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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, SATURDAY. MAT 21. 1898.
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Our Great Wash Goods Sale
Will continue for another week. We will also offer our entire stock of
Ladies' Jackets, Capes, Suits and Skirts at astonishingly low prices. .
SKIRTS. .
Skirts sold heretofore at $1.35 , Special 90
Skirts sold heretofore at $1.50 , - -.. Special 1 10
Skirts sold heretofore at $2.50 Special 1 98
Skirts sold heretofore at $3.00..... .- . Special 2. 19
Better grades in proportion.
LADIES' CAPES.
Ladies' Capes, $3.75 Values Reduced to$2 93
Ladies' Capes, $5.00 Values Reduced to 3 98
Ladies' Capes, $6.50 Values Reduced to 4 97
Ladies' Capes, $8.50 Values.;. Reduced to 6 35
Ladies' Capes, $10.00 Values : Reduced to 7 69
We carry a complete line of the better grades in Silk and fine clothe, trimmed very handsomely inbraid and
cut jet beads. ' ... '
LADIES' TAILORED SUITS.
Retailed at $6:50 ! Special$ 4 00
Retailed at $9.00 : : Special 6 50
Retailed at $12.50 , Spocial 9 00
Retailed at $14.00 Special 10 00
Retailed at $15.00 , .Special 11 69
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ALL GOODS MARKED IN
.PLAIN FIGURES.
PEASE & MAYS.
The Weekly Ghroniele.
THt UALLEB OBBOOW
OFFICIAL PAPER OF WA8CO COUNTY.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
Wednesday.
Three carloads of mnlton ebeep and
one of bogs were shipped to the Union
Meat Company at Troatdale yesterday.
Edward Smith, formerly a sncces&fal
sugar-beet raiser at Lehi, Utah, has pur
chased tbo old slater farm at Alicel, id
Union county, comprising 480 acres,
paying therefore for $15,120. Mrs
Smith propoees to raise beets on bis new
plafe.
Yesterday morning, when Jack Pow
era went into his room over the White
House saloon, in this city, be found that
someone had broken in and cut open a
valise in which be kepi his clothing.
Upon examination be found that a suit
of clothes and some other articles of
wearing apparel were missing. He rt!
peated the robery to the officers and as
yet no clew to the robber has been
found.
The burglars who have been operating
in our city are evidently still with us
Sometime Monday night someone at'
tempted to make an enttance into Mrs
T. S. Lang's residence by removing t
wire screen from the window. Some
thing evidently occurred to scare him
off, however, as he did not succeed in
affecting an entrance.
Yesterday afternoon quite a crowd
gathered on the beach to witness the
launching of the new ferry boat. Every'
thing about the launching passed off
smooth, and as 'soon as possible the ma
chinery will be placed into the boat and
it will be pot into service. It is a neat
little craft and will be a great improve'
xnent on the present ferry.
Word was received in this city that
Harry Hunt, who for several years
served as bookkeeper for Seufert Bros.,
when they were in business in this place,
and also for the O. E. & N. Co., at thie
place, had died in a California insane
asylum. Mr. Hunt was a kind-hearted
genial man and bad many friends in
The Dalles who will be grieved to hear
of bis sad and untimely end.
A. U. Baldwin, one of the piledriver
crew at work on the. railroad bridge at
Aberdeen, had a very unpleaeent experi
ence and a narrow escape from being
crushed to death last week. He was
struck on the left arm. near the shoulder
by the hammer of the driver, which
bruised the flesh off almost from shoul
der to wrist. Fortunately, it was glanc
ing blow, and no bones were broken.
Constable Scott, of Baker City, was in
Huntington Thursday, baying in charge
Charles Bonyan and Van Boselfe, ar;
rested for kidnapping, It seems that
the young men were in love with two
young ladies of Baker City, and were
opposed in their determination to marry
by the parents of the young women. An
elopement was planned. They made
the necessary arrangements," and got
aboard the west-bound train, and went
to Vale, where Runyan and Miss Mc-
Govern were married the next day.
Constable Scott started in pursuit and
found the parties he was looking for at
Ontario, where they were spending their
honeymoon. The constable took Run
yan and Roselle to Baker City,
where Justice James put them under
$100 bonds to appear for trial. .
G. M. Schilling, a one-armed globe
trotter, who many of our Dalles people
may remember since be passed through
here about eighteen months ago, passed
through New Whatcom last week. He
says he has walked 20,000 miles in three
years, has crossed the continent three
times and claims to hold the world's
record for walking 1000 miles in the
sborteet time. He says he has made a
$5000 wager to walk around the world in
lour years, not to beg, borrow, steal or
spend, and to return with $3000 in cash.
He leit New York, August 3, 1897, and is
due at that place August 3, 1901. He
has several books tilled with affidavits
from the clerks of every city and county j
be has visited and the governors of sev
eral states, including Governor Rogers
Thursday's Dally.
Yesterday two marriage licenses were
issued, oi.e to E. C. Mohany and Miss
Tena Davis, and another to Frank L.
Pickens and Myrtle George.
Yesterday morning the Regulator
pulled Peters' new scow off the ways
into deep water. As there appeared to
be chances of the river going down, the
builders did not care to take any chances
of leaving her on the beach, since it was
an easy matter to launch it at the pres
ent stage of water.
xesterday morning hi. A. JMmer was
arrested by Deputy Marshal Connolly,
on suspicion of burglary from the house
of Peter Godfrey. Elmer had his hear
ing yesterday afternoon before Justice
Filloon, and was placed under bonds to
appear before the next grand jury. As
he has not yet found a bondsman be
will be placed in jail.
Yesterday the 7-year-old son of O
Yates, of this city, fell from the top of
fence which encloses the fair grounds
and broke bis right aim. About a week
ago Mr. Yates' nine-year-old boy fell
and broke bis right arm in almost the
same place. This is a strange coinci
dence that two such accidents should
occur m the same family in the
same week.
S. P. Shott,
Condon Globe,
wbo
has
recently sold the
concluded for a
change and rest, to run the bowling
alley at Heppner for a while, nntil be
again feels like etering the field of journ
alism. He took charge this week and
is having the allies- plained off and the
place improved generally, and has or
dered "new 'balls, pins, etc. Mr. Sbutt
will move bis family to this place from
Condon about June 1st. .
Since the orders have been received to
recruit the cavalry companies at Forts
Walla Walla and Vancouver to a war
footing, only 30 recruits have passed ..the
examination. There have been many
applications, but the applicants bare
been nnable to meet the requirements.
The main trouble bad been In cheat
measure and expansoin. A man must
be 36 inches around the chest and be
able to expand three inches.
A Morrow county boy, J. F. Grable,
son of D. H. Grable, of Ioner writes
home to bis parents that be bad the
honor of being on the Concord; one of
the battle-ships In Admiral Dewey's
squadron, which participated in the
engagement in Manila harbor. Mr.
Gradle has been in the United States
navy nearly four years, having served
one enlistment of three years, and when
war was imminent with Spain reenlisted
and was assigned to the cruiser Concord
and was attached to the Asiatic squad
ron.
The best lambing we have heard of to
date is that of Elmer Mathews of Foesil.
When he inarkdd last week, there were
938 lambs from 862 ewes, and since then
about a hundred Iambs have been born
and they are still coming at the rate of
two or three a day. Since he marked
the lambs the loss has been less than a
dozen. Mr. Mathews had exactly 1000
ewes when lambing started, and has
considerably over 1000 lambs now.
Three of the ewes gave birth to nine
lambs, and one bunch of 29 ewes gave
birth to 45 lambs..
. A number of residents of Pendleton
visited the racetrack of Frank Frazier
Sunday to witness the great Chehalis
work out a trial. mile. Four tests were
made in quick succession, and npon the
laet half oi the fourth mile the remark
able time of 1:02 2-5 was made.
Chehalis now holds the world's reccrd
for two miles and promises before the
coming season is past to place the one
mile record in a lower notch.
L.L.Hill, of this city, who is inter
ested with John Cradlebaugh in the
Golden Eagle mine, received a letter
from that place yesterday stating that
the mine is developing splendidly. In a
forty-eight-hour run they made a clean
ing of $200, and the concentrates have
not yet .been worked. He also stateB
that the deeper they sink into the ledge,
the richer it gets : and from this we
must infer that the owners of the Gold'
en Eagle have a small Klondike.
Oar Dalles boys have decided to re
organize Co. G, in case that another
call be made in the near future for ad
ditional' volunteers. Lieutenant G.
Bartell is superintending the organiza
tion, and expects to have a full company
inside of a week. They have already
forty-seven members in the company,
which is a very good start. Regular
company drill will be held on Saturday
nights, commencing next Saturday. We
hope that before another company goes
from The Dalles those seekers for com
missioned offices in Portland will have
left for Manila or elsewhere, so that Co.
G may retain its rightful officers. Much
has been said by visitors to camp Mc
Kinley in regard to the showing our
boys made in drills, etc., and many
compliments were received by them.
Friday's Dally.
Majestic and Born steel ranges. Prices
the lowest at Mavs & Crowe's. . tf
The river continues to rise at a lively
rate and yesterday stood at 28.3.
''Eagle" Acetylene Gas Generators-are
superior to all. Agency at Hansen &
Thompson's planing mill. a21-lm dw
.Knight, of Salem, announces that he
will arrive arrive in The Dalles Satur
day evening and occupy the pulpit in
the Congregational church on Sunday,
both morning and evening.
We are informed that the keel has
been laid and the framework almost
completed 'for the new hull for the
steamer Dalles City. As soon as the
hull is ready the house will be trans
ferred to it and this steamer will be
like new. New; boilers have been pur
chased and will . be put in place and
other improvements made so that the
Dalles City will be able to run the swift
est water with ease. When finished the
bull will be 150 feet in length and with
a depth of hold of seven feet.
The teachers of the Methodist Sunday
school are very anxious that all the pu
pils be ready at 9:45 tomorrow morning,
to leave on the excursion to Mosier.
The fare will be 40 cents ior all over the
age of 12, and 20 cents for those under.
The steamer Queen, which touched at
Victoria Tuesday night on her way to
Seattle from Alaska, ' bad on board
Brigadier-General T. M. tAnderson and
two companies of the Fourteenth in
fantry, U. 8. A., who have been doing
police duty in Southeastern Alaska.
NEW ASSISTANT ATTORNEY.
Kdwln Maya bacceeda C. J. Schnable in
This Position.
Edwin Maya took the oath of office as
assistant United States district attorney
Monday, to succeed C. J. Scbnabel, and
received his commission from Judge
Bellinger. Previous to being sworn in,
he was, on motion of Mr. Scbnabel, ad
mitted to practice in the United States
court. He was congratulated by Judge
Bellinger npon bis appointment, and' at
once assumed the duties of his office,
He is a brother of F. P. Mays, who filled
the office of United States attorney for
several years, and a son of Judge Mays
of this city, as well as an old Dalles boy.
Mr. Scbnabel, in stepping down and
out, tendered bis thanks to Judge Bel
linger for the nniform courtesy which
had been extended to him. Judge Bel
linger returned the compliment by wish
ing Mr. Schnabel success in his profes
sion, and the good fortune of being able
to collect the fees he might earn.
The Killing; of Melvin Green.
G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT
OPENED TUESDAY EVENING
AN APPROPRIATE MANNER.
IN
Speeches of Welcome Hade by Bepre-
santati ve Citizens Responded to
tty Visitors Order or Exer
cises for Today,
Some additional particulars of the kill
ing of Melvin Green in the Blue Moun
tain Eagle are given by the Fossil Jour
nal. The Journal says (that Sam Maffy
fired three shots at Green, one of which
took effect in the arm and another in
the breast. One Bowman, wbo was with
Green, assisted him into the honee and
left him there, at Green's request, to go
out after a horse. Green then was in no
apparent danger of dying soon. Before
going Bowman, who bad Green's pistol,
banded it to the wounded man.
When Bowman returned half an hour
ater, Green was lying outside of the
house dead, with his pistol by his side,
and 'a fresh bullet hole through his head.
This bullet entered over bis right ear
and ranged downward, going out under
the lower jaw. The pistol had been held
so close to the head that the powder had
burned his hair. Maffy had gone to bis
bouse, several hundred yards away, be
fore Bowman left, and the officials are
puzzled to know whether Green shot
himself or Maffy returned and finished
his victim.
Hester Green, the father- of Melvin
Green, is an old and respected citizen of
Umatilla county, who has lived 27 years
on Birch creek. . Green was about 27
years old. He was always inclined to
be wild, and had been in various kinds
of trouble.
Maffy, who has been held for investi
gation, is 53 years old. He is a retired
printer, who once printed a paper in La
Grande.
A Runaway.
Yesterday the first Oregon -cherries of
the season were on sale at the Commis
sion Company. They were raised on the
Sterling piace, on the bill.
Yesterday Mr. Cochran, of Deschutes,
ferried bis large band of Bheep across the
river and will drive them ' to summer
range in the Ellensburg country.
Yesterday morning the thermometer
stood at 40 in this city and the proba
bility is that there was light frost on
the high grounds. It is not likely how
ever that it was severe enough to injure
growing plants. - '
A dispatch received from Rev, P. S.
From Mr. A. S. Roberta, of Deschutes,
we learn of quite a mishap which befell
him last Tuesday.
In order to fence some of his land at
his ranch it was necessary to build a
fence straight 'down the hill to the Des
chutes river. At this particular place
the bill is exceedingly steep and fully a
half a mile to the bottom. A team was
need to '"snake", the material down the
hill, as it was too steep for a wagon or
sled. The back in which Mr. Roberts
and bis four men rode to the work was
left on the bench at the top of the bill.
About noon , the wind, as it was sup
posed, for it was blowing hard, started
the hack over the brink, and it is need
less to sav that it took but a few seconds
for it to reach the bottom, no longer an
almost new hack, but a mess of kindling
wood and bent and broken irons. One
man at the bottom saw it when it had
run but a few rods,and he says that after
running about a third of the way down
the hill, the tongue stack in the ground
and the hack jumped so high in the air
that he could see the blue sky beneath
it. The rest of the way the hack went
end over end, till it. was smashed so it
could go no farther.
Mr. Roberts considers that be and bis
men were very fortunate not to have
been in its pathway, as the debris was
covering a wide track, and bad they not
been a few rods to one side it might
have been more serious.
In reply to Some of bis friends wbo try
to joke bini on this as only being a fore
runner of the calamity which he may
meet on election day, he says he has no
fear, as it is only indicative of the gene
ral "runaway" which the whole Repub
lican party is to have on that date.
Tuesday the members of the G. A.
R., Sons of Veterans and W. B. C. be
gan to arrive on the morning trains;
more came on the 5 :20 train, while the
principal part of the excursionists ar
rived on the boat, which, on account of
delays, did not come until about 8
o'clock.
As soon as the boat whistled the
Dalles people began, to crowd to the
dock, and by the time it had landed the
wharf was lined with hundreds of peo
ple, who came to welcome the old veter
ans. There were about 250 aboard the
boat, wbo were immediately taken in
charge by the reception committee.
Owing to the lateness of the arrival
of the boat, the exercises at the opera
house did not commence until 9 o'clock.
At that time the bouse was ,crowded,
and it was impossible for all to find
seats.
Tbe building was beautifully deco
rated, particularly tbe stage, which
was festooned with our national colors,
and in the center of which was a mina-
ture representation of tbe Maine. At
tbe back was a representation of the
white house, well lit with different col
ored jets. On the platform was seated
a number ot the visitors, members of
the G. A. R., S. of V., W. R. C. of our
city and the speakers of the evening.'
The exercises were opened by tbe
Dalles orchestra in a selection which
was a medley ot all the patriotic airs.
It was received with great enthusiasm,
especially when the strains of "Star
Spangled Banner" were heard and the
flag was waved from tbe stage.
Capt. Lewis, as chaisman of tbe even
ing, called upon Rev. W, C. Curtis, wbo
offered a most appropriate prayer.
Mayor Nolan, being introduced, gave
tha honored guests such a beartv and
eloquent welcome in behalf of the city
that they certainly felt we were more
than glad to receive them in our midst.
"Columbia" was then rendered by tbe
orchestra.
Mr. N. J. Sinnott then appeared in
behalf of tbe D. C. & A. C, and among
other things said that tbe Commercial
Club considered it a great honor to re
permitted to open its doors to such dis
tinguished and honored visitors. He
then paid a high tribute to the G. A.
R. and Sons of Veterans, and closed by-
saving that he believed their dd.vs had
been Providentially lengthened until
this auspices hour in the history of our
nation that they might see how nobly
their sons would follow in their footsteps
and honor them.
After another selection by the orches
tra, Captain J, VV. Lewis made a pleas
ing address of welcome on behalf of J.
W. Nesmith Post, No. 32, which was
such a one as no one but a veteran like
the Captain could feel or express.
This was responded to by General
Reisner, department commander, in an
able an energetic speech, full of patri
otic sentiments, which was received
with applause by tbe delighted
ence.
After another eelection by the orches
tra, Mrs. Mamie Wagley Briggs ren
dered an eloquent address in behalf of
the Woman's Relief Corps. Time and
time again the speaker wae interrupted
by the cheers of the audience. In con
cluding Mrs. Briggs spoke of the aims
and objects of tbe Woman's Relief
Corps, and narrated at length the good
done by the noble society of noble wo
men, not onlv in aiding in tbe social
duties of the G. A. R., but in helping to
build up that society. .
Mrs. Gwilt, department president of
the Relief Corps, was the next to speak.
She is certainly another of those patri
otic women of whom we may well feel
proud, and the speech which she made'
last night was sufficient proof of this.
Hon. A. A. Jayne then delivered a
short, but beautiful, address ofjwelcome
to tbe Sons of Veterans.
This was responded to by Colonel
Melvern, post commander of the Sons of
Veterans. Though last, this response
was not least in fervor and eloquence ;
but was pithy and appropriate.
The meeting closed by all joining in
singing "America."
GBAND PAliADE.
10 a.m. Formation.
Grand marshal and aides.
Dalles City brass band.
Field and staff 3d Batt. O. N. G.
Grand Army of the Republic.
Sons of Veterans.
Dalles City fire department. ,
Fraternal societies.
Carriages containing:
DepartmentCommanderFrank Reis
ner. Department President, W. R. C,
Mrs. Gwilt.
The president of J. W. Nesmith, W.
B. C. Mrs. Mamie Wagley Briggs.
The mayor, president of D. C. and
A. C.
Orator of the evening, president of
the day.
Citizens.
Dalles City public schools.
1 p. m. Formal opening of Seventeenth
Annual Encampment of the Grand
Army of the Bepublic, in the Vogt
opera house.
Formal opening of the Fourteenth
Annual Encampment Woman's
Belief Corps in K. of P. hall
large room.
Formal opening Annual Encamp
ment Sons of Veterans in K. of P.
- bal small room.
m. Session of Department En
camnment G. A. B.
Session of Department Encampment
W. B. C.
Session of Division Encampment,
Sons of Veterans.
WILL MEET IN M'MINNVILLE.
8 p.
It was so Arranged at Yesterday's Meet
ing; Officers Elected.
In the meeting of the G. A. R. held
Thursday afternoon it was decided that
the next meeting would be held in Mc
MinnviUe. An election of officers was
held with the following results :
Department Commander C. P. Hol
loway of Post 17.
Sons of Veterans Department Com
mander H. H. Learned, of Post 32.
S. of V. Department Commander A.
J. Goodboard, of Post 39.
Medical Director Rigsby, of Post
16.
Department Chaplain B. N. Fisher,
of Post 1. .
Council of Administration R. H.
Miller, of Post 7; M. P. Iaenberg, of
Post 16; E. F. Manning, of Post 9; G.
A. Harding, of Post 2; G. W. Rea, of
Post 31.
Delegat-s to National Encampment
B. M. Brl.mv, of Post 10; E. Martin,
of Post 12; G. W. Smith, cf Post 31.
Alternates H. E. Doecb, of Post 3;
A. W. Miller, of Post 1 ; W. S. Myers,
oi Post 32.
Election of Officers W. R. C.
The election ot officers at the 14th an
nual convention of the Woman's Relief
Corps was held Thursday afternoon a d
resulted as followt:
Department President, Mrs. Frazier,
of Eugene; Fenior vice, Mary Nichols,
of The Dalles; junior vice, Mrs. Lizzie
Ross, of Salem ; chaplain, Mrs. Strana
han, of Hood River; treasorer, Mrs.
Higgins, of Eugene ; chairman of execu
tive board, Mrs. Adair, of Eugene; Mrs.
i Clark. Corvallis: Mrs. Moorhead. June
audi'tion; Miss Gertrude Gwilt, Portland;
Mrs. Stanton, Roseburg; delegate at
large, national convention, Mrs. . Stock- .
ton, Independence; delegate, Mrs.
Smith, Heppner.
Just before adjourning the G. A. B.
marched inln a body, bearing banners,
and tbe ladies surrendered and awaited
their pleasure, which was to introduce
their newly elected commander.
At 3 o'clock p.' m. the W. R. C. and
Sons of Veterans marched to tbe Vogt
opera house, where tbey, with the G. A.
R., installed their new officers.
TYGH VALLEY ROLLING MILL.
At all times flour equal to the best for
sale at Tygh Valley Roller Mills, at
prices to suit the times. Also mill feed.
W. M. McCohkle, Prop.
mcbl6-6m '
Bashford and Stougbton wagons. Ra
cine spring wagons, buggies and banner
buggies from $50 up, at Mays & Crowe's.
Piano headers, reapers and mowers.
Buckeye and Hodge mowers and extras
at Mays & Crowe's. Prices reduced.
Our Leaders -
Banner Buggies bought direct from Manufacturers for
spot cash in carload lots. , '
You Get the Benefit.
Compare our Prices with the best you can get elsewhere.
Open Piano box Buggy, with shafts ........$45.00
With rubber top . - ...... 50.00
Leather quarter top.. : 60.00
Full leather top, nickle trimming and fancy striping.. 65.00.
MAYS & CROWE, -theses, oh