THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1898
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The Weekly GMoniele.
TUB DALLKS.
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF WASCO COUNTY.
Published in tiro parts, on Wednesdays
and Saturday'
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Six months 75
Three month 60
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en application.
Address all communication! to "THF CHRON
ICLE," The Dalles, Oregon.
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LOCAL, BREVITIES.
Wednesday's Daily.
Word was received from Mr. Gorman
today announcing the fact that he has
secured a clerkship in the legislature
and will therefore remain daring the
session . .
From advices from Salem Tub Chron
icle is in a position to predict that there
will be no caucus on senator and that
Hon. H. W. Corbett will not be elected.
The sentiment of the legislature seems
to be for a compromise candidate.
The through train which arrives at
4:50 a m., waa this morning abont five
hours late, caused by the wreck of freigh
train No. 24, near Kufus. The engine,
No. 68, broke, causing two cars to jump
the track. However, no serious damage
was done, nor accident caused to anyone.
There is a alight change in the hoar,
when the library will be opened for ex
change of books. The hours on Mon
days and Wednesdays will be as nsaal,
from 7 to 9 p. m. On Saturdays instead
of in the evening, the time has been
changed till afternoon, from 3 till 5
o'clock.
Among the many attractions of oar
coming fair none will be more interest
ing to everyone than the fact that Mrs.
Walter Reed, Portland's favorite vocal
ist has been secured to -fill a prominent
place on the evenings' programs. This
alone will aeanre a fall attendance every
evening at the pavilion.
' The young ladies of the Congregational
chnrch bav9 reminded us that Hal
loween is not far distant, and have al
ready planned to give a party on that
night, Monday, Oct. 17tb. Arrange
ments have not been made as yet as to
the place of holding the entertainment,
but notice will be giveo in due time so
that we may assist them in their sports
and keep watch for the gobblins.
As cooler weather comes on, the clnb
rooms are more a place of rendezvous
than daring the heated term. Last even
ing being ladies evening a large number
were present, and the balls were kept
rolling in the bowling alleys, while many
preferred the quiet of the reading room,
or an hour at the billiard tables. This
is a most pleasant place of meeting, and
we often wonder how we ever got abng
without it. , :.
Those who are interested in fast horses
and enjoy good races will be sorry to
learn that Frank Frazier has returned to
Pendleton from the East, and without
Chehalis. The little black pacer re
mained with Ed Mills, the Boston horse
man, who bought him for other parties.
It is understood that already Mills Las
been offered $300" for his bargain, in
which he purchased the stallion for
$7,000. . - -
Walter M. Pierce, of Pendleton, made
the sale of a lot of wheat Saturday which
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We are now displaying in our Furnishing Goods Window r,
are each and every one a good thing. Just a matter of
choice for the different tastes. The assortment includes all
kinds, from Camel's Hair to Wool, andthe
PEASE
thus far exceeds the record for price.
The lot consisted of 8000 bushels which
Mr. Pierce shipped from one of his Uma
tilla connty farms to San Fran
cfsco. The price which was received af
ter deduction of freight charges and
other expense was equivalent to fifty
six cents per bushel in the field. lwau
blue stem .and strictly first grade in
quality.
The first eeesion of the fifth annual
convention of the Wasco county Christian
Endeavor Union will be held in the
Christian church Friday evening, Sept.
30th at 7 :30. The exercise for that
evening will be the address of welcome
by George Ernest Stewart responded to
by James Powell. The best of music is
being prepared, and by -special reqnest
Rev. W. V. Boltz will repeat his sermon
entitled, "Jesus in Touch With Hu
manity." Everybody is invited and the
church should be filled to hear Rev.'
Boltz' very interesting sermon. The
convention will continue through Satur
day and Sunday.
A dispatch from Port Townsend says :
"All arrivals from Dawson daring the
past month have reported health condi
tions in Dawson as something most de
plorable; and a death rate ranging from
five to seventeen per day. It is estimat
ed that about 9000 people joined the rush
to Stewart river. Nearly every foot of
available ground has been prospected,
but no gold was found." Private letters
received here confirm these reports, and
warn friends not to come. A letter re
ceived from Neal Buyer Bays that
though big wages are paid, it takes evert
cent to live and keep np the expenses of
prospecting. --.' .
John Buckingham, aged 17 years, was
killed in a peculiar manner near Doug
las, Gilliam county, one day last week.
He was hauling wheat, and was thrown
from the seat of the wagon in some way.
He fell with bis neck just under the
wheel, which ran upon it, his bold upon
the lines causing the team to stop, chok
ing him to death in the dust ot the road.
The driver of the wagon behind stopped
not suspecting anything wrong, and
waited five or ten minutes, when Guy
Nott came along and saw what had hap
pened. They rolled the wagon from the
young man's neck and found him dead.
Young Buckingham's mother and two
uncles live near Huntington. The body
was buried at Olex.
Some of the friends of a certain well
known and popular sheepman, who yes
terday started for bis home some miles
from The Dalles, have become somewhat
concerned as to bis safe arrival at the
end ot bis journey. . Yesterday he was
Been by many to walk np Second etreet
with a snspicions-look'ng bottle under
each arm, and as "guilty conscience needs
atnncor " hia frfonri'a cnncpm arises
I from the fact that lie stopped every few
moments and explained to ono and
another the contents of the "load" he
was carrying, saying it was developing
fluid to be used by his wife on her kodak
pictures. For our part we see no reason
for concern, and are inclined to think it
was selfish motives which prompted it.
Had they been included in the develop
ment of the contents of the bottles tbeir
spirits would not have been so depressed
over the fate of their friend.
. '- ' Thursday's Dally. '
We learn that J. C. McKee, who has
been head miller in the Gordon mill at
Tygh Valley, has taken charge of the
mill at Cove, Or. ..." . . '
- The first colored man to be favored
with an office at the hands of the Oregon
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legislature is A. D. Griffin, editor of the
New Age, Portland, who is sergeant-at-
arms ofthe house.
The city authorities are today having
the connty surveyor locate the corners
of the lots in the burnt dietrict before
the buildings are put up, that future dif
ficulty. may be avoided.
To lay the Dalles National bank fore
closed its mortgage on the Columbia
stock yards, and they were sold at -auction
to the highest bidder, being bought
in by the Laughlin estate.
A band of 250 cattle were in the stock
yards today, being purchased from
Howard & Stearns, of Prineville, for the
Union Meat Co. Hon. John Fulton
also left for Sherman county this morn
ing with twenty-seven bead of cattle. -
A telegram received from Hon. Leasure
and others, who were to be present this
evening and organize the Native Sons of
America, announces their failure to con
nect, and therefore the organization will
be deferred until some time next week.
Among the eightjmembers of the Ten
nessee Students, who will be here on
Monday and Tuesday of next week, are
four of the orginal Jubilee Singers. Ev
ery member of the. company is a soloist
of merit, and Dalles people will regret
if they do not hear them.
It is expected that Rev. Polling, the
new pastor of the Congregational
church, will arrive in the city tomorrow.
and begin bis duties on next Sunday.
This will be welcome news to the mem
bership and congregation, who have been
so many months without a pastor.
The light showers of rain last night
and this morning were very welcome as
they are much needed to settle the dust,
which travelers say is very bad in the
country. A gentleman who made the
tripto'Dufur yesterday says it is diffi
cult to determine whether one is on
foot or horseback, so blinding is the
dust, caused mostly by the wheat teams
which one encounters. Let the wheat
teams kick npall the dust they want to;
the more the merrier, when we consider
every load contains wealth, for our
farmers, and therefore for us.
-' Passenger train No. lwas twelve hours
late today, pulling In at the depot at 3
o'clock. The delay ' was caused by a
wreck twenty-three miles this ajde of
Montpelier, Idaho. Two freight trains
collided causing a serious wreck, in which
several persons were killed. No particu
lars could be obtained.
In the window of Harry Liebe'e jew
elry store may be seen a number of most
interesting Spanish souvenirs which
were sent by Ben Ullrich, ot Co.L, ,to
bis father in this city.- Among tbein
fwe noticed a deck of Spanish cards, coat
of arms, an old manuscript of 1776, a
cartridge taken . from a Spanish ship,
voucher which their soldiers receive for
salaries, a lottery ticket, a - rosary, pic
ture of a Spanieh soldier, buttons from
uniforme, sea shells from -Manila bay,
ivory key of an organ in Manila cathed
ral, also a prism from a - chandelier in
the same cathedral, and Some articles
which, not being versed in the Spanish
language, we will not mention. Mr.
Ullrich values these very highly, and
well he may from their association with
events of such moment.
- This morning, while Mr. C.L. Phillips'
horse, which was hitched to his de
livery cart, and had been driven to the
boat, was standing waiting for the driver
to return, he took offense at the shrill
ness of the first whistle, and determined
to make a kick So gathering np his
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courage, he started on a run up the hill
Half way up he encountered a wagon,
and jumping over tbe wagon, got him
self into trouble, for he awoke to find
himself entangled m the shafts, one
above and the other beneath him, while
the cart was standing on its bead. . As
be stopped for a moment to consider the
situation and wonder if he hadn't better
join a circus as a contortionist, Mr.
Phillips arrived and checked his am
bitions by straightening him ont and
driving him home, where he will be
taught a little horse sense. -
The ladies' societies of the various
churches are again taking up tbeir
winter's work, and yesterday afternoon
the Good Intent Society held a meeting
at the home of Mrs. C. W. Dietzel.
There was any amount of business to
transact in connection with their com
ing fair, and so busy were they that even
their nostrils did not detect a faint
aroma of coffee from the dining room
until their hostess stepped in and in
vited them to the most unique, as well
as palatable-lunches they, had ever par
taken of. It was termed a "German
coffee", and if any one present had ever
doubted the superiority of the Germans
over other cooks, they changed their
minds yesterday, for every lady yielded
the palm on that occasion.. The society
expects to renew their efforts this win
ter in the interest of their church's
finances.
Friday's Daily.
Max Vogt is having a building
erected on Third Street in the burnt
district to be used by J. H. Cross as
a store house. . .
Cloud Cap Ian will be closed for the
season in another- week. The atmos
phere is clear now and it would be a
splendid time to make the trip.
" This morning the Inland Flyer towed
the pile driver down to White Salmon,
where it will be used in enlarging and
repairing the dock at that place.
A resolution has been passed in the
senate furnihing each member . with
three newspapers of the state and we
are informed by Representative
Roberts, that he will select The
Chronicle as one. He also says: "We
are getting' down to work- in good
shape, they say, though to me it
seems a little slow."
.A letter received from Miss Georgia
Sampson announces her safe arrival at
St. Louis, after a very pleasant trip.
In speaking of the weather she says:
"It lias not been . so warm in The
Dalles this summer as it is here; the
heat is almost, unbearable." While
in that , city ehe wilt be the guest of
Mrs. Grover Simpson, who -was for
merly Miss Allie Beezley, of this city.
Yesterday Constable Hilt went to
Mosier in pursuit of one A. C. Freeman,
who had stolen a horse from Wallace
Fargher, on Tygh Ridge, and eloped
thereon. He was overtaken . in the
vicinity of Mosier and brought to this
city. This afternoon his trial took place
in Justice Bayard's court, when he was
bound over in the Bum of $200 to appear
before the next grand jury.
Mr. C. Gilliam has purchased .what
remains of the Western Queen, our old
ferry boat, and is fittting her up in tip
top shape to be run between Lyle and
Rowena. This will be a great conveni
ence to farmers and cattlemen of Camas
Prairie and the adjoining country, as
they can then avoid much- mountain
climbing, and should bring many more
teams to The Dalles than formerly, the
road from Rowena being in fairly good
shape.
Major Fisk, corps United States
engineers, has been notified that Lieuten
ant W. W. Harts, United States engin
eers, lately promoted to major of volun
teers, has been ordered to take the
place of Lieutenant Potter, United
States engineers, who was ordered to the
Philippines. This will release Major
Fisk of the superintendence of - the
Cascade locks, the Celilo boat railway,
the improvement of the Upper Colum
bia and Snake rivers, and harbor im
provements on the coast of Oregon,
which were in charge of Lieutenant
Potter, and were, on his departure for
Manila, turned over to Major Fisk.
The steamer Sarah Dixon has been
chartered by the D. P. & A. N. Co., and
will tomorrow be brought to The Dalles,
making its first run to Portland Mon
dav, alternating with the - Dalles City.
Captain Sherman will have charge of
the Dixon, with Cbas. Alden as first
officer. . The Inland Flyer has been sent
to the shops at Portland, where ehe will
be equipped with a new propeller wheel
and coudensor, the present wheel not
giving entire satisfaction. Although this
is a powerful craft it has never folly
come up to the expectations of the com
pany as far as speed is concerned. How
ever, with the changes now. being made
it is anticipated their .'hopes will be
realized. - -' , ;' -
-. ' THJ LADIES. 7
. The- pleasant effect and perfect safety
with which ladies may use Syrup of Figs,
under all conditions, makes it their,
favorite remedy. - Toget the true and;
genuine article, look for the name of the
California Fig Syrup Co., printed near
the bottom of the package. For sale by
all druggists. r -
To Care Cold In One Day.
, Take Laxative Broma Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money if
it fails to cure. 25c, . .
PIKE'S PEAK VISITED.
"Oregon" Looks Over Colorado From
an .Elevation or 14,147 Fret The
Editors Take a Hath at
Glenvood 8prlug.
And so early morning found Oregon
on the trolley, bound for Manitou.the
famous pleasure resort, and from there
to Pike's Peak, which trip can be made
in four hours. The traveler who now
makes this wonderful ascent by railway
can surely not conceive the difficulty
which must have been encountered in
the con8troction of the Cog Wheel rail
way. The grading was commenced in
1889, and the golden spike driven Oc
tober 20, 1890. This railway differs in
two respects from ordinary railroads;
first, in the yejy heavy gradient, which,
in a few feet less than nine miles, over
comes an elevation of 7,518 feet; second,
the system of Abt rack rail used, which
forms a continuous double ladder, into
which the toothed wheels of the loco
motive work. The roadbed, which is
from fifteen to twenty-two feet in width,
is most substantial, being cut from or
built upon solid rock in many places.
The exact length ot road is 47,992 feet,
and the average grade is 16 per cent.,
or 844.8 feet to the mile. The maxi
mum grade is 25 per cent., and the
sharpest curves are 16 degrees, or a
curve with a radius of 359 feet.
The day was a perfect one, and to
those of us who are accustomed to
mountains continually covered in snow,
it seemed tool-hardiness to Btart out
with little if any extra wraps. How
ever, we soon found it unnecessary, for
it was like a summer's day on the sum
mit, barring the patches of snow all
around us. The scenes and points of
interest en route are many, and simply
cannot be described. In spite of the
fact that every assurance is given as to
its safety, one is continually imagining
the car backing down from whence it
came as he ascends the 25 per cent,
grade. Many notice the change of at
mosphere, and in our party was an
editor, whom we thought,wouId certainly
have to give up and stop at the half-way
house, which is beautifully situated and
very inviting. Reaching the summit
aft3r a hard pull, we find a low 6tone
building securely built, in which is the
United States signal station, the highest
observatory in the country. The baro
meter here stands at about seventeen
inches, and water boils at 184 degrees
Fahrenheit. Is it wonderful that the
human body and the human mind, in
these new conditions, manifest new
feelingB? However, the only new sensa
tion we felt was a lightness, which
led us to wonder if we might not be
blown away with every breeze. . Seeing
us so unaffected many declared we had
no hearts; but the contrary had been
proven on the trip to Ward, when one
young lady disccvered she possessed two
such articles, and that instead of beat
ing as one, they thumped as a dozen
might.
After viewing the landscape o'er,
which reminded ns of a view from the
window of Cloud Cap Inn, and paying
fifteen cents for a cap of coffde, the de
scent was made, being even more en
joyable than the ascent. Taking a car
we hied ourselves to Cheyenne canyon,
a half-hour's ride from Colorado Springs,
and we doubt if any . spot can be found
more widely .picturesque or grandly
beautiful than South Cheyenne canyon.
Massive walls of richly-colored granite
rise on either side, and their pinnacles
seem to touch the sky. Here are the
Seven Falls, above which, on one of the
mountain peaks, was until recently the
grave of Helen Hunt Jackson, having
been removed not ' long since. These
falls are,as tbeir name implies, seven in
number, rushing and tumbling over
rocky crags and through basins, a mag-,
nificent eight to behold. Indeed, the
whole canyon is a wonder.
- Later the party visited 'the Garden
sf the Gods, which certainly must have
kept the gods busy for centuries con
structing and we are inclined to believe
they must have called upon help from
the lower regions from the queer archi
tecture in evidence. This garden is com
posed of queer formations of rock, bigb
cliffs, etc., and it does not require much
stretch of the imagination to discover
beings which inhabit every clime on the
globe, the Leavens above, the earth be
neath and the waters nnder the earth,
perched on every crag, eliff and rock in
the garden.
. Time nor space will not permit minute
details of different points visited, and we
hasten to the famous mining town?,
Victor and Cripple Creek. Arriving at
the former city in the early morning,
oar first thought was not of mines, but
ham and eggs, and they have both in
this thriving mining town, although it
is a place of but four years' growth.
Here our party was taken through some
very rich and well-known mines, one of
them the Portland, which has paid over
$1,500,000 dividends. At Crippje Creek,
but a few miles distant, we met with a
surprise. Instead of a small mining
town, where everyone carried a sevolver
and editors especially were not safe un
attended by a policeman, - was found a
city of fine brick businesr blocks and
modern homes, which has grown up in
the past six years, having survived the
dreadful devastation by fire. The hotel
at which we took dinner is up-to-date in
every respect, and those who did not ex
plore the mines were entertained in a
royai manner at tne ciuo rooms, w men.
are replete in every detail. It would re'
quire a whole newspaper to describe the
fabulously rich mines bere visited, even
if we were capable of so doing, and sot
ve will not in our imagination enter the
tunnel, nor he letdown in the shaft.
All aboard for Glenwood Springs over
the Colorado Midland Railway, while the'
grandeur of the scenery along the route
fairly awes us as we ride over Hager-
uau b x aaa m ho uuuuub ui j.i,ouu lees.
This is the dividing line of the continent,
water flowing eastward to the Atlantic
and westward to the Pacific. At Hell
Gate the trar-k carves and twists for
fourteen miles to reach a point half a
mile below, and when we reach Glen
wood Springs, which has 1.E0O inhabit
ants and is a romantic snot, our heads
are fairly whizzing. Here "oh joy, oh
rapture unforeseen" we are invited to
deposit the surplus real estate which we
have collected en' route,' in the great
swimming pool which covers an acre of
ground, is three' and a half feet deep,
paved with brick, and is filled by a
stream conducted from one of the hot
springs. Its temperature varies from
ninety-three to ninety-eight degrees Fab.-
enbeit. In Our hurry to get "in it," we
scarcely bad time to stop and have a
hearty laugh at the comical figure which
some of the "editorial forms'" cut when
the not overly beautiful bathing suita
were donned.
The pride of Glenwood is the Col
orado hotel. This building cost a mint
of money, and we understand had for its
contractor a Mr. Hampshire, an uncle of
J. F. Hampshire of this city. It in-
adenuatelv rnnvpva an idn.i nf thin
splendid establishment to say that its
dimensions are 224x'JG0 feet ; that it is
built around three sides of a court 124
feet square ; that the walls are ot colored
stone and Roman brick ; that the 'archi
tecture is patterned after the Villa
Medicis of Rome ; that it contains two
hundred guest rooms lighted by elec
tricity and provided with open fire
places, and forty bath rooms. Amid
this splendor we registered and stayed
a few moments, or long enough to view
the building, attending a party in the.
evening within its walls.
Next morning at Grand Junction, Ore
gon left the editorial party for a visit
with friends in Salt Lake City and to
see just what sort a person a real live
Morman is. And we saw.
But what of Colorado scenery com
pared with Oregon? If you had given
ns something easier we could tell yon
now ; bat are compelled to attempt to do
so in our nest.
SPECIAL MARKET LETTER.
Of Interest to Stockmen and Therefore;
to All of Vs.
The following special letter received
this morning from Omaha will be of in
terest to oar stock-dealers, and though,
not perhape directly, indirectly effects
us all :
The condition of the Westerncattle
market is much the same as last week.
Receipts still continue liberal arid are
composed mostly of fair to medium
grades of feeders. Good beef grades are
scarce and in demand at strong prices,
being at least ten cents higher than at
the close of last week. Feeders have
been in especially good demand thia
week, light weights and all good to
choice grades selling at strong prices.
Common grades have held steady.
Cows and heifers are in small supply
and are selling at good prices.
We quote youWestern grass beef steers
$3.90 to $4.60 ; cows and heifers, $2.75 to
$4.15. Western stockers and feeders:
Yearling steers, $3.80 to $4. 15; heifers,
$3.50 to $4; two-year-old steers, $3.80 to
$4.45; three-year-old steers, $3.70 to
$4.45. Feeding cows, $2.75 to ' 3.50. -Cows
with calves by their side, $28 to
$45, per head.
Receipts of sheep still continue liberal
and are composed almost entirely of
Western shipments. The demand from
packers for all kinds of fat sheep and
lambs has been good during the week;
and especially so for good lambs, which,
seem to be scarce. Feeders have bought
op everything in the feeding line at a
good price, and twice the number re
ceived could has been disposed of. .
We quote you weathers, $3.75 to $4.10;
ewes, $3.50 to $3.75; yearlings, $4 to
$4.25; lambs, $4.60 to $5.25.
Wltst tbe Workmen.
As far as social sessions are concerned
the Workman have been somewhat quiet
of late. However, they made up for lost
time last night by having a rousing time
on the occasion of the visit of some of
the grand officers from Portland. Of
course the sisters of the Degree of Honor
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were invited, ior, to ten me irum,.
would be difficult to have a social ses
sion in their absence. And so the sisters
decorated the hall and provided one of
their excellent lunches, which was
serveu at inn tiuc ,v - .
gram.
A session of lodge was first held, and
then festivities began. There were pres;
ent Grand Master Workman Henun, .
n.-A Tjnn.rla. Koirrtn ninrkf And J.
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H. Zane, of the Oregon Reporter. These
gentlemen gave some iiuo occv-ua,
beside there was music. Not the least
important of the features of the evening
was tbe aforesaid lunch, and the manner
in which it disappeared was as mysteri-
nm io thn trnrkincra of the. Order to AO,
outsider.