THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 12, 1898 The Weekly Ghroniele. THK DALLES. 01; tints OFFICIAL PAPEE OF WASCO COVNTY. Published in two parts, on Wednesdays and baturdavs. SUBSCRIPTION BATES. BY KAIL, POSTAGE FBXFAID, IS ADVANCE. One year II 50 Six months 76 Three months 60 Advertising rates reasonable, and made knows on application. . Address all communications to "THF CHRON ICLE," The Dalles, Oregon. ' Telephone No. 1. LOCAL BREVITIES. Saturday's Daily. George W. Burns and Olive M. George were today granted a marriage license. A team composed of N. Sinnott, V Schmidt and J. Vogt, made the exeep tional average of oii in four games last night at the club. This was exclusive of the handicap allowed, which would have made an average of 71). The race track U being pat in fine condition for the coming racep, and every morning fines a number of road eters on deck getting in trim. Hon. J. C. Leasuie, Eugene D. White, Sol. Biarnaner and others will arrive in the city this evening and tonight at 8 o'clock at the K. of P. hall an organiza tion of the Native Sons of Oregon will be effected. Eev. V. H. Iliff, who has been finan cial agent for the Portland hospital for the paetjwo years, has taken his de parture for St. Louis. Mr. Iliff has been elected chancellor oi the Weeleyan uni versity cf Helena, Mont. At a meeting held in the Commercial Cub rooms last night, resolutions were adapted and will be sent to Governor Lord and the legislature, endorsing Fish Commissioner McGuire for a second term of office. The examination of John Stegman, charged with maliciously catting a horce's throat belonging to Frank Whit man, was this afternoon held in Justice Bayard's conrt. He was bound over in the Earn of $100. The number of wheat and other teams in town today has demonstrated the fact that if the street sprinkler were to make a trip or two up Second street it would not be amiss. The dust which is encountered on this famous "boule vard" is terrible. Reliable news comes from Portland that another railroad war is immi nent. It is eaid that a great fight is on between the great trans-continental lines. Some railroad officials are eaid to have prophesied that the fare from Portland to New York will probably reach as low a price as $3. Democrat. Dalles people will regret to hear that on Tuesday, Oct. 11th, the local train, running between this city and Portland, will be taken off. This has been a great accommodation to those desiring to make a short trip to Portland, and the change will necessitate the early rising of visit ors to the metropolis, as both west bound trains leave in the morning. Warehouse men today say that never in their experience has there been so many wheat teams in at one time, the the brewery grade being so blocked that it was impossible to pass. Indeed, the entire city has been awake today. A small change has taken place in the price of wheat, and fifty-one cents is being paid. Dr. A. N. Fisher, of the Pacific Chris tian Advocate, will arrive in the city this evening and speak tomorrow even ing in the Metbodiut church on "The Redemption of Hawaii." Those who have heard Mr. Fisher's address on the subject speak of it as being very in teresting, be being well versed in the early history of Hawaii. Eev. Frank Spalding will occupy the pulpit in the morning. An arrangement has been made where by the echools of the United States are to aid in the erection of a Lafayette monument in Paris. Exercises, there fore, are to be held and a fund raised for that purpose. The 19th of the preeent month has been set aside as Lafayette day. However, as that time will con flict with oar district fair, the schools in this city have postponed their exercises until the 4th of next month Henry C. Murray, ex-sheriff of Mal heur county, was burned to death in the city j iil at Vale Thursday morning. Murray, while not a drinking man, be came intoxicated and was very boister ous on the' streets. Marshall Wilson concluded tbat it was dangerous for him to be at large and he was locked up in the city jail. About 4 o'clock an alarm of fire was sounded, and it was found that the city jail was ablaze. Citizens rushed to the scene, but before they arrived Murray had perished in the flames. It is supposed that upon awaken ing and finding himself in jail Murray deliberately set the building on fire. Deceased was well known ttronghout Eastern Oregon. Monday's Dally. A man from the Wallowa valley, says the people there are sleigh riding this week. . , - Tomorrow evening at Dayton Miss Ida Wicks, formerly of this city, will be united in marriage to Mr. William Ayera. Her friends here will join in 'extending to her their very best wishes for future happiness. At the club alleys last week the scores were: Monday, P. Stadelman. 59; Toes r?av, M. T. Nolan, 56; Wednesday, A Huolt. 55; Thursday, Oden, 69; Frl- dav, N. Sinnott and J. Vogt, 57; batur day, Bradshaw, 50; Sunday, Joe Vogt, 58. Young man or lady with small capital can find profitable employment, can clear $10 per day during the next three months. Kindly investigate. Apply or address room twenty-one over Dalles National Bunk between 1 and 5 o'clock Tuesday. Capt. Short made a very successful trip to the Cascades yesterday, when the old hull of the Dalles City was towed up to that place. The hoat arrived here about 6 o'clock last evening, aud this morning took down about 700 head of sheep from Lyfe. The Prineville Telephone Company is contemplating increasing its stock for the purpose of extending the line to The Dalles by the way of Hay Creek and An telope. Parties along the line are en thusiastic over the proepect, and no doubt the scheme will be carried oat. The frame of the new Regulator has been completed at Supple's boatyard, and the construction of the new steamer is being pushed forward. The desire of the company is to get the steamer com pleted as soon as possible. The new craft will be about the size of the Dalles City. Oregonian. On the 16th the steamer, Senator, will sail from San Francisco for Manila car rying the battalion of the Twenty-third infantry, to which will be attached the Oregon recruits. Besides these will go a detached battery or company not yet determined, most of the hospital corps, several female nurses, and of course the officers of the respective commands. The fair grounds present a busy ap pearance these days, preparations being made for our coining fair. It the wea ther remain as good as we have been havfng, the town will be crowded with visitors. However, were all the furies turned loose in an eudeavor to create bad weather. Dalles people would "brave the elements in order to hear Mrs. Reed sing. The golden jubilee of the Taylor street M. E. church, of Portland, began yes terday morning and will continue dar ing the week, closing with an all-day service Sunday. The first church edifice was a plain wooden structure 30x50 feet and was built in 1849-50, having for its pastor at that time Rev. J. H. Wilbur, who became so widely known and well beloved throughout the entire North west. In 1853 Rev. H. K. Hines, who now resides in Portland, was pastor, and will fill a prominent place on the pro gram of the golden jubilee. Yesterday afternoon upon returning from a long drive, Mr. and Mrs. Tolmie drove up in front of their residence, on the bill, and thinking the horses to tired to be fiery Mr. Tolmie left them standing wbiie be carried his camera into the house. No sooner had he disappeared than the team determined to reach the stable, and started on the ran. At the corner of Fourth and Washington they decided to take to the sidewalk, bat in stead found themselves "up a tree," and after breaking the tongue of the buggy were compelled to stop, when they were taken to the stable. A special from Salem says that A. A. Hang is in that city endeavoring to pro care a franchise for a toll road and bridge across John Day liver at 30-Mile creek. Some such a measure has been hoped for by the residents of tbat sec-, tion, as a road and bridge there would connect Gilliam and Sherman counties, thus benefiting residents of both coun ties, particularly those of Gilliam county, who have long needed such an outlet. Nearly one hundred citizens have signed the petition, and as the bill will be in troduced today, and poshed through if possible, the legislature will no donbt grant the request this session. Mr. Haug is confident of the success of the enterprise, although a great amount of work will be required to build the road down the bluff which is 1500 feet high. In a place so noted for its young ladies as The Dalles, it seems strange tbat the question most often heard is "Where can I find a girl?" Not by the young men, who have been informed they cannot be bad for love, "nor money either," so say oar housekeepers, who are many of them distracted in their efforts to pro cure help. Not alone are the town peo ple at a loss to know where to tarn for assistance, but every day are the news paper offices visited by our neighbors from the country who are hunting for cooks. Where does the difficulty lie? Communications are now in order as to the evil resulting from women preferring office work to the work which it seems should be theirs from the nature of things. Let these articles be written by those whose examples are as good as their preeeipts, and the results may be seen in the surplus of girls who are will ing to take up housework in preference to office or store work. Monday's Dally. The University of Oregon is nothing if not progressive. Henceiorth the Span ish language will be taught in that in stitution. The Osage City Free Press,, a Kansas payer, editorially remarks: "A helpless little baby boy was born in our family yesterday." No other kind are ever born. They should not be expected to be able to shovel coal at birth. Some editors expect too much. East Ore gonian. It has been decided by the young ladles of the Congregational church to give their Holloween party in the Ma eonic building, first floor. The date will be Monday evening, Oct. 31st. The postmaster has requested that the attention of the public be called to the fact that box rent has been due for some time, and that notices to tbat effect have remained in their boxes unheeded.' This morning J. H. Cradlebangh came down from his mines in the Greenhorn district, near Sumpter. He called at The Chronicle office, and informs ns there are six or seven inches of snow. In that section. When it grows cold in the mining districts our genial friend "can always find a warm reception in The Dalles. Those who looked around for their Oregonians today realized tbat the local train was more to them than they had thought, as that necessary adjunct to all well regulated households the Orego nian now reaches us five hours later. Kick at it as we may, we're all proud of Oregon's leading newspaper, and can't get along without it. The Southern Pacific railroad men who ran through to California predict it is going to be a hard winter. You can't meke them believe otherwise. They say the snow on Mt. Shasta has remained deep throughout the whole year, and this is one of the dure forebodings. There are many other signs, but they contend tbat this one never fails. At 12:30 p. m., Sunday, while a west bound train on the Washington & Co lombia River railroad was coming round a curve at a point about five miles erst of Pendleton, it ran over a 2-year-old boy, the son of L. B. Watson, a farmer living at Mission. The child had wan dered away from home, and in attempting to cross the railroad track, got caught in a cattle guard. The engineer did not see the boy until too close to stop the train in time to prevent an accident. A part of the train passed over the leg of the boy, severing it from the body. The train was quickly stopped and the child picked up. The little fellow lived only fifteen minutes after being run over. Is your eyesight failing yon? Does it bother you to read by artificial light? Do you ever have pains in or about the eyes? Does your eyelids sometimes get inflame!? Is there anything the matter with your eyes, or do you imagine there is? Don't fail to call on the celebrated eye specialist, room 33, Umatilla House, and have your eyes examined free of charge. Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the residence of the bride's parents, near this city, Mr. W. G. Keys, of Mayville, Oregon, and Miss Belle Floyd were united in marriage, Rev. Poling officiat ing. Both of the young people are very well known in The Dalles, Miss Floyd having been brought up at the Floyd farm about five miles from the city, and Mr. Keys formerly living here and attending school at the academy. Mon day morning Mr. and Mrs. Keys left for a trip to California and Sound cities. Upon their return they will make their home at Mayville, where the groom is engaged in the mercantile business. Their friends in The Dalles and through out the country wish for them a success ful and happy future. The latest fad in church socials seems to be the "Match" social, which we notice are being held in many of our neighboring towns. Now,- the public has never objected to the numerous kinds of socials given as a means of procuring funds for carrying on the work of our churches, and the young, as well as old, seem to enjoy these pastimes; bat when the, church goes to match making its time to call a bait and for a chariot or two to convey its members to the region where matches are sup posed to be made. Somehow it eeems evident the ministers are the prime movers in this novel entertainment, as they receive the most substantial re muneration from knot-tying transac tions. Lively besslons In Salem. ' Yesterday afternoon in the house the principal business to come up was the bill providing for the protection of stur geon. It was opposed by Roberts of Wasco aud Sherman counties, npon the ground that it will destroy the stur geon industry in the Upper Columbia, which gave rise to considerable discus sion, and it is more than probable that it will be enacted for a period of only two years, to see how it worke. ( Today Michell'a bill providing for the carriage of sheep by express was passed. The house passed a bill allowing Mult nomah county to lease the upper deck of the steel bridge in Portland. ; A bill also passed the house reducing the salaries cf Marion county officials. An appropriation of $25,000 will be al lowed the state agricultural college to replace mechanical ball. ' The house holds night sessions and is raBbing all business to a finish. - E. C. Blanks, of Lewisville, Texas, writes that one box of De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve was worth $50.00 to him. It cured his piles of ten years standing. He advises others to try it. It also cures eczema, ekin diseases and obsti nate Bores. Snipes-Siaersly Drug Co. 'VILLAGE WORK IN INDIA." An Interesting; Lecture at the M. E. Church Convention Closed Sunday. The missionary convention now in ses sion in o:ir city is proving a very suc cessful one, and quite an interest is being awakened in . the work among those who heretofore gave It little thought. The convention closes to morrow, delegates returning to their several homes Monday. The lecture given by Mrs. Prautchlaet night was one of especial interest, as the lady and her hu3band were missionaries in the northwest portion of Bombay presidency Gugarat, India, for nine years, returning about a year ago. Her subject was "Village Work on Camel Back," which ehe eays is the most un comfortable means of traveling imagin able short trip causing her to be enable to move about for days. In India any place of from 200 to 20,000 inhabitants is called a village, and the residents. particularly those of the lower class, are extremely anxious to be t. night from the gospel, enduring the torture of those who persecute them for the sake of their religion. - This she gives as her reason for being so enthusiastic ij the work of foreign missions, claiming that at home thousands are taught from the pulpit and in other ways day after day who care nothing for their privileges and fail to improve them, while in heathen countries those who sit in darkness are groping after the light and anxious to be taught. She also made the assortation tbat it was not a selfish motive which prompts them to accept the teachings offered. In one instance while at work in the famine district, a number of their converts had preferred starvation to making their wants known. The Indian costume and a number of pictures which Mrs. Prautch had for inspection, at tracted mnch attention. At this morning's session an open parliament took place and election of officers was held. There will be no ses sion this evening. Closing; Missionary Meeting;. The cloBiDg eervice of the foreign mis sionary convention was held at the M. E. church Sunday night, presided over by Mrs. Whitfield, of Seattle. After the opening exercises .Mrs. W. G. Wood worth sang a beautiful solo, "In Heavenly Love Abiding," followed by Dr. Fisher who spoke on "The Redemp tion of Hawaii." No more interesting address has been listened to for many years in The Dalles. Speaking from a personal knowledge, having resided on the Islands, the doctor so presented bis snSject that a fund of information could be obtained, while a fair idea of the ex tent of the influence of the missionaries in civilizing the natives, was conveyed. The sermon by Rev. Frank Spaulding yesterday morning was equally as good, treating of the work in South America, wher& Mr. Spaulding spent some time as a missionary two years since. The Sunday school was also addressed by Mr. Spaulding and Mrs. Prautch, a returned missionary, who captured the attention of the pupils by their stories of work among the native children. The convention has been a moat suc cessful one, and the delegates who re turned to their several homes this morn ing, felt repaid for coming, while oar people who entertained them have reaped much benefit from their visit. GENERAL BACON'S RECORD. He Served With Distinction In the Civil War Was at Vancouver. General John M. Bacon, who com manded the troops in the Indian fight at Walker, Minnesota, Wednesday was for merly stationed at Vancouver. . He was inspector-general of the department of the Columbia for something over two years, leaving there three years ago. He owns a large prone ranch near Vancou ver now, and some other property in the neighborhood. . He has been stationed as commander of the department of Da kota for several years, and he was made brigadier-general since the opening of the war with Spain. General Bacon is 52 years of age. He was born in Ken- tacky, and has been connected with the army since his youth, when he served witb distinction in the civil war. He has a wife and several children.- Gen eral Bacon entered the Union army as second lieutenant of the Eleventh Ken tucky cavalry, September 22, 1832, and was mustered out as a major August 21, 1865, being then only nineteen years old. In June 1864. while a captain, be commanded a detachment of his regi ment (the 4th Kentucky Cavalry) which, wiih details from the 5th and 6th Ken tucky Cavalry numbering in all 500 men repuleed, with heavy loss to the enemy, a force of 3500 men under General Pillow at Lafayette, Georgia. In October following he, with a detail of three officers and twenty-seven men darted into Dalton, Georgia, arouid which town General Hood's army was encamped and captured and brought back to Resaca thirty-one prisoners without losing a man. He was appointed captain in the Ninth cavalry July 28, 1866; major of the Seventh cavalry ApriU4, 1884; lieutenant-colonel of the First cavalry April 7, 1893, and colonel of the Eighth cavalry in 1897. While a captain he was detailed in January 1871, as a personal aid, with the rank of colonel on the staff of Gen. Sherman ,tbe commander of the U. S. army.and served as such aide for 13 years until the retirement of Gen. Sherman. He was brevetted major for gallantry at Resaca, Georgia, during the war, and for gallantry against the Iodians in Texas in 1869. PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRIES. Was a Mistake Made In Awarding the Contract for Oar New Water Mains? . Much dissatisfaction has arisen over the action of the board of water com missioners in awarding the contract for improving our water system to the Pa cific Bridge Co., of Portland. It is claimed that as they reserved the right to reject any and all bids.and the bids of the hardware firms ot our city being in some instances lower than those of the company to whom it was awarded, they should have divided the work and thus given cor citizens a chance, tor in stance, iu the matter of labor the Port land firm made the lowest bid ; for pipes one of our hardware firms should have had the preference, while for gates and valves the other home firm made the best offer. In this manner the city conld have saved something like $500, beside the industries of our own town have been patronized. This view of the matter is a very plausible one, and, to those who have not questioned the commission as to their action, seems to be the coarse which should have been taken. How ever our water commission, which has always served the best interests cf the city in every instance, we feel, must have considered the question fully, and, in their judgment, awarded the contract as to them seemed beet. There were ques tions to be taken into consideration in connection with the transaction, which we know not of. The best means of building up a city is in giving preference to . home indus tries and home labor. Many who are anx ious that the place they call home . hete their every interest is, and upon which they depend for support shall prosper, fail to recognize this fact, and not only in matters of large import, but in the smaller as well, patronize firms in other cities, which can in no way return such patronage and who scarcely recognize such a place as The Dalles. Few of us are exempt from this charge, and it is a serious one, when in the aggregate the amount thus sent out of town is many thousands of dollars a year. Iu criticis ing our commissioners let ub remember tbat we are not in a position to dictate. WATER COMMISSIONERS MEET. Contract for Improving Onr Water Sys tem Awarded to the Pacific Drldg-e Company. A special meeting of the board of water commissioners was held last night at their office for the purpose of examining bids for improving our wafer system. T. J. Seufert, M. Randall, J. B. Crossen, J. S. Fieh, E. C. Phirman and S. Bolton were present. . After a short time was spent in the consideration of minor matter which had come before the board, the following bids were read and considered : Sidney. Smith and Paquet bid for fur nishing all material and labor complete I1061S 31 Pacific Bridge Company bid for famish ing all material and labor complete. .. 9483 45 Mays S Crowe, for material only, and not including pressure valve C1G3 13 Maier & Benton, for material only, and not including pressure valve 6123 32 W K Brown, for labor only 3614 bO The board after due consideration, having examined the bids awarded the same to the Pacific Bridge Company. It was decided instead of the 12-inch automatic pressure regulating valve to substitute an 8-inch automatic pressure regulating valve with by pass and a 12 inch hydraulic lifting valve, connected to the engine boose on 3d street with a galvanized pipe, said valye to open by the draining of such, the addition of said change to cost $250.00. Keed Of School Libraries. From a circular letter sent out to teachers by Superintendent Gilbert we clip the following introduction, after which he gives suggestions as to the means to be used in procuring funds with which to purchase the desired libraries, and urging them to begin work at once : "At the Annaal Teachers' Institute, held in The Dalles, September 7th, 8tb and 9th, 1898, the question of the need of school libraries and supplimentary reading matter in our public schools was folly discussed. It was the general consensus of opinion that the children are illy supplied with good reading mat ter suitable to their grades," while the book shelves of our stores are groaning under their load ot suitable books cheap enough to be within the reach of all. "There are over 4.000 children of school age in this county, and only a small per cent, of them are supplied with school literature suitable to their ages. This is certainly a most deplor ably condition to ixist In a land of plenty. Let us remove this evil and be gin now." - - This Is Tour Opportunity. On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps, a generous sample will be mailed of the most popular Catarrh and Hay Fever Cure (Ely's Cream Balm) sufficient to demon strate the great merits of the remedy, ELY BROTHERS, 66 Warren St., New York City. ' Rev. JohnReid, Jr., of Great Falls, Mont, recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. I can emphasize his statement, "It is a posi tive cure for catarrh if used as directed." Rev. Francis W. Poole, Pastor OentralPres. Church, Helena, Mont. Ely's Cream Balm ia the acknowledged cure for catarrh and contains no mercury nor any injurious drug. Price, 50 cents. SIMON SAYS "WIGGLE WAGGLE.. The Question at Last Settled and Oregon lias Another Senator, The senatorial question is at last set tled. Immense crowds thronged tha state house to witness the election of Joseph Simon as United States senator. He has realized the hopes and ambitions of a life time. Michell stated that Cbr- bett had withdrawn, and Biowuell mada a splendid nominating speech in which, he referred to Simon as "The Little Napoleon of the Republican Party of Oregon." The vote stood: Simon 64; Kincaid 23; Bennett 2; Kuykendall absent. Simon's election creates a va cancy In the state senate. Bus'ness in both bouses unimportant today. Adczin bills were introduced in the house and several in the senate. The cost of the housj calendar, bo. much talkel about throughout the state was found to be only twenty dollars per day, At the Legislature. Toth Louses onvened at 2 p. m. Mon day, the senate transacting routine busi ness, while the house tOik up the special order to amend the fishing laws. The election of State Senator Simon to the United St ites sanatorahip will create a vacancy in Mu'tn)u.uh county's rep resentation in the state senate that it will be desirable to fill before the regular session next winter. Mr. Simon will serve through the special session, which will end next Saturday at the least, re taining bis seat as presiding officer of the senate. In December congress will meet and he will then go to Washington and take the oath of office as United States senator. His resignation as state sena tor must be filed before he can take his seat as United States senator. The resignation will be filed with the governor, whose duty it will then be to issue to the sheriff a writ fjr a special election in Multnomah county to fill the vacancy. Instead of using the heavy machinery of primary .elections and county conventions to nominate candi dates to be voted for at the special elec. tion the law permits the county central committees of the various parties enti tled to representation on the ticket to make their respective nominations and certify them to the county clerk, who will haye the Australian ballots printed and distributed in the same manner aa for general elections. The ' special elec tion is required to be conducted in all respects like a regular general election. realness Cannot be Cared by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is bv constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed con dition of the mucous lining of the Eus tachian ' Tube. When this tube is in flamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect bearing, and when it is en tirely closed, Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out aud this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed for ever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an in flamed condition of the mucous sur faces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars ; free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. jfc?Sold by Druggists, 75c. 6-10 THAT JOYFUL FKBL1SO With the exonerating sense of renewed health and strength and internal cleanli ness, which follows toe use of Syrup of Figs, is unknown to- the few who have not progressed beyond the old-time mullmnaB anrl tha nVipan QnVlctirntAa sometimes offered but never accepted by the well-informed. Buy the genuine. Manufactured ' by the California Fig Syrup Cor Wanted. A girl to do general housework in a family consisting of two people. Inquire at the residence of Mrs. A. Thornbury, between the hours of 9 and 12 o'clock. 10-11 lw Auction Sale. At my farm on 5-Mile, Tuesday, Oct. 25th, farm implements, wagons, harness, etc. 10-11 d w td Wm. Floyd. ire You Interested? The O. R. & N. Co's Mew Book On the Resourses of Oregon, Washing ton and Idaho is being distributed. Our readers are requested to forward the addresses of their Eastern friends and acquaintances,' and a copy of the woik will he sent them free. This is a mat ter all should be interested in, and we would ask' that everyone take an in terest and forward such addresses to W H. Hpblbuet, General Passenger Agent. O. R. & N. Co., Portland. UAMTCn HOUSE ESTABLISHED Vaftll I tU 20 YEARS Party, either Lady or Gentleman, of good church standing as CORRESPONDENT and MANAGER here. Need not .leave home. Salary $800 first year. Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope to A. T. Elder, General Manager, care Chron icle. . Old fashions in dress may be revived, but no old-fashioned medicine can re place Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For eale by Blake ley & Hough tan.