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Offerings like these will do it.
Men's Chocolate' Calf, lace, vesting top, best workmanship and material..,. .$5.00
Men's Chocolate, tan and ox-blood, lace,- needle, coin or square toe.$2.50 to 4.00
Men's Satin calf, lace or congress, any style of toe 1... 1.50 to 3.00
Ladies'.Oxfords, in ox-blood, tan, chocolate and black ..: 1.50 to 3.50
Ladies' Chocolate, lace .. : - 2.50 to 4.00
Misses' School Shoes, all grades of stock, sizes 1H to 2 1.2o to 2.00
Misses' Dress Shoe, in tan or black, sizes to 2 1.75 to 2.50
Boys' Shoes, all styles; solid, reliable goods ........ ..... 1.25 to 3.00
Displayed in FURNISHING GOODS WINDOW.
ALL GOODS MARKED IN
PLAIN FIGURED.
The Weekly Gbroniele.
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OFFICIAL tAl'EK OF WASCO COUNTY.
Published in two parts, on Wednesdays
and Saturday.
BUBSCKIPTION KATES.
BY MAIL, rOSTAOC FEKPAID, IS ADVANCE.
One year '. , . II SO
Six months 75
Three months. , 60
Advertising rates reasonable, and made known
on application.
Address all communications to"THF CHRON
ICLE," The Dalles, Oregon.
Telephone No. 1.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
A band of fine beef cattle were brought
in by Mr. Floyd, of 5-Mile, yesterday af
ternoon, and Bold to the Columbia
Packing Co.
The river is coming up gradually but
as jet there is bo signs of a rapid raise
and the chances are there will bo bat a
moderate stage of water this year.
Yesterday 500 sacks of wheat were
hauled to the D. P. & A. N.- wharf for
ehipment to Portland, and will, be
forwarded on the Dalles City this morn
ing. In the gneesing contest as to the num
ber of candy beans in a jar at the Kick
apoo show last night, the lady's gold
watch was won by Miss Webber, of
' Walla Walla, while the gent's watch
was won by Pearl ie Haslam.
The residence of William Splawn, near
North Yakima, burned last Thursday
morning at 7 o'clock, including most of
its contents. The loss is estimated at
about $2500; insurance, $1200. The fire
originated in a defective Bps.
A special meeting of Az ilia Eebekab
lodge No. 100, is called for Friday even
ing, April 29th, at 8 p. m., in the Odd
Fellows ball, for the purpose of electing
a delegate to the Rebekah Assembly of
Oregon, and for the transaction of such
other business as may come before the
meeting.
"Dakota Slim" McDonald will be con
fined in the Walla Walla connty jail
pending bis trial. "Slim" was removed
' from the Whitman county jail, at Colfax,
to Pomeroy, on a change of venue, and
as no suitable and secure quarters coald
be provided at Pomeroy he was taken to
Walla Watia.
A large number. of teams are loading
at present for points in the interior, and
still the freight in the warehouses seems
to be increasing rather than dimtnisb
ing. The number of teamsters will in
crease greatly when the wool season
opens, and ..the merchandise which
is stored at the place will be hanled to
interior points and its place will foe taken
by wool. -- .
The first copy of Sherman county's
new paper, the People's Repnblic.wbicb
is printed at Wasco, reached us today.
The well arranged and newsy weekly
is edited by W: J. Peddicord, and will
advocate the - principles of the Peoples'
: Party of Sherman county. As this is
. the only Peoples' Party paper in that
county it should do well, and we heartily
wish it success.
The city ot Antelope will in all proba
bility have a new and complete system
of waterworks in the near future. The
large spring above the city has been
purchased and the water will be run
from this into reservoir, from which
the water mains will be laid. This is a
wise move on the part of the people ol
Man
"We'll wake, up to find ourselves
famous some of these mornings,"
says the shoe man If prices
count for anything, we'll . find
ourselves talked about. 'Precise
!ly what .we are after.
that prosperous iittle city, and shows a
spirit of enterprise.
Word was received yester'day that W.
E. Woodcock who is in the employ of
Mr, Lake, the W amic sawmill man, ac
cidentally shot himself through the hand
Sunday. It seems he was handling a
Wiistol, when in some manner it was dis
charged witn tne aoove result, fortu
nately the ballet did not break any
bones in going through, and the wound
is not as serious as it might otherwise
have been. .
Last night Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Stnb
ling and son, Arthur, arrived on the
11 :40 train. We understand that Ar
thur has volunteered and will serve in
Co. I, O.N. G., and has come home to
bid his sister good bye before that com
pany receives orders to move. Arthur
is like the rest of our brave Dalles boys,
anxious to serve hie country, and baa
laid aside his studies in the Oregon uni
versity to' fight for his country's flag.
Yesterday Mr. Rowan, of Centerville,
brought in a band of fat hogs for Wood
Brothers' market.
Christopher Nelson ,a carpenter of Port
land, Or., who was employed on the
Gray's harbor jetty works, dropped dead
last Saturday night of heart disease.
Wheat has reached the 85 cent mark
and promises to go still higher in a short
time. If the war is not ended sooner'
than we expect it will be likely to reach
the dollar mark.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union will meet at the residence of Mrs.
O. D. Doane on next Friday at 3 o'clock.
Members and all interested are request
ed to be present. ' r - . s'
This paper has the advantage of being
issued in time to go out on the morning
stages and trains. We respectfully so
licit the patronage of 'all country peo
ple along the stage lines and railroads,
as well as the people of The Dalles.
-Dr. Bonham and wife, both of 'whom
are dentists, will locate in bur city 'and
can be found in theirjootus in the Chap
man block. Both have practiced den
tistry for a number of years and are
ready to guarantee any work' they may
do- They atk for a share ol the public
patronage.-
The Dixon arrived at about 7 o'clock
last evening with the largest passenzer
list yf the season, while every available
inch of -space- on the lower deck was
crowded with ' freight. . Among other
things there were five prairie pcbooners
and teams, a large consignment of hay
and tons of merchandise.
Next Monday evening Tim Mnrphy
and bis merry aggregation will be at the
Vogt, and none should miss this chance
of seeing one of the greatest character
studies that has ever been in the city.
He conies highly recommended and will
certainly please all who are fortunate
enough to be able to attend .the per
formance. - V j'
Yesterday afternoon Gifford, the pho
tographer, took a picture of the militia
boys. The view was taken alongside
of the ruined wall of the burned armory
building, and the boys hope that before
the end. of the campaign they will be
able to stand.as fearlessly alongside the
ruins of Morro castle.. -
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The executive campaign committee
of the Democratic, Silver Republican
and ( Populist . parties, which is termed
the Union party, bare filed nomination
for surveyor, which was left vacant by
the conventions, and named S. Howe,
ot Hood River, to fill this office, and
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PEASE & MAYS.
ratified the nomination of N. H. Gates
aer prosecuting attorney for the Seventh
district.
Henry Zaigher, of this city, bad three
carrier pigeons which were -brought here
from Seattle, A few days ago v he lib
erated them and they arrived in their
loft in Seattle the game day. Their nests
and young were here and hiB brother re
leased them at 7 o'clock in the morniifg
and they arrived here at a - few minutes,
past 9, having made the trip in a trifle
over two hours. . -
The fortnnesof war are illustrated in
the case of Lieutenant Horace B. West,
of the revenue cutter service, who has
been on leave in Port Townsend. Lieut.
West's marriage was set for today. He
suddenly received orders withdrawing
his leave, and may get orders to go to the
"front" at any hoar. However, bis wed
ding will, take place before he leaves
Port Townsend, and his bride will accom
pany him when he leaves there.
Yesterday morning M J. Monteith,
the well-knowA and popnlar clothing
drummer, arrived from- the East, and
later in the day he received a telegram
from Portland stating that his brother
had died at Dyea on Monday; the 18th
insU, and that his remains had arrived
in Portland. Mr. Monteith left on the
eatly morning train fr the valley, to
attend the funeral, which will be held
tn Albany today.
The Bittner company concluded their
stay in The D.tlies by the rendition last
night of the popular comedy, "Charley's
Aunt." The' attendance was large, and
the managers of the company showed
their patriotism by issuing a special in
vitation to the boys of Company G to
attend.- During this company's stay
here they have-won the hearts of our
theater-goer?, and', when they play a
return engagement in August they can
feel assured that a crowded house will
greet them.' . ' -'-''' : -; '.-
Work" on the Ainsworth & Dunn can
nery at Blaine, is being puehed forward
rapidly under the supervision of Charles
Wadbams, who has charge of the com
pany's business there. . . The cannory
proper will be 300x60 feet in area, and
one story in height, arid, the wareroom
will be two stories, 80x160.'' This cannery
will have a capacity of 3000 cases daily,
when utilized to its fullest capacity. - A
force of 60 carpenters is now at work on
the structure, and it is the intention of
the management to be able to make cans
in at least 30 davs. -
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. General Passenger Agent Chas.'S. Fee,
of the Northern Pacific, was in Spokane
Monday, . on his way to the Pacific
coast, announced that hiB road had de
cided to permit all of its employ; s, "as
far as possible," to enlist for the war,
guaranteeing them their, positions npon
returning. Heads of departments have
been notified to this effect. Halfadozenv
large mercantile houses in Spokane have
notified then employes that their po
sitions will he held open to them if they
desire to enlist, and from $500 to f 1000
will be given their families in the event
of any of them being killed. ' : - ..
Last Monday afternoon Mande Golden
celebrated her fifth birthday by giving a
party to some - of her little friends.
A peanut hunt was the principal feature
of the afternoon. May Barree was the
winner of the first prize, little Gladys
Heebneer getting the booby. ' A bounti
ful lunch was served at 5 o'clock, after
which the guests - retnrned to their
homes, wishing their little hostess many
happy returns of the day. Those pres
ent were May and Nora Barzee, Maude
Andrews,, Maude - Weaver, Bessie Rid
dell, Gladys Heebner, Lloyd Barz-e,
Johnnie and Harvey Heebner.- .'
Deputy County Assessor Riches Toes
day morning discovered John' Huffman
dead, hanging by the neck from a joist
in his own houee, twelve miles south
east of Silverton. .Coroner Clongh, of
Salem, held an inquest, and the verdict
of the jury was suicide, and that death
had occurred several days ago. Huff
man was about .45 years old, and had
lived near Silverton about eight years.
He bad a family, was a very religious
man. and was known as "John the Bap
tist." He. owned a quarter section o?
land. :'''' " "
It is certainly gratifying for' the pub
lishers ot The Chkoxiclk to note the ap
preciation shown by the public of the
morning edition. . Subscriptions are
coming iu rapidly, and we now feel more
determined than ever to iasue a paper
containing a front page of solid tele
graphic news, and with the liberal sup
port of the, public we will continue in
the manner we have begun. There is
no doubt of our efforts being crowned
with success, since they are appreciated,
and we will continue to give the news of
the past 24 hours in each edition of the
Mobninq Chronicle, and will have the
papers at the doorsteps of our citv pat
rons before 6 o'clock each merning,while
those of our out-of-town subscribers will
be sent on . the morning trains ' and
stages. '
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- Clever, popular and . characteristic
Tim Murphy, one ot our most eminent
American representative comedians, will
present his highly successful double bill
at the Vogt opera house on Monday,
May 2d, consisting of the merry success
in three cheering acts, "Old Innocence,"
a play destined to be more popular than
droll "Tim's" original "A Texas Steer,"
and the dramatic sensation, "Sir Henry
Hypnotized," most- unique originality,
most welcome in comparison to the
many so-called one act plays before the
public today, as it introduces this prom
inent artist in 'many widely different
lightning change - character impersona
tions of many world famous actors and
statesmen. This attraction is consid
ered one of the most artistic ad import
ant of this season's bookings, and conse
quently Manager Kinersly endorses and
guarantees it in every possible manner.
Friday.'
Joe Vey, of Umatilla couty, last week
sold 2100 yearling sheep for $2 50, afte
bearing. '
License to wed was issued yestetday
to John B. Cesther and Miss Hattie M.
Newcombe, both of Hood River. .
Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease, delivered a
le.'.ture in Colfax Monday evening. ' Her
subject was "Christ or Caeser?"
Commencing Monday, May 2d,, the
steamers of the Regulator Line will leave
Portland at 6 :30 a. m. and The Dalles at
8:30 a. m. , , . '
A train load of cattle,' which have
been purchased in the Willamette val
ley, passed through the city yesterday
en route to North Dakota.
At present Company G consists of 52
members. The limit is 60, and if appli-
catioba continue . to cofne in.it will be
reached before the boys leave lor Port
land. " . .
The Whitman county populist pri
maries will be held May 25,. and the
county convention May 31. The demo-'
cratic county convention wid be held
May 25.
Yesterday Roe Grimes returned from
Idaho with nine cars of cattle, which he
purchased in that state. " He was ship
ping the same to the Union Meat Co. at
Trontdale. . -; .
F, M. Bowman was severely injured in
a runaway accident in Walla Watlaon
Tuesday morning. . He wits thrown from
his wagon, and suffered a number of
braises and a slight concussion of the
train. ;
Earnest Jensen, Williams' , window
trimmer, is certainly up to date in every
line. In bis latest window creation he
proves himself to be somewhat of a uni
tary man, and has made a very appro
priate window for tbeee war times.
Judge Mc Donald of Colfax lias in
structed Prosecuting Attornev Matthews
to cite the publisher and editor of the
Spokane Outburst to answer for con
tempt of court for publishing articles
ridiculing him as a dishonest hypocrite
and ignoramus.
The East End was "extremely quiet
yesterday afternoon. A - few loads of
wool came into the warehouses and some
wheat changed hands at a good figure',
while business at the stockyard was
very quiet , as nothing but a band of hoes
for Chrisman Bros., came in during the
entire day. ' , '' ;
The MoKinley clnb, of Aumsville, met
Monday, and elected the ' fo lowing of
ficers for the ensuing two years : - Pres
ident, H.'C. Porter; vice-president, G.
J. H. Fryer;- secretary, W. D. Shaw;
treasurer, Ed T. Judd. . Delegates to the
county league meeting at Salem were
also elected. '
The Huntington Herald says; J. F.
Moore, who is engaged in placer mining
at the mouth of Powder river, arrived in
this city Thursday, bringing twenty-five
and one-half ounces ot gold, the result
of the first clean-up on his claim this
spring. Mr. Moore will take the gold to
the assay office at Boise.. -.
Alimus lodge No. 15, I. O. O. F., of
Goldendale, celebrated1 theeeventy-ninth
annivery Tuesday evening at the armory
hall. A beautiful program was rendered,
after which the Odd Fellows' and Re
bekahs went to the Goldendale restau
rant where a sumptuonr repast had been,
prepared.,.
The rjext attraction in the way of the
atricals will be Tim Murphy in ".Old In
nocence.." . Tim Mnrphy. ' has gained a
reputation on the American 'stage that
but few actors enjoy. In fact he is un
excelled in his particular line and to see
him in "Old Innocence", is certainly a
rare treat. He wilbe at the Vogt, Mon
day, May zj. . --
'Numerous additions were made to Co.
G yesterday, Three recruits are per
sons who have served their time an the
regular army and got their . discharges.
When they heard of the call issued for
recruits in Co. G, they were out of work
and immediately came down from the
upper country and enlisted.. One of .the
new recruits is . a flute player and will
be able to figure iu a fife and drum corps
while the other two will go in as pri
vates. ... ..
The. civil action- of Phil Brogaa vs.
James Bowman, was tried before Justice
Filloon yesterday. The action was over
a piece of property at Kingsle'y, belong
ing to Brogan; which the. defendant had
rented and refused to give up. -. The case
went by default and the plaintiff was
given the right of title to the property
and the defendant was ordered to vacate
the premises. .
'.Yesterday Blakeley & Houghton put
up a large bulletin board in frontof their
place of business, and in the future will
receive the. important dispatches at in
tervals during the day over the lonz di-t-auce
telephone line. The beauty of a
morning paper is that it gives not only
a fall acceunt of the bulletin reports, but
all the principal, events, -that transpire
after the receipt of the last report re
ceived the evening before.
A movement is on foot at present
among the young men of this city who
take an interest in wheeling, to have a
bicycle club organized in the near future.
Such clubs ate found in other cities and
there is no reason why one could not be
organized here. ' It would cause an in
crease in the interest taken in wheeling
and have mane pleasant features. We
heartily approve of the measure. '
A farmer and his family passed
through ' Albany Monday afternoonn
the old way on their way somewhere
from California, anything to get but of
that state, which he gave a very black
eye. He eaid the fruit crop was entirely
rained by the frosts, being worse than
has generally reported, and that there
could be no wheat crop practically at all.
He bad had all he wanted of the golden
state. "
After next- Monday, May 2d, the ordi
nance concerning cows running at large
on the streets of this city will be strictly
enforced, and any cows found at large
will be put in the pound and the owners
will have to pay the regular fine ,befoie
they will be eet at liberty. : Ow ners of
cowd should take heed that the ordi
nance is kept and they will then have
no cause to find fault.
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Eleven students of the- agricnltnral
college left on Wednesday morning's boR,t
to join the compnay of Captain Ralph
Terrell, now. recruiting in Salem. The
college men are all 'old scool mates of
Captain Terrell, who was eratuted from
the agricultural college last June. Each
has seen from one to three years' drill
service, and all are fitted for any position
in a military company. H. L. McAllis
ter, the well known foot-ball-player, and
Ed Lance, left last night to jain company
B in Portland.. , ' . .
The most exciting occurrence yester
day was a dog-fight that took' place in
the evening a Geo. Rush's corner. W)r.
Shackelford's pointer and a large cMine
belonging to Ben E'oen, between'. which
bad blood seems to .have existed for some
time, decided to settle the matter then
and there. The Eben dog did the prin
cipal part of the fighting, while the one
belonging to Dr. Shackelford, did suf
ficient bowling for both. A crowd soon
gathered and it was with difficulty that
(he owners Succeed in separating the
arguing brutes. ' .
Persons who came up on the boat last
evening stated that it was repotted at
The
Is the most desirable
Wagon on the Market.
It is not as cheap as some others, but is better than all
others. This is a broad assertion, but examine the wagon
and you wiU'agree with us. It is constructed from' carefully
selected material, and it is the aim of the manufacturers
make the best Wagon on the market. .
It has more improvements and points oty superiority
than wd can enumerate here. If you are thinking of getting
a new- Wagon, examine the. " RUSHFORD ." before buying.
MATS & CROE, Gen. Agts.,
- . Wasc.o, Sherman, Crook and Klickitat C o.
L CLARK, Local Agt., Biggs, Or. ; ;
Hood River and other towns along the
river that a number of The Dalles .mili
tia were not to be found, but were in.
hiding , for fear that they would have to
go to war. This is as false a report as
has (-ver . tieen started, as Adjutant
Riddel I informs ns that none are really;
compelled to go; but; in epiteof that
fact, as soon as the call came the boys
of Co. G flocked to the ranks gladlr
and are at present impatiently waiting;
the time to leave.
An effort ia being made to secure a
summer mail service across the Cascade
mouotains. by way cf the McKanzie
route. A petition to the postoffice de
partment asking that the ' route be es .
tablisbed for six months out of the year
between Belknap Springs in Lane connty
and Sisters in Crook county, the service
begin July 1st each year and continue
until 'December let, has been prepared.
The distance from Belknap Springs to
Sisters is about thirty miles. It is ex
pected that if the new route Is estab
lished a stage line will be put on, thus
making through mail and stage service
from Eugene to Sisters, a distance oE
about one hundred miles. ' It is said that
Crook country people are anxious for the
service.
. M r. J. W. Coovert, chief enginer ot
the P. V, & Y. railroad, came np the
river recentlv with a surveying party on
the Sarah Dixon. He come as far as
White Salmon, from which place be
strikes north and reached the summit
of the railroad survey as it is now located.
He expects to put oh . two crews and
work both ways from that point. The
soil, coal prospects, ' mineral belts and
stone ledges along the nonte will all be
thoroughly examined, and an exhaustive
report made on them to headqutatera of
The company when work is completed.
The party was well supplied with all
the tools needed for the work, but ex
pected to et their food - rupplies, pack,
horses, etc., at White Salmon or Trout
Lake. Mr. Coovert's report will be of
special interest to the people of Ska
mania county, as it will publish to the
world our resources of timber, coal, gold,
silver and copper mining, building stone,
farming nd grazing and whatever other
enterprise can be engaged in with profit,
that will make business for a railroad.
. There is a new disappointment in
store for somo. of the patriotic young
men, not yet attining their majority,
who are anxious to enlist and fight
Spaniards, says the Oregonian. Cpt.
H. F. Kendall, lately assigned on doty
with the Oregon Militia, will muster the
regiment raieed by Governor Lord as
Oregon's quota of the call for volunteers.
Captain Kendall has received no official'
notification! of his appointment, but
there are a large number of mothers and
sisters who take the published announc
ment as correct. He has received nu
merous letters from this source request
ing him not to accept as volunteers their
sons and brothers, as tbey were not of
age, aud their families did. not want the
boys to go. Under army regulations no
one can be accepted as a recruit under
21 years of age without the written con
sent of their parents, and with the for
mal protest now filed with him, Captain
Kendall will have to turn down more
than one enthusiastic youth who has en-
listed and thinks he will eoon be on bis
way to Cuba.
HcKInle j to Sherman.
The following note was writtenTuesday
by the president in reply to the tetter
from Mr. Sherman tendering his resig- -nation
as secretary of war ;
"Hon. John Sherman Dear' Sir:
Your letter of the 25th inst., tendering
your resignation of the office of secretary
o( Blate, has been received, and the res
ignation is accepted. .
"I cannot let this occasion pass with
out congratulating yon upon your use
ful and. distinguished career, covering a
period of nearly half a century in the
public service and filled with exception
al honor and success. ':
"Your great labor has added luster to :
American statesmanship, and will al
ways be gratefully remembered by your
fellow countrymen. - With cordial good
wishes,. very truly yours,
i WlLI.IA3fMcKlNI.ST."
Use Clarke & Falk's Floral Lotion for
rongh 8kjn. "
wagon
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