THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY. MAY 25. 1898 The Weekly Gteoniele. TMK VALLK8. oKtooN OFFICIAL PAPKB OF WASCO COUNTY. Published in two parts, on Wednesday; and Saturdays. SUBSCRIPTION BATES. BY XJJIm TOfrti.es PBSFAID, IK ADVAKCS. One year H &? Six months Three months Advertising rates reasonable, and made known on application. Address all Communications to "THE OHRON. ICLE," The Dalles, Oregon. Telephone No. 1. LOCAL BREVITIES. Saturday's Daily. Thursday Mrs. Stanley, who has bees on the poor farm in this county for a number of years, was examined by Judge Mays and Dr. Eahelman and ad judged insane. She was a former rest dent of Hood River and will be taken to the asylum in Salem. Billy Watson, one of the boys who ran in The Dalles hose team in '92 and who is well known in this city, passed through the town yesterday morning with the Idaho volunteers. He holds the rank of sergeant in his company and is as anxious as the rest of oar west em boys to meet the hated Spaniards. C. M. Beason, of Ogden, Utah, and A, Lucas, of Kearney, Nebraska, returned yesterday from the interior where they have been purchasing stock for eastern markets. ' The courtesy extended by the officers of the club was especially appreciated by our visitors, and the cards of invita tion presented to each will be kept as souvenirs of a very happy occasion. The river is ' coming up around the Umatilla and the Baldwin opera house, If it continues to come up at the present rate a new ferry landing will have to be chosen, as the teams coming off the fer- rv today had to pull through the water back of the opera house in order to reach the incline. Last evening the water stood close to the thirty-foot mark and Bhows every indication of coming still higher. On Wednesday, May 18th, Mr. James Meikle and Miss . Eva Cowan Newel were united in marriage at the home of J. L. Cowan, the U. S. Indian agent at the Warm Springs reservation. Mr. Meikel is a foreman in the Hammond Packing Co. in Portland; while Miss Newel is the daughter of Agent Cowan. Both young people are highly esteemed for their true worth, and have the con gratulations of their many friends. Rev. J. A. Speer, of Warm Springs, performed the ceremony. The young couple will make their future home in Portland. Thursday night Fred W. Wilson re turned from Sherman county where he has been looking into his sheep inter ests. He reports sheep in splendid shape and that shearing is in full blast. This year's clip is unusually heavy and owing to the prevailing good -prices the clip will net the sheep growers a hand some profit. He Btates that the roads between here and Grass Valley are in a bad condition, but that the worst piece ot road in the entire trip is that between The Dalles and Floyd's place on Five Mile. To have the roads in such a con dition at this time of the year, when the teaming has scarcely begun, will mean that before the wool and grain which has to come to this city is hauled they will be almost impassable. On account of delays along the line . c . . : 1 1 tj.i . L ii c ill o b ki niu w&uug iuo luauu bruupn did not reach The Dalles yesterday morning until 6:30. When they did arrive, however, their reception was warm. When the train pulled into the depot a number of Dalles ladies and members of the relief corps boarded the train and refreshed the weary soldiers with hot coffee and words of welcome and encouragement. The members of the 6. A. R. were out td bid the boys God 8 peed, and the old veterans received thrilling cheers from the young soldiers, who in return ' received congratulations and best wishes for their safe return. The second division did not arrive until 8 o'clock, and at that time the G. A. R. bad departed, but the reception they re ceived at the hands of the people of The Dalles was not less warm. In all there were 700 able-bodied troops, of which" any state might feel proud, and who we can safely say will make their mark when they reach the Philippines. Sunday's Dally. .' Word was received in this city yester day afternoon for Hugh Jackson, stating that bis father is' dsngerously ill at Gol ; dendale. As Hugh is at Wapinitia, the meesage was sent to that place. Yesterday G. B. Halvor, who lives about four , miles beiow ihe city, pre sented the Chbokicle office with a box of strawberiies. They were almost as large as ben's eggs and as fine flavored as any we have ever tasted. . Yesterday afternoon a pleasant shower of rain fell, which cooled the air and freshened the growing crops. It was not sufficient, however, and we hope be fore the overhanging clouds clear away we will have a good heavy rainfall. . The Dalles City did not go through to Portland yesterday. Freight and passen gers were exchanged with' the Regulator at the Locks and she returned to this city last evening.' The Regulator has to have her boilers cleaned and some other improvements made, which causes the I chanee. A movement is on foot among' some of our people who enjoy driving, to have the Chenoweth road put. in first-class shape. A great many people baye al readv" contributed liberally toward the project. It will certainly be a fine drive. as it will be about eight miles long and in fine condition. There are no good drives in this vicinity at present, and we hope this improvement will be made in the near future. A very pretty custom the women of the Relief Corps has is the exchanging of badges during their yearly sessions, Many of the laiies have collected a anfficient number of these badges to enable them to make tbem into sofa pil low covers or banners to hang on the wall. Theee make valued souvenirs and it is a happy idea. The first Republican meeting of the camnalen in Union was held at the courthouse Thursday night, when S. C. Spencer, of Portland, addressed a large and enthusiastic audience. Mr. Spen cer's remarks were principally upon the money ' question, and his arguments were logical, sound and unanswerable. He made a good impression. At 10 o'clock yesterday about 75 mem bers of the different Sunday schools by invitation of the M. E. Sunday school of this city, left on a freight train, . which had two passenger coaches attached, to have a picnic at Mosier. A nicer place could not be chosen for such an occasion and every one enjoyed the day immensely. They returned on the 5 :20 train last evening. The man who was arrested Friday by Mr. Spellman for robbing the com pany mess house, near this city, has given his name as jonn aiay. i ester day Marshal Lauer succeeded in locat ing the other two men in the rocks west of the shops. May identified them as his confederates in the crime and all three have been placed in jail. May bad bis hearing already and has been bound over under $200 bonds to appear before the grand jury. The other two men will have their hearing Monday. Yesterday Nightwatchman Wiley re ceived some views of Memaloose Island and other points along the Columbia from George A. Dorcy and E. Allen, two students of the Field Columbia Museum of Chicago. Mr. Wiley arrested them last August for taking bones from the island, and discharged them under con dition that they would return the bones of the dead Indians. They appreciated the treatment shown them by Mr, Wiley, in spite of the fact that he ar rested them, and 'sent the photographs as a remembrance. Yesterday three sheriff's sales were held at the county courthouse in this city. The first was a piece of property located near Hood River, which was sold for $400 to eatisfy the judgment in the case of H. H. Bailey vs. Frank But' ton et al. In the case of William Field vs. William Birgfeld et al, a piece of property located near Antelope, was sold to the plaintiff for $1789.94, the amount of the judgment. The last was an action of The First National Bank vs. William Birgfeld et al. This sold to ihe plaintiff for $1255.40. The church at St. Paul, Marion coun ty. Or., of which D. Faber is pastor, will be consecrated next- Wednesday, May 25th, by Archbishop Gross, who will be assisted by Bishop N. J. Glorieux, of Boise, and ' by many priests. The church is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, brick buildings in Oregon. It was built early in 1846, and was finished and blessed November 1, 1846, and will be the first church, consecrated in the whole province of Oregon, and the first one ever con seer a tea by Archbishop Gross. v Colfax was lighted with electricity Tuesday night, after being in darkness for three weeks, during which time a new engine and new machinery were put in. The new plant is now fully equipped with modern .machinery, and is one of the most complete in Easter j Washington. It is an assured fact that th Dalles Steam Laundry is a success, so far as the quality of the work is concerned, and we are prepared to do any and all work in our line from now on and guarantee sat isfaction and quick delivery. Patronize home industry and keep your money at home. Telephone 341. T. A. Coffey, a cattleman from North western Nebraska, is in Pendleton. He spent last January and February in Pen dleton, and bought 1700 head of cattle throughout Eastern Oregon. He will now receive them and will load them for his ranges, May 23 and 24. The cattle will be loaded at Arlington and Baker City. - Strawberry pickers are not yet p'lenti ful in the Hood river valley. The Japs will net be there this seaeon, as they have found work elsewhere. Many of the Yakima Indians, who in former yeare went to pick berries, have gone salmon fishing, but it is expected the Warm Spring Indians will be there in force by the time pickers are most need ed. Monday's Dally. A. ' Venator has paid out about $45, 000 for cattle in Harney county within the last 60 days. E. Abernetby, of Dora, in Coos county, recently succeeded in killing a mother panther and capturing ber two kittens alive. Two hundred and seventy-three crates of strawberries were shipped from Hood River last Saturday. The season is just opening, and there is a promise of a big crop and fair prices. They are quoted at $6.50 a crate. The commencement exercises of the grammar school at Hood River were held Saturday night at the Methodist Episcopal church. Nine graduated, and the exercises were very interest ing and well rendered. The scores at ' the Umatilla House alleys for the week ending Sunday are : Monday, H. Maetz 67; Tuesday, Maetz 67; Wednesday, Wm. Birgfeld 60; Thursday, Jeff Walton 65; Friday, Maetz 60; Saturday, Maetz 66; Sunday, Maetz 63. The high school commencement exer cises will be held Saturday evening at the Vogt opera house. The graduating class numbers seventeen young ladies and gentlemen, and the program will no doubt be one of the most interesting of the kind yet held by that school. Curtis Spencer, the boy who was in jured by the- bursting of . the cannon in Baker City last Tursday, died Friday morning. Ernest Worewick, whose leg was fractured bv a flying piece of iron, is resting easily at the St. Elizabeth's hos pital. J. H. Parker, the banker; John G. Foster, the groceryman, and Mrs. William Good and others who were more or less painfully braised, are able to be up and about. E. Jacobsen and C. B Martin, a rep resentative of Hibbard, Spencer & Co, returned last evening from an extended trip to the interior. They state that an abundance of rain has fallen in . the southern part of the country, and that the prospects are good for abundant crops. , Mr. Herman Maetz, the champion bowler of the Umatilla House bowling alleys, in a contest for a wager with Jack Donohue and Jim Woods made the remarkable high average of 46.5 pins in ten consecutive games, which, how ever, is not quite np to bis regular standard. . The following score was made at the Dalles Commercial and Athletic Club' forHhe week ending Sunday : Monday, Houghton 54; Tuesday, Stephens 59; Wednesday, Bradshaw . 54 ; Thursday, W. Eetchnm 53 ; Friday, Stephens 56 ; Saturday, F. A. Seufert 54 ; " Sunday, John Bonn 54. The . funeral of Maudie Obarr took place from the Farmers' Hotel yester day morcing at 9 o'clock;. A short ser vice was held, conducted by Rev. Wood. The funeral procession immediately afterward started for Dnfur, arriving at about 2 o'clock, when the remains were interred by the side of those ot the little girl's father." The coroner's jury that inquired into the cause of the death of Melvin Green, in Umatilla county, decided that he came to his death from two gunshot wounds, one in the left side and the other in the head ; that the wound in the left side was fired from a revolver in the hands of Sam Mahaffy, without just cause, but that the wound in the head was caused by some person unknown to the jury. The crops between this place and Du- fur are looking fine considering the dry ness of the spring, and if rain comes within the next few weeks the harvest will be abundant. The writer finds the roads between here and that city in a bad condition, especially from this city to 8-Mile. Four, six . and eight-horse teams can be met at every turn as they wind slowly to the city with their Joads of golden fleece. Yesterday morning, at 11 :30, a special consisting of three coaches, the One- onta, uneonta ii, ana a bunet car, car-r rying Col is P. Huntington, of the South ern Pacific, President Mohler, of ' the O. & N. Co., and several other railroad officials, passed through this city. They are on a tour of inspection of the differ ent northern roads and are bound east. Their stay in this city was but brief, and perhaps of not much importance. . The Astorian says that, from reports received, it appears that' more salmon has been packed this seaeon than was put up at this date last year. The Col umbia river article will continue to make Astoria's name famous. Fishermen say that they are getting more fish in a given time than they did last year, and some of them, who thought they were short in their catches this season, have found that they were up to the average, within a very few pounds, of what was caught last year. , '. Sunday a letter was received in this city from Fred Grunow, an old Dalles boy, who at present is serving in the regular army, and is stationed at Tam pa, Fla. After the breaking out of 'bos tilities, his regiment, the 16th Infantry, stationed at Boise City,' was sent to Cbicamaugua and later to Tampa, where he was when he wrote. At present there are about 35,000 troops stationed at' that place, awaiting orders to move on to Cuba. He confirms the re ports in the newspapers concerning the attempts to poison the water which the soldiers were using, and adds that it must have been the work of Spanish spies. THE G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT. Most Successful Ever Held In This State The Veterans Leave for Their Respective Homes. rriuay morning about. zUU mem bers of the G. A. R. left on the Regulp. tor for Portland and a better satisfied lot of visitors never before departed from onr city. Past Dept. Commander Reis ner and the, officers of his staff state that this was the largest encampment that has ever been held in Oregon. This along with the hospitable treatment re ceived at the hands of our people, more than pleased the veterans. From be ginning to end there was not a disagree' able feature to the encampment. In fact everything passed off as pleasantly as anyone could desire. The success of the encampment is due entirely to the antiring efforts of ' those who bad charge of the same, and es pecially to Captain J. W. Lewie, who since preparations were begun until everything was over, gave his whole time and energy to make it what it has been, and the success of the encamp. ment proves how well his efforts were directed. We are sorry to see the old veterans leave us and we hope that ere they have to answer to the long roll call they will all be granted the pleaenre of another encampment in The Dalles. O. R- & N. MESS HOUSE ROBBED Three Tramps Break Into the Building? Friday One Captured. Friday Martin Spellman, the sec tion foreman at the O. R. & N. company mess house, about seven ' miles above this city, met a tramp coming along the railroad near the section bouse, but at the time paid no attention to him. Yes terday evening, however, when he was going home, he met the same man com ing toward The Dalles with a heavy pack on his shoulder. , When be arrived at home be found that his house had been broken into and articles of clothing, bed clothes and other things stolen. He immediately got two of the Chinese section bands and a handcar and started to The Dalles. A short distance this side of Seufert's cannery ' be came up with the fellow in company with another tramp. . Spellman held a gun on the suspected robber and be surrendered without the least resistance. With the assistance of the Chinese the the tramp's hands were tied behind his back with a eilk handkerchief, and he was brought to this city and turned over to Nightwatchman Wiley, who lodged him in jail. Most of the stolen goods were found in the possession of the man who was arrested. He refuses to give his name and says that two other men were con cerned with bim in the robbery, one be' ing the red-headed man who was with him at the time of his arrest, and the other an elderly man of about 50, who wore a black fedora hat and dark cloth ing. He was about five feet eight inches in height and weighed, as near as he could judge, about one hundred and seventy-five pounds. This man beaded east, and as be was armed with a 44-Colts pistol, before leaving bis pals he declared that he would not be captured as long as he had strength to fight. The authorities have telegraphed to points weet, and. in all probability, the man will be captured. We could not learn exactly all that was stolen, but it was principally arti cles of clothing, bedding, a gold watch chain, valued at $18, and other articles of less value. - The man, who is at present in jail, will have his bearing today in Justice Filloon's, court. MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES. Program to Be Rendered By the Nan sene Schools. The following program has been pre pared by the teachers and pupils of the Nansene schools, to be given on Monday May 30th, at 1 :30 p. m. : Address, "Our Nation's Heroes," C. R. Deens. Recitation, "Room at the Top." Ev erett Wilson. "- Recitation, "Mastered Out," Hugbie Moore. . Recitation, "Our Flag," Pearl Wilson. Music, "Scatter Flowers." Recitation, "Decoration Day," Darwin Adams. "Memory Gems" by the School. Recitation, "Requiem," Daisy But ler. i Essay, "Memorial Day," C. R. Deens. Music, "The Fairest Flower," Recitation, "Bringing Flowers," Ruby Moore. Recitation, "To Some Little Southern Girl," Belle Adams. Essay, "The National Ensign," Dora Moore. Recitation, "The Blue and the Gray," Minnie Wilson. Reading, "Memorial Day," Mrs. Ada Moore. . Music, "Memorial Song," '. - Recitation, "Decoration Day," Clara Moore. " Recitation, "The Silent March," Rho- da Adams. Address, "Our Soldiers," Nathan My ers. Recitation ''Columbia's Heroes," Hat- i tie Adams. Class Drill, "Memorial Day," Eleven pupils. Addresses by Patrons. Music, "Oh! There's Many a Battle." ; Dismissal. All are cordially invited to be pres ent. . ' LITTLE MAUDE OBARR DEAD. After Three Weeks' Illness Pneumonia Cansea Ber leath. Saturday night about 8 'o'clock little Maude Obarr, daughter of Mrs. Smith, of the Farmers' Hotel, died of typhoid pneumonia. About three weeks ago Maude was taken with a severe attack of croup, which, in spite of the remedies used to check it, developed into typhoid pneu monia. However, hoping till the very last, her life was not despaired of until yesterday afternoon, when it was evident she could not recover. k "' She was bora on their farm, near this city, about ten years ago, and was an exceptionally bright and attractive child ; one whom it would be impossi ble not to notice among any number of children. ' It has been remarked often during her illness by those attending her of the absence of peevishness or complaint, so patient was she, and yet it was known her suffering ' was intense. Maudie will be greatly missed by ber little playmates, in school, Sunday school, and the many places where they were accustomed to meet her. How much she will be missed in the borne circle, "where she was like a sunbeam, none but those who have had a like sorrow can conjecture. A -BAD ACCIDENT. Two Ladles Thrown Oat of with Serious Results. Boggy About 1 o'clock Monday a serious accident occurred on Third street near St. Mary's Academy. Mrs. Lindsay and Mrs. Plntler were driving down Third street when the horse became fright ened at a bicycle and turned in such a manner as to upset the rig and throw the two ladies out in the rocks and loose dirt with which Lincoln street is being filled with. They both were rendered unconscious with the fall, and were taken to the res idence of Mrs. Seufert near by, where with the assistance of Dr. Holliater, who was called in, they were revived. Mrs. Lindsey had a severe cut on the mouth and serious bruises on the body. Mrs. Pintler also received serious bruises, but last night was feeling much better. Although the accident was serious, still it is very lucky that the ladies escaped with their lives. The buggy was badly broken and the harness was considerably . damaged. The horse tore loose from the buggy at Moody's corner and ran to the east end where he was stopped. Nansene School Report. The following is a report of the Nan sene school lor the month beginning April 11th and ending May 6tb : Number of phpils enrolled : Boys, five; girls, fourteen. Total nineteen. Those who have not missed any days are : Dora Moore, flattie Adams, Daisy Butler, Belle AdamB, Clara Moore, Min nie Wilson, Ruby Moore. Rboda Adams, Pearl Wilson, Darwin Adame, Hugh Moore and Everett Wilson. Those whose deportment has bee,n perfect are : Hattle Adams, Daisy Bat tler, Rhoda Adams, Lottie Buttter,.Dora Moore, Belle Adams, Minnie Wilson, Nancy Neeley, Lulu Jones, PearlWilaon, Victoria Jones, Barbara Neeley, Darwin Adams, Barkley Jones and Everett Wil- m. Total attendance for the weeks, 92, 88, 83,81. Average attendance for the weeks, 18, 18,16,16. Average attendance during the month 17. Visitors 3. All friends of education are invited to attend our school. C. R. Deens, Teacher. . There Is little wheat left in the hands of the farmers of the Palouse country, and the price is most irregular., Monday last wheat was quoted at from 70 to 80 cents at different points in Whitman county, with none being sold. The only considerable amount of wheat in the country is a pool of 35,000 bushels in the Farmers warehouse at Fallons, six miles south of Palouse. This is being held at $1 per bushel. F. L. Titus owns 10,000 bushels of this amount, the remainder belonging to other farmers near Fallons. Local mills are paying about 80 cents for good milling wheat. ' . WHEN NATURE Needs assistance it may be best to ren der it promptly, but one should re member to use even the most .perfect remedies only when needed. The best and most simple and gentle remedy is the Syrup of Figs, . manufactured by the Califarnia Fig Syrup Co. Cash in Sour Cheeks. AH countv warrants registered prior to March -12. 1894, will be paid at my office. Interest ceases after April 20, 1898. C. L. Phillips, - County Treasurer. LEMP'S II On draught at the White- ST. LOUIS bouse Saloon. Charles BEER. j Michelbach, Prop. SPRING AT GREENHORN. Again Oar Correapondens leeaaeaaberav Us Politics In a Mining Camp. Gbebnhobx, May 15, 1898. -' ElHTOB CuKONlCLki It is epring in the Greenhorn, the snow being about all gone, though there ia enough to show bow fond old Winter is of bis seat in the- lap- of Spring. It is a decided ' pleasure to note the coy ad vances of the dainty, flower-bedecked damsel in a mountain camp like this. At first the tops ot the stumps began to peep out from under the snow ; then the icicles on the eaves of the house grew longer and 'larger and more abnndant; then some little fir would yank a limb loose from the enow and wave it for a moment in the air, just to see if it was-' all right. As the snow settled still more,, the old rubber boots, potato sacks, tin eans, discarded overalls, redolent socks and other flora indigenous to a bache lor's camp, by slow degrees emerged from beneath the beautiful. They are all in full bloom now. So are the dog tooth violets and purple iris, though the latter is a decided pink instead of a par pie, here. The epring crop of poetry is also ripe in this neighborhood. Despite the fact that the principal topic here is quartz-ore, tunnels, mills, winzes, slopes and mines galore, we are all, as good American citizens, inter ested in the war news; though from this remote point of observation, the newspapers coming semi-occaBionally make us weary. The Oregonian of the 11th, in a scare-headline, stated that there was a "Bustle on the Flying Squadron," from which we hastily con cluded that Admiral Sampson expected an attack in the rear. Another thing that became wearisome was the ex pressed fear, that the battleship Oregon might , run across a Spanish war vessel. It Btruck us that that was what she was built for, and that she was abundantly able; to give a good account of herself. That belief waa emphasized by Dewey at Manila. As the Grand Dnke of Ce nto would say: "Say! I say, toys! Say! Didn't he, make h1 smell of garlic?" I imagine he did, for the per fumed breezes that cross the Pacific to kiss old Greenhorn, had a decided smell of onions about the time we were crown ing our May Queen. Everything is mines up this way, even to the exclusion of politics. Still a breath of the latter certainly is felt even here. It noticed at the Don Juan mine yesterday a big blue poster announcing -that Hon. J. L. Story, of The Dalles, would "Address the citizens of Sumpter and vicinity about May 17th. Old Vir gil wrote, "Facilis decensus Averai Sed revocare grandum" but that is a differ ent Story. I fear me muchly that our distinguished fellow-townsman with his eye on the attorney-general's office, will rnn afoul of a merger but such is poli tics. This is a free silver stronghold, though Bonanza will poll a few Republi can votes. However, I, for one, am not interested in politics, having somthing more alluring in sight in the shape of "yaller metal," good under any stand ard anywhere, any time. Mining is hard work, and conducive to worrying- It pnts corns on one' hands, grey hairs among one's tress (if one has any) and takes the picturesque out ot one's appearance. A Klondiker, with 240 pounds of bear skin clothing, nineteen dogs and a bob-sled, looks well in the "yaller journals" (though our own blessed Oregonian knocks the sentiment out of bim in its illustrations) but a Greenbornor, in blue overalls, ragged shirt and run-over shoes, is not that kind of a bird. The work is hard, but it is enticing, and certainly more to be commended than that of some of our city cousins, who spend their time suck ing a grape-vine cane and herding a' silver mounted, open-faced bull Jpop, with a pedigree as long as his under jaw, and an intellect superier to bis master's, I might write you a column or two about the mines here, but as I will be in The Dalles about the 25th, prefer to have yon send your reporter around then accidentally, of couree, and I will fill him up. But the mines are dandies just the same, and that is the honest opinion of Gbeenhorn. Circuit Court Proceedings. The following cases were disposed of in the circuit court yesterday : LAW. G E Bartell vs. Geo T Thompson, con tinued. M E Sykes vs Wm Turner, confirma tion granted. The Singer Manufacturing Co vs. E M Husbands, settled and dismissed. Eastern Oregon Land Co vs. S. R. Brooks, continued. " EQUITY. C C English va Mary English, taken under advieenent. J C Baldwin vs Dalles City, taken un der advisement. ; B A Osgood vs Ida Dunn et al, con firmation granted. G F Showater et al vs W R Winana et al, confirmation granted. W Landers vs .Wm Kennedy et al. confirmation granted, Eastern Oregon Land Co vs P E Fin- elly, continued. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salvo Cure Piles, Scalds. Bums.