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THE DAIXES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3. 1895.
VOL. V
NUMBER 28.
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SECRETARY; LAMONT
The Head of the War , De-
patment Coming. '.
WILL VISIT MILITARY " POSTS
Details of Admiral Da Gama' Bnlclde-
DenTer's Aldermen Guarded
- by Folic.
Sav Francisco. Jane 28. It 18 an
nounced at- headqnaters that becre-
tary Lamont accompanied by Quarter
master-General Batchelder and Major G
W. Davis, an attache of Secretary La
mnnt'a office, will reach Portland the
last of this week. There the secretary
of war will be m:t by Senator Dolph, who
succeeded in securing the passage of a
bill in the last eeason of congress estab
lishing a large army post on Pugetsound.
The secretary will visit and inspect all
proposed sites fur the purpose of deter
mining which shall be finally agreed up
on by himself and
thecommissiondes
iznated by con
gress.
For a long time
the war department
has been consider
ing the advisability
of abandoning Fort
Walla Walla and
concentrating ; the
the troops at Vancouver barracks, where
the unoccupied buildings formerly occu
pied by the department of the Columbia
afford ample accommodation .for. the
troo b. ' .
Secretary Lamont will . inspect Fort
Canby, where importaut defense works
are tinder construction. No represent
tive of the war department has inspect
ed these works, and the secretary of war
desires to familiarize himself with them
before the subject" of- their acceptance'
eomeBifore-him officially. .
On completing (us inspection at tort
Canby, the secretary will return to Port
land, en route to San Francisco. His
visit', here will,' to all intents and pur
H poses, cover the same ground as that re
cently inade by General Schofield.
His Last Battle. '
Buenos Avers, June 28. From one
of the rebels who escaped capture
by goverment . troops after the insur
gents defeat near Santa Ana, RioGranda
do Sul, Brazil, details of the last battle
in which, Admiral Da Garcia took part
ond of his suicide, have been secured.
The admiral, at the bead of a force of
400 sailors, was engaged by a brigade of
goverment soldiers numbering 1200.
The battle lasted five hours, and at least
200 men were killed or wounded.. Some
of . the insurgents advised Da Gama to
retreat, but he refused and they 'aband
oned them. With a handful of men the
admiral repulsed five charges of the gov;
erment cavalry, but the struggle was
useless, and, seeing that all was lost, Da
Gama ordered a retreat and cut his own
. throat. . Da Gama's body was taken to
Santa Ana by . the goverment troops and
there horribly mutilated. The throats of
many of captured rebels were cut by the
victorious soldiers.' ' "
Tronble in Denver.
Denver, June 28. Almost the entire
police force was employed last night 'in
guarding tbe houses of eight alderman)
who feared violence from their Constitu
ents. ' An ordinance granting a reduction
of .15 per cent on the schedule f water
rates now in loree passed the alderman
by a vote of 8 to 6, and this aroused the
anger of the people, who attended- the
. council meeting in force, The. measure
r has a clause which makes the rates fixed
a burden on the" people for 15 years"
Besides, it is claimed, the reduction "is
not half what the public is entitled to
nnder tbe company's contract, v which
calls for a reduction this year to tbe aver
age rates charged in Chicago, St, Louis
and Cincinnati. Although much harsh
talk is heard, no overt acts against the
aldermen have yet been committed. "
' Insurgent Iee Heavlljr. ' '
... Havana, "June 28 News received at
Puerto Principle from the insurgents
camp south of that place shows that the
insurgents acknowledge a loss of 19 men
killed in ' the recent attack upon 'A! U
Gracia.' Captain Costa, commanding "a
detachment of about 40- soldidrs, em
prised an Insurgents' 'band, commanded
;by Basilio Gierra at Agnadita'vprovipce
-ah on At me nrst voney irom
'the troops the insurgents -fled,-leaving
one dead and four seriously wonnded. - -
KnVjtatigattng- Sims' Conduct.
. London, Jane 58.-The Society for tbe
Prevention of Cruelty to Aaimals is in-
fed.
vestigating the report recently publish
that Sims, Croker's colored jockey ,J re
centlv drove a horse to death in an at
tomnt tn win a wacrer. If found true
the iockev will be arrested. It is report
ed Croker was Sims' companion on the
drive, and he may also find himself in
serious trouble. .
A Bly Advance la Price.
Chicago, June 27. It is announced
that the American Strawboard company
will in August advance its products
$17.50 per ton. Under the old schedule
the production netted the company
about $15 a ton, and the advance will net
it about' $27.50, it is claimed. After the
date named the company's product will
be bandied by the Standard Company.
Chicago Has L, oat Large Soma.
Chicago, June 30. The grand jury
today began an investitation of the stuff
ing of the city pay rolls. Thirteen sub-
foremen and time keepers in the pipe
extension " department were indicted
It is charged the city was robbed of large
sums. - ' ' ' - - i
Corn Helped in Kansas.-'
Wellington. Kan.. - June . 30. A
steady downpour of rain, . measuring
nearly four inches,.has fallen here in the
last two.davs. . It came iust in time to
do the orn most good. . ' "'
The Welcome Rain.
Hennbsjt, la., June 30. A constant
downpour of rain last night flooded the
lowlandB, and creeks are rising rapidly.
Corn will be greatly benefited.
Clauinda, la., Juue 30. It has been
raining for 48 hours.- Over three inches
have fallen. This is the largest rain
here for years. ' - .
Gresnam'a Will Admitted to Probate.
" iNDiAKoPLis,' June 30. The will of the
late Secretary of State Walter Q. Gres
ham was" admitted to probate in open
court today. .
Baseball at tbe Fair Grounds.
: , Among the boys of The Dallee interest
in the national game is on the increase
and there is a great deal of baseball talk
going on in the sporting circles. . Yes
terday afternoon a game was played at
the fair grounds, between two nines
from town, which showed that baseball
is not dead in The Dalles and that in tbe
younger generation there are players' of
merit, who with training and practice
could well represent the city in a contest
abroad. Although the wind was blow
ing quite strong a good many spectators
were present to see the game, which. was
a warmly contestea one. ine score is
rather large', but this is due more to the
condition of the ground and the wind
than to the players. .- There will be more
games in the future and in the . mean
time both nines" will spend much time in
practice so that the next contest will be
still a better one. The two clubs. have
not yet given themselves names, -but
yesterday went nnder the designation of
Juniors and Seniors. The score, which
stood 29 to 17 in favor of. the Juniors,
was as follows: .
' JUNIORS. ' ' ' ' '
Dufur, c. .". .'.
Logan, p .v. ......
vloabus, 88.......
Piper, lb.........
Waemblast, zt.?.
R Fisher; 3b
Stuhling, rf. . :
Daffron, cf . ... . '.
Jenkins, If., .x. . ...
SENIORS.
W. Vogt,e
Malonev, p. . .
Bisbv, ss . . . ; .'. .
J. Fisher, lb. .... .
J. Vogt, 2b; . .Y. ;
. Frank, 3b! . ...
Hendershott, rf . .
Atkins, cf v. v..-. ;
Staniels, If .......
Two Live Saved. .
Mr8i Phoebe Tbomas.of Junction City,
III., wps tokl by her doctors she had con
sumption and that there was no hope
for her", but tw6 bottles Dr.1. King's New
Discovery completely cured her and she
Bays it ; saved her life. Mr. Thos.-Eg-gers,
139 Florida St. San Francisco, suf
fered from a dreadful cold,', approaching
Consumption, tried without result every
thing else, then liought one bottle of Dr;
King's New Discovery and in two weeks
was cured. He is naturally thankful.
It is such results, of which these: are
samples, that .prove the wonderful effi
cacy of this medicine in coughs and
cotds. - Free trial bottles at the Snipes-.
Kinersly Dreg Store. Regular size 60c.
and $1.00. -7 - - -; ' --. r
' , The residents in the neighborhood of
the courthouse were considerably, dis
turbed last night by the actions of the
occupants in a house not fai? distant'.
They bad a midnight revelry, which
however pleasant it may have been to
them was certainly very disagreeable to
people who wereJrying.to-sleepThe
festivities of the occasion were undoubt
edly dne to a large flew of spirits.:.; .. :
1 Hoddack and Xettroitfia cured by Dr.
MILES' PAIN FILLS, ."pne cent a dose." .
THE STANFORD CASE
Demurrer Sustained by
Judge Ross.
MILLIONS
ARE
INVOLVED
This Decision Leave the Great Unlver
. lty Unhampered Sparks From
the Wlrea.
Sas Fbancisco, Jane 30. United
States Circuit Judge Ross today rend
ered bis decision on the demurrer of
Mrs. Jane L. Stanford against the suit
of the government to recover $15,000,000
from the estate of her last husband,
Senator . Stanford. Tbe demurrer sus
tained. ' Judge Ross allowed the govern
ment to amend its former complaint and
reargue its ease, if it so desired. .It was
intimated, however, the law, as con
structed by Judge Ross, not favoring the
case of the United States.
1 Tbe sustaining of the demurrer was a
surpise, attorneys generally expecting a
contrary decision'. The court began by
reading and explaining the acts and
statutes, both state and federal, which
had - any bearing on. tbe construction of
the Central Pabific railroad and its
branches.- '
"' All railroads west of the Missouri river
were, he said, constructed under the
same acts, so if one road were liable to
the '' government, all them ' were. - In
nearly all of tbe corporations Leland
Stanfod was a stockholder. Together
with C. P Huntington and other incor
porators, he owned 130,880 shares of the
stock. The government, according to its
contract, issued bonds to aid in the con
struction of this road. Though the road
was built nnder that contract, it was in
corporated under the laws of tne-state.
Therefore, it became in a way amenable
to the laws of Californ ' The laws of
California, ' providing that stockholders
of incorporations are individually re
sponsible for debts contracted" by tbeir
companies, he held did not affect Mr
Stanford, as the government claimed,
for the reason that the stockholder lia
bility acts were passed after the govern
ment had made its' contract with the
Central Pacific company. If those laws
bad been passed' before tbe government
bonded the Central Pacific! however, it
would have made no difference, for the
government bad no intention of making
the stockholders personally responsible
for the debts contracted by the com
pany ;
' ;- Denver'a Alderman.
Denver, Colo., June 30. The voters
of the fifth and sixth wards, represented
by Aldermen Emery and Pbister, held
mass meetings tonight, at which reso
lutions were adopted asking these re
presentatives to resign from the council.
A committee was sent at Emery, ak
ing him to appear before the meeting,
and explain his action: He sent word
back that he was afraid some hair-brain
ed individual might do personal violence.
The meeting then, invited him to attend
a meeting . Monday night, at which all
the protection he might demand' would
be furnished him. ' ' ,
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Bx-Healtn. Commissioner Censored.
. .Chicago, June 30. Major Swift today
issued a statement concerning Dr,
Arthur Reynolds, "ex-city health, com
missioner, for his management, of the
smallpox, epidemic- last winter, " which
caused 159 deaths.'; The mayor says" the
pesthonse wae kept in a frightful condi
tion'; that the attendants were careless
and inefficient,' and that no deaths need
have occurred' had the -health depart
ment heen properly managed. Rey
nolds is one of tbe most prominent phy
sicians of the citv. ? i" . .' . ! . '
:, Since tbe Beecner-Tllton Scandal. '
Brooklyn, ' ' June 30. Plymouth
church by. a unanimous vote decided to
accept the proposition by the Manhattan
conference looking toward a ' reconcilia
tion : between - '. the Congregational
churches of- New- York 'an'd "Brooklyn.
The breach between these churches has
existed ever since the Beecher-Tilton
trail.'.. y ; - ..
-' ; ' "- . .'Advertised Letter.' -
' ' Following js the list of letters remain
ing' in the postoffice at The Dalles un
called for Jnne 29, 1895. Persons calling
for ' the same will give date on which
they were advertised
Allen, Wru D
Anderson, Henry
Brown, Wni
Gulliford, J 8
Hubbard, O L
Mealey, Gus -
uover, Mrs UUra.
-Hamilton, H ;
Lake, G L
Morgan, A W
Muncy, A
JNann, M-
Naber,' Miss Emma Riechlien, F A
R-vers, Hary - Banders; A J ' '
8orlenberg, John '.Stout, F H 1
Smith; Willie Sraikh, G ',',;
The Editor DallesWarren, E C
Pub Co ' : Weeks Baldwin
" -; ,.' ' J. A. Cbosbbn, P. M.
FIRST . MEETING OF THE YEAR
Appointment by the Mayor O.'
Phelps for Recorder, 9. O. Cn
nelly Kicbtwatchman.
The city council met last night at tbe
city hall. It was tbe first meeting for
the new fiscal year and the new officers
and council men, with the exception of
Mr. Ross, were on band to have their
first ianings. Mayor Menefee presided
and the following councilmen responded
to their names: Messrs. Thompson,
Nolan, Hood, Eshelman, Saltmarshe,
Crowe, Johns and Wood. The message
of the mavor was read and on motion of
Mr. Nolan, seconded by Mr. Hood, was
placed on file. ' The mayor read as
follows : '
, Gentlemen of the Council : Upon
the organization of the new council to
take charge of the city government for
the coming year, it is proper that an
outline of the work we have to do should
be made at the commencement. It will
be impossible to give a df finite outline
of the different matters which will come
before you for consideration, and each
councilman should, as far as . possible
familiarize himself with our law?, and
also with tbe details of our government,
. One question that no deubt is in the
mind of every -member of the council,
and which is of great moment, it, "How
can we, make our income meet our ex
penses." Already tbe -council has be
gun a retrenchment wuich reduces the
salaries of the officers as low as it seems
to me will be consistent vrith good gov
ernment, and it will scarcely be possible'
to further reduce expenses in that line,
The council has heretofore adopted 1
rule, or rather has decided to enforce a
law long since on the books, that no
purchases shall be made for the city ex
cept by the proper committee of the
council, and I hope the council will ad
here strictly to this rule, for, with all
respect to officers who have been in
"charge in ' the past, there are many
things which seem to be absolute neces
sities to one who does not need to worry
about how it is to be paid for, that
would be dispensed with if full consider
ation should be given as to how the bill
was to be paid. Besides this, the conn
cil alone are the ones who will be held
responsible in such matters, and it is
only fair that they should be the ones to
say what expenditures should be made,
and net be confronted each month with
a miscellaneous lot of bills of which they
know absolutely nothing.
From as careful estimates as I have
been able to make, it 'will require the
most niggardly economy to be able to
keep within revenues, and unless some
reduction is made, we will have practi
cally speaking, no margin at all for im
provements or emergencies.' Our in
come can be figured veiy closely, and
have estimated it to be as follows:
From liquor licenses. ........ $ 4,400 00
Taxes 6,600 00
Licenses,' fines and other -,
. , sou rces,esti mated from like
receipts in past years ...... 1,000 00
. Total income. . . . ... . . ... $10,900 00
It is barely passible a little more, than
the amount I have named mav be real
ized,. but in my opinion we are as liable
to fall below as to exceed it. On tbe
other band let ns look at our expenses.
Figuring on tbe basis which the council
has been . contemplating: placing ex
penses, we will be compelled to pay each
year: - . :, .-
Interest on onr bonded debt.$ 3,420 00
Salaries of omcers: 2,880 00
Llgh.ts for streets and offices . . 7,301 80
Fuel, 'fire engines and offices. . . '100 00
Insurance on buildings. . . . 190 00
Feeding prisoners, witnesses
and . jurors in recorder s , .
; conrt.recordsand stationery,
judges and clerks oY election,
jlabor, merchandise and ip- ;
cidentals, we cannot hope to- ' :
get along without expending .
at least...1.. 1,200 00
Total expenditures.. ; I:'.. $10,091 80
Jn this estimate yon will notice that I
have, only figured on what are fixed
charges, except as to the one item' "of in
cidentals. ; This item, in my opinion, is
estimated far too low- without taking
into account, anyimprovements what
ever, or any fire; epidemic, '-or '; ether
emergency, and yet' there is a margin of
only $800 in round numbers with which
to provide for such things.
This, gentlemen, is the sitatuion with
which yon are confronted, and it seems
to me that we shall be either compelled
to increase our revenue, or still farther
reduce expenses. How our revenue can
be malerihlly increased is very hard to
determine. I am unable at this time to
make any particular suggestion, bnt it
may be that upon close investigation
some means' may be devised to that end,
and it would be well for each of you' to
consider the matter and make such sug
gestions as.may 'be deemed proper.
One matter that has been discussed a
great deal is that of electric lights. "I
am very loathe to bring the question up
for the reason that they are one thing
of which our city can well feel proud,
and I should very mnch dislike to see
them dispensed with, for I don't at all
like the idea of going back to the old
daps of coal-oil lamps. Still what we
cannot pay for we most not have; and
I say frankly that if we cannot keep even
and pay for tbe lights, we must let them
go as oon as possible, or at least try to
reduce them so that the expenses can be
borne without leaving a deficit at the
end of the year. In. other words, we
must not put on such airs as we are not
able to pay for.
. In conclusion I will say that I hope
my relations - with the council, and the
relations of tbe councilmen each with
the other may be mutually pleasant and
harmonious; and that we may be able
to work together,' with but one object in
view, the welfare of the city, each takr
ing his share of the responsibility, and
none shirking an honest duty.' - - '
'.Very respectfully,
Frank Menefee, Mayor.
Tbe message was very well received
by the council and one of them sug
gested that it ought to be read once each
month.- - Great interest had been taken
in the appointments to be made and the
candidates and their friends were eager
to bear the announcements. The mayor
then said that Mr. G..W. Phelps had
been appointed recorder and that the
place of marshal would be filled at the
next meeting. Mr. Phelps was unan
imously confirmed and will today as
sume the' duties, of his new position.
Mr. Frank G. Connelly was elected,
nightwatebman by acclamation.
The reports of the street commissioner
and treasurer were read and' placed on
file. The claim of Treasurer 1. 1. Bur-
get, for $35 extra labor in the matter of
bonds, was referred to the finance com
mittee. The council voted that Douglas Dufur,
the outgoing recorder, should be em
ployed to assist the mayor in re-drafting
the new ordinances to make them con
form with the new charter.
Tne other business before the meeting
was postponed till next Friday night, to
which time the council adjourned.
Mosler Breeae.
To tub Editor: Geo. Barrett left
here last week for Portland and in a few
days he will start back to his old home
in Illinois, where he expects to stay.
Mr. Husbands lost some hay last Mon
day by fire which was started by the
train. It is very dry "now and people
who have hay along tha railroad, should
burn fire guard. .
School closed at Dist. No. 8 last Fri
day. Tbe patrons of the school came in
and at noon spread., such a table that it
takes to delight tbe little folks and
bachelors and in fact, all who enjoy rich
eatables. After eating all tbey wished
there was enough left for as many more.
The children had prepared a good enter
tainment, which was enjoyed by all
The teacher then made a short report,
which was about as follows:' Total
number enrolled, 25; average ' attend
ance, 22; total number of tardy,' 17;
those neither tardy "nor absent were.
Rdzella Root, Nora Root, Edna" Root,
Benard Sellinger and Adaline Sellinger.
Everybody seemed ' well pleased and
went r way with' many new thing to
think about. The school in Dist. No. 52,
having an invitation, 'dismissed and
came. -
There will be a picnic on the Fourth
at the old campmeeting ground by tbe
bridge; on Mosier creek. I understand
there will be a dance at Hardwick's at
night.
Charley Phillips is on tbe sick list
now. He was taken very bad suddenly ,
but iSj on the mend now.'
the boys in here are talking strong of
going to the harvest field. ' - '
Albert Sutton began work in the
mines last week,
Of Interest to Onr frnit lien.
The latest report received by the Fruit
Union and furnished Tjie Chronicle
says that cherries sold yesterday in Spo
kane at 75 to 90 cents. In Helena and
Butte 75 cents to $1. The shipment of
300 boxes, which were sold in Denver
on the 28th, contained thirty-two boxes
in which tbe cherries were considerably
bruised. ' This was caused bv slack pack
ing, as the others of tbe same lot were
all right. Shippers must be careful and
pack full.
Blackberries are in good demand, and
as yet there are very few in the market.
From $3 to $3.50 will be paid for first ar
rivals. California peaches are arriving:
Highest cif all in Leavening Power.
in large quantities and selling generally
from 80 cents to $1. There is, therefore,
no prospect for shipping tbe early Ore
gon peaches, as they are small. Those
having any peaches Till probably find
them unprofitable for other than local
markets.
Inquiry is still made about shipments
of peach plums, and it may be well to
make carload shipments of this fruit ;
but we mnst take great care in packing.
These prove profitable shippers in other
states, and it is best to settle this year
whether or not our Oregon peach plums
are good for anything. We think tbey
are. Black republican' cherries are in
greater demand than the Royal Anne,
rfnd we do not look for a great decline
in prices. If there is a decline at all, it
will be immediately after July 4th.
Robert Louis Stevenson's last story,
"St. Ives,' was left at histieath practic- .
ally completed, so it is stated by those
wbo have seen tbe manuscript. Many
chapters had even received the author's
final revision. Stevenson bad been at
work upon this novel for more than a
year, and the first half of it bad been en
tirely rewritten several times.
The novel is said to deal with the ad-,
ventured of a Frenchman captured in
the Peninsular war and shot up in
Edinburgh Castle. ' A love affair be
tween him and a Scottish maiden; a
duel on the maiden's account between
him and a fellow-priaoner; and his es
cape from the prison, are a few of the
episodes that promise a romance of as
absorbing interest as any Stevenson has
produced. "
"St. Ives" will be published serially
iu McClure's Magazine: the price of
wbich, by tbe way, is to be immediately
reduced to 10 cents a copy.
The ubiquitous Caroline got on a
drunk yesterday and proceeded to empty
the vials of ber wrath on tbe paseersby.
Nightwatch Frank Connelly and Con
stable Urquhart appeared, with an ex
press wagon and Caroline was given ant
inexpensive ride to tbe city jail, the
would be a good subject for a temperance
lecture to expatiate upon the evil that
too much indulgence in stronge drink '
can do; . ' 1
.
Great interest is now taken in re
ports from the wheat growing regions
and everything which tells of the grain
prospects is of interest. Mr. Ezra Sex-
ton, of Sherman county, has just come
to The Dalles and says that so far! the
outlook can be called good in Sherman.
Tbe fall grain looks well and while aotne-
of the spring wheat has been damaged.
there is still a great deal uninjured and .
an average crop may be secured. The
volunteer is badly damaged, as in all
probability it should be, as' no one can .
call letting grain volunteer a thrifty way '
of farming. The whea, which was
planted and ploughed deep is cow look
ing tbe best. ' -
Last night as the bote companies were -practicing
on Third street Don Fisher,
w'ho was one of the runners, stumbled
and fell. . The Lose, wbich was being
reeled out, struck him on the head and
for a brief ' moment rendered him un
conscious. He was quickly picked, np '
and carried to the sidewalk, where after
a short time be recovered his breath and
save for feeling very .weak, was quite .
himself again. , ;
Very bad policy to neglect symptoms
of trouble in the kidneys. ; If allowed to
develop they cause much suffering and
sorrow. Brigbt's Disease, Diabetes and
Dropsy owe their great prevalence and
fatality-to neglect of tbe first, warning
symptom. Dr. J. H. McLean's Liver
and Kidney Balm is a certain cure for;
any disease or weakness of the Kidneys. '
A trial will convince you of its great
potency. Price $1.00 per bottle. For. '
sale by Snipes-Kiuersly Drug Co.
. Mr. LePere, a iarmer living seven
miles west of town, was severely injured
yesterday in a runaway a short distance , "
from Chenoweth creok. The horses be- V
coming frightened started to run and
overturned the wagon. Mr. LePere was
thrown out and his arm dislocated. Two
of his ribs were broken. His injuries
are quite severe and it is yet impossible
to tell whether or not be has not been
internally hnrt. '
The Regulator took . down over. . 170.
bales of wool this morning. There were
to be 250 bales in tbe shipment but the
remainder could not be hauled to ; the
dock on time.' The boat line is showing
every day that it is in tbe field for busi-
ness and we hope to it continue get
ting it.
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