THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. SATURDAY. APRIL 16 1898.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
Wednesday.
A carlorfd of bogs, shipped by E. .
Willard of La Grande, are being fed at
the stockyards today.'
Yesterday an enormons carriage for
one of the disappearing; guns at Fort
Stevens passed tbrongh the city en
ronte to the fort by way of Portland.
The river is rising very slowly, and
the chances are that the freshet will be
light this summer owing to the nnusu
ally small amount of enow in the Rocky
and Bine mountain! at present.
A bulletin received at noon today
states that both booses of congress have
passed resolutions directing the presi
dent to declare war, and the flying
squadron has been sent to sea under
sealed orders. The news is said to be
unauthentic
Reports from down the river state that
a fair catch of salmon is being trade on
the lower river. Very few are being
caught this side the Cascades, however,
and the chances are the ran will be light
until such' time as the river rises so that
the wheels can be operated.
A small blaze originated in the res
taurant across from the recorder's office
this morning, but the timely arrival of
Becorder Sinnott and nme friends pre
vented an alarm being turned in. Had
a fire started in those wooden buildings
along the east side of Court street it
would have made a warm blaze.
Not only was last bight's performance
admired by everyone present, but also
the beautiful program which was gotten
out by the Chronicle Publishing Com
pany. .The splendid printing and the
seat arrangement of the whole is an
other convincing proof of the artistic
class of work done bv this office. .
Today fifty head of moles belonging to
J. JacobsoD, of Silver Lake. were shipped
to Portland on the boat. We understand
the animals will be sent to Alaska to be
used in packing to the Klondike. As
beasts of burden command a high price
in Alaska, Mr. Jacobsen will, if luck fa
vors him, realize a handsome sum for
the band. '."''.
This morning's bulletin states that
congress demands the freedonvof Cuba.
The report of the special committee goes,
beyond the president's recommenda
tions and will be unanimously adopted.
The only thing to prevent a conflict is
for Spaia to surrender the island. Gen
eral Lee makes' some startling disclos
ure, and among other statements says
the Spanish officials blew up the Maine.
A telegram received this afternoon
states that a great split occurred in the
State Republican Convention at Astoria.
Two chairmen (Otis Patterson of Hepp
ner and F. J. Taylor of Astoria: were
To JVIapk the Close of oar Tffillincpy
Sale We Shall Alloca....
all TRIMMED HATS purchased at .
store on Friday and Saturday. .
the CUise is Sufficient.
chosen to preside over the two respective
factions. It is to be hoped that the dif
ferences will be settled amicably and
tiiat the factions will unite.
When the bulletin arrived this after
noon a crowd began to gather around
Blakeley & Houghton's drugstore to
learn the news, and as it was the next
thing to an open declaration of war, ex
citement ran high. A number of the
militia disappeared suddenly, and their
friends at present have a searching party
in quest of. them. It is rumored they
have left for a summer outing near Mt.
Hood.
Thursday's Dally.
The gravel train is at work today fill
ing in and leveling up the track east ot
town.
Both east and weet of the mountains
the conditions have been favorable for
spring plowing and planting, and unless
there should be a change in conditions
Oregon will produce a large crop of
wheat this year.
S. J. Nutting, from New York, has ac
cepted a position with the firm of . Mays
& Crowe, in this city, He is ah experi
enced hardware man, and will certainly
prove satisfactory to the many patrons
of that establishment. .' .
A large consignment of mowers, rakes,
wagons and other farm implements, ar
rived on the boat last night for Mays &
Crowe. It will be but a short time un
til these implements will be in demand
by the farmers in the interior, and this
popular firm is preparing to supply this
demand.
' Dr. Hare, a well-known cit'zen ot
North Yakima and Frank Williams, of
Ellensburg, have formed a partnership
for opening a large trading post at Top
penish. in Yakima county, where a
large building will be erected. The firm
will also have charger of the Stinson
band of horses, worth over $60,000.
The 'Kickapoos' show at the Baldwin
last evening was equal, if not superior,
to any medicine show that Las ever been
in the city. The show is sitnplv for the
purpose of advertising the Kickapoos'
patent medicines, and unless announced
differently, it will be free each evening,
and a good, clean, up-to-date vaudeville
performance can be enjoyed by all who
attend. - !
Captain Joseph Allen, who has served
as pilot on the Potter -has accepted the
position as captain of he Sarah Dixon
on the Regulator Line and will be mas-ter-of
the steamer Regulator when that
boat is put on the river again, while
Captain Cue has charge of the Dalles
City. Today Captain Johnston will take
charge of the steamer EI wood, which he
will take to the Stickeen river in a short
time. ' "
' We are.informed by Wilbur Hendrix
who is in the city from his home near
Kingsley, that the reports. concerning
the extreme ; dryness of the ground is
not true. ' Both spring and fall grain
are'doing very well, and with the usual
amount of rain a bountiful crop will be
harvested. Many of. the farmers have
been engaged since they finished their
spring sowing and in plowing summer
fallow, but are about finished with this
work. "
Mrs. Langille arrived in the city last
evening from Hood River, and on ber
arrival here received a telegram from her
son, Will Langille, stating that he had
just arrived from Dawson. She went to
Portland this morniqg to meet him, and
they will be in this city in a few days.
per cent
PEASE & MAYS.
Mr. Langille came over the pass one
day before the terrible avalanche, and
made the trip from Dawson to Skaguay
in 19 days, or came within one day of
equalling the fastest trip ever made be
tween these places. His party brought
out 400 letters free of charge.
- . . Friday. .-...'
The Jacobsen Book & Music Co.
shipped a large consignment of. pianos
to Grant county yesterday v ...
Today's bulletin says it is bard to say
when the war resolutions will be passed
by the senate, as a long debate is prom
ised. Saturday may bring the result.
The river raised about twelve inches
from 6 o'clock last evening until this
morning, and- from all indications will
continue to come up rapidly for a time.
On account of the raise in the river,
work is being rushed onr the new ferry
boat and wood scow, which are under
course of construction on the beach, and
in a short time they will be in shape to
be floated.
I. H. Tafl'e and , Seufert Bros, have
started their wheels at Celilo, but as yet
are making a light catch. But few sal
mon have come into the river yet, 'since
no catches of importance are reported
either on the upper or lower river. .
The pleasant temperature which we at
present enjoy is not only favorable fdr
the growing crops, but the sheepmen are
also profiting ' by it, for better weather
could not be desired for spring lambs;
and it is also good for shearing and dip
ping. . " -' .-
Next Sunday evening, beginning at 8
o'clock, a polyglott service will be held
at the new Lutheran church, consisting
of ..five minute - addresses in English,
German, Norwegian and Swedish. This
service will be interspersed with music
especially prepared for this purpose.
In yesterday's issue we stated that
Rev. O. D. Taylur would return to this
city on last evening's boat. In his we
were misinformed, as he will not arrive
until tonight. This morning the mem-
"bera of his family left on the Dalles City
to meet him, nn! will return with him
on tonight's boat.
The new Lutheran church will be ded
icated next Sunday,. April 17th, at 10 a. !
m. The . Rev. M. L. Zwezig, of Port
land, will officiate, and will be assisted
by Revs. Jos. L. Beotes, "of Seattle,
H. C. Anda, of Tacoma, and A. Edluod,
of ABtoria. A special musical program
has been prepared for the occasion. .4
The brickwork is finished on the ad
dition to the rear of Biakeley & Hough
ton's drugstore, and in a short time work i
on the interior of the building will com
mence. The building will be differently
arranged, large skylights will be pat in
and on the whole the structure will be
in keeping with the extensive wholesale
and retail business tfhat this firm trans
acts. "'
Last evening everyone who was pres
ent as the Vegt went wild over the su
perb tragedy. of Sheridan Knowles, " Vir
ginius." On the evening of the 18th an
other of Knowles' masterpieces will be
put on at the Vogt by none other than
the accomplished Jenet Waldorf with a
strong company.. The charges will be
75 and 50 cents; children, 25 cents. ".- ;
All preparations are completed for the
Red- Men's excursion on May 8th. It is
expected tbat i will take at least thirty
cars to carry all who desire to take ad
vantage of this opportunity to visit The
Dalles, and a lively time is ' looked for-
Men was a pleasant event and a success
in every particular, and there is no rea
son why this should not be the same,
ward to. The last excursion of the Red
News was received in this city yester
day of the accidental shooting of a little
son of Katie Dunn at the Stegman place
in the Klickitat valley. It seems that
someone was taking the gun down from
the wall and dropped it on the table,
discharging the same. The load took
effect in the little boy's side and killed
him instantly. Mrs. Dunn is the widow
of Dunn who. was killed about three
years ago by(a man named Greene, near
Blockhouse. ' .
The delegates to the Republican State
Convention and the successful candi
dates will return on the 5 ;30 train to
morrow. They will be met at the train
by the hand and the representative men
of their party in this city, whonrill cele
brate the occasion by an ovation. ' Many
of the business houses will close between
5 and 6 in order to allow their employes
to attend. The candidates will .be met
at the depot- by the band and conveyed
to the Umatilla House, where speeches
will be made.
DRAWING TO AN END.
After a Stormy Session the Candidates
.. Are Placed In the Field.
A special received after going to press
last evening stated the credential com
mittee majority report favored seating
the Simon faction, and when the motion
to adopt the minority report seating the
Mitchellites was lost, the latter walked
oat, followed by sympathizers. The
Multnomah breech was said to be seri
ous at this time. Outside of this, noth
ing has been heard concerning the feel
ings existing between the two factions.
The nominations are as follows :
F. A. Moore was nominated by ac
clamation for supreme judge.'
T. T. Geer, of ; Marion, received the
nomination for governor.
Next cime the nomination for state
treasurer. Three nominations were
made, they being W. T. Wright, of
Union, R. Alexander, of Umatilla, and
Charles S. Moore, of Klamath. Two
ballots were taken, and the last resulted
as follows: Moore 166, Alexander 115,
Wright 4; which gave the nomination
to Moore. '
A. M. Crawford, of Douglas, F. I.
Dunbar, of Clatsop, C. A. Johns, of
Baker, and I. N. Sanders, of Union,
were named for secretary of state. Three
ballots were taken, and the third re
sulted in Dunbar's nomination..
W: H. Leeds, of Jackson, was nomin
ated fur state printer.
At the time of going to press, the re
sult of the nominations for attorney
general and superintendent of public
instruction had not been received.
Last Slant's KeTlral Meeting.
The theme at the Methodist church
laBt night was, Can I dance, play cards,
attend theaters, etc., and be a church
member? Mr. Miller said: "Until re
cently this, has been a subject for my
afternoon meetings, as I address it to
church members.. Whenever persons
present themselves as candidates Jpr
church membership they profess and
are supposed to be Christians. By their
own act they renounce the world, the
flesh and the devil."
Mr. Miller quoted Leviticus xx :22-27
inclusive, Deut. x :12-22, and Deut.
xviii :9-13, s howing bow God required
of Israel that they "love him and keep
bis 'charge,' and his statutes and his
judgments .and his commandments al
way." Turning to the New Testament
he found the rule of life and conduct in
Ii Cor. vi:14-18; Rom. xii:l-2; St'i
John xv:19; xvii:14, and 1 John i.
After these scripture readings he 'con
tinued: "These are world amuse
ments ; none would be so bold as to call
them Christian. Jesus said : 'Ye are
the light of the world.' He also savs
the world is in darkns. It is a self
evident fact tbat light and darkness cannot-be
in the same place at the same
time. . No more can a Christian be of
the world and of Christ at the same
time. 'If any man be in Christ he is a
new creature;' 'his delight is in the law
of the Lord.' " ;
The invitation was given to rise for
prayers, and then those who desired to
retire were permitted to do so. Several
came . to the altar when these bad re
tired. He then asked some in the audi
ence to come and shake hands. ' Again
others knelt at the altar, and these were
dismissed. Still the people lingered,
and be made a third call, when two
seekers presented themselves. As it
was late, he again dismissed the audi
ence, and, apparently with reluctance,
they left. , .
The subject for tonight will be, "Can
I be a Christian and have a good time?"
No Hervice Saturday. Sunday there
will be reception of members and the
ordinance of baptism. B.-
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A Packed Hn anil Showora of Ap
. planse Greeted Thmn.
A delighted audience of over 500 peo
ple witnessed the second annual per
formance of The Dalles Commercial and
Athletic Club in "King Hallabahoola
II." "at the Vogt Tuesday night, Ind al
though expectation ran high, if " is safe
to say that none were in the least dis
appointed. L. ' 7.-, ' v". .
The natives, who were body guards to
the king, who was admirably imperson
ated by one who is a Dalles. favorite J.
Hartnett played the 'part of curtain
raisers in their drill and song, which
was a very pretty feature and was well
received. His royal highness, then sang
"When This Countiy Goes to War With
Spain," and was loudly applauded. On
account of the presf nt -crisis it was very
appropriate for the occasion. V.', ;'' - !
. Frank French as "Archibald Percival
Algernon Hotstuff" then called upon
the king, and in his burnt cork perform
ance and the singing of "My Coal Black
Lady," which was heartily encored,
pleased everyone. Mr. French has a
splendid voice and bis work last night
was of such a character tbat he should
justly feel proud. : . r ,
Louie Comini then appeared as "Count
Calve Liver Rusty Canner," and with
his little bears furnished a fund of
amusement to everyone, while little
Oscar Beck and Sylva Kelsay delighted
old and 'young by their odd make-up
and dancing.
Next came "Hans Bummelspeiler"
Arthur CJarke Tn a German character
sketch, and after some jukes with the
king, he eang a comic eong, "De Deicher
Bicnic,":in which. were numerous local
hits. . Art. is an art-ist indeed when it
comes to his make-up and conception of
a German character. He can't be beat.
The Irish .thaicter sketch by John
Hampshire, it goes without eayinif. was
immense, and from the time that "Den
nis Kearney and his pet donkey, Nathan,
appearecTon the see nee until he bad fin
ished his turn and responded to the en
core," everyone laughed to their heart's
content. His local stabs were well
chosen, especially those introdnced in
the song "Up Went Poor Jakie," The
donkey was well made op, and .his part
equally well acted by Pat McNeil.
This scene was closed ' by a grand
chorus by all who took part throughout
scene one, and the first division of the
show was brought to a successful close.
Scene second was opened by Porter,
Wilder, Cooper, Clarke and Bagley in
their pyramidal statuary. Ih're was in
deed a pretty tarn, each different pose
being vastly different from the proceed
ing one, and all were very difficult.
Great credit is due the boys, as well as
their Instructor, Mr.' Dawson, for the
manner in which these were arranged
and executed, i . " '
The tarn that - followed this was
thought by manv to be the best in the
performance, and, to say the least, it
was was - very fine. It. consisted of
tumbling feats, kneeling and standing,
front and back somersaults, twisting
mounts and back somersaults off the
shoulders, and was . concluded hy the
running front somersault over, eight
chairs, which is a dangerous and diffi
cult performance. Ballard and Revis
deserve much credit for the manner in
which they, executed this turn, consid
ering the short time they were practic
ing. '
The colored lantern swinging by Van
Norden, Schanno, Campbell, McCowan
and Prune were very pretty. During
this turn all the lights in the building
were turned oat except those swung by
the boys, and the effect was very'beau
tiful and executed with -the skill of
artists. - -
The second act was opened by the
singing of "Betsy Phelpse's Bloomers"
by Hampshire, French, Hartnett, Cros
sen and Clarke, and as the five appeared
in barrels and wearing obsolete panta
lettes, they took the . house in great
shape, and nothing wpnld please the au
dience but that they ' appear a second
time. '
"Boomski" Charlie Heppner sang
"I'm Such a Naughty Kid" in an admir
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allla manna, aftawi ' Vi wV th. tt ArAliMb
toast was drank by the king to his aJb-
sent brothers, and, at the same time v
chorus of voices behind the scenes sana;
tbat. melody . so .dear to the heart of
CCIJ .tK, AUIU loftily OyilB,
Act second was u-niclu led by the fairy'
skirt dance by Messrs. French, Frank,
Snipes, Clarke, Gude, Vogt, Barrett and
B,nrget. They were dressed a elht
little girls in blue, and their Appearance,
a? well as their dancing, was very
pretty The entire audience went wild
over them, and demanded a second ap
pearance of the eight fairies.
The third act was opened by a chorus
by the entire company, followed by a
whistling chorus. Two well-rendered
and equally well ' received solos were
given by Charles Clarke and Will Croe
sen, While the male quartet consisting of
Messrs. Giffjrd. Kohler French and
Lundell, was one of the finest that baa
ever been gotten np in our city. All
these gentlemen display marks of train
ing, and when they all chime into,
gether the room seem to be virtually
filled with music. , The boys quartet.
srn nietinrf r( C.la eloa an1 Atfhn wVa.
vwiiv(,iu5 v viiHi vo sassva oatuut Visa
Will Frank and Fred Snipes, is unpar
alleled for one that consists of boys who
have had very little .voice culture, and
their singing is remarkably sweet and
melodius. - ,
The solo by George Kohler was very
fine,- and tbe encore received proved
bow well it was appreciated.
The evening's performance closed by
a grand finale, consis:ing of a medley of
the latest songs, and at its conclusion
everyone was unanimous in voting tbat
tbe performance was all that could be
desired.- Tbe king, his eut.jects an l tbe
visitors to his court all did themselves
proud, while the orchestra added much
to tho show by its interludes and ac
companiments. Second Evenlne a Success.
If such were possible, "King Halla
bahoola II." was a greater success on
Wednesday night's performance than tbe
previous evening. On account of tbe
boys having played before an audience'
on the pre'-eeding evening, tlify were
more free in their actions and seemed to
throw themselves into their parts with
greater energy than on Tuesdav evening.
The bouse was as large as could be ex
pected, considering the 'number tbat at
tended the previous night, and the total
receipts fcr both evenings were $427.25.
The "lied Llfbt." -
Wednesday's Daily i ' ' '
A good audience at tbe Methodist
church last night. The pastor and peo
ple bad thought that .because of tbe
general interest in the club entertain
ment there might be an appreciable
falling off in attendance, but such was
not the case; an tne seatrng capacity or
'the auditorium was cccupied.
' Mr. Miller sang with much assurance
"Mighty to Save," the audience joining
in tbe chorus. . His second song en
titled "The Tempest," was a very pa
thetic ballad, descriptive of a wreck at
sea. ; ; T:
As announced, he used the "Red -Light"
as bis theme. He began by say
ing every engineer knows the value of
the red light. No railroad is operated
without proper regard for its use. It is
a signal of danger and authority. 'Should
the engineer disregard the signal and
drive on his train and it meet's destruc
tion, is it the fault of the man who dis
played the red light? None would be
warnings are red lisrhts swuna out all'
along the way our feet mast pass in this
life. -For the young this signal appears
more as invitations and admonitions.
Listen ! "I love them that love ie. '
They tbat seek me early shall find me."
' The large audience listened with the
deepest interest. Some new seekers
were at tbe 'altar and professed their
faith in Christ. All left the cbnrcb,
feeling "God is in this plaee."
The "Trial by Jury" will be the char
acter of the service this evening. A cor
dial invitation to all by paelor and peo
ple. .- B.
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