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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18
IDAHO rRAoEDS
a Jealous Husband Kius Himself
shooting NJ Another Man.

HALEY, Idaho. Feb 49, Charles Neis
son went 20 the dwelling Of George
Shirley. where his wife was stopping.
entered the house and began shooting
at Bert Bowerstock, who was there.
The latter commenced firing in return.
II Is said that Nelson fred four or five
shots and Bowerstock two. 40 inn
mediate effect Of the fusilado was APP
parent and Nelson backed out About
n minute thereafter those In the house
heard another shot outside, and "a cry,
presumably from Nelson.
Iiowerstocs was uninjurcd but Mel.
son was found shortly aftcrward about
100 feet from the dwelling. with a bull
let hole through his head. The bullet
entered the right side Of the forehead,
going entirely through the head His
forehead shows powder marks.
Nelson. after going out. believing he
had killed Bowerstock. fired the last
shot and killed himself. Nelson was
alive when picked up. lie was re-
moved TO his dwelling, where he died
about half an hour later without
having recovered consciousness
Nelson and his wife had parted She
was staying at shirleys aud Bower
stock was there calling. Mrs. shirley
aud Mrs. Nelson were present while
the shooting occurred In the house. II
ia said the tragedy was due TO jealousy,
but this cannot be verified.
Nelson has lived here for tho past
fifteen years and was In the livery
business. lie was well known stock
man throughout southern Idaho. lie
leaves a son and daughter, both grown
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18

Vanceburg, KY, Feb. h.-At Escu.
lapia, this county, Constables Chopper
and Thaeker attempted 10 arrest an
old lady named Grove, who was at her
home with several grownup daughters.
Before they realized II, one OF the girls
dew at them like an enraged tigress
with big knife, dangerously wound.
ing them both Bythis time the old
lady and another daughter drew revolt
yers and the officers realized II was u
eight for life. The battle ragged for n
few moments, and after the smoke had
cleared away Mrs. Grove was found
dead and shot TO piece, and one daugh.
ter dead. Those who survived are In u
dangerous condition.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-15
PASSING OF THE BULLY

There may or may not be truth in
the story that England, japan and
Russia have arrived at an agreement
regarding Corea. but it. is reflection
on the position of England that such
story should be told. -a
There is nothing more remarkable
in history than Great Britain's self
abandonment of her attitude as the
worlds bully. Time was when she was
not thought capable of trades and
agreements with Russia, when she
yielded nothing to Explorations, or
threats, and thought it beneath her
dignity to compromise in her robber-
les of weaker powers. In an earlier
age England would have asked neither
advice nor assistance and would have
repulsed Russian and Japanese in.
reference in her disposal of Corea.
But today her statesmen seemed to be
welded to the peac ac.-at-any-price idea,
and her people appear to relish the
humiliation that she brings upon her.
self every time she undertakes to en-.
gage in land grabbing operation
without having previously sought the
counsel and obtained the consent of
her once-despised European neigh hbors.
Today it is ''poor old China" How
lar will The next century be advanced
before the world is plying poor old
ngland?-Portland Telegram.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-15
a VICTORY FOR BOSSISM.

The senatorial contest is over in
Ohio. and Marcus A. Hanna is re-
turned to the senate from that state,
both for the long and the short term.
Under all ethics of politics, Hanna
was entitled to the election. The
campaign in Ohio last fall was made
with but single object in view-the
election of Hanna to the senate. His
candidacy was endorsed by the stale
and county conventions. The re-
publican party of the state made a
specially of nominating candidates to
the legislature who would support
him first, last and all the time. The
issue was Hanna regardless of the in
terests of the state or the taxpayers.
Therefore Mr.. Hanna, notwithstanding
his lack of qualifications to represent
the great state of Ohio in the United
States senate, was entitled to the vote
of every republican legislator, for
each of them had tacidly pledged
himself to support the boss when he
accepted the nomination.
The election of Hanna is a victory
for the administration and likewise
victory for boss rule, but it is a hard
blow to the democrats of Ohio. The
democrats in the legislature had vic.
tory within their grasp had they pur-
sued sensible tactics, but as is often
the case they lacked generalship.
When they lent Kurtz their aid to
organizing the house, they neglected
to secure from him sufficient pledges
from republican members to insure the
defeat of Hanna. Had they done this
before organizing the house, McKisson
instead of Hanna would be today the
senator elect from Ohio But the
democrats lacking leadership or eau
Jon allowed their zeal to overbalance |
heir judgment, and lost an opportu-
atty to disrupt the republican party.
They prostituted themselves and got
nothing in return.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-15

PEACE REIGNS SUPREME.

War clouds scurry up and then scurry
away like grim spectres. says the
Walla Walla Statesman, but the events
OF the past decade have proven them
quite ephemeral. Two weeks ago it
was thought that the. dogs of war
would be let loose to fight over the
Chinese bone. They all ran together
with unwarranted haste, but the mo
ment they saw their shadows in the
water every one got afraid and now
they say there has been a peaceful
settlement Of the difficulty. 1t is
hardly probable that enlightened civil
lized nations will again engage in bat
tie when the matter of difficulties can
easily and satisfactorily be settled by
arbitration. OF course war might be
precipitated at any time by the rub
bing in Of insult, but the nations are
gradually awaking to the fact that
conflict comes very dear to a people
and therefore are very slow to engage
therein. Peace is to be desired and
csn generally be maintained, II the
heads Of governments keep cool.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-15
ALL QUIET At HAVANA
Riotous Disturbance Quelled
at Least Temporarily.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. = Consul
| General Lee reports to. the state de
partment from Havana, under date Ui
yesterday, the facts connected with
the rioting yesterday. While officials
do not divulge the text of the disPatoh,
it is said it corroborates generally the
newspaper reports on the subject. Ac-
cording to Lees report the disturb
ance has heen quelled for the time,
but he was apprehensive OF another
outbreak at any moment.
Lee did not ask to have warship
sent to Havana, and in the opinion Of
officials that is sufficient reason for the
assumption that there is no occasion
for sending one.
officials are evidently not apprehen-
sive OF any trouble in the immediate
future that will require the forcible in
OF our government.
The disquieting feature of the situa-
tion il. the horrible condition of the
poor in Cuba. According to Lees ad-
vices, no less than 100000 people on
the island are in the last stages of des-
titutiou and are wholly dependent up
On charity.
The naval authorities maintain their
serenity, Notwithstanding the rumors
If radical action. Although there is /
10 expectation at the navy department
VI any trouble just now, still. in case 1t
hould occur, the navy is more strong
Y represented in Florida and West
indian waters than it has been in the
,as. ten wears.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-15

favoring the union of forces, which, If
carried out, will result virtually in one
grand party, having for its cardinal
principles the free coinage OF silver
and the administration of honest,
economical government. The reso-
lutions we're as follows:
We recognize that the general well
fare of our country is-epPosef by a
=cpmm0h enemy that should be met by
solid phalanx of American citizens,
who love their country and desire the
greatest good to the greatest number.
We therefore recommend that this
meeting request the people of the
populist party, the democratic party
and the silver.republican party to use
affair an honorable means to secure
proper alliance of these parties in
district. state and county organiza-
tions. to the end that cooperation may
be had at the coming election.
There are plenty of good men in any
or all of these parties, pure in prin-
ciple and tried In patriotism, to fill
with honor to their constituents the
trusts to which the people would call
their servants by popular vote.
Therefore we would hope:
First-That the conventions OF the
several parties be held at the same
time and place.
Second-Thatt they endeavor to agree
upon the same principles and candi-
dates, maintaining their separate party
organizations.
Third-That the county organiza-
tions endeavor to govern themselves
by the, same cooperation similar to
that of the district and state organiza-
tions.
Fourth-That all work together for.
such a victory as is sure to follow
harmony of action for just cause, for
in union there is strength.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-15
FAMINE UP NORTH
Circle City is Now the Seat of
Danger.
WANTS BIG DAMAGES
Dr. Herr Demands Five Million Dbl
lars From the French Govern
.,,..... - ment. -
Gold Comes to San Francisco from 'us-
rraiia-Awful Fate OF Eight Men IN
a Mexico Mine Five werd
Killed Outright.
WANTS BIG DAMAGES

SEATTLE. Jan. IA Liter from
Dawson City, Gated December 9. says:
Advices from Ci Gle City as late as
November II state that the steamers
p. d. Weare d Bella or their way
down were fr, Zen III there. The
steamer Victoria, from the mouth of
the river, is also there. Two or three
hundred people, who started from Daw-
son for Fort Yukon, were stranded
there, but-most of them procured SIN IL
boats and continued on their way to
Fort Yukon, which is 80 miles distant.
Circle City, owing to the unexpected
increase in population, was almost de-
void of grub. OF the III residents of
that camp, nearly all were calculating
on sending to Fort Yukon for supplies.
Briefly, were it not for the supplies at
Fort Yukon. which to certain extent
are an unknown, quantity, the situa-
tion at Circle City would be far more
desperate than at Dawson;
+. Joaquin Miller arrived at 'Dawson
frorR Circle Cirty December 4. at IL
o'clock He was very badly frozen,
having lost part of the great toe of
his left foo; his left ear was sluffing
off and both cheeks were frozen. He
left Circle City 30 days before, in COM
pany with Herald Canovan, of Ottawa,
late of the coast survey. They started
from Circle City without dogs, having
been unable to secure them. They
pulled their outfit on sled
Mr.. Mill.r brings story of great
suffering along the river by parties
who were caught in the ice on their
way to Dawson, but who had not yet
reached Circle City.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-15
A City Laid in Ruins.

FORT SMITH, Ark, Jan. l2.-One oi
the most terrible storms that ever
struck this section of the country tore
through this city shortly before mid
night last night. Everything is in
confusion as the result of the great
destruction of life and property, and
as yet it isimpossible is to give anything
Ike an accurate estimate of the mum.
Der killed or injured. Fifty persons
are reported as dead and as many miss
ing. homes have been wrecked by the
score and hundreds of people are with
out food Or shelter.
Two Of the largest houses of worship
in the city. the Baptist and Central
Methodist churches, were completely
destroyed, the Brownscome church was
badly damrged, and the tower and the
roof of the High SCHOOL building was
blown off.
The storm struck the city in the
southwestern section, at point where
the rivers come together and near, the
old fort. From there it spread out
over the whole city, dipping down and
destruction everywhere.
There is rise in the city toward the
east to meet the hills on that side, and
most of the damage to property and
loss of life was through that section.
After leaving Fort Smith, the tor.
nado verged over and touched at Ala
ma, nine miles northeast. causing con-
siderable damage, but whether there
IS any loss of life is not known.
The debris of many bu ldings in the |
odglng. house district cauPht fire and |
hose unfortunates who were not at
,nce extricatei alive perished miser-
Ibly by being burned or smothered to
leath. Many people in the outside
istricts were killed in the crash of
alling residences. All the nurses and
octors that can be pressed into SER
ice are being utilized, and there are
cores of temporary hospitals through
ut the ciGy. The morgue is taxed to
IS utmost capacity and additional
odies are being brought in every few
minutes.
Although the scene at the place is
and horrible. A heavy rain
,llowed the terrible tornado and it
as probably 20 minutes before the ;
tv awoke to the fact that it had been
isited by calamity. The fire depart
ent was called out and in less than
} minutes the streets were crowded
ith people and willing hands were Q
,ady to render all the aid the emer- c
,ncy required.
The scene is one of the most appall. c
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-15
ing and destructive ever witnessed in
the country, and is without parallel in
this section of the southwest.
HANNA GOT rHFRE.
He Had a Majority of One on Joint Ballot
in the Ohio Legislature.

He Had Majority of One on Joint Ballot
in tine Ohio Legislature.
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 12.-The bitter
senatorial contest is ended, and Mar
Gus A. Hanna has been elected senator
for both the long and short terms, by
the senate and bouse of the state legis-
latnre in joint session assembled.
Senator Hanna received 73 votes, a
majority of one sover the combined
strength of the opposition. McKisson
received 60 votes for the short and 10
for the long term. One representative,
Cramer. was absent during the voting,
on account Of illness.
After Hanna was declared elected
senator pandemonium reig ned supreme
in the hall of the house. A motion
made by Senator Alexander was nnan-
imously carried, and committee OF
FIVE was appointed to escort Mr.. Hanna
to the hall.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-15
WANTS FIVE MILLION.

DR.. Herz Asks the Government to Put in a
Claim Against France.
WASHINGTON, Ian. u.-Counsel for
DIR. Cornelius Herr has presented to
the state department a claim for in
demRity in the sum of $5,000,00
against the French government for an
alleged illegal attempt to .persecute
DIR. Herr. The case is remarkable in
many ways, and it is said at the de-
partment that it is without precedent.
The facts get forth are that DR.. Herr.
who stands very high in scientific cir
cles as an electrical expert and physi-
cist, although born in France to
French parents, is an American citizen.
When he was about three years old
his parents came to New York and
acquired American citizenship. Young
Herr was educated in the free acad-
emy, now the college of the city of
New York. and received two degrees.
He rounded this, out by courses in
European universities.
At the age of 16 he was lieutenant
in the United States army. In later
years he held posts of responsibility
and homer in Chicago. San Francisco
and New York. He married an
American woman, and when his child
rem were born in Paris he caused them
to be registered as Americans at the
Consulate.
His claims for damages relate to his
arrest at .Bournemouth, England, in
1893, when the. French tried to ex ra-
dite him under charges of fraud and
embezzlemen nt, growing out of the Pan
anna canal scandals. Owing to Herz's
illness, the case dragged until May,
1896, when British magistrate de-
cided that the charges were utterly in
valid.
The French government had insti-
tuted numerous proceedings against
him in France and coniscated all The
property of himself and wife,. DIR.
Herr alleges that this was persecution
pure and simple, and that the French
governmedt knew that the charges
against him were baseless before his
trial. Therefore, he demands that the
State department shall prefer a claim
against the French government in full
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-15
WE LEARN BY EXPERIENCE.

Many residents of The Dalles look
upon the extension of the Columbia
Southern railroad into the interior as
calamity, and thrust from which
the city will not soon recover. And
to some extent il. will though the dam
age need not be permanent. That the
building of this road further south
than its present terminus will extract
from The Dalles much of the wheat
and wool trade that-now comes here
cannot be disputed, for people will not
make long hauls by wagon over steep
and difficult wagon roads when they
can reach a railroad by shorter hauls.
but this docs not necessarily mean
that the trade of thesinterior will be
taken away from The Dalles. Means
can be adopted to cause almost all the
trade of the Inland Empire to center
here.
The Dalles presents facilities for
manufacturing and doing a general
jobbing business that are not possessed
by another city in the state, not even
Portland. 1t has as good freight rates
as any other point on the coast; it has
low rents on business buildings, low
city taxes and cheap landson which to
build. Hence it has every natural
requisite for a tradeicenter. All that
is required to make it such is for the
people to awake to t6eir own interests,
and cease depending on,nature to DO
it all for them. -z.-7
The building of the Columbia South
ern ten or twenty miles beyond Wasco
will convince us that the people to the
south of us do not have to come here
for an outlet. We wiil thorefore learn
by experience that7inducements must
be offered to draw trade. This exper-
fence may he dear teacher, neverthe
less it will be a profitable one. The
result must be that manufacturing in
dustries and mercantile interests will
spring up where the wool grower of
the range country can dispose of his
feeces direct TO the manufacturer
where the wheat raisers can sell his
wheat to mills that will consume all
his product, and also where the inter-
ior merchant may place his orders for
ali lines of goods and have them filled
at Portland or San Francisco prices.
In short. in tbe long run the building
of this road will crea.e new life in The
Dalles, and will cause the capital here
to come out of hiding and invest in en-
terprises that will make it the city
second in the state
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-15
MONEY LOCKED UP.

: State Treasurer Mevscham has made
his semi-annual report, showing the
balance in the state treasury. and re.
ports the balance of unexpenaed funds
to be 1857, 1921. This neat little
sum has been collected off the taxpay-
trs of: Oregon, and locked up in the
hands of the state treasurer (presm-
ably at least) while she state is paying
interest on very nearly that amount of
outstanding warrants for current ex-
penses. This is one of the legacies
left by the was-to-have-been legisla-
ture of 1897. Had the legislature or
ganlzed the money collected for state:
taxes would have been returned
through this channels of trade to the
people, where it would today be per-
forming its ordinary functions, and
the interest charges would Do stopped.
That the money is not actually locked
up in the vaults of the state treasurer,
OF course everybody understands, for
Mr.. Metschan is not the kind of man
to allow money to lay around idle, but
so far az the taxpayers are concerned
it is inactive, since they will have to
pay accumulated interest in time.
However had a legislature been
elected in, 1895 with some other object
in view than the election of United
States senator, this would not have
been. AT least the general appropria-
tion bill :,ould have been passed, and
what was left over of the state taxes
would have: been squandered in the
ordinary manner, so Mr.. Metscham
would not have had such large cash
balance to have reported, and we
would not now be paying interest on
half million dollars state debt. Ore.
gonians may some day learn that the
legislature has other functions to per-
form than to elect senators.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-15
Alaska Rush Is on.

TACOMA. Wash. Jan. 1.-THE rush
20 Alaska from this port has begun in
earnest. The wharves are crowded
with people today to see friends of on
the steamer rCity Of Seattle for the
land of gold. The passenger and
freight Accommodations are not suffi-
cient, although the boat is allowed to
carry 600 people. The amount Of
freight permitted each passenger is
limited to 100 pounds. Although ves-
sells will leave for Alaska nearly daily
from now on, all accommodations are
secured in advance for two months
ahead. Several steamers are now
building here ana others are being
bought for the Alaska route as fast as
possible. The city is rapidly filing
with strangers, all stores are occupied,
and several additional hotels are be-
ing fitted up to accommodate the rush.
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ginles- s-Monntaineer.
JANUARY Is 189
was DURRANT GTILTFs

Theodore Henry Durrant has been
hanged. but contrary to expectation,
he protested his innocense to the last.
This naturally causes the public to
wonder If he we're guilty. Ordinarily,
when q man knows that he is to meet
death, and thst his; career on earth lis
about to close. he reveals the secrets
locked in his heart, and if he is guilty
Of crime he seeks to relieve his con-
scisnce by making clean ,breast OF
his guilt, This vDurrant did not do
But ON the contrary, he einsisted to the
last that his hands were not stained
With the blood Of Blanche lamont and
Minnie Williams. -
The evidence on which Durrant was
convicted was all eircunstantial, and
though the chain of circumstances was
very damaging to Durrant, there was
nothing. submitted that directly con;
nected him with the crime. On April
3,,fS95.. Blanche Lamont and Minnie
Williams disappeared and ten days
later their mutilated bodies were found
In EmanuaI church. Circumstances
pointed to Durrant as being the party
who killed them, and the circumstances
were such that he could not deny.
He was therefore convicted not oD the
strength Of the evidence produced by
the prosecution, but upon the weak
ness of his defense. An awful crime
had been committed; public sentiment
demanded that some one should suffer.
Durrant was the most convenient VIC
tin and he was convicted. -
Finally he was faced with death,
every resource to save him had been
exhausted and he came face to face
with the stern realization that his life
must end. Had he been natural
human being. possessed of the natural
faculties of a-sane being, he would
have known that denial Of his crime.
could-no longer be of avail, and had
he been really guilty, it is but reason
able to conclude that he would have
made clear confession of his guilt.
Taking all things into consideration,
1t t,would seem that an innocent man
has been convicted of an awful
crime, and that guiltless man has
been executed.