THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1892.
NO LONCXK SKCRKTAKT.
miDiun IN TUC DJIIMC !
Ill 111 r If lit MM. lllJIlliJ. ft. Ri.in. . I'rivate CItLen and
Miracnlofls Escapes Froia a Deadly
Nebraska Cyclone.
rUMMELEI) BY A FUNXEL-CLOUD.
It Falls to the Ground, Ruins Buildings
and Rises Again.
CHtKCH LOST Ft' 1. 1. OF CHCLDKBN.
Jin Arch formed of the Timber of the
Falling Building Saved Many '
Lives Other News.
Kansas Crrv, June 6. Saturday af
ternoon McCook, Nebraska, was visited
by a terrible cyclone with bad effect.
About 4 o'clock, while the streets were
-crowded a huge funnel-shaped cloud
-dropped to the ground, first striking the
building of H. W. Cole and carrying off
the roof. It whirled it around and
brought it down, with terrible force, in
almost its former position, upon the
heads of a number of cigar-makers who
'were at work. One was severely injured.
"The storm-centre was seen to rise up in
the air and again drop to the ground
about three blocks away, striking the
Congregational church, in which chil
dren were rehearsing for Children's day.
Two hundred small children had just
finished the exercises and were going
liome. ' The church was raised from its
foundations and dashed down in a mass
of ruins. Burying about sixty children,
together with the pastor of the church
and several teachers. Fortunately the
falling timber formed an arch over the
heads of those in the church, and all
were soon released from their imprison
ment. Several are so seriously injured
they cannot live. Many of the children
liave legs and arm9 broken and others
Tire hurt internally . The list of injured
includes about fifty, but as many were
carried home at once, it is impossible to
get the exact number.
Strychnine Does its Work.
Washingtopian. One month ago the
splendid crop prospect of this country
was seriously threatened by that abom
inable pest, the squirrel or gopher, but
4he farmers said no, and they meant it.
Such a buying of powder and shot and
strychnine was never before heard of in
this country, and war was made in dead
earnest. Most of the farmers now re
. port that they have the upper hand of
Mr. Squirrel, and that he is not doing
much damage. It is estimated that 100
pounds of strychnine have been pur-
chased for this purpose, at an average
price of $18 per pound, say $1,800 and
that "JOU.OOO squirrels have been killed j in causes essentially personal rather
in this county, and that each squirrel than political. The causes inav be
would have destroyed and eaten one pack j briefly summarized thus : Incouipati-
of wheat, or
50 cents per
000 losS.
.Tame ft.
in the Field.
Washington, June 6. Blaine's per
emptory resignation from the cabinet on
Saturday, and its prompt acceptance by
the president, without a blink, has stir
red the pool of political slush to its very
flenths. Remaining members of the ;
cabinet sav nothing, Blaine cannot be
seen nor heard, and yet the press of (lie
rnnntrr is filled with comments. The
crowd whoappliedthe term "Jingo Jim"
to Mr. Blaine, so freely last week, are
not eo loud-mouthed today. The resig
nation sars : "The condition of public
business in the department of state jus
tifies my requesting that my resignation
may be accepted immediately. I have
the honor to be, very respectfully,
your obedient servant." The accept
ance of the resignation, which
followed within an hour aferwards con
cluded thus : "The terms in which you
state your desires are such as to leave
me no choice but to accede to your
wishes at once. Your resignation lis
therefore accepted." It is clearly under
stood tnat tne nrm purpose oi Mr.
Blaine was to get out of the frigid regions
of an ice-chest, such as the cabinet has
been to him for many weeks past
during the greater portion of which time
he has been annoyed because of the con
stant discussion of his name in connec
tion with the presidential nomination, j
To this was added the annoyance of sen- j
sational rumors constantly placed in
circulation as to his being secretly work
ing to accomplish Harrison's- defeat and
at the same time encouraging his friends
to pursue a similar course. Without
any reference to the truthfulness, plaus
ibility or practicability of these reports,
they apparently had a perceptible effect
upon the president's personal friends
and most intimate admirers. The feel
ing daily grew upon Blaine that he was
regarded With suspicion and distrust;
that the friends of the administration
nracticallv considered him guilty of
duplicity, and even his associates in the
cabinet seemed to look upon him with
silent reproach. .There also seemed to
be a constant desire to humiliate him
by urging the necessity of a further pub
lic declaration that he was not a candi
date for the republican nomination.
These thoughts and suspicions constantly
preyed upon Blaine's mind until the
worry and annoyance became intolera
ble and he determined to resign, and
having fully decided upon this course he
desired a speedy settlement of the whole
matter iii order that he might enjoy the
rest of a private citizen, which was de
nied him as part and parcel of the admin
istration. The chilling, cold-blooded
policy of treating the subject by the
president, and his friends, will certainly
lead to Blaine's nomination at Minnea
polis this week. The resignation 'ap
pears to have been determined upon
suddenly, but for some time there have
been various facts known to close ob
servers in Washington which warrant
the belief that the resignation, though
undoubtedly precipitated by recent oc
currences, had its origin a long time ago
THE MINERS' TROUBLE
The Idaho Mines.
- Boise Statesman : Idaho has an ad
vantage that is not enjoyed in such a
j marked degree vby any othei Rocky
I mountain state ; - it has almost limitless
Goyenior Wiley Issnes a PmlamtoirIdfie,.,8- Tp for reduc-
j j ing auriferous iron pyrites is going to
I bring hundreds of gold-bearing ledges
j into the list of producers, and will prob
, ably put Idaho far in the lead
j in the i prodution of that metal.
Other states have gold districts, but
Idaho has a gold empire, and the time is
not far distant when its mines will be
: adding enormously to'the world's of the
State-) yellow metal.
for Peacefolness.
WHAT HE WILL DO IF .NECESSARY.
Declaring Shoshone County in a
of Insurrection.
tAI.L FOB FEDERAL AND STATU AID
An Outbreak Expected Before the Itiffl
enlty is Ended A Warning to
Lawless Persons.
Queen of the Columbia.
Wenatchee Advance : Wenatchee oc
cupies the same relative position to cen
tral Washington that Spokane does to
eastern Washington, and by pursuing
the same laudible course that the falls
city did, can just as easily become the
Queen of the Columbia, the - metropolis
of central Washington, , as Spokane
i gained the well-earned and expressive
; sobriquet it now enjoys.
STEVE ELKINS JOB.
Attempt la Repeat, tbs Deliberate
Slander of 1883.
A MIGHTY INTERESTING STORY.
The Part Taken in tie Affair by the
Present Secretary of War.
OLD-TIME INTIMACY RtPIlCKD,
History of the Nomination of Benjamin
Harrison Four Tears Ago---Blaine
Tricked:
Boise City, June' G-Gov Wiley" i:C-
turned on Saturday from the scene oi '
the mincis' trouble in Idaho.- He fears
an outbreak will occur before' the -difficulty
is ended, and has issued a, procla
mation, intended for the crowds of men
who are conspiring to cause trouble to
the mining people, in which he says:
"Be it known that I do, byvirtue of the
j power in me vested by law, proclaim
j and order all unlawful assemblages,
combinations and bodies of men to im
mediately disperse and cease to congre
gate in any manner unlawfully, or to in
terfere with citizens of Shoshone coanty
and railroad travel and traffic, or threat
en property, business or persons, and to
obey all laws and allow each and every j
person or corporation to proceed .with '
Telegraphic Flashes.
Like a demon Incarnate seetus the
work of destruction, through cloud
bursts, flood and fire, in the Pennsyl
vania oil regions yesterday. Flooded by-
waters from a cloudburst, bursting tanks
of oil, and lire, Oil creek sweeps the
region of its course with the direst of
calamity. One hundred and fifty lives,
and three million dollars worth of
property, were lost. Further danger is
threatened.
No satisfactory estimates of the
strength of either faction in Minneapo
lis has yet been furnished.
The Colonitl is raking over the hot
bed of official corruption in Victoria.
AN DNFOCTt'KATK MAN.
their usual business avocations and the i
working and operation of their proper
ties, iu a peaceful and lawful manner.
I do further proclaim that if lawlessness, i
interferences and intimidations still con
tinue in Shoshone county, and if owners
of property are further interrupted and
interfered with in the peaceful and law
ful occupation, enjoyment and working
of the same, and if citizens are further
molested and intimidated, I as chief ex
ecutive, will issue orders declaring the
county of Shoshone in a state of insur
rection and eall to my aid? all necessary
force, both state and national, to-enforce
and preserve peace. This is to- warn all
such persons to refrain from unlawful
and disorderly assemblage .awl to obey
the law and resume their peaceful avo
cations in order that martial law may be
avoided."
COT THE ITIOHT MEN.
0,000 bushels, which, at
bushel, would make $25,-
Colonilnc Lane County.
A Portland paper says .T. C. Boyd,
Who for a year past has been engaged in
securing n desirable class of immigrants
to Oregon, returned on Tuesday from
Chicago. lie was accompanied by ten
gentlemen representing as many dif
ferent colonies in New York, Pennsyl
vania, JCew Jersey, and other states, who
come to Oregon to look at the country
with the expectation of finding desirable
localities for settlement. The party
went to Springfield, Lane county, which
place has held out special inducements
for the people to iocate and in all proba
bility it will be there that the homo
seekers will cast their lot.
f I'rayer of a Prospector.
iaroen ouy turner, iiiou dart, oc
cult and mystified monstrosity of geol
ogy that preeenteth ns with the premon
itory symptoms of an invincible, subter
raneous hidden deposit of argentiferous
and auriferous goal ; unbutton thy over
coat, that we may behold the profundity
'ofthy whereabouts. Relieve thy frail
- pursuers ignominous toil and struggle.
"Give us this day another big pot of beans,
and lead us not into the temptation of
-chaotic labor,- but deliver ns from men
dicancy, and crown ns with glorified
success, for .thine is the aim; the cash,
the glory, the want and need of all pros-
pectors, for ever and ever, amen.
Travels too Luxuriously.
Taconia Herald. Every time P. A.
O'Farrell gets hurt he is either the guest
of the president of the Northern Pacific
railroad of of Lieutenant Governor
Laugh ton, or some other distinguished
citizen. Mr. O'Farrell should learn a
lesson from this and stay away from dis
tinguished dignitaries. When ': Mr.
O'Farrell is with common people he
never geta hart that is, we never hear
of his getting hurt when he is with
them, J f ..
- ' Hclc Seattleitles.
Spokane Review : The slick Seattle
rtes managed to induce the National
Editorial Association, through its com
mittee on resolutions, to tacitly indorse
the Lake Washington canal scheme.
bility of temperament; disagreements
over public questions, such as the
Chilean matter; injudicious compari
sons and comments on the part of inju
dicious friends concerning the credits
due either for the enactment and execu
tion of the reciprocity project, and the
general conduct of foreigu affairs, includ
ing the management of the Bering sea
controversy, and lack of cordial relations
between the respective families. These
causes undoubtedly created a feeling of
constraint between the president
and the secretary months before
Blaine wrote the letter declaring he
was not a candidate and the
recent authorized publication by a mem
ber of the president's family and close
political friends regarding the secretary's
physical and mental condition. There
seems to lie no doubt whatever among
his friends that he has placed himself in
a position 'of readiness to accept the
nomination. One effect of Blaine's res
ignition is a sudden termination of the
conference between himself and the rep
resentatives of Canada; Saturday's ses
sion was abruptly terminated by Blaine's
statement that it was useless to continue
negotiations, as he was about to sever
his official relations with the govern
ment. The Canadian commissioners
left on the afternoon train for Ottawa in
an unpleasant frame ot mind, and were
quite free in stating that they had not
been treated fairly by the administration.
It was subsequently learned that there
were no sensational incidents at the ses
sion, bat the conference closed with a
friendly spirit on both sides. The sec
retary remained at the state department
nntil 11 :15 arranging his private papers.
While he was doing this an official doc
ument was laid before him for his signa
ture. Blaine told the messenger to take
it away, saying, "I am no longer secre
tary of state." It is said this was the
first intimation he had given any official
associates of his resignation.- The ques
tion as to who will succeed Mr. Blaine
in the state department portifolio is a
dominant topic. The names- most fre
quently on the lips of men entitled to dis
cuss the topic with intelligence are those
of secretary of the navy Tracy, Chauncey
M. Depew and ex-Senator , Edmunds.
Dalles City Likewise.
Salem Statesman : The way to build
up Salem is to give Salem people your
patronage. . ,
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Highwaymen Who Fulled Their Rum
on a V. I. Train Recently.
La Grande Chronicle, June 3k Imme
diately after the attempted holdup of
the west bound train near the Tolocaset
tunnel, a Chronicle reporter made dili
gent inquiry from U. P: officials for the
particulars, and from the tone and man
ner of the parties interviewed, was led
to believe that the whole thing was a
canard, intended as- a- joke.. Soon after
we noticed a statement in the Democrat,.
of Baker city, to the same effect. Sup
posing this to be true we stated that "It
is now the generally accepted belief that
the reported attempt to hold up the
west bound passenger train last week
was the outgrowth of pnre and simple
romatic ideas, promulgated without the
least regard for truth, time, place or
circumstances." .
It seems that this course- was adoped
by the detectives with. the press to throw
the suspected parties off their guard,
and allay suspicion, and it probably had
that effect ; but it also- had' another
tendency, which was to do engineer E.
A. Stephens, injustice-. On. last Tuesday
we sat in, the court room, and saw- Mr.
Stephens confronted by four men charged
with being the robbers,-and saw him
positively identify one Wells as the man
who flagged the train-, and heard his
evidence and was satined he knew the
party,, and that his story as told at the
time was the- truth,, the whole truth,
and nothing but the-truth; and we take
this first opportunity to set Mr. Stephens
right before the pnblic. These men were
also identified by Messes.Clongh, Wright
ana iteea, oi eparia, as tne men woo
robbed dough's store three days later,
and they told these parties then they
were bovs who had tried to hold np the
train. Mr. Stephens exhibited remark
able coolness while under cover of
Winchester rifle, and it was onlv ownw
to his daring nerve and presence of miad
that very serious consequences were
averted, and he is deserving of great
credit for his bravery.'
Navigation on the Columbia
Waterville Democrat : An open river
to the sea would just about fill the bill ;
but until we can get that we will be con
tent with as near an approach as possi
ble. Meanwhile we are glad to be able
to chronicle that transportation is an
actual, accomplished fact on the Colum
bia between Rock Island and the mouth
of the Okanogan. The steamer City of
Ellensburgh makes two trips a week
between these points and is doing a good
business '
' Hill Had Kest Retire.
Helena Independent : The New York
Sun in a statement of how the states will
stand in the national convention 'gives
Hill six votes from Montana.' If the
rest of the Sun's table is as wild as that
it should' pull down its weather signals
at once.
IlisaMrd I'erhaps for Life. While fiteal-
Inrs Kliie In Owroll.
A nun named Arthur 51. Freeman,
while in the act of stealing a ride west
through the Blue mountains Saturday,
was seriously injured!, and was brought
to the Umatilla house in a dangerous
condition. Usually, in cases like this,
the public learn very little about them,
except that a tramp was killed or hurt.
In this instance however, an opportunity
was- afforded to gain particulars, and a
reporter of Tn: Chronicle visited the
man in room 115, at the Umatilla hsxise,
where his case is being attended toy at
the expense of the railway company, by
Dr.. Doane, At first it seems about as
strange that a man injured by bis
own carelessness, while unlawfully
appropriating to himself trans-
portation over a line of ntil
! way shoutd be picked up and cared for
! by fche-c.-oiu.pany he was pilfering from,
as that he should be taken to. the hos
pital by the man in whose house he may
have met with an accident while. in the
pursuit of his profession as a burglar;
or as if,, in-holding up a train, he had
been accidentally wounded. But it xs
one of the inscrutable mysteries of Prov
idence,, perhaps, that this is so, and- it
goes to prove that some things are done,
some times, by a railway monopoly, out
side -of the usual -routine. This man
Freeman seems to be worthy of a higher
classification than the ordinary' tramp.
He appeaas to be in possession of the
principles of sobriety, and the habits of
industry,, but is sadly out of luck;
Last year lie spent whatever money he
had. and much of his time, in a Denver
hospital, ' He has a father, mother and
brothers, all of whom are on the ragged
edge in. tae race of life, and unable to-
help him. - He, I being unable to help
himself financially, could not res pond' to
a letter in bis pocket from his poor- old
mother, asking him for money.- His
case was a desperate one, and setting his
face toward Oregon, in the hope of 'bet
tering his condition, he must steal a; ride
or go on foot. - He watched for an -opportunity,,
and mounted the top of a
Pullman coach,, . to seek the regions
where hope led him., - He became chilled
from exposure, and when the train
stopped was in the actof descendingjrom
his pevh when he was caught between
the projections of the car roofs and was
so crushed that he has been rendered
piusically- helpless,; possibly i forever.
In this . condition - he was- token
into the car, and will 'perhaps be carried
on today, if able, to a hospital in Port
land. A stretcher with the Union. Pacific-
label on it, rested in the hallway
this morning, opposite the- room in
which he was being attended,, and pos
sibly we way never know anything far
ther concerning his- fate ; but from what
has been , seen by Tas Ciioonicle re
porter, enough is learned to call pnblic
attention to this phase of 'railroading,
and to lead to reflections as to whether
or not there should be some system de
vised to. meet emergencies such as this.
It is perhaps an isolated case in the
career of an unfortunate class which is
steadily on the increase, but it suggests
that there ought .. to be' a remedy
amongst all the benevolent associations
of the land, to reach out for deserving
victims of the failure of success.
Were he a Mason, an ' Odd Fellow,
a Knight of Pythias, or a member of the
A. O. U. W., his ease would at once be
seen to, but unfortunately for him he is
not allied to either of these organizations.
Is there not some organization to furnish
relief in a matter of this kind? In ad
ministering to the unfortunate it became
necessary for Dr. Doane to presoribe
stimnlents. To this Freeman, strenu
ouslv as he could, objected, saying that
he never nsed liquor, and this is the in
cident which called our reporters' atten
tion to his unhappy condition.
MljiNUAPOLis, Jane f. The coliiit of
delegates last night shows that Blaine
had at 10 :30 a pretty sure majority of
forty-four over Harrison. This looks
fair for a man whom Secretary of War
"Steve" Elkins a week ago so positively
insisted would not be in .the field. It
causes people to wonder why it is that El
kins was so positive. When he was called
into the cabinet, perhaps that matter
was decided upon.- Xow, whenever
Elkins has asserted his close relation
ship with Blaine, it is as clear as the
noon-day sun that he mildly prevari
cates. The old-time intimacy has been
ruptured, and the story of the cause is a
mighty interesting one. It is now told
for the first time. When the national
convention of loss was opened the inti
mate friends of Blaine were determined
to nominate him, despite the Florence
letter, the Paris interviews and repeated
assertions from the present secretary
that he could not and would not accept .
It was "the policy of the Blaine men not
to force the nomination ; to let each- of
the candidates ; Allison, Sherman, Alger,
Harrison, Gresham ; have his day in
court, demonstrate that no candidate had
a majority, and then, with a view to
peace and harmony, lead the convention
round to Blaine, feeling sure that if once
nominated he would not refuse to accept.
This plan' worked fine.
Up to Saturday several fruittess ballots
had been taken, which left the result in
doubt. Bat that the Blaine men could
at the right time control the nomination,
on Saturday morning Bontelle, as floor
manager, had made bis dicker with New
York's big four, and arranged to have
New York swing solid into the Blaine
column. ' Earlier in the day there had
been a conference of the Blaine managers,
Steve Elkins being present, at which
the situation had been thoroughly dis
cussed and the conclusion . reached that
the time was then ripe for bringing the
balloting to' a- dose. Before the mana
gers separated to go to the convention
hall it was decided to send a cablegram
to Andrew Carnegie. This cablegram,
which was signed by JMRins among
others, read as follows :
"Victor's interests and honor abso
lutely protected. Urge upon him the
necessity of absolute silence."
Victor was the code name for Blaine.
The managers considered it necessary to
send that dispatch because the situation
then was very similar to what it is to
day. In some of the conferences Elkins
had rather surprised his associates by
bringing the name of Harrison forward.
The convention met on Saturday and an
adjournment was taken until Monday.
It was Steve'Elkins who forced the ad
journment for purposes of his own. Be
tween Saturday and Monday Mr. Blaine
had sealed his fate. He had sent dis
patches to Bontelle and other friends
declining to allbw his name to be used
any further. It was whispered that the
alleged cable from Blaine was a forgery.,
There was a hasty conference. It be
came only too apparent to Bontelle that
he had not been imposed upon. Others
of Mr. Blaine's friends had received dis
patches of a like import.' , There was,
then,, nothing left for him except to
break the unwelcome news to the - con
vention. This he did. Blaine's name
was withdrawn and Harrison becamethe
nominee. What had induced Mr. JBiaine
to send these dispatches? The answer
comes in tw words: "Steve Elkins."
When Mr. Blaine returned to the United
States and learned how he had been
Mjn-V spoils Work.
Minneapolis, 3"vne 7. The conven
tion assembled at the ,-0,,r n1 tcm"
porary organization was aft,'tcd y
selection of J. Sloaf Fassetf, Pf Kew"
York, chairniau, after which te con
vention adjourned until 11 a. m. tomor
row. Delegations have nearly all organ
ized. The Oregon delegation chose C.
W. Fulton, chairman ; Joseph Simon,
national committeeman ; R. B. Hayes,
credentials; J. K. Brown, platform; C.
E. Wolvertou, permanent organization;
O. C. Applegate, rules; C. N. Donelson,
Thomas H. Tongue, honorary vice-presidents.
The delegation is about evenly
divided between Blaine and Harrison.
The Harrison managers are displaying
generalship in keeping their force
pledged to vote for the president on the
first ballot. They count on the nomina
tion on the first ballot. The Blaine peo
ple, while showing no signs of discourage- '
meat, are seeking to defeat the majority
rote on the first ballot, the policy being
to bring favorite sons into Uie field and -divide
the vote.
WORK OF A SPLENETIC.
tricked he was very angry.
i
Weavers'' Strike EndsS.
Ohegon City, Or., June 7-. The strike
in the weaving room of the woolen mill
is practically ended, the weavers having
most of them returned without arrangements.
fell Fimr user. '
Jay "Way, aged 14, while working on
the roof of the Crown paper mill, fell a
distanee of 30 feet to. the ground. ' It
was thought that be was killed, but
after an hour he recovered consciousness
and tonight was about town with only
his head tied up.
A Cloudburst at Lewlna-le.
Dubuque, la., Jane 7. A cloudburst
at Lewingle last night swept away
nearly the, entire village. The Inhabi
tants had a narrow escape, but a hund
red head of cattle were drowned. All
the dwellings In the hamlet but one
were swept away.
An Open Letter.
The following open letter is published
by request of J. C. Fitzgerald of Crown
Rock, Gilliam cotwity: "
Pink Ckkkk, May 31,1 892:
To the Hon. W. nr-Steiwer. . '
We the undersigned citizens of line
Creek, Fossil and vicinity,, tributary to-The-Dalles
land office, do respectfully
protest against the wholesale acquisition
of the pnblic lands known as- indemnity
school lands, and' that the means by
which these lands have been acquired,
demands the most searching inquiry..
We affirm that except in a few isolated
instances these lands- have fallen, into
the hands of large stockmen through.
either the neglect or ; collusion of the
state autorities ; and as these lands have
in almost every instance been- laid. on.
tlte watercourses, thereby rendering the-
attiacent country nractically useless for-
otlier stockmen and also retarding- all
future settlement of the public domain.
We would respectfully request that
you, sir; use your every endeavor to ex
pose this unjust aequisition of the state
school land and unearth . those through
whose negligence or culpabilities these
lands were disposed of as they were- and.
we bind ourselves., to support you in.
'your candidacy should you pledge - your-1
self to pubh this matter through. .
Georg Bow ley M FitzMaurioe
Edward Lee " E R Hickaon.
Harrison Hunt$er C Palmer
A M Pngh
W Kettie
Jerome Bridges.
A Patterson
James. Marrow .
James Jordon '
J M Tompson -H
8 Gddard
C W Finley
C L Prindler
E M Clynaer
C Buckingham
W ibompson.
Fred Greisler
Chas Huntle
W H Levens"
WmFrichie
J W Tyle
AG Ogilvie- '
Thomas Griffin: -J
E Fitzgerald
Val Wheeler
G W Hamilton
Win Griffith
Chas Clara 3
T Taylor
Wm Wilson
Chas Wilson -
Tim Farrell
Francis- W Easter
H P Steers
MalonHall' 1
Chas Wright
Wm Fox
EE Todd . ,
J S Wheeler
L Morris
ZT Morgan
J L Combs
A BiLamb
R A Kelsay
E EC Barnard
FBPrindlef
T Pulcheur
L Parker
Vfm D Cunningham J
Nearer Than That. .
Youths Companion It may be ne
to many people that there can be
nearer family relation than that o
brother and sister, but a little miss ga
ting information to the world on the fi
day of her attendance ; at the publi
school.. Accompanied by a small bo;
she appeared in the schoolroom, and th
teacher proceeded to take down the ne
pupils', names, which were given ai
Ralph and Edith Johnson. "Brothef
and sister, I suppose," said the teachel
pleasantly. "Ob. no, ma'am; we'rj
twins!" was the little girl's reply.
A MirrprututiaJI - of Till) Usllss
Boomerang'.
DV. Cornell's mission to this city from
Saginaw", Michigan, has been for the
sole purpoe? of satisfying himself re
specting the truthfulness of a letter re
ceived from some enemy of The Dalles .
unknown to us. to the effect that "there
is no good agricultural land within
fifteen miles of Grand Dulles, or within .
forty miles of The Dalles." Such letters
have the desired effect of the writers :
They help to kill The Dalles," is what
Dr. Cornell thinks, now that he has
come out here, and has seen for him
self. We are very glad that he came ;
and if any more intelligent people in the
east receive such advices asbta from The
Dalles, we hope they mar follow the
precedent he ha9 established. We hope
tho writer of the letter whieh brought
Dr. Cornell out here, if be- rives in The
Dalles, or within- forty wiles of here,
will call upon him while he is- here, and
make confession of his ignorance re
specting tlie resources of this vicinity.
If not, may the good Lord in- his prori- -dence
kindly remove him froiuaar midst.
As Dr. Cornell, and other visitors say :
The Dalles ought to Tiave a present pop
ulation of Sd,000 at least,.' and - with
proper development of possible l&ca-l in
dustries should readily surpass any
community in the Pacific. Northwest in
side of five year-Si. This is the talk we
have from strancers, to whom we should
throw open the gates of our city ' with a
welcome loudly accented, instead of bar
ring them out by splenetic, jealous- and
andacious misstatements.