THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE SATURDAY. JULY 31, 1897.
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Wednesday s Daily. :
The foundation of tbe Wolf building is
completed.
The Spokane fiver was 3 hours late
this morning. V
One carload of cattle was shipped to
1 Troutdale thiB morning.
At Waitsburg, Wash, yesterday, and
at Walla Walla, new wheat sold at 65
cents per bushel.
Next week harvesting will be in fall
blast, quite a number of headers having
started this week.
F. H. Eowe will erect a two-story
- building oo tbe corner adjoining Harry
plough's machine shop.
' The five-year-old son of Richard Brook
house, was 1- icked in tbe face by a horse
last night and badly injured. His nose
' was broken and his face cot.
There yet remains one week of the
Teacher's Institute after this, and it is
expected that at least, 75 teachers will
bd in attendance next week. .
Calist M. Mesplie died at his hom9 on
Mill creek last night of consumption,
from which he had suffered for several
years. He was 38 years of age.
'. The grand council of tbe Redmen is
still in session. Tf tbe order is to be
judged by its delegates it is a good one,
for they are a fine looking lot of men.
Prosecuting Attorney Jayne yesterday
bad tbe case against Budd Robins dis-
miooA1 tha ntrirtanfA asoinat Kim to!n
insufficient to warrant his being held.
Work on tbe Columbia Southern is
; ji . r . i it.i
progressing rapicny. more man nan me
grading is completed, and most of the
bridge timbers have been framed. It is
expected tbe road will be completed and
ready to move tbe Sherman county
BXaia bv September.
Owing to heavy demands for lumber
in tbe Palouse country, the spring
drivw of the Palouse River Lumber Com
pany has been nearly exhausted, and
they will put a crew of men at work
hanlincr Intra to tha rivar to ha drivan
down in tbe fall freshet. They will bank
500,000 feet.
A few days ago William Adams, whose
borne is near Wilbur, found a rattle
snake with eight rattles, lying dead only
a few feet from tbe door of bis house,
and standing over tbe reptile was bis
cat and three kittens. Tbe snake was
stretched out full length, and its bead
was nearly severed from tbe body. The
cat and kittens had tbe appearance of
having a prolonged struggle, as they eat
looking down upon their victim.
The telephone line to Goldendale will
soon be completed. Tbe poles are all
set, and tbe wire in place as far as Win
ans. The line will cross the river at
Winan's place, being stretched between
their big stationary fisbwheels. The
stretching of the wire on the other side
of tbe river will be begun next Mondav.
A Tacoma dispatch doubts tbe state
ment of a returned Yukon miner, who
eays that with three other men ' be dug
a hole 72 feet long, 61 feet wide and 16
feet deep in four months, and figures
that they would have to move 25 yards
of dirt each every day. If the reporter
had run over hiB figures, he would find
they would have to move only 5 yards.
Reports from Dyea are to the effect
that the beach is covered with freight,
and that the Indians are unable to move
it over tbe mountains. They have been
snowed under, their being enough it is
said, to keep them all busy for eighteen
months. Many will try the new route
On this account, the distance is greater,
but tbe route is level and pack horses can
The examination of Eugene Simmons
one of tbe men accused of robbing the
Indians near 3-Mile, was concluded yes
terday afternoon. Justice Filloon hold
ing; bim to appear before tbe grand jury.
Wilson and Brown waived examination
and were also bound over, and being un
able to procure bond all will have to re
main in jail until the fall term of - court
beginning in October. ;
Mrs. Amelia Frank, one of the parties
charged with murdering her husband,
Herman Frank, in Lincoln county, on
or about October. 25, 1894, has been re
leased from the county jail on a bond of
$5000, furnished by her two brothers,
Fred and Godhelp Wagner, who are also
in jail, charged with being accomplices
in the same crime. ' '
jasi xnursaay jonnnie rreer came
sear killing Indian Joe, in Wenatchee.
The two were examining a shotgun in
O'Connor's livery barn, not knowing the
firearm was loaded, when it went off ac
cidentally, gracing tbe Indian's forehead
over the right temple. The Indian fell
to the floor anconscious, but when the
doctor arrived he found only an ufly
flesh wound and a frightened man.
Id three weeks or less Lincoln county
will need an army of larm hands to
handle the immense crops, says a cor
respondent of the Spokesman-Review.
Farm hands have been scarce, and - un
less there is an influx, the available
force will be unable to handle the crop.
Many of the men formerly engaged as
bands have gone to the mountains,
where they are mining or prospecting.-
The Alaska Exploration & Mining Co.
of Portland, has.filed articles of incorporation.-
It proposes to build railways,
boats, tramways, - prospect for mines,
buy and cell rninep, outfit prospectors,
operate mining macbinerr, run smelters
and mills, build and operate telegraph
and telephone lines, and do anything
else there is to do. It's capital stock is
$3,200.- Jt must have the Portland
Mining exchange behind it, else whence
came all that capital? -
One thing about this Alaskan crate
it will teach geographical distances so
clearly that the anti-annexation news
papers will not be able to fool their
readers with clap-trap about remote Ha
waii. Tlie-Sandwich Islands are distant
in miles from San Francieco beta paltry
2080, and in time but a week. The
mouth of the Yukon is 2300 miles from
San Francisco, the gold fields are 4000
miles, and in time diBtant from a month
to two months. For indefinite years to
come water communication will be our
onlv bond with Alaska, bo that it is for
all practical purposes an island domain.
And compared with it Hawaii is a regu
lar coast resort, near and accessible.
Thursday's Daily
The regular quarterly examination of
teachers will be held August 11th.
The Teachers' Institute will close one
week from tomorrow. It has been quite
well attended, and has been of great
benefit to all taking part in it.
Tbe intense longing to get into the
Clondyke now felt by many of those who
are starting will not be equaled until the
same parties are anguishing to get out.
A dispatch from Tacoma says that the
signals of the Mazamas from the summit
of Mt. Ranier, was seen at 9 :30 Tuesday
night. They could not be seen from
Portland.
It is said that Richard Lee, of Astoria,
will go to the Clondyke and etart a
newspaper. What any sane man wants
with a newspaper when there is gold in
the ground is a mystery.
Tbe trial of Rudolph Smith, charged
with violating the law against fishwbeels
running Sundays, is being held before
Justice Filloon this afternoon. The com
plaint was made by Fish Commissioner
Maguire.
Rev. N. J. Wright of Illinois will
preach at tbe Christian church Sunday,
August 1st, morning and evening. Mr.
Wright comes well recommended. . He
has been attending the C. E. convention
at San Francisco.
' Mr. Hugh Gourlay will leave for
Prineville Monday, where he wi'l take
charge of the Crook County Journal.
Mr. Gourlay ia a clean, concise and
forceful writer, and will make the Jour
nal a first-class paper. '
The July run of Balmon has com
menced, and the catches at Astoria are
very large. In consequence the canner
ies are running up to their fullest capac
ity. The run will not reach here till tbe
close season. The catch here is improv
ing but ia yet far from good.
Professor Brown, of the Standard
University, who is with the Mazamas on
Mt. Ranier, lost his way Monday while
climbing the mountain. Not returning
Bt night a party of six volunteers went
after him and by great good luck suc
ceeded in finding him. Had they not
done so he would nndoubtedly have
perished in a snow storm that evening.
EugeneHahn, the 9-year-old son of
Henry Hahn, manager for Wadhama &
Co. was killed in Portland Tuesday
night. He waa riding in a buggy with
his mother when tbe horse ran away.
The horse stumbled and fell, and the
bugpy was forced on to him. As be got
up he kicked the boy ' in the breast
killing him almost instantly.
J. I. Taylor, who lives four miles
southeast of town, discovered a few days
ago on his place a stagnant pool of what
he supposed waa water, says a Cottage
Grove correspondent of . the Eugene
Guard. On the surface was a film or
scum, and when a match was lighted
and thrown upon it the whole surface
instantly ignited, burning much 'the
same as would a pool of kerosene.
Some one lost a dog this morning,
who is probably not yet aware of it. Tbe
gravel train pulling out about 11 o'clock
caught a big dog on tbe trestle across
Mill creek, and as it passed, the
mangled remains of the animal dropped
to the ground. ' The owner may be
able to identify the remains, and anyone
missing a dog need not suspect Dr. Sid
dall or John Parrot of having swiped
him. . .
A letter received by J. F. Moore from
a friend in Prineville say a that at a
dance at Beaver Creek in Crook county
Horace Cad le got in an altercation with
another man, wEose name is not given,
and that Cadle was Blabbed in tbe head
with a knife, it sticking in the skull.
Cadle fell, his bead, or rather, tbe ban
die of the knife striking against ' the
building in such a manner that it was
driven through the skull, killing him.
Will Van Dyke, of Ashland, had a
closer call to being bitten by a rattle
snake the other day .than is often ex
perienced. He was haying on bis place
north of town and was gathering up a
bid all 'shock of hay in his arm?, when
he spied something following his hand
veiy closely, which proved - to be a
rattler, that bad been coiled up in tbe
haycock. The reptile strnck at his
hand and grazed the little finger of his
left; band, near tbe end, partially but
not entirely cutting through the skin.
The finger swelled considerable, how
ever, and Mr. Van Dyke considers that
he came as near being bitten by a rattle
snake as he cares to come. - ,
.; ' Friday'sDatly.
Miss Kate Biggs, niece of Wni. Biggs,
accompanied by Mies . Lickett, both of
Kansas Citv, are visiting Mr. aud Mrs.
Briggs.
Kudolf Smith of the Locks bad bis
trial yesterday before a jury in Justice
Filloon'a court, and was acquitted. - He
was charged with violating the fish law,
by permitting his fishwbeel to run Sun
days. : - ' :
The weather bureau hits it all right as
long as it confines its prognostications
to "fair," but when it goes to guessing
at the temperature, it misses it every
time. ' Yesterday it ordered warm wea
ther for today, aud we are glad to state
that its order was not filled.
Roswell Shelley brother of Troy
Shelley, of Hood River, has been
appointed receiver of public money at
Sitka, Alaska. Mr. Shelley was a cand
idate for the office of receiver here, but
tbe new district being established, Mr.
Shelley's indorsements were, so strong
that he was selected for the place. .
Between the conntry people all being
at home harvesting the biggest and best
crop of wheat ever grown in Eastern
Oregon, and tbe town people all being
out camping, the town is nearly .'de
serted. In consequence the reporter
delving after news does not. find a liter
ary Clondyke, not by several pans full.
Charley Scbutz told us the other day
that he wanted all tbe dogs he could
get, but that he would take none under
100 pounds weight. , For dogs of that
size he then offered to pay 15 cents a
pound. Whether the offer st.ll holds
we do not know, as at the time he was
anxious to ship them to Dyea on the
Elder.
A special train of 24 cars left this
morning for Boston,' loaded with wool.
It goes over the O. R. & N. to Spokane,
thence over the Great Northern. The
latter road is cutting quite a slice out of
The Dalles business, getting last spring
50.000 sheep from this vicinity, which
are now being pastured in Dakota, and
which will find market in Chicago this
fall.
Tbe good steamer Regulator, Tbe
Dalles favorite.amved at the wharf here
last night, and will hereafter make her
regular runs, alternating with tbe Dalles
City, which - has been repaired. Tbe
Baker made the run through to Port
land yesterday, and will take a rest,
though, for that matter, she is so slow
that . she ought to be able to rest run
ning. .
Tbe 9-year-old son of John Parrott was
playing with another- boy in Siddall's
bouse, in which the family have 'just
moved, the two amusing themselves by
hauling each other out of tbe cellar on a
lift provided for raising wood. The Par
rott boy was turning the windlass, tbe
other riding, when the handle slipped
out of hia hands and the crank gave him
a bard blow on the head, cutting a gash
that required several stitches to close.
A few days ago in Walla Walla county,
while-breaking a horse to ride, Frank
Brown was badly injured by ' the horse
rolling upon him. Brown was working
on the ranch of J. K. Wilson, where the
accident occurred. The horse finding he
coo Id not throw the rider, quickly rolled
over, pinioning Brown to the ground.
When Brown was picked up it was found
that be waa badly injured. A doctor was
called, who found that the' spine, had
been injured, and also concussion of the
brain bad resulted.
H. C. Shougb, who has been prospect
ing in tbe southern part ol Josephine
county for several months, eloped last
week with Mrs. M. B. Murphy, of Wal
do, taking with them the latter'a child.
Tbe father and husband of the woman
followed and caught the couple at Gold
Hill, where Shough was arrested, hav
ing threatened the lifeof one of the men.
During the trial, Murphy seized tbechild
and ran off with it, leaving the woman
to depart with her paramour, after he
bad paid his fine for carrying a concealed
weapon.. Mrs. Murphy is a daughter of
A. Reynolds, of Waldo. .
In tha O. R. & N. w alehouse there is a
pile nf boards painted white and num
bered1, presumably for marking the
bridges. A stranger who had a hope
lesB, wish-somebody-wonld-stake-me-for-the-Clondyke
expression of countenance
cast his mournful eye on them, and see
ing tbe numbers 193, 194, etc., inquired
of Ed Howell what they were for.
"Those," said Ed, "area job lot of cheap
tombstones made by Comini and des
tined for the" Clondyke. It is expected
there will be a big business in that line
this winter, and these are only to stick
in the snow to mark tbe . cold storage
snots for identification next summer, if
the relatives should want the bodies."
TO MOUNT HOOD AND BACK.
Lewis Porter and Will Crosaea Malta
the Trip Partly on Their Wheels.
Judd Fish and party arrived borne
from Ctoud Cap last night, after a very
pleasant trip. Some of the party de
sired to make the ascent of the moun
tain, but as Will Langille, the guide, had
gone to the Clondyke,' and bia brother
Doug had not arrived to take his place,
tbe attempt was not made. Lewis Por
ter and Will Croesen went up to the
mountain the same day Judd's party did,
riding their bicycles. Before reaching
the Elk Beds, five miles from tbe Inn,
tbe boys bad to dismount and push their
wheels, the grade being about 700 feet to
tbe mile. They reached the Inn at 1 :30
in tbe morning,-but they stayed with
their wheels in order to enjoy the ride
down. On tbe way back yesterday the
boys started out ahead, but Judd and
his party passed them. , Soon after this
Crossen's wheel collapsed, and Porter
took after Judd in order to get him to
haul Crossen's wheel in to the settle
ments.' He failed to catch him until he
had reached Gribbles' place, where the
party stopped for dinner, eight miles
from the place where Crossen's mishap
occurred. After two hours of patient
waiting the latter showed up with his
wheel on his back and thoroughly dis
gusted because he had punned tbe think
up the mountains in order to carry it
down. He arrived in camp looking like
an advance agent of tbe returning Clon
dykera of the spring of 1898. . Judd
hauled bim and his wheel in as far as
the forks of tbe road, a mile and a half
from Hood River, when Croeeen, saying
he was in a hurry to get home, left them
and struck out to catch the Baker. His
cop of woe did not run over until Judd
met him at tbe wharf, and then, it is
feared that there were mild expressions
of something approaching profanity.
And yet both Porter and Crossen insist
that they bad a delightful trip. ,
THE QUEEN WAS CROWDED.
And the 1'oraer Had an Original
Way
of Making; Room.
The Seattie Argua has the following
story anent the Clondyke rush :
"Although the Alaska boats are crowd
ed these days, the officers are doing all
that they can to-make everybody com
fortable and contented.
"When the Queen was about to sail, a
man rushed down to tbe purser and ex
claimed excitedly :
"Look here, I paid for a stateroom for
myself and wife, and when I got there
I found an old cow sticking her ' head
through the window 1"
"I am very sorry, sir," said the pnr
ser"we are very crowded, but I will do
the beet I can for you. Jobnl (turning
to a deckhand), go up on deck and turn
that cow around."
This reminds ua of a story of the early
50', when the steamers by way of Pana
ma were crowded to their utmost limits.
The fourth night out from New York, a
lank passenger applied to the purser for
a place to sleep, at the same time ex
hibiting his ticket.
"Why," said the purser, "you seem
pretty late in making this request, where
have you been sleeping tbe past three
nights?" ' . . .
"Well I'll tell yon squire," was the
reply, "I've been sleeping on a fat man
down in the stateroom, but tbe darned
honory skunk has got well and won't
stand it anv more."
Fight With a Horse. .
Samuel Morris, of Rossland, had an
awful encounter with a vicions horse tbe
other day, Bays the Pocatello, Idaho,
Tribune. He was attempting to break
the animal, a common little cay use,
when it made a rush for him, and
grabbed him by the arm, between the
wrist and elbow. Then the brute started
to drag him around, trying to jump on
him. Morris called loudly for help, but
the horse kept hold of the man's arm.
Even when assistants arrived tbe horse
could not be made to let go. He was
beaten over tbe head, but held to tbe
man's arm with bia teeth.-. An effort to
pry open hia jaws failed, and his month
was jabbed with knives, but the beast
held on, and it was finally found neces
sary to cut the animal's throat. His
jaws were only pried open and the man
released when the horse dropped dead.
The injured arm will probably have to
be amputated. ..
Heavy Catch of Sockeyes.
Fully 30,000. sockeye salmon were
caught in the Island Packing Company's
big double trap on the salmon banks
near Friday's Harbor', last Thursday
night, and this with only one of five
traps which the company owns and op
erates in Island connty. Tbe cannery is
running to iia full capacity, and is pack
ing from 1000 to 1200 cases a day, work
ing by daylight only. . In tbe cannery
proper 91 Chinamen and about 50 white
men and boys are employed, and the
company has found it necessary to send
away for additional help. On the com
pany's two. steamers and at their traps
about 75 more men are employed, all
whites, at wages ranging from $35 to $40
a month. Chlopeck Bros., of Seattle,
are buying and shipping a great many
salmon fresh, and the dogfish brought to
the cannery are Bold and converted into
oil. - - '
"" 1 Hi Bye Destroyed. 1
A. W. KegnB met with an accident
this morning that leaves him almost
Stilii III :' tbis year in Enable ;
g l!;-?r-vv-1 'flSL ' ' ides to smokers of g
III A iBiackwell's I
S The Dest
2 Smoking Tobacco Made
blind. s He had been working cn the
foundation of tbe Wolf building, . but
that being fiuished, this morning he
went up on the brewery grade to watch
the men at work blasting out the grade.
While standing near where a hole was
being drilled, a small piece of steel broke
from the head of the drill and struck his
right eye. Dr. Holllster who dressed
the woand, says it will be a day or bo
before the full measure of the damage
can be told, as tbe eye ball is now a clot
of blood, but thinks there ia no chance
of the eye being saved. Tbe accident is
doubly serious to Mr. Negus, as there is
film grown over his left eye, which
makes it almost useless.
Wednesday at the Institute.
English Literature Completed
Bound. .-.(.;'
Grammar Kinds of verbs.
Snow
Composition Began study of figures
of speech. '
Physiology Digestion.
Arithmetic Problems from advanced
course of mental.
"Book-keeping Shipping and commis
sion.
Spelling Pronounciation of words
often mls-prouounced.
. Geography Southern and Central
states. : ' ' ;
General History England under the
Tudors. ' ' - - '.
Writing Discussion of methods used
by teachers present.
AFTERNOON.
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Discussion School law ; answering
questions of former examinations.
Theory General methods of teaching.
Physical Geography Ocean currents
and deposits.
Algebra Simultaneous equations and
reduction of radicals. ,
U. S. History War of 1812.
Teacners enrolled today J. T. Neff
of Hood River, and Misa Catherine
Martin, of The Dallea.
Visitors present Mrs. Dr. Rbinehart,
Miss Champagne and Misses Flora and
Mollie Bassoni.
At the Institute.
The following teachers were enrolled
at the institute Wednesday :
F. H. Isenberg, Hood River; Ida
Omeg. and Mabel Omeg, ' The Dallea;
Lizzie Nichols, Boyd ; Ira Decker,
Wamic.
Mrs. M. Z. Donnel, Lizzie Bonn and
friend were present as visitors. '
Miss Louise Rintoul introduced the
subject of "School Attendance," at gen
eral discussion hour yesterday, and this
embodied the enbject of compulsory
education as lain down in section 65 to
68 inclusive of the school law.
The attention of the county superin
tendent, and through him, the attention
of boards of school directors ia called by
circular letter.
A Farm House Burned.
Frank Lieblien, who lives near Kings
ley, lost bis house and all its contents by
fie Tuesday morning about 11 o'clock.
His wife was cooking dinner, and notic
ing an abundance of sparks flying,
stepped outside to see what the trouble
was, and found tbat the whole upper part
"It Don t Seem Like the I
Same Old Smile. ' '
Say husbands, 3'ou will not have occasion
to hum the above song, if you will come to
Mays & Crowe's and buy your wife one of
. those elegant
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warm weather. The universal verdict of
those who have tried them is, "We would .
, v not be without it." ' ' ' ' ,
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i ' - Yon will find one con-non n- 9
- You will find one coupon in-v
side each 2-ounce bag, and two
coupons inside each 4-oonce
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s
and see how to get your share.
of tbe house was ablaze. She had hard
ly got outside when the roof tell in., Mr.
Lieblein was at work in the fields at the
time, and nothing was saved. Mr. Lieb
lien estimates his loss at $2000, and had
no insurance.
Weekly Market Keport.
Legitimate laws of supply and demand
may at times be counterbalanced ' by
speculation, but they cannot always be
Ignored with impunity.' Tbe advance in
wheat values during the week has been
long overdue. Nominally, it has been -caused
by reported damages to tbe Rus
sian wheat crop. In reality, it is due to
depleted reserves and Bma'.l crops. A
conservative statement oi enpplies at
home and abroad is as follows : Import
ing countries require 100,000,000 bushels
more than last year. The only, coun
tries with exportable surplus are Amer
ica and Russia. Tbe latter, according to
the latest reports, will have less than-:
usual for export. America must there
fore reap the benefit of the increased ex
port demand. Fortunately, we have ex
cellent crop prospects, promising at pres
ent tbe second largest wheat crop ever
produced in this country. In this con
nection it must be borne in .mind that
our reserves 'are practically exhausted,
and if they are to -be replenished from
tbe coming crop, our exportable surplus
will not exceed that of last year by over
20,000,000 bushels. Importers are wak
ing up to the situation, and tbey have
been large and persistent buyers of
wheat in our markets during the week.
Tbe resulting advance, while large and
rapid, is more than fully warranted, and
tendency of market is to advance still
further.
A Broken Leg.
George Keller met with an accident
this morning that will lay bim up for
some time. He went in the room back .
of his meat market for the purpose of
getting a cloth to cover tbe meat in the
delivery wagon. To reach it he climbed
on top of a barrel, and while reaching
after tbe cloth the barrel upset, throw
ing Keller in such a manner that both '
bones of his right leg were broken just
above the ankle. Drs. Doane and Esh- :
elman reduced the fracture.
Fire Department flection.
The annual election of Tbe Dallea fire
department will take place Monday,
August 2d, at the engine house, on Third
street, between Court and Union, for
tbe election of chief and assistant engin
eer. Polls open trom 5 to 7 o'clock p.
ra. By order of board of delegates.
C. E. Dawskn, Secy. .
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It la guaranteed to give perfect satisfac
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Yellow washing powder will make
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