THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1898 The Weekly Ghroniele. THI DALLES, - - OKsCUOX OFFICIAL PAPER OF WASCO COUNTY. Published in two parts, on Wednesdays and aaturaavs. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. BY MAIL, P08TAG PREPAID, IiC iDViXCX. One year 11 50 Six month! . 75 Three months . 60 Advertising rate reasonable, and made known on application. Address all commnnlcations to'THF CHRON IChE," The Dalles, Oregon. Telephone No. I. LOCAL BREVITIES. Saturday's Daily. A meeting of the Board of Equaliza tion will be held at tbe office ot the county assessor on the first Monday in October. A clear list of indemnity school lands in The Dalies district, containing 4C53 acres, was received at the executive of fice in Salem from the general land office yesterday. The annual session of the Oregon State W. C. T. U. will be held in Eu gene the first week in October. Exten sive preparations are being made by the local nniou fcr the reception of the guests. The firBt annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Dental Congress will be held in Portland from the 22d to the 25th, in clusive, of this month. Some of the dentists from this city are arranging to be present, and the rueeiing will no doubt be profitable as well as enjoyable. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Phillips returned home from Cascades last evening. Mr. Pbillrps telle some immense fish stories; bit being accompanied by a substantial demonstration of his success as a nim rod, and after testing the flavor of the "catch," no one can doubt his truthful ness in this regard. Capt. O. S. Waud in a recent letter to his wife informs tier that he ie now run ning on the steamer Flora, of the Lake Bennett & Kbndike Navigation Co., be tween White Horse Rapids and Dawson City. lie is delighted with the situa tion, and doe9 not regret accepting it. He also says he is to have a two-months vacation, and will no doubt spend it at home. Jamea Snipes and family are up from The Dalles and will spend a week or two rusticating at their cattle ranch, twelve miles southeast of hers. The weather at The Dalles has been very warm lately and they will no doubt enjoy the cooling breezes of Gilliam county to the utmost. Mr. Snipes says the John Day river is lower than he ever saw it before. Con don Globe. A Walla Walla paper, in speaking of the intense heat, eaya that city has broken its previous record by five, de grees, the thermometer standing at 113 degrees at times during the week. Tie early hours of the morning showed little improvement as regards the depressing atmosphere, and the rollers in the printing offices had to be put on ice to keep from melting. The immense traction' engine and freight train owned by F. M. Cbrlsman, of Silver Like, and which workmen have been engaged in putting in run ning order in the East End, was taken through the Etreets of that portion of the city yesterday on a trial trip. Every thing seemed to run satisfactorily, and after some additional woik has been done it will be taken to its destination to try its luck on the hills near Silver Lake. We are informed that as soon as the water recedes and the Regulator can be floated, she will be brought to this city for repairs. Indeed this company is contemplating in the future doing the inost of their repairing here, deeming it cheaper and in many ways advantageous to do so. The expense to this company this season has been enormous, and the ill luck coming as it did jost at a time when the most cosiness is to be done, works a hardship on them. However, the D. P. & A. N. Co. will always be on top, for you can't keep a good thing down. A letter from Dawson City says: "Rents are enormous, some stores bring ing $500 per month. Cubby-holes 6x10 feet bring $100, and they are hard to get at that price. Eggs sell for $2.50 per dozen; green potatoes, 75c per pound; oranges, 65c each or $6 per dozsn. Lots are worth from $200 to any price yon can name. Wood is getting very scarce, and is selling at from $30 to $40 a cord. Salmon begen to run about July 1st. Thev sell readily at $2 50 apiece. Two moose were brought in and the owners realized $1800 trom the sale of their flesh. There are no trout here, so far as X have seen, but graylings are plenti ful.". The building and machinery of the Vancouver creamery, owned by George M. Weigle, located one mile north of Vancouver, on the line of the Portland, Vancouver & Yakima railroad, was de stroyed by fire at 8 o'clock Thursday morning. The loss is estimated at $12, 000; insurance, $8,000. The origin of the fire is unknown. It is supposed to bave been caused by sparks from a loco motive which passed the creamery about 7 o'clock. The creamery was the largest on the Pacific coast. It had a daily capacity of 150,000 pounds of milk and cream. What Mr. Weigle's inten- j tions are is not definitely known, but it is said that he will rebuild the plant, but on a much more limited scale. - The town of Fossil, in Gilliam county, is to have water works. A spring in the hiils 830 feet above the town and three miles away, is to be tapped with a pipe line and the water carried to a reservoir. The route is easy as most of the ditch to lay pipe can be made with plows. The sorine flows 55.000 gallons of water ev ery twenty-four hours, which is ample for Fossil's present needs. The quality of the water is excellent. The town has nearly enough money in its treasury to build the water works. The town has never been allowed to get in debt, with the result that it has never sapped its etrenzth paying interest. The works will cost from $5000 to $6000. -R. C. Judsan, industrial agent of the O. R & N. Co., has Deen reaping his harvest on the experimental farm below the city the past few days. With sickle in hand and perspiration rolling down his back he has earned bis daily bread by the sweat of his brow. The cutting of his several rows of wheat was com pleted today. The wheat heads were wrapped in paper and tomorrow morn ing will be shipped to Blalock station and there be stored for safe keeping un til the Portland exposition opens, when the cereals will be shipped there for ex hibition. Mr. Judson Btates that all the grain is a nne eampie, and tne result oi the experiments this season is very en couraging, xne grasses on tne lartu win be cut later. Walla Walla Statesman. For the information of those who are not familiar with the law, it may be stated that in Oregon the open season j for upland birds, pheasants, grouse, quail, etc., is from September 1 to De cember 1. It is lawful to sell such birds from October 15 to November 15. In Eastern Oregon it is unlawful to kill Chinese pheasants, quail or Bob White at any eeaaon. The open season for prairie chickens is from July 1 to Octo ber 1. -The open season for deer, elk, etc., is from August I to December 1. The open season for water (owl is from September 1 to March 15. In Washing ton the open season for grouse, prairie chickens and sage hens is from August 15 to January 1. The Mongolian pheas ant is protected by law until the fall of 1900. County Clerk Keleay has been some what discouraged of late 83 regards the scarcity of licenses which he has been called upon to issue. Being of a genial nature and a married man, he is always desirous of assisting others into that blissful.etate. Consequently yesterday af ternoon when an applicant came into the office, the smile on the countenance of the young man was not more bland than was that of the aforesaid county clerk. The license was issued to Benjamin L. Davison and Edith T. Potter, of Hood River. Mr. Davison made bis home in this city during the winter months, and is well-known in church circles, being a theological student in the Methodist church. Miss Potter is a popular young lady in Hood River, and has many friends here. Mrs. J. L. Thompson came out from The Dalles Tuesday night, and has been visiting with the family of Jerry Cor coran since. The Slickstone was late on account of the heat of the day, it being dark on its arrival here. Mrs. Thomp son wanted to go to the Corcoran home that night, so Frank Swift started for that place, depending upon big lady passenger to show him the road, as he did not know it. By some miscalcula tion they lost the road near Monroe Heisler's, ran into a deep ditch, and all were spilled out. Mrs. Thompson would not try it again, and stopped over night at Heisler's. In the mishap, Mrs. Thompson managed to remain in the bottom of the carriage until she feared the horses would run away, when she ran on her hand? and -knees out at the back end, getting quite a fall, but no in jury. Contractor Brown was aboard when the upset came, afterwards find ing himself under the wagon with the wheels crossing back and forth on his face. It was" altogether a narrow escape from very serious results, Brown only receiving a few flesh wounds. Dufur Dispatch. Sunday's Daily. The Sarah Dixon will make a short trip down the river this morning in order to cdhvene a band of sheep from Lyle to Collins Landing. The Dalles will certainly seem de serted today, from the number of people who bave signified their intention of spending the day at down-the-river points. The D. P. fc A. N. Co. is now engaged in repairing ' their pile-driver scow, which for some months past has been stationed at the foot of Court street.' As soon as it is in order it will betaken down the river to be need in repairing landings along the river. Colonel Mitchell has made a change at the Deschutes bridge station. Mr.E. A. Griffin, who leases it from the com pany, has placed B. , F. Ricbardeon in charge. All the buildings will be over hauled and pome new ones' erected. A full stock of supplies for man or beast will be kept on hand and ample accom modations added as soon as lumber can be obtained. " ' - W. H. Babcock, of Walla Walla, has 120 men harvesting his crop this year. Each day they eat one large steer, thir teen Backs of potatoes, two sacks of beets, two sacks of cabbage, and large quantities of bread, milk, coffee and tea The men work thirteen and fourteen' hours a day. The expenses to Mr. Bab cock is $1 a minnte,$60 an hour, and $340 a working day of fourteen hours There is a possibility of the members of Trinity church in Portland losing their rector, Rev. D. C. Garrett, who is very popular there, he having been brought forward as a probable successor of the late Btshop Perry, of Iowa. It is a matter of custom in the Episcopal church that men do not seek to be made bishops, but often lend the influence of their parishes for the benefit of others. Professor H. T. French has tendered bis resignation to the board of regents Of the state agricultural college as prof essor of agriculture, to accept a similar position at the university of Idaho, at a salary of $1800 a year. The professor has been connected with the Oregon col lege for nine years, and his resignation has been accepted with regret. He will leave for his new field of labor about September 1st Farmers and producers, of the entire northwest should now save samples of their .fruits, vegetables, grains and grasses, for exh.uition at the Oregon In (Jus trial exhibition in Portland, Sept. 22 to Oct. 22. Everybody should take pride in having his locality represented Drop a postal card for shipping tags to Secretary Industrial Exposition, Port land, Oregon. Tbe Chicago News tells this one Johnny, the 7-year-old son of a railway engineer, was a faithful Sunday school attendant. "Where was Christ born, Johnny," asked bis teacher one day. the reply. "No, "In Hannibal," was no,'' exclaimed the teacher. "He was born in Bethlehem." "Well," said Johnny, "I knew it was some town along the Burlington route. The Oregonian says that Thursday morning when the residents of Portland awoke it really looked as if they might have a know storm. However it didn't snow that day nor tbe next, but still many men were seen with overcoats during the morning, and everyone was endeavoring to account for the radical change in the weather. It is not very warm here at present, but then if Port land wouldn't be so eelfiah she might pass it around. Mrs. M. Zirka, of this city, has just received a letter from her two boys, Fred and Henry, who. are members of Company L, now at Manila. These boys were among the youngest of those who left here as volunteers, but every sentence in their letter is full of patriot ism, and while they spoke in tender terms of home and mother and sent messages to younger brothers and their sister, they were brave indeed when mentioning anything in regard to their trip and what they expected to go through. Though "experience is a dear teacher," the lessons of the war will be invaluable to many of tbe boys who left The Dalles, and when they return to us will tell in their future lives. Tbe killing of the Spanish camp-tender by Ollie Puyear, near Heppner last Sunday was a very sad affair, from the fact that the slayer was a young fellow of about 22 years and is evidently a young man well brought up and in no manner displays tbe character of a crim inal. When he went to Heppner and delivered himself up, saying that the Spaniard had exasperated him and fin ally threatened to kill him and that tbe deed was committed in self-defense, the people of Heppner were much exercised over the affair and at once were enlisted on the side of the boy, so honest and straightforward was he. To ayoid any possible miscarriage of justice he was bound over in the sum of $500. The citizens immediately made up the sum and sent him away on the train to the home of his sister. To a boy in a cone try, unknown to a. single person, in bis hour of serious trouble, to have the united community respond to his rescue, is a touching illustration of the devo tion of Americans to each other, in their hour of need. ' Tuesday's Daily. Max Vogt, who was out to his ranch when the fire occurred, came in yester day, and for once after a big fire, found himself not a heavy loser, although his building suffered somewhat. He is now congratulating himself. Miss Emma Jacobson and her brother, Johnnie, went down on the boat yester day to White Salmon, called there by the drowning of their cousin, Harper Hansen. Miss Jacobson will remain for a few days, her brother returning last evening. Sunday evening many or our citizens j noticed a large fire in a wheat field about two miles below " town, near tbe Anderson place. A . rumor was afloat today that ; it was in Mr. Anderson's field, but nothing definite as to that has been ascertained, and it ie believed to have been on an adjoining place. To add to the discomforts -which tbe fire has caused, the electric light and telephone wires have been seriously im paired, and for a time we will be com pelled to go back to the days before we had these two conveniences. Many of the 'phones are still in working order, but ji will take some little time before all of them can be need again. Last night the town seemed so dismal that the blues were .the prevailing complaint. We are now wondering bow in the world we ever managed to get along without electric lights, and have made up our minds that we never lived until we had 'phones. During the progress of the fire three men were seen to carry away several rifles belonging to Mays & Crowe, and before it was really discovered that they were stealing them, they bad eecaped to the ".country. Today they were over taken, brought back to the city and .odged in jail. The time for the prelim inary examination has not been set, but whatever its outcome we have only to gay that anyone who would take advan tage of the distress of another to commit depredations of that sort, would, in the n?t overly-elegant expression of the im mortal Cradlebaugn, "use his grand mother's atin bones for knife bandies." It has always been a question in our minds why, daring a eerious conflagra tion like that of Sunday night, so many men stand idly by seemingly uncon cerned aa to the result, and fail to see to what an extent a helping hand might aid those who are bravely fighting the flames. Our fire department is not a paid one, and on every such occasion take their lives in their hands in defend ing the property of others. On this particular occasion those who were fighting the flames were also compelled to carry out goods and cart them away, and although soliciting aid from many standing by, in a number cf cases were refused. On the other baud, many who were not members of the department and bad no property in jeopardy were among the foremost to face the flames, bravely fighting till the danger was over. To them credit enough cannot be given. INLAND FLYER LAUNCHED. The Fast 1. P. & A. N. Eteamer Is at Last In the Water. The eteamer Inland Flyer, owned by the D. P. & A. N. Co., and which is to make daily trips between this city and Portland, wa9 launched last evening nt o'clock at the latter place, and It is said she took to water like a duck. The launching was to have taken place at noon, but being lowered down to within a few feet of the water before she made the plunge, it took a much longer time than was expected. Agent Allaway who went down to witness the craft glide into the water, was compelled to leave before the work was completed in order to catch a train for home. The Inland Flyer was measured by the custom officials Friday, and proved larger than she appeared to be from the outside, measuring 151 tons gross and 122 net. The bull is built on very fine linee, and is expected to show great peed. She is just the sort of steamer that tbe company has been ' in need of, and their natrons will welcome her ad- en t on the river route, which will take place in about two weeks. The con tractors have given it out that they ex pect at present to float the Regulator by Wednesday. However, it is thought by many interested that it will be neces- say to put a new hull on her before she is completed. Harper Hansen Drowned. Sunday morning Mr. E. Jacob3on and step-son, Harper Hansen, and Mr. Forbes, of California, left this city in a large fish-boat bound for White Salmon. When opposite Straight's landing, tbe Sarah Dixon came up, and seeing the boat steering directly across, whistled for the occupauts to change their course. For some unaccountable reason Mr. Jacobson ' failed to heed the warning, and consequently his boat was struck on the eide by the steamer, which had slowed up as much as possible. Mr. Jacobson held on to the mast, and Mr. Forbes . grabbed a ' rope on the Sarah Dixon, but Harper Hansen was thrown overboard and was not seen afterward. The young man who was drowned was about 18 years of age, and a very indus trious, promising fellow. He was a brother of Miss Lena Hansen, of this city, and a nephew of Mrs. Henry Lauritson. Hia sister is at present at home on a vacation, which will no doubt be a sad one. The body has not been recovered ; but the river will today be dragged and every effort made to find the remains. The Mew Congregational Minister. Tbe Albany Democrat says: Rev. .;N. Poling yesterday tendered his resignation as pastor of the Congrega tional church, to take effect October 1st. He has filled the position here for four years witn ability,- and is a popular man generally whom our citizens will regret to see leaving his present charge. The West Side, published at Independ ence, also has the following: "Rev. D. V. Poling.who was a popular pastor of the Congregational church here and later at Albany, has been called to The Dalle?, where he will go October 1st. Rev. Poling will find a very nice class of people in his charge at The Dalles, and we doubt not . the Congre gational church there will prosper greatly under his charge. The musical talent of both Mr. and Mrs. Poling will be appreciated there.1 ' New From Co. Vt Camp. Company L, consisting of Misses Anna Thompson, Lizzie Bartell, Julia and Clara Nickelson, Frankie and Georgia Richmond and Lena Thompson, whose camp is' situated near Mcffett Springs, j were . pleasantly surprised by a visit from Misses Rachel Morgan and Kath erine Sargent, of Maple Dell camp lo catea at Uascades. lnrough the courtesy of Messrs, mous ana mce, of Portland, we spent a very enjoyable time boating on Lake Mystery, near the Springs. Upon our return to camp, we gathered "cat-tails' which are abundant along the lake, and they also served as souvenirs. Last evening Company L entertained visitors from the surrounding camps, numbering twenty-one in all. Candv pulling, music on guitars by Messrs Reese and Parkins, and singing were en joyed until a late hour, when all ex pressed themselves as having spent a pleasant evening, and their only regret was that the late hour came only too soon. A Guest OUR CHURCHES. In a Flourishing: Condition, With Edi fices any City Might Well be Trond Of. For a city of its size, The Dalles is particularly favored in the number of churches she possesses, for no better recommendation can be given a place man mat it is not lacking in this re gard. No matter what a man's belief may be as regards religious doctrine, or in fact, whether be has anv, about the first question he asks is, "What about your churches and schools?" From the answer to the first clause of the ques tion, the other is usually inferred. Our citizens deserve a great deal of credit for the manner in which they support the many denominations here represented; especially those who are not connected with any of them, and, shall we say, seldom enter their doors? Often when called upon repeatedly for donations they are heard to remark: "We have too many churches. Why do not some of them consolidate and make the expense lighter?" But at the same time thev are reaching into their pockets for the wherewithal to aid in their maintenance and to increase the good they are each one doing, realizing that if not directly, indirectly they are benefited by them. For not one of them would tbey see fail for lack of support; nor would they live in a city where there is no pride in its churches, much less where there are none. Not only are we proud of the flourish ing condition of our churches iu every direction calculated to make a religious society fulfill the end for which it was designed ; but the manner in which the edifices add to the appearance of our city is not to be overlooked. Nearly every society has a compara tively new building. Tbe Catholics have just completed a structure which would be a credit to any city in the United States. The Lutherans also have not long since dedicated a neat church, while that of the Christian denomina tion might be termed new, since it has been built but a few years. The Method ist, Congregational and First Baptist churches were built soon after the fire of '91, which destroyed their places of wor ship, and .are each models of architect ure. The Episcopal church, while not quite so recently erected, has had a number of improvements during the past year, which make it as good as new, and it is indeed a cozy place of meeting where one feels at home. Al though the Calvary Baptist society has not as yet erected any special structure, tbe building where tbey hold service has been so remodeled and arranged that tbe inside is all that could be de sired as a comfortable sanctuary. The Seventh Day Adventists have a small society bere, and meetings are often held on their Sabbath , in the First Baptist church. So we bave reason to be grateful that we live in a city of churches, and where the gospel may be heard from the best of speakers every Sunday at least. Tomatoes Mot a Disease-Breeder. People were wont to enj ly eating a bunch of good grapes until of late years when the fear of swallowing some of the seeds and causing that dreaded disease, appendecitie, has taken away the pleas ure. The same thing applies to toma toes, and now when one eees a dish of sliced tomatoes by his plate at the table, the fear of cancer immediately takes possession of him and causes him to leave them untouched. The following from Dr. Andrew Wilson, of London, should dispel this dread : "I have re PLANO Headers, Reapers, - Mowers and Rakes. BUCKEYE Reapers and Mowers. HODGE Mowers and Rakes. EXTRAS FOR THE ABOVE. ' And don't forget that the "RTJSHFORD" is a little bit the Best Wagon made. MAYS & CROWE. ceived several letters of late, reiterating' a'question I might well be tired of an swering: Do tomatoes cause cancer f But for the fact that one takes a pleas ure in stamping one's foot on a mislead ing statement calculated to""prejadice people against a vegetable food which la entirely healthful and safe, I should grow weary of asserting that not a jot or tittle of proof has ever been offered in support of the outrageous statement noted above. One might as well allege that cabbage causes cancer, for there would be no more proof to be had con cerning the tomato myth. I can only repeat that the to ma too is nn excellent vegetable enough, and may be partaken of by those with whom it agrees, with out any fear of its initiating any disease) whatever." THE COLUMBIA SOUTHERN. The New Extension Completed to a Sta tion Fourteen Miles from Biggs Called Klondike. By a recent circular emanating from the headquarters of tbe Columbia South ern Railway Company at Wasco, this official announcement is made: "To agents and connecting lines: "The extension of this company's line has been completed to a point fourteen miles from Biggs, and the station of Klondike, Oregon, has been established thereat. "E. E. Lytle, Pres. D. C." O'Rkilly, Gen. Mgr." When this is completed it is reported that it will reach as far aa Prineville. The surveys of the proposed Eastern Oregon frgm Albany to Ontario were re ported complete long aeo. The same territory will be tributary to both lines, although the latter, of course, will be the much longer line of tbe two. The ad vantage of the former over tbe latter, however, lies in the fact that actual con struction is in progress, and it will nat urally be the first in the field. When the Columbia Southern is opened to Prineville it will tap a very productive country, rich in wool and cattle interests, now looking for market. This will find its way to The Dalles, and naturally tend to greatly promote the growth and business interests of that place. Telegram. The Columbia Southern will either strike it rich or it will be a cold day for it when it reaches Klondike. Advertised Letters. Following is the list of letters remain ing in tne postomce at i ne uaues un called for August 13, 1898. Persons calling for the same will give date on which they were advertised : Anderson, Harry Jackson, II F Anderson, H P Kerr, H C Brown. LH Liggett, H Barns, Thos P Leanord. Clide 2 Bery, Otto Lapier, Frank Bujhey, Frank Mitchell, W G Coop, A Milgger, Herman Camer, W Morton, Emma Coad, J Miller, J H Chesman, H S Patterson, L S Dickers, L P Perry, Clare Dickenson, V Koberts, J A Ellis, Mime Remensinder, Ada Ellerd. Matilda Kicbaras, U. L, Ford, W H Rein, J A Frantz, E D Kobenson, ts a. Fulton, David Scott, E H Fox, Lucy Sterns, HNS Gotfrey, Emma Washburn, 8 D Grenger, Andrew Welealf, J Gilpin, B Write, F W Gasson, Ed Weigelt, A Henirici, K E wise, u m Huleman, U W 2 vvooaman, w Hood. Mary E Wood, J H Hinlach, Stella . Williams, F Havdon, E A Ward, G A Hollett, Geo Wagner, C D Hanna, Lillie Waltz, Arthur Hamilton, W S Wilburn, Allie J. A. Cbobsbn. The Best Remedy for Flos. Mr. John Mathias, a well known stock dealer of Pulaski, Ky., says: "After suffering for over a week with flux, and my physician having failed to relieve me. I was advised to try Chamberlain's- Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and have the pleasure of stating that the half of one bottle cured me." Fcr sale by Blakeley & Houghton. You invite disappointment when yoa experiment. DeWitt's .Little iiariy Risers are pleasant, easy, thorough Jittie pills. They cure constipation and sick headache just as ecre as you take them. Snipes-Kinersly Drng Co. One Minute ejgh Cure, cures. That Is what ! was made Ir. . DeWitt's Little Early Risers, The famous 11-tU-pills. THE DALLES, OR