- ORSGOX
FKIDAY,
- FEB. 20. 1891
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Rev, Thos. Atchison of Dufur is in the
city. -.';
Mr. A. C. Stanford, of Wamic, was in
the city yesterday.
April 6th id now the date for filing on
the forfeited lands. '
Astoria ia the largest city in America
without a railroad.
The total mileage of the senate exceeds
11,000 miles, and will cost not less than
$1,700.
-. Messrs. Printz & Nitschke are having
rock hauled on their vacant lot . for a
foundation for their new building.
Mr. Frank Fulton is in the city, and
. 'called at the ' Chbo.niole office and
thanked us for our excellent paper.
Messrs Chas. Elkins, and John Combs
of Prineville came in last evening and
' went to Portland on the morning train.
The office is under obligations to Sena
tor Watkins and our representatives for
v valuable documents from the legislature.
The contractors have completed laying
the water mains on the bluff, the work
on the reservoir is being pushed with
energy.1
The shoe factorv at The Dalle is do
ing well. Several salesmen on the road
are meeting with great pnccess. East
Oregonian.
Mr. W. G. Pickett of Prineville, is in
, the city and gave nt a pleasant call
Wednesday.
We are authorized to say that the
third installment of The Dalles mission
claims, will be paid at French & Co's
Bank in a few days. j
Mr. Omer Butler of Xaneene is in the ,
city Tuesday. He reports three inches of
enow in his neighborhood, and the
. . prospects now for crops are excellent.
' Messrs A. McLeod of Kingsley and
Thoe. Glavey, called at the Chboxiclk
office Tuesday. These gentlemen roport
the outlook this season are encouraging.
. Mr.-A. H. Huntington who has been
visiting his brothers, J.'M. and B. S.
Huntington, for some weeks returned to
Baker countv this morning to look after
his mining interests there.
Blasting Is being done and the rock is
being cleared off for a building between
the 0.;K. restaurant and the passenger
depot. It is understood Mr. White will
occupy it when completed.
- Messrs. Bold and Hayner, of Golden-
dale, have bought out Mr. J. L. Thorn p-
Bon in the blacksmith business. We wel
come' the new firm to the citv and be
speak them a liberal patronage.
Mr. W. H. Moore of Nansene paid
this office a visit Tuesday. He is a form
er Iowa man who came here for his
health and evidently got it if we judge
. from his ruddy and well fed appearences.
Mr. J. W. Blackburn, of Grants, called
, on us Tuesday, and from him we learn
' there is considerable snow on and south
- .of the Gordon Ridge, in the Grass Val
ley country. It is six and eight inches
deep. '
The jury brought in a verdict of $500
- ' In favor of B. E. Snipes, the plaintiff
against the railroad company for dam
ages sustained by fire from a locomotive
iast summer. The plaintiff sned for
42504.50.
The Moody warehouse is shipping off
wheat at the rate of two cars each ' day.
. We understand the farmers are selling
their holdings, perfering to let it go at
present prices rather than pay acenmn- j
lating storage. . ' j
R. V. Drake Esq., of Eight-Mile, gave
us a pleasant call today. Mr. Drake j
informs us the fall wheat is in fine con
dition and that preparations are being!
: actively made for an increased acreage
.of spring sowing.
...There will be an annual school meet- j
"jug held on the first Monday of next
-.month at the brick school building at
which our school director and our clerk
will be elected, and a tax levy made for
the ensuing year.
Hon. W. Lair Hill of "Seattle, who is
in attendance upon court here says : !
The new Washington code, which is be
ing prepared under my direction, will be
completed within 90 days after this ad
journment of this legislature.
The Indian police at Warm Springs;
agency returned from the Simcoe agency j
last evening having in charge one Jim j
Ktasvina irnn filrinnp from thf ncrpilf v i
; . mt.
the reservation a few days ago.
Among the other industries which
ought to be established in this city is a
fruit drying establishment. Our fruit is
abundant but we have no firm, positive
. . market. We invite the attention of ex
. .perienced fruit packers to this locality.
All the bills presented to the legisla
latnre for creating new counties have
Iieen shelved and a goodly number of
important ones have shared the same
--- fate, which ought 'to have graced our
statutes. ' The legislature has done some
' valuable work find have shied at .others
through policy.
. . Advertisers will nnderstand the value
of an evening paper as an advertising
medium when they remember that the
evening paper is essentially the home
paper. The evening paper is the "fire
side companion, and the paper which la
read by the family Is the one the adver
tisers want to use,
Mr. W. C. Brock, eounty clerk of Sher
man county," was in the city last, even
' jng.' He reports that the people of
.lberman are enthusiastic over the pass
:jige of the Watkins' portage bill and are j
THE DALLES,
-now the more anxious that the Raley
'. bill .should become a law. This is the
aen&joent of all Eastern Oregon.
The afretary of the board of trade re
ceives letters every week from - would-be
- .-settlers who srrite to inquire about the
..country. If the jrriters are in earnest
jahout this matter v suggest that they J
..Bubjcribe for the local paper for a few
V koMna tvuna riA flilnnr.
ed of Suoorming-people aboot tbft -,!
-try. -
Mr. WilKaaa Stewart, of the late firm I
of Abrams & Stewart, and wife left on
the train today for Hood River. They
-will remain several days visiting Mrs.
': Stewart's parents, Hon. E. I .Smith and
family. From there they go fa the
; Sound cities, and after remaining
rhori time will go to San Diego, .Calv
home. We are sorry to lose the esti
mable couple and hope that the. charms
of onr city will bring them back to us.
The directors of the new farmers' trad
ing association who are putting in the
new store in this city are in session here
today.
i Mr. Smith French returned from
Salem yesterday. He reports that the
j compromise water bill is in a fair way to
! become a law.
j The Diamond mill was compelled to
shut down yesteraay morning on account
of the engine becoming disabled. It
will start up tomorrow morning if noth
ing farther prevents.
Open rivers are successfully blocked,
not only by a single senator but even by
a senator's clerk. The senate has got the
abstraction business down fine.
The argument upon the demurer in
the case of Mayor Moody against nine
citizens, "as concluded in the circuit
court lost evening and taken under ad
visement by Judge Webster. This is
the case wherein the mayor claims his
reputation has been damaged to the ex
tent of 50,000 by reason of certain
charges preferred against him by the de
fendants before the city council. '
It seems that the people who are
engineering the scheme for a new morn
ing daily, in Portland have executed
some very sharp practice. The Oregon
Ian has the exclusive morning franchise
from the Associated Press for Portland
and no other paper can by any possibility
get it, without the consent of the big
daily. The manipulators of the soon-to-be-born-daily
got the franchise for
Albina, without any trouble and now
that Albina has been consolidated with
Portland the new paper comes in with
all the rights of a full-fledged Portlander.
We venture that a big lawsuit will, grow
out of it but it was a bright idea all the
same.
A Family Reunion.
A very plesant family reunion was
had at the residence of our esteemed
fellow citizen, Mr. Geo. F. Beers,, yes
terday. The family gathering was occasioned
'by the visit of their only son, Mr. David
Beers, wife and daughter, who reside at
Leverne, Minn., and have not seen their
parents for more than thirteen years.
A family reunion was a happy thougut,
and the unbroken circle was again nnder
the parental roof. The boys Blam of the
door, was again echoed through the
house, and the familiar board again
spreadand surrounded by the father,
mother, son and daughters. Fresh were
the memories of days agone, which re
newed the ties that long absence of years
had dimmed. It is a rare thing for
parents, who are nearing the line of
three score years and ten to sit at the
hearth stone, snrrounded by all their
family, but such it was at their family
gathering.
The family are six in number, Mr.
Geo. F. Beers and his estimable wife,
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Thomas of Olex,
Ogn., Mr. and Mrs. M. Doyle of this city,
and Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Joles, of Joles
Bros., merchants in The Dalles and last
but not least Mr. David Beers, wife and
daughter of Leverne, Minn. Mr G. F.
Bees is 67 yars of age and Mrs. 'Beers is
62 and are enjoying, the blessing of ex
cellent health. Mr. David Beers who is
the youngest of the family is 38 years.
The united age of the group is 293 years.
There were ten grand children present
Misses Ella, Cora, Amber and Pearl
Joles, Mrs. Edna Doyle Kaufman - and
her husband Mr. Adam Kaufman, Misses
May and Ina, and Mr. Ralph Doyle and
Muster Thomas. There were a number
of intimate friends present who shared
the pleasure and the joys of the very
happy reunion of this noble family, may
there be many such.
Died at a Ripe Old Art.
Mrs. Mary B. Coram died last night
at the residence of her daughter Mrs.
Nancy B. Sanford at Warmic.
The venerable old lady came to this
state from Missouri sixteen years ago, and
was"wcll up in yearswhen sheconcluded
to renew her youth by coming to East
ern Oregon. Had she lived until the
9th day of May next she would have
1 reached the age of 90 years. She was
loved and respected bv all who knew
j,er. Her husband has been dead for
gome vears, but he fonght in the war up
to the time of his death, his good wife
enjoyed a pension from the government j
on account of his war services.
Elght-Mila Alliance.
' Editor , Chronicle: The Columbia
Alliance No. 1. located on Eight-Mile
held itst first meeting with seven char-
ter members on November 9,
1889, and
January 1. 1890, enrolled twenty names
and up to February 14, 1891, increased
its membership to seventy-six. The in
terest is increasing and the growth and
influence of the society is almost marvel
ous, as at each assembly, some eight to
twelve enrollments are made, which
tells of the growing work. W.
Real Eiitate Transaction.
E. B. Dufur and wife and A. J. Dufur,
Jr., and wife to Milton Neal, all of block
20, second addition to the town of Dufur.
consideration, $247.50.
R. B. Sanford and wife to Effie D.
Sanford, NE of Sec. 12, T. 4 S., R. 12
east, consideration $550.
Alfred C, Sanford and wife to Gustave
Brockman and Chas. L. Fryer, the SWV
Sec. 6, T. $ S., R. 13 east, 160 acres, con
sideration, $1450.
Geofge P. Morgan and Colonel E. W.
Serins, who are doing business together
.at Garretson's old stand on Second
street, as land office attorneys, desire to
slate to their clients and "the general
public as well, that it is now definitely
known that specific written instructions
as to filings on the forfeited railroad
lands will be received by the land office
by the first of next week. - Thirty days'
notice by publication is required befere
tilings will De aeceptea at tms land
office. After such instructions are re
ceived it will be well for all those who
intend to enter this land to come in at
once to have their papers made out and
all the preliminaries settled, thus avoid
ing the inevitable rnsh and securing the
first chances at the land office by being
ready.
! a business community of the Kind who
have waited boisterously and worked
hard for the portage railroad. They
have earnestly desired and worked and
put op their hard cash for a line of boats
to be Is readiness for the portage road.
They have bow a daily, the Chronicle,
whose editor is just their man. And by
waiting and hoping and putting up and
never shutting up, they have made very
reasonable the expectation of their
cherished desires. Hurrah for The
JJaHea: Klamath County Star.
KnthQMfaxtlc and
273. OO.
Subscribes
Mr. K. 11. Norton who is engineering
the scheme for building a road from The
Dalles to the Fossil coal mines was at
the enterprising little city of Dufur on
Mondav night last and held an enthusi
astic meeting at that place. Mr. A. J
Dufur presided in his usual able manner
and Messrs. Johnson, Burnham and
Norton explained the value that the
building of the railroad would be to
Dufur, and the universal sense of the
assembly was that the enterprise was a
worthy one and should and would be
helped by all interested. A subscrip
tion to aid in making the survey was
taken up and the sum of $275.00 was
subscribed by those present. Dufur has
done well and is entitled to credit for
her action in this matter. Following is
a list of the subscribers :
Dufur Bros . $ 50 00
Wm. A. Sim .er - 10 00
Johnston Br js "0 00
C: P. Balch 20 00
W. R. Menefee & Son 10 00
Geo. Inckle 5 00
W. H. Whipple 2 50
Timothy Brown 2 50
Ed. Bohna 10 00
W. H. Dufur 10 00
Willis Hendrix 5 00
Dufur Roller Mill9 Co
A. J. Brigham
Eli Hann'an
F. A. Reichlein
J. A. Gulliford
D. E. Thomas
E. Frost
J. I). Douglass
G. E. Xolin
E. C. Warren I
I)r. Davenport
W. L. Vandernool . .
C. Wells Whitcomb, M. D.
T. C. Fargher
W. Heisler
Dr. I.. Vandcrpool
20 00
2 50
2 50
2 50
10 00
2 50
.10 00
5 00
2 50
2 50
5 00
10 00'
5 00
10 00
5 00
5 00
Total $275 00
APPLICATIONS
WHICH
PLT.
DO NOT AP-
FilliiKA Heretofore Made for Forfeited
Land are Rejected.
IT. S. Lastd Office,
The Dalles, Feb., 18, 1891.
The following telegram from the Com
missioner of the General Land Office, is
in answer to a letter of inquiry from this
office of the 14th inst-
John W. Lewis, Register.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 18, 1891.
To the Reaister and Receiver The Dalles.
In the notice of restoring under in
structions of Februarv M, include a no-
to prior applicants that their applica
tions conferred upon them no rights and
that when the restoration takes effect,
all the lands will be open to entry under
the forfeiture act without regard to such
application which shall he held to be re
jected by such notice.
Lewis A. Gboff, Commissioner.
This will necesitate new notice by
the land office here and the postpone
ment of date of entry which will be
moved forward to the 6th of April, on
and after which date applications will be
received for the forfeited lands.
TOKENS OF APPRECIATION.
Falrfleld Grange, P. of H.. Adopt Some
Kinging Resolutions.
At a meeting of Fairfield Grange, No.
219, P. of II., held on the 14th inst., the
following resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of this
grange are due and hereby tendered to
the members of the legislative assembly
of the state of Oregon, and all those who
so kindly assisted in procuring the ap
propriation for the portage railroad
round the obstructions at the Cascades
of the Columbia river.
Resolved, Further, that we humbly
petition the legislature to adopt Senator
Raley's bill asking for an appropriation
for the removal of the obstructions by a
portage railroad at The Dalles and Celilo.
After the adoption of the above, the
following resolution of thanks to our
United States senators was passed by
the grange:
Resolved, That the thanks of Fairfield
Grange are due and are hereby tendered
to Senators Dolph and Mitchell for the
prompt attention given the resolutions
offered by Bro, D. J. Cooper, at the
stock holders meeting of the Grange Co
operative Association held aj. Dalles
City, January 27, 1891, and it is our
opinion that they are doing everything
in their power to further our- interests
in the opening of the Columbia river.
D. L. Bolton, Master.
A. M. Allen, Sec.
THE FI'TrilK OF THE DALLES.
There la Every Reason to Think' V
will have 10,000 People.
The permanency of The Dalles and its
ultimate advancement to a city of 10,000
inhabitants is ho longer a question. The
constructions of portage railways will
not make us rich, but it will certainly
place us in a situation to help ourselves
and will give us the advantage to which,
by our location, we are entitled. Im
provements which have been delayed
until better times should arrive may now
be made with safety. Confidence will
be restored and business prosperity will
certainly follow if we, as a business com
munity, grasp the opportunities at our
door. The several enterprises and manu
facturies already established here should
be encouraged and others will thereby
be induced to come. Lef'us now unite
and laying aside boyish bickerings pro
ceed to the business beforejjus like men.
The Latest Out
A new addition has been laid out,
called Bellyue Addition to The Dalles.
It ia situated about two and one-half
miles southwest of this city on the bluff.
Just where it is wejare unable to learn,
but rumor has it that some $4,000 worth
of lots have been sold by a couple oi
adventurers who have their office else
where. As near as we can learn, it will
require a cable road or balloon to reach
the embryo city.
Gone to the Pen.
William Ryan has retired from all ac
tive interest in the outside world and
will remain recuertered for one year in
the plassic shades of the penitentary at
Salem, His retirement was riot entirely
voluntary as Deputy Sheriff J. H. Phir
man acted as escort, Mr, Ryan's crime
was larceny from a dwelling.
The present session of the legUIatnre
has not been void of joys to some at least .
Representative Wilkins, of Lane and
Representative McCoy, of Sherman,
have each a son added to his family since
the session convened. The young rep
resentative from Sherman is said to have
been crying for the portage railway
when he arrived. Ochoco Review.
The bill requiring barber shops, to
' close on Sundays has passed the senate.
rtufar In
The past week has been one of great
interest, not only to our business men.
but to the farming population who are
directly interested bet-aupe of the passage
of the Cascade portage railway bi 11. This
means to them better prices for their
produce and a feeling that prompts them
to larger ideas of farming and successes
in their husbandry. It means for them
lower freights, a lightening of their burd
ens which has been grevious and dis
couraging. Hail, all Hail, the Cascade
Portage Railroad.
The wheat movement for the past
week has been fair. Some 3350 bushels
have changed hands at an advance in
price. Their seems to be an inclination
on the part of holders to let their grain
go rather than pay storages waiting for
better prices. There is no immediate
prospect of an advance in prices as the
reports from other districts are more en
couraging than heretofore.
In the present condition of the local
wheat market here, there are no changes
of importance excepting a slight advance.
The European markets are up and down
just as often as cargoes are reported off
the coast, and the quotations are corres
pondingly the same.
Chicago and ew York grain quota
tions are as fluctuating as formerly,
with no encouraging features to report
Chicago's May delivery quotation if
97?; New York, 1.04?.
Portland's market remains unchanged
with a firmer tone. Its quotation is
unchanged. Valley is quoted $1.25
1.26V; Eastern Oregon. $1.151. 16V
Dalles market has been more active
with a slight advance since last week
quote, .57 for o. 1 ; .04 for No. 2.
Oats The oat market is very quiet
and. offerings limited at quotations with
an upward tendency. We quote, extra
clean $1.50 per cental and inferior $1.35
1.40 per cental.
Barley There i nothing doing
barley. There is none offering. Quote
prime hrewing $i.o.)CTi.ni, ieea xi.ixita)
1 .05 per cental, sacked.
flora nest brands $.i.o(tf$4iHi per
barrel.
Millstuffs The supply is quite suffi
cient for the demand. We quote bran
and shorts $20.00 per ton. Shorts and
middlings $22.50 $24.00 per ton.
Hay We cannot offer any encourage
ment in the hay market or change our
quotations. The situation remains the
same as to demand, with a full supply
on hand. Quote, timothy, $17.00 per
ton, wheat hay in compressed bales
$12.00. Oat hay dull sale at $11.00
12.00. Alfalfa market is without change
in former quotation.
Potatoes Are in better supply and
have a downward tendency. Quote,
$.80, and .90 cents per lOOlt.
BrTTEH There is a fair subbly of
Al buttet, A decline is looked for soon.
Quote A 1 .70, good .65, brine .40
0.45, common .30.35 per. roll.
Egos The market is weaker, the
mild weather has been favorable for an
increased supply and the former quota
tion is shaky, Quote .15 .16 per
dozen.
Poultby The poultry market is
stiffer since our last quotation,
and a still farther advance is looked
for as there is a scarcity in supply,
which continues. We quote, good,
average fowls $4.00 per dozen, common
$3.003.50 per dozen. Turkeys .10 per
tt.. Geese .0$1. 25 each. Ducks .35
.40 each.
Wool There are only a few lots of
wool in store, and quotations cannot be
made with certainty, prices average
from .14. 16 for Eastern Oregon.
Hides Prime dry hides are quoted at
040.05 per pound. Culls .023
.03. Green .02. Salt .03. Sheep
pelts extra .75.85, ordinary .40
.60 each. Bearskins, No. 1
$8.00
common $2.50.
Beef Beef on foot clean and
prime
03, ordinary .02.
Mcttox Wethers, extra choice $4.00,
common $2.75$3.50 per head.
Hogs Live heavy, .04. . Medium
weight .03, dressed .05V.05i,
uo.
4011.
Lard olb .1110 ; 101b .10V;
08O.08.Uc per pound.
T
The Dalles People Happjr.
Eat
OregoniHn.
The Dalles people had a jubilee Friday
night over the passage of Watkins' port
age railway bill. Bands played, streets
were ablaze with colored lights, siieeches
were made, and the people were happy.
A public meeting was attended by six
teen hundred people. On motion "of E.
B. Dufur it was declared that "the peo
ple of The Dalles, in mass meeting
assembled, unanimously request our rep
resentatives in the legislature to use all
honorable means to secure the passage of
Senator Raley's bill, that Eastern Oregon
maybe free.'" If Senator Raley's bill
passes, Pendleton will celebrate the event
as becomes a people delivered from bond
age. We thank The Dalles people for
thinking of us at such an auspicious
time. Their declaration will have its ef
fect, and we are grateful for it.
An Important Decision.
An important point of law which will
be of interest to the people of counties
who are contemplating the building of
county of county bridges, was. decided
by Judge Deady, in the case of the
Pacific Bridge Company vs. Clackamas
county. The court held that that the
mention of the "Board of the county
commissioners" in section 4141 -of the
compilation of 1887, relating to the let
ting of contracts for the building of
county bridges, is null and void, because
there is no such tribunal known to the
constitution or laws of Oregon a board
of county commissioners, and the legis
lature might as well have said "the
board of missions." Oregonian.
' An Open River.
The question of an open river is now
assuming most formidable proportions.
From a hundred sources the cry has been
taken up an old efforts and association
reoganlzed with zeal and energy, never
before equaled. Senators McConnell, of
Idaho, and Dolph of Oregon, both have
bills pending in congress toward this
end, and it is likely that both Washing
ton and Oregon will act upon the ques
lihn in their state legislatures. I jet
Idaho too lend a helping hand. The
waters of the Snake should - be made
available to float the extensive products
of half the state to tide water. Lewis-
ton Teller.
Old winter had but a few more days to
put in an appearance until Tuesday of
this week came along, and then it looked
for a time as if spring had ceased striving
to gam a victory over her unusually dis
agreeable associate. It snowed nearly
all day on Tuesday, but the fall was so
gentle, and the day so warm, that the
"beautiful" in this valley melted as
rapidly as it came down, and everybody
was pieaseu. rrxnevxue Jevs.
We understand the supply depart
ment of the U. P. has ordered a large in
crease of supplies sent to The Dalles
shops. If there is any meaning in
! it, what ia it?
in.' miin't ui i.ihg urn.' ' '""
Portland Oregonlan.
- This bill, which passed the senate last
Monday, will come up in the house per
haps today or tomorrow. It ought to be
passed. Ve print the bill . today. . It
will be seen that it proproses to appro-:
priate $400,000 to build the road, and to
put the execution of the work in the
hands of a commission composed of the
governor, the secretary and the treas
urer of the the state.
The time has come for the state
undertake this measure of relief for the
people of the interior valley of the Col
umbia river. The state has become rich
enough to do it. It is not an ideal
method of improvement, but the coun
try cannot wait for the government
construct canal and locks. Portage
roads will be helpful to the country, and
not alone to the division east of the (Jas
cade mountains. They will swell the
stream and volume of commerce passin
both ways through this only natural
gateway of a great mountain range, and
will be as useiul to Portland and Astoria
as to the eastern counties of both states.
It is said there is hesitation in the
house about passing this bill, through
fear that it will increase the taxes too
much. But for what better purpose can
taxes be paid? A fair assessment, such
as ought to be had under a new system
will double the valuation of the state,
A two-mill tax on a valuation of $200,
000,000 and a true valuation would be
nearer $400,000,000 would meet this ap
propriation. Thev who profess to fear
that the people will not sanction
would better ask how they are going
meet the people particularly those
it
to
of
Eastern Oregon if this is not granted
It was clear from the beginning that
no arrangement could be made for joint
action with the state ot Washington
An undertaking requiring the joint
action of states is always difficult. But
if one state takes the lead, another may
presently toiiow. Let Oregon put in
portage road at the .Danes, and soon
there will be a loud call upon Washing
ton to put in one at the Cascades. The
people of Eastern Washington will de
mand it, en masse. The portage road
that Oregon is proposing to put in at the
Cascades will not be very enective, for
the reason that it will be difficult to get
barges and boats ot small power up
the foot of it, and there is not room
extend it below the foot of the locks,
But it will allord some help ; and since
on the Washington side there is ample
room tor easy construction of a road
there must be an appeal to Washington
to build it. This will succeed as soon as
it becomes apparent that there is
sufficient portage at The Dalles.
The Oregonian apjieals to the house to
pass the Ralev bill. It is not a bill for
the eastern counties alone. Multnomah
pays a large part of the state taxes, and
she can afford to pay her full share upon
an undertaking that will improve the
means of transport to and from the
interior. The country can't wait always
for added facilities of transportation at
this vital point, and now, since we have
become strong enough to do a necessary
thing, let us do it.
AN .EASTERN MAi'S OPINION.
Why Work I'pon the Portland Seattle
Line Was Stopped.
There has been a great deal written
and said in explanation of the reasons
the new management of the Union Pa
cific had for suspending work on the
Portland & Seattle line, and why there
has been delay in paying off laborers
and contractors. An Eastern railroad
man, who is now in the citv and who
professes to understand the inside of this
matter, gives the following as the true
version of the affair.
The real cause of the stoppage of work
on the Portland & Seattle branch and in
many other places on the Pacific system
and the cause of delay in paying laborers
and contractors, was that when Gould
secured control of the Union Pacific, and
Adams and the other Boston men went
out, they took all the money in the Un
ion Pacific treasury to pay call loans, and
Gould tonnd that he bad the road on his
hands with e floating debt of $12,000,000,
and nothing in the treasury. He had to
stop all construction work, all shopwork,
the depot works at Omaha and the depot
wont nere; in iact, an expenditures ot
money. There was considerable talk of
the road going into the hands of a re
ceiver, and orders were sent to Omaha to
pay no voucher amounting to $115 or up
wards. This is the real cause of the
stoppage of work and the shortage of
funds, which was made a much more
serious matter than it would otherwise
have been by the stringency in the money
marcei wmcn arose about uie same lime.
The reviewing of the line and all that
sort of thing were merely secondary
matters, and were only made to see if
some less expensive line could not be
found." ' :
A New Party.
. Northwest Reform Journal.
A new party is about to be formed
for
the contest in '92. This will be an inde
pendent movement for that year only.
. Should the movement prove successful
in electing a presidential ticket, no doubt
the minions ot combined capital in the
old parties will flock to it and begin to
praise it, as a party, soon capture the
party machinery and control it in their
I . l .-1 A 1 . l l :
iii K i rnt, uui we uu Htriy wurauip,
and hero worship, are dead dead be
yond resurrection like the mummies,
too dead to skin. No more monuments
This paper will continue to point out
mat we must nave no more party wor
ship, it the independents succeed in
92 they must continue independent
After the war party worship succeeded
principles so far that a platform need
contain any distinct issue in fact since
the war the majority of the voters have
become so stunted in their ideas of what
political issues are, though party wor
ship, that parties .may have practically
the same issues and the mass of voters
not see it.
Be independent of the party caucus :
and all independents should require that
all candidates for public trusts should
present his platform, not the platform
of a party as such.
Party worship has done a little more
than any other one thing to bring this
nation to uie verge oi ruin.'
How Lone Electric Lights will Bora.
Albany Democrat. -The
little incandescent lights that
illuminate so many of the business
houses and homes in Albany are worth
studying. The electric spark passing
tnrough a nim in vacuum causes the
light. The life of these films is remark
ably variable, some lasting only a short
time and others a long time. The
longest lived one in this city is in No. 2's
engine house. It has run all night since
the system was begun here three years
ago, by computation 11,000 hourj in all,
whereas, the general life of one is about
600 hours. This one was a 30 -candle
power on starting and is now less than a
10-candle power.
High-Water Mark at the Penitentiary.
Salem, Feb. 16, The high-water mark
was reached at the Oregon state peniten
tiary when Richard King was taken out
this afternoon. He raised the number
to 334, the highest previous num bereav
ing been 333. King goes for one year
for burglary, and was sentenced today
by Judge" Boise. King robbed the home,
of L. A. Poujade, of Gervais, Thanksgiv
ing day. ;
Will Settle up the. Business.
SpfiKASK Falls, Feb. 16. H, Chase,
recept appointed receiver of the Spokane
National Bank, has arrived in this city
from Taooma, He will at once enter on
his duties and settle up the business of
the hank.
The Behrins; Sea Trouble.
Berlin, Feb. 16. The Politicat Corres
pondence, published here, contains a
rumor that the English and United
States governments have agreed to sub
mit the Behring sea question to the
arbitration of King Humbert of Italy.
Senator ' Mitchell Has Strong Hopes
That Congress Will Pass the Measure.
Washixgton-, Feb., " 15. Senator
Mitchell is very hopeful that his amend
ment to the consular and diplomatic ap
propriation bill providing for the con
struction of cable lines in the Pacific
ocean will be adopted by the senate and
in all probabilities he passed before the
end ot this week. Ihe adoption of the
amendments in the senate will have the
effect of sending it to a conference com
mittee composed of representatives of
both houses, and the fate of the cable
amendment will probably be settled by
conference. There was no opposition to
the amendment in the committee on
foreign affairs to which it was referred,
and Senator Edmunds, under authority
of the committee, proposed it during the
consideration of the diplomatic bill.
Senator Mitchell has talked with a
number of senators alwut the amend
ments and they have not expressed any
dissatisfaction with its provisions. The
amendment will find many supporters
because of the mere nominal liability
imposed on the government by it, al
though it may be claimed that too much
authority is given the piesident in con
tracting with the company to build the
proposed lines. A bill like that has been
introduced in the house by Morrow, of
California, and has been reported favora
bly from the foreign affairs committee
and placed on the calendar.
THE LI.MIT OF SPEED.
Senator Stanford Thinks Sunol Will
Reach the Lowest Possible Speed Rate.
Washington, Feb. 15. "Mr. Bonner
is right," said Senator Leland Stanford
last evening. "Sunol has trotted the
quarters as low down as 29 seconds, and
before the coming season closes will, un
der favorable circumstances, trot a mile
in close to 2 :0b, and, by the way, my
belief is that time will prove about the
lowest limit which any horse will be
able to achieve at a trot. Sunol is no
longes mine, therefore I shall not lie un
der the suspicion of rating her beyond
her merits when I say that I almost des
pair of ever being able to breed another
animal capable of such extreme fights of
speed. She has everything in her favor,
conformation, ambition, gameness, stam
ina, nerve power, and last, but not least,
brain, which in horse parlance means a
level head. When I was in New York a
few days since, Mr. Bonner and mvself
held a consultation as to Sunol's im
mediate future, AVe agreed that, on the
whole it would be wise to eive Marvin a
chance to lower her record, and then
brinz her to Mr. Bonner's private stable.
The programme thus decided upon will
be carried out, and in the early autumn
jir. Conner will nandie the reins over
her in person."
Talmaa;e's Eulogy of Sherman.
Few York, Feb. 15. At the Brooklyn
Academy of Music today Dr. Talmage
spoke as follows of General Sherman :
The century has no grander soul to
surrender into eternity than the one
who has just passed away from us.
Frank, honest, brilliant, eallant. patri
otic William T. Sherman I Thank God
that I ever knew him, that t ever felt
the nearty grip ot his right hand, and
held the friendshipof his great big heart.
I have no part in the Question which is
being agitated as to whether he was a
Catholic or Protestant. I heard his pro
fession of faith on a memorable occasion.
and under peculiar circumstances. In
New York, at the New England dinner,
three years aeo. l sat with him fonr
hours. He was on one side, and immor
tal Henry W. Grady on the other", when,
in conversation, he expressed to me his
respect for his religion embraced by his
wife, and his own faith In God and confi
dence in a future. He was simple as a
child, brave as a lion, sympathetic as a
woman, firm as a rock, wrathful as a
tempest, when aroused against a great
wrong, and lovely as a June morning
among his friends.
THE KIDNAPERS.
Abductors of Lodle Wirt to Be taken
Back to Spokane for Trial.' '
Seattle. Feb. 16. M. G. Harboard
chief of police of Spokane Falls, arrived
in this city this morning with warrants
tor the arrest ot .Harney Krooks and wife
who kidnaped Lodie W irt, a 16-year-old
girl, form Spokane December 7. He
eaves in the morning at 6:10 o clock
with the wily couple and the girl for
Spokane. He was accompanied to
Seattle with Mrs. C. B. Taylor. Lodie
Wirt's aunt, who has worried herself
grey and thin since the abduction. She
spent the day with her niece at the
Home of the Good Shepard and was
overjoyed at the meeting the girl.
Brooks and wife are wanted at Spokane
for other similar abductions, and it
promises to go hard with them.
Furious Gales Prevailing.
gale has prevailed all through the night
u-om the southeast, accompanied oc-.
casionally by light showers of rain
This morning the wind continues to
blow with unabated fury, blowing down
signs and all the insecure articles that
exposed to it. At 7 o'clock - last night
the barometer registered 30.4 ; at 11 to
dar it shows 29.7. .
' Accident to Electric Light Works.
Santa Cruz, Fel. 15. The citv is in
darkness tonight. High water entered
tne wneei pit ot tne incandescent elec
tric light works and in consequence the
iients could not Dura, uecourse was
had to candles and kerosene lamps.
which shed but a fitful glimmer, while
the streets were inky black.
Indians Asking for Lands.
Gtjthbik, Feb. 15. Chiefs of the
Otway Indians met at Tonee todav and
drew a memorial to President Harlson,
praying their treatv with the United
States lor the sale of their lands be rati
fied and the lands be allotted them be
fore spring so they can make rea.dy to
put in crops.
A Notable Death.
Sbw Yen. Feb. 17. "Ben Ali" Hag-
gin died today. His death was caused
from pnoumonia which set in on Sunday.
The man who can't sine and has a baby
is usually made to sing.
County Treasure's Notice.
All county warrants registered prior to
November 7, 1887, will be paid if pre
sented at my office. Interest ceases
from and after this date.
t Gko. Ruch,
Treas. Wasco Co., Or.
The Palles, Or., Feb. 18, 1890. 4t
NOTICE.
. S. Land Omci, The Dalles. Or.. Feb. 2. 1891.
complaint navmg Deen entered at tms omce Dy
illism Bird against John Anderson for aban
doning bis Homestead Entry No. 2199, dated
une 11. 1880, upon the
j. w.
i. Section 14,
Township 4 south. Range 15 east, in Wasco
county, Oregon, with a view to the cancellation
of said entry, the sttld parties are hereby sum
moned to appear at the United States Land Office
in The Dalies, Oregon, op the lsth day ot April,
1891, at 10 o'clock A. M., to respond and furnish
testimony concerning said alleged abandonment.
juu, n. U.WU), register.
NOTICE TIMBER CULTURE,
S. Land Office The Dalles. Or., Feb. 2. 1891.
Complaint having been entered at this office by
'illiam Bird against John Anderson for failure
to comply with the law as to Timber Culture
entry No. 2199, dated June 18, 1886, upon the N.
E. 4, Bection 14, Township 4 south, Range 15
east, in Wasco county, Oregon, with a view to the
cancellation of said entry; contestant alleging
that the said John Anderson has not planted in
seeds or cuttings more than 5 acres of the said
land. That he has failed to protect any of the ssid
tract bv a fence or any inclosure. That he bas
.j failed to protect any of the trees or plowed land
I on the tract, and that the said failure exists at
this date, ur that ne nas caused any ot too said
Improvements to be done.
The ssld parties are hereby summoned to ap
pear at this office on the 18th day of April, 1891,
at 10 o'clock A. M, to respond and furnish testi
monv concerning said alleged failure.
JOHN W. LEWIS, Register.
Stoves, Ranges, Tin-ware, House Furnisning Goods,
Carpenters,' Blacksmiths' and Farmers' Tools, Fine
Shelf Hardware, Cutlery, Shears, Scissors, Razors,
Carvers and Table Ware, and Silverware. Pumps,
Pipe, Plumbers' and Steam Fitters' Supplies, Pack
ing, Building Paper, Sash, Doors, Shingles, Terra
Cotta Chimney, Builders' Hardware, Lanterns and
Lamps.
Special and Exelashe Agents for
Charter Oak Stoves and Ranges, Acorn Stoves and
Ranges, Belville Stoves and Ranges, Boynton
Furnaces, R. J. Roberts" Warranted" Cutlery,
Meriden Cutlery and Table Ware, the "Grand" Oil
Stoves, Anti-Rust Tinware.
Gould's and Moline Power and Hand Pumps.
All Tinning. Plumbing, . Pipe Work and Repairing
will be done on Short Notice.
St CROWE,
(Successors to ABRAMS & STEWART.) "
174, 176, 178, 180 - - - SECOND STREET.
(Successors to L. D.
flaniifaciw
OF A.TiTi
OF
A General Line of
Horse Furnishing Goods.
xaEFjneiiira- rpoiMiiPTxrsr and :is-:elatiz" iDOnrxa.
Wholesale anil Retail Dealers in Harness, Bridles, flips, Horse BMets, Etc.
Full Assortment of Mexican Saddlery, Plain or Stainei
SECOND STREET, - - - - THE DALLES, OR.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office, The Dalles, Or., Feb. 13, 1891.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of her intention to
make final proof in support of her claim, and
that said proof will be made before the register
and receiver of the United States Land office at
The Dalles, Or., on April 3, 1891, viz;
Serephina Kace.
D. S. No. 7074, for the WU N. E. W, E N. W. i.
Sec. 30, Tp. 3 8., H. 13 E., W. M.
8he names the following witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, vtt: Charles It. Cummlngs, Frank
E. McCorkle, William D. Moody and Ferdinand
tvesterman, an oi lygn valley. Oregon.
ey, Oregoi
LEWIS,
JOHN W.
Register.
FOR SALE.
in HEAD OF CATTLE CONSISTING OF
Cows, Calves and Yearlings. Apply to
W. D. RICHARDS.
Near E. H. Waterman's, Eight-Mile.
thb GoiumDla Packing Go..
PACKERS OF
Pork and Beef.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Fine Lard and Sausages.
Curers of BRAND
Dried Beef, Etc.
Cor. Third and Court Sts..The Dalles.Or.
Wasco Warehouse Co.,
Receives Goods on Stor
age, and Forwards same to
their destination.
Receives Consignments
For Sale on Commission.
fates treasonable.
MARK GOODS
W . W. Co.
THE DALLES, OREGON.
HUGH CHRISMAK.
W K. CORSON.
Ghrismao & Corson,
Successor to C. E. CHEISIil k SOU
Dealers in all Kinds of
GROCERIES.
FIoup, Ijrain, Mtjft
Etc., Etc..
Highest Cash Price for Produce.
(ESTABLISHED 185T.)
351.- T3,
Livery, Fe.e4 and Sale Stable.
Horses Boccht ut Soil u esmmissiox. '
-OFFICE OF-
Tba Dalles & Goldendale Stage Line
Trucking and Draying. Bag
gage transferred to any part
of the City.
OAK AND FIS WOOD TOB. SALE.
F. TAYLOR,
... PROPRIETOR OF Tf HE
City Market.
J. B. BDLDVI1I
P
Frank, deceased.)
narpes)
' . " - ; i , .
Charles E Dunham,
-DEALER IN-
CHEMICALS, .
Fine Toilet Soaps,
Brushes, Combs,
Perfumery and Fancy Toilet Articles.
In Great Variety.
Pure Brandy, Wines and
Ltiquors iof Medici
nal Purposes.
Physicians' Prescriptions Accurately
Compounded.
Cor. Union and Second 8ts., The Dalles.
0. K. Restaurant!
Neit to Passenger Depot.
Day anil Monthly Boarders.
LUNCH COUNTER AT MOUI.
MEALS
25
CENTS.
Misses N. & N. BUTTS.
A. A. Brown,
Has opened a choice assortment of
Staple and Fancy Groceries,
Wood and Willow-Ware, Fruit Con
fectionery, etc., which he offers at
A Share of the Public Patronage 1
. Respectfully Solicited.
fliekelsen's Block,
Cor. Third and Washiofton, The Dalles, Oreano.
DIAMOND - ROLLER - HILL
A. H. CURTIS, Prop.
Flour of the Best Qual
ity Always on Hand.
THE DALLES,
OREGON.
W. A, KlRBY,
Cammiioi BJePcIiSint
-AND DEALER IN-
AND FISH
Highest Prices Paid for ,
POULTRY and EGGS.
PAUL KREFT,
Artistic Painter House Decorator.
THE DALLES. OR.
House
o inferi
Paintlne and Decora tlnr a tneeialtir.
No inferior and cheap work done ; but good last-
ng work at the lowest prices.
SHOP Adjoining- Red Front Groearjr.
TUIIU STKEKT.
DE-HOW YOUft CATTLE!
I AM NOW PREPARED TO DE-HORN CAT
TLE, Ko stubs left. For particulars, tarau,
etc., tsu.address, (stating number of cattle)
" S. Et. LANDER,
BAKE OVEN, OS.
Dings
lies,
pope
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