The Weekly Chronicle.
rHK DALLES,
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LOCAL
BREVITIES.
' Wednesday' Dally. .'
Mr. E. B. Mcfarland ia in the .city.
All are invited to attend the revival
meetings at the M. E. church every
evening.
' The Guild of .St. Paul's church will
' meet tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon, in
the vestry of the church at 2 :30.
Government work was resumed yes
terday at Cascade Locks, and 450 men
were put to werk. This will be wel
come news to the people in the interior,
who devoutly hope for the completion
' of the locks.
' Charley Fowler was hurt worse than
we reported yesterday. It seems that
his leg was broken in two places', and
his' hip dislocated. Besides this, the
cow kicked him on the head, making
, a bad cut.
Mr. Byan, whose leg was broken while
coasting Monday, had his injuries at
tended to by Dr. Logan, and is made as
comfortable as possible. He will re
main here instead of going to the hospi
tal at Portland.
'Yesterday one deed was filed for
record, it being that of John E. Johnson
and wife to Horace Knight, lots G and
H, block 21, Fort Dalles Military Addi
tion to Dalles City; $600. Today one
deed was filed, that of Robert Mays and
wife to John Brookhouse, 28.59 acres in
section 15, t 2, s of r 13 e w m ; $35.
The literary society will give an open
meeting some time next month, proba
bly near Washington's birthday,' which
will be one of the events of ' the 'year.
One of the large churches will be seen red
and an attractive program be prepared.
The address of the evening will be de-
livered by a prominent citizen of The
Dalles, while music and literary exer
cises by members of the society will fill
out the balance of the evening.
r The Regulator will look like a new
boat when she leaves the wharf again to
make regular trips. The interior cabins
have been painted throughout and make
a vast improvement. Other repairs will
be made to the lower deck and machin
ery. People along the river will gladly
welcome the sound of the Begulator's
whistle as it reverberates between the
mountains that line the Columbia.
The Taine club was entertained Mon
day evening by Mrs. C. J. Crandall.
A' full attendance was present and
the evening very pleasantly spent.
The author for discussion was Sir
Walter Scott and the members read
"The Lady of the Lake." After the
the reading was through music occupied
ine rest ot tne evening followed by a
sumptuous lunch. The Taine class is
very popular and the literary work
proves very interesting to the members.
The young people of the Congrega
tional church entertained their friends
last evening in a very hospitable man
ner at the home of Mr. B. S. Hunting
ton. - ' The rooms were crowded with
friends of the church, and laughter and
merriment held sway till a late hour,
ine music oy tne quartette was very
much enjoyed. A feature of the evening
was the serving of hot "flapjacks,"
delicately cooked and very " palatable,
Games and ' conversation caused the
evening to pass very pleasantly. ' A neat
sum was realized towards paying the
pastor's salary
Yesterday evening the wind suddenly
began to pour np the canyon, and in less
than no time the snow began to melt.
It could hardly be called . a Chinook
wind, not having the balmly and spring
like warmth of that genial breeze, and
besides it seemed to come" from the
northwest. It kept up its gait all bight,
rattling the windows and otherwise giv
ing notice of its presence. "The snow,
while melting, has not disappeared as
it would before a genuine Chinook, but
the day has' been bright, full of sunshine,-
and beautiful. The coasting is
ruined for the present, though there is
ice enough left on track if it should turn
colder, to again make' it good.
Thursday's Dally .... '
A change was made in the county
clerk's office this morning, Mr. A. G.
Johnson, deputy clerk retiring, and Mr.
Simeon Bolton being appointed in his
.place. ; -'J -': -:- - ' '-'.'J'-..
. The commissioners conrt met today
for the purpose of auditing the bills of
the county officials. A full " board was
present Captain Blowers arriving on
the afternoon train. .
; : The Times of Jacksonville "has the fol
lowing concerning our former townsman-:
"A new. concentrator, with a capacity of
eight tons per day, was put in at Z. A'.
Moody's quartz mill near Ashland last
week.i The ore from the Mattern mine
will be run through it when it is ready (
for business."
And still the gentle Chinook prevails.
and the snow is going ' rapidly. The
country south of us is bare, or almost so,
and another twenty-four hours like the
past twenty-four will see it bare here
The recorder's office refused to yield
an item this morning, and the court
house was almost as barren of results,
There is but little property changing
hands, and marriage licenses have just
quit'; '" V '.; . ... 5 v
'"City Recorder Dufur requests tis' to
state that "commencing tomorrow, - the
city recorder's office will be opened at 9
o'clock a. m. and closed at 4 o clock p.
m. These are the hours fixed by the
charter, and those having ' business in
that office will do well to remember the
hours, as they will be kept strictly.
It is .really astonishing' how rapidly
the work is being pasted at the Cascade
Locks, in spite of the heavy snow. Yes
terday, a train load of sections of the
gates, filling fourteen cars, arrived.
With two more cars now on the way,
three of the four gates required will be
on the grounds. ' A large force of men
are engaged in preparing the gate re
cesses for their reception, and in a very
short time the lower gate will be in
place. Boats ' will come through the
locks this year.
Engineer Lang is in the hospital at
Portland . and is getting along nicely
The burn on his foot heals very slowly
and it was determined last night to graft
some new ekin on the burned surface.
Lang told a friend yesterday that be
had arranged with a big Swede to
furnish the skin," and further remark'
ing that the Swede was "b-b-big enongh
to n-neyer m-miss it." We hope that
the graft will take and that the skin
from Sweden and Lang's flesh will mix
and mingle without bad effects to either
Long or the Swede.
. There were four little children on this
morning's passenger, says the La Grande
Chronicle, traveling by themselves all
the way to Tennessee. They ranged
from about 5 to 10 years old, but seemed
thoroughly at home on the train. The
eldest, a girl, said that their father Mel
ton Young, lives in Portland, and is
sending them to their former home in
Tennessee.
It is no nncommon thing to read of
stock running into a barb-wire fence, or
a team getting ' against a hanging tele
graph wire, but it is out of the way to
read of a passenger train getting tangled
up in its guiding spirit, the telegraph
wire. Such a case occurred to the west
bound passenger yesterday morning be
tween th Locks and Hood River. The
wires had been carried by a falling pole
across the track, and every individual
wire sought out some different part of
the locomotive to grasp hold of. The
train was delayed an hour and a half
while the wires were cut loose and an
wound from their various positions.
Friday's Daily.
Mr. W. Heisler of Dufur called on us
today. '
Mr. F. C. Sherrieb of Hood River
made The Chbonicle a pleasant call
today. - , ,
' The literary society will meet in the
vestry of the Congregational church this
evening instead of the Methodist. ' Vis.
itors are cordially invited. Quotations
from Shakespeare's "Julias Caesar."
The Hood River incorporation busi
ness has been occupying the attention
of the commissioners conrt all morning.
and in consequence of it being up for
a rehearing, several Hood Riverites are
np from that pleasant little town,
Among them we noticed C. P. Heald
Dr. Brosius, F. H. Button and F. C,
Sherrieb. . .- . .. -. .
The republican caucus at Olympia last
night finally reached a decision settling
the deadlock, and selecting - Wilson
That selection was ratified in the legis
lature at home today, Mr. Wilson
being elected. ' The Allen men forced
the fight and as a result got whipped.
The state can congratulate It sell on
having elected the poorest man of the
whole number suggested .
A Debate and Spelling; School. :
Last night a class, being taught by
Mrs. Geo. P.Ttforgan at the Locks, en.
tertained the citizens of that place with
a debate followed by a spelling match
The debate was upon the subject "Re.
solved, That the Signs of the Times Do
Not Indicate a Speedy 'Return of Pros
perity." The question bad a good many
knots on it for the yonng people ' to
tackle, but they made a good struggleon
each side, and arrived at as satisfactory
a conclusion, perhaps. 'as older people
could have done. The argument took
the lines of protection and republicanism
on one side, and democracy and tree.
silver on the other. ' It was quite a co
incidence' that those who expected bet
ter times based their hopes on the ex
pectation of 'the republicans again" as
Burning the reins of government, while
the negative ! side believed the times
would not get better, because the laws
are wrong. Those taking part in the de
bate were Messrs Benson and two Al-
drich brothers for the affirmative and
Levins and Parkins for the negative.'
The ball was erowded and everybody
was deeply interested in the debate,
Unfortunately we - were ' Compelled to
; leave to catch the train, before decision
was given or the spelling -match settled,
One of 'the boys touched us in a tender
spot. He said there were only $5.17 per
capita in circulation fn this country.
and that made us wonder where that
extra $5 was. ' ' ' .
A Good Measure.
Senator Dawson's bill to fir the time
when taxes become delinquent provides
that : "The sheriff shall make returns
of collections to the county court on or
before the first Monday of October next
ensuing the date of the warrant issued
by that court, and that if at least one-
half of the respective sum of taxes so
charged on said roll is not paid prior to
the first Monday in April next succeed
ing the date of his warrant, said one
half shall be deemed delinquent, and if
the remaining half is not paid prior to
the first Monday in October following, it
shall then also be deemed delinquent,
and there shall be charged, collected and
turned over by the sheriff a forfeiture of
1 per cent per month on all portions of
said taxes that have been allowed to be
come delinquent, from the date of such
delinquency until the same are 'paid;
and, provided further, that the sheriff,
before entering on the duties of collec
tion of taxes, shall execute an additional
bond in such snm as the county court of
the county may direct. That is taxes
may be paid in two half yearly install
ments.
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$14.00 Overcoats will be marked $9.40.
$18 to $20 Overcoats will be marked $13.10.
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PEASE & MAYS.
STILL FORTY-TWO VOTES-
No Material Chanze In the Senatorial
Situation Today.
Want Annexation.
A dispatch from St. Johns, Newfound
land, dated the 30th says: Huge post
ers appeared all over the city today call
ing npon the people to agitate annex
ation to the United States. The posters
were in the form of great American flags,
the stars and stripes forming a striking
border around the lettering. The ap
peal begins with, "Now's the day ; now's
the hour."
Meetings will be held at which the
whole sabject will be ventilated. Many
of the principal citizens of this place' are
working for the annexation, and there is
a strong sentiment in its favor through
out the various cities.
Advertiaed. Letters.
Following is the list of letters remain
ing in the postothce at ihe Danes un
called ior Feb. 2, 1895. ' Persons calling
for the same will give date on which
they were advertised: ' '
Beaumont, T J (2) Metcham, Frank
Monahan, S
Pratt, BF ''
Turn bow, Wm S
Walters, Wm
Wall.GM Whitcomb, LL .
Winger, L a
Boney, Albert
Greer, R B
Glynn, Patrick
Hoffman, Fred
Jackson & Chnch,
KibleEd
Lyons, Amie
J. A. Cbosskn, P. M.
?aln oaa no show with Dr. Mile' Pain Pllla.
Dr. Miles' Pain Pllla cure Neuralgia.
We received today a copy of the Cal
laway Tribune, a newspaper published
in the drouth-stricken section of Ne
braska. The paper is printed on wall
paper, and the editor, Frank Conly,
says that this is done because it is all be
can get. We reprint a few short items
from his paper to show something of the
condition of affairs there. Wasco county
should do something towards helping
them. The items are as follows :
a ienow northeast oi here stole a
sack of flour, and when the officer got
there to arrest him the children were
eating it raw."
"It is now estimated over 12,000 left
thjs county last fall ; in fact all who
could get away went."
"The food trains from the Sonth to the
drouth sufferers of this Btate will furnish
the sort of nmon that is needed between
the South and West."
"To have all you want to eat is a
luxury in this country now days."
- , Tne Tlttell Slater.
Of the Tittell Sisters who are to appear
here Monday and Tuesday, the Indepen
dence, Or., West Side says : " The opera
house was crowded to its seating capac
ity last Monday evening to hear the
Tittell Sisters in "My Uncle's Will" and
"Frou Fron." In the Tittell Bisters W.
S. Ford has secured talent that would do
credit to more metropolitan towns than
we have in the Willamette. valley. For
clever acting and an immediate entrance
to the hearts of tbo theater-goers these
sisters are certainly in the lead of any
who have appeared in this city for years.
They have played to the Portland houses
for a number of years and their reputa
tion as ranking high in dramatic life is
too well known to need further mention
The dispatch from Salem today shows
no material change in the senatorial
situation. Dolph holds his own and
neither gains nor loses. Williams loses
five from bis vote of yesterday, while
Lowell gains one. The two votes for
Gatch were probably cast- for Claude
Gatcb, the present mayor of Salem, and
a son of Prof. T. M. Gatch, formerly
principal of the - Wasco Independent
Academy ' in this city. : The vote in de
tail is: Dolph 42, Hare 10, Weather
ford 8, Hermann 10, Williams 5, Lord 5.
Moore 1, Lowell 4, Barkley 1, Gatch 2.
Cooper, who yesterday voted for -George
H. Williams, today cast his vote for Mr.
Dolph, while Davis changed from Dolph
to Lowell.
The perplexity shows no sign of clear
ing, and neither Dolph nor any other
man has a better show of election than
last week. '
A Small Museum.
while the other has been organized two
weeks ago, singing two nights in each
week. So you see there are four nights
in the week devoted to singing school,
also two honrs on Sundays practicing
church music. Whether it is our mu
sical professor that has stirred np an
interest in singing, or whether it is a
sign of the times, we are nnable to say,
but the people of 8-Mile turn out en
masse, with sleighs of all conceivable
makes and patterns ; still they answer
the' purpose, and that is to give your
best girl a ride. The professor intends
giving a concert at the end of the term
of which you will have due notice later,
... Hamlin,
Wieberga the loss is serious because all
their clothing and everything else went.
They lost all any one can lose all they
had. Columbia Hose and Jackson En
gine Co., nnited their hose and got a
stream of water on the burning building
but as the building was small, and in an
out of the way place, it was about done
for when the boys reached it.
Will Appear Monday Night.
Mr. Deknm'a Allowance.
The Vote at Salem.
The situation remains unchanged at
Salem. Dolph holds the solid -vote of
those who stuck to the caucus, while the
bolters are still scattering their votes but
steadily drifting towards George H
Williams, who gains strength every day,
and who may eventually get there if old
age does not carry him off before the
deadlock is broken. The bolters are not
showing good judgment in the selection
oi so old a man. The vote today was
Dolpb,-42; Hare, 10; Hermann, 9;
Weatherford 8; Williams 13;' Lord, 3;
Lowell 3. Convention adjourned.
The Tittell Slatera Are Coming;.
Manager Birgteld, of the Baldwin
Opera House, received word today that
the Tittell Sisters, whose inability to
fulfill their engagement this week caused
such regret, will" appear in The Dalles
next Monday and Tuesday nights.
They were unavoidably detained, on this
last, occasion. ' All tickets previously
bought" will be 'good for thesis nights.
There will doubtless be a large crowd
present, so those intending to go had
better obtain seats early,
Our jeweler, Mr. Garretson, is accum
ulating a regular museum of curiosities
in his show window. To his original
Arizona fruit exhibit, consisting of cen
ti pedes, snakes, tarantulas, scorpions,
and other delicacies of the desert, he re
cently added a two-headed lamb, and
day before yesterday a fine collection of
fossils. The latter were obtained from
Justice L. S. Davis, who is an enthusias
tic student of geology, and .takes great
interest in these fossilized remains o
prehistoric animals.' Their story is told,
the story' of the time ere Adanr was
created, by the ' bones that,' covered
countless ages ago, are now unearthed
to tell alone the brief tale of that long
ago.
The vegetation, too, has left in the
sedimentary rocks of the John Day re
gion, and tell us that the climate at that
time was tropical. The leaves of the
cocoa tree and the fig are found mixed
with those of the alder and the oak ; and
with the bones of the horse the little eo
hippers, that was only as large as an
average-sized dog, are found those of the
sabre-tooth tiger, an immense fellow
with tushes six inches long, the tapir,
the camel, and a general assortment of
beasts known to modern days, as well as-
some the fossils of which are found no
where except in the John Day beds.
The state of Oregon should take some
steps towards creating a museum where
the rare and valuable products of the
Foseil beds could be preserved.
ia department JNo. i ot the circui
court of Multnomah county, Judge Sbat
tuck yesterday handed down a decision
affirming the action of the county court
in the appeal of Adolph and Edward
Deknm, executors of the estate of Frank
Dekum, deceased, from the decision of
the probate conrt, oidering that Mrs,
Dekum be paid a monthly allowance of
$300, as specified in the will of Mr,
Dekum, and at the same time retain her
dower. ,
The allowance was paid for one month
but on Mrs. Dekum making application
the next month, payment was refused
by the executors and the matter taken
into the county court. The decision
was against the executors and the case
was carried to. the state circuit court,
where yesterday's decision was rendered
The executors are willing to pay the $300
allowance,' providing the mother ear
renders her dowry, they claiming that in
reality no dowry exists, the real prop
erty having been deeded to the heirs
and also is heavily mortgaged. Mrs,
Detcuin'a attorneys, on the contrary
claim the dowry to be valuable and
capable of producing an income of $5000
a vear.
A John Day Navigator.
Kndersbjr Items.
Being a constant reader of your paper
for some time vast, and knowing the
scarcity of ntws at this time of year,
when everything in natnre is locked up
in the embrace of hoary winter, a few
lines from this favored ' spot might be of
interest to some of your many readers.
'.We are having a fine winter, plenty
of snow for good sleighing, and plenty
of feed for stock for a long winter. So
we care not how' long it lasts. . '
We were fortunate in securing at the
beginning of winter one of the best sing
ing teachers in the state, in tne person
of Professor McGreagor " of " Sherman
county J' It is seldom you hear of two
classes being - organized in the same
house, engaging the same teachers, but
such is the case. At the 8-Mile school-
bouse, one class has been organized six
week9, sinfirine
The Burnt Ranch correspondent of the
Mitchell Monitor sends this paper - his
experience on the raging John Day
John Thornton, of this' place, had i
perilous' experience' with crossing the
John Day river one day last week. He
drove a bunch of cattle into the river to
swim them across and ventured in him
sell alter) them. When in midstream- a
tremendous iceberg came in contact with
his horse, who dumped him off and
landed him right on the back of one of
the cows. The crash drove the cow to
the bottom. When John and the cow
next made an appearance, the cow had
lost one of her horns, but John had the
born in his hand. Finally he fell back
to the rudder and kept blowing the horn.
By that means be succeeded in steering
his bark ashore. Mr. Thornton under
stands navigation thoroughly.
A Small Blaze.
The alarm of fire last night about 9
o'clock was caused by the burning of a
small house belonging to MY. Prinz, and
occupied by an aged Swedish couple
named Wieberg. The building was sit
uated on the hill near the head of Liberty
street, and was burning freely before the
alarm was turned in. ' Mr. and Mrs.
Wieberg were attending the services at
the Salvation Army barracks at the time,
and in consequence of their being away
that' contents of the . building, - being
everything they owned, were destroyed.
The Iobs as far as the building was con-
two nights lrilhgjyj?ekf.CTPliQ..POfi.tO eigjtlOT-bnUnn thn ,
The Tittell Sisters appeared at the
Reed last night in "Drifted Apart."
The honse was fairly well filled by an .
enthusiastic and appreciative andience
who were completely captivated and
carried away by the splendid acting of
every member of the company. From
the most fastidious and critical of Salem's
theater goers to the small boy np in the
gallery conld be beard nothing but words
of commendation and praise for the ex
cellent performance. Miss Charlotte
Tittell in her role of the much-married
society woman cannot be excelled, while
her sister, Miss Essie, in her role of
Mrs. Helen Van Buren, is second to no
actress that has ever appeared in the
city. Should the Tittell Sisters pot
"Drifted Apart" on the boards of the
Reed again the spacious hall would not
hold one-half of the applicants for ad
mission.
The . company will produce "Drifted '
Apart" 'Monday evening and "Froa
Frou," Tuesday. - Reserved seats at
Blakeley & Hough tons'.
PERSONAL, MENTION.
C. P. Heald and Dr. Brosius came no .
from Hood River this afternoon.
Frank French, who has been viBitinc
in Salem, returned home last night.
Mr. E. B. McFarland. who arrived
here yesterday from the East, reported
extremelv cold weather on the trip
through the section east of Salt Lake. '
Mr. Leslie Butler, who has been visit
ing friends east of the Rockies for sev
eral weeks, arrived home Monday morn
ing, tie reports having bad a delightful
visit, and that the weather was all that
could be desired.
. The Vote at Salem.
The deadlock at Salem still continues.
with not much hope of its being broken.
The vote today was Dolph -42, Hare 10.
Williams 11, Weatherford 8, Lord 3,
Moore 1, Lowell 3, Barkley 1, Waldo 1.
There were no changes as far as Dolph
was concerned.-
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