THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. SATURDAY. JANUARY 28, 1899 Time is Brief. The days of the Clearance Sale are fast drawing to a close, and you should make hay while the sun shines. These rare bargains that we have been presenting you are not to be sneezed at. Don't think because wo are having a few pleasant days that we are going to have spring at once. One bright day doe9 not make springtime any more than one swallow makes a summer time. We have offered you a full line of seasonable and serviceable goods. You have shown your appreciation, as our fixtures will testify. We will add a couple of lines to make the list complete. Children's Jackets. All 14.50 Jacket All 5.00 Jacket All 7.00 Jacket! All 12.00 Jacket! , ..now 2.50 . . now 2.75 ..oow 4 25 ,.dow 8.25 Infants' Long Coats. All $3.00 Coats . All 3 25 Coats . 3.50 Coati . 3.75 Coati . 4.00 Coat! . 4.50 Coat! . 5.00 Coats . . dow $1 07 . dow 2.13 All All All All All All . DOW .DOW . DOW .DOW . DOW 5 50 Coats no? 2.37 2.50 2.59 2.97 3.50 3.97 Misses' Jackets. Beaver Jacket! $5.00; to close at $3.75 Heavy Arm a re Jackets 6.00; to close at 4 25 Brown and Black Boocle 7.00; to close at 4.85 Blue and Black Boucle 7.50; to close at 5.25 Cloth Jacket, braided 10.00; to close at 6.25 Tan Cloth, braided 10.50; to close at 7.25 Ladies' Jackets. Kersey Jackets $5.00 ; to close at $3.75 Astracbao Jackets 7.50 ; to close at 5.50 Same 12.50; to close at 7.65 Boucle Jackets 14.00; to close at 8 85 Beaver Jackets 15.00; to close at 9.50 Broadcloth, elegantly trlra'd. .15.00; to close at 9.50 Same, handsomely braided. . .20.00; to close at 13.25 Ladies' Colored Silk Shirt Waists former price, $6.50 ; to dose at $3.65 Ladies' Black Silk and Satin Shirt Waists ...former price, $7.50; to dose at $4.00 All Goods Marked in Plain Figures. PEASE & MAYS. Ti:3 Weekly Chronicle. TUB, UALiIjKM. OUKOUN OFFICIAL PAPER OF WA8CO COUNTY. Published in two parts, on Wednesday and Saturdays. j ; SUBSCRIPTION RATES. ? ST MAIL, POSTAGE PRKTAID, IS ADVANCI. One year 1 M l month 75 furee months (0 i Advertising rates reasonable, and made known n "nucatlon. ' reus all communications to"THK HHRON tCi," The Dulles, Oregon. t LOCAL BREVITIES. ' Wednesday's Dally. .- A license to wed was today granted to EzraNoyes and Ellen Brown, both of Pleasant Ridge. Miss Mollie O'Leary has removed her irt studio to Lcr residence on the corner it Second and Lincoln streets. Her patrons will bud her there if work or lessons ia desired. t Captain Ormsby remained in the city taring the day and was busily engaged liacussing the matter of the Cascade Reserve with parties personally intei Mted In one or the other side of the juestion. Prof. Landers is among the number frho are laid up with grippe, being com pelled, after a desperate effort to con jner the disease, to give up. He, how- rver, Insists that he will be able tomor row t) resume his duties, which Prof. 3a via la today taking charge of. Bert Phelps arrived in the city yester Say, and last evening attended the re hearsal for the minstrel show. Arrange bents bad not been fully completed to repeat the performance at Heppner. Bowever, after listening to the rehearsal Cert made a contract with Hampshire and Clarke to take the company to that town and appear there on the 7th of February. A bill which is designed to protect the public from accident caused by panics ' in public buildings passed the bouse Monday. It is to provide that the doors of opera houses, school build ings, churches and public halls be so constructed as to permit them to open to the outside. This Is a sensible meas ure and should te carried into effect, as many fatalities have occurred through attempts to get out of a building whose doors open to the inside. I About thirty-6ve new pupils have been added to our public schools this term. Perhaps about a dozen pupils have been compelled to leave school lince the holidays, on sccountof moving Into the country, etc. Sixteen were pro moted to the High school thii term and three entered as new pupils, leaving I bout two seat! vacant in that depart ment. The schools are very prosperous and doing excellent work, in spite of the tact that grippe and mumps have caused tnany to lose much time. This morning a telegram was received announcing the death of Jacob Zimmer man In Portland. He was the father-in-law of Mr. E. B. Dufur, of this city, and la about 80 years of age, Mr. Zimmer man, who has been a resilient ol Port land for the past thirty years, has been tiling for a year and a half. As he grew fuuh worse last week, Mr. Dufur tele raphed to his son, Douglas, and laughter, Mrs. Menefee, who left for ths teJiiJe of tb?ir grandfather Monday afternoon. The funeral will take place in Portland Friday at 10:30 o'clock. Thursday's Dally. Th river, which was at its highest yesterday, eight feet, is falling today, standing at seven feet, five inches. The warm weather will no doubt bring it up again. We were misinformed in regard to the owners of the "Klickitat'' abandoning the idea of running her as a ferry boat between Lyle and Siding Landing. She will be run as at first intended, and will be taken down in the near future. Mrs. Mary Whittaker accompanied the remainsof her brother, Wm. O'Neal, from Portland yesterday. The funeral took place thjs afternoon from Crandall & Burget'a undertaking parlors, under the auspices of the order of Red Men. The remains were interred in Odd Fellows' cemetery. A genuine surprise party was given to Miss Anna Harris at her residence last learn that with the aid of the Ashland assembly and the one at Pacific Grove and at Long Beach, near LosAngeles,tbey have succeeded in booking Sam Jones, J. DeWitt Miller, Frank Beard and Camden Coburn as a few of the star speakers for next season. This is the strongest array of talent ever procured for the coast assemblies so far in ad vance. Everybody knows Sam Jones, but J. DeWitt Miller has filled more Chautauqua engagement! than any ofH the great lecturers and hae returned to the same assemblies eight or ten differ ent years. He has lectured at the old Chautauqua eight different times in as many years. When attend ing the WisconainChautauqua assembly at Madison some years ago. the Chbon iclb reporter heard Frank Beard in his "Chalk Talks." He is one of the great est cartoonists, and changes one cartoon into another in a minute's time, talking while he is doing so. At the laBt board meeting the dates fixed for the next night. Soon the porlor was filled with j assembly at Gladstone Park are July 18 merriment and laughter and the evening paeeed pleasantly away with music, songs and games. After lunch a magic lantern show wai given and at the hour of 12 o'clock, the children went home, having spent a delightful evening. Spring is supposed to make its appear ance about the first of March ; but has evidently stolen a march on us this year, and we revel in almost summer weather. Today is the warmest we have had in January for forty-eight years, the mean temperature being 55.5, while the max imum was 61. In 187, from January Gth to 9th, the uiininium was 48 and 'the maximum 61. That year much colder weather was afterward experienced. The weather'a all right ; but the question is, is it causing the sickness so prevalent now? Last night about 9 o'clock after a year's illness with that dreaded disease, consumption, Mrs. Mary J. Wagonblast, wife ofC.F.Wagunblasdled at her home on Eighth street, adjoining the residence of F. Rowe. She was born at Holton, in the Willamette valley, twenty-one yeara ago next April, her maiden name being Frantz, and came to this city four years ago. A year later she was married to C. F. Wagonblast, who survives her. She also leaves two small children, the youngest of which ia six months old. Mr. Wagonblast has the sympathy of all In his bereavement over the death of his young wile, who was a very lovable character and had many friends In the city and In the neighborhood of Three- Mile, where they formerly resided. Residents of The Dalles who frequent Clatsop each summer and leave goods there during the winter, would do well to correspond with Sheriff Linville of that countv in regard to clothing left there, which would probably have them the the trouble of cutting up the souvenir handkerchiefs sent from Manila from which to make new bathing suits. The sheriff has a miscellaneous assortment of clothing, underwear, bathing suits, etc., which he would like to have the owners claim. He found theassortment In Grimes' grove, at Seaside, and they probably were stolen by Willard, the Seaside murderer. It is probable that the assassin had a cache somewhere, which, if ever found, will reveal a great many articles that have mysterous ly disappeared. Every year many Dallesites visit the Willamette, Valley Chautauqua assem- to 0, inclusive Friday's Dally. j. ois morning csaitmarahs shipped carload of hogs, which came from North Powder, toTroutdale. Captain Edwards and George Fuller, local inspectors of hulls and boilers, who have gone into Idaho to inspect a new steamer there and also others on their trip, will return some time next week and inspect the ferry boat "Klickitat." Interest in the revival meetings at the Methodist church is increasing, five penitents making their way to the altar last evening, Sunday, both in the morning and evening, Chancellor Tho burn, of Portland, - will occupy the pulpit. R. B. Hood has been making a num ber of improvements in his second-hand store, having put in a new gallery and neat little office room. He has reduced the prices on all of his goods and says now is the acceptable time to go to housekeeping. Senator Dufur was at his desk yester day for the first time since Friday, his absence being occasioned by the sickness and death of his father-in-law, Jacob Zimmerman, who had been a resident of Multnomah county since 1850. Sa lem Statesman. The Dalles National Bank has again declared a dividend, this time of fifteen percent, and the checks are now on hand for payment. The total of all dividends so far declared is eighty-five per cent., leaving only fifteen per cent to be paid. Recorder Gates must have thought spring was here yesterday.for he went to house-cleaning with a vengeance, and so clean are the surroundings today that one imagines they have gotten into the wrong quarters, and tho stray victim is sentenced before he realizes wncre he is "at." Yesterday Dave Lemison, who had gone out to Kingsley with Geo. Went- worth to repair the Seufert & Condon telephone line, got kicked In the arm by a horse. Though no bones were broken, the arm was so badly cut and bruised thai Dave was compelled to give up work and returned home this afternoon. A meeting of the taxpayers has been called for Monday afternoon, Jan. 30th, at 3 o'clock, at the brick school house on Court street. This meeting is for the purpose of levying a tax for the ensuing shall be taken to meet the district's in debtedness. A large attendance of tax payer! is greatly desired. Last night Night watchman Pbirman ran across a fellow who was so hilarious that be didn't know his name, although it was Smith. Deeming that sufficieo reason for an arrest, he was escorted to that delightful resort on the corner c Third and Court streets. This morning failing to have the necessary $2, ha was compelled to while away the hours of the day to the tune of "See saw, see saw." Last evening Chrysanthemum hall was crowded, the occasion being the weekly party given by Smith Bros. dancing ciass. I hese parties are glow ing very popular, and the pupils are improving rapidly. These young wen seem to compel their pnpils to keep time, and are turning out some splendid dancera. There will be no soiree to morrow night on account of the minstrel show. J. H. Sherar, who has been spending a few days in the city, brought with him from Sherar'i Bridge samples of coal croppings, taken oat of the bed of the river near his place, wl.;ch are de cidedly promising. An old California miner who visited that section and was shown the samples, seemed very en thusiastic over the Indications. There ii no doubt that in time thia entire region of country will be the scene of some of the greatest coal mines in ex istence. mis morning tnree new medals were received for the three-cornered tourna ment on the club alleys. They are by far the prettiest yet given, consisting of a gold button, on which is engraven in blue letters D. C. & A. C. and below these, two pins crossed and a ball. The third tournament begins this evening and it promises to be a lively one. In the first contest Baldwin, Scbanno and Joe Vogt walked away with the medals. In the second, Schmidt, Scbanno and Baldwin. It now remains for some "dark horse" to step in and knock the pins out from under these crack players. Wednesday evening Laurel Camp No, 6055, Modern Woodmen of America, was organized in this city by Deputy High Chancellor H. Boivin. At the time of its organization the lodge consisted of thirty-five charter members. The list of officials Is as follows : V. C, C. A Campbell ; E., F. C. Whitney ; B., Geo. T. Ross; W. A., P. G. Daut; C, B. M Bennett; I. W L. H. Bunch; O. W., J. R. Reese; board of managers, O, Kin ersly, T. F. Wood, C. Frazier; physician, O. C. Hollister. AH visiting neighbors are invited to attend the meeting Tues day evening. Inquiry made at the war department into the reports of the rapid increase in the number ol smallpox cases among the American soldiers at Manila, elicits the assurance that the sick reports, sent about twice a week by General Otis, ex hibit the full extent of the dread disease so far as the officials themselves know The mortality rate is not excessive, but of course, it is not denied that the soldiers would be safer at home than they are at present in Manila, suffering from homesickness which always follows a protracted waiting without action. Sir Henry Irving, the greatest trage dian of the present time, is to visit America next fall, and bis tour will be limited to twenty weeks, when he will vieit all the principal cities. He is par ticularly anxious to play in San Fran cisco, but has not as yet made known his intention regarding The Dalles, where he should have a week's engage ment. He ia to produce "Robespierre" as tM feature ol bis repertoire, wonder if Henry Irving can dance the rag-time or turn a somersault in the air. If be fail in this line, the question is, how can he attract an "up-to-date" audience? WOOL-GROWERS' MEETING. Captain Ormsby Meets With the Auocl tloa-ltaac to be Allotiad la Severalty. Dalles Fubllo Schools. Following is the report for the quar ter (5 weeks) ending Friday Jan. 20, '90 bly.and they will no doubt be pleased to year and also to consider what action 3 5 TEACHERS. 3 B 2, o ' -j 2 a ' " J f. a Kd.f mil Primary. Miss Nan Cooper I and 2 s 38 3 4 Mrs. Kochc 8R, 4B and SB fki 11 40 6 Court Street. I Miss Don t hit lt 5 41 S-.i 14 Mlrs K Coojwr M M 4 V 41 7 M Iks Roberts id I M 4:1142 Miss Wrenn 4th SK SO 4i J Aeatlemy Pmrk. Miss rhlrniHii lt Cfi Ml 41- 111 Mins Fllnn 211 UH 4! 4:1' 41 fi Miss Mnrtiu 4B-.rH 4! 4."j 4.1 11 MIksBhII f.th 44 41 37 12 High Sehml. Mrs DhMwIii H M 4i 4! M Ink I,. Killtonl IIA-TA 51 3f 2 MIT. Kint.iul 7th V 47 41 2 Miss Mil hell nth 5tt 4ft 47 1 . K. Pepartmmt. Miss Hill Mr. Under ) Iff 76 71 10 Totuls shi ilo", lot Captain Ormsby arrived in the city on last evening's train and met a large number of the meor hers of the Wool growers' Association last night at a meeting at the Umatilla House, who were anxious to receive all the instruc tion and benefit possible from the spe cial forestry agent of the department of the interior. The captain was also anxious to hear the opinion of thediffer ent stock men in regard to the best plan to regulate the summer grazing of sheep in the Cascade Reserve. Among other things Mr. Ormsby in formed them that it had been decided to allot the range in severalty, allowing each owner so much grazing land. Al though the rental had not yet been de termined, it would probably be about one cent a head. The matter of length of time for the lease then came up and was discussed pro and con, some deeming five yean too abort a lease and others holding to that limit as sufficient. The majority, bowever, held to the latter opinion. The question of allotting territory Is to be left entirely with the superintend ent. However, the opinion of thoie present was solicited and none seemed backward In speaking on the subject. A motion was finally made by F. W. Wil son, that those who occupied territory last year be given preference in obtain ing the respective portions again during the coming summer. A vote being taken all seemed to favor the method. Captain Ormsb? informed the sheep men that he could promise nothing definite, the department, of course, hav ing entire control of the matter. How ever, he will do all In his power for the interest of the stockmen. Great interest was manifested by all present, and tbe entire meeting of the association was greatly satisfactory to the stockmen, who feel more settled in regard to the much-talked-of question. At the close of the meeting a vote of thanks was extended to the Commer cial Club and the proprietors of tbe Umatilla House for the use of their rooms in which to hold the meetings. SHOULD SUPPORT HIS FAMILY. A Petition Introduced In tha I.earUla. tnra to Compel Men Ho to Do. Number of days of school, 24. Per cent of attendance on number te longing, !'3. In Olden Times People overlooked the importance of permanently beneficial effects and were satisfied with the transient action ; but now that it la generally known that Syrup of Figs will permanently over come habitual constipation, well in formed people will not buy other laxa tives, which act for a time, but finally injure the system. Buy the genuine, made by the California Fig Syrup Co. To Core Cold In One Pay. Take Laxative Uromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund tbe money if it fails to cure. Soc, From a petition introduced in the legislature by Grace, of Baker county, we judge the people of that county have had a like experience with the chari table institutions of this city. Tbe petition asks that when a man is able to provide for bis family and fails to do so he be punished. It is to be hoped the committee to which it was referred will take some action in tbe matter. Such a law would probably either put a stop to tbe foolish marriages which take place when the petitioner for a liconse can scarcely scrape np enough money to pay for the document, and in nine cases out of ten never pays the minister, or will compel a man to support his family when be gets a dozen children around his hearthstone, instead of depending on the county or turning them out to battle with the world betore tbey have re ceived an education. Time after time have ladies of our city solicited aid for poor families, and upon making a visit, of mercy to relieve the distressed wife and little children, found a lazy, worthless man laying idly around the bouse, ready to consume the dainties brought to his sick wife. Sympathy for those dependent upon bim compel the charity, although they would hesitate some time before fostering bis idleness. Were he unable to work the matter would assume a different phase. Then many fathers forget that having been the author of the child's being, 'tis his duty to bring the child up in the best manner possible, giving him at least a common school education before urning him out to earn, not only his own living, but that of the entire family, while he himself makes no effort in that direction. Many times have our hearts yearned for little lads who hove called at the newspaper offices, and with tears in their eyes, asked for a job of carrying papers, saying they "must work." Of course In a number of cases this is unavoidable, but In many 'tis tbe result of having a worthless father. To this cause also may be attributed the dow.ifall of many young girW, who are compelled, at an age when they should bo under the mother's protecting care, to battle with the world, which she knows nothing about, for a living for herself and perhaps a host of smaller brothers and sisters. While we would not discourage tbe Idea of teaching the children to work and giving them a trade, It should be made the business of the father to care for them to the best of bis ability until they are of reasonable age to care for themselves. The petition from Baker is all right and should receive the support of the legislatnre. For a Toll ttrldice Acroiijnhn Day. to the Cross hollow road. It also pro vides that no toil shall be collected ex cent from persons, teams and stock act ually crossing said bridge, and that thsj road, with the exception of crossing said hriu'g, shali be open to travel without any charge therefor. Tho folio ing toll will be charged for crossing the bridge: Team of horses and wagon, $1 ; each additional team, 25 cents; single buggy and horse, cart or wagon, 75 cents; foot-pastengers, 10 cents ; each head of cattle or horses, S cents; each head of sheep or swine, one cent. When the payment is made a return ticket will be issued, good for thirty days without charge. Inasmuch as tbe public convenience; demands that the bridge should be erected at once, the act is to take effect as soon as signed by the governor, and the bridge Is to be completed and. open to travel within a year or the act be comes void. A petition Is attached to the bill signed by many of tbe prominent citi zens of both counties and from tbe re port given by people who are interested it Is greatly desired by the people of these counties. A Noble Woman Paasea Away. Died, at her home on Lower 15-Mils) creek, Wednesday morning, Jan. 25th, Mrs. Lizzie Silahy-Farrington, widow of the late Daniel Farrlngton, aged sixty seven years. She came from one of those old families of New England that had very high ideals of right. Losing her mother at an early age, she had a heart of sympathy for those thus bereft. Left to make a home for herself, she came to California with a sister in 1852. when the back of a mule was the only means of conveyance through the moun tains of tbe Pacific slope. Her first home was in Yreka, whither she went in that primitive way ; later In Grass Valley, Calif. From here in 1870 she returned to Maine, where she made many friends. In 1884 she came to Oregon to make av new home, where her influence has beea widely good in a new country. She was one of a few who was always ia her place at public worship and Sunday school. She was a successful bible class teacher for a long time, and for a timet was the superintendent of the school. being greatly missed when failing health kept her away. She bore her protracted illness with patience. Those who have been fortunate to know her will remember her as a model hostess. There is no doubt she has heard the welcome "Well done. Come ye blessed of my father." She leaves four sons, Edward S, a prominent lawyer ot Nevada, Herbert I., Lincoln E, and Myron D., living in thia county. Bangor, Maine, papers and also The Christian Mirror, please copy. Wants the L.ar(e Hturgeou, C. F. Kelley, a fisherman from Cascade Locks has been in Portland, trying to persuade Fish Commissioner McGuire to place the limit at which no sturgeon should be taken below 150 pounds. "Last seasoa," said Mr. Kelley, "I caught a number of sturgeon iu my wheel weighing from 300 to 500 pounds. The 500-pounders brought me $40 eacb, and I do not like the idea of throwing such a fish back. Besides it is no easy job to dump a 500-pound fish overboard. It simply takes a derrick, the same as it would to get a beef out of the wheel. "There is no sale for small sturgeons weighing 100 and 200, but tbe big ones are valuable." Mr. McGuire explained to him that the big ones were more valuable to fish culture than to a fish denier, as one 500 ponnder meant 1,000,000 eggs. Tbe sturgeon of tbe Columbia are becoming very scarce, and Mr. McGuire thinks if stringent protective measures are not passed, the big fish will soon be a sfanger in the waters of this state. Telegram. Want ti Muster Out at Manila. The soldiers in Manila are hoping that they will be mustered out there, and allow el the mileage and pay which would be due them. A recent order issued to paymasters gives the follow inatrnctions : "Ail officers will be entitled to one day's pay for every 20 miles of travel from place of muster out to place of en rollment.' Enlisted men will be en titled to tbe same, and to subsistence at the rate of 30 cents per day for every 20 miles traveled as above. Fractisns of a day, less than one-half (ten mile) will not be considered. For a day, equal to half a day, a full day': pay will be al lowed." As there are 420 days' travel between here and Manila, allowing twenty miles to a day, this would mean a good "clean up" for the boys, and the officers would get home as corpulent as a lucky Kk n- diker. Wo are in receiut of a copy of house bill No. 168, which has been introduced by Representative Roberts, and which is an act to grant Albert Hang the right to build and maintain a toll road and bridge across the John Day river, connecting Sherman and Gilliam coun ties. Tbe road la to follow 30-mile creek, extending In a northerly direction Give Schifhtg's Best ten baking powder cotl'ee Havering extracts soda and spites a chance to tell their own story, and get your mo ney back here, if the story doesn't please you. 14tt For sale by Vandugn, Adams & Co. Tysh Valley, Ore.