The Weekly Gtooniele
THI DALLES, - -.
- - OBEGON
RIDAY, - - DECEMBER 11, 1891
LOCAL AND PEBSOSAL.
one man was killed and several severely i (continued from tecond page)
iniured ' bonndaries is easy. "A very considerable
Captain E. F. Coe of Hood River is at
of
C. R. Bone, of Hood River, was in the
city Tuesday.
. '
reter Moor, of Hood Kiver, was in
town Tuesday.
Mr. A. D. McDonald, of Monkland
gave this office a pleasant call Tuesday
. We understand that the Union Pacific
has raised the passenger rates on the D.
S.Baker.
We are pleased to learn that the wife
of M.'J. Anderson, of Dufur, who has
been quite sick is improving.
A, business council of the grange will
meet at Summit grange hall nearNansene
on Tuesday and Wednesday the I5th
and 16 th instant.
Mr. and Mrs. George Rice and Mrs,
Elizabeth Soutberland, of Boyd, left
on the Regulator Wednesday morning
on a short trip to California.
A private letter received Wednesday
from Major Ingalls contains . these
words "The world's fair subscription
will be raised Portland's part sure,
A session of the circuit court was held
this afternoon forthe purpose of "hearing
arguments and motions on some nnim
portant cases still remaining on the
docket.
Wm. M. Bennett, of Wasco, P. J,
Suksdorf, of White Salmon, J. Shoe
make of Centerville, and Geo. Mealey, of
Bake Oven were at the Umatilla house
Wednesday.
Reports come to us from the country
south of The Dalles as far as Tygh Ridge
that it commenced raining there yester
day morning and rained all day and all
. Monday night. .,.
Pat Bolton, Miss Annie Bolton and
Mike Callaghan of Tygh" Ridge who
. came into town on Tuesday to attend to
business in the land office returned
home this morning.
Major Calderwood the silver-tongued
orator of Seattle. Wash., will deliver a
temperance lecture in the court house
tomorrow at 7:30 p. ,m. Admission free
and everybody invited.
We regret to hear that seven members
of the family of Hon. D. J. Cooper are
down with the measles. They are all
doing as well as could be expected and
with good care ho serious trouble is an
ticipated. '. A. J. Brigham of Dufur was in town.
- He informed us that the business of the
S. B. Manufacturing company for the
past month was the largest for any one
nx since the company was first
' organized,
Colonel Sinnot received today from
Washington, by the frank of Senator
Dolph, Uncle Jerry Rusk's treatise on
the diseases of the horse. The joke of it
is, the colonel never owned a horse in
his life and'never'Jkfiecte to own one.
The Brothernood of Locomotive Fire
men paid on Tuesday to F. E. Shontell
who has been pronounced disabled from
further service, bis beneficiary claim,
amounting to the handsome sum of
11280.50. The Chboxicljc congratulates
.Mr. Shontell on his good fortune
The entertainment announced in these
columns a few days ago to take place at
the Fairfield school house on next
Tuesday evening has been postponed to
Thursday evening the 17th inst., as the
business council of the patrons of hus
bandry will be in Bession in the neigh
borhood at the former date.
The new grange store, coroner of Fed'
era! and Fourth streets is doing a fine
trade. The manager E. N. Chandler in
formed a Chronicle representative to
day that the business daring the past
week was the best the store ' has known
since it moved into its new quarters and
he thought equal to the bestweek's trade
the store has ever known,
Word comes to this office that Edgar
Burlingame of Wamic got lost in the
mountains west" of Oak Grove, a few
days ago while out hunting and re
mained out two days and two nights with
nothing to eat and four feet of snow on
the ground. He finally turned up at the
' residence of Hon. W. McD. Lewis, which
is close to the edge of the timber.
Night warchman Con Howe arrested
.a tin horn last night a stranger, whom
he found prowling around the city seek
ing whom he might fleece. He has
given his solemn promise to leave for
Prineville in the morning. True
nongh, we have a number of tin-horns
in The Dalles, but they are required to
keep within bounds, and the climate is
very unhealthy for outsider -
At the. teachers' institute held here
last August a resolution was passed in
structing the superintendent to appoint
a committee of two to assist him in ar
ranging a plan for grading1 the schools of
the county. This committee, consisting
of Superintendent Shelly, Professor M.
W. Smith, of this city, and Professor P,
A cnyder, of Hood Kiver, will meet m
this city next Saturday and formulate a
plan according to their ' instructions
which will be submitted to the teachers
of the county for their consideration and
: discussion daring the holidays,
The storm in Portland last Monday
was the severest known in Oregon since
.i i - r toon mi i 1 .1
xue gam ui xoov. iiie winu view at me
rate 01 iony-nve mues an nour. ine
Stark street ferry was tied np the greater
portion of the day as the company we 8
afraid of breaking its cable. During
the storm the Madison and Morrison
street bridges closed their draws and
traffic between ' Portland and Oregon
city was stopped. At Sell wood the wind
was so high that the ferry had to be laid
up. Some fifty or sixty shade trees were
blown down and the roof and fence of
the base ball stand and grounds were
damaged to the amount of $500. S. B.
'Pague,' the wellknown signal service
jnan had a narrow escape. He had just
Inspected the self recording rain-gauge,
Von the roof of the kamm building and
the Umatilla house.
.J. F. Hampshire - has gone on a short
business trip to Portland.
State Lecturer William Holder
Grass Valley is in the city.
Ira Brown inspector of United States'
land offices is in the city.
General James A. varney is up on a
short visit to his old home.
S. F' Hubbard and George Nein of
Hood River are in tho city.
J. A. Vanehan and Geo. McLeod of
Kingsley were in town Tuesday.
B. F. Langhlin returned last night
from a business trip to Portland.
Polk and Ebon Butler of Nansene were
in the city attending to business in the
land office today.
George Filloon left yesterday morning
on a business trip to Pekin, Illinois and
other places east.
W. S. Cooper, Mrs. Arndeff and Mrs.
Evarts of Grant's station are registered
at the Umatilla house.
V. C. Breck, county clerk of Sherman
county was in the city last night and
left this morning on a trip to Portland.
Kingsley Items.
Fine sleighing and the boys seem to
enjoy it.
The Kingsley literary society was re
organized last Saturday night with the
following officers: J. A. Vaughan, presi
dent; John D. Whitter, vice-president,
Miss Sophie Roth, secretory; Miss Net
tie Fraley, treasurer. The performance
was first-class considering tne snort
time for preparation. We wish them
the best of success.
George W. McLeod went to The Dalles
with his bacon Monday. Rather a
rough day George.
Robert Eslinger is shaking hands
with old friends on the ridge once more.
William Hunter of Grass Valley has
gone to Canada to visit his mother.
Hugh Morehead's wife is reported to
be very tick.
Rev. Holgate will preach at the King
sley school house next Sunday, Decem
ber 13, at 11 a. in. and 7 p. m. All are
invited to attend. The meeting may be
continued a week or ten days.
The grangers held their twenty-fifth
anniversary last Friday at this place.
They had a very interesting time and an
excellent dinner. Rasp.
Free Ride on the Baker
Thrown In.
With Meals
nding it all right, had moved to the
platform of the instrument shelter when
i gust of wind tore off the double roof of
feeraTcguasi"-- completely demolishing
it. It vat a mot miraculous escape for
Iive. ' KadJ bean thirty seconds
:longer t tlie raingapje ha might have
been killed as tbe roof of t,he shelter is
-exceeding!? heavy, fervid" minor casu
al tys are-reported L . I n o -yrious damage
3ras done as was the cne ha 1880 when
Last week a gentleman of The .Dalles
who is employed at the Cascade Locks
sent up word to his wife and two child
ren in this citv to join him at the locks
on a trip to Portland. For economy's
sake, it is to be presumed, the lady and
her little family shipped on the Baker
last Monday morning. When the boat
came in sight on the state portage in
cline she was duly flagged but for some
reason, unknown to our informant, she
refuged to land on the Oregon side,
When the Baker arrived ' at her own
wharf they offered to take -the lady and
her children across inja skiff but the lady
promptly refused and demanded to be
landed or have her fare returned, pro
vided with dinner for three and be
carried back to The Dalles. Dinner
was duly served and when the boat
started on her retnrn trip they offered
to land her on the Oregon side but it
was now her turn to refuse as her hus
band was not in waiting on the wharf.
So the lady was paid back her money,
had a square meal for herself and child
ren and a round trip ticket all for noth
ing ; but she vows she will never sail on
the Baker again.
Served Him Exceedingly Bight.
The same merchant whose store front
was labeled last Sunday morning with
the legend "This man ships his goods by
the Baker" had a little experience since
which if it did not teach a wholesome
lesson, made him use some vigorous
cuss words. He ordered from below ten
sacks of sugar, to be shipped by the
Baker, but it came by the cars. So in
stead of paying $1.50 the freight cost him
$3.75. Served him exceedingly right
Now right here the Chbonicle may just
as well be plain as not. There is no
remedy left for the people nothing they
can do, save let severely alone every
merchant who turns traitor to the best
interests of the people. When the mer
chants of this city are. standing shoulder
to shoulder loyally, as one man, with
only one exception, in the support of the
Regulator the Chronicle does not pro
pose to be silent and allow that man or
any other man to reap an advantage
over the rest. If a merchant becomes a
traitor to the people for the sake of sav
ing 15 cents on a sack of sugar, let him
Keep nis sugar. The people tn that eeue
ought not to buy it and me greatly miftaek
their temper if they will.
RetrospectiTe.
A year ago the Klickitat Leader printed
the following under the caption "Put
the boat back :" "How long, how long
must the people of Klickitat suffer at
the hands of this monopoly which with
its influence and money has driven every
opposition boat off the river as soon as
put on? Which with its influence felt in
congress and upon the men sent by con
gress to open the river have kept the
locks from being opened. It is time to
stop this kind of work. The people are
now at the mercy of this grinding, greedy
money-making concern which has no
respect for them or their representatives
but the day will come when all these
things will be remembered against the
company. If the boat cannot be ran
without losing money why not take it
off altogether and let some one put on a
boat that can make money and that
will accomodate the people instead of
leading them to depend upon it and
then stop when it is most needed."
' A Correction.
The Dalles, Or., Dec. 8, 1891,
Editor of the Chronicle:
I notice the Chronicle says the deep
snow of 1884 began on the 8th of Decem
ber of that vear. - The records of that
month isay the snow began to fall on
the night of the 13th and continued
without cessation until the 26th and
with the exception of one day snow fell
the remaining days of the month, mak
ing a fall of 105 $ inches of snow.
S. L. Bbooks,
Vol. U. S. Signal Observer.
BORN.
At Kingsley, December 4, 1891, to
wife of Davis Hix, a daughter.
the
number of Chinese laborers have, dur
ing the past year, entered the United
States from Canada and Mexico. The
officers of the treasury department and
of the department of justice have used
every means at their command to inter
cept this immigration, but tbe impossi
bility of perfectly guarding our extended
iruuuer is uppnrcui.
There seems to be satisfactory evi
dence that tbe business of passing Chi
namen through the United States is or
ganized and quietly done. Justice has
construed the laws to require the return
of any Chinaman found to be unlawfully
.l! . i i U
ill Mils country iu vuiua, us me tuuuu
from which they came, notwithstand
ing the tact he came by way of Canada ;
but the district court have in cases
brought before them overruled this view
of the law, and decided that such per
sons must be returned to Canada. This
construction robs the laws of all effect
iveness. I recommend such legislation
as will remedy those defects in the laws.
In a previous message I have called
the attention of congress to the necessity
of so extending the jurisdiction of the
United States courts as to make triable
therein any felony committed while in
the act of violating a law of the United
States. These courts cannot have the
independence and affectiveness which
the constitution contemplates so long as
the felonious killing of high court offi
cers, jurors, and witnesses, in the dis
charge of their duties or by reason of
their acts is only recognizable in thej
state courts. Tho attorney general and!
also the commissioner of tbe District of
Columbia call attention to tbe defective
ness and inadequency of the laws relat
ing to crimes against chastity, in the
District of Columbia. Astringent code
upon this subject has been provided by
congress for Utah and it is a matter of
surprise that the needs of this district
should have been so long overlooked
In the report of the postmaster-gen
eral some very gratifying results are
exhibited and many betterments
of the service suggested. The revenues
of the deDarfment show an increase of
$50,000,000, while the estimate of the
year 1873 show a surplus oi receipts over
the expenditures. I ne president s mes
sage reviews the postmaster-general s
recommendations on an ocean mail
service and says : "I do not think there
is any reason tor discouragement or lor
any turning back from the policy of
this legislation. Indeed, a good begin
ning has been made and as the subject
is further considered and understood by
the capitalists and .shipping people,
we may date from the passage of this
law the revival of American shipping
interests and the recovery of a fair share
of the carrying trade of the world. I
commend to your favorable considera
tion tbe recommendation of the secre
tary of the navy that there shonld be no
hesitation in promptly completing a
navy of the best modern type, large
enough to enable this country
to display its nag in all seas
for the protection of its citizens,
and of its extending commerce.
Tbe tariff is discussed at great length
by the president. "I believe," said the
president, "that a full test will develope
the fact that .the tariff act of the fifty
first congress is very favorable in its
average effect upon the prices of articles
flowing into common use. During the
twelve months from October 1st, 1890 to
September 30, 1891, the total value of
our foreign commerce, exports and im
ports combined, was $1,747,806,406,
which was the largest of any year in the
history of the United States. The
largest in any previous year was in io,
when our commerce amounted to $1,647,-
139,093.
It is interesting, and to some, it will
be surprising to know that daring the
year ending September 30, 1891, our
imports of merchandise amounted to
$824,715,270, which was an increase of
more than $11,000,000 over the value
of the imports of the corresponding
months of the preyious - year when
the imports of merchandise were
large in anticipation of the tariff legis
lation then pending. The average an
nual value of the imports of merchan
dise for the ten years from 1881 to 1890
was $692,186,522, and during the year
ending iseptember 30, 1891, this annnal
average was exceeded by $132,528,469,
the value of tree imports during the
the twelve months ending September
30, 1891, was $118,091,387 more than the
value of tree imports during the corres
ponding months of the preceding year,
and there was during the same year a
decrease of $16,864,508 in the value of
imports of durable merchandise. The
percentage of merchandise admitted
free of duty during the year to which I
have reference, the first under the tariff,
was 14.18, while during the preceding
twelve months under the old tariff its
percentage was 34.27, an increase of 13.9
per cent.
If we take the six months, ending
September 30. last, which covers the
time during which sugars have been ad
mitted free of duty tbe per cent, of value
of merchandise imported free of duty is
found to be 55,37, which is a larger per
centage of free imports than during any
priur ubcui yenr m uio maiury ui tuc
government. If we turn to imports of
merchandise, the statistics are full of
gratification. The whole of such ex
ports of merchandise for the twelve
months, ending September 30, 1891, was
$923,291,181, while for the corresponding
previous twelve months it was w,m,
115. There is certainly nothing in the
condition of our people of any class to
suggest, mac lots exieimg uinu aim rev
enue legislation bears oppressively upon
the people or retards the commercial
development of the nation. It may be
argued that our condition would be bet
ter if our tariff legislation were upon a
free trade basis, but it cannot be denied
that all tbe conditions of prosperity and
of general contentment are present in a
larger degree than ever Detore in our
history, and that, too, just when it was
prophesied they would be in the worst
state. Agitation for radical changes in
tariff and financial legislation cannot
help, but may seriously impede business
to the prosperity of which some degree
of stability in legislation - is essential
I think there are conclusive evidences
that the new tariff has created several
great industries which will within a few
vears give emDlovment to several hun
dred thousand American working-men
and women.
The report of the secretary of the
treasury shows that tbe total receipts of
the government from all sources for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1891, were
$458,544,233.03, while the expenditures
for the same period were $421,304,470.46,
leaving a surpluB of $37,239,762.67.
The receipts of the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1902, actual and estimated, are
$433,700,000 and the expenditures, $400,-
000,000. Under the law of July 14, 1890,
the secretary ot the treasury has par-
chased since August 13, during the first
year 48,393,113 ounces of silver bullion
at an average cost ot fi.iHo per ounce.
The highest price paid during the year
was $1.2025 and the lowest was $0.9636.
In exchange for this silver bullion
there have been issued $5,057,496 of the
treasury notes authorized by the act.
The lowest price of silver reached dur
ing the fiscal year was $0.9396, on
April Ti, lay I, but on .November
1, the market price was only 0.69, 'Which
would give to the silver dollar a bullion
value of 74M cents. Before the influ
ence of the prospective silver legislation
wasteit in the market, silver was worth
in New York about 0.975 per ounce.
The ablest advocates of free coinage in
the last congress were most confident in
their prediction that tbe purchase by
the eovernment reauired bv the law
would at once bring the price of silver to
$1.2929 per ounce which would make the
bullion value ot a dollar iuu cents, and
hold it there. The prophecies of the
anti silver men of disasters to result
from the coinage of $2,000,000 per month
were not wider of the mark. I hope the
depression in the price of silver is tem
porary and that a farther trial oi tnis
legislation will more favorably offect it.
But the increased volume of currency
thus suppl ed for the use of the people
was needed, and benenciai results
upon trade and prices have followed this
legislation. 1 think it must be very
clear to everyone, nor should it be for
gotten, that for every dollnr of these
rates issued a full dollar's worth of silver
bullion is at the same time deposited in
the treasury as a security for its redemp
tion. Upon this subject, a. upon the
tariff", my recommendation is that the
existing "laws' be given a full trial and
that our business be spared the distress
ing influence which threats of a radical
changes always imparts.
The provisions . of adequate school
facilities of Indian children and the
locating of adult Indians upon farms,
involve the situation of the "Indian
question." There is a great advantage
I think, in bringing the Indian children
into mixed schools. This process will be
gradual, and in the meantime the pres
ent educational provisions, and ar
rangements, the result of the best ex
perience of those who have been charged
with this work-, should bo continued.
This will enable those religious bodies
that have undertaken the work of Indian
education, with so much zeal, and with
results so restraining and beneficent,
to place their institutions in new and
useful relations to the Indian and his
white neighbor. General Miles is en
titled to the credit of having protected
the settlers and of bringing the hostiles
Sioux into subjection last December with
the least possible loss ot lite.
Ihe administration ot tne pension
bureau has been characterized during
the vear by great diligence. I he total
number of pensioners upon the roll on
t he 30th day of June 1891, was 676,160.
There were allowed during tho fiscal
vear ending at that time 250.525 cases
Of thia number 102,487 were allowed
under the laws of June 57, 1890. The is
suing of certificates has been proceeding
at the rate ot about 30,uuu per montn,
about 75 per cent of these being cash,
under the new law. The commissioner
expresses the opinion that he will be
able to carefully adjudicate and allow
35.000 claims during the present fiscal
vear. The aDDrooriation for the pay
ment of pensions for the fiscal year of
1890-91 was $127,685,793.89. and the
amount expended was $119,530,640.20,
leaving an unexpended surplus of $loo,
144.64.
The reDort of the commissioners ot
railroads shows that the total debt of
the subsidized railroads of the United
States was on December 31. 1890. $112.
512,613.06. A large part of the debt is
now fast approaching maturity, with no
adequate provision lor its payment
Some pones tor dealing with this debt
with a view to its ultimate collection
should at once be adopted. As it is
verv difficult, well-nigh imDOSsible. for
so large a body as congress to conduct
necessary negotiations, I therefore
recommend that a provision be made
for the appointment of a commission to
agree upon and report a plan for dealing
with this debt.
The work of the census bureau is in
advance and the great bulk of the enor
mous labor involved completed. It will
be more strictly a statistical exhibit and
less encumbered with essays than its
immediate predecessors. " The methods
pursued have been fair, careful and in
telligent and have secured the approval
of the statisticians who have followed
them with a scientific and non-partisan
interest.
If irrigation matters are much longer
neglected private corporations, will have
unrestricted control of one of the ele
ments of life and the patentees of the
arid lands will be tenants at will of the
water companies. The United States
should part with its ownership of the
water sources and the sites for reservoirs
whether to the states and territories or
to individuals or corporations, only upo
conditions that will insure to the settlers
their proper water supply upon equal
and reasonable terms.
1 he legislation of congress for the re
pression of polygamy after man
years of resistance on the part of the
Mormons, has at least brought them to
the conclusion that resistance is un
profitable and unavailing. The power
of congress over this subject should not
be surrendered until we have satisfac-
I in another county detached non-centizu-
ous sections have been united to
make a legislative district. These
methods have already found effective
application to the choice of senator and
representatives in congress. It is not
my purpose here to discuss tbe question
.whether a choice by the legislature on
or by the voters of equal single districts
is a" choice by the state, but only to
recommend such regulation of this mat
ter by constitutional amendment as will
secure uniformity and prevent that dis
graceful partisan jugglery to which such
a liberty, if it exists, offers a temptation.
If I were called ud to declare where in
our chief national danger lies, I should
say without hesitation in tbe overthrow
of a majority, (control by the suppres
sion) or perversion of the popular suf
fcrage alluded to gerrymander or are
effecte.l by the method of selecting
electors of the president, by congres
sional districts, but the pritninary
intent and effect of this form of political
robbery have relation to the selection of
members of the house of representatives.
The power of congress ample to deal
with this threatening and intolerable
abuse. I must yet entertain the hope
that it is possible to secure a calm pat
riotic consideration of such constitu
tional or statory changes as may be
necessary to secure the choice of the
officers of the government to the people
by lair apportionment and free elections
I believe it would be possible to consti
tute a commission non partison in Its
membership and composed of patriots
wise and impartial men to whom
a consideration of the question of
the evils . connected with our
election system and methods might
be committed with a good prospect of
securing a unanimity in some plan for
relieving or mitigating these evils into
the subject of elections as relating to the
choice ot oihcers of the national govern
meut with a view of securing to every
elector a free and unmolested exercise of
suffrage and near an aDDroach to an
equality of value in each ballot cast as it
is attainable. ,
MARKET REVIEW.
tory evidence that the people of the state
to be created would exercise the exclu
sive power of the state over this subject
in the same way.
I recommend that a provision be made
for the organization of a simple town
government in Alaska, with power to
regulate such matters as are usually in
the statutes under municipal control
The local organizations will give better
protection in such matters than the
present skeleton territorial organization
Proper restrictions as to the power to
levy taxes and to create debts should be
imposed.
- If the establishment of the depart
ment ot agriculture is regarded by any
one as a mere concession to the un-
lightened demand of a worthy class of
people, that impression has been most
effectually removed by the great resul-s
already attained.
The grain crop of this year was tbe
largest in our history. Fifty per cent,
greater than that of last year and vet
the market that has opened and tbe
larger demand resulting from short
crops in Europe have sustained prices to
such an extent that the enormous sur
plus of meats and bread stuffs will be
marketed at good prices. Th9 value of
the trrain cron of the United
States is estimated by tne secretary to be
this year $500,000,000 more than last
year and of meats $150,000,000 more and
all products of the farm $700,000,000 more.
It is not unappropriate, I think, how
ever, to suggest here that our satisfac
tion in the completion of this marvelous
addition to tbe national wealth is un
clouded bv any suspicion of the late cur
rency by which it is measured and in
which the farmer is paid for the product
ot his neias.
The beads of tbe several executive
departments have been directed to the
establishment at once of an efficiency
record as a basis of comparative rating
of clerks within a classified service with
a view to promoting methods thereon
I have twice before called attention of
congress to the necessity of legislation
for protection of the lives of railroad
employes, but nothing has yet been
done. During the year ending June 30,
1890, 369 brakemen were killed and 7841
maimed, while engaged in coupling cars.
The total number of railroad employes
killed during the year was 2451, and the
and the number injured 22,590. This is
a cruel and largely a needless sacrifice.
A law requiring of every railroad en
gaged in interstate commerce the equip
ment each year of a given number of
its freight cars with automatic couplert
and air brakes to be used would very
soon and very greatly reduce the pre sens
fearful death rate among railroad em
ployes. The method of appointment by states
and electors of the president and vice
president has recently attracted renewed
interest by reason of a departure of the
state of Michigan from the methods
which had become uniform in all the
states. After a full test of other
methods, and without any purpose of
party advantage, as we must believe,
out solely upon consideration that uni
formity was desirable and that a general
election on territorial divisions, not sub
ject to change was most consistent with
the popular character of our institutions
and best preserved the equality of the
voters and effectually removed the
choice of president from the paneful in
fluences of "gerrymander," the practice
of all states was brought into harmony
with this concurrence should now be
broken, is I think an unfortunate and
even a threatening episode. The gerry
manders for congressional purposes are
in most cases buttressed by a gerry
mander of the legislative district thereby
making it impossible for a majority
of the legislative voters of the
state to correct the apportionment
and equalize the congressional j
districts, and a minority rule is estab- i
lished that only a political convulsion j
can overthrow.- I have recently been
advised that in one county of a certain
state three districts for the election of
member of the legislature are consti
tuted as follows, one has 45,000 popula
tion one 15,000 and one 10,000. While
Thursday, December 10, 1891.
Business for the week past has been
unusually quiet owing to the storm
period which has juat past ; the rain has
oeen quite general accompanied with
snow on tbe highlands which fell to a
depth varying from one to twelve in
ches, the warmer weather following has
melted it nearly all off. In mercantile
lines, prices remain unchanged. Al
though, throughout the provision lines
there is a firm tendency excepting in
bacon and lard which is a little off of the
regular quotations, as a heavy decline is
announced in Eastern markets. Coffee
is still firm and Arbuckles coffee will
advance very soon no doubt. Can goods
and dried fruits are steady, and some
dealers predict an advance in those ar
ticles, sugar still remains on former
quotations with no immediate advance
in prices, as a very large quantity is on
the way from China to Portland!
la the produce market there is notli-
ng to report, only wheat has dropped a
little and is a bit off for the week.
In the vegetable line, potatoes are
without a market, and 50 to 60 cents per
sack is all that they will bring. In other
lines, there is ns change. Portland
wheat quotations are $1.65 for valley and
$1.60 per cental for Eastern Oregon.
Dalles market rules about 80 cents, for
No. 2 and .85 to .86 per bushel for No. 1.
Offerings are light.
Wheat We quote 80 to 88 cents
per bushel.
Oatb The oat market is in good sup
ply. We quote 1.00 cents to $1.10 per
cental.
Uariet The barley supply is fairly
good with a limited inquiry. Brewing
$1.00 per cental. Feed barley at 80
to 90 cents per cental.
Flouk Local brands wholesale, $4.75
$5.00 retail.
Millstuffs We quote bran and short
$19.00 per ton. Retail $1.00 per 100 lbs.
Shorts and middlings, $22.50$25.00
per ton.
Hat Timothy hay is in good supply
at quotations $15.00 to $17.00. Wheat
hay is in market at $10.00 per ton loose,
and 12.50$13.00 per ton, and scarce,
baled. Wild hay is quoted at $14.00
per ton. Alfalfa $12.00 baled. Oat
hay $13.00.
Potatoes Abundant . - at 60 cents
a sack and scarcely any market.
Butter We quote Al .oo.70 cents
per roll, and scarce.
iaos steady at 30 to 32 cents a dozen
cash and 35 cents in trade.
Poultry Old fowls are in less de
mand at $3.003.50. Young fowls are
easily sold at $2.003.00 per dozen.
Turkeys 10 cents perS, undressed.
Ducks $4.00 to $5.00 per dozen.
Hides Prime dry hides are quoted at
06 per pound. Culls .0405. Green .02
.03. Salt .03&.04. Sheep pelts .25
bear skins $4$5 ; coyote .60 ; mink, .50
cents each ; martin $1.00 ; beaver, $2.00
3.oo per lb.; otter, $z.ooa.oo each
for Al ; coon, .30 each ; badger, .25 each
fisher, $2.50 to $4.00 each.
Heef Beet on foot clean and prime
02, ordinary .02; and firm.
Mutton (Jhoice weathers $3.50 ; com
mon $3.00.
Hogs Live heavy, .04M.0o. Dressed
06.
Country bacon in round lots .09.10. '
Lard Sib cans .12X.13; 12B !
401b .OS.09.. " i
Lumber The supply is fairly good, i
We quote No. 1- flooring and" rustic!
$26.00. No. 2 do.' $21.00. No. 3 do!
$16.50. Rough lumber $9. to $12. No.!
1 cedar shingles $2.50$2.60. Lath $2.85. j
Lime $1.65$1.75 per bbl. Cement j
$4.50 per bbl. j
STAPLE GROCERIES.
Coffee Costa Rica is quoted at 23
cents by the sack ;
Sugars Chinese in 1001b mats, Dry
Granulated, $5.J ; Extra C, 4 cents
C, 43 cents. - -
American sugars Dry Granulated in
barrels or sacks, cents ; Extra C, in
do., 5) cents ; C, 5 cents.
Sugars in 30 B boxes are quoted:
Golden C $1.80; Extra C, $1.90; Dry
Granulated $2.10.
Syrup $2.25 to $2.75 per keg.
Rice Japan rice, 66i cents; Is
land rice, 7 cents.
Beans Small white, 4a5 cents;
Pink, 44 cents by the lOOfcs.
Stock Salt Is quoted at $17.00 per
ton. Liverpool. 501b sack. 70 cents
100 fbsack, $1.25; 2001b sack, $2.10.
Apples .751.25 box.
Vegetables Cabbage, turnips, carrots
and onions, 1J cent oer pound.
THE DALLES MERCANTILE GO.,
(Successors to BROOKS A. BEERS.)
The Dalles,
Oregon.
Jobbers and Deal rs in
J
bjerjer'al JJercliarjdige,
Jftaple and Fanci DpjJ (foods
Gents' Furnishing Goods, Boots and Shoes,
Hats and Caps, Etc.
Staple and Fancy Groceries, Hardware. Flour, Bacon,
. Headauarters for '
Teas, CoflT:es, Dried Fruits, Canned Goods, Etc.
STB A YE D.
One pale red and white Jersey Cow
branded with E R joined on right hip,
about five years old. Also one light
roan two-year-old cow, branded A R on
ngnt nip, naa a roan calf witn same
brand on right ribs. Last seen near
Johns' saw mill. Will pay well for
information which will lead to their
recovery.
- Address
E. P. Roberts & Soxs.
iz-u t-i uox 107,' ine Dalles, Or.
ITOTIOE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
In the County court of Wnseo county, Oregon, In
proDaie.
In the matter of tbe etate of B. V. Howard, de
ceased.
NOTICE la hereby given that the undersigned
administratrix of the estate of B. W. How
ard, deceased has filed her final account In said
esttte, and that an order has been duly made ap-
ruesaay, January t, uxk, ai & o ciock
the countv court room. In Dalles Cltv.
Oregon, as the time and place for hearing said
nnalaccount and any objections that may be
pointing Tuesday, January
f. M., in i
made thereto, and the final settlement thereof.
This notice is published by order of Hon. C. N
Thornbury, judge of said court, dated November
1, JAfSfc j. muiiaku,
novaHieciB Administratrix oi saia estate.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
V. S. Land Office, The Dalles, Or., Nov. 17, 1801.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of bis claim, and
that said oroof will be made before the register
and receiver of the V. 3. Land office at The
Dalles, Or., on Jan. 8, 1892, viz:
Georare F. Arnold.
H. D. No. 236G for the Ne Sec. 12 Tp. 1 north of
range iz w. m.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, vir:
G. M. Sterling, J. 11. Fhlrman, T. H. Denton
and Adam Kauftman, of The Dalles, Or.
novl9-dcc2i JOHN W. LEWIS, Register.
Notice of Deputy Stock Inspectors.
The following persons have been appointed
been appointed deputy stock inspectors for their
repective districts: C. L. Phillips, The Dalles;
A. 8. Roberts, Deschutes: Frank Gabel, Oak
Grove; Lem Burgess, Bake Oven; Pierce Kimsey,
Antelope.
VERNON KOBBRTS,
Wasco County Stock Inspector,
nll-Janll Sherar's Bridge.
HAY, GRAIN AND PRODUCE
Of all kinds Bought and Sold at Retail or in Car- '
' f
load Lots at Lowest Market Rates. . ' x
Free Delivery to Boat and Cars and all parts of the City.
390 ANU 394 SEC035TX) STBEET.
DID YOU KNOW IT I
WE ARE AGENTS FOR THE
Argand Stoves and Ranges, Garland Stoves and
flanges, Jemell's Stoves and flanges, Universal Stoves and flanges. '
We are also agents for the Celebrated Boynton pomace.
Ammunition and Loaded Shells, Ete.
SflfllTAV PliUmBlflG A SPECIALITY.
MAIER & BENTON.
A. A. Brown,
Keeps s full assortment of -
Staple and Fancy Grocero,
and Provisions.
which he offfert at Low Figures.
SPEGIflL X PfllGES
to Cash Buyers.
Hiilest Cash Prices for Ens aiiJ
other
170 SECOND STREET.
mm - STABLE,
"Ward & Kerns.
We are now ready for business
in our New Barn, corner
of Fourth and Federal
Streets.
Snipes & Kinersly, '
Leading Druggists
Dealers In
Paints, Oils and (Hindoo! Glass,
. Wall Paper,
COAL and PINE TAR,
r Artists Material,
Imported I(eiJ Wegts and Domestic Cigar?.
129 Second Street.
The Dalles, Oregon.
THE DALLES LUMBERING CO..
INCORPORATED 1888.
No. 67 Washington Street. . . The Dalles.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers and Manufacturers of
Bailding Material and Dimension Timber, Doors, Windows, Moldings, Iloose Farnishings, Eto
Special Attention given to the Manufacture of Fruit and Fish
Boxes and Packing Cases.
Factory axxcS. Xiumlpor Tardat Old 35. Dalle.
DRY
Pine, Fir, Oak and Slab WOOD Delivered to
any part of the city,
THE DALLES,
OREGON
Parley o JJrctrilL,
(Successors to L. D. Frank, deceased.)
manufnciurcrs
HNGHOR LINE
TRANS-ATlAWt UOuimn and ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP.
Passsneere booked to and from all part of Europe and America. Drafts issued
for any amount payable free of charge in England, Scotland, Ireland,
Norway, Sweeden, Denmark and Italy. If you want to send ..
money to any part of the- world. Call and ma before jC,-
. ' j :. going elsewhere. - :. ' C '
i:" ... ... - .' , . .
T. A. HtfDSOflL General Agent,
FOR OREGON AND WASHINGTON.
TJ. S. LAND OFFICE BUILDING, -
THE DALLES, OREGON
FOR GHHISTPS.
The public is respectfully invited to visit our
store, and inspect all the beautiful goods, and call
often at . s -
I. C JlICKELtSEfl'S,
The Largest Store of its Kind in the city.
II New Goods ! Bed-Rock Prices !
irst class Pianos and Organs only
Music and Books. Fine Gold
and Pens, Games, Tojs,
and Albums.
Second Street, -
Full Assortment -of
Watches, Jewelry
Toilet Cases v
The Dalles, Or.
Of
A General Line of
-flanpes!
Horse Furnishing Goods.
wnolesale and Retail Dealers In Harness, Briflles, fMns, Horse Blaniets, Etc.
Full Assortment of Mexican Saddlery, Plain or Stamped.
SECOND 6TREET.
THE DALLES, OR.
Wis.
T"? T! T
Ladies' and Childrens' Frsnch Felt l;:tsr
Trimmed Hats,
AND UPWABDB.
Ladies and Children' Furnishing Goods, a WAV. DOWN.
Mrs. Phillips, - 81 Third
PPIlPlllI
COMPLETE IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.
Clothing, Gents' famishing Goods, Hats, Gaps,
Boots and Shoes.
. Fullssortment of the Leading Manufacturers.
Cash Bayers mill save money by examining c
and prices before purchasing elsemhere.
H. Herbring.
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