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About The Dalles weekly chronicle. (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1947 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1890)
The Weekly Ghroniele. Published at The Dalles, Oregon, every Saturday t $1-jO per year in advance. WE ARE PLEASED YOU. TO GREET The first number of the The Chronicle 18 before you and speaks for itself. It is far from perfect and there being room fitr improvement, we shall make it, until it is what its proprietors intend it to be, as good a newspaper as can be made out side the- larger cities. The object of the paper is to assist to the utmost of its power in advancing the interests of The Dalles- and country, tributary to it. To advertise our resources,- to build up our industries, to extend our trade, these we shall work for energetically, and per sistently. We desire the prosperity of every individual and firm in The Dalles recognizing the fact that every individual -member of a community, as long as that member is not a criminal or pauper, is of benefit to it ; and working for the good ol each, we hope to be of benefit to all. The Chkomcle will be non-par-tittan, and will devote its beet energies to matters ' of local importance. . Its columns will be open at all times for the ' discussion of local matters, requiring only of contributors that their language be at all times respectful and gentle manly. We have no promises to make except to reiterate that whwtever bene fits The Dalles it shall be our pleasure to advocate at every opportunity, and to the best of our ability. We shall be just, fair and impartial, and ask that your criticisms of the paper be measured with that rule. THE MOSS RACK. Jpst what the meaning of the term "moesback'. is, in hard to say. It is -' applied indiscriminately to rich and poor, though the former get a decided prefer ence, and is used principally for the .reason that the speaker is talking meta physics. We have heard the term ap plied time and again to the businessmen of The Dalles, and yet if the term has the meaning those using it, give it, of a non progressive person, or one who does nothing to benefit his town, it is sadly - misapplied. There is an old saying that "yon cannot eat your cake and have it," and it is certainly true that with a given amount of money you cannot put it in "- two places at once. The business men of The Dalles "have not invested their money in factories, for the simple reason that they have used it all, are still using it all in developing the agricultural resources, and . live stock industries. The Dalles does an immense credit busi ness, and has hundreds of thousands of dollars trusted out, loaned as it were, to the farmers who are bringing the wild land under cultivation, and the stockmen whose cattle, horses and sheep are turn- ing the wild grasses of the mountain sides into twenty dollar pieces. With out this aid from The Dalles business men, the development of the agricultural and stock industries could not go on, could scarcely have begun. Without these, the country would be a desert ' waste,andTheDalIesawhistlingstation; and yet these men, whose coin is aiding the farmer and stockman in their good work are flippantly called "mossbacks." The settlers in a new country are gener - ally persons of small, or moderate means, and require assistance until the result of their toil finds a market, and without the assistance of capital, they could not, nor would they in most cases, undertake to make themselves homes on the prair ies of Wasco county. If developing the country ishe essence of "niossbackism" then The Dalles is full of "mossbacks," and there is room and demand for more. We need them in our business. "Moss backs'' with wealth, and with a disposi tion to lend it to the new comers to aid in developing our resources, can find a glad welcome and an open field. We can't have too many of him ; and he can't come toojfast. FINISH THE WORKS Y CONTRA CT. The engineers in charge estimate that it will take another appropriation as large as the present one, ($435,000) to complete the work at the Cascade locks. A long-suffering and patient . public might take heart of grace, could the statement be believed, and the hope cherished that that amount would do the work. The aforesaid public, how ever, are not willing to accept the state ment as true, and have not the least idea that another, or yet another appropria tion, no matter how large, will see the locks completed under the present man agement. .. Already $1,180,000 have been expended and there is nothing compar tively to show for it. What the ieople of Eastern Oregon want is that its rep resentatives in Congress besiege Con gress and the departments until the work is Jet by contract. When this is done we will believe the locks will be completed, and until it is done we will . continue to believe that an appropria tion for the locks is a dead waste of the peoples' money. It is not alone East ern Oregon that is interested in this matter, but Portland's future de-, pends largely npon the immediate opening of the Columbia. Channels of trade once established are hard to change, and these channels are being rapidly formed between eastern Oregon arid Puget Sound, And Portland is losing a large portion of a trade which in a few years will be lost to her entirely, and forever. If Portland will add her influ ence, the work may be taken out of its present nanas, ana completed next vear by contract. If she will not, the work will not be finished this century, and .Portland will have voluntarily surren dered a trade, which alone, if properly fostered, would support a city of double her present size. Comparative statements prepared by clerks of the house and senate commit tees, show the total estimated needs of the government for the next fiscal year to be $481,032,169; increased $75,430,529 over last year, and not including any thing for rivers and harbors. The total estimated revenues for the current year are $446,955,031, making an excess of es timated appropriations, exclusive of de- nciencies ana miscellaneous, over me estimated revenues, of $34,077,131. The excess of estimated revenues over esti mated appropriations, exclusive of $49, 224,928 far the sinking fund and exclusive of deficiencies and miscellaneous, is f 15,- 147 700 leaving thin ininnnf as the Biir. i . -!-! i. .r'- pius ii ine sinking ,u,u requirement ,s , noj included in the-' estimates. There --7 fWl Wt fnr anJir lwintie nn.l -l - ! ANOTHER MILLION REQUIRED. In conversation with a friend of ours recently, Lieutenant Burr stated that two appropriations as large as tho pres ent one would be reqnired to complete the work on the Cascade locks, and that he had just completed estimates for the work. When the present appropriation was teceived it was stated by those in charge of the work that one more appro priation would do the work, but now after the lapse of a few months, the es timates are doubled. Were this the first time this thing had been done it would not create much surprise, but the fact is that this has lx-en the cry with every appropriation until it has a too decided flavor of chestnuts, and horse- chestnuts at that. We are all tired of this Fabian system, and hopeless of see ing the work completed until U is taken from the war department and finished by contract. The work so far is but a yearly repitition of bad management, or lack of any, incompetency-and failure of any permanent results. With the pres ent appropriation a million and a half dollars will have been expended, on work that was at first estimated to cost a million dollars.'and a million more is said to be required. SH A L I. THE LA WS RE PI 'BUSHED f The question of publishing the laws as made by the legislature is being agitated and is generally indorsed by the news- pa pen, though there are of course some dissenters. It has been estimated that it would cost $10,000, supposing fifty col umns would hold the entire matter, the estimate allowing $2 per eol nnin. We are inclined to think the cost would be considerably over that sum. Two dollars per column of solid matter would not more than pay for the coin- position, and while it is probable that most of the papers would be willing to publish the laws for about the cost, it could hardly be expected of them that tliey should do so at a loss. If the work could be done for an average of $3 per column it would be cheap, but would cost then nearer $20,000 than $10,000. Besides this, it is a fact that in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, person affected by the laws would seek the services of an attorney, if not at once, certainly before he got through trying to be his own lawyer. A DILATORY SECRETARY. Day after day passes, but no voiee from the interior department proclaims the good tidings that the forfeited rail- Toad lands are thrown open for settle ment. Of course we all know that this will be done, but we are tired of depart mental red tape and govermental delay. The locks have made us weary, and the long waiting for the forfeiture bill was tiresome indeed. The rules governing the locating of these lands are still play ing hide and seek among the gray mat ter in the secretary's brain pan, and from present indicatiions will continue so to do until after the holidays. A multitude of people who have grown gray since they hrst located on these lands, await anxiously the day when title to their homes can be secured, and our senators ana congressmen snouiu snve him no peace until this result is accomplished. THE POLITICAL HORIZON. The Farmers' Alliance has developed such unexpected strength in. the past vear that it has made itself a decided thorn in the flesh for both old political parties, a source of continual irritation. That it will put a presidential candidate in tlie field in '92 is certain, and while there is little chance of his being elected, he will cut into the electoral vote in sev eral of the states, and thus may have. probably will have the balance of power. Neither party can afford to lose a single state, yet it is very probable that both will lose at least one. The political out look just now is that the- election of president will be thrown into the house of congress, and that would mean a dem ocratic successor to Harrison, the pres en ongress holding until after the elec tion. THE IRISH QUESTION. Home rule for Ireland is liable to be dropped from the platform of both g.o.p's. unless Irishmen can show that they can govern thamaslvea. That sound rolling sentence that has done duty so long will be sadly missed, but looks as though it would have to go. Th Celtic blood undiluted, is hot, and the Celtic dispo sition firey and passionate. Parnell from being idolized on day is dethroned and despised the next by fully one half his followers, and these in turn are fighting among themselves. Until Irish men learn to control their tempers, and to govwrn themselves, "Home rule for Ireland" will cease to have attractions for us foreigners, and worse than all, will oease to yield that abundant har vest of coin in America, so necessary heretofore to keep the matter alive in Ireland. Whatever else our next legislature may do, a new assessment law must be passed, The burden of taxation is en deavored to be made equal, but under the existing laws this cannot be accom plished. The amount of taxes to be paid is measured, of course by our ex penses, and with the affairs of the conn try economically administered no one shonld grumble at paying his proper share ; but the dodging of one causes a general effort to keep the assessor from hitting too hard, and the result is far from satisfactory. A new law is impera tive and the legislature will have done well indeed, if it provides a system that will divide the burden equally. The Chamber of Commerce, and Board of Trade of Portland are gathering sta tistics concerning the Inland Empire, for the purpose of backing up a petition to congress, to have the locks at the Cas cades finished by contract. We predict that the mass of information furnished then will give them a genuine' shock of surprise. They have an idea, of course, that there is a big country up this way but they have no more idea of its magni tude or productiveness than a salmon has of the tariff on tin. They will know more and appreciate ns letter when the retnms are in. . ' Mrs. Simpson.- So your servant has nm off l)oVlt,x; of her to leaye a good )lue like this. I ton you think slie'll rivret it? - - - ' YOU MAY RrK IT. If to some jockey you're inclined, And wish to see him through it ; Don't get too brash or "go it blind," Just put your wad up "in your mind," Or later you may rue it. If you shonld find two lips to kiss, And want so much to do it, Don't let the thought of present bliss Betray you into aught amiss, For later you may me it. You hold one ace. To your amaze You draw two others to. it, The other fellow stays and stays : IK)k out! Becarefui how you raise. For later you may rue it. If you should fall in love quite deep, And only wish she knew it. Just bear in mind, though talk is cheap, Sometimes it costs a man a heap, And later vou may rue it. FOK A NEW LAW. A memorial to le presented to the next state legislature is being circulated in this city and generally signed, asking that a state law be passed to provide for the irrigation of arid lands in Oregon. The following is the sulstance of the petition : To the Sixteenth Biennial Segsion of lite Legislative Axttembly of the Slate of Oregon: We, the undersigned, settlers and tax payers of Crook county, Oregon, most respectfully ietition your honorable body, for the enactment of an act creating or granting power to estab lish irrigation districts with power to construct, own and maintain irriga tion canals and ditches, to sue and be sued, to collect toll or tax for creating, operating and maintaining said canals or ditches, to borrow money or liond the districts for the necessary means of con struction, and such other pow ers as shall be deemed necessary for the practical operation of said canals or ditches by said districts. Whereas the enactment of such an act would be of immeasurable benefit to the settlers of Eastern Oregon, therefore, the undersigned earnestly pray that their petition be granted." The object of this memorial is for the passage of a law similar to that now in force in California, wbareby the state is to be divided into irrigation districts, and the districts themselves shall own and operate the canals or ditches. All the taxable property within an irrigating district shall be subject to assessment and taxation for the purpose of construct ing operation and maintaining the canals or ditches in that district. Should the intent of such a law be fulfilled, hundreds of thousands of acres of land in Eastern Oregon that would be fertile and pro ductive if only irrigated, would be settled upon and cultivated by settlers, whose means are insufficient to construct irrigating canals. The benefit of such a law, especially to Eastern Oregon, cannot fail to be seen. Let the peopl of Crook county unite in supporting a movement that will increase .ths wealth of their county ten-fold. Every settler that comes into Crook county increases ths value of your farm. The improvements your neighbor makes, increases the value of yonr property proportionately. PrineeilU New' THERE IS ROOM ENOUGH . EVERYBODY. FOR We wish to reiterate the statement made in our salutatory, that this paper has ignored the question of politics, for the reason that we believe it can be of more benefit to the people of this sec tion by. devoting all of its space to matters- of news, and to local affairs. To this end we desire to say that its col umns are open at all times for the dis cussion of local matters, and especially such subjects as more jarticularly con cern the farmers. The granges are es pecially invited to send us such matter as they desire published and we will at all times gladly give them space ; and the farmers generally, whether belong ing to the grange or not, will find room, in our columns for any meritorious arti cle. Besides this we would like from every, neighborhood the local happen ings, made as they necessarily must be, if all find room, brief and to the point. A HKM ikD BII1K1 BATTLE. Tke Fight the Reselt of Paternal Love on the Part of the :htekn. Mrs. Elisabeth Ferril, East Bradford, owns a common hen which is raising a lot of young ducks. These follow her constantly, and over them she exercises a careful watch. The other day two o( the little ones ran to their foster-motheir and, in their own way, eommunicated the fact that they had been .stung by something. The did hen listened atten- tivaly, no doubt, to their story, and after inquiring mio an uie iacis oi uie cane fin ally decided to locate the cause. She ' " I . . 1 1 .1 t i r . l went about very much after the stvle of ! IKW ,l.-..: ...! .l a long snake, with an unusnally'flat and broad head, wrapped around a post. The hen crouched and watched. Presently the snake left his "post of duty'-' and en tering the long grass wiggled towards the ducks' Instantly the hen was upon him and a battle ensned. Mrs. Ferrell ran out with a pitcher of hot water. By thfs time a cessation of hostilities had taken place, the chicken. standing off a little ways and the Bhake having again wrapped himself around the post. The reptile's eves were red ane there was evidence of blood having been spilled. Mrs. Ferrell dashed the not water upon his snake ship, and instantly the reptile leaped four feet in the air with a terrific shriek. When he came down Mrs. Ferrell killed him with a shovel. The snake was of a kind that is rarely seen in that part of the country. Tired People. The world is full of tired people-r-mer- j chants tired of business, farmers tired of raising crops, mechanics, tired of building houses, housekeepers tired of preparing food, operatives tired of rushing wheels. Paso along the road or street and see how very tired three-fourths of the people iook. now 8natiiney get reseedT "Some say, "by fewer hours of work ! " But some of them have no work at all. Others might prescribe easv sofas and more arm chairs and soft beds. But some of the people, who have the weariest look, have nlentv of eood furniture and luxurious upholstery. Now, we offer a pillow not curtained with Gobelin tapestry nor stuff ed with the down of angels' wings. But a man who puts his head on it gets rid of his cares and aches and anxieties. It is a pillow stuffed with the promise : "Come unto me, all ve that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest;". "Cast thy burden on the Lord and lie will sustain thee." We have friends who, be cause they cannot sleep well, put under their head at night a pillow of hops, but they never have tried the lietter pillow filled with myrrh and frankincense from the Lord's garden. Men and women tired out with the world, try it ! Talmage. - . New York's representatives to investi gate the methods and merits of Dr. Koch 's cure for consumption is Dr. H. P. Loomis. professor of pathology in the University I SAYS MORMONS SUBMIT. ' WILL Delegate Caine, of Utah, is an ingenu- j ons fellow. In a recent interview with a Washington Pout correspondent, among other things, he says: "The grossest injustice is to charge the Mountain Meadow Massacre to the Mormon church. It was really the work of individuals." The last sentence is undoubtedly true, but unfortnnately for Mr. Caine's posi tion, the individuals were "leaders in Zion," and acting under the orders of the Mormon church, that is, Brigham oung. John D. Lee was the instra ment, Klingman Smith the manager and Brjghain Young the author of that terri ble massacre, wherein, according to the simple wording on the monument placed over the remains of the victims by Major Paul, "On the 27th day of Sep tember, 1857, 119 men, women and childreji were murdered in cold blood The writer saw that monument erected, and a few -months afterward, saw the scattered stones of the monument, which was ' destroyed by Brigham Young's command. The writer's father was United States judge for the southern district of Utah soon after the massacre took place, and made strenuous efforts to bring the per petrators of this terrible crime to justice. There were no jails, and the grand jury was composed entirely of Mormons, who, of course, refused to find true bills. The jury was discharged, and, sitting as a committing magistrate, the judge issued warrants on the sworn affidavits of wit nesses, who sought him in the night and offered to testify publicly to the whole affair if given protection out of the conn- try. Marshal. Dodson made a few ar rests, but haying no jails and being una ble to get a posse, or deputies, could not hold his prisoners. The judge then ap plied to. Albert Sidney Johnston, in com mand of the United States troops at Camp Floyd, for troops, and six com panies of cavalry were sent to Provo city under command of Major Paul and Cap tain Prince. Bishop Nephi Johnson, in charge of that "Stake of Zion," Kling man Smith, Lee, and others, fled to the mountains, and Provo, and the country around Little Utah lakes, was depopu lated. Colonel Forney, under instruc tions from the judge, gathered the sev enteen little survivors, the oldest of whom, a lad of about 8 years, identified carriages and horses in possession of the dignitaries Of the church, and even of Brigham Young himself, as the property of members of the unfortunate train He said to the writer on the steps of the court house at Provo, "When I get to be a man I'm going to kill Lee; I saw him ! shoot mv mother." The affidavits we have read many a time, and no doubt many of them could yet be produced. They all tell the same story ; the story that John D Lee told when the sins of the Mormon church were laid on his shoulders, and he Was chosen to atone for all, that the orders came from the bishop, who showed him hia authority from Brigham Young. The matter would have been sifted in 1858, but the governor, Alfred Camming, of Missouri, protested against the use of troops around the court house, and Gen eral Johnston, under orders from Secre tary Floyd, withdrew the troops. The marshal, an able and efficient man, by the way, was powerless ; witnesses were afraid to testify, the prisoners walked away whenever it pleased them to do so, and the court powerless -to execute the laws, "adjourned without s day." Brigham Young and the Mormon church instigated and planned the fountain Meadow Massacre, and the in dividuals who obeyed their terrible commands, were all Mormons acting under the leader of their"Stake'of Zion." The Mormons will give up polygamy and become law abiding when they are made to ; but as long as they are dealt with on the same plan as the Indians, that long they will defy the government which they despise. A SPLENDID GRAPE COUNTRY. The Seufert brothers have demon strated that the foothills near The Dalles are splendidly adapted to the grape cul ture. Their fruit ranch near town would be a credit to the best portion of Califor nia, and their grapes compare favorably with anything that state can produce. The writer can remember a trip through the Russian river valley in California, by where Santa Rosa and Healdsburg now stand. The hills were covered with shrub oak and chapparel, and land could be bought for government price. It was considered worthless, and at that time was for practical purposes valueless. Five years ago another visit was made th " ' "v...FF.c, and shrub oak were gone and in their places were long rows of grape .vines, yielding three, four and as high as six tons to the acre, and the land was held at from five hundred to seven hundred dollars. . Its value had been discovered, its possibilities changed into facts, and the contemned chapparel lands, the dry foothills became the most valuable lands in the state. The same thing can be done here for we are similarly situated. We have a magnificent market for table grapes, and it has been amply demon strated not only by the Seufert brothers but by others that we can produce as fine fruit as grows any where, and in un limited quantities. It is only a question of time until vineyards are extensive and numerous, and the men who first get their vines out, will be the ones who soonest have a healthy bank account. THE END OF THE DREAM. The end of the dream of Home rule in Ireland has come. The party fatally divided against itself can find no com mon ground on which to meet, and the hope of reconciliation is vain indeed. Parnell ' s weakness morally has blasted his hopes, his reputation, and his party. With victory within his grasp, his im morality found him out, and the bed of love became the couch of political death. It was bad enough that Parnell should fall shorne of his strength, like Sampson of old by a woman ; but it is a national misfortune that in his blind rage he pnlled'down the temple of his friends, : and done them to the death. . The Home rule question is devoid of interest except to awaken a feeling of profound pity, and of " supreme disgust, at the spectacle of these late friends, fighting and destroying one another like a pack of famished wolves. Parnell is dead politically and his party lies dead beside him. He presents the same spectacle as scnie love sick and jealous fool, who mrjders his sweetheart. or wife and CATNE HITTING BILL'S DEATH. j Row the Old Chief Fell Bravery of the Indian folic. Denver, Col., Dec. 16. A news courier from a camp near Daly's ranch has the following from Rapid City, Dakota : A rancher has just arrived in ereat haste to our commanding officer and re- ports a command of cavalry was attacked and two officers and fifty men killed, but the Indians repulsed with heavy losses. The number of Indians killed is not known. The Indians were put to rout. The report is not authenticated. It is not known whose command it was probably that of Major Tupper, of the Sixth cavalry, and his three troops of 140 men, Our command marches to their assistance to-morrow. St. Paul, Dec. 17.-2:00 a. m., The Pioneer Preu has just received from Standing Rock agency by courier to Bis marck, the first authentic account of yesterday's battle that has been received. The facts regarding the police and sol diers has lieen already given. The police were in camp over night near Sitting Bull's camp, and in the morning under command of Bull Head, the lieutenant, and Shave Head, first sergeant, went in and made the arrest. Sitting Bull ex pressed his willingness to go with them, but said he -wanted to get ready first. The two leaders went with him into his tent after he had ordered his horses to be gotten ready. While the old chief was getting ready, two bucks wrapped in blankets entered the tepee, and throwing off their blankets opened fire on the police. Sitting Bull's wife set up a howl outside, which seemed to be a signal for an assault. In the fight which followed Red Tomahawk killed Sitting Bull. Many of Sitting Bull's followers were killed and Bull Head and Shave -Head are desperately wounded and will un doubtedly die. The police were sur rounded, but the military arrived, and after an hour and a half of hot skirmish ing the Indians took to flight and disap peared in the timber. Two olice were killed and two mortally wounded. Seven h'stiles wore killed, at least. St. Pah.. Dec. lfi, 1S90. Today's ad vices from Standing Roct .ire to the effect that the surest of Sitting Hull was decidid npon bv a 'ant .McLaughlin when Ik- heard, i.n Sunday, that "the wily old chief and his followers were about to sgt out for Bad Lands. Once there it would be a long time and there would be much hard fighting before anv of the hostiles could be taken or starved out. Therefore, orders were given the police and they set out Sunday night, the troops following. By early morning the police reached the camp, with the cavalry three miles in the rear, and the infantry much farther away. On reach ing the camp the police found the camp ers almost ready to move. Sitting Bull was seized, placed under arrest, but not bound, and the police quickly started for the agency. But the followers of the old man quickly got over their surprise, ana a Bnarp nre was ai once openea on the police. The police responded in kind and several fell from their horses, among the number Sitting Bull and his son, Black Bird. The old medicine man had tried to direct matters for a time by loudly shouting his orders, but his fall upset the hostiles. They at once ral lied, however, and surrounded the po lice, who fought bravely and well, but would soon have been overpowered had not the cavalry who had 'been sent for, arrived on the scene. Thf " police were at that time almost out of ammunition and were fighting hand to hand, but the sight of the soldiers and the roar of the inachine guns. alarmed the hostiles, and the fled up Grand river. The cavalry followed but a short dis tance and then returned to camp, and took possession of the bodies of Sitting Bull and his son. Four police were killed and three wounded, and it is thought altogether that eight of the hostiles were killed, Crow.-foot, the twelve-year-old son of Sitting Bull, and a number of others were wounded. Sitting Bull's followers, when they fled up Grand river, left behind them all their tents and families, which will be turned over to the agency. After going a short distance up the river the fleeing redskins scattered and went off in all directions through the country toward Bad Lands. The soldiers are located all around the Bad Lands and the Indians will have but little chance to get a few ranchers that are located in that dis trict. People around Bismark and in neighborhood of Standing Rock agency are greatly wrought up over the killing, and express fear for the outcome. They think the followers of Sitting Bull will attack scattered settlers along the fron tier, and kill whom they can. ' s Parnell Men Score a Point. Dublin, Dec. 18, 1890. At a meeting of the corporation of Kilkenny to-day some members introduced and attempted to pass resolutions declaring in favor of Henesey parliamentary candidate of the McCarthyites. Parnell's men objected, the suppoiters of Hennesy withdrew from the meeting. The Parnellites thereupon elected a chairman and passed resolutions expressing confidence in their leader. Wife Murderer Hanged- Wbllaxd, Ont., Dec. 18. 1S90. Authur Hoyt Day, who murdered his wife by pushing her over the cliff at Niagara Falls, July last, was hanged this morn inK. The condemed man walked to the scaffold firmly and with a smile on his face. A Well-kaowB Firm Assigns. Chicauo, 111., Dec. 18, 1890. S. A. Kean, doing business under the name of S. A. Kean & Co., assigned this morn ing, warrants nave Deen issued ror uie arrest of Kean and his cashier for re ceiving money when the bank was known to be insolvent. A Bad Man Convicted. Citv of Mexico, Dec. 18. Antonio Guerrero, alias Charles Querot, "Jack the Ripper," of Mexico, was today con victed of eighty murders and fourteen rapes. ' He was sentenced to death. Bliasard in Cleveland's State. . Ei-miba, N. Y., Dec. 18, 1890. The heavy snow storm of yesterday has de veloped into a reeular blizzard. All trains are late, and street cars could not ! be run until noon. A Georgia ITatlar ' NasVvillb, Tenn., Mirgenrs & Co., of Rome Georgia, wholesale grocers and eotvn factors Rave assigned. Liabil- i THE INDIAN TROUBLES. I Indiana Attack JPlfty Men at Daly's , lianrh A Small Fight. Dexvek, CoL, Dec. 18. A special from Cheyenne river, via Rapid City, at 3 :30 this morning by courier just in, has aroused the camp. He states that a J party of fifteen men are besieged fifty miles from here on Spring creek, at Da- ly's ranch. The Indians have made three attempts to fire the ranch, one of which was very near successful. Gen eral Car sent Major Tupper with 100 men to the rescue. A special from the Sixth cavalry, now on the Cheyenne river, via Rapid City, says Major Perry's command was joined early this morning, and Scout Gus Cra ven reported near- Smithville, a large numlier of Indians had been seen in Small creek in the brakes. A number of shots were exchanged. While some government wagons were crossing Spring creek they and their escort were attacked by forty-eight Indians, and over 100 shots were exchanged, one soldier being wounded and another shot through the hat. A troop of Captain Wells' cavalry came to the rescne and the Indians ran away. Craven reports having seen sixty three tepes, which contained 100 Indi ans, camped near the mouth of Spring creek. Early this morning troops were sent out, but the hostiles had again re turned to the Bad Lands. General Can sent armed parties to guard the ranch where the Indian was killed yesterday. He was a nephew of Kicking Bear. Yes terday General Carr sent troops of cav alry up into the Bad Lands to watch any movement of hostilities. The only out let known for these Indians is a trail which goes up Cottonwood across the road from Rapid creek to Wounded Knee. This pass will be closed tomor row by a large body of Sixth infantry. AN ELECTION AT LAST. . Elect The LeglNlature of Idaho Ita Firat Srnatora. Boise, Idaho, Dec. 18. In joint ses sion the legislature today elected Shoup, McConnell and DuBois to the United States senate. Reachea the Negroea. Bismark, X. D., Dec. 18, 1890. It is reported that negroes- in Mandan are affected with the Messiah craze and are holding meetings in empty government buildings. Bad Railroad Accident. Quebec, Dec. 18, 1890. An express train from Halifax on Inter-Colonial road ran off an embankment near St. Joseph to-dav. Five . persons were killed. The Northern Rattfles. New York, Dec. 18, 1890. The North ern Pacific directors have ratified the president's agreement and appointed David S. Wegg a member of the advisary board. The Great Storm haa Paaaed. Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec. 18. 1890 A great snow storm has passed over. Bus iness is again resumed. Monetary loss great, will reach way up in thousands. Owen Brothers Fail. Providence, R. I., Dec. 18, 1890. Owen Brothers, agents of the Atlantic Mills, have assigned. Liabilities, large. Bla; Storm in Pennsylvania. Bei.i.efonte, Pa., Dec. 18, 1890. Snow to the depth of .24 inches fell on a level here this morning. Trains all blockaded. Wheat in Chicago. Chicago, 111., Dec. 18, 1890. Market close,' wheat easy, cash 90jj, Jan. 91K. May $1.00. It iifa Young; Prince. Berlin, Dec. 18, 1890. The Empress Augusta Victoria has given birth to a son. Ban Francisee Market. San Fbancisco, Cal., Dec. 18, 1890. Wheat Buyer season, 1.40 V.. Horticultural Notes... The subieet of injury to the stems of fruit trees by the sun scald has been dis cussed for many years at our horticul tural meetings and in the agricultural papers. Our experienced cultivators hare advised the shading of the stems by very low tops, the leaning of the trees, when planted, to the south, or the plan of top-working on stems not liable to such injury. But 1 now notice in several of our western papers an illus trated paper by O. F. Brandt, of Minne sota, which outlines a plan for protect ing the stems po thoroughly that the trees will live and bear lountiful crops for atleast forty years. Briefly stated the plan is to enclose the stem . and branches the first vear or two with a box filled with earth from bottom to top with straw mulch at the base. After this enclose the stem onlv with the box filled with earth, taking all away in the spring. If we admitted that the plan would work fairly well in the more even winter climate of Minnesota, and that people or there wouia annualiv perform this work at the proper time, we can sav posi tively mat it win not protect stems irom sun scald in Iowa if they are from three to five feet in hight, as recommended by Mr. Brandt. With us we are apt to have rain and thaws in late fall, mid winter and early spring. Even a small amount of rain or melted sleet will be converged by the limbs to the earth sur rounding the stem. This brings alter nate wetting freezing and drving to the stem during the dormant season, and the bark is not in a normal condition when the box is taken off for enduring the hot glare of the sun of spring and summer. Some time ago a newspaper described vaseline as a beautiful substitute for lather in shaving, closing with the state ment that the man who uses vaseline once will be so delighted that ne will kick his mug, brush and soap out of the house. This was not the rock-ribbed and everlasting truth, but all the same a great many jargons tried the vaseline exnerunent. isttcli man ot tnein has constituted himself a coTnmittee of one on slaughter and is Iving in ambush for the man who wrote up vaseline as an ant to easy shaving. T The Indians have a theory that every white deer has a "mad stone in its stomach. They believe that the "Great Spirit" places this stone in the white deer's stomach to absorb poisons which that delicate animal mar take in while eating grass. In 1848, Captain Wilson, of Alabama, killed a white doe. - Know ing the Indian superstition, he opened the animal and found a spongy stone as large as a man's fist. This stone, as the property of W. B. Somers, of Fort Worth, Tex., has been used successfully in cases of hydrophobia and snake bite . Call for Meeting;. All members of the Patrons of Hus bandry, Farmers' Alliance and Knights of labor are requested to attend a meet ing at The Dalles, Tuesday, December 30, at 7 :30 p. m., in the Knights of Pythias hall. By order of . - - Joint Committee. ' A Bridge to KoTtK Dalles. There' now seems no doubt but that the great bridge which is to cross the Columbia river between North Dalles and The Dalles will be built before high water is again reached as most q( the FISH Stoves, fopnaees, GAS PIPES, PLUMBERS' GOODS, We are the Sole Agents for the Celel lalcd Trinmph Ranp and Banna . CgoI Which have noeuals.and Warranted togi Comer Second anil f asWuitan Harry Clough Pacif ic Fence Work: Corner of Second and Laughlin Streets, The Dalles, Or. Manufacturers of Conioiuation Fences, Thp Ppet StnrV Phirlron onri Qihhit Conna Mo, la xuu jjuui wiwwii, wiiiunwil UIIU - IIUUUII I bllUU illUUl. Also Manufacturer of - - . . Stror; arpd Durable Wire Mattresses. CLOUGH & LARSEN, Proprietors. THE DALLES 'LUMBERING' CO., INCORPORATED 1886. I KV1V.IUV Hill iiviuu uuia Mini uitiiuiai lUICI Ml , Buildiog Material and Dimension Timber, Doors, Windows. .Moldings, House FurnLsliina El:'. Special Attention given to the Manufacture of Fruit and Fish Boxes and Packing Cases. Faotory and Xnunber DRY Pine, Fir, Oak and any part D. W. EDWARDS, - DEALER IN . ' Paints, Oils, Glass, Wall Papers, Decora- tions, Artists' Materials, Oil Palntiiifis, Chromos anfl Steel En raviiics. Mouldings and Picture Frames, Cornice Poles Etc., Paper Trimmed Free. Iloture 3?"r.xxa.ossi 3VXde to Orden 278 and 278, Saoond Street. - ; The Dalles, Or. mxnr HOLIDAY OP L. RORDEN & CO. Largest and Best Assortment of CHRISTMAS PRESENTS Ever Brought to this Gin; Your presence is Cordially Invited at our Store EA31LY AND OFTEN. VOGT BLOCK, SECOND ST., THE DALLES, OR: SHERIFF'S SALE. . In theCirciiit Court of the State of Oregon fur unco county. D. M. French, receiver, plnlntiif, VB. AI. A. Chamberlain, defendant. , By virtue of an execution to uie directed, la sued out of the above entitled court in the Hbove entitled cam, in favor of the plaiutitt'flbove named, on the lBt dav of neceinber. A. I. 1K9U. commanding me to aatlxfy the several sums of ij,.'mM.U6, the judgment obtained nerem, witn in terest thereon at the rate of 10 per cent, tier an num since November 17, A. P. INK), and fJOO at torney's fees, and fl.i.2i costs of suit and accru ing costs, by levying upon and selling in the manner provided by law for the sale of real prop erty on execution, all the righ , title and Intercut of the said defendant, M. A. Chamberlain, in and to tlie following described real estate: Theuorth weatquarter of section Vi, township 4, south of range VI east, W, M.; and also one-half acre of land situate in the town of Frattsvllle, com mencing at the southwest corner of T. Vt . Mac Kee'a lot and running thence south S rods, theRee east 1G rods, thence north j rods, thence west IC rods to the place of beginning, In Wuscn county, Oregon, I levied upon said real estate on the 9th dav of December, INK), and to satisfy the aforesaid several sums and accruiug costs, f will sell the same at public auction to the high est bidder, cash in hand, at the court house door, in lalles citv, in said county of Wasco, on the 7th day of Febrnary, 1K1, at the hour of 2 o'clock in the afternoon. V. L. CATEH, 6-1-1 Sheriff of Wasco Countv, Oregon. PROFESSIONAL CAKDS. AS. ENXETT. ATTORNEY-AT-I.AW, tie in Schanno's building, up stairs. Dulles, Oregon. .. Of The T"V SIDDALL DaKTif-r. ias given for the s m painless - extraction ot teetn. Also teem set on flowed aluminum plate. Rooms: ign of the Uoiden Tooth, becond btreet. A.Ri THOMPSON' Attorney-at-iaw. Ofliee in Owera House Block. Washington Street, i ne vanes, regon . F. r. HAYS. B. 8. HUNTIKOTON. N. S. WILSON. irAVS. HUXTIN'UTON' WILSON ATTOB- neys-at-law. oftices, French's block over First National Bank, The Dalles, Oregon. K.B.DDFUK. GEO. WATK1NS. FBANK MENEFKB. DFFfR, W ATKINS & MENEFEE Attorneys-jit-law Rooms Xos. 71,73, 7") and 77, Vogt Block, Second Street, The Dalles, Oregon. 11- H. ' M 52 and SO, New Vogt Wlock, Second street, The Dalles, Oregon. O. V. Doake. J. G. Boyd. TOVn fc DOAXK. I'PYSIOIANK AND St'ROEONS IJ The lialles. Orejron. Oflira In rt block unHtairs;entraiive on Second Street- Office hours, to Yl a. f.,l to 4 r. a. Residences Dr. Bovd. corner of Third and Lib erty, near Court House: Dr. Doaue, over Mcrar land ii French's store. wasco lvarcnouse Co., Receives Goods on Stor age, and Forwards same to their destination. Receives Consignments For Sale on Commission. tates Reasonable. -MARK GOODS- THE DALLES, OREGON. F. TAYLOR, PROPRIETOR OF THK Cib Market. St BHRDON, DEALERS Ranges, v e Entire Satisfaction or M nev Ri fmV.f d Streets, Toe Danes. Oregon. Andrew Larsen. Yard at Old 3Et. Dallos. Slab WOOD. Delivered to of the city, YOTJH - ?. GOODS W. A. Kir by. Commiioi fijef chant -AND DEALER IX Oregon : Fnilts, : Miice, AND FISH. Highest Prices Paid for POULTRY and EGGS. HI GH CHRISMAN". W. K. CORSON. Ghrismanfi Gorsoiv successors to C. E. CHRISIAI i sons. Dealers in all Kinds of GHOCEIilES. Horn1, (Jpain, Friiitg. Etc., Etc., Highest Cash Price for Produce. J (KSTABLISHKD 1857.) JAS. FERGUSEN, EXPRESS - WAGON. Furniture Moving a Specialty. Leave Orders at Fish & Bardoo's, The Dalles. PAUL KT1EFT, Artistic Fainter 4 Hose Decorator.. , . THE DALLES, OR. House Pnintini? and Perorating pcolallf. No iiiierinr mid cheap work done ; but good lwl ing work ut iho lowoil price. SHOP Adjoining Ild Front Grocery THlltD 81'BEir, , 0. BjlLDWIIL A,