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THE D AXLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1897.
The Weekly Ghroniele
THI DALLES,
OB BOON
OFFICIAL PAPER OF WASCO COUNTY.
. Published in two parts, on Wedneiday
and Saturdays.
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lCLfi,r The Dalles, Oregon.
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LOCAL BKKVIT1KS.
Monday Evening March 1st.
Wednesday s Daily.
Circuit court begins in Sherman
county one week from Monday.
Mr. Win. Cantrell has sold 160 acres
of land to Mr. John W. McCorkle, the
deed being made today.
Cholera has broken oat among the
people employed on tbe relief works in
India. In two days 160 deaths occurred
from this disease. -
Professor Birgfeld will furnish the
music for the minstrel rehearsal this
evening, and all connected with the en
tertainment are requested to be present.
. Louis Mansfield; who was confined in
the county jail at Baker City on a charge
of robbery, committed suicide yesterday
" . i i i i. - . 1 . r
morning oy Hanging qimseu wiiu a scan
. in his cell.
Mr. .Anderson, who came in from
Dufnr yesterday, tells cs the roads are
getting in good condition again. An
other week of good weather would pat
them in fine shape.
One drunk, tbe first for a long time,
was before the recorder this morning,
and was given a chance at the city wood
pile, to even up a fine of $5. He is tbe
first certain sign of spring.
At tbe Snipes-Kinersly drugstore a
. rather unique figure graces the window.
It'is that of a man man made entirely
of sponges, ' with the exception of bis
. stunning scarf pin and bis goggles.
The Tamhill County Veterans' Asso
ciation on Washington's birthday passed
resolutions favoring pensions for Indian
' war veterans of the civil war who served
thirty days or more, and were honorably
discharged.
- Frank Castile, who a few days ago
killed John Beck at Cleveland, Klick-
- itat county, waived preliminary exam'
ination at Goldendale Monday, and
was held in $10,000 bonds to await the
action of the grand jury.
A letter was received from. County
t-f . ....... i : la
stated he would be home March 24.
His health is much improved, bat be
etill eaffers with rheumatism in bis
' hands, which are quite lame.'
Mr. Herman Heppner, formerly of
this city, will be married to Miss Carrie
- Freeman this evening at San Francisco,
: the' bride's home. They will return to
Portland by the next steamer, where
they are to make their home.
The . legislature session last night
would have been a decided success bad
it been where it could have been beard,
' It is quite certain that eometning will
have to be done to improve the acoustic
'principles of the Vogt, or else some
other place will have to be provided for
T. B. Harryman, of Long Creek, has
been awarded the contract for putting
tbe poles on the ground from Long Creek
to Monument for tbe Heppner-Long
Creek Telephone Company. Mr. Harry
man has commenced work on his con
tract, and expects to have all the poles
along the line by the first or middle of
April. , .
An interesting sight was to be Been in
the John Day river near Poplar, in
Grant county, daring the recent cold
snap. Three otter, one of them of large
size, played npand down tbe river several
days. Joseph Wooks, while trying to
pitchfork them, fell into the river, and,
if it had not been for help, might have
drowned.
We have received a copy of a little
pamphlet sort of a paper known as
Present Problems. It is published semi
monthly at the selling price of 1 cent a
copy or 20 cents a year, and is too high
even at that price. It" is the strongest
argument in favor of the immediate
passage of the Loud postal bill that we
have seen.
.Assessor Britt, of Douglas county, has
on exhibition at his office in the court-
Tinnan a fimflll hnttlo filler! n,;tl, A.li
wuiuu no jjicaeu up at ainerem times
along the river on his place near Riddle.
He has about 50 acres of bottom land on
bis farm, and says there is not a rod of it
that does not contain. gold in greater . or
lesser quantities. ' .
Thursday's Daily
ftna r1J f ..tl .1.-. J
from the yards today to the Sound
points. -
The Pilgrim made a much better run
yesterday than on ber first trip, arriving
here at about 6 o'clock.
Asrent Allaway was out on his bike
vesterdav. we think tbe first rider in
this city of the season. '
It is thought tbe next move .of ' Joe's
part, will be to organize the house with
less than 40 and call it jegai.
A crated bicvcle of the pattern of 97
was among tbe express matter for Prine
villetodav. It indicates he arrival of
spring.
Return engagement' of the popular
Payton troupe, supported by a company
of unusual excellence, and fine band and
orchestra, at the Vogt March 2J.
We rise to remark that this has been
the most perfect day of the winter. A
few more such and tbe bicycles will be
in evidence, and the marble games run
ning on every back street,
A passenger on the Pilgrim last night,
states that below the Cascades the little
steamer struck a rock with such force,
that the passengers were thrown from
their seats, andrt.be fireman was knocked
down and quite badly hurt.
ProfeBsor Love arrived from Portland
at noon, and tbe rehearsal tonigbt will
be under bis supervision. Professor
Birgfeld will furnish the- music, and
everv member ot toe company is re
quested to be present promptly at 7:30,
Mr. Stabling received a telephone call
to Portland this morning and left on tbe
afternoon train to be present at tbe bed'
side of Owen Williams. Tbe message
announced that death was likely to hap
pen at any moment, and is not expected
that he would survive the night.
Miss Hext acquitted herself most ably,
reciting with pathos and thrilling power,
The Madman." "The Wreck of the
Rivermoutb," and in comedy "Alzina
Ann," from '.' Joshua Allen's ' Wife
while statuesque posings were a revela
tion. Altogether it was a brilliant
effort. Toledo Commercial
One of tbe finest entertainments of tbe
kind ever afforded tbe people of any
community was given last tight at the
Park .Avenue. United Presbyterian
church. She convinced ber audience
that she is an artist of high order. Miss
Hext's posings in Greek costume were
an exhibition of the highest art.
Omaha Bee.
Jack Andrews, ' the energetic Indian
who runs the store on First street, and
owns most of the sturgeon lines run by
tbe Indians, was arrested this morning
for catching salmon. Being taken be-
fere Justice Filloon, tbe statue was read
to him, and he was informed of his
right to hire a lawyer to represent him.
He was allowed to go down town and in
short time came back, pleaded guilty,
and paid his fine.
The Hext Company, one of the finest
that ever visited the coast, will be here
Monday . night. This company comes
from the East, and will remain bere all
night, so there will be no cutting of the
programme, but it will be rendered in
full. " Those who have signed for seats
are tequested to select them at once, as
the only rnle observed will be first come
first served. Tbe box sheet is now open
at the Snipes-Kinersly drugstore,
A. M. Williams & Co. are showing an
extensive line of ladies and gentlemen's
tan and ox blood shoes. Their east win
dow presents a striking display of the
same,, a prominent feature of which is
the. combination' of orange and black,
used in the background and drapery,
representing tbe Princeton college colors
and advertising their new "Princeton,"
tbe coming popular red shoe for gentle
men. This shoe is made by the Brocton
Shoe Co., in the new coin toe; is war
ranted, and sells at tbe reasonable price
of $4.50 a pair. .
, Friday'sDally.
The audience will please wait for
tableau "Genius of Dickens" tonight.
Mr. Mansfield left for Salem tb'B
morning, but will return in a few days.
Dr. Hines of Portland exchanges pul
pits with Rev. J. H. Wood of this city
next Sunday, both morning and evening.
The Payton Comedy Co. opening bill
will be, "Is Marriage a Failure." This
is not a senseless farce, but a comedy
built on sensible lines, and it is very,
very funny.'- Look up their ad.
All participants for Part 2 of enter
tainment "Evenings with Dickens" will
please be on haud promptly at 7 :30.
Last night's performance was delayed
thirty miuntes through the delay' of a
participant. Curtain will rise promptly
8 o'clock.
All members of tbe Hilario Jocundi,
are requested to be in their hall prompt
ly at 8 o'clock tonight, as that is tbe
hour set for tbe commencement of the
exercises, and they will not be delayed.
Tbe exercises are not public, but only
for members of the- .Woodmen or the
Circle. ' '
- -
It is rumored that.tbe .0. R.-cc N. will
put on a through passenger train to Spo
kane about March 10 to 15. At present
there is a large' passenger traffic to Spo
kane, caused by''the mining boom of
Trail creek and other mining " camps
north of Spokane. The train will, rup
by way of Pendleton, and will do away
with the present local between this
point and Portland, or rather take Its
place, arriving bere about 10 in the
morning from Portland,, and returning
in the evening. - "'.'
Dulles-Horo Stag's -
Leaves tbe Umatilla bouse 8 a. m.
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. '.
-" Douglas Allen, Prop.
BOVKILLED AT WALLA WALLA
A Sad Accident Ooenrs Monday Stephen
. Rlng-hoffsr Shot.
. A sad accident occured shortly " before
noon Monday near Walla Walla that re
sulted in the death of young Stephen
Ringhoffer, 14-year-old son of Joseph
Ringboffer. The particulars are as
follows:
Stephen Ringboffer, his younger
brother, Eddie, and Cbas Woody, a 16-year-old
boy, started from W lla . Walla
about 10 o'clock to bunt ground squirrels,
After wandering about for an hour or
more, they took a position on -an em
bankment west of the penitentiary, and
awaited the appearence of the little ro
dents. Woody had an old fashioned
Kentucky rifle, a muzzle loader, of 38
calibre, lying across his' lap, with . the
barrel pointing toward Stephen Ring
hoffer, who eat on his left.- Woody had
raised the hammer of bis gun, and
placed a cap on, but had not set tbe
trigger, when be chanced to see a squir
rel come out of its hole. "Let me have
your gun, Steve, to kill that squirrel,"
he said to bis companion ontheleft. "All
right," responded Stephen, and he pass
ed over the loaded gun. Woody raised
his knee, took aim, and fired. .Both
guns were discharged at once, ana
Stephen jumped up crying, "I'm shot.
Help ! help !" There wsb a great hole in
the sleeve of his right arm, and above it'
was ring ot fire. He ran about two rods,
and then fall limp and apparently life
less. Woody, almost frightened to ' death,
ran to the house of Mr. Barton, a short
distance away, and hurriedly told Mrs,
Barton, who ran to the rescue of the un
fortunate boy. Just as as she reached
him he gave two faint gasps and expired
He was carried to the Barton residence,
while his brother v Eddie, hastened home
to break the terrible news to his par
ents. Both were rendered almost fran
tic by the dreadful shock, and while tbe
father has regained self-control, serious
aarm j felt ss to the mental condition
of the poor grief-stricken mother,
Young Ringhoffer was a promising lad
who worked in his father's saddle tree
factory.
They Can Shed.
The right of counsel to shed tears be
fore tbe jury was recently decided by the
supreme court of Tennessee, in the case
of Ferguson vs. Moon, which was a case
lot breach of promise. The - court,
speaking through Judge Wilkes, said :
It is next assigned as error that
counsel for plaintiff in his closing argu
ment, "in tbe midst of a very eloquent
and impassioned appeal to the jury
shed tears and thus unduly excited the
passions and sympathies of the jury in
favor of the plaintiff, and greatly preja
diced them against defendant. Bearing
upon this assignment of error we have
been cited to no direct authority, and.
after diligent search, we have been able
to find none. Tbe conduct of counsel in
presenting their cases to juries is a mat'
ter which must be left largely to the
ethics of the profession and tbe discre
tion of the trial judge. No cast-iron
rule should be laid down. To do. so
would result that in many cases clients
would be deprived of the privilege of
being beard at all by counsel. Tears
have always been considered legitimate
arguments before the jury, and we
know of no power or jurisdiction in the
trial judge to check them. It would ap
pear to be one of the natural rights of
counsel which no statute or constitution
could take away. It is certainly a mat
ter .of the highest personal privilege.
Indeed, if counsel have tears at com
mand, it may be seriously 'questioned
whether it is not his professional duty to
shed them whenever proper occasion
arises, and the trial judge would not feel
constrained to interfere unless they are
indulged in to such an excess as to im:
pede, embarrass, or delay the business
before the court."
Fully Appreciated.
The ladies Good Intent was privileged
last week to say "Thank you" to the
gentlemen of their church for services
rendered. They now find themselves
under great obligation to that most hon
orable body, the Oregon legislature.
Honorable gentlemen, will yon please
accept our thanks for the substantial
help you have given us, and most of all
tbe fun and laughter you furnished as,
thus lightening our heavy burden of
care and anxiety in lifting our church
debt. .
Gentlemen, we thank you heartily,
and while we desire not to seem partial,
we must especially mention Mr. B. F.
Laughiin and S. French, whose fertile
brains conceived and willing bands per
formed all tbe labor necessary to success.
Again we thank yon. '
Adjourned Sine Die..
Tfie cession of tbe legislature at the
Vogt last Dight was not as interesting as
though a senator was to be elected and
the vote about to be taken, so the lobby
was not as fail as it might have been.
It took considerable time to organize the
house, and had' it not been that many
ot the members were so far' back on tbe
stage that they could not be beard, tbe
affair would have been much more ot a
success.. There . were some very bright
things said, and some much needed bills
were introduced. Tbe session lasted
until 10 :20, and it was only when some
one put out the lights and lowered the
curtain that the house seriously con-
- i i. . . .
templated adjourning. A vote of sym
pathy with' the audience was passed.
and everybody went borne delighted to
do so. And yet that session was a vast
improvement on the genuine legislature,
A Deserved Tribute. '
Ma. Editob : We, of this time, oiten
have our attention called to things we
have not. For instance, clean crossings,
well-swept sidewalks after snow storms,
good sewerage, good btreet lights, not
make-shifts. Will you permit me to call
the gratefal attention of the residents to'
some we have, mos. excellent in them
selves, and which should be a matter ot
pride and heart-warm interest to every'
one? I refer to The. Dalles public
schools; .
Those who listened with so much en
joyment and appreciation to the debate
on Tuesday evening at tbe Congrega
tional church on the military merits of
Washington and Napoleon, will all agree
with me, especially in reference to the
high school department, as it was par
ticularly the excellence of the work done
in that department to which our atten
tion was called that evening. The clear
and beautful articulation and enuncia
tion, tbe modest and pleasing manners,
the careful study which was necessary in
the preparation of the debate, was evi
dent and most satisfying to those of the
audience who 'had the keenest interest
in the debaters, and many a mother's
heart was happy that night because she
was where 'such privileges could be
granted to her best beloved. ,
Everyone was not satisfied with the
award. When were they ever after any
contest? One thing is sure, no better
advertisement of the advantages of The
Dalles as a place for residence could be
given than that afforded by tbe exer
cises of Tuesday evening M.
The Speedy BazorBacR.
: A wild boar hunt was the exciting
sport a number of the young men of
South Jacksonville had looked forward
to last week with a great deal of pleas
are. The wild boar was a razorback
hog. He was installed in a Den and fed
red pepper, gunpowder and dynamite,
and became as fierce as his reputed
cousin of the Black Forest.
On the day of the bunt a cavalcade as
sembled at the meeting place armed
with javelins and spears made of bam
boo, with hunting knives tied to the
end.
Tbe wild boar was liberated and
trotted away into the woods. He
squealed a half contented, inquisitive,
where's-tbe-rest-ot-my-family sort of
squeal, witn no tbougbt of tbe pur
suers, who spurred and whipped their
horses into furious pursuit. .
The wild boar trotted along just
simply and cooly trotted. He didn't
look as if he were going, but tbe gait
soon distanced his pursuers,- and they
were thus robbed of the pleasure of
'.'jibbing" bim fnll ot hole's. Florida
Times-Union.
''Evenings With Dickens.
The "Evenings With Dickens" last
night was quite well attended, and i
good program was very well rendered
The High School quartette Carried off
the honors of the evening, but the num
ber of characters is too. large to permit
of individual mention. Mrs. Jarlev'e
wax works was a good feature, and Mrs.
Stephens as Mrs. Jarley made some very
clever bits in introducing the' "figures.
The greatest trouble, that has pertained
to the making of tbe affair a. success,
was the large number of characters
(some ninety in all) and the consequent
impossibility of getting rehearsals. It
is really astonishing that the parts were
so well taken when this fact is realized.
The greatest burden of all this labor has
fallen upon Mrs. Eshelman. and Mr. F.
A. Ernst. The latter haa been indefa
tiguable in his drilling of the actors.
Taken all in all, tbe entertainment was
a remarkable success, and we think the
scenes this evening will increase tbe
standard of excellence. - "
They Surrendered.
A pleasant surprise was given' the
Woman's Relief Corps at the close of
their meeting on Monday evening. A
drum serenade was followed by the en
trance of the members of the G. A. R.
post, filing in in military order. The
leader, Col. Patterson, exclaiming, "We
demand immediate surrender, and take
possession of this corps and hall." A
social time followed the complete sur
prise. Later - on we were ordered to
"fall in," and the march ended in Mr.
Xellar's dining hall, where an oyster
supper awaited us, after which some
very sweet music was listened to in
Fraternity hall. So ended one of the
pleasantest meetings on tbe records of
this post and corps.
Maby S. Myebs,
Secretary.
Won hy One. .
The debate at the Congregational
cburcb last night was well attended, and
the subject was excellently handled on
both sides. Tbe subject was the rela
tive merits of Washington and Napo
leon, and the decision was based upon
the point system,. our great and glorious
George W. coming within one of it.
The decision was in favor of Napoleon
by 22 to 23. Tbe next, and we under
stand the closing entertainment of the
series, will be the lecture next Tuesday
evening on the early days of Nevada,
and entitled ".The Hatching of the Sage
Hen." . . .
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BAKER IS CONVICTED.
Bis t,and Deal suit Forced Cheek Mot
Accepted by Jury. .
C. F. Baker was convictel in the
criminal court yesterday df passing a
forged check on A. B. Steinbach. The
jury was out but a short time. Counsel
for Baker did not offer any defense, but
admitted that Baker passed the check,
and relied upon the proposition of law
that Rosa Lovelace was an accomplice
of Baker and that the evidence of an
accomplice, unsupported by other con
vincing testimony, is insufficient to sus
tain a canviction.
In admitting that Baker passed the
check the inference was drawn that
Baker received the check from Rosa
Lovelace on tbe sale of land, and was
not supposed to know that it was not
what it appeared to be - upon its face.
By introducing no evidence to contra
dict tbe statement ot the woman that
Baker planned tbe whole scheme, and
gave her tbe check, the jury was also
presumed to infer that Rosa Lovelace,
being an accomplice, was not entitled to
receive full credit as a witness, and that
she would not confess against herself,
bat naturally would throw all tbe blame
upon Baker.
The jury, however, evidently was not
on a fishing expedition, and accepted
matters as they presented themselves.
It is said that the case will be appealed
to the supreme court on the point bere
stated that Rosa Lovelace, is an accom
plice, and that her evidence is not suffi
cient to convict, without corroboration.
If tbe supreme court should decide that
tbe testimony, excluding that of Rosa
Lovelace, is not ample,' Baker would
probably then win his case in the higher
court. It is alleged that the case of
John A. Carr, in which the supreme
court held that Mrs. Huntington was an
accomplice, etc., is a case in point.
No evidence was introduced at the
trial of Baker that he did not own tbe
land be is supposed to have sold to Rosa
Lovelace, as Rosa Jones, or that he him
self executed the forged check, or knew
it was forged, save the evidence of the
woman. . There was plenty of evidence
that it was forged. - '
Just Petty Larceny.
Yesterday John McGraff was arrested
on a telegram, .from bherman county.
As near as we could learn, he was charged
with stealing a woman, in which case, or
rather in this particular case it will
prove no more serious offense than petty
larceny. It seems the woman has two
or three or more children, and went
from some point down the river five or
six months ago. McGraff met her, and
cupid twanged the bow-string. Tbe sun
light of love came flooding over the
eastern horizon, bathing tbe high spots
on his heart with the brilliant rays of
divine pdppy love. He vented tidied
and was vided. The object of his affec
tion wonld not take first prize at a
beauty show, but wha( was that to a
youth of 22. . To his eyes she was
Aphrodite, Juno and Minerva, all in
one, only be did not recognize the di
vinities by that name. Through bis
eyes she was as tbe houris promised tbe
faithful by Mohammed, she was to be
desired above ail things, and so he just
plucked, the' blossom unmindful of tl e
THa Pric3 on Fartn vagons
That is, the price on some wagons
mh i.i .Liijsmjaix'n-.uLasu iiiiiiipaSgytTSi X
HICKORY" Wagons. Why? Because no other wagon on the market will sell
alongside of the "OLD HICKORY" at the same prices. It is tbe best ironed,
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 tbe BEST, and solicit comparison.
MATS &
claM for-other
is "just as
Durham."
old smoker
one coupon insida
presents and iow
uem. f
difference between daisies and dog fennel
and ' hied him . awav from his native
heath on the wind-swept plain's of Sher
man county to a foreign country; but,
alas ! tbe cruel law stepped in, and,
armed with a " requisition from the
justice of the peace at , Wasco, the
wicked minion of that , law, tbe con
stable, came down and tore apart these
loving hearts. It was awful, but both,
parties will recover.
Bonds or Mo Bonds.
Tomorrow the question of bonding tbe
district for 20,000 will be settled. We
print 'elsewhere a tabulated statement
showing tbe increase in school children
since 1888. It shows indisputably that
our present school facilities will have to
be enlarged. Since 1883 the numbsr of
papils in attendance has nearly doubled.
Xhe present school rooms are over
crowded. There can be, and is no ques
tion about tbe necessity of more school
room, the only one is as to the manner in,
which they shall be paid for, whether by
levying taxes to meet tbe expense now,
or by spreading the payments over a
period of twenty ynrs. It is not a
question either of how much we should
bond for. It must be either for $20,000
or nothing. Another feature of the
situation is that the district now owea
about $7,000, and it is proposed to pay
this off or rather refund it if bonds are
voted. This $7,000 now draws 8 per
cent interest, when refunded it will not
draw over 6, probably not much over 5
percent. This would leave $13,000 for
tbe proposed improvements. If the
bonds are not voted, a 5 mill tax will be
necessary in tbe near future to pay this
indebtedness. - We must have more
school buildings, and it is for the voters
of the district to say tomorrow how they
shall be paid for.
' The Minstrels. .
. Tickets for the grand minstrel and
vaudeville ' show, to be given by The
Dalles Commercial & Athletic Clnb,
were placed in the hands of some of the
members yesterday. Already there has
been a big sale. Tbe bo sheet will
be opened next week. Rafus K. Love,
or . "Prof." as tbe boys call him, saya
that the show will be a credit to the
town. . Tbe following will participate:
J. Hartnett, A Clark,-W. Crossen, F.
VanNordeu, C. E. Dawson, W. Vogt, H.
Fredden, J. Bonn, N. Sinnott, C. Heppner,-V.
Schmidt, G. Dufur, H. Morse,
A Barhett, E. Patterson, T. Hudson, H.
Lonsdale, A. McCully, W. Frank, S.
Frank, C. Clark, F. French, J. ' Hamp
shire, Prof. Birgfeld, musical director;
Rufas E. Love, director-general.
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