THE DALLES -WEEKLT CHRONICLE SATURDAY, JUNE 27. 1896. -, OREGON OFFICIAL PAPEB OF WASCO COUNTY. Published in two parts, on Wednesday and Saturdays. -. ; ',' BTJBSCKIPTION SATES. ' BT HAIL. FOBTAGI PREPAID, IN ADVAHCK. . Oneyear ............. 11 50 Sixmonfs 70 ' Three months.. 50 ' Advertising rates reasonable, and made known. on application. Address all communications to "THE;CHRON- ICLE, The Dalles, Oregon. Th Daily and Weekly Chronicle may be found on sale at I. C. Niclehen7 store Telephone No. 1. LOCAL BKKVIT1ES. . Wednesday's Daily. - . A McKinley and Hobart Eepublican club has been organized in Spokane ', with 100 charter members. ' A flatboal 8 i 20 Jeet baa been bunt , by Arthur Kennedy and Will Gru now. Its initial trip will be made -next week. The glass haa arrived for tho hand . some new Williams bnilding and will be put in within a week. Tbe goods 'will be moTed during'Augnst. - Peter Schorbach, of Woodburn, has . invented a machine for digging, sorting and sacking potatoes. It is claimed that ' the machine will do the work of 60 meD, and two men and two teams will be re quired to operate it. '.'-'.' There was a short session of circuit court today to dispose oi certain cases readv for settlement. Anionic them were tbe cases of Lottie A. Judkina vs. Henry P. Judkins, and Mattie E. Moody - vs. Willis E. Moody. Decrees were granted in both cases. Captain Johnston of the steamer Dal les City is nursing- a lame knee the re ' suit of too intimate an acquaintance " with a bicycle. The origin of tbe mat ter is enveloped in mystery, and some of - the captain's friends declare the accident did not happen as he tells it. Sheriff .Driver returned from Portland today, with the intelligence that the ' money be baa been trying to get win be deposited in Moody's bank so that the men may get it in the morning. Checks - are being made out in their favor this afternoon for 50 cents on the dollar. The largest single night's catch of sal - mon which has been made for many - years in tbe Columbia river, waa taken between midnight and davrn on Monday morning at Astoria. The canneries were compelled to limit the boats to a certain amount of fish each, as they were unable to handle all that was brought in. Rev. Frank Abram Powell, pastor of announced, will be married to Miss Winnie Avery in the Christian church at Corvallis on Thursday. If Mr Lowell s tneones on . phrenology are correct, the union should be a happy one. .'.. Moro was considering the proposition of The Dalles band, to furnish additional music for tbe Sherman county celebra tion, when the stage left Monday Three bands, Michigan, Grass Valley and Moro, have already been engaged but there's nothing small about Moro and she's willing to invite all The Dalles folks and pay their band, if possible Mr. Phil Brogan's band of sheep has gradually been growing "less since they were poisoned last Friday, until now 500 are dead.' No trustworthy clue has yet " been secured aa to tbe identity of the poisoner. The night previous to tbe find' ing of the first dying sheep a stranger had . visited the camp, and after exchanging a lew remarks, took a circular route toward town. This individual mav have scattered tbe poison, but his iden tity is now lost. The poisoner and his motive are vet nrohlematieal. Mr. Victor Schmidt lost his gold watch a few days ago from an upper enough to find it again yesterday. He had about given it up, and made up hiB ' mind it had been stolen by a pickpocket, , but kept looking for it wherever he hap pened to. be. For several, days the watch has laid snugly concealed in tbe grass a few. inches from the sidewalk , below the court house, having fallen . from his pocket while he was in a stoop jug attitude, and he discovered it yes terday while traversing the same route. '..'':'- Thursday's Daily ' . The Fairfield people are going to cele brate the Fourth of July at D. L. Bol r tnn'a f-rnn ' . fe'VSTU. ' Today has been the hottest so far this season, the mereury reaching 91 degrees in the shade. A chemical engine test in the open air will be make tonight on Gibona & Mac A Ulster's lot on Tbird street. . - a iuii attenuance oi toe itatnoone 618- iura ia requtjBieu mis evening, as Duai ne68 of importance will be discussed. ' . Mr. S. D. Fisher has nearly completed his Contract of erecting a store building adjoining Mrs. ' Mosier's residence at Mosier. .;'.'' . Tbe trial of the Indian arrested for stealing $25 at Hood Biver was dismissed yesterday, on motion . of Deputy Dist. Atty. Phelps. " .'. J -,' '..". v . : A complaint waa filed ia the clerk's office today by tbe J. M.' Russell Co. vs. Wm. Kelsay & Sons for the recovery of $589.07 for commission charges on wool. THK DALLES, - The 9-year-old daughter of Chas Becht was thrown from a horse yester day and sustained a compound fracture of the arm. Dr." Hollister attended to the injury. :; ; ' . ' Mr. James Snipes founda puree, this afternoon containing- several - dollars. which the owner can regain . by apply ing for it at this office . and paying for advertisement. '. Ebal Clarno'a house, built last fall near the John Day ferrv, on - the Wasco county side, was destroyed by fire Sun dav. June 14th. the result of a defective flue. - The furniture was saved. . "'. The Eugene Guard is informed by several horticulturists that the codlin moth has made no signs of an appear ance yet, and it is generally believed that this pest was annihilated ' by the cold rains this spring. . Mr. G. E". Stewart has been confined to bis room about ten days from an in jury received by a tall at the opera house. . Tbe injury ia in his back in the same location as was operated on a few weeks ago at Independence. He ap peared on the street today. ,v An illustrated health talk will be giv en to tbe mothers and daughters of Tbe Dalles by Mrs. Mary Brazil, of San Fran cisco at the Congregational church, Sat urday afternoon, at 2:30, and on Mon dav at 2 :30 o'clock. No admission charged. A .subject 'of - great importance to women will be discussed by Mrs. Mary Brazil Saturdav and Monday afternoons at the Congregational church. It will be a lecture on health with illustrations, and should be liberally attended. These lectures cost nothing to attend. Strawberry shipments have about ceased at Tbe Dalles and Mosier. There are some small strawberry farms on Upper Hood River ' that come in with their fruit two weeks behind the main crop and the growers generally receive top prices for it. Hood River will, therefore, ship for several days yet. Frank Knox has returned from haul ing bis first load of wool to Tbe Dalles, says tbe Fossil . Journal. He brought back a load of goods for locaLmerchants, for hauling which be got 50 cents per 100 pounds. Goods are being hauled to Antelope from The Dalles over 60 miles for 25 cts. per 100. Homer Davenport, the New "York Journal star cartoonist, is lean and lank with the best-natured face in the world. One glance at tbe man shows his gentle humor. He has the soft, graceful ways of tbe Californian, for his home is on the Pacific slope. He has lately been entertaining New York with his clever pencil work through the columns of tbe Journal. St. Louis Republic, Mr. Green McLafferty while driving home to his ranch Tuesday evening, seven miles from . the city, snffeied a serious accident. While driving down a grade the berse stumbled, throwing him out of the buggy. In some manner he fell beneath the horse, which stepped on him, crushing in two of his ribs. The animal coming in without a driver caused others to go on a search for him, and he was found about two miles from home, ' slowly and painfully walking homeward. He was hurt too severely to ride and he walked the entire di tance. Dr. Eshelman was summoned to attend the injured man. Grandma Parks is passing away at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Knox, the disease being a lage cancer in the stomach. ,Sbe doea not get up any more, and cannot talk , except in labored whispers. She is a fine - old woman, who does not fear death. A few weeks ago, while vieiting the editor's family, she said she believed she had lived long enough, and waa ready to go when called, and there is .little doubt she felt the end approaching then. Two of her sons died for their country, one on the battlefield and the other in Libby prison. - Tardy - recognition of their martyrdom is expected soon from the government in the form of a small pen sion to tbeir aged mother, but it will come too late. Fossil Journal. Friday's Daily. - , Tbe Balmon catch continues light. A beautiful line of hammocks at Far ley & Frank's. .''.. P. H. D'Arcy of Salem will deliver tbe Fourth of July address at Pendleton. Some miscreant tore down Mr. Skibbe'a back fence night before last. No clue to his identity. Mr. A. S. Mac Allister and Dr. Sid- dall spent the day yesterday in fishing on Mill creek. They caught 86 fine trout. - - - ' The warm weather ia not especially damaging to vegetation. The east wind is most to be dreaded, but there has been little or none as yet. ' ' The prune crop is more seriously af fected than any otber in Wasco county by the - unfavorable., spring - weather. There will be an abundance of all other kinds of fruit.- ' ' " ' - 'i. George Campbell suffered aa accident to his foot about ten day's ago, and today received a check for $36, ten days bene fits frpqa an accident insurance company of which heJs a member. ' -. J.' J. Cozort, of Prairie City, came near being out ,$1700 by tbe recent Baker-McEwen stage robbery , His wife had sent him a check for tbat amount by registered mail, which fell into the. bands of .the robbers, but he reached The Dalles in time to atop payment before the check had been pre sented. . . - y- The Cummings - Harvester Co., has filed complaint against Edward Hughes for retaining control of a header and other' farm machinery claimed by the company. - A suit for damages will result. - ' Our . friend," R. E. French, . was the first man in Sherman county to wear McKinlev-Hobart pin. It wap sent to him some few weeks ago from New York. Mr. French feels highly gratified to know that he has called the turn and may continue to wear the bu tton. Wasco News. . The thermometer reached the figure of 98 degrees this afternoon, which quite unusual for June. Cooler weather is predicted for . tomorrow. A thun der storm mav occur this evening. The center of the hot wave ia about Salem There was a difference yesterday of only one degree between J. he Danes ana Portland. A John Doe ia in the city jail, wbo came np from Portland last night with two girls for whom be found quarters in a house of ill fame. The man -was ar rested and awaits trial before the re corder. The girls were not arrested and whether they are innocent dupes or not is not known at tbe present time.- The body of Joseph C. Powell, the medical student wbo disappeared three months ago from hia hme in Portland, was found floating in tbe river near tbe 0. R. & N. freight warehouse yesterday Around the neck of the body was a rope to which was attached a stone weighing twelve pounds. Powell was one of class in the medical college of the state university wbo took tbe final examina tion last march, but failed to pass. He was of an extremely sensitive tempera ment and, it is believed tbit brooding over bis failure to pass caused him to take his life." THE CHINESE CASE. Charge cf Larceny Tramped lip. but Kin Sing; Stays In Portland. Wong Louie left for Portland on tbe afternoon train yesterday to get b fe if poesible. That he failed maybe judged from the following from, today's Oregonian : . Won Duck and Kin Sing, a couple who were arrested a few days ago for the larceny of a $50 diamond ring on com" plaint of the woman's husband, Wong Louie, of Tbe Dalles, were given a bear- ng in Justice Geisler's court yesterday afternoon', which resulted in their dis charge. This case is an 'almost exact parallel of -the Rivers -case, which crowded the municipal court Tuesday afternoon. The woman was- forced to earn her husband's living by prostitu tion, and, becoming dejperate, ran away to escape him. He, aa did .Rivers, trumped up a charge of larceny to bring his wife back, and failed in hia purpose of punishing her. The ladies of the Christian mission took to the woman in charge, and will take care of her for a time. " . Bat the Scheme Didn't Work. Roy Turner was arrested yesterday by Deputy. Sheriff Kelley for swindling, and is now in the county jail. It seems that Joe Cbapman secured possession of forty-three coyote scalps through 'Jailer Fitzgerald, who gave them to Cbapman to destroy. Chapman treasured them up till he got out of jail, and . in some way made a dicker of them to Turner. All Turner had to do waa to swear that he killed them, find a witness to his own identity, and bis claim for bounty money was good. He made the affidavit, swearing that he killed the coyotes near Kingsley, and filed it at the clerk'a office, along with a witness affidavit by Joe Carey. He then went to Kuck's and made an arrangement to boy some saddles, giving - Kuck an order on the county clerk, for tbe money. ' Deputy Sheriff Kelly in the meantime had in cidentally seen the affidavit, and being an old resident of iuneBlev. thought forty-three coyotes a remarkable clean up for that neighborhood. It led to an investigation, with the result that. he pprehended' his man, who was already starting 'for the country with tbe sad dles. Carey will be held as a witness. Chapman is not to be found. Skamania's County Clark. The trial of Robert Carr, county clerk and auditor of Skamania county, oc curred Friday and Saturday before Judge ' Miller, - at Stevenson, tbe county seat. Attorney ' A.. S. Ben nett appeared - for - the defendant and D. O. Bollea -of Vancouver for the prosecution. The jury were out only an hour when they returned with a verdict of ."not guilty." The offense in Mr. Carr's case seems to have been small. . 'Skamania ia a pioneer county, having but little taxable property. The position of coanty clerk is far from be ing a sinecure. . The salary is but $50 a month, and the duties are so manifold that be employs a deputy, paying him $35 a month. The clerk ' drew some warrants in payment for work, which he waa unauthorized to do by a strict construction of tbe law, but his motive waa shown to be all right. The charge was embezzlement.. Buckingham's Dye", for the Whiskers can be applied when at home, and is uni formly successful in coloring a brown or black. . Hence itb greai "popularity.' - Oregon Stats Camp Meeting;. The Oregon State camp meeting of the " ' Methodist EDisconai church, will h Episcopal church, will be! held at Canbv.Or.: nn t.hir hntifn. at Canby, Or., on their beautiful grounds, beginning July 14th and con tinuing until July 27th. The grounds will be suitably arranged and every- thing in good condition for an enjoyable and profitable meeting. By the order of the association the grounds will be en closed with a barbed wire fence, and in stead of spoiling the Snnday services by drumming for money to pay expenses, a small fee of 10 cents for single admission will be taken at the gate. A eeason ticket for a single individual, good dur ing tbe camp meeting, pan be had for 50 cents, and a family . ticket $1. This includes all campers upon tbe ground without any additional expenses to themselves and family. Tbe board ing house will be fitted up with care and let to responsible persons, who will fur nish desirable board at reasonable rates. The date is later than usual, but after consultation with interested parties it was thought best, owing to the back wardness of the season, tbe Chautauqua assembly in session so. near to us and other considerations, to fix the date a few days later than usual. As far as possible'we want to make thiB a real old fashioned Methodist camp meeting, where sinners are converted and believ ers sanctined. barely there are hun dreds of needy souls among us who are longing for a deeper Christian experi ence and in thus coming together with one accord eternity alone will reveal the gxd accomplished. Let all Methodists take a deep interest in this camp meet ing. Come, bring your children and your neighbors especially the uncon verted. , G. W. Gun, President. Bit By a KstUMiMln. Miss Cannon, a young lady who waa working for Mr. Geo. Mesplie, while picking strawberries about '5 o'clock yesterday, was bitten by a rattlesnake. The snake struck her in the hand, the fangs entering in two places. Aa quick ly aa possibly her wrist was bound to prevent circulation of tbe poison, and she was made to drink about a quart of whisky. Dr. Hollister waa then sum- moned, who administered the proper medical antidotes and canterized the wound. The young lady is all right to- day, except for sickness of the stomach,, caused by bo much whisky. The wound of the rattlesnake ia most to be dreaded of all poisonous reptiles or insects in Oregon. The effect of the poison is at once apparent on the action of the heart, and without" the adminis tering of antidotes, will lead to a state of coma and death. Next " in poisonous effect is the sting of tbe scorpion, but the variety here is by no means as death-dealing aa that of the tropics, and no instance of a fatality has ever been recorded. It is . proper to treat these wounds at once with the best remedies available, avoiding dangor and suffer ing. Soda is the moBt common anti dote. Tho Kignt of Way Cases. Tbe jury in the case of the United States against Seutert Bros., Wm. Mi chel, The Dalles Packing Co. and I. H, Taffe arrived on the noon train today with U. S. Prosecuting Attorney Mur phy, and after eating dinner were driven to the location of tbe rights of way, for which damages are asked. Mr, Scbanno testified yesterday that the lands were valueless for agriculture or horticulture and the only question is as to the inconvenience for fishing, and the consequent damage therefrom. The jury haa settled one case for $2,000, in volving a strip of land three miles long, containing eighty acres. - In this connection' the Oregonian to day has the following: The case of the United Statea vs. Will iam Michel! to condemn right of way through defendant's property for The Dalles-Celilo boat railway, was on trial in the United States court yesterday, Mr. Michell owna a tract of land extend ing about half a mile along the river, There ia no fishery established there, but there is a very good place to put one, and Mr. Michell asks damages in tbe sum of $4052 for the condemnation of his property. ' It is probably that the jury will go np and view the landscape o'er before deciding on a verdict. Appropriation Money Mow Available. Captain W. Fiak. United Statea engi neer, haa received an official copy of the river and harbor bill, aa passed by con gress over the president's veto June 3d. tie 16 also notihea that tbe various ap propriations for works in Oregon under his charge are now available, and will, as soon as practicable, have projects for the various works prepared, in order that operations may be commenced without unnecessary delav. . Theae im provements include the following : . 7 . Improving Columbia river at 3-Mile rapids, and the constriction and equip ment of a boat railway from tbe foot of the Dalles rapids to the head of Celilo falls, in the state of Oregon, the same to be constructed under the direction of the secretary of war, in accordance with the plans and specification of the engi neer department, $150,000. : Improving Columbia river at the cas cades $50,000 for maintaining and pro tecting existing works and for modifica tions required to increase the navigable! capacity of the canal, $20,000, of which, I or so much thereof as may be necessary, I Bk.ll I. .J" . 1 -l.t. . "fT7 IOr eX Pnan aiscretion ot tne eecre W fwar n constructing on the land and river sides of the canal, between the upper lock gate masonry and the upper guard gate masonry, such portions of the walls proposed in the modified pro ject presented by the board of engineers in ita report of October 18, 1894, aa may be necesaary to construct in advance of the opening of the canal to commerce. . ST.: MARY'S ACADEMY. Excellent Commencement Extr olsea of Yesterday Afternoon. The Thoee present at the commencement c&eacieea oi at. Narva academy, had a treat not often enjoyed in our little cit The artistic decorationa of ferns and no wets Bet off with rare elegance the naturally pretty rooms. The stage, with its organ and pianos, was banked by tropical plants, and in ita general tone of mnk and white made a most brilliant and. artistic background for the participants. The opening overture from Lucrezia Borgia, played by tbe Misses Mclnerny, Brogan, and tbe graduate, Miss Smith, was a fit opening to an elaborate pro gram. The Pleasures of Today," with solo by Miss. Mclnerny and Miss Mamie Johnson, and a chorus ot thirty-six voices, waa more than well executed. After tbia came the greeting by Mies Effie Wakefield, well composed and well delivered. . The French dialogue, showing great purity of accent and a most capable in structor, was closed by a song in French, during which Archbishop Groea waa presented with a bouquet, thanks for which be returned in tbe same language. -The well-executed rose drill preceded one of Mendelssohn's beautiful songs, rendered in German by ten young ladies, which proved to be one of the prettikst gems of the whole exercises. 1 We find it bard to refer adequately to the graduate's unusually fine essay. It should have been heard by every dweller in our cliff-bound city, and we regret that the management were unwilling it should be published in full. Miss Smith's essay on "Echoes from the Cliffs," referred to our own beloved city Speaking of tbe first Methodist mission built here in 1838 near the academy grounds, then of the Presbyterian mis lion and of the Catholic missions, which started here in 1S4S and resulted in our magnificent academy of the prea ent day, she closed by referring to the beautiful sunsets daily to be witnessed on our own JUickitats, and then was finished a most complete and interest ing essay. The "Fantasia Brilliante," played with twelve -.mandolins, three guitars and two pianos, showed to advantage the good work done in this institution "A Wonderful Invention," by twelve young ladies in costumes modern, medi aeval and ancient, was most entertain ing. "The Minims' Troublesome Clock," by twenty-four little girla, was an extra pretty selection for little girls and ex ceedingly pretty in its rendition. ' We cannot bring this report to a close without mentioning the cornet playing of Mias Rose Mary Baldwin. Though but a young grl, she shows the musical talent she naturally inherits from her maternal ancestors. She . displayed much ability and sweetness in playing and won admiration by her efforts. - Archbishop Gross' address, which waa such as only he can deliver, closed a most creditable entertainment, and the friends of the institution feel justly proud of the fine academy we have in our midst. Terdlot for the Defendant. The trial of the suit. of the United States vs. The Dalles Packing Company, to condemn a right of way for the Celilo boat railway across the property of de fendant, was concluded and the case given to the jury about noon yesterday. The court explained to ' the jury that they were the judges as to the amount of damages they should award. In an swer to the question of a juryman he said that tbe jury might return a ver dict for the gross amcunt of damages awarded, including the value of tbe land taken, injuries resulting from the con demnation of the property, etc. The jury then retired, and - toon after re turned a verdict for defendant in the sum of $2000. Oregonian. ' Awarded , Highest Honors World's Fair, Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair. CREAM Most Perfect Made. . -4 Years the Standard. Subscribe for Thb Chboniclz. ' T X 1 a f tV 1 wm. TUF RFQT Family PEDicinE: She Eaa Ever Known. ' Words of Praia irom a new xoriay ior . Avrnic oli i r , "1 would like to add my testimony to that of others who have used A.ver'a Pills, and to say that I liary taken thorn for many years, and always derived tho 1 . . . l . t !...: . v . uesi I csuius iiuiii uicii iincr, cui bKiin- ach and liver troubles, and for the oi ro of headache cV-iised by these derange ments, Ayer's Pills cairuot bo equaled. f v- When my friends nsl: mfwi-!snt i.i t:o best remedy for disorders of tin? sr i acu, liver, or bowels, my invariaUV answer is, Ayer's Pills. Taken in fi-. son, they will break up a cold, prvvrut . la grippe, check fever, and regulato th digestive organs. Tlicy nro easy In take, and nre, indeed, the best nll-rouinl family medii-ine I have ever known." airs. ii.Y johnsox, iKiS i.iucr Avenne, New York City. v - ' : '- AY! PILLS t b Highest Honoro ot World's Fair. Ayer's SarsapaHlla Ceres ill Blocd Ditoraeru A Smart Coyote. Mr. Matthew Thorburh of Kingsley ia pestered with a coyote which he believes is gifted with! reason. He finds it im possible to poiaon it with the most cun ning devices, and which never fail to kill its comrades. He haa poisohed horse meat, mutton 'legs, etc., with strychnine, which he used for baits and with successful result except in one in stance. There is one coyote that ia too cute to be destroyed. With great dis cernment he' avoids the poisoned por tions of the carcass and eats the sound parte. If it happens there is good meat adjoining or underneath the poisoned bite, he does not hesitate to. bite them out, dropping them again to the ground Other coyotes have been poisoned after ward with these discarded bits torn oat by the knowing one. Coyotes are pretty smart animals as a class, but this especial pet of Mr. Thorburn'atis con siderably more than a shade ahead of ita fellows. " No tfe on tho Moon. In tbe absence of all indication of any sort of life whatever on the moon, with no air nor water, together with the fact that no change of any description haa been noticed by tbe keen and trained' yes which have jealously acrutini2ed ita surface from the time of the first telescopic efforts to tbe present we are compelled to conclude that there are no people who live in the moon. Tbe wonaenui comoinauon oi mountain and crater, valley and peak, is, after all, only a vast graveyard ; and if living beings ever roamed over its plains and navigated its great eeas, now dry, or frozen with appalling cold, they have been gathered to tbe nations of the dead ; and all traces of them having vanished, the tail shafts of tbe mountains watch over tbeir last resting place, and, with the crater rings, constitute tbeir eternal and magnificent mausoleum. Alden - W. Quimby in Ladies Home Journal. Surprise JJooatlon Party. 'A very pleasant surprise donation party was. given Rev. and Mrs. J. U. Wood Wednesday evening at the M. E. church. Tbey were called to the church by telephone, it being represented that a special meeting waa suddenly called. Arriving at the church they were sur prised by tbe door suddenly opening and a large number of ladies appearing, who crowded them into tbe Sunday school room. Tbe evening waa consumed in pleasant social converse, with the added feature of a fine lunch. The object of the party was a donation, and many valuable articles and a fine contribution ' were gathered together- to present to tbe minister and bis family, for which' they ' were duly appreciative.- - " ' Artesian Water In Klickitat. It has been proven beyond a doubt that artesian ' water can be ' had ' in Klickitat by going to a nominal depth. Messrs. Taplin & Phillips have just finished tbe boring of a well for Mr. E. G. Ferguson, who resides about nine miles east of town. At the depth of about sixty feet an excellent stream of water was encountered. While it does not come out with great force, there ia a continuaj flow from tbe well. It is evi dent from tola that artesian water can be bad in thia vicinity by going to the proper depth. Sentinel. ' - Hammocks at prices corresponding with the times at Farley A Frank's. . HI 1 t