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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE SATURDAY. JAXfp'ARY 9, 1897.
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LOCAL BltKTITlES.
Wednesday s Daily.
The case of the state against James
c: . - i 4 1 ii V.
. evidence being taken and the argument
was postponed until 3 o'clock this after
. Doon. Attorney Phelps appears for the
state and Dufur &. Meneiee for the de
fendant.
Some person or persons entered the
residence of Mr. French, on the hill, a
few days ago, and swiped $10. At the
same time they helped themselves to a
nice joint of boiled beet, tie being a
. bachelor probably accounts for the fact
that no bread was taken.
The reporter made the wearisome
ronnd of the city .today, trying to find
eomething that conld be' twisted in
to some kind of a readable item, bnt ia
. Vain. Every soarce of news sapply has
ran dry and there is absolutely nothing
to even hinge a fabrication on.
The order of the Eastern Star installed
their officers at Masonic hall last night.
There was a fine program with some
splended music, after which an elaborate
banquet was attended to. Worthy
matron, Mrs. Myers, was presented
with a jewel pertaining to her office.
, It is stated that the highwaymen down
in Portland have taken to amusing
themselves by holding up policemen,
one being robbed near the Madison
street bridge by a bold fellow who poked
his gun unde the nose of the guardian
of the peace, and took his watch away
from him.
The contract for building the vessel
for the light-house service on this, coast,
has been let to Wolf & Zwicker of Port
land. The boat will be 112 feet long,
28)4 feet beam and 12 to 13 feet draught.
The contract price is $75,000, and the
boat will be completed in ten months.
one will ce stationed at ban francisco.
Lester D. Jacoby was married near
Engene the day before Christmas, to
- Miss Dollie C. Taliafero, and already the
' couple have found out that marriage
means more than they thought it did.
The groom ' of a week ago has com
menced an action for divorce end the
happy bride has gone rejoicing home to
her mamma.
Thursday's Daily
The legislators are gathering in Port
land previous to the grand rush to
Salem Sunday.
. Mrs. Mary P. McCormick today filed
her complaint in a suit for divorce from
J. E. McCormick.
. Two hobos were arrested last night,
and are working out their fines on the
streets this morning.
License to wed was issued today to
Enoch M. Willingham and Mrs. Millie
Salmon, both of this county.
The Dalles is not alone in its hold-ups,
nearly all the Oregon towns being In the
swim with us. It seems to be epidemic.
The revival meetings at the Methodist
church commenced Monday night and
will continue indefinitely. The attend
ance is large ana tne interest rapiuiy in
creasing.
The body of Mrs. S. C. Wilson will ar
rive here Saturday morning and the
funeral will take place from the resi
dence of B. S. Huntington Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The case of the State againEt Simon-
. son was not argued yesterday afternoon,
but came up this afternoon at. 3 o'clock.
Mr. Thompson of Hood River, who
has been in the city several days,
returned to that enterprising little city
today.
Water was struck in the well on the
capital grounds at Salem yesterday, at a
"depth of 339" feet, which at once rose
to within eighteen feet of the surface.
It is said to be both cold and pure, and
will probably prove good to drink, after
the legislature adjourns.
The committee of the city council on
revision of the charter has made its re
port, and submitted the changes de
sired. The charter as amended, or as
proposed to be amended, is on file at the
recorder's office, where it can be inspect
ed by any desiring to do so.
: Dr. Lannerberg has been wonderfully
successful in bis special line here, and
will remain an indefinite time, perhaps
permanently. Those having any trou
ble with their eyes have an opportunity
to consult a first-class oculist, and
should take advantage of it. Office in
the Vogt block.
. A hobo was released from the city jail
this morning that comes near filling the
bill as a missing link. Quite a number
of oar citizens took a look at him, bat
be defied classification. His complexion
was that of an African grown in the
shade; bis hair was wavy and long, and
bis face would jar a new year's reBol a
lion. He etated he was beating bis way
to Portland to enter a dime museum.
and he had vermin on him in nineteen
languages, and all alive. He was for
innately perhaps the rarest old capture
the night-watchman will ever get bis
hands on.
Regulator stock is changing bands at
a lively rate, some fifty odd shares being
transferred' yesterday. We understand
the price 'paid was $60 per share, or at
the rate of fifty cents on the dollar,
What has caused the sudden demand is
one of the things that no fellow can find
out. .
.: Mr. John Lane, representing the inter
ior department in examining into the
Indian Agencies of the Northwest, is in
the city on hiB way to the Warm Springs,
and 4s the guest of bis old-time friend,
J. F. Moore of the land office. Mr. Lane
is the brother ot the late Lafayette Lane,
formerlv member of congress from this
state. He leaves for" Warm Springs to
morrow. Mr. Louis Comini, proprietor of The
Dalles Marble and Granite Works, has
completed a handsome monument in
blue Vermont marble for the late Col.
James Fulton, which was shipped this
morning to Wasco, where the colonel's
remains are buried. The design is most
artistic, and is the conception of Mr.
Comini. Col. Fulton was a pioneer of
the state and of Wasco county, having
arrived in Oregon in 1847, and was a
resident of this county since 1863. He
was well known to all old citizens, and !
the monument recounts the fact con
nected with bis pioneer 'history, and is a
lasting credit to the artistic ability of
our fellow-townsman, Mr. L. Comini.
Friday's Daily.
Conductor Charles Miller, formerly of
the O. R. & N., is the father of a pair of
bouncing babies.
Advance shipment of spring designs in
colored bosom shirts just opened at A.
M. Williams & Co.'s.
Mr. William Rasmus is a candidate
for the position of reading clerk in the
senate. He wonld make a good one.
There were no hold-ups last night, un
less they were of the variety mentioned
by us yesterday evening, and they are
generally not very serious.
The Portland papers rub it in on
Pennoyer occasionally, but he pursues
the even tenor of his way unmoved by
anything that may be said concerning
him.
The bill known as the funding bill, to
re-arrange tne indebtedness 01 tne pa
cific railroads to the government, will
come up for a vote in the lower bouse of
congress Monday.
President Krnger, of the Transvaal,
has had prepared a bill to be presented
to the English government for damages
on account ot the Jamieson raid. It
amounts to nearly $1,000,000.
The county commissioners have or
dered the construction of a new truss
bridge across Hood river at the town to
replace the one now in use, it being
condemned by the road supervisor as
dangerous.
The latest sensational dispatch anent
the Cuban question is that Gomez has
submitted a proposition to the Spanish
government as a basis on which peace
may be restored. It is mors than likely
the story is a cold fake.
Young Simonsen's examination was
completed yesterday, Justice Filloon tak
ing the case under advisement until this
afternoon, when he decided to have the
defendant to appear before the grand
jury, fixing bis bonds at $300.
Yesterday was Jackson day, but the
old-line Jacksonian Democrats are so
scarce that not enough are left to have a
banquet any more. Most of them can
get rid of their oratory at the Republi
can banquets now, since most of them
vote that way.
Most of the citizens of DeMoss Springs
are engaged in learning the cantata
"Joseph, the Hebrew," compiled by
Prof. J. M. DeMoss and directed by L.
L. DeMoss. There are eighteen mem
bers of the grand chorus, and they make
their first appearance at Moro Jan. 15th.
The county commissioners are clearing
up the list of bills and attending to the
other county business, including the
settlement of the road supervisors ac
counts. The business of the term is
larger than usual, but will probably be
cleared up by Saturday night.
William Jones and another man from
Jefferson were in Albany Wednesday
looking for two tramps who broke into
the Southern Pacific depot at that place
and robbed the office of a small sum ot
money. The hobo rendezvous in Hackle
man's grove was searched, but the men
wanted were not found.
. Over in Aberdeen, Washington, dar
ing tbe trial of a lawsuit a witness struck
one of the attorneys in the face. The
justice forbade fighting in the court
room, when irate witness said, "All
right judge, I'll take him outside and
thrash him." He then threw the attor
ney over tbe railing, dragged him out
side and kept his word.
We shall regret exceedingly to 'be
compelled to publish some of tbe fic
titious items given us by. our friends,
bnt we feel that some of their joBhes
deserve to be preserved in print. Sheriff
Driver told us about a man breaking bis
arm, and Jacobsen described a bold-up
by Nigh twatcb man Wiley, but you will
have to ask those gentlemen for the
particulars.- ;
THIS TIME IT WAS A LADY.
Another Bold Hold-Up Between Court
v and Union.
The Dalles has suddenlv come to the
front as the chief city in tbe state for
''hold-ups." The shooting of Wilson,
the robbing of Rotbaway, and the hold
ing up of Walther was only a starter,
the culmination being reached last night
in tbe holding up of one of The Dalles'
prettiest girls between Court and Union.
For various reasons the name of-the
young lady is withheld, but the story as
it fell frdm her lips and reached the
ears of our reporter is as follows :
"I came from a trip down town about
7:30. After leaving Second street I no
ticed a man was following me, and has
tened mv steps somewhat, but still I
cannot say that I was-frightened, as I
thought it was perhaps only some per
son wending his way home, and that his
way was about the same as mine. As I
passed through the gate be was proba
bly fifty feet behind me, bnt walking
rapidly. I entered the house and bad
scarcely temoved my bat when the door
bell raDg. Of course I anticipated no
danger, and was not at all frightened.
When I opened the door the man stepped
into the hallway, brushing against me
as he passed, and bidding me good even
ing in a remarkably pleasant voice. I
hardly knew what to do, being more
flustrated than frightened, but I stepped
into tbe parlor and turned up the light.
The man, who was well dressed and re
markably good looking, (the last person
on earth a woman, at least, would take
for a robber) at once stepped into the
parlor after me. I thought his actions
queer, but was not frightened the least
bit. Then be asked me if my mother
was at liome, at tbe same time seating
himself in a big rocker. I told bim
Mamma was engaged in the kitchen,
but I would call her. He said, "Never
mind, I can wait," and as I passed near
him be suddenly told me to throw up
my bands. I did so involuntarily, apd
a moment later was surprised to find
that both my arms were around bis
neck, the light was turned down, and be
was holding me up on bis lap; but
still I was not frightened.
'I forgot to tell you in the start that I
know the bold hold-upper very well ; in
fact, he has been holding me up lots of
evenings between Court and Union, and
we are to be. married in about two
months." And then she gave onr
weary news-chaser a silvery "Hal Ha!"
a tintinabnIating"He! He!" and a fare
well "Ho! Ho!" as he took his hat and
departure.
..FERN LODGE INSTALLS.
Has a Way
tJp Time, and
Banquet.
Splendid
Fern Lodge, Degree of Honor, in
stalled its officers last night as follows:
Mrs. Annie Blakeney, P.C. of H. ; Miss
Mabe! Sterling, C. of-H.; Mrs. Alice
Gibons, L. of H. ; Miss Lulu Crandall,
C. of C. ; Miss Jennie Russell, recorder;
Miss Cora Joles, financier; Miss Lizzie
Schooling,' receiver; Miss Emma Jacob
sen, L. IT.; Mrs. Caroline Beck, I. W. ;
Mr. C. L. Phillips, O. W. ; Miss Birch
torf and Mrs. Longmier, M. of H. ; in
stalling officer, Mrs. Elizabeth Joles.
After the installation services, a fine
program consisting of music by. the
Werlein Glee Club, a quartette, and the
reading of the Fern Leaf, an excellent
number, by Mrs. D. C. Herrin.
After this the members of the lodge to
the number of about ninety sat down to
as fine a supper as ever graced a festive
board. Ye scribe, throught some un
accountable oversight, left the ball at
close of the literary exercises and came
near getting back too late for the gas
tronomical features of the occasion, as
it was he lust saved hiB distance, and
then as the grace aad beauty of tbe
lodge gathered around him and seated
him at a table all by himself, and
dropped pickles in his coffee, and poked
sandwiches and fun at bim, be realized
as be started a famine, what a great
thing it was to have so many sisters.
Judge Blakeley, who came in shortly
after us, gdt tbe same kind attention.
Then the tables -were cleared away
and dancing was indulged in for an
hour.
Fern Lodge knows how to enjoy and
furnish enjoyment, individually and
collectively, and last night it excelled
itself. '
Dressed to Kill.
A New York writer gives the following
description of a c5stume worn by Mrs.
William C. Whitney at the opera : "The
waist seemed to be literally covered
with diamonds and emeralds. A tiara
of diamonds and emeralds rested on her
coiffure. About her neck was a solid
band of diamonds, from which were
suspended pendants of diamonds, fall
ing over her shoulders. In tbe center of
the corsage was a diamond star; on
either -iile were other diamond clusters,
and suspended from the right shoulder
and falling down over tbe waist was a
single string of diamonds of immense
size. I don't remember if she wore any
thing else or not.".
An Awful Perpetration.
The theatre goers of Baker City were
taken in last night to the fullest measure
by one of the worst stage murders ever
perpetrated in this city. We have bad
poor "Uncle Tom's Cabin" companies
here before ; in fact every year ; some so
bad that one could not contemplate any
thing worse, but last night the finishing
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touches were put on in the most profes
sional and circus-like . manner. - Were
there many people in ' attendance? - The
question need' not be asked. Was there
ever a time when tbe people did not
rush pell mell to hand their money over.
to a fake, it matters . not what? -Good
snows may come and go, tut. there lin
gers still tbe desire among the people to
try the next bilk that comes along.
The play bad no resemblance to any
thing ever - witnessed before and was
butchered into piece meal so as to give
the people an opportunity to witness the
grand concert in which some of the
worst broken down circus trash that
could be scraped together joined in mak
ing a ghastly and diabolical travesty
which conld only be gotten even with
by killing the entire outfit. Baker
Democrat. - "
All Kootenay Is Prosperous.
C. D. Porter returned from a businees
trip to ttfe north on Saturday evening.
Daring his absence be visited. Nelson
Trail and Rossland. In speaking of
Roseland, Mr. Porter said :
"The past year has been, preparatory
to results which are hoped for this year.
There has been a vast amount of de
velopment done, during the paBt twelve
months whicn must bring a number of
producing mines to the front.
"The work going' on at Nelson will
largely increase the capacity of the
smelter. When the improvements are
completed, the smelter will be able to
handle 250 tons of ore daily. Tbe new
stack, which is 160 by sixty inches, is
the largest in the North west. The com
pany are now erecting a reverberatory
furnace, and expect soon to make blister
copper.
"It is refreshing to see tbe air of pros
perity in evidence all through the
Kootenay. This year will make history
for the Kootenay as no season has ever
done before."
Mr. Porter returned by tbe way of the
Red Mountain road, and says it is the
best new mountain road be bas ever
traveled over. Spokesman Review.
Murders, Horse Stealing
And Other
Amusements.
They are haying plenty of fun and
excitement up in Grant county even if
times are rather hard. Week before last
a fellow was murderrd, and last week
four young men committed larceny and
burlary by stealing a borse and break'
ing into a residence at Monument, and
stealing goods therefrom. The two par
ties most deeply implicated in the crimes
were arrested at Condon last Saturday,
and tbe two others passed through An
telope last Saturday, stopping at Bake-
oven tbe same night. Deputy constable,
E.A.Putnam, of near Fossil, traced them
to that point, arriving there last Sunday
night, but the thieves had gotten too
much of a start on him, and the chase
was abandoned at that point.
While it 'is necessary to bring Buch
criminals to justice, the authorities will
probably be more lenient with them than
under any 'other circumstances, for a
man who will steal a horse now should
be regarded as a public benefactor, in
stead of a thief. There are some 11,000
old plugs in this section that should
have been stolen out of the country
years ago. Antelope Herald.
Died on the Mountain.
Saturday evening the lifeless body of
William Powers was found in tbe road
above Lower - Cove on the mountain
divide between that place and Indian
Creek. Tbe particulars .regaading bis
death are not very clear, but it seems
that be was subject to fainting spells
and that an attack at this time was tbe
cause of death. The hands were badly
lacerated, apparently from grasping hold
of a barb wire fence, and his course was
traced a considerable distance by blood
on the ground before the body was
found. It is thought that life had been
extinct several hours before the body
was discovered.
The deceased has been a resident of
Lower Cove for some time, and is said
to have been a man of about middle age.
He leaves a wife, but no children. La
Grande Chronicle.
DIED.
At Ashland, Oregon, Thursday, Jan.
7, 1897, Bradford, son of A. A. Bonney
of this city, aged 17 years.
Deceased was suffering from consump
tion, and only a short time ago was
taken to Southern Oregon in hopes the
change ot climate might prove benficial,
but the, hope has proved vain. The
body will be brought here for interment.
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TOLD BY WITNESSES.
The Fapllft' Version nf the Stabbing; of
Professor Williams.
Regarding the stabbing affray in
Prairie City, Grant county, in which
Professor Williams was cut by a pupil,
Ed. . Meador, and Subsequently died, a
statement bas been made public by the
other pupils, is literally as follows:
"In Mr. Meador's class the pupils
used geography cards, and Mr. Will
lams had the questions on tbe boards
from the cards for examination. Mr.
Meador asked Mr. Williams what about
the cards they bad not had, telling
Mr. Williams that there was one ques
tion that he had not had. Williams
answered, telling him that the cards had
all been around the class, and he sup
posed that they had all had them.
Meador says, 'I have not had the card,
nor I never said I bad it.' Williams
answered, saying the cards were all put
back In the box, and be supposed that
they had all had them, and if he didn't
like it he conld politely pass out. Mea
dor answered, 'I can do that, too ; there
are no flies on me, and to show, you that
I am all right, vou can pass out with
me,' and then went out and shut the
door after him. Williams says, 'I'll do
that, too;' following him out, and shut
ting the door also. The scholars then
remained in their seats until they heard
a noise outside. Some of the larger boys
then rushed out, and saw them fighting
Williams knocked Meader down, and
when the boys got to them, Mr. Will
iams had Meador by the hand that held
the knife and one leg, and then tbe boys
parted them. Mr. Williams went back
in the schoolroom, and Meador left.
There were no crieB for help. Mea
dor did not come back and- tell Mr
Williams that he wished to eee him."
An Old Dalles Story.
From the 'editor's drawer of Harper's
Magazine for July, 1861, we resurrect a
story told as happening here, and give
t place in the columns of The Chroni
cle, that it may be preserved with some
other tales not quite so old. It is as
follows :
Oregon furnishes the Drawer with
the following actual occurrence, the
town of Dalles, on tbe Columbia river,
being tbe scene :
"A soldier of tbe garrison near The
Dalles was under examination before
the village justice. Squire Moody. The
soldier had employed as his lawyer
Joshua Sparks, the attorney and coun
cilor of Dalles City.. Sparks is a charac
ter who is indebted to nature, and not
to education, for bis legal attainments.
Endowed with the 'gift of the gab' and
tbe most unblushing' assurance, be
makes quite a fluent speech, which con
tains much hard sense and more hard
grammar. Such little peculiarities ot
pronunciation as amediately for imme
diately, appeariently for apparently, and
the like, he considers do not affect tbe
strength of his argument or the force of
bis facts.
"Another soldier, anlrishmam, was a
witness, and bad just testified that the
accused had made certain observations
to him in tbe cook-uouee belonging to
1'Pdce on Farm Wapus pas DFopff;
That is, the price on some wagons has fallen below our price on "OLD
HICKORY" Wagons. Why? Because no other wagon on the market will sell
alongside of the "OLD HICKORY" at the same prices. It is the best ironed,
best painted and lightest running, and we guarantee every bit of material in it to
be strictly first-clrss. If you want tbe CHEAPEST Wagon on the market, we
haven't got it; but we have got the BEST, and solicit comparison.
MAYS & CROWE, The Dalles, Or..
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the company between ihe hours of a
'retreat and tattoo.' These observa
tions tending to criminate the accused.
Sparks prepared to crush the witness in
a cross-examination as follows :
" 'Now, sir' in a very stern and im
pressive manner 'remember that yon
are upon your oath, that you have sworn
to tell the truth, the hull truth, and
nothing but the truth. You have said,
Sir, that the accused said so and so to
you in tho cook-bouse between the tan
toon and the retreat. Now, describe to
the court bow the cook-house is situated
with reference to' the tan toon ; is it to
the right of it or to the left of it? and
also which is the nearest to tbe cook
house, the tan toon or the retreat?"
A Land Office Business.
During the month of December, owing
to the fact that tbe time for making final
nrnnt nr. nook anf.lao T. 1
1897, there was a steady Btream of ap
plicants for title. In consequence the
land office was busy all the time and
handled a very large sum of money.
There was collected and sent a way-during
tbe month and for the' first six days
of this month, $67,561. This money
goes, never to return, and bas proved a
serious drain on the country. It is a
matter of congratulation that the rush is
over and the drain stopped. Of course
no more money is being received for
cash entries and the sum sent out on.
account of -homesteads is only a small
matter. There has been one other great
rnsh draining the monev from the coun
try to pay for lands, but this one ends
it. With a good wheat crop next year,
of which there is now abundant promise,
and an improved condition of the wool
market, Eastern Oregon will soon have
money to jingle again, and may be able
to keep some of it.
School Tax Levy.
School districts and incorporated
towns that desire to make a tax levy are
required by law to notify in writing the
clerk of the county court, in the county,
within which is situated the district or
town, of the rate per cent, of the levy
so made on or before the first day of
February in each vear. A copy of this
notice is also required to be kept on file
by the several clerks as a part of the
records of their districts or towns. City
councils have the power to make this
levy, but for school districts a special
meeting of the voters will have to be
called by the board. As a ten-day no
tice is required for all ecbool meetings,
it would be well for the school boards to
have their notices posted at as early
a date as possible,so as to be sure that the
special meetings of the taxpayers may
be so held as to allow the clerks ample
time in which to file the levies made
with the county clerk.
The Sheepmen's, Union of Gilliam
county, is being urged by the Fossil
Journal to put the bounty on coyote'
scalps back to the old figures, $1 by the
union and $1 by the county. The union
nnAnt ; f.... t : en
cents, and that tbe county should pay
50 cents. Tbe law does not permit the
county court to pay less than $1.
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