the estimation Of some
in discussing the Pacific railroads
since he was the attorney of the lead
ing company. Still he was confident
it was not to the advantage of the
people of the whole country to have
the government to foreclose its sec
ond mortgage since it must then pay
the enormous first mortgage indie bted-
ness Replying to Mr. Bryan's income
tax views he was brief and deprecated
the measure, believing it could not
endure. On silver the speaker became
brilliant. After declaring to the
free coinage Of the American produc-
ton, he pictured the enormous loads
of foreign metal that would be dump
ed into this country in the event of
free coinage and in closing declared
the idea was perfectly preposte rOus.
IN Mr.. Bryan's closing reply he be-
came personal and denounced Thurs
ton for his political acts of the past.
They speak at Omaha to- night.
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knowledged that he there learned the
important lesson that the other fellow
was likely to be as shy Of him as he was
Of the other fellow. The papers told of
a terrific charge and the ground
strewed with dead and wounded, but
there was no such thing. Lord, how the
papers did lie in those daysl
TT was that fall, in the retreat from
Missouri, that 1 made my first big bluff
wrote to headquarters that I was not
made for a private soldier and would
not be one; that was going to get out
of this armed mob and go to Virginia,
where they had some real war, and es-
pecially / was going to get somewhere
where everybody would not look on me as
a boy and call me Pete There was no dis
cipline, and every fellow came and went
at Will and begged, bought or stole his
provisions, but l did want to leave IN
some sort Of style. was sure I could
soon sunburn and roughen up to pass
for 21, though l was not quite II. l
went to north Missouri, rode right
through Frenont's army and eastward
into West Virginia, slipped through to
the Confederates and got a commission.
When 1 was Is, l reckon 1 was the
youn gest colonel in either army
These "reminiscences led the colonel
into a lengthy depression on the war as
seen from the southern side, the blum
ders Of reconstruction and the meanness
Of some western politicians, and this
last evidently reused unpleasant memo
ries, for his eye lighted with an unusual
fire and his language was singularly
forcible as he gave his opinion of the
Dakota senators from first to last 1--WE
are only fairly into this experiment, and
if we admit the riffraff of the world we
shall have to give up a republic. ;"
As a newspaper writer Colonel Donan
has been compared to mountain tor
rent, a tropical hurricane, rapid rush
ing river and a spouting we'll Opie
Read spoke of him as ''freak Of letters
who crowds literary facts close upon the
heels Of capering grotesquencss, poet
without perceptible passion and a liter
airy photographer without the scent Of
chemicals. - Before attaining his ma
jority he was employed by Archbishop
Hughes as a writer for Catholic papers,
and he has since written for papers of
every shade of politics, but always in
his own torrid style In short, Colonel
Donan is just what the t1multuOus
times of war and reconstruction would
naturally make Of an ardent, impulsive
southern boy who had received com
plete classical education at the age Of
6 and was burning to emulate tEs
keroes of antiquity.
J. r. BEADIE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-18

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1s-Assistant
Secretary Reynolds of the interior de
partment has decided that section
AIS Of the revised statutes relative
to the payment of accrued pensions.
is applicable to pensioners under the
act of July p, 1892, granting pensions
to the survivors of certain Indian
wars. 1t is also held that the section
authorizes the widow of the deceased
soldier to prosecute his pending claim
under that act and receive the ac
crued pension to the date of the sol
dier's death. This action reverses the
decision of the commissioner of pen
siOns. made in Nav. 1893.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-18
Riot Breaks Out at st. Louis
Republican Primaries
Several Negroes Are Knocked
1DOWn and Beaten.
A. p. A. OCCASIONED IT.
A Boosting Man With Shot
gun Begins the Trouble.

ST. LOUIS, No, Oct 1s.=A riot
broke ont yesterday afternoon at one
Of the polling places in the Seven
teenth ward where Republican pri-
maries were being held for the selec-
ton Of delegates to the Repu b1ican
city and the Twelfth district congress
sioDal convention Knives and pis-
tolls were drawn and for a time it
looked as if there might be blood
shed, but nobody received more than
bruises Fifty or more police officers
appeared on the scene and que1Ied
the riot, arresting Tom Maloney, one
of the leaders of the gang which
caused the trouble and nine or ten
other men Several other leaders es-
capped during the confusion.
1t seems that the riot CONNIE need
when A H. Luster drove up to the
polling place with h shotgun and an
nOunced himself an A. p. A., ans said
he was afraid of nobody. Another
version is that he damned the A. p
A., and said he was ready to fight
any me m Der of that Organizati ton.
His remarks. whatever they were, in
censed the crowd and a rush was
made for him He drove off and es-
capped but the trouble continued when
the men, who were later arrested, at
tackled a number of negroes who had
already voted or who were waiting to
do SO, for the reason, it is said that
they were supporting A. P A. candi-
dates.
A crowd of several hundred people
gathered around the negroes who
were knocked down and beaten
and the single policeman pres
ent, finding that he could not control
the mob. telephoned for additional
officers who quelled the riot Luster
was arrested and taken to police
hao 4 o haf = .
talking to a friend at the polls IN his
buggy. while on his way to 60 hunt
ing This he said, accounted for the
presence Of his gun
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-18
NO MORE PASSES.

Western and Southwestern Roads to Shut
on Free transportation.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo, Oct 1S.-The con-
ference of the executive officers Of
the Western and Southwestern rail-
road lines, which began here October
l6, got down to business in earnest
yesterday. When the question came
up of abolishing free transportation
on and after January 1, or restricting
it to a great extent, it was referred
to a special com mittee. composed of
Vice President Harris of the Burling
ton, Vice President and General Man
ager Purdy of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas, Chairman Midgely Of the
Western Freight ASSOCIATION, General
Manager Frey of the Santa Fe and
Vice President Ripley of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St Paul This com
mittee viii consider the pass question
in all its bearings from the point of
view of both the freight and pas
senger traffic departments, and its
report is awaited with much interest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-18
cosMoPouTE DOMAIN.


Keeps On Hailing~
Especial CorresDondencel
NEW YORK, Sept. AT hail from
DEVILS Lake, S. D, and it's q good
place to hail from so long as one keeps
on hailing / should not think Of going
back there to live. was outlsved from
two states soon after the close of the
war, and I have outlawed myself from
Dakota In truth, 1 can't answer your
question as to my residence, for am q
cOsmOpolite am somewhat like that
young lady in the old story who. being
asked what was her native place, re-
piled: L never had any. My father was
an itinerant Methodist preacher. was
born in Kinds county, Miss, but my
present residence you will find in the
directions on those letters
The speaker was Colonel Peter Do
nan, commonly called Pat Donans
and it was in his room at the hotel
His table was we'll covered with letters
addressed Colonel P. Donan, United
States, = Colonel Patrick DOMAIN. New
York. - and SO on
Colonel Donan is tall, rather spare
and nervous in manner and appearance,
with very mild blue eyes, light hair, be-
ginning to show gray, and a full beard,
which is turning from light brown to a
lighter shade From crown to heel
he is the typical thin, wiry southern
blond
This cratic life, Of which much is
said, = he remarked, resulted from
series of unforeseen events-in fact,
was kicked into it. 1 was down on
knees playing marbles in Paris, M
just like any other big boy, on the
of July, 1861, and on the Sth / was
der fire in what they then called a b
tie. Indeed they had pictures Of it
the illustrated papers and told Of show
ers of shot What nOnsensel That de-
stroyed all my faith in war history, and
have never had any since. Ninety nine
per cent of it is a lie. That was the
merest slzirmish, but we had fine Fed
eral regiment captured and only lost it
through the folly of Tom Harris. Our
next affair amounted to something.
though, for it was the making Of Gen
eral Grant. -
'tAh, how was that?'
ct was at Hickman's Mill, on Salt
river, in Monroe county We were I'M
der General Martin E. Greene-Mis-
souri, state troops, you know. Grant
was very doubtful Of his raw troops and
knew if he was defeated he was lost,
for there was much talk about his hah-
its. So he advanced with great caution.
There was a little very careful shoot
ing, and that night General Greene
slipped away and joined Price So
Grant got his start and afterward ac-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-18

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 1s.-The
postoffice inspectors are working on
frauds perpetrated upon Knights of
Pythias lodges all over the country.
Bogus benefit orders have been pre-
sented to lodges all over the country
and cashed. securing $40 from each
lodge. All signs and grips are said
to be used by the swindler and blank
orders were stolen from different
lodges. At Logansport, Ind. 1000
blank orders and the seal were stolen
from Apollo lodge. The blanks duly
filed out were cashed at Bellows
Falls. Me, Rutland, Vt, and other
Eastern points
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-18

EUFArIA, Ind Ter, Oct Is.-The
Cook gang of outlaws were in Chloe
taw last night, though they made no
effort to modest any one They left
there and are now camPed two miles
north of Eufaula, just across tn 9
river. Business men here are antic-
ipating a raid by them and as con-
sequence everyone is armed with
Win chesters and if given a half
chance they will make it exec edingly
disagreed bic for the outlaws should
they come in All Missouri, Kansas
and Texas trains are heavily guarded
and a hold-up is expected at any time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-18
ALAWYER DESTITUTE.

Subscription Taken Among the Topeka
Bar for a Sick Member
John Coyne, bailiff of the district court.
had a subscription paper in circulation
today for the assistance Of Calvin Ran
som, a mem Der of the Topeka bar. The
paper was circulated only among the at
torneys and county officers, Judge Hazen
leading the list with 50, and Judge Ell
lott and Sheriff Burdge next in order.
Mr. Ransom is very sick and almost des-
titute at his home in North Topeka. He
has been laid up with rheumatism most
Of the summer. Mr.. Ransom is quite ad-
vanced in years and the case is admitted
to be a deserving one
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A Band Of Lynchers Tries to Get
a Convicted Negro.
The Sheriff Calls on the Militia
TO Help Him.
THREE MEN KILLED.
Troops Are Compelled to Shoot
at the Mob.

WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio,
Oct 1s--Wil1iam Dolby, colored, who
one week ago assaulted Mrs Mary C
Boyd, aged S., at PARROTS station,
near here, and was captured at Della
ware, Ohio was brought into court at
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon He
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
twenty years ia the penite ntiary- An
angry mob gathered about the jail af-
ter Dolby had been identified by
his victim, and Sheriff Cook
local militia company This &C
tiOn increased the fury against Dolby
and Governor Mckinley was appealed
to for additional assistance and
troops from Columbus were sent
here, Colonel Colt in command The
mob surrounded the jail and court
house and attempted to take Dolby
from the officers when removed from
jail to the court house for trial, but
were kept at bay By the free use of
bayonets and dubbed gun
When brought to the court house
Dolby broke down While bringing
him from the Jail the mob charged
and almost succeeded in getting him
Henry Kirk, the brother-in -law Of
Mrs. Boyd, was knocked down the
steps and badly braised- Another
man was bayoneted through the fin
through the clothes OF another
Deputies with revOlvers drawn
guarded their prisoner in the court
room Dolby cried like a baby and
kept looking around for help. Soldiers
marched in to keep the crowd quiet.
After the sentence the prisoner was
taken to the grand jury room A
mob gathered about the court house
and it was impossible to get the
prisoner through to take him to the
train.
The officers were power1ess to get
Dolby from the court house to the
jail or to the train and Sheriff Cook
wired the governor to send more
troops
The mob grew rapidly in numbers
and desperation. Colonel Colt made
a speech. asking the crowd to dis
perSe. but it was received with jeers-
The prisoner was PROSTATE from fear,
and lay crying and moaning all the
time
The mob kept Dolby and his guards
prisoners in the court house until 6
p. ~, and then made an attack The
militia repealed them without firing
q Z first but at Gas p. m. the south
door was forced open This door
opens upon the street which was filed
with men. women and children The
detachmen Mt of the guards finally fred
on the attacking party None Of the
latter were hurt, but dozen or more
persons In the street we're struck, two
killed outright and four more were
fatally wounded, one having since
died The killed are: Smith Welsh,
aged Is, and Jesse Judy.
Mack Johnson of Williams burg died
in an hour.
William Sans, shot through the
bowels; fatally
George Heating. aged If; through
both legs and groins; viii die.
It, IT, Nitterhouse was shot through
both ankles A full list of the wound
ed cannot be had, they were take n
away promptly, but the following are
known.
TTheodore zimmerman. Dial Parrott
John McCune, J ohm Korn, Ernest Ell
lis. Frank Smith.
The people are frenxied and threat
en- to dynamite the court house Ad-
ditional troops have been ordered
from Cincinnati, Co1umb us, Chilicothe
and other points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-18
MISSOURI K. OF p.

Grand Lodge DevOtss a Day to Consad-
erinR Changes in the Constitution
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, No, Oct IS
The second days session of the
Knights OF Pythias Rra nd lodge con
wened at $40 with Grand Chancellor
Jam es A. Reed in the chair
The day was given entirely to a
consideration OF the revision of the
constitution 1t is to be made to con-
form with the national constitution
Of the organization.
Grand Temple officers have been
elected by the Rathboife Sisters as fol-
lows Grand chief, Miss Vena r
Holmes of St Louis; grand senior,
Mrs. l. A. Farley of Kansas CITY:
grand junior, Mrs Emma J. Taylor of
Marshall; general manager, u H.
Sehrizler of Hannibal; general mis-
tress Of records and espondenee,
Mrs w. l. Wheeler Of Kansas City:
grand protector, Mrs. Raymond Of
Springfield; grand general, Miss Mary
Cham bers of Excelsior Springs