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THE DALLES, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1891.
NUMBER 38.
BIG RAILROAD DEAL.
A FEROCIOUS BEAST.
A Child Killed by a Dob and Its Mother
Seriously Injured.
Montreal, Aug. 26. The little son
Homer Frechet, of 103 St Hubert street
of this city, was bitten to death by
ferocious dog last night. When the
frantic mother of the child endeavored
to drive the dog away, he attacked her,
Three Yonng Girls Betrayed and Left and only desisted when cut to pieces by
The Vanderbilts Gain Control of the
Union Pacific System Xow They
Can Dictate to Other Lines. .
Destitute Balmaceda Overthrown
Big Fire in Dakota
Caicago, Ang. 29. The morning pa-
pers says: It is generally understood
that Jay Gould has virtually relinquished
his control of the Union Pacific railway
and that the stocks and bonds of the
company have been placed in Ihe hands
of the banking firm of Drexel, Morgan
& Co. The general opiuion is that
Drexel, Morgan & Co., have acquired
control of the Union Pacific in the inter-
' est of the Vanderbilts. They are finan
cial agents for Vandebilts and are also
in control of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul. This indicates a close alliance
between the Union Pacific and North
western and St. Paul roads is completed.
The '.Vanderbilts have .long been
anxious to secure a foothold west of the
Missouri river and gain an independent
outlet for their system of roads to the
Pacific coast. It is not likely they will
be content with the Union Pacific alpne,
bnt they mean to acquire other impor
tant railway systems west of the Rocky
mountains.
If the Vanderbilts succeed in getting
the Rio Grande, it is believed their next
move will be to secure control of the
- Southern Pacific, and there are no ser
ious obstacles in the way of their getting
it. With this road in thei control the
Vanderbilts will be able to dictate
terms to all other lines so far as through
tariff between the Atlantic and Pacific
is concerned. Gonld probably is inter
ested in this scheme and has an under
standing with Vanderbilts, and Drexel,
Morgan & Uo., whereby nis railroad in
terests in the west will receive ample
protection.
a neighbor who came to her assistance,
Mr. Frechet, who is an amateur fancier,
recently purchased three dogs, one
which was a cross between a hound and
a bulldog. The latter was considered
peaceable, and gave no signs of being
dangerous.
Shortly after 7 o'clock last night, while
Mrs. Frechet was entertaining a visitor,
she heard her iour-yaar-old son, who
was playing in the vard, scream. Rush
ing to the wicdow, she was horrified to
see the dog attacking the child, and
tearing great' pieces of flesh from its
bodv. With all the herotom of
mother's daring, the woman flew to th
wanrn Tha aichr ah fianr was a. hnrri,
ble one. The boards of the yard were
covered with blood, while pieces ot Hesh
were scattered around. 1 hough faint
insr, she attacked tne inturiated beast
and a terriffic struggle ensued.
It was an unarmed woman against
demon, and she was fast being overcome
bv the brute, when J. is. Masse, who re
sided near by, came to her assistance.
At this moment the woman fainted and
the dog turned his attention to the new
intruder. Another desperate battle en
sued, bnt Masse was armed with a knife
which he wielded to good purpose, but
the dog having secured a grip on th
man never let go till its head was nearlv
severed from its body. Medical assist
ance was summoned but the child wai-
lieyond all human aid and soon expired
The face was unrecognizable, while ovet
a dozen pieces of nesti had been torn
from the body. The injuries sustained
by Mrs. frechet and Masse, while ser
ious, are not fatal. i
GAMBLING SCHEME.
ANATVFCI. SIGHT.
(
Found
Three Women and Six Children
In a Destitute Condition.
- Montreal, Aug. za. A terrible case
was brought to light at a late hour last
night. Dr. O 'Co not was called into a
house kept Mrs Galloway to attend a dy
ing baby.. lie found three women in a
New Proposition for the World's Fair
Commissioners.
New Yoek, Aug. 26. A special to
the Herald from Chicago eays : "Henri
P. Omaged, of Monte Carlo, represent
ing the great' gambling interests there,
has been in Chicago three or four days
and it is said that his mission is to make
a proposition to the world's fair peopl
for the establishment of a facsimile oi
the famous Monaco gambling house here
d urine t;.e Columbian exposition. Ac
cording to the story, , Mr. Omaged if
authorized to purchase $1,000,000 ot
world's fair bonds for cash and offer one-
destitute condition and on the bed were
six infants, one of them dead while fqur third of the gross receipts of the gambl-
others were dvini?. The unfortunate ng table to the lair directors tor tht
women told a harrowing tale of how they
all were employed as servants who had
- been betrayed and went to the house
where they were found for refuge. The
woman of the bouse, who was supposed
. to look after them, skipped out and the
inmates were left in a destitute condi
tion. All were at starvation point,
The infants except one, will die.
BALMACEDA'S DEFEAT.
Unexpected Torn of Affairs at the Seat
of War.
Washington, Ang, ' 29. The unex
pected turn of affairs in Chili is a sub
ject of paramount interest at the state
and naval departments today. .. No de
tails of the capture of Valparaiso are yet
received. It is not believed that Bal
maceda has been completely defeated.
As long as Balmaceda remains in poss
ession of Santiago, the capital of Chili,
and until the congressional party shall
have set np a defacto government, the
department of state must continue to
recognize Balmaceda as president and
Senor Laz Cano as minister of Uhili.
privilege sought. In addition he guar
antees the erection of a building to cost
$1,000,000, wherein the gambling is to
be carried on. There are twodrawbacks
to the scheme, one being that the law
against gambling are very severe and the
other is that the directors would not
dare to accept owing to the howl it
would raise. It is reported that M.
Omage submitted his scheme to one ot
the Chicago fair commissioners now
abroad and was advised to come to
Chicago which he proceeded to do, land
ing in isew rork last Thursday and ar
riving here on Satnrday. .
DANGER IX THE A IK.
to Es-
ENGLISH EFFORTS FAIL.
To Create Any 111 Feeling- Between
Chill and the United "States.
London, Aug. 26. The efforts of the
London Timet to arouse jealousy on the
ward the United States have not aroused Poh? haT? a.ctlv ln Protecting the
i i J TT - j i ., royal and imperial party from too near
the feeling intended, judging from the populace contact and the guards at the
remarks made today by an attache ot the palace are doubled
Chilian legation who said "the United
Trials and Troubles of the Csar
cape Assassination,
London, Aug. '26. A Copenhagen
dispatch says that the czar is surrounded
with more restrictions than on bis pre
vious visits to Denmark. The reason
for this is not made public, but rumors
are rife of fear of nihilists.' It is known
to the Russian police that many of the
exiled Jew's swore vengeance against the
czar in person, after they bad got safely
beyond the frontier, and that these
threats were not passing expressions of
anger. There is no place where the
czar exposes himself as freely as in Den
mark, and there has undoubtedly been
some apprehension that his enemies
would take advantage of this fact. At
anv rate since the czar's arrival, the
States has respected the rights of Chili
more faithfully, or at least as faithfully
as any nation in the world, and the fact
has made a deep impression, which can
not fail to be favorable to the great
INorth. , American- republic. The senti
ment toward America has undergone, so
I learn, an essential and important
-change in Chili. Europeans have been
.the mos,t active abettors of the rebellion,
and of the three men executed at Val-
f araiso for leading a pilot to destroy the
mperial, one was a naitve of Great
3ritian and another of Austria. If
Europe had acted as the United States
' las acted, the war would have been over
long ago and peace restored in Chili. "
As to the latest story of alleged cruelty
by Balmaceda, the attache said it was
too absurd to be noticed.
tiO FKEE PRESS.
A Deplorable Financial Condition.
Crrv of Mexico, Aug. 27. The finan
cial condition of Guatamala is deplor
able. For the past three months nei
ther the army nor federal employees
have been paid. There is a great scar
city of food in the city of Guatamala, in
consequence of which there is much suff
ering. At Tegucigalpa, the capitol of
Honduras, is a small-pox epidemic.
A SS0OO Blase ln Portland.
Portland,-Or., Aug. 27. The Chicago
boarding house, a two story frame build
ing, located on Hood Street was totally
destroyed by fire early this morning.
Ferdinand Verlitzand and George Holt,
who were asleep on the upper story were
both seriously burned. Loss abont $5000 :
fully insured. ' - ,
Snp-
. i , . Crops Will be Spoil
London, Aug 28. Telegranf
parts of England and Irelaif
result of a continuance of
rains will be destrnctive. C
A BIG CLOUDBURST.
The Eastern Part of Rensslaer County
is Deluged One Hundred Thous
and Dollars Damage..
Affairs in Chili Remain About the Same
Two Steamers Collide A Sad
Accident
Ttoy, N. Y., Aug. 28. The whole
eastern part of Rensslaer county was
deluged by a cloud burst last evening.
Three dams were washed out at Sand
Lake, doing damage of $100,000 to the
mills. Several houses were washed
away. At bniarts .raper mill in this
city, one end of the mill was torn out,
the bridge carried away and damage to
about $1000 done. Bridges all along the
street are torn from their fastenings and
it is believed the damage will reach half
minion dollars, in the vicinity oi
Lebanon Springs railroad, the storm
was equally extensive and at Berlin
a house was washed away and two per
sons drowned.
SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENTS.
A Collision on Water.
London, Ang. 28. A dispatch from
Melbourne states a collision- occurred
this morning inside the Port Philip
heads between the steamers Gambier
and Eastsy. The Eastsy struck the
Gambier amidships, crushing in her side
nd sinkihg her in seven minutes. The
Gambier carried five saloon and fifteen
steerage passengers and a crew of six.
rbe Eastsy remained alongside the
Gambier and rescued many of the lat-
ters passengers and crew.
Nothing Official Heard.
Washington, Aug. 28. Nothing offi
cial or unofficial has been received at
either the state or naval department to-
lay of the reported surrender of the Chi-
ian congressional army at Vino del
.Mar Tuesday. If the surrender did
ake place the absence of any infor
mation from either Minister Egan or
Admiral Brown on the subject is believed
to be due to the interruption of tele
graphic communication.
A Frightful Accident.
Grafton, N. D., Aug. 28. Near Can
ton a yoke of oxen attached to a binder
tnd led by a woman, became frightened
and ran away. The woman was literally
ut to pieces by the knile, her legs, arms
and head being cut off.
THE LABORING CAUSE.
Rain Prod need in Dry Weather In Texas
by the' nee of Dynamite.
Midland. Tex.. Ang. 27. The labors
of the rainmakers, whom Uncle Jerry
Rusk sent down here to try to pump
water out of cloudless skies, are practi
cally at an end, so far as this particular
locality is concerned. General Dyren
forth will leave for Washington tomorrow
to be gone about ten days. He is highly
pleased with the success of the experi
ments, and has perfect faith that the
power of making rain has been secured.
From a barren dry alkali prairie this
country has been transformed into a first
class pasture land. The experiments
have not yet been conducted upon the
extensive scale of the program first laid
out by General Dyrenforth, but sufficient
has been done to demonstrate that the
right plan for making rain when it is
needed has been discovered. The bal
loons, owing to the present inadequate
means of making oxygen in large quan
tities, have not been a dazzling success.
but the rackarock powder and dynamite
have worked wonders with the atmos
phere. The explosions of any large
amount of dynamite and rackarock were
followed by ram in side ot eight hours,
upon eight or ten occasions.
Last evening's was the final and roost
conclusive and satisfactory of any of the
experiments. The night was clear and
there was every indication of a long dry
spell. Five balloons were sent up and
exploded. A stiff gale was blowing from
the'east and theydrifted far toward the
setting sun before they exploded. The
battle on the ground, were rackarock
and dynamite took the place of heavy
artillery, lasted from 6 o'clock until 10;
then the general and his forces retired.
They were awakened at 3 a. m. by a
vivid flash of lightning, followed by a
violent clap of thunder. They went out
and saw a storm of great violence raging
in the west. It rained until about 8 a.
m.: then many pounds of dynamite and
rackarock were exploded again. After
each discharge the rain fell in torrents.
CRIMES OF ROYALTY.
GOVERNMENT SUCCESS AT RAIN-MAKING.
The Striking; Stevedores at San Fran
cisco Meet With bat Slight Success.
San Fbaxcisco, Aug. 27.-"-The arbitra
tion committee of the waterfront federa
tion called upon Goodill, Perkins & Co.,
this morning to arrange for a settlement
of the difficulty with the striking steve-
dors. According to the members of the
committee, the firm refused to concede
the advance in wages asked, but agreed
to take the strikers back at the old rates
of 3i cents per hour and 40 cents over
time. This is said to have been acceded
to by Mr. Center, of the Pacific Mai)
company also. The stevedores' nmon
will meet to consider the proposition.
The employers, however, assert that
they have not agreed to discharge, the
non-union men whom they have em
ployed on the dock, and will give the
inkers employment only as there may
be opening tor them.
KILLED HIS FAMILY.
History of the Death of an Austrian Bar
onessShe Loved Prince Rndolph.
New York, Aug. 31. The World pub
lished yesterday, exclusively in America,
but in conjunction with the London
Times, which holds the original manu
script, a pamphlet prepared by the
family of the late Baroness Marie Yet-
zers, who was found shot to death to
gether with her lover, Rudftph, the
crown prince of Austria, at Mayerling,
on the 30th of January, 1889. The pam
phlet was suppressed by the Austrian
imperial family. It tell a . story in a
circumstancial manner, backed by auto
graph lettere, as to leave no doubt as to
its value as a historical document. The
important feature is the famous part
played in the tragedy by no less a per
sonage than the niece of the empress of
Austria. The pamphlet accuses her of
being not only an intermediary.
bnt a blackmafler as Well.' - Unetly sum
marized the story is that the Baroness
Marie Yetzera, then 17 years old, fell
in love at first sight with the crown
prince, and frequently met him in a so
cial, ordinary way. Uinaiiv she in
trusted her secret to Countess Larisch,
the empress of Austria's niece, and this
lady at once undertook to act as a go
between, while taking advantage of her
knowledge of state affairs to levy black
mail from the prince.
uncie jerrv kusk has the Knack oi
succeeding pretty generally with every
thing he takes in hand. The experi
ments of his department in forcing rain
from.the clouds have proved remarkably
successful. These results have given
an arid region in Texas, fully twenty
Due miles square, a heavy rain fall
which secures winter grass for stock an
avoids the serious distress that a few
weeks more of dry weather would have
brought. Twice during eight days the
experimenters produced heavy rain, be
sides several light showers. The first
heavy explosion brought down a drench
ing shower. This was followed by
smaller explosions which were kept up
regularly for a week and resulted in
succession of gentle showers, men one
evening, as light clouds were floating
overhead, heavy charges were exploded
with .the result that in forty seconds
from the explosion!., drenching shower
was falling. Everything so far has been
satisfactory. ItisTnore than, possible
it is within the limits of reasonable
probability that before nianyybars, the
government will have established at im
portant points in Eastern Oregon, rain
producing stations, where, at fitting in
tervals, bombs will be exploded in the
air and a system of irrigation established
cheaper perhaps than any other, taking
everything into , account, and certainly
better than any other because it is in
line with natures own svstem. What i
variety of new conditions such a proba
bility suggests.. Instead of apealing to
heaven, in the good old fashioned way, as
a contemporary remarks, the farmers of
Eastern Oregon and Washington will
present a petition to the commauder of
the rain rain producing station and he
in turn will order a detachment of artil
lery to bombard the clouds.
THE COUNTY SUPEINTENDENTS
ALONE RESPONSIBLE.
A FRATRICIDE.
Delaware Man Kills His
With a Shovel.
Brother
New York Painter Shoots His Entire
Family.
New York, Ang. 28. This morning a
room in a four-story tenement house oc
cupied by a painter named Baxter was
opened and in it was found Baxter, his
wife Mary and their two children, one
six years old, and John four years old,
all lying dead with bullet holes in their
I J T - 1 .1 m. T 1 1 Til. 1
ueaus. t is Hunuuseu tutu easier Kineu
is wife and children and then shot him
self. On the table was a letter written
by him to his mother in whieh he told
of his intention to kill the family and
himself.
An Authority.
The Encyclopedia Brittanica says
The manipulation of poor teas, to give
them a finer appearance, is not only
carried on where the teas are grown, but
also in England and America. Glazing
poor tea with Prussian blue, plumbago,
or Mack lead, to give it a smooth, glossy
appearance, is so very common that
little genuine uncolored tea is offered
fflF fialff." TidtmH Q Ton trnawntaaA
pure as childhood." For sale bv Leslie When the body was found today it -was
ouuer, xne uanes.
Georgetown, Del., Aug. 28. George
and William Walker, two brothers re
siding at Reynold's mill, a few miles
from here, became involved in a quarrel
over some horse feed, when breorge
Walker picked up a shovel which was
near by, and struck his brother a terrible
blow over the head, which felled him to
the ground. His skull was fractured
and he died this morning. The assailant
is still at large, and the Milton authori
ties say they will not touch the case un
til the family bring a charge against the
assilant, which they are slow to do.
Ended His Own Life.
San Diego, Cal., Aug. 30. One of the
coolest'suicides which ever occurred in
this city ended the life of Chris Kell-
back yesterday afternoon. The body
was not discovered until this evening.
Kellback was a Grand Army man, about
50 years of age and had lately come to
this town from New Mexico where he
had served in the regular army and had
accumulated $1700. He was swindled
out of it in some gambling game a few
days ago, and bis wife was'compelled to
go out to service to support the family
In the report of the teachers' institute
furnished us yesterday by one of the at
tendants we are assured a wrong has
been unintentionally done to a promi
nent state official who has long been
identified with the educational interests
of Oregon. The opinion expresesd must
be understood to be only that of the cor
respondent. It is intimated that the
official referred to is responsibie for hav
ing foieted on the teachers of the state
an antiquated and worthless series of
text books which years ago had been
kicked out of all the eastern schools.
Whatever may be the character of the
text books we are assured that the
county superintendents alone must be
held responsible for their introduction
into the schools ef Oregon. As we un
derstand it a majority vote of the county
superintendents decides what text books
shall be adopted, and in this vote the
state superintendent has no part. Cer
tain it is, we have a vivid recollection
that before the last vote was taken on
on the text book question, certain
smooth-tongued agents were sent among
the superintendents and if they did not
influence their votes, it was not because
they were not plentifully supplied with
taffy and cigars and perhaps something
still more potent.
ized capital and attain a position
wherein they can name the price they
want ior their labor as well as the price
asked for other peoples' labor and there
is only one way and that is to get out of
debt and stay out. So long as a n
is a debter so long he is a slave.
The Moro people are feeding the staff
of their new paper on pie. Whether
this is meant in kindness or simply to
kill them off can alone be determined
by the character of the pie. Brothers of
the Observer, stick to the old regime of
sowbelly till you feel 3'onr way. The
average pie is a delusion and a snare.
Oregon has produced, during the past
twenty-one years, in the line of precious
metals the snug sum of f66,231,7S7 while
the wheat product for the same time
amounts in value to the sum of $142,-
653,627, or in the neighborhood of seven
million dollars a vear.
A SUBTERRANEAN CITY.
Interesting: and Important Archaeologi
cal Discovery Reported for Bokhara.
Boston Traveler.
It is reported from Bokhara that a
subterranean city has been found on the
bank of ehe River Amoo Karia, near the
town of Earki. Silver coins and inscrip-
trons of the time of Gapora I. have been
found in the place, which stretches over
a distance of about half a mile, with
streets, lanes, and squares. In some
places the ground on the top has caved
in ; but the largest part of the city can
,be passed through without the least
difficulty.
liv the light of the miners' lamp -the
place presents a quaint, fantastic appear
ance, l here are houses in perfect con
struction, one or two stories high, with
a pretense of architectural elegance, and
nued with furniture and domestic uten
sils. The ceiling or upper covering of
the streets is constructed of blocks of al
abaster granite.
The natives of Bokhara knew of the
place long ago, and carried away many
silver and gold coins, ornaments, and
utensils of great intrinsic value and of
still greater archaeological importance.
The Russian authoritias of Bokhara have
made arrangements to take care of the
antiquities of the place, and sent notice
of its discovery : to the Archaeological
Society of Moscow. The sociedy.has
sent a commission of experts to make
explorations during the summer.
THE WAY TO SELL A HORSE.
eral sections pbtatoe diseases
peared
American Journalists Summarily
pressed in Mexico.
' New Yoke, Aug. 28. M. T. Magee &
Co., of 70 Wall street, were informed
yesterday that President Diaz, of Mexico, under water and will certain
iad ordered a voung American writer on unless saved by sunshine socl
the Two Republic to leave the country
because he bad criticised some act of the
president. Efforts were also in progress
to learn the identity of another Ameri
can journalist who recently sent from the
Mexican capital an article exposing the
methods of the ad ministration. Accord
ing to Mrgee & Co.'s advices, a number
of Mexican newspaper men are in jail
for daring to point out mistakes made by
President Diaz. The administration
newBpi.pers are advocating the expulsion
of several American correspondents who
do not praise President Diaz's manage
ment pi Mexico's affairs.
Marriagre a Fallar
Vienna, Aug. zo. iour W
been arrested at SzenttamaA
on a charge of poisoning thei
and selling poison to other y;
similar purpose. ' Orders ha
sued to exhume the bodies o
posed victims. -
A Drunken King.
Cape Town, Aug. 27. The Germans
Damarland are thoroughly . sick of
their attempt to settle that part of
Africa, and King Kamaharero says they
must go home. The king hsa just been
lie Germans
which he
them his
The Cape
Vited King
vn.
Krles Rowe.
t and killed
iction this
to drink
the latter
1 make the
lying on an armv blanket in the middle
of the floor, carefully dressed in his
fatigue uniform, his Grand Army bntton
and a medal for sharp shooting on his
breast, while in the center of Lis fore
head was the bole where his pistol bullet
had entered..
An Appeal for Aid.
Pasjs, Aug. 27. Governor Islands,
Martinique,' recently devastated by a
'hurrieaut, appeals for assistance for
. people who are without food and shelter.
Crops on the Island are entirely de
stroyed. Harrison in Vermont
-' White Riveb Junction, Vl, Ang. 27.
dhe president arrived here . at 11
ock thiB morning in a down pour of
'rain. Brief speeches were made at
Bradford and this city.
Senator Sherman Speaks.
Pauldi, Ohio, Aug. 27. Sherman
made his opening speech of the campaign
' today to 6000 peopie.
: Damage to Crop
Minneapolis, Minn.,
special from dinerent pon:
Dakota indicate the frost las!
some damage to the crops.
the thermometer was below
point and there is no doubt
I age resulted.
Fruit Plantations DmtjL'd. ' "
London, Aug. 27.--Telegrams from all
parts of the country contain the same
tale of damaged crops. The havoc on
tne fruit plantations was dreadfni.
There is no gale now, but the additional
wet is likely to complete the destruction
of grain crops. -
Frosts la Minnesota. ' .
Hectob, - Minn., Aug. 28: Light
frosts fell last night but did no damage
to corn or flax. Wheat is turning out
fully as well as expected.
exports of
tons daily,
s receiving
ports from
nnitz from
jlecrease of
operation
ug: 28.
.boomers iKoVeU on the strip in large
numbers yesterday and made several at
tempts to start large fires and destroy
pasturage, but the grass was too green
and tho fires made little headway. Some
cattlen.en becoming alarmed, "are at
tempting to get the cattle out.
An Official Announcement.
Pabis, Aug. 29. An official estimate
of the damage by the recent cyclone on
the Island of Martinique places the
amount at $10,000,000. It is estimated
that 378 people lost their lives.
An Official Conformation.
Washington, Aug.. 31. Official con
firmation of Balmaceda's fall reached
the state and naval departments this
mornipg. Acting Secretary Wharton
received the following cablegram dated
Valparaiso, August 30th: "Balmaceda
turned over the government to Baoue-
dano, and fled. Canto goes to Santiago
tonight to assume control until the arri
val of Junta from Iquique. Good order
here.
(signed) ' McCbeeby, Consul."
A Cool Robber
Cincinnati, Aug. 30. Early this eve
ning a man rang the bell of the residence
occupied by Father O'Ronke, a Catholic
priest. When the priest answered the
ring, the man put - a revolver close to
him and in a business-like tone said :
"Give roe all yonr money." The priest
opened his pocket book and said, '.'Take
it out yourself." The robber took $50,
ail tae priest had, and left. There is no
clue to his identity.
-
Switchmen are Victorious.
Lima, 0., Aug. 27. The Lake Erie &
Western trainmen this morning resuned
work. At Tuesday night's conference
the company conceded the demand of
the strikers, but asked till September 1
to put the new arrangements In force.
Should the overtime demanded by the
men then not be forthcoming, there will
be another strike. .
ALL OR NONE, SHOULD, HAVE
BEEN THANKED.
We think that the committee which
drafted the resolution of thanks to the
various persons who helped to make the
late institute a success should either
have made it more general or have
omitted it altogether. None of the
quartette duet, nor solo singers, nor
Alki club are mentioned, nor is the name
of Miss Annie Lang who, as much
as any one, contributed to the
success of the entertainments by her
artistic renderings of Mrs. Wetzers
accompaniments, nor is the name of
Miss Jennie Long mentioned, who came
all the way from Portland and whose
readings proved her to be a lady
possessed of an unquestionably high
order of elocutionary ability. . We do
not for a moment suppose that these
omissions were intentional, but we do
hold that it would have been better a
thousand times to have passed no
resolution at all than to have done it in
a way that leaves the matter open to the
charge of partiality . towards some aud
neglect of others,
COMPETITION FOR SPRECKLES.
The President at New York.
New Yobk, Aug. SO. President Har
rison and party arrived here at 10:35
this morning. He took the train at Jer
sey City for Cape May. .
A considerable quantity of Chinese
sugar has lately arrived at Portland. It
is made from cane and is said to be of
excellent quality. It comes packed in
sacks, each containing 133 pounds. It
is said that it can be laid down on this
coast, and handled profitably at about a
cent a pound less than Claus Spreckles
is now charging for the same grade of
sugar. We hope its importation may be
encouraged. While the east is enjoying
the full benefit of free sugar we have to
pay whatever Spreckles chooses to
charge. A little genuine competition
that Spreckles could not control would
be refreshing. .
SUMMER FALLOWING.
We make the prediction that when
the crop returns of Wasco county for the
current year are all in one thing will be
demonstrated and that is that the farm
era of this county, if they want to be
reasonably sure of a crop every year,
must resort to summer fallowing on a
larger scale. It no longer pays to
scratch the ground as a squaw scratches
it with a clam shell. If a man has only
a hundred acres of land in cultivation it
will pay him best to summer fallow the
half of it every year and plant the other
half. There is nothing made by poor
farming. The man who cannot afford
to summer fallow cannot afford to plant
his ground at all.
The Granger Got a Big Price and Didn't
Have to Divvy on it Either.
Postmaster Sexton tells a story of a
well-known horse fancier and a granger
who had a couple of fine horses to sell.
This rustic, who lives in an adjoining
county in Indiana, came, to town with a
letter of introduction to this connoiseur,
who has an irresistible liking for fine
horseflesh and the money to gratify it.
The writer of the letter of introduction
specially urged the city friend to take
more than passing interest in the man
from the country.
The farmer drove his horse to the
gentleman's residence and gave him -the
letter.
"Are your horses blooded ?" '
" Yes, they come of fair stock."
"Can they make a good time?"
"Yes. a nrettv fair tima."
"What do you ask for them?"
"Oh, I think that $300 or $400 will
about suit me, because I am deucedly
hard up just now."
"My friend," said the city man, "I've
just bought a pair of horses or 1 would
take those off your bands, but let me say
to you that von don t know bow to sell
your team. You ought to ask at least
$1500 as a beginner, blow about their
wonderful speed and brag about their
bearing and pedigree. I know a man
Who wants to buy a team but you must
not approach him as you did me. He
will never take yonr horses. If you are
stiff in your price and do some bragging
l tiunk l can nnd you a customer. Drive
past my office on La Salle street at 10
o'clock in the morning two or three
times and come in when I shake my
handkerchief."
In the morning the granger did as he
was directed, the handkerchief was
shaken and he was beckoned to come in.
in tne omce was the man he had seen
the night before and his friend.
"That's a fine team you are driving
is it for sale?"
."Well, Idunno!"
"Have (hey a pedigree?"
"You bet they have. It's as long as
tne pedigree ot yueen victoria.'
"Do they hold their heads high?"
"Why, half the time they are way up
in tne ciouas.
"Can they make good time?"
"Greased lightning ain't a circum
stance."
"What do you ask for them?"
"Fifteen hundred dollars and not I
cent less."
"Well," said the friend of the man to
whom the letter of introduction was
presented the night before. "I'm look
ing for such a team: The price suits me.
Come to my office across the way. and
I'll give you the check and take the hor
ses." The farmer was almost paralyzed,
because he thought that $600 or $700
would be the outside figure. And he
went home to Lake county satisfied that
"those fellows up in Chicago are
smarter'n lightning." Albany Argus,
The Woman that Laughs.
For a good, everyday household angel,
give us a woman who laughs. Her bis
cuit may not always be just right and
she may occasionally burn her bread and
forget to replace dislocated buttons, bnt
for solid comfort all day and every day
she is a paragon. Home is not a battle
field nor life one Ion, unending row.
The trick of always seeing the bright
side, or, if the matter has no bright side.
of shining up the dark one, is a very im
portant lauuity, one ot the things- no
woman should be without. We are not
all born with the sunshine in onr hearts.
as the Irish prettily phrase it, but we
can cultivate a cheerful sense of humor
if we only try.
Lhe Latest Fad.
"Melon socials" are the latest. Var
ious churches in Portland, Salem and
elsewhere are advertising "melon so
cials." The local reporter of this paper
saw a "melon social" yesterday. It waf
a social success. There were just two,
the man and the melon. The time was
3:45 p. m.; the place was the large and
sunny I. R. & N. dock, just after the de
parture of the Oregon Ware and the
crowd that saw her off. The man was
not a society leader ; he was negligee as
to clothes, the rim of his hat was absent.
and he had no shirt to speak of. Hit
hairy chest heaved with joy as he cut the
melon in two with a big case-knife, and
raising one half, sloshed and slobbered
in its vermiuion jucmess. lie was un
consciouspf all things except that he wat
eating melon and enjoying it, and as tht
l'nice ran down his chin and splashed on
the dock and his iaws worked, he looked
as if he didn't care whether wheat wai
fifty cents a bushel or fifty cents a ton.
Asiorian. :
SI1PES k KWLY,
fttale and Retail Enlists.
-DEALERS IN-
Fine Imported, Xej West and DomestiV
"Always aim higher than the mark,"
says a good, philosopher. Whatl kiss
a girl on the nose? Never 1
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
TTM. SAUNDERS Architect. Plns and
H specifications furnishpd for riwpiltnorH
churches, business blocks, schools and factories.
onarges moderate, satlsfacnon guaranteed. Of
fice over t renen s Dane, The Dalles, Oregon.
DR. 1. SUTHERLAND Fellow op Tbinitt
Medical Colleee. and niemher nf the Cxl-
etreof Physicians and Knrcwonn. Ontario Phi.. I
'iu:animouj5WD. umce; rooms s ana 4 nap
man block. Residence: Judge Thombury's Sec-
md street. Office hours: H) in 12 m - tnj I
ma i io S p. m.
PAINT
Now is the time to paint your house
and if you wish to get the best quallu
and a fine color use the- .
Sherwin, Williams Co.'s Paint
For those wishing to see the quality
and color of the above paint we call their
attentiqn to the residence of 8. L. Brooks,
Judge Bennett, Smith French and others
painted by Paul Kreft.
Snipes & Kinersly are agents for the
above paint for The Dalles. Or.
S. L. YOUNG,
(Successor to E. BECK.,
DR. O. D. DOANE PHYSICIAN AND su
GKON. Office: rooms A nnH A rhanmnn
Block. Residence over MuFarlnnd A French'..
Htore. omce hours 9 to 12 A. M.,2 to 5 and 7 to
l . 31.
S. BENNETT, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Of-
lice in Schanno's hnildinar. nn fttnlni
Dalles, Oregon.
The
ei on uowea amminnm tii
Jie Golden Tooth, Second Street.
Slgnc
A R. THOMPSON Attobsbt-at-law. Office
ilt in Opera House Block, Washington Street,
P. r. MAYS. B. S. HUNTINGTON H. 8. WILSON.
AYS, HUNTINGTON t WILSON Attob-
hsys-at-LAW. unices. French's block nv
First National Bank, The Dalles, Oregon.
B.B.DCFUB. GEO. WATKINS. FRANK MENKFEK.
rfcUFUR, WATKINS & MENEFEE Attob-
neys-at-law Rooms Nos. 71, 73, 75 and 77.
ogb Diwa, omiuu Direct, ine xaues, uregon.
tMtiS"''-'?k '. '
DEALER IN
WflTCIIES, GLOCIIS,
WH. WILSON Attornky-at-law Roomt
52 and 53, New Vogt Block, Second Street,
rhe Dalles, Oregon. -
A NEW
Undertaking Establishment !
Jewelry, Diamonds,
SILVERWARE,:-: ETC
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry
. Repaired and Warranted.
105 Second St.. The Dalles.Or.
V. N. THORNB0RY,
Late Rec U. & Land Office.
T. A. HUDSON,
. Notary Public
Fears of an Early Frost.
Fears of an early frost in North Da
kota have had the effect of making the
farmers of that etate take preventive
measures for the protection of their
crops, ri early every farmer has stacked
up piles of etraw, etc., ready to set fire
to in case of frost. The smoke from
these fires, it is believed, will keep the
frost from doing any damage, if frost
should come. ....'
PRINZ & NITSCHKE.
DEALERS IN .
Furniture, and Carpets.
We have added to our business a
complete Undertakine Establishment.
and as we are in no way connected with
tne undertakers' Trust our prices will
be low accordingly.
Remember our place on Second street,
next to luooay s oanu.
Phil Willig,
124 UNION ST., THE DALLES, OR.
. .. Keeps on hand a full line of
MEN'S AND YOUTH'S
1H0BPUBY &HHDS03,
U. S. Land Office Attorneys,
Rooms 7 and 8, U. S. Land
Office Building,
THE DALLES, - - - OREGON.
Filings, Contests,
' And Business of aS Kinds Before the Local '
- and General Land Office
Promptly Attended to.
Over Sixteen Years Experience.
' WKAL80O0A
General Se al Estate Business.
All Correspondence Promptly Answered.
Ready Made Clothing. Health is Wealth !
Pants and Suits
MADE TO ORDER
On Reasonable Tennsl
Call and see my Goods before
Durchosing elsewhere.
FRENCH & CO.,
BANKERS.
TRANSACT A GENERALBANKING BUSINESS
Letters of Credit issued available in .the
-as tern States. -Sight
Exchange and Telegraphic
Transfers sold on New York, Chicago, St.
Louis, San Francisco, Portland Oregon,
Seattle Wash., and various noints in Or
egon and Washington. ; 4
Collections made at all points on fav-
oraoie terms.
Dr. E. U. Wsst's Nkbvk ahb Bbaik Tkxit
hint, a guaranteed specific for Hysteria, Dizzi
ness, Convulsions, Fits, Nervous NeuralKis,
Uxui.nl... X DKu.H1riM, ...... A I V. .
of alcohol or tobacco, Wakefulness, Mental De
pression. Softenine of tne Brain, rwultins ln in
sanity and leading to misery, decay and death,
Premature Old Age, Barrenness, Loss of Power
ln either sez, Involuntary Losses aud Spermat
orrhoea caused bv over exertion of the brain, self-
abuse or over indulgence. Each box eon talus
one month's treatment. 11.00 a box, or six boxes
for 15.00, sent by mail prepaid on receipt of pricev
WE GUARANTEE' SIX BOXES
To cure any case. With each order received by
us for six boxes, accompanied by 15.00, w. will
send the purchaser our written guarantee to re
fund the money if the treatment does not effect
a cure. Guarantees issued only by
BLAKELET ft HOUGHTON,
Prescription Drag-gists, .
178 Second St. The Dalles, Or
D. P. Thompsom'
President.
J. B. SCBSNCK, H. M. BlALL,
Vice-President. Cashier.
J.M.HITINGT0N(6C0,
ABSTRACTERS. . .
Heal Estate and
Instance Agents, j
Complete- Abstract of Titles for
Wasco County. .
Onera House Block The Dalles Or.
First latiii BenL
THE DALLES.
- - OREGON
A General Banking Business transacted
, .Deposits received, subject to bigct
Draft or Check.
Collections made and proceeds promptly
remitted on day of collection. .
Sight and Telegraphic Exchange sold on
New York, San Francisco and Port
land. '
There is one thorongbly practical way
by which the farmers of America can
get out from under the control of organ- at San Francisco aged 79 years,
Mrs. Julia Fill more-Harris, the last
survivor of a family of eight brothers
and sisters, one of whom was Millard
Fillmore, the thirteenth president of the
United States died last Satnrday night
Foir Sale at a Bairqain.
A GOOD -
Tract jon Engine
Has only been run sixty days.
Buffalo Pitts, Thresher
Only used two months.
Chopping Mill,
Capable of 15 to 20 tonB per day; cost
$31
The above will be sold on easy terms.
W. L. WARD.
' The Dalles.Or.
$20 REWARD.
WI1LBE .'Aid FOB ANT INFORMATION
leadlnz to the conviction nf n.rt4Mimnin.
the rpen cr in any wst interfering with the
pom vr 4 III--8 or :
wire
Co.
Tan Elect kic Light
11. iiLEHH,
Manager.
DIRECTORS. ,
D. P. Thompson. Jno. 8. Schesck.
T. W. Sparks. Gxo. A. Likbb.
H. M. Bxall.
W. H. NEABEACK,
-' . PROPRIETOR OF THE '
Granger Feed Yard,
THIRD STREET. ,
(At Grimes' old place of business.)
Horses fed to Hav or Oats at tha Wmi .
ble prices. Good care given to animals left In
my charge, as I have ample stable room. Give
me a call, and I will guarantee satisfaction.
W. H. "ekka:.
$500 Reward!
' We Will DflV the ahnvA wwini F., an.
LlveLComJ?laInt' Dyspepsia, tfick Headache, In
digestion, Conutl nation or Costiveneds we eatmot
inre witn nest's Vegetable Liver Pills, wbeu 'b
directions sre strictly complied with. They am
jurely vegetable, and never fail bitirratuar-
IL.r ?UKUr e-- urge boxes, eentainhui S
rills, 25 cents. Beware of v.vintf.rftu ni tit
rations. The genuine manuinrtnrcd onlr
TFJSJP C- WfST- fO-WPANY. CHKli-Vf.
lltLtiTiUiis.
BLAKK11CT HOfTf.HTO,
PMUtlnlUin lkawUt.
17 Second St. . K- ti, ifaai.,'.,,.