- - OREGON.
JRDAY,
, - JAN. 3, 1891
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
; Captain H. C, Coe of Hood Kiver is in
the city.
.' . Mr. Ralph Schoonover, ol Goldendale,
fa in the city.
Friendship lodge K. of P, received
' even new members Monday night.
1 A carload of sheep were shiped to
the Sound Mouday night.
The legislature will meet on the 12th
of this month, one week from Monday.
. " The Chautauqna' Clnb will meet at
Mrs. E. M. Wilson's Tuesday evening
next. - .....
Jqhn O'Leay of Rutledge came in
Tuasday. He reports stock doing well
and grass growing finely, but more rain
is needed to make the plowing good.
J. H. Cross, dealer in hay grain, feed,
" -poultry and eggs. Dressed poultry
specialty. Located in Miehelbaugh's
' building "next door to Dunham's drug
store.
'" Thomas and Isaac Joles made another
raid on the Sherman county geese last
Saturday returning home Monday with
45.
. G. W. Joles won the leather medal for
-bad shooting at the last meeting of the
Club and" wears it on his vest like a
little man.
In an eastern city a young physician
had not been very successful, and, there
fore," has lost his patience. - He was
probably just practicing.
v Business at the court house is at a
standstill. In the clerk's office the copy
of the assessment roll is being compared
'with the original, but outside of this it
is as dull as an English joke, qniet as a
woman's conscience.
Thos. A. Hudson, fire insurance agent
has handed the Chronicle a very hand
some calendar of the Liverpool, London
and Globe company, which has on it all
the storm signals, It is gotten up in an
exceedingly handsome manner.
For a lame back, a pain in the side or
chest, or for tooth-ache or ear-ache
frompt relief may be had by using ChaA-
I T -. T Tl Tl i - 11
berlam's Pain -.Balm. It is reliable.
For sale by Snipes & Kinersly..
A carload of horses and three of grad-
'eta outfit consigned, to Hitchcock and
jrazier iroin iapavine, v usiiingion,
arrived here -Jlondey night. This
outfit will be used in making the reser
voir for the new waterworks, and will
r commence work as soon as their wagons
. and utensils can be put together,
. Pcott & McCoy, of Grant, shipped
Thirty-five carloads of wheat one. day
" last week. Cars are getting plentiful,
which indicates that the worst of the
; wheat blockade is over. It has cost the
i. farmers whole lots of "money, and the
same state of affairs is liable to arise any
;l year -uftlessthe Columbia is utilized for
. carrying away our wheat crops.
Nine carloads of cattle from Idaho,
: bound for the Sound were taken off
here Tuesday to be fed. The company
has decided to have all stock for Sound
points taken off here,, and the cars
cleaned and sanded. If this is not done
- here, it mutt be in Portland and it. is
much cheaper to have it attended to
here.
The question has been asked, "In
. what respect are St. Patrick's Pills bet
ter than anv other?" Try them. You
-' will find that they produce a pleasanter
yc&thartic ettect, are more certain in
.' their action: and that thev not onlv
physic but dense the whole system and
regulate the liver and bowels. For sale
.: at 25 cents per box by Snipes & Kinersly.
Mr. Z. P. Jones, of Moro, is in the
v cityi He is the gentleman in charge of
the Sherman county toll road, and in
forms us that" the statements made
about his'collecting one and two dollars
toll for a two-horse team are incorrect.
The court allows him sixty cents but he
.charges only fifty conts.
. Citizens of .Grass Valley are circulating
a petition through Sherman county ask
ing that a portion of Wasco county be
added to it. The part they want is not
large, but would extend the southern
boundary of Sherman to Buck Hollow.
The reason giveu is that the present line
divides up their neighborhood. Moro
and that portion of the country wants
"it while Wasco does not, the difference
of opinion being in a measure caused by
the fact that it would add to Moro's
strength in the county seat fight.
For a cut, bruise, burn or scald, there
". is nothing equal to Chamberlain's Pain
" Balm, It heals the parts more quickly
than any other application, and unless
. the. injury is very severe, no scar is left.
For sale by Snipes & Kinersly.
" Aboutt 4 o'clock Tnesday the loco
motives in the yards gave the alarm of
; fire which was soon repeated on the big
. triangle the two making noise enough to
; disturb the silent sleepers on Memaloose
island. The fire proved to be a woodshed
on Tom Miller's place in the east end of
town, but the" reflection ' it sent up
through the fog made it at a distance
look like that whole end of town was on
re. . No serious damage was done ex
cept that it was a sleep destroyer. .
The latest news under the sun is the
proposition to build an immense tannery
at North Dalles, one of the largest in the
' United States. Whether the promoters
of the North Dalles enterprise make any
money, out of it or not is a matter of
; little concern to the average citizen, they
are, however, making taxable property
for Klickitat countv and our people will
therefore not be disposed to throw any
obstacle in their way of success, Golden
dale Sentinel. .
It is very probable that there will be a
change in the passenger trains oh the
U. Pf. and that another train will be put
on running from Spokane Falls to Port
land, and passing here in the daytime.
' A change is badly needed as the passenger
L" service between Pendleton and Portland
is worse than none. . . Most of the time
the . cars are crowded with through
passengers and those getting in the train
at way stationscan stand up. The Union
Pacific has this section, so it can't get
away from it, and consequently treats
us like so many cattle.
A prominent physician and old army
surgeon in eastern. Iowa, was called
away from home for a few days ; during
his absence one of the children contracted
a eevere cold and his wife bought a
Dottle of Chamljerlain's Cough Remedy
for it. They were so much pleased
with the remedy that they afterwards
nsed several bottles at various times,
He said, from his experience with it.
he regarded it as the most reliable pre-;
. paration in use for colds and that it
came the nearest being a specific of any j
medicine he had ever seen, tor sale by
Snipes & Kinersly. .
DALLES. .
A meeting ot representative! oi Uie
the Grange, Farmers' Alliance and
Knights of Labor was held last eve
ning in the Knights of ' Pythias'
hall, in this city. The meeting, which
was in no sense a political one, was
characterized throughout by the utmost
harmony. The meeting thoroughly
protested against the slowness of the
work at the Cascade locks and the con
sequent delay in opening the Columbia
river to navigation, and passed resolu
tions urging the coming, legislature to
appropriate f-50,000, for the building
of a portage railroad, and pledging their
snpjort, to the utmost of their ability, to
the proposed line of boats between this
city and the npper Cascades. Resolu
tions were also passed in favor of the
State owning, printing and publishing
its own text books for use in the com
mon schools, and the furnishing of
them to- the pupils' at actual
cost and for furnishing at the
actual cost of production, to all .who
wish to buy, copies of the revised
statutes and session laws of Oregon.
This was considered in every way better
than the proposal of the Press Associa
tion to have the laws printed in the
newspapers of the several counties at j
the expense of the state. The meeting
was almost unanimously in favor of the
repeal of the mortgage tax law, while at
the same time it opposed, are double
taxation, the repeal of the law allowing
deduction for indebtedness. Your cor
respondent would gather from the tone
of the meeting that the farmers are in
dead earnest in favor of an open river as
their only salvation from the incompe
tent service and destructive rates of the
present monopoly.
A Farmers Meeting.
The meeting of the producers yester
day at tne cosmopolitan, parlors was
not as many supposed, of a political
character. It was purely a. business
meeting, for the purpose of discussing
principally the transportation problem
and matters incidental thereto. The
matter of putting a line of boats on the
river was discussed and the sense of the
meeting was that this should be done,
ihe farmers are thoroughly in earnest
and the meeting was a spirited one. A
committe was appointed to meet with a
committe of The Dalles .board of trade,
and as a member expressd it, "find out
what the Board thinks we ought to or
can do." ; The same gentlemen said:
"l am willing to agree to ship -all my
grain and produce by the new line pay
ing for one year, at least, the same rates
charged now by the railroad." and
there are hundreds of others who will do
the same thing. ' Those who have
money will help and those who have not,
but have property, are willing and
anxious to lend the scheme credit and
give it patronage. The Board of Trade
should take action at once and either
decide to place the boats on the river
or abandon the scheme ' so that our
farmer friends can look'elsewhere for aid
and devise some other scheme bv which
the river can be utilized. The time for
action is at hand, and the success of the
affair depends entirely upon the meas
ure of promptness, energy and determi
nation with which the Board of Trade
acts.
. Shooting at Mitchell.
Johnny Bilyen arrived here yesterday
after a doctor, bringing the news of a
shooting scrape that occurred in front of
the dance hall at Mitchell about 1
o'clock yesterday morning. j-Mr Bilyeu
knew but little of the circumstances of
the difficulty more than Amis and his
brother had some trouble i. with the
Magee brothers in front of the'- hall and
three shots were fired, two by Marsh
and one bv Bob Magee, one of which
took effect in Amis' right groin. Mr.
Bilyeu left shortly after the shooting,
but when he left it was supposed that
the Magees had skipped out, neither of
them having been arrested. Dr. Bel
knap left yesterday afternoon " for
Mitchell to attend the wounded man,
Sheriff Booth also went over to look
after the men who did the shooting.
Ochocc Review. . '. .
Prices of Sheep for Breeding.
The past season seems to have been a
good one for sheep breeders in England.
flocks are heavier than they have been
for many years, and prices are remuner
ative for stud sheep especially. The
highest prices I can find as haying been
realized at recent sales are f578 for a
Southdown shearling ram : $551 for a
Shropshire stock ram ; $368 for a Hampshire-Down
ram lamb; $446 for an Ox
ford-Down shearling ram ; $163 each for
a Cotswold shearling ram and a Suffolk
ram lamb, and $262 for a Doven long
wool ram on hire. The prices of ewes of
most breeds appear to have been corres
pondingly good. High as the prices for
rams were this season, none of them
reached the highest figure of Jast year
for Shropshires, when G. Graham sold
one for $1,050 to go to Buenos Ayres,
and another for $892 j and, profitable as
the English sheep must have been, Aus
tralasia appears to nave anorded a still
wider margiu for profit. At Sydney flock
masters have been gathering" at the sales
to obtain the best rams to strengthen
and improve their merino ram, Hero
Prince, belonging to Messrs. W. Gibson
& Son, of Scorn, which was purchased
by . xi. Watt, borne sheep sent from
Germany to. Sydney for sale also made
good prices, $2888 being given for a six
tooth ram from the flock of R. C. Gade
gast, of Thal-Oschatz, Saxony, others
making from tool to Slb28. Ihe fact of
such prices being on record should put
American flockmasters on their mettle ;
let us have the subject of sheepraising as
ably and thoroughly discussed at the in
stitutes for this winter as was that of.
dairyin3 during the past one in this state,
so that farmers may have the opportunity
of learning what the industry is capable
oi doing.tor tnem.
Real Estase Transaction,
The Dalles Land & Improvent Co. to
N. H. Fagan lot 10 in block 13, Thomp
son's addition to Dalles City, $75, and
lot 2 in block 18, $00.
United btates to Isaac B. Humbert,
the southwest quarter of section 12,'
township 2, south of range 14 east.
K. a. Unfnr and wife to Aratxslla
Slusher, the south half of the southwest
quarter, and south half of the southeast
quarter of section 32 township 4 south
range 14 east, $lol)0.
A man has no right to make money
unless he has the bettering of the world
at heart; and he must not have too
queer notions about bettering the world
either.
Two men have just swapped wives in
Nebraska. Though it were an even
trade the gentlemen may conclude they
each got something to boot.
Kate Field doesn't seem to understand
why "some of our congressmen sit on
their spines." Thev are thus able to
'get their backs up."
A Cincinnati man boasts of having
three hearts. Unless he diaws another
1 he had better drop out. ' -
The holidays have been quiet in trad
ing circles. The principle business be
ing in notions, etc., for the holiday com
pliments and remembrances.
The weather has been damp, with but
little rain in the interior, and with the
warm atmosphere, the grass is growing
and the stock is in fine condition, and
as a result the meat markets are abund
antly supplied with the best at former
quotations.
Inthemal'ar of finances, the string
ency spoker of before, has not lot up in
the eastern states. Banks and larger
industrial institutions are forced to suc
cumb to the outside pressure, and a
closing down of all kinds of projected
enterprises throughout the country has
been the result. The throwing out of
employment of alut 2000 men on rail
road constuction in Washington is the
result of too much reaching out on a
pinching season, which has partially
ended in setting men adrift on worth
less paper, so to speak.
The English wheat market is cabled a
little stronger. Chicago and New York
markets are fluctuating on small options.
Closing for May delivery in Chicago at
98a ; New York May delivery 1.00.
Portland quotations are Valley, $1.20
$1.22o, Walla Walla, $1.101.12X, per
cental. Dalles market, quotations for
No. 1 $0.54, No. 2 $0.53 per bushel.
Fi.oub Diamond best $4.00; by ton
$3.85; Walla Walla, $4.00.
Oats The market remains unchanged
and firm at former qnotation ; $1.55 per
cental.
Barley Prime brewing $1.05(31.10,
feed ft .00" 1.05 per ctl., sacked.
Millstuffs The trade supply is short
and shows "an advance. Dealers quote
bran $20.00, bran and shorts mixed $22.
50. The supply of shorts and middlings
is very short and quotations range from
$22.50 $24.00 per ton.
Hay The hay market is still firm
with a limited supply in sight. Timothy
hay sells from wagons at former quota
tion, $18.00 $19.00 per ton. Wheat
hay shows an advance since last report.
Petal uma baled hay sold last week at
$15.00 per ton from the wagon and some
compressed sold as high as $16.00 per
ton.
Potatoes The potatoe market is in a
measure over stocked with a downward
tendenoy at 0.850.90 per 100 ft.
Butter Gilt edge and choice extra,
finds ready sale at 0.60(30.65 per roll,
packed in brine 0.400.50, The market
is not well supplied with A 1 butter.
Eggs The egg supply has astonished
the trade with an overstock and the
bottom has nearly fallen out at 0.20 per
dozen, a further decline is looked for if
the warm weather continues
Poultry Spring chickens are selling
in the city at $2.00f 2.25 yer dozen. Old
fowls at $2.50$2.75 per dozen. Turkevs
0.10 per pound. Geese 0.90($1.25 each
Ducks 0.40 each.
Wool The market shows no change
and no immediate prospect for an ad
vance in price. Eastern Oregon 0.14(u)
0.16K.
Hides Prime dry hides are quoted at
0.04(20.05 per pound. Culls 0.02j4
Q.OZy,. Green 0.02. Salt 0.03. Sheep
pelts extra . 0.750.85, ordinary 0.40
0.60 each. Bearskins, No. 1 $8.00
common $2.o0.
Ueef rff)ef on foot clean and prime
0.02, ordinary iUY2.
Mutton Wethers, extra choice S3.50,
common $2.o$3.00 per head.
Hogs Live heavy, 0.04. Medium
weight 0.03?4, dressed 0.04?(a0.0bli.
Lard 511, 0.1.:
per pound.
1011. 0.10; 401b 0.09
A Few Resolutions.
I resolve the coniing year that I will
not drink any unless I am thirsty.
That I will be true to the fairer (they
have acted fairer) sex the coming vear
than I was last vear. I think I can.
That I will try not to find my temper
if I succeed in losing it as often as I did
in 1890. .
That I will be kinder to the gentleman
(if such he was) who threshed me last
year.
That I will act better in good society.
That I will agree to obey my superiors
if I have any. I think I am safe in
making this resolution.
That I will try to be kind to all who
are unkind to me very few are.
That I will let people mind their own
business and will assist them all I can.
That I will answer my correspondents
better than heretofore I have very few
left.
That if I can not find a man after
mine own heart, I will seek a woman.
That I will write better and more en
tertaining things for the press if pos
sible.
Angling Farty.
Mrs. Geo. Ruch gave an angling party
to her daughter, Miss Nona, Tuesday,
Miss Nellie Michell and Mr. V. French
carried off the head prizes and Miss
Mabel Mack and Mr. M. Donnell, the
booby. The young folks watched the
old year out and the new year in, and
after a very pleasant evening adjourned
to their homes.
Those present were the Misses Louisa
and Nona Ruch, Grace Williams, Ettie
Story, Iva Brooks, Grace Campbell,
Nellie Michell, Mabel Mack aijd Messrs.
Martin Donnell, Edward French', Tru
man Butler, Vivian French, Edward
Pattersen, Frank French, Will Michell
and Edward Lawler. .
Work Commenced.
Work commenced this morning on the
new reservoir, and will be pushed to
completion just as rapidly as possible.
The gentleman in charge of the work
requests us to state that considerable
heavy blasting will be done, and that
parents must keep their children away
from the vicinity of the work. It is a
dangerous place for them to play, 'and
there is nothing for .them to see. The
warning is a good one and we sincerely
hope will be heeded. The site of the
reservoir presents quite a lively appear
ance. Ten tents are up, a blacksmith
shop, and all the camp equipments
necessary lor the force of sixty or seventy
men employed. We "understand more
men are wanted and that $1.75 ixr dav
will be paid them.
The Dalles Chroxicle, which' made
its debut on the 15th, has lieen received.
It is a bright, newsy paper, and will
certainly meet the approval of the read
ing public. Ochoco Review.
The old firm of Brooks & Beers is no
more. JUr. iJrooks retired iroin busi
ness with the year, and the firm will
now consist of Messrs. Beers, R. Wil
liams and L. E. Crowe who will con
tinue the business.
Succor to one who is falling is a greater
service than aid to one who has fallen.
Keep I Lone
Lone I Keep.
and What I
BV MHK. P. G. BAKBETT.
In the winter of 1885, I was ill with
what would now lie called la grippe.
The serious symptoms, lasting but a few
days, were followed by distressing physi
cal weakness, so that with mind alert
and nerves quivering with impatience, I
was obliged to lie by, at home, away
from the business which I knew was
suffering for want of my presence.
Now it. happened through all this
miserable time, when I was unable to
sit up, except at intervals, without
faintness, that it did seem as though
the whole church and neigh borhood
had turned itself into a procession of
beggars.
Early in the season, for the looks of
the tiling, I had put my name to a sub
scription paier or two. But my wife's
name appeared in so many lists that,
though the sums were small, I could but
say some pretty savage things.
One day it had been unusually exas
perating ; and I was relieving my mind
when, in the midst of this tirade, my
eldest son, who, with his sister, was
arranging the pillows to bolster me into
a more upright position, broke in with j
"Its a shame to talk that way to
mamma when every penny she gives
comes either off her back or out of her I
stomach!''
Amazed, I stopped short, and looked
to mj wife for denial ; but in tears, she
left the room. "There!" said he, now
I've hurt her feelings." "Apologize or
leave the house," I shouted, and added
with as much dignity as my prostrate
attitude permitted. "You've told a pre
posterous falsehood!" ,
"Its tbe truth," he flashed back, "she
has saved her morning eggs at the table
all winter, for her cent a day subscrip
tion to missions, and, father," nearing
the door as he spoke, .."I should think
you were blind not. to. see how shabby
she is," and he was gone.
I'd have struck him for saying, it, if I
could. My money,, mine, given; away
instead of being properly used ! 1 fairly
stamped my feet against the foot-board
in my rage, and commanded my tremb
ling daughter to call her mother.
After she went out I seemed to be
falling; and then floating away, and
then a long dreamless sleep came, from
which I was awakened by music.
Forgetful of what had passed I turned
to ask my wife from whence the sweet
sounds came, and was surprised to find,'
at my side, dressed in glistening white,
a brother who had died years ago. "
"Harry!" I cried, and "Dear John,"
he whispered, putting his hand in mine,
my weak fingers closing rouud it. "If I
am in Heaven," I said, "what makes
me so weak?" Just then the music, in
which my sleeping senses had been
steej)ed came nearer, and a train of shin
ing angels swept by, led by a woman, a
neighlxr who died but yesterday, for I
remembered they had tried to keep the'
news from me.
"Shall I be strong like her to
morrow?" 1 hopefully asked. "Oh, no,
said my guardian, "that leautiful angel
lived according to Paul's instructions to
keep the body under; the spirit growing
strong ; and ready even now to ' lead
heavenly hosts to earth on deeds ( of
heavenly love. She has great posses
sions." - ' '
"What do you mean by possessions?"
said I coldly, remembering that only
yesterday I was a solid member of the
same church, with her, the poorest
woman in it.
"She was rich toward God, and laid
up treasures here, he answered.
"What you keep down there, John, you
lose, for you have to leave it. But
what you give away you find laid up to
begin this world with."
Now," said I, at once asserting
superior knowledge, "you re wrong
about her. ' I knew that angel when she
was nothing but a woman, a laborer's
wife, and eked out their scanty means
by washing. Why I doubt if ever she
had a dollar to give away during her
whole life." , '
Did you ne.ver read about the
widow's mite?" said my brother. But
ler us visit her mansion. It is one of
the wonders even here, where the
heavenly mansions be. Such marvels of
turret and tower, of balconies and pavil
ions; of lattice windows and oriels; of
niches and portals." .
Helping me slowly along on the King's
highway, sometimes by the hand as
little children are led ; and sometimes
carrying me as I had done him when he
was a mortal baby, I being his elder
brother, we. at last, reached her steps,
on the lower stair of which he seated me,
Soon, as I became accustomed to the
wonderful whiteness, I saw an inscrip
tion on every slab of the flight. This
was "neighborly kindness" ; that "right
service" ; the other "peace making" ;
and above, as true as I live I read, "Care
of Martha Burns !" I remembered her,
sick, mangy brat that no one else
would have about them; this woman
took and cared for her, soothing her
dying hours. No one down there in
Portland but had forgotten it long ago, i
but here it stood out in burning gold,
and every stone in that stately pile had
on it a record, an endorsement, so to
speak, of some good deed. I
Over one wide portal the key stone of
the arch read "Carrying the church on
her heart" not on her shoulders or her
tongue mind you and on either column
"prayers for its prosperity." And right
there, yes, plain before my , face, was a
Jasper capital inscribed "Desires to
give." I
'See here," I demanded, "where are
my desires?" for. I knew how many
times I'd had them arid indulged mvBelf
in dreams of how liberal I would be,
once mv own wants were satisfied.
Receiving no answer, I was venti
lating my opinion of such manifest
injustice when Harrv stopped me by
saying: "There are desires and desires,
brother, prayers and prayers. , Why
should a man desire what lie can hold in
his hand if he choose, or pray when he
may easily answer his own prayers.?"
Do you mean to tell me,'.' said I, "that
it was my duty to give, even when there
were other "necessary ways for my
money?" "To whom then, were you in
'debt?" he asked. "To no one," I replied
"I took care of that, I was a good finan
cier." "Who gave you that ta'ent, and
who sent such prosperity ?"he asked more
pointedly still. "I understand yon now
said I "vou think a' tenth was due to
Or What I
uu lie put it out with you7 what intereSt
did you pay?" "What? why no name
had a larger sum set down for minister's
salary." ."The butcher's bill," do you
count that too?" said my brother with
levity very unbecoming in an angel ;
but seeing my frown, he continued,
"We were talking of giving. Paying
pastor's salary is merely settling ac
counts and very meanly are they settled
too, at times. Men should think what
life is in the (lands without the gospel,
and count in all the light and blessed
ness of christain civilization when the
paper comes round for pastor's salary, or
church buildings or parsonage or school
houses.". "I have given good round sums
for all these things," said I, "but in this
New Jerusalem, - which I was taught to
think so blessed, it seems of no account.
This woman, for instance, never gave
even the 'widows mite' for such pur
jwses. . "Seeing they see not," he smiled
pointing to entablatures and cornices
and brackets that recorded prayers and
endeavors and even gifts. "Well," said
I incorrigibly, "I don't see where the
money came from, her husband's shallow
pocket I suppose and he will be left to
build his own mansion with what he
may." "See here John," said my guide
touching my eyes and behold on every
stone I saw engraved in blue enamel
'shabbiness,' 'old clothes,' 'weariness,'
i 'hunger,'blistered feet,' 'caloused hands'
'chills' and 'frost-bite,' and side by side
in gold ran the name of the gift each
deprivation had enabled her to make.
Quicker than a flash I recalled what
my boy Harry named for this angel at
mv side had said the dav I died. And
I shrunk together out of sight of myself,
covering my eyes and groveling in
the silver sand at the foot of the steps.
"Blind," ' my son had said. Yes, a
mean, pitiful, blind creature I called
myself.
The Lord gave me one talent, money
getting, and what kind of a soiled
napkin had I rolled it in, wet with the
tears of mv wife. Those blue enameled
words fastened themselves to my thought
of her, and I cried aloud. "My shabby
wife, my hungry wife. . Oh that I could
live my life over."
Harry took me into his bosom sooth
ing, me as a mother sooths her babe, and
when my sobbing . ceased he said,
"Brother the Master has given me my
wish today, shall I wish you back?"
"Down on my knees I beg it of you dear
guardian angel," I cried "try me once
more."
A deafening roar in my ears and
flashes of light in my head followed, and
opening my expectant eyes I found wife
and children working, over me. Rubbing
my limbs, chafing my hands, and all in
teans.
"Oh," quivered the voice of my wife,
"you never, never had so long a faint be
fore.." .
"No dear," I whispered back : "I died,
but the Master allowed me to return to
show how much I love Him and you."
She laid her finger on my lips forbid
ding further words. .
But from that day to this, five years
and more, I have never for a moment
forgotten that what I keep I lose ; but
whafc l give is laid up where, when I go
again, I shall find a mansion which
thr Lord himself has prepared for me
out oi the blocks my daily stewardship
furnished. .
, We predict that if the work at the
Cascade locks is not taken from the
hands of the war department, let bv
contract, and completed or in a fair way
to be so by June 1892, that Mr. Herman
will not be able to succeed' himself.
-The matter has developed into a polit
ical question iu Eastern Oregon, and
republicans and democrats will unite to
elect K congressman who will take hold
of this matter as' it should . have been
taken hold of long ago. There has
been a radical change in political sen
timent in the past' six 'months, and
members of both old political parties
have concluded that they have been
fed on political promises long enough.
When the next election comes around
somebody is going to get a genuine
surprise. If he does not get a move on
himself Mr. Hermann is liable to receive
a portion of the shock..
'There, seems to be no doubt now but
that Senator Mitchell will succeed him
self.. We recognize and appreciate the
distinguished senator's ability, but we
put jt to our Eastern Oregon legislators
to make the gentlemen understand be
fore he is re-elected what is .expected of
him. The best way to do this, is to de
mand a specific promise that he will
work presistently for the opening of the
Columbia river. We want no more
buncombe speeches, no more fulfilling
of the letter of this promise, but of its
spirit. The truth is, our representa
tives have not worked to accomplish
this,' object. They have made some
pretty speeches in the Congressional
Record but that is all. Eastern Ore
gon owes it to herself to see that Senator
Mitchell" makes some pretty strong
pledges before it passes the office over to
him.
" The Dalles is deeply interested in hav
ing good roads through the county, and
should be prompt to meet all demands
on her for assisting in their construction
where the road funds, and the neighbor
hood are unable to build them. One of
the grievances set up by the citizens of
Sherman county, was the bad roads, and
this led to the creation of that county.
The same state of affairs exists in the
southeastern portion of the county now,
and to some extent in the Hood River
neighborhood. Good roads are necess
ary if we are to have a good trade, and
w.e should do all in our power to aid in
getting them. The petition to the
legislature for $10,000 for building a road
over Tygh mountain should be signed by
every citizen in the county.
Our B-ard of Trade would do the cor
rect thing by passing a resolution asking
the Portland chamber of commerce, and
board of trade to join them . in their
memorial to Congress asking that the
work at the Cascade locks be taken out
of the hands of the War Department
and put irt charge of the Interior De
partment, with the ' proviso that the
work be finished by contract, Without
Portland's help nothing can be done.
This has been demonstrated to our sat
isfaction, and we are perfectly willing to
admit that -for all political purposes
Portland is Oregon. A resolution from
these Portland business bodies, would
set our representatives at Washington
at work with a vim. .
The Spokane Board of Trade Will De
mand a Change In the Urdar :
., of Thing.
Spokask Falls,- Dec. 29. A special
meeting of the Board of Trade has been
called for Wednesday evening, to take
steps looking to the securing of m
equitauie freight rates. '11118 action is
in respouse to the universal demand of
shipjjers and citizens generally. Spo
kane has always lalwred against a
remarkable discrimination in favor of
terminal points 500 miles further west.
Rates have always been so adjusted that
eastern merchandise could be carried
through this city, overa mountain range
10,000 feet high, to Portland and Puget
sound, and from there distributed to the
country surrounding Spokane Falls. It
is claimed by merchants here and by
farmers of the surrounding country, that
if the transcontinental railroads had
made Spokane their distributing point,
instead of hauling freight 500 miles
further and back, they would have had
sufficient rolling stock to handle the
grain crop instead of blockading the
wheat district. Spokane will make a
united stand, and proposes to convince
the railway managers that the present
ruinous competition with water hauls is
entirely unnecessary and that their in
terests should induce them to save the
enormous waste of energy, now thrown
away, by laying down upon this side of
the Cascade mountains every pound of
freight distributed between that range
and the Rocky mountains, This would
cause a revolution in the existing rail
way plans, a change that it is believed
here the railroads themselves will gladly
welcome, in order to avoid the cheap
haul to seaport terminals. Spokane
now has more actual lines of road than
any other facihe coast city, and has re
ceived this year, notwithstanding . these
disadvantages, nearly 400,000,000 pounds
of transcontinental freight.
TRAIN NEWSBOY MHBDERED.
A Burly Ruffian Deliberately Shoots
Him Down. ,
Tacoma, Dec. 2S). Paeseneera on the
Northern Pacific overland tell of a horri
ble crime committed on the train near
Dickinson, Dak. A passenger, huge,
brawny and rough, asked the newsboy
to bring him some cigars. He returned
with a box, and asked 15 cents each for
them. The passengor grumbled, but
paid it. The boy a few hours later, this
side of Mandan, passed through with
oranges. The same man took three and
ate two, and then asked the price.
When he was told he again raised a howl
on the price, called the boy hard names
as he was leaving the car, and as the
boy opened the car door he fired a shot
at him, taking effect in the back of his
neck. The boy staggered ' and fell.
Several of the passengers seized the burly
murderer, and securely bound hiin. The
dead boy and his murderer were sent
back to Dickinson on the eastbound
overland. .Their' names could not be
learned.
SHIPYARD FOR THE SOUND.
Steel
'Whaleback" Veaaels to Be
for the Coaftt Trade.
Built
Minneapolis, Dec. 29. A special from
Duluth, Minn., to the Tribune, says it
was definitely settled to-day that Cap
tain McDougall, manager of the Steel
Barge Company, will start for the
Pacific coast in ten days to establish a
shipyard on Puget sound for building
steel "whaleback" vessels for the Pacific
coast trade. The company has sub
mitted plans for its peculiar style of ves
sel to the United States navy, and if the
government lets any . contracts to. the
company a ship yard will be established
on the Atlantic coast. The Puget sound
yard Will cost $1,000,000.'
BOY AND FATHER DESERTED.
A FalthlesB Wife Leaves Her Child at the
Point of Death.
Walla Waxla, ,Dec. 29. Late this
afternoon James Palmer, a wood hauler,
returned from the mountains, found his
little nine-year-old boy sick with diph
theria and alone in the house, and his
wife gone off with a man named Wise
man, a well-known iurexa tiat rancher.
It is supposed that the guilty pair has
skipped out for California. Palmer left
home Sunday morning for a load of wood,
leaving his wife attending on the sick
boy. When he returned this evening
he found the child had been without
attention since the day before his wife
left. .--'
Runaway Boya Sent Home.
Tacoma, Dec. 31. Eddie Mclntyre
and Oscar Peterson, aged 7 and 11 years
respectively, ran away from Chehalis
yesterday morning and came to Tacoma.
The youngsters bunked upon the benches
in the wharf depot, but Officer Keene
routed them out and started them back
to Chehalis this morning. The runa
ways had 50 cents apiece, and said they
were here to look for work. -
Drouth In Wheat States.
Chicago, Dec. 29. The Farmers' Re
view says a severe drouth prevails over a
large section of the wheat-producing
states, Illinois suffering the most
severely. Reports from ninety counties
of that state show that only twenty
have even a fair supply.
The Escaped Arlxona Prisoners.
Tucson, Arizona, Dec. . 31. The
escaped murderers, Verdugo and Juan
Jacinto, have been surrounded in the
Black hills three miles from here.
Another passe left for the scene.' It is
expected they will bring Verdugo back
by night dead or alive. The refugees are
well armed. . -
No Matter If It Never Is. v
London, Dec. 31. No announcement
has yet heen made as to when - and
where the next conference between Par
nell and O'Brien will take place.
Sentence Commnted.
Saceamnto, Cal. Dec. 31. Gov. Wat
erman to-day commuted the life sen
tence of A. G. Williams, convicted of
murder, June 1884 to fifteen years.
Congressional.
Washington, Dec. 31. The commit
tee on immigration to-day began inves
tigation into the purchase of American
industries by foreign capital.
A Big Blaze.
Augusta, Ga., Dec. 30. Angusta had
a $100,000 fire this -morning. A num
ber of stores were burned.
. Colder Than In The Dalles.
Fairfield, Maine, Dec. 31 The ther
mometer registered . 60 degrees below
zero here this morning.
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IHrIANS WILL PRO It ABLY FIGHT,
Three Thousand of Them in the Bad
Lands Determined to Make a Stand
AVashington, Jan. 2. Gen. Schofield
this morning received a telegram from
General Miles dated Pine Ridge agency
January 1, saying, "Three thousand In
dians, including about 600 bucks, are
now encamped in the Bad Lands about
fifteen miles from Pine Ridge agency.
All avenues of escape are closed by
troops. General Miles says the Indians
have gathered some cattle and provisions
and appear to be determined to make
their fight for supeemacy at this point
He says he will make another effort to
get them back to the agency without
bloodshed and in order to do so he has
established a regular siege. General
Schofield said there was no truth in the
report that General Brooke had returned
from the command at Pine Ridge. Gen
eral Miles, he added, has charge of the
campaign and has stationed himself at
the most convenient point for general
communication with his forces.
Secretary Proctor has had an interview
with the president on the Indian cam
paign this morning.
BEGINNING PROHIBITION.
The New County License Law Creates
1 Consternation.
San Bebnabdiko, Cal. Jan. 2. The
new county saloon license ordinance
that took effect to-day created conster
nation among the saloon men. It pro
vides that a majority of voters in any
voting precinct as shown by total votecast
at last regular election, may protest
against any license being granted to
their precinct and the board of. super
visors shall irrant no license. Nine sa
loons were closed to-day by these petit
ions.
To Recover a Lost Vessel.
San Fbancisco, Cal., Jan. 2. The
steamer Scotia left yesterday to the res
cue of the dereleet ship Struan lumber
ladened for Melbourne and abandoned
during the gale off point St. George.
Steamer Montesarrat arrived yesterday
from NanaimoJ - Captain Rain reports
Struan has gone to pieces or some' other
wreck has scattered several acres of lum
ber over thefbosom of the Pacific the drift
was encountered between Cape Flattery
and Empire City, toward which the
Struan was drifting when last seen.
Monteserrat was in the lumber drift for
half an hour. If the lumber did not
come from the Struan. It is probably
cargo from the W' H. Harrison now ten
days over due at Gray's Harbor. Noth
ing has been heard of the Harrison
since sailing. .
Earthquake In San Francisco.
San Fhancisco, Jan. 2. Two distinct
earthquake shocks with but few seconds
intermission occurred here at 12 :02 m.,
to-day. The shocks were of , unusual
vigor the vibrations being nearly north
and south.
Reports from different points in the
state indicate that the earthquake was
quite extended, only slight damage
reported.
Runaway Horse on a Rampage. .
Salem, Dec. 31. This morning a run
away horse belonging to the Salem
Street . Railway Company ran down
Commercial street and ran over a lady
wheeling a small baby in a buggy, and
nearly went through a large plate-glass
window, at the corner of Court and Com
mercial streets. It was thought the
child was killed at first, but it proved to
be not seriously injured. , .
Proceedings of Congress.
Washington, Jan. 2. Butlerworth of
Ohio to-day introduced in the house a
preamble as a resolntion relative to the
World's Columbian Exhibition resolu
tions, that the president invite the
several states and territories to hold
suitable memorial services on the 12th
day of October, eighteen hundred and
ninety-two, commemorative of the four
hundredth anniversary of the discovery
of America.
Dense Fog in New York.
New Yobk, Jan. 2. This morning the
city is again enveloped in a dense fog
and navigation is almost entirely sus
pended. The Western Union report
but little improvement in the condition
of the wires west and south.
Engineer and Fireman Killed.
Baltimore, Md. Jan. 2. Engineer
Gasnell and Freman Williams - were
killed in collision last night between two
trains of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad.
The other engineer and fireman were
badly injured.
A Young Forger Pardoned.
Lansing, Mich., Jan. 2. Governor
Luce has pardoned Tom Navin, ex
mayor of Adrian, Mich., who was serv
ing ten years sentence for forgery.
Navan who is onlyJ32 years of age will
resume the practice of law in Detroit.
Unlawful Cigar Dealer Convicted.
Portland, Jan. 2. Phillip Davis of
Salem plead guilty in the U. S. Court
to-day to charge of selling cigars with
out license and was sentenced to pay a
fine of $100. He chose to serve out the
fine in jail. '
: San Francisco Slarket.
San Francisco, Cal. Jan. 2. Wheat
buyer 911.50 season $1.44 g. -
Chicago Wheat Market.
Chicago, 111., Jan. 2. Wheat steady.
ch 88 i, May 96 , July 92'.
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(Successor to E. BECK.)
-DEALER in-
WQHUWS,
Jewelry, Diamonds,
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry
Repaired and Warranted.
165 Second St., The Dalles, Or.
C. N. THORNBCRY.
T. A. HUDSON,
Notary Public.
Late Rec. U. S. Land Office.
THORHBURY &HUDS0H,
ROOMS 8 and 9 LAND OFFICE BCHDM
Postofflce Box 3XS,
THE DALLES, OR.
Filings, Contests,
lad all other Business id the C. S. Land Office
' Promptly Attended to.
U1V VrVA,IWA A'ICUIIUI vi 4. lliugDi
Entries and the purchase of Railroad
Lands under the recent Forfeiture Act,
which we will have, and advise the pub
lic at the earliest date when such entries
can be made. Look for advertisement ,
in this paper.
- Thcrnbury & Hudson.
D. P. Thompsos"
J. S. Bchbmcc, H. M. Bull,
Vice-President. . Cashier.
President.
First Mai Bant
THE DALLES,
OREGON.
A Genera) Banking Business transacted
ueposiia received, suojeci to sigm
Draft or Check. '
Collections made and proceeds promptly
remitted on day ot collection.
Sight and Telegraphic Exchange sold on
Aew xork, San irancisco and Port
land. ' :
DIRECTORS. -
D. P. Thompson. . Jno. 8. ScHiwcr.
T. W. Spabks. . Geo. A. Libbk.
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BANKERS.
TRANSACT A GENE RAX BANKING BUSINESS
Letters of Credit issued available In th
Eastern States.
Sieht Exchange and Telegraphic?
Transfers sold on New York, Chicago, St.
Louis, San Francisco, Portland Oregon,
Seattle Wash., and various points in Or
egon and Washington.
Collections made at all points on fav
orable terms. '
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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Liquor v Dealer,
MILWAUKEE BEER ON DRAUGHT.
1NE FARM TO RENT.
THE FARM KNOWN AS THE "MOOKE
Farm" situated on Three Mile creek about
two and one-half miles from The Dalles, will be
leased for one or more years at a low rent to anv
rexponnible tenant. This farm has upon It a
ood dwelling house and necessary out bulld
lntr. about two acres of orchard, about thrca
hundred a? res under cultivation, a large portion
of the land will raise a good volunteer wheat
prop in 1U1 with ordinarily favorable weather.
Tbe farm is well watered. For terms and particu.
lars enquire of Mrs. Sarah A. Moore or at t ho office
of Mays, Huntington & Wilson, The Dalles, Or.
, bAKAli A. MOOKE, Executrix.
F. TAYLOR,
PROPRIETOR OF THE :
City Market.