THE DJLLLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE SATURDAY. DECEMBER 31, 1898. X r I & Weekly Gfcfoniele. OBKGOH OFFICIAL PAPER OF WASCO COUNTY. Published in two parts, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. SUBSCRIPTION BATES. B KAIL, rOSTAGB FUPAID, IS ADVAXCB. eyear H M is montbs j L Advertising rate reasonable, and made known iiareemonui i on application. . V Address all communications to"THOHRON ICLE." The Dalles, Oregon. LOCAL BBBTIT1SS. Wednesday's Daily. Grippe has made its appearance in Portland, and reports from the East say there is just each an epidemic of the dis ease as occurred about nine years ago, 7 tany fatalities following in its wake. Oar old friend, the Chinook, made its ppearance last night and got on a tear, enaini? tue rain ueiuro uiuj. xu iuo . I .. T . 1 . 1 nd this rnormn? the Klickitats were white. The weather report for tomor row says "colder." I Last night abont 8 o'clock when Jesse Blakeney's team was standing in front of Bach's store the bridle of one horee jSame off and so frightened him that he A started to ran. By circling them around V and running them into tbe telephone Vpole at the Commission corner, Mr. Blakeney succeeded in stopping them, though in doing so the top of bis wagon k was badly broken np. A land slide is reported at Oneonta Jorge, below tbe Cascades, this morn- 3g. No particulars CDUia do obtained , -egdrding it, bat it is said to be 100 feet , ong and about 12 feet deep, and to have Lompelled tbe O. B. & N. to transfer Lieir passengers on No. 3. No donbt to 'tnlit'a aaDf-hnnnil Ivainl tsrlll fail rt oof rongh, as the slide is a bad one. How rcer, a large force of men are at work kid will clear the track or build a new -re in a short time. . . Jeputy Sheriff F. C Sexton arrived mo last night from Warm Springs encv. whither be went on business. tending Christmas day there he at- ded a tree given by tbe employes and cbers for tbe Indians. He says it h almost impossible for tbe large wd that pded to get into the loot boaseii that tbe beet of order vailed. The program wonld have be credit to any school, and tbe pupils re delighted with the Christmas gifts leived. Mr. Sexton thoroughly en- ed the exercises. Jlrs. James Blakeney, who has been f.h ber bnsDand at tbe hospital in , Atland, returned home latt night. She f ports him as getting along slowly, as aid only be expected after undergoing ch an operation. It will be six weeks perhaps longer, before be will be le to leave .the hospital, and it is -red tbe leg will be eomewbat Shorter it formerly was. Mrs. Blakeney fys the doctors have no hopes for the b of Wm. O'Neal who wa& taken down j-sterday. . fc One of the enjoyable events of Chriet Nas day in Tbe Dalles to a few of tbe tends of Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Fish and ger B. Sinnott was the dinner served M evening at the Umatilla House. For Most Liberal Patronage, We -wish to Extend our Sincere Thanks to the Public at Large, and would ask a continuance of the same for the year to follow. Respectfully, PEASE & MAYS. About 7 :30 o'clock the merry party were seated at a table in the pleaeantest part of tbe dining room, where one of the best of dinners was served, while all joined in lively conversation, such as an occasion of that sort always engenders, especially where the hosts and hostess are of each happy dispositions. Having done justice to the spread, the party ad journed to tbe parlor, where an hour or more was spent in singing. Altogether the evening was a very, pleatant one. As far as can be learned tbe changes which are to take place in the railroad time card on January 1st, will make little difference in tbe trains through Tbe Dalles, except in the arrival of No. 1, which now is due here at 3 :20 a. m This train will reach hereabout 1 or 1 :30 p. m., which will be a much more desir able hoar- for passengers for Portland, and will, if on tiine, admit of thiee hours' stay in tbe metropolis before the night train leaves that city, thus giving that much time in which to transact business and only cause a loss of half a day. Besides, if reports are true con cerning the changes, we will have a morning and afternoon west-bound pas senger train. Monday evening Miss Anna Stubling, who leaves next Monday to attend tbe business college in Portland, entertained her Sunday School class, composed of a dozen or more bright lads, at her home on Eibth street. Progressive Tiddledy Winks was tbe game of the evening, and if ever a party entered into a game with a will it was these boys, Gus Waltbers coming out ahead, Oscar Beck second best, and Gus Weigel securing the booby. Tbe lunch was en joyed equally as well. During tbe even ing Miss Stubling was presented by tbe boys with a beautiful gold pen as a part ing gift. Tbe members of tbe class present were: Oscar Beck, Charles Weigel, Alfred Prinz, Gus and George Waltbers, Charles Mellquest, Adolph Schmidt, Otto Keller, Gus Weigel, Jos eph Nitschke, Arthur and Theodore Drews. William Martin Johnson, author of "Inside of a Hundred Homes," con tributes the first article of his new eertes on "Tbe House Practical" to the Janu ary Ladies' Home Journal. In these articles Mr. Johnson will explain bow the various rooms, hallways, etc., of a bonse may be artistically furnished and decorated at comparatively small cost. The explanation is so clearly detailed that, with tbe aid of the accompanying drawings, almost any one with, taste may follow the instructions given. The articles will show bow the interior of a house may be transformed from the commonplace into a thing of artistic beauty and cozincBB. : There is no sub ject of each vital interest to Americans as tbe improvement of the home, and Mr.' Johnson's articles will doubtless prove as popular and useful as bis "In side of a Hundred Homes." , Thursday' Dally. W. H. Butts received word from tbe hospital in Portland today to the effect that Wm. O'Neal was no - better. His brother, John O'Neal, and his wife, who was formerly Miss Mary Johns, of this city, are expected each day on their way to visit him. . The mud blockade near Viento, which bid fair to be an insurmountable barrier for some time, was quickly overcome by the force of workmen employed by the company and the 5 :30 east-bound train last evening was delayed but three hours. It takes more than tbe earth to down the O. B. & N. trains, which al ways come out on top. Pease & Mays are wishing tbe patrons of their grocery department a Happy New Year in a novel manner. In tbe principal show window is a device in coffee, rice and crackers which forms the words, "A Happy New Year." Over it ia extended a large white star bearing the inscription "Early Morning Coffee," and other sentences regarding its merits. Holiday trade in the matrimonial market this year has been extremely dull, and but three couples have de cided to make this a marry Christmas, if future ones proof to be thejopposite of merry. The last to run their necks through the matrimonial noose were Frank W. Angus and Grace E. Belding, of Hood River, who were today granted permission by tbe county clerk. The quarantine on account of diph theria and scarlet fever in Pendleton has been raised, and next Sunday the churches will, hold services as usual, while society events are again booming in that city. The epidemic of these diseases seems to be more or less pre valent throughout that section, and in Union, Oregon, the family of Geo. Her bert has been quarantined for the past five or six weeks. Tbe report that The Dalles is to have another newspaper reaches us as we are endeavoring to scratch up a few items with which to fill tbe columns of one of the family journals which .now graces tbe city, and we feel inclined to say, as was said to a bride and groom in Tbe Dalles, "Tbe Lord have mercy on your soul." However, this might not be ap plicable, as newspapers and newspaper people are aid to be like the shoe maker's child, soleless. Tbe first month of next year is to be a promising one as far as amusements in the theater line are concerned. On the 9th we are to bear Jules Walther's play "How Hopper Got SideTracked," which is said to have previously been termed "Side Tracked." "Parlor Match" will be put on at the same place (the Vpgt) on the' 12th, and on the 21st, "Boy Wanted, which has taken so well in Portland and Salem, will appear here. Then in February McEwen will hypno tize the community. v Isn't it about time that a petition was being circulated for tbe closing of our stores at 6 or 6 :30 o'clock, as is general ly done for several months after tbe first of the year. Now that the rush cf trade is over there is no reason why places of business should be kept open until 9, or even 8 o'clock. All that is required to close them at that hour is for some one to start out with a slip of paper, which is worded to that effect, and obtain signatures thereto. This afternoon a meeting of tbe incor porators of the Arlington Warehouse Co. was held for the purpose of electing directors. The Salem Statesman says concerning it : "The Arlington Ware- bouse Co. .has assumed corporate Bhape. The new company will engage in a gen eral commission business, dealing in all kinds of farm products, and do a general merchandise business. The headquart ers of tbe company will be in Arlington, Gilliam county. The company is cap italized at (20,000, divided into 2000 shares of the value of $100 each. B. F, Laughlin, Robert Mays, J. W. French and W. Lord are the incorporators." "" Mr. W. Hoering and wife are spend ing a ebort time in Portland, where Mr. Hoering went to coneult a specialist in regard to his condition, be having suf fered of late from excessive pain in tbe bead and fainting spells, . Upon ex amination itjhas been found that his case is similar to that of Fred Burchtorf, he having received a bad fall when a child and striking bis bead in such a manner as to cause an indenture in the skull. No doubt Mr. Hoering will undergo an operation for tbe same. It may not be an up-to-date custom, bnt it is a very happy one, which has been discarded of latethat of making New Year's day a time for receiving and making calls. In former years almost every society lady in the city would make preparations, and in company with some friend or friends, receive calls from her gentlemen friends, who in crowds, or individually, would make the circuit of the city, slighting none who signified their intention of being at borne to callers. Would it not be well to again revivo the custom, and thus make it a happy day indeed and afford ing an opportunity for each to wish the other a happy New Year. We have always contended that no matter where Oregon people go, they are always sure to make tbemeelves famous. Who could have caused a great er sensation or made herself more widely known than is one of Oregon's fairest daughters, (as far as beauty is concerned,) Mrs. Fayne Moore, formerly Pet" Strabn, of Albanv, whose trial is now going on in New York. And now comes another Oregonian to prove our statements in the person oi Mrs. Marv Vaughn Elbert, formerly of Oregon City who has been arrested in El Paso, Texas, for blackmailing a wealthy cattleman out of 2000. We of Eastern Oregon are magnanimous as far as these cases are concerned, and would not lay claim to any of Willamette's thunder, preferring to stand on our own merits. Friday'! Dally. A half-inch of snow fell last night, most of it disappearing - during the day , Miss Taylor informs us that the Kin- dergartners will take a vacation until some time in February, when a spring term of four months will open. The boys industrial class which has heretofore met at 2 o'clock each Satur day in the Kindergarten room, will meet tomorrow at 1 :30, and at tbe same hour each successive week. Smith Bros, announce that tbey will meet all ladies who have signified their desire to take dancing lessons, and others who may contemplate so doing, Saturday afternoon at their ball at 2 :30 o'clock, Capt. Lewis leaves in the morning for Hood River, where he will make ar rangements to deliver his lecture on Life in Libby Prison," some time in tbe near future. He also intends visit ing Moro. Wasco, and other towns near here later. The ice blockade at Hell's Gate, a short distance above the city, broke to day, and, In the words of onr inform ant, "there was the devil to pay." It hardly seems possible tbattbe chunks of ice which floated down the river came from1 "a place with such a name. Anyone who may have in their pos session book No. 296, namely, "Story of Avis," by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, will confer a favor on the librarian by re turning it to Blakeley & Houghton's drugstore. This volume belongs to tbe Parmelee library, and as the books mast be shipped by January 2d, it is neces sary that it be brought in. Dalles people who have for years made the St. Charles hotel in Portland their headquarters when visiting that city, will be pleased to learn that it is to be thoroughly renovated and fitted up with all modern improvements. Messrs. J. F. Davis and Ex-Judge C. P. Belcher will be the proprietors, while the man agement will be in charge 'of G. A. Cable. The new management ' will take possession on January 1st, wben tbe work of renovating will begin. Tbe beautiful which covered tbe ground this morning, was ouly "skin deep", and not very thick skin at that ; but it gives things a wintry appearance and we like it. It's well enough to speak of our balmy summer days in tbe middle of winter; they're all right in their way, but tbey don't weigh much and neither do the residents, when it comes to con sidering their healthfulness. There is always less sickness and a healthier community when we have wintry weather in winter. v List nigbtV prayer meeting being tbe farewell one for Rev. . Boltz, who has been pastor of tbe Christian church here for the past year, a very entertain ing eervice was held and a very large audience present. Rev. Webb, tbe singing evangelistic, who .will ac company Mr. W, V. Boltz on his evangelistic tour, . was - present and aeeisted greatly in the song service; while the pastor made a few parting re marks to the congregation. At tbe close of the meeting the ladies served a fina sapper and a most enjoyable time was had. :-..-''..-..'-! The Dalles is to have another church, the matter having been taken in band by the people of Thompson's addition, who are at present erecting a small structure 23x30 feet and which is to cost I not over $300, on a lot situated to tbe left as tbe summit of the brewing grade is reached. Mr. Laughlin kindly do nated tbe property, and although the building will be small, it is considered sufficient for present heed. The denom ination is United Brethren, but it is thought all the residents of the hill, who are so far removed from other churches. will deem it a privilege to attend ser vices so near home. A letter was received this morning from Harry Fredden which was written on November 22d, and tells tbe folks at 1 - r . i - - i . .i iiuiue in meir arrival at Manna mat morning, after a journey of 32 days on the water. Their transport, the Sen ator, left San Francisco on October 18th, and they remained in Honolulu almost a week, where they were treated royally by the residents there. He said the trip over was pleasant, barring the fact that it rained considerable, making the boys glad to reach land. At the time of writing they had not yet gone ashore, and did not expect to for a few days, their quarters not being ready and other matters having to be arranged. SOCIETY DAY IN THE DALLES. Farewell Party for Mlaa Story Mra. Brook Kntertalna Her Class Other Pleasant Brents. Yesterday was society day in The Dalles, and a number of very pleasant social events took place, chief among which, perhaps, was a farewell dancing party given in honor of Mits Etta Story, w ho leaves Saturday night for Union, where she will remain with ber parents. Miss Etta has always bCen a general favorite in Tbe Dalles, her sweet disposi tion, lady-like manners, amiability and solicitude for tbe welfare of not only her friends, but all with whom she comes in contact, making her one of the most popular of all tbe Dalles young ladles For this reason, perhaps, an unusually large crowd gathered at tbe K. of P. hall last night to enjoy a few hours and wish ber Godspeed as, after making her home with us for fourteen years, she now takes up her residence elsewhere. K. of P. hall is a cozy little one in which to hold such a party and everyone seemed to enter into the dancing in a most en thusiastic manner, music being furnished by. Messrs. Baldwin, Long and Bet tingen. ' One of the novel and taking features of the evening was a cake walk. This being the first attempt at this now-popu lar dance in this city, but three couples contested for the cake J. F. Hampshire and Miss Myrtle Michell, Wm. Crossen and Miss Idabelle Sperry and G. A Clarke and Mrs. W. L. Bradshaw. Un der the circumstances the judges thought it adyieable to make no distinction, di viding the cake equallv among tbe couples. Barring tbe regret which was felt at the thought of parting with one of their number, the party was one of tbe most enjoyable of the kind ever given, and the following persons reluctantly bade Miss Story good bye as tbe evening came to a close: Dr and Mrs Geisendorffer, Mr and Mrs F L Houghton, Mr and Mrs.H Logan, Judge and Mrs Bradshaw, Mr aud Mrs O. Patterson, Mr and Mrs G C Blakeley, Mr and Mrs CL Phillips, Mr and Mrs M Z Donnell, Mr and Mrs T J Seufert, Mrs J S Fish, Mrs J A Crossen, Mr and Mrs Cable, of Portland, Mr and Mrs B S Huntington. Misses Anna Lad?, M. Michell, Catherine Martin, Aimee Newman, Mamie and Mat tie Cashing, Elizabeth Sampson, Clara Davis, Dorothy Fredden, Virginia Marden, Laura' Thompson, Sarah Henderson, Alice Lyle, Rose, Annette and Myrtle Michell, Clara and Florence Sampson, Florence Hilton, Elizabeth Schooling, Josephine Jenkins, Anna Stubling, Carrie St John, Delia Micbelbacb, Grace Scott, Mollie O'Leary.Isabelle Sperry, of Portland ; Lora Remington, of Lewiston. Messrs. Frank Cram, M. Moody, L. Porter, H D Parkins, J Weigel, E M Williams, A Sturdevant, E M Wingate, V Marden, S Nutting, A McCully, L Heppner, A L Gude, A Clarke. J F Hampshire, G Mays, A Huot, B J Gor man, W Vogt, A Stubling, F iVeigel, W Fredden, R Sinnott, W Crossen, H Voree, F W Wilson, G Bonn, M Vogt, C Gottfried, I. Parkins, A O'Leary. Mrs S. L. Brooks entertained ber Sunday School class at her borne on the corner ol Third and union, yesteraay afternoon, in a manner which was at once pleasing and instructive. Having arranged a list of ques:ions on Geogra phical names the guests were required to discover the answers. For instance, one question was" A spot in the woods ;to have knowledge of," the answer being Delaware." Another. "A male ; a box ; to do wrong. Manchester." .This past- time never fails to interest old and young, and . such adepts were these young misses in guessing that every name on the list was discovered by each. After lunch bad been served Martha Baldwin in a very appropriate and sweet manner, in behalf of the class, pre sented their teacher with" a very pretty picture in pastel. Mrs. Brooks was qnite overcome, but answered as only one can who has the love and good of ber class at heart and appreciates their affection for ber. At the close of tbe afternoon all joined in singing, with Emily Cros sen as : pianist. Daring the afternoon Mrs. Brooks took a number of pictures of her gueBts, which will be cherished by each one tbe more as the years go by. The members of the class are : Misseev Stella Jackson, Martha Baldwin, Bessie) Snipes, Eva Bagley, Daisy Deane, lily Kelly, Bessie Eddon, Ortha Walters, Kattie Phelps, Lena Zimmerman, Emily Crossen, Dora Neilsen, Lulu Bowe and Ruby Groat. Roy Grimes, who is spending his holt days at home, entertained a few of his friends last night at their residence on, Fifth street. Various games were played,' chief among which was the guessing con test, called tbe flowery love tale, which. was greatly enjoyed. Mrs. Grimes served a very tempting lunch, after which Miss Short rendered a number ol vocal selections and the guestB all joined in singing college songe, etc. George Ruch took a flash-light picture of the party before the guests departed. BOY KILLED AT WESTON. Edwin Baker Accidentally Shot By ay Companion. A most deplorable accident occurred at Weston Saturday evening, resulting ia the death of Edwin Baker, son of M. A. Baker, the postmaster at that place. Sometime ago, the oldest Marsh boy- had loaded an old cap and ball Colt'a piBtol, which was left about the house. The younger Marsh boy, 12 years old. was forbidden to take it. His mother had on Saturday afternoon gone to visit at Mrs. Boeler's bouse and while she waar abBent, tbe 12-year-old Marsh boy took it out and was playing at a Wild West show with the Baker bov, Edwin. Marsh was sitting on a hummock of dirt near the house, trying to take tbe cap off the prime holes ot tbe pistol, when the Baker boy came running out from, the ' woodshed toward him. In some manner the pistol was discharged, on report saying it was merely by reason of the hammer falling accidentally, and another report saying the Marsh boy playfully pointed the pistol toward the Baker boy and snapped it in fun. At any rate, the Baker boy fell in stantly, and apparently died the instant the bullet struck him. The bullet passed through the heart. Of course, the parents of the Baker boy were prostrated with grief over the awful tragedy, and the parents of the Marsh boy are, perhaps, equally grief stricken. It was purely an accident, and yet the results are fully as deplor able as though it had been otherwise. Tbe body ot the little Baker boy was buried Sunday at Weston. E. O. "Bath Albmore" Dead. Dispatches tell us that Mrs Isabel Mallon, who wrote under the noxn de plumes of "Ruth Ashmore" aud "Bab", died at her home in New York yester day. For several years readers of tbe Ladies' Home Journal have been wont to read Ruth Ashmore's articles in that popular magazine; particularly her "Side Talks With Girls," which were at times very amusing to many who are not accus tomed to living up to tbe very letter of 800" society ettiquette. Therefore when she informed us that a young lady might with propriety take a short drive with ber affianced husband unaccompanied by a chaperonej we smiled' at the thought of such leniency ; and later, wben to their dismay the society young men read in ber columns that they were) expected to pay the street car fare when escorting a young lady . to a place of amusement, the laugh was on the other side. However, in epite of the fact that we derived much amusement from ber writings, we more often appreciated the common sense contained in tbe pages devoted to articles on practical subjects, and will miss them as we look for them in their accustomed place. Already have tbey been missed, and those who were not aware that she wes ill, won dered why she bad ceased to contribute to the paper. She also wrote as "Bab," and was perhaps better known by that nom de plume. . Telia Oil IhoDihti. A new kind of a disease Las made its appearance in Baker City which is more to be dreaded than having around one a person who is a mind reader. A Pen dleton man says : "I ran across a most remarkable thing in Baker City the other day, something of which I have never beard aod which think is not equalled or paralleled by any case on record heretofore. I don t know just bow to name it by a single phrase, and think tbe medical experts and psychical people will have difficulty in classifying the malady. "It is best described by telling my ex perience. I was walking the streets one day recently in Baker City, and eaw a. man standing -on tbe pavement looking at a woman who was also passing along. 'Prettv, pretty,' said the man, as he looked at her 'I'd like to kiss you.' "She waa startled very much at this remark and hastened her steps. Tbe man disappeared in the hotel. 'I made some inquiries, and found the feliow has become tbe victim of a most remarkable disease. He has no control over bis vocal organs ; but invol untarily he speaks out whatever he thinks. I learned that he has been ar rested for using obscene language before ladies, and tbat it has been discovered that he has the disease so bad tbat there is but little hopes of curing him." ' One Minute Cough Cure, cures. That is what It was mesle for. n