The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-29

ested and for several months
the arrest indicate that he
Is of unsound mind.
This term of circuit court is getting
along on rather an economical basis so
far as jurors are concerned. Only IA
of the regular PANEL answered to their
names on the fret day of court, and as
seven of these were drawn on the
grand jury only seven are left for trial
jurors.
The river has begun going down,
having fallen two tenths of a foot last
night, and all danger of flood has
passed. Before another rise above
can occur, the lower river will have
run out so that it can not again rise to
a point that will do any material dam
age here.
Some of the consumers of water ar
complaining bitterly of the condition
Of the water lately. There is a con-
siderable amount of foreign matter and
an occasional fish or snake found in
the water. Evidently something is
wrong at the reservoir, and should be
rectified.
Lewis Boggs today plead guilty to
an Indictment for larceny of span of
horses, and will be sentenced Thurs
day. Boggs is no stranger at the peni-
tentiary, having served one or two
terms before, and will no doubt feel
quite at home when he again dons the
stripes and occupies cell at the pen.
A band of sheep that has been quar-
antined above The Dalles the past go
days was taken across the river into
Washington today. The sheep are
owned in Washington and were
brought oyer here to winter. 1t is pro-
badly the only band that will be taken
across the river to summer this season.
About noon today woman unmerci-
fully beat her little son aged about six
years, with a stout stick. The little
fellow was beaten until he is black and
blue, and serious results may follow
the ilItreatment received. 1t Is learned
the inhuman mother will be arrested
and be obliged to answer in court for
her conduct.-Walla Walla Statesman.
If the consumers of water in The
Dalles will just have a little patience
they will be supplied with pure water
in few days. Superintendent Nor
man is doing everything in his power
to clear the mains of the rubbish that
washed in when the mill dam broke
short time since, and will soon have
the water system in its normal condi-
tion.
The Baker City Democrat gives an
account of a painful accident that
overlook a 12-year old boy named
Steffen near that city last Saturday.
He was out hunting with hammerless
shotgun. and stopping to rest, placed
his right arm over the muzzle of the
gun when it was discharged, infiicting
such severe injury that the arm had
10 De amputaGeu.
In Judge Bellinger's court at Port
land yesterday the case of the United
States VS.. 1. II. Taffe, charged with
embracery, was called and the de-
fendant entered plea of not guilty.
And in the case of the United States
vs.. Taffe ct al, which includes Kill
feather and Bratton, the jurors al
legged to have been bribed, Killfeather
asked and was granted 10 days to plead.
Cabel Daniels, an attendant at the
Sisters hospital, Rossland, B. c., Fri |
day night shot and fatally wounded |
Sutherland, 20 years of age,
and then blew out his own brains. The |
recently arrived there from
Butte, Mont. Daniels left letter to
the sisters saying he was in love and
asking forgiveness for the crime. He
was % an had several thousand dol
lars ii bank there.
About 8 o'clock last evening Leslie
Buffers buggy horse caused quite a
on Fourth street. The
morse, hitched to the buggy, had been
led in front of Mr.. Buffers residence,
Ind becoming frightened at some little
girls rolling hoops on the street, broke
oose and ran away, going out to the
cemetery before it was stopped. No
lamaee was done except the breaking
If one of the shafts of the buggy and
'he frightening of lot of little girls
Who were playing in the street.
The case of z. F. Moody vs.. W. D.
Richards is on trial in the circuit court
oday before jury of five, Messrs. C.
;. Markham, w. F. Helm, J. d. Bell,
:. E. Hanna and Frank Coddy. This /;
3 case to recover over payment for
7heat on Transition had in 1893. The
ase vas tried once before, when the ,
laintiff obtained judgemet, and was {
eversed by the supreme court. Hunt
ngton & Wilson are attorneys for the
laintiff and w. 81. Wilson and E. B. =
)ufur for the defendant.