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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-06-26
wAYsIDE eLEANINes.
Random Observations and Local Events
of Lesser Magnitude.

The salmon catch continues light.
beautiful line of hammocks at Far
ley & Franks.
P. H. Darcy of Salem will deliver the
Fourth of July address at Pendleton.
k Some miscreant tore down Mr!
JSkibbe's back fence night before last.
' No clue to his identity. {
4 Mr.. A. s. Mac Allister and DIR. Sid
8 dali spent the day yesterday in fishing
on Mill creek. They caught Sc fine
Atrout. !
The warm weather is not especially
damaging to vegetation. The east wind
is most to be dreaded, but there has
been little or none as yet.
The prune crop is more seriously af-
fected than any other in Wasco county
by the unfavorable spring weather.
There will be an abundance of all other
kinds of fruit.
George Campbell suffered an accident
to his foot about ten days ago, and today
received check for $36, ten days bene-
fits from an accident insurance company
of which he is a member.
The Cummings Harvester Co. has
fled complaint against Edward Hughes
for retaining control of a header and
other farm machinery claimed by the
company. A suit for damages will
result.
Our friend, R. E. French, was the
first man in Sherman county to wear a
McKinley-Hobart pin. 1t was sent to
him some few weeks ago from New
York. Mr.. French feels highly gratified
to know that he has called the turn and
may continue to wear the button.-Wasco
News.
]. j. Cozort, of Prairie City, came
near being out $1,000 by the recent
Baker McEwen stage robbery His
wife had sent him a check for that
amount by registered mail, which fell
into the hands of the robbers, hut he
reached The Dalles in time to stop
payment before the check had been pre-
sented.
4 The thermometer reached the figure
of 9s degrees this aftegnoon, which is
quite unusual for June. Cooler weather
is predicted for fopqFrow. A thun-
! der storm may occur thu evening. The
center of the hot wave isabout Salem.
There was difference yesterday of only
one degree between The Dalles and
Portland. 4
A John Doe is in the city jail. who
came up from Portland last night with
two girls for whom he found quarters in
a house of i'll fame. The man was ar
rested and awaits trial before the re.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-06-26
card Of Thanks.

We wish to thank the public for their
generous patronage at our social last
evening. Especially the members of the
Degree of Honor and Rathbone Sisters.
LADIES OF ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-06-26

the friends of the institution teel justly
proud of the fine academy we have in
our midst.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-06-26
River Readings.

Umatilla, PAP; fall 2
Wenatchee, 4O.2; rise A
Lewiston, 17.4
The Dalles, Alb; stationary.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-06-26

Hammecks at prices corresponding
with the times at Farley & Franks.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-17
FIVE BIG FAirlRes.
Slow Collections Make Trouble for Chica-
go business Houses.

go Business Houses.
CHICAGO, Aug 1.-THE Chicago Con.
solidated Iron and Steel works assigned
In the county court Saturday morning to
the Chicago Title and Trust company
The assets are placed at 100000, with the
liabilities about the same The plant OF
the company is located " Harvey, Ills
Henry Nj. Hosick one OF the best known
and oldest wool dealers I'm the city, failed
Saturday morning His place of business
Is at 1913 Michigan street Mr. Hosicks
failure was preciptated by the failure of
Mr.. Oberne with whom he had long been
identified In business Mr. Hosick made
an assignment to William Hubbard The
assets are estimated at s20OOOO, and the
liabilities at sl25.0O0
Louis Sievers & Sons. wholesale liquor
dealers, assigned in the county court sat
urday to Frank r. Altman. The assets
are $4,000, while the liabilities are given
as $1,000
The firm Is composed Of 1buis, August
and A. c. Sievers They had stores at
1912 Fifth avenue and 81 Congress street.
Each member OF the firm also made an
individual assignment to Altman. In all
the cases of failure reported Saturday in.
Guiding this one, slowness of collections
and the hard times are given as the cause.
The Chicago and Western Soap works,
with factory and office at Kingsbury and
Superior streets, assigned Saturday morn
ing In the county court TO +. :. Goshorn.
The liabilities are about $4,000. The
firm was formerly known as the Oberne
Hosick & Co, but in the year of 1894
changed its title to the present. The
same cause that led to the failure of Ho-
sick Oberne * Co., prevail in this case.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-17
RIOT AT CLEVELAND.
Non-Union Men and Strikers Engage In a
Bloody Encounter.

Non-Union Men and Strikers Engage In q
Bloody Encounter.
CLEVELAND, Aug l7.-Strikers and non
union men engaged in pitched street
battle Friday night. Four men were
shot ]. w. Colwell, shot through the
leg, dubbed on tho head, will recover;
Thomas Evans. shot in the side, both
thighs and legs paralyzed, condition dan.
gerous; George Plumb, shot through the
bowels. The non union workmen were
returning from their days labors at the
Brown Hosting company. At Wade
Park and Madison avenues they were
surrounded by dozen strikers The
strikers opened fire from all sides The
workmen drew their revolvers and re-
turned the fire Four men fell at the
first volley, two strikers and two work
men The attacking party made good
its escape The men In Ii had been drink.
ing
The strikers have been drilling for sew
eral days past. They arJ arming them
selves, and Friday nights encounter was
not surprise. Captain Abbott, director
of police, was asked what significance he
placed upon the drilling Of the men. He
did not hesitate to say he viewed IL with
alarm.
1.-The men are drilling all over the city"
he said, ''if reports brought to me are cor.
rect ] am told they will turn out an
army of 10000 men II the continue. 1t is
a dangerous condition and ! advise that
the matter be brought before the state
legislature that they may plss law for
bidding anything but regularly military
organizations from carrying or possessing
arms "
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-17
FATAL WRECK IN ILLINOIS.
Engine Goes Through n TrestIe and Two
Men Are Killed.

DUQUoIN Ills, Aug 1.-THE third
wreck that has happened on the Illinois
Central within the past twenty-four hours
took place near here Friday afternoon.
The switch engine was called 10 aid in
clearing away the wreck of the previous
evening near the brick yards about five
miles east of here and on its way, about
three miles from town, the trestle over
Reese's creek gave way and the engine
turned over and fell on its cab in about
two feet of water The engineer, yard
master and two boys, who were on the
engine, jumped in time to save their lives
and escaped with only IA few bruises.
But the fireman, William Clark, and
HIley NJ Elvain, who was taking q ride
out To the wreck were both instantly kill
cd. Clark was unable to get off and was
caught under che tender His head and
shoulders were out of water McElvain,
who was on the front of the engine, was
caught under the boiler and only hin foot
was visible. The work of raising the
heavy locomotive in the mud was difficult
and il was 9 clock before the bodies were
released Mr.. Clark was an old employe
of the road and leaves a wife and several
children to mourn his loss Mr. McEl
vain was a young man about 20 years of
age. His parents are almost crazed with
grief
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-17
SENSATION AT wes1 POINT.
Two Members of the THIRD Glass Expelled
for Haxing.

for Haxing.
WEST POINT, " Y, Aug 1.-THE
United States military academy cadets
never got greater shock than the did
Friday evening, when general order
from the secretary of wa was published
at dress parade dismisshg Cadets Giles
Bishop, Jr., and H. ) Commager. both
members of the third class, who were re.
Gently tried by court-mptial for hazing
'plebs. Powerful social and political
influence was brought TO bear 10 save the
young men, but President Cleveland re.
fused To extend clemency
The presidents approval of the sentence
created some surprise. but his severe in
dorsement OF the court-martial papers In
condemnation of hazing created much
greater astonishment The president
wrote;
The offense Of maltreatlng and abus
ing new cadets by upper ,classmen Is so
mean and cowardly and;so opposed 10 ev d.
cry trait that should characterize a gen
tleman and true soldier that severe sen
tence should not be necessary 10 its pre-
yention. If. however, punishment must
be resorted to To effect hiscontinuance
OF this disgraceful practice | can do no
less than To resist all appeals for elem.
ency.
II am determined In all gases of this de.
scription, when the proof Is clear to re.
fuse relief to those cadets, who in viola
tion of IA wholesome regulation OF the
military academy. indulge in the brutal
and cowardly treatment Of beginners com
monty called 'hazing Ii
This Is the first dismissal for hazing
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-17
WRECKS ON THE RAIL.
Three Men Killed on the 3. and
o. Southwestern.
ACCIDENT NEAR PARKERSBURG

West Bound Passenger Train and Freight
Come Together and Two Engineers and
One Fireman Are Killed-Engine on
the Illinois Central Goes Through "A
Trestle Near Duquoin and Two Men
Meet Death--Other Railway Accidents.
CINCINNATI, Aug IA head end col
lision took place about $3.50 Saturday
morning, three-quarters OF "A mile east of
Torch Hill, o., on the Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern road fifteen miles
west of Parkersburg, w. Va. A west
bound passenger train, No. /, and the east
bound freight train, No so, came together
with a crash in cut. The trainmen ap.
parently had no time 20 Jump, and they
went down with their engines Engineer
Fred Rumpf and Fireman Huffman on
No IL We're instatly killed, also the engin-
eer, William Johnson Of No 50 Fireman
Thompson of No 81 was badly scalded,
also Brakeman Overly of No so Postal
Clerk Orgon was slightly injured The
engineer of the freight had orders % take
the siding at Torch Hill. 1t is impossible
to understand why he did not do so The
fact that he was not far east of the siding
leads to the supposition that his intention
was to run beyond and back in on the
siding. The postal car was considerably
damaged, but the other cars of the pas
senger train were not injured
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-17
TERRIBLE DOMESTIC TRAGEDY
Wealthy Michigan Man ana Wife Lying at
the Point of Death.


Owosso, Mich, Aug. 17.-George Rus
sell, aged 5S years quarreled with his wife
Friday over the distribution of some prop.
erty, and as result both are now at the
point of death Mrs Russell was discov.
cred on the sidewalk In front of the Rus.
sell house on Saginaw street, clad in hei
nightclothes, and with cash In one of
her cheeks fully five inches in length. A
trail Of blood led from the spot where she
was discovered into the house and up
stairs to the sleeping apartments. where
her husband was found lying on the floor
In pool of his own blood, which flowed
freely from deep cash in the throat.
The cutting was done in broad daylight
and the knives used belonged To the in.
jured parties. In spite of the great loss
of blood sustained by Russell and his
wife, they were both sufficiently recovered
by the efforts of the physicians to he en-
abled TO speak but Mrs Russell positive
ly refused to say how the affair happened
and answered all questions regarding the
same with the expression "Oh, don't ask
me anything about It,
The bedroom looked like slaughter
pen, the walls being spattered and the car
pets and bedding saturated with blood.
and the general condition of the room
would indicate that a fierce struggle had
taken place there The Russells are
wealthy and have two grown children, a
boy and a girl, and is said that the father
desired his son should receive the bulk of
the property, while the mother favored
the daughter Both parties will die
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-17
Adams Express Men on strike.

NEW YORK, Aug. l7-Employes of the
Adams Express company in this city and
Jersey City TO the number of 800, went
on strike saturday They allege that
since President Wier took charge Of the
companys affairs in the east wages have
been reduced about one-third and that
many old and efficient servants of the
company have been discharged for trivial
reasons At the offices Of the company
here and in Jersey City, IL was reported
that business was being transacted with
but little delay; that porters have been
sent on from Philadelphia and other
points. and that there will he little diff
Guilty in filling the places of the strikers
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-17
PREACHER GETS INTO TROUBLE.
Fails to Recognize the Invioiability OF a
United states Mail Box.

JAMESTOWN, y. V, Aug Friday
afternoon United States Marshal Buck
arrested Henry B. Waterman, a Baptist
minister of Chicago, at Chautauqua, The
charge is the unlawful opening Of a mail
box in the postoilice at Chaltauqua, and
removing mail matter Waterman, 1t is
alleged, seeing some letters in his box
Tuesday night, determined to have them
before the delivery next morning. He Is
said to have taken knife from his pocket
and removed the fastenings from the box.
Securing his mail, it is charged that he
replaced the fastenings and left the Office
lobby. Before Commissioner Hazeltine
last evening Waterman said he would be
able to defend his position, and asked an
adjournment for day or two The case
was accordingly adjourned until next
Tuesday and the minister was permitted
to return to Chautauqua on his own
recognizance.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-17
CONDITION OF TRADE.
Bradstreet's Report on the Gen.
eraI Situation.
INDUSTRIES ARE STILL QUIET.

New Features DO Not Point to an I'm
Provement In Prospects for Fall Busi-
ness-Msrcantile Collections Dificult I'm
the south-Duilness In Hardware and
Jeweiry Manufactures Exports Of
Wheat and Flour.
NEW YORK, Aug, l7.-Bradstreet's says.
The volumn OF business throughout the
country Is practically unchanged. New
features do not point TO improvement In
prospects for fall business. Industries
generally continue quiet, with more men
idle than "A week ago The most signifi
can't feature was higher rate for money
early in the week; some difficulty In OBJ
tanning time money. This disappeared
with manifest reaction against free silver
sentiment which followed the silver dem.
onstration at New York Aug H. Mer
camille collections are difficult TO make at
Charleston, and at Atlanta they are poor
Jacksonville jobbers report remittances
slow as do those at Birmingham and In
the west, at Cleveland, Detroit, Milwau.
kee and st Paul There is little or no
demand for iron and steel, notwithstand
ing the capacity of furnaces in blast was
restricted during July more than 5000
tons
Bright Side Of the Picture.
Manufacturers of hardware and jew
elry report business exceedingly dull
The brighter side OF the picture is found
in generally favorable crop conditions at
the south. which have stimulated buying
at Baltimore Savannah, New Orleans,
and Texas. The early movement OF cot
ton is pointing TO Improvement in mer-
camille collections The financial situs
ton at New Orleans Is relieved by sugar
bounty payments Collections are i'm.
proving at Pittsburg and there Is a better
demand for dry goods and shoes than last
week. At Omaha wholesale merchants
report very general Improvement On
the Pacific coast the wheat yield promises
we'll in California, but general trade at
Washington and Oregon cities Is rather
less active. Exports Of wheat, flour in
cluded rs wheat, from both coasts Of the
United States this week amount to 2.635,-
600 bushels, against 2,747,0O0 bushels last
week. $4,000 bushels in the week oae
year ago, 2, ,97g. 900 bushels in the week two
years ago, and as compared with 6,l29,000
bushels three years ago
Exports OF Indian Corn.
Exports OF Indian corn have increased
very heavily, amounting to 1857, 900 bush
els, as compared with Z. .257 900 bushels last
week, less than 100000 in the week one
year ago, 10000 bushels two years ago.
i,734. 900 bushels three years ago. There
were 25s business failures reported
throughout the United States this week.
compared with e69 last week. The increase
as compared with the corresponding total
one year ago is 6S, and as compared with
the like total in 1894 this weeks increase is
"a In the second week Of August, 1893.
there were 400 failures reported. The to-
tai number Of business failures in Canada
this week Is IS. compared with 35 last
week, 20 in the week year ago, 40 two
years ago and ~ three years ago
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-17
SHERMAN AT COLUMBUS.
The Veteran senator Opens the Repui
lican Campaign In Ohio.

The Veteran senator Opens the Repub
lican Campaign In Ohio.
COLUMBUS. O., Aug. 1.-THE Repub.
lican state campaign opened here Satur'
day at p. III. In big tent in the pres
ence, as estimated OF 10000 people. Dele
cations were in the city from the Toledo.
Bowling Green, Findlay, Portsmouth.
Newark, Sandusky, Clyde, THIN, Spring
field, Dayton, Cincinnati, Manshel /.
GAINESVILLE, Cleveland the Hooking Val
ley and other places. The weather was
fine and the day was given up by some
Of the Misunderstanding establishments to
attend the meeting
On account Of the warm weather ths
proposed parade in the evening was
abandoned. but Notwithstanding some OF
the clubs appeared in uniform. The peo'
pie from out of town began to arrive on
the early morning trains. There was
liberal display Of bunting on the business
streets indicating a holiday appearance.
At 0p. m. after the usual music and
cheering. Governor Bushnell, as chairman
formally opened the exercises with very
short speech, after which he introduced
Senator sherman. The old senator was
received with great cheering. At the con
clusion Of his speech, Senator Elect For.
aker followed Mr. Sherman.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-17
HEADQUARTERS AT CHICAGO.
Announcement of Chairman Jones of tn
National Committee.


CHICAGO Aug 1.-THE Democratic ma
tional headquarters are to be located in
Chicago and the fight for Bryan and BIZ
metallism WILL therefore be directed
from this city Morning dispatches an
nounce the choice of the COMMITTEES
which was reached at midnight Friday
night and also the additional fact that
Senator German was offered and declined
the chairmanship of the campaign com
mittee.
Senator Jones at o'clock saturday aft
ernoon made the following statement;
'The headquarters OF the national Demo
cratic committee will be established at
Chicago with branch in Washington
city. A part Of the campaign committee
sufficient To conduct the business OF the
campaign for the present has been ap-
pointed The gentlemen selected SO far
are; John X. Mclean Of Ohio, ID. q.
Campu of Michigan. j. ID. johnson Of
Kansas, Clark Howell of Georgia, Bradley
Smalley of Vermont, Mr. Gahan of llli-
nois J l. Norris has been selected as
assistant treasurer Of the Democratic ma.
tional committee located at Washington.
Other appointments will be made as occa-
sion requires The executive committee
will be appointed later.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-17
THE FAReos IN COURT.
Both Gentleman Deny Any Intention "a
Evade Examination.

''"'h D'hN any w
Evade Examination.
CHICAGO, Aug. II Two OF the much.
wanted Fargos came into court Saturday
morning c. f., the president. appearing
voluntarily, without service of subpoena,
and Frank NJ having been served with a
summons at his home in Highland Park.
Both of the members Of the insolvent
shoe manufactory appear haggard and
worn, with the nervous strain that has at
tended the crash, which carried with IL
one of the oldest and hitherto supposedly
most solid business house in the trade
g. +. Fargo reached the city in response
to u telegram from his attorney, Thomas
Crafty, delivered at the clubhouse, twenty
miles from Dunbar.
Both gentlemen denied any Intention to
evade examination as to the financial sit
uation of their corporation, Frank VI.
stating that he was available at any time,
having put in the time since the failure ut
his Highland Park residence, and c, f.
reiterating what had previously been ex-
planned by Attorney Crafty, that IL was
at the latter's advice he had absented him
self The Fargos came into Judge Glib
ons' court at 10 O'Clock, but as the jur.
ist was hot on the bench left with the
intention of returning
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-17
Lightning strike. an OIL Tank.

LIMA. O, Aug l7-At I o'clock Satur-
day morning lightning struck 36ooo-bar-
rel oil tank on the Kemper farm, three
miles south of here owned by the Stand
ard Oil company. IL Is situated In a
group Of big tanks and the fire has oommu-
nicated to three others. The Standard
people have hired 800 men to throw M
embankments and have their cannon on
the ground and are shooting the tanks to
let the oil out. The smoke from the burn
ing oil obscured the sun and II is as dark
ms an eclipse The loss will reach s75.o0O.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-17
Survivors Of Morgan's Regiment.

LOUISVILLE. Aug 1.-THE surviving
members of Morgan's famous regiment
the Eighth Kentucky cavalry, have
formed an organization. Colonel Cicero
Coleman Of Fayctte county has been elect
ed president Colonel Bennett II. Young
OF Louisville orator. aud George b. Tay-
lor Of Nicholson secretary and treasurer
1t Is the intention Of the survivors OF this
famous band Of Confederate raiders 10
hold big reunion in October. 1t prob
ably will be held at Versailles, which was
the base OF many historical operations by
Morgan's men.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-17
CInse Call fora RicyclI.t.

NIAGARA FALLS, y Y, Aug Ed
win Bushien of this city had an extraordi-
nary escape from death While riding n
bicycle down steep incline to the Goat
island bridge be lost control OF his wheel
and ran into low iron fence which
separates the roadway from the rapids
Just a6ove the falls Bushien was thrown
over the fence into the rapids. but man
aged to get hold Of n jutting Of rock and
hold on until assistance could reach him
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-17

on invitation Of the American Bar asso.
cion, before which body he will deliver AN
address Aug, 20 on international Law"
Lord Russell and his party are the guests
of Henry Willard at his country place,
Thorwood, at Dobbs Ferry. There the
British jurist will meet
Chief Justice Melville w Fuller Of the
United states supreme court, Governor
Morton of New York and other notable
A mericans
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-17
LORD RUSSELL ARRIVES.
British Chief Justice To Be the Guest Of
Henry Willard

NEW YORK, Aug l7-Lord Russell Of
Killowen, lord chief justice Of Great Brit.
ain, reached New York Saturday on
board the Cunard line steamer Umbria
from Queenstown Accompanying him
are Lady Russell and their daughters and
Sir Frank Lockwood and Lady Lockwood
Lord Russell comes TO the United states
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-17
Sensational Suicide.

OMAHA, Neb, Aug. l7-Vancel Per.
chal, Bohemian blacksmith, who has
been employed at the Omaha and Grant
smelter mmittcd suicide Friday even
ing at his homo. 62l North Thirty-fourth
street. The weapon used was an iron
cannon about eighteen inches in length,
with bore an inch and half In diane
ter. The body was -fearfully mutilated
and the room was spatterei with blood
and portions of flesh