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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. 1896. The Weekly Gbroniele THE DALLS9, - - - - OK BOOK OFFICIAL PAPER OF WA8C0 COUNTY. Published in two parts, on Wednesday; and Saturdays. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. . BY MAIL, POSTAGE FBEFAID, IK ADVANCE One year 1 50 llxmomos .,. Three months : . Advertising rates reasonable, and made known on application. ' Address all communications to "THE;CHRON- icuf.,' xneuaues, Oregon. Teleplwne, No. 1. LOCAL BKKVITIKS. - Wednesday's Daily. The Dalles Commission Co. is loading a car of mixed fruit today for Omaha principally prunee, pluma and pears. Old Vermont points with unerring prophecy the result in November by pil ing up the largest Republican majority for governor ever known. The approaching nuptials are an oounced of Minnie DeSloss and Martin L. Cochrane, who are to be married at the Moro Baptist chfrch on September 10th. , A very pleasant social was given last night at the Calvary Baptist church Ice cream and cake was the principal feature, and the festivities were partici pated in by the Sunday school scholars and the young people's society. Eev. A. D. Skaags and family arrived in the city last night from Junction City. Mr. Skaags will assume the pas torate of the Christian church, in this city, made vacant by the resignation of Eev. I. H. Hazel, and will deliver his first sermon on Sunday next. Heppuer was visited by a tremendous rain storm Sunday and Monday. On the first day named the rain fell in tor rents, assnminc in localities DrODortions of a cloudburst. The roads are muddy from th tremendous downpour, and plowing can be pursued almost any' where. A lynx four feet long from tip to tip was killed recently near Moffett Springs The animal swam from the Oregon side, when a well-directed shot as it reached the bank, pierced its neck, penetrating the spinal column. Mr. T. P. Crura has a claw souvenir of the event. i Thursday's Daily There are now 1100 patients in the in sane asylum at Salem. W. H. Williams, of Moro, an old res ident of Oregon, died the 27th ult. The material for the new daily is be ing transferred from Goldendale to The Dalles. ,Mr. J. M. Murchie has disposed of his livery stable interests to D. B Gaunt. Mr. W. 11. Butts has opened up a very attractive fruit and vegetable stand in the East End. Two-year-old steers, dry cows and heifers bring from $15 to $18 in Klamath county this year. The Southern Oregon Pioneer Society will hold its annual reunion at the courthouse square in Jacksonville today. The funeral of Henry A. Dietzel will take place from the family residence on Saturday . afternoon, Sept. 5 th. at 2 o'clock. A large consignment of prunes was shipped up on the Repulator last night by Mr. A. H. Jewett, White Salmon, and will be shipped east by The Dalles Commission Co. tonight. Hawthorne, the same of attempted suicide fame, created quite a disturbance in his neighborhood last night and was arrested by Nightwatchman -Wiley. The charge was disorderly conduct. E. Hen sell, while engaged in driving piles at Crates Point this afternoon, was struck by a falling pile in the forehead and a deep gash cut about two inches in length. Dr. Hollister was summoned, who stitched the wound. . Senator Mitchell Las arranged to speak to Eastern Oregon audiences in October, as follows : Thursday the 1st at Portland; 2nd, The Dalles; 3d, Pen dleton ; 5th, Athena, 2 p. m ; 7th, La .Grande; 8th, Union; 10th, Baker City ; 13th, Heppner; 15th, Dufur, 2 p. m; 19th, Astoria. ' A new book and news stand has- been opened on Second street by Misses Van Duyn and Owen, formerly of Eugene. They have secured a number of names for a circulating library which they will shortly establish in connection with their store. The membership fee is to be placed at $1 50(aunuallv. George W. Hansen, the 13-year-old son of Engineer Hansen, is an expert on the "silent steed," although he has his left leg only with which to work one pedal, says the La Grande Chronicle. The little fellow lost his leg two years ago by having it caught in a buggy wheel. Tet be has bravely mastered the bicycle nntil he can heat the average rider amongst two-legged boys of his age either at long distance riding or fast "scorching." The editor of the Astoria Herald is un gallant. , Here is how he acknowledged the receipt of a favor from the ladies, "We tender our thanks to the Ladles' Aid Society of Warrenton for a loaf of home made bread they sent us this week.. We have bored a hole in it and find it useful for a mallet -in making up our forms." . -. Next Sunday Eev. I. F. Tobey, district superintendent of the National Child ren's Home Society, will preach ' morn ins and evening at the M. E. church, at whish time and place he will explain the great work being done for homeless children by the association. He solicits information concerning both homeless children and childless homes. Geo. DeMoss, who with a party, climbed Mt. Hood recently, writes his experiences to the Wasco News. The letter contains this: "Some people wonder how a person gets down over the snow after passing the more danger ous places vv en i n ten you now One inst sits down and "gravity" does the rest. Its hard on clothing though. The trial of Quong is going on this afternoon before Justice .Filloon. Chinese case is the most unsatisfactory to attempt to try of all.' The primary trouble is to get an interpreter thitt can talk and understand English. The next diffculty is to induce them to tell what they know through the inter preter, and finally all that they tell is apt to be -false. From data collected it is evident that the Oregon hop crop will be about 50,000 bales, or one-half of the 1895 crop, says the Oregon Agriculturist. California and Washington data are not definite, but the yield will probably not exceed 40,000 bales in the former state, and 20,- 000 in the latter, against 52,000 and 28,- 000 bales respectively in 1895. The re duction in Oregon has been greater in proportion than in the other states. Friday's Daily. Hawthorne wa3 fined $10 today. The final report of the locks commit- tee appears on our fourth page today Chung, the Chinaman arrested by Quong, was released yesterday, and the costs assessed up to the latter. El Paso county, Colorado, has in creased in wealth $2,500,000 in the last year, according to the assessor's abstract The large cistern at the academy grounds ia being re-covered in a very thorough and workmanlike manner under the direction of S. B. Adams. The city treasurer's report last even ing showed on hand August 1st, $3,984; receipts for month, $167; warrants re deemed, $707; balance on hand, $8,445, The members of the Independent Workers Lodge, I. O. G. T. are requested to meet at Fraterity ball next Monday evening, September 7th, to re-organize, Don't fail to be present. A message from Chicago from Porter Bros, to The Dalles Commission Co, yesterday quoted Bartlett pears $1.25 to $1.50 ; German and Gross prunes, $1.25 ; good demand for plums. Xbe car of prunes sent out last night by The Dalles Commission Co. was made up as follows: A. s. .Bennett, 411 crates ; A. H. Jewett, 358 ; J. H. Stadle man, 30; W. H. Taylor, 36. The com pany will ship another carload tonight. The University of Oregon, the great free school of the people, opens Sept em ber 14, 1896. Every young man and young woman in the state ought to share in its Christian educational influences, Address University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon Misses Alma and Anna Taylor will open a primary school on Monday, Sept. 14th, in the rooms formerly occupied by Miss Alice Hall 'and Miss Anna Taylor as a kindergarten. Those desiring to patronize such a school will kindly com municate with the Misses Taylor, Who would have supposed in 1865 that in 1896 there would be nominated for president and vice-president of the United States on the same same ticket rival generals in the civil war. Palmer commanded a regiment ot blue and Buckner one of gray. A special meeting of Wasco Lodge No, 15, A. F. & A. M. will be held in their hall The Dalles, Or., on Saturday, Sep tember 5th, at 12:30 o'clock, for the purpose of attending the funeral of oar late Brother Henry A. Dietzel.- All members and sojourning brethren are requested to be present, By order of W. M. . F. A. Abeenatht, Secy. No one has yet had temerity enough to allow his imagination to wander be yond the possible completion of the locks, bnt now that it seems assured they will be opened to traffic no later than November loth, it occurs to us that there is no provision for operating the locks when they are ready for the pas sage of boats. It will take a force of bout six men to handle the gates, and a soeciul line of work requiring ex perience and- intelligence. Thus an other straw image is invigorated with the breath of life. ' " v "' There is undoubtedly gold where Mr. Cradlebaugh and party are mining in the Mt. Adams country, for he has a vial of it which he is exhibiting to his friends. It ia coarse gold and there are one or two nuzgets among it as large as a pea.. There is about $25 worth, of the yellow metal in the bottle and about $10 worth of platinum, a much rarer and more valuable metal than gold. Plati-' num is worth about $54 an ounce, while gold is about $18.50. Platinum is used by electricians. ' It is very ductiie. A wire can be made of it so fine as to be invisible. Mr. Cradlebaugh believes if he can find the place where; the gold is washed from he will uncover half a mil lion dollars. , - . TWO CARS OF FRUIT - Lea a The Dalles Tonight for the East The Crop Normal. This is now the midst of the fruit- shipping season. Two cars leave to night, one shipped by The Dalles Com mission Co. and one by the Oregon Fruit Union. The shippers interested in the car shipped by Mr. Piokham are A. J. Linton, Wm. Floyd, Wru. Taylor, E. Cooper, Marshall Hill.M. D.Tarrington, W. H. Hasbands.A. H. Jewett and Fred Paddock. This car is entirely of prunes, the varieties being Hungarian, Silver and Italians. - ' The car shipped by The Dalles Com mission Co. was comprised of the follow ing: A. H. Jewett 348, Marshall Hill 38, F. P. Taylor 13, Geo. Snipes 13, J. H. Stadleman 124, E. Lane 30, A. S. Bennett 250. We are told that for the ensuing two weeks there will be an average of one car a day sent from J. he Dalles. 138 1 year 30 carloads of fruit were shipped for the season, and it does not seem as though the supply is going to be less the present season, not withstanding the frost and cold weather scare early in the spring. The growers themselves have under-estimated their output in nearly all cases. Those who have ptomieed 50 crates on a certain time bring in 100; one who promised 100 brought in 230, As regards prices the effect, of Calif ornia competition is beginning to mani fest itself. On August 28tb, returns for a car of Oregon fruit amounted to 80 cents. A carload of plums' from the Grande Eonde sold in Chicago jester- day at 4050. This latter will result in a slight loss to the grower. There are markets, however, which have not had any Oregon fruit this summer. Among these in the West is Omaha. Pittsburg and other cities of the tar East will be a good market for Oregon fruit, as little is shipped so far, and prices at the present time are high. - Republican Speaking. The state central committee is busy arranging dates for the speakers who are to stump the state in the interests of McKinley and Hobart. The campaign will be an effective one, and every i art ot the state will be visited by men who thoroughly understand the questions of the campaign, and who can show voters for which candidates it is to their inter est to cast their ballots. Senator John H. Mitchell will make his opening campaign speech at Wood burn tomorrow night. The Republicans of Marion county are making great prep arations for the event, and delegations of Republicans from Salem and all along the line will be present. His date in The Dalles is October 2d. The early appointments are : Hon. John F. Caples at Salem, Septem ber 8th. . Hon. M. C. George at Hubbard on the 9th. Hon. S. M. Yoran, Republican nom inee for elector, will speak at Marshfield, September 8th; Myrtle Point on the 9th ; Coquilie Cny on the 9th, and Ban- don on the 11th. Mr. J. W. Ivey expects to make a tour of Eastern Oregon during the campaign, and will probably speak in every county. Mr. Ivey has stumped Eastern Oregon before, and met with great success. He is an effective campaign speaker, and his coming will be eagerly awaited by Eastern Oregen Republicans. Ought te Have It. Mr. Meeks, the veteran Mosier farmer, is in the city today trying for a pension. The old fallow should have one, whether his services to the Union were valuable during the war or not. He is 84 years old, in full possession of his mental fac ulties, and has a homestead which he keeps in better shape by his own labors only than many a farmer only a third as old. He has kept out of the poor house, pays his bills and makes his own living. The other day be appeared before the 'deputy Bheriff to pay his taxes. He had a $10 piece and there was about $4 to come to him out of it.' One could tell the way he fondled it that $10 golden eagle is harder to earn than it used to be, and especially hard is it for an old man 84 years old, yet he appeared as usual, paying his taxes on his meagre bit of property. The republic was young when Mr. Meeks was born. 'He has lived through three of its four great ware, to say nothing of the dangers to frontiersmen from Indians and reckless American characters. Many a man has gone to the poor house before reaching bis age. He ought not to be compelled to-work any longer. He has already performed more than his fair share. By all means-give the octogenarian a pen sion. Even Gladstone does not surpass him in point of years. tThen Baby was sick, we gave her Castorta, (Thi'o she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. 5Tsen sue became Miss, she clung to Castoria. Visa via had Cbulren,she gave them Castoria. Dissolution Notice. The partnership heretofore existing between J. C. Meins and J. W. Koontz, in the fruit drying business, is this day dissolved by mutual consent, J. W. Koontz buying J. C. Meins' interest in "Tne Dalles FnAt Dryer" plant, and he will pay all bills against the firm and col lect all accounts due. J. C Meins, J. W. Koontz. The Dalles, Aug. 12, 1896. s2w PETITION OF STOCK MEN. They Ask to Hare the Reserve Thrown 'pen Signed by Everyone. A petition is being circulated today, addressed to Senator Mitchell, looking to the opening of the Cascade forest re. serve to me pasturage or stock, it is being signed by everyone to whom it is presented, as the prosperity of this sec tion depends upon the prosperity of the stockman, and if they are to be prohibit ed from pasturing their - stock in the mountains during the summer time, it will be a great and unaccustomed hard ship. in this connection the news comes from Portland that on petition of United States Attorney Murphy, Judge Bellin ger yesterday granted a preliminary in junction, commanding Joseph H. Sherar, of Wasco county, to remove his bands of sheep from the Cascade reserve forth with, and to cease trespassing thereon. and he is allowed 10 days in which to appear and show cause why this injunc tion should not be made permanent. Mr. Sherar is one of the persons arrested a few weeks since for trespassing on the reserve, where he has had some 3S0O sheep pasturing. He promised that be would take his sheep off the reserve and so was allowed to give bonds in the sum, of $300 and go home. Special Agent Dixon found his herders on the reserve and ordered them to get off. They started and had driven their Sheep some distance when Sherar sent a man to them to tell tfiem not to leave the re serve. On this account the injunction has been issued. In this city the above action has caused considerable indignation. There seemed to have been a tacit understand ing that the issue was to have been al lowed -to lag and possibly die from neg lect, and the attitude of the government in crowding the sheep growers to the wall is received bitterly. The move does not seem to be inspired by neces sity. The sheep are doing no damage either to the timber or the range. On the contrary the sheep are bene ficial, having saved many millions of feet of timber through their habit of making trails, thus preventing the spread of forest fires. At this season of the year the'ground is thickly strewn with dead pine needles. Ihe sheep running through make numerous trails or path ways about a foot wide, obliterating everything inflammable the width of the trail. Cases have been noticed where fires have ceased to spread by burning up to one of these trails. The sheep harm nothing, as. they refuse to browse the young fir and pine growth under any circumstances. Neither the' govern' Vment or the people are being harmed by this great natural range, which has done the same duty for years, furnishing sus tenance to the herds which feed upon it in the summer time. Big Indian Pow Wow.' The citizens of Enterprise and vicinity are alarmed by reports that Indians are gathering in Wallowa with the inten tion ot massacreing the inhabitants, to avenge the death ot the Indian recently lynched at Asotin for outraging a young lady of Enterprise. Miss Olive Richard son, the young lady who was outraged, has returned home. It is rumored that the Indians now encamped in that vi cinity are seeking her life, and threaten to shoot her on sight. It is estimated that over 2,000 Indians from the Nez Perce and Umatilla reservations are now encamped in the Wallowa valley. Yes terday Indians had a barbecue and pow wow at their camp at the mouth of Trout creek, this being the- time for celebrating the death of the Indian re' cently lynched. A number of promi nent Indians were present, besides the family and relatives of the dead man The settlers have taken necessary pre cautions and warned everybody to stay away from the meeting, as they might thoughtlessly cause trouble, as the In dians will no doubt be worked up to a great frenzy, and, with the assistance of whisky, some of them might resort to violence. A Chinese Bow. The Chinese of the city had a lively celebration last evening of some event peculiar to themselves, which wound up with an infraction of the law and an ar-4 rest. Some distinguished Chinaman from abroad, high in the order of Chinese Masons, was present .and a merry making ensued on a Front street resort iu Chinatown. During their fes tivities ihere. entered a Chinaman Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair, Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair. CREAM Iff Most Perfect Made. 40 Years the Standard. The highest tobaccos good as Every snows mere is none just as good as 2K 17 bin You will find eacn two ounce pons inside each four ounce bag of Blackwell's Durham. Buy a bag of this cele brated tobacco and read the coupon which gives a list f of valuable presents and bow j to get named Joe Say, who it seems was dis liked by the majority of the guests pres ent for being a friend of Yung Quong's, the latter in bad odor among Chinese for not paying h; wage debts. Quong was the boss Chinaman - at Seuiert's. Whether Joe Say was to blame or not. the fact is that a row occarred between him and the other Chinamen, resulting in his arrest by Nightwatchman Wiley for being drunk and disorderlyand the recorder fined him $10 this morning. The more serious part of the trouble consisted, in the fact that Quong, who was angered at the treatment received by Say, called in one of his assailants or defendants, as the case may be, and at tacked him with a revolver. Quong was then arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and his case set to trial before Recorder Phelps. Later the case was transferred to Justice Filloon, on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. . Obituary, i Died, at his residence in this city, on Thursday morning, September 3d, 1896, Henry A Dietzel, aged 71 years. Mr. Dietzel was a well-known, highly respected citizen of The Dalles, having moved to Oregon from Illinois five years ago. Mr. Dietzel came to Oregon for the purpose of residing near his sons, who had preceded him to this place. He was born in Greifenberg, Selisia, Prussia, on August loth, 1825, and moved to America in 1849. He leaves surviving him bis wife and a family of three sons and one daughter, all of whom are grown and the sons are well known and highly respected business men of this place. Mr. Dietzel was a robust man and enjoyed the best of health . up to Saturday, August 22d, when he was taken suddenly ill, and from the first it became apparent that he could not recover. He gradually grew worse until the end came peace Tie lirai instil Eipiii FOH.TT i A, TTX, OREQOKT. Opens Sept. 19th. Closes Oct. 17th. The Great Resources of culture, Horticulture, Fisheries, Mines, Manufactures, Ma chinery, Transportation, Trade and Commerce will be repre sented more completely than Grand Band Concert Every SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS EVERY NIGHT. Iiooiest 5ates Ever JVIade. ADMISSION, 25c. For exhibit space, Exposition Building. Tie price on Farm wagons jias Dropl; That is, the price on some wagons HICKORY" Wagon b. Why? Because alongside of the "OLD HICKORY" at the same prices, it is tne Desi ironoa, best painted and lightest running, and we guarantee every bit of material in it to be strictly first-clrss. If you want the CHEAPEST Wagon on the market, we haven't got it ; but we have got the BEST, and solicit comparison. - MAYS & Job Printing claim for other is "Just as Durham." old smoker IV5! one coupon inside bag, and two cou them. fully at 3 o'clock this morning. Mr. Dietzel lived a consistent, npriuht lit, and was known by all who knew him as the onl of honor ami honesty. In mat ters of religion his views were liberal. He was not a member of any church, and did not bold to any particular creed. but his life was such as might well in spire the emulation of any good citizen. The funeral will take place from the family residence in this city on Satur day the 5th inst., at 2 o'clock. The fun eral services will be held under the auspices of the Masonic order, of which he had been an honored and respected member for many rears. ' John Gavin of this city was recently admitted to the bar by the supreme court at Salem. There were seventy four applicants, including forty-one seniors of the law department of the. Oregon University. Ihe examination was wholly written. Forty-nine ques tions weraon the list and four hours time given for the writing of the answers. Mr. Gavin received a certificate en titling him to practice. He received bis instruction through the Sprague Correspondent School of Law, 114 Tele phone Building, Detroit, Mich. This school enables students to study law in their own homes by the correspondent method. Itis quite remarkable what this school has been able to accomplish with its students scattered as they are in every state and all the instruction given by 'mail. Any young man or young woman unable to attend a law school and desiring to study law at borne will be profited by writing the school for particulars. Which is worse, imprisonment for life or a life-long disease, like scrofula, for example? The former, certainly, wonld be preferable were it not that Ayer's Sarsaparilla can always come to the res cue and give the poor sufferer health, STrength and happiness. the Pacific Northwest. Agri ever before. Afternoon and Evening. on all Transportation Lines. CHILDREN, 10c. A M adkwel's Li UsPUIVU I J apply to GEORGE L. BAKER, Superintendent, at the E. C. MASTEN, Secretary. has fallen below our price on "OLD no other wagon on Hie inarset win aeii CROWE, The Dalles, Or. at this Office.