THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 17, 1900.
The Weekly Ghroniele.
THIS VALLK9, ... - - KEttOa
OFFICIAL PAPEK OF WASCO COUNTY.
Pnhluhed in two parts, un Wtdnttdayi
mnd Saturday.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
T MAIL, rOOTAGS rurAIO, IS AOTAHL'l.
One year II W
Six montia 76
Tbree mouths 8C
AdTCTtixinK rates reasonable, and made known
on application.
Address all communications to "THF CHRON
ICLE," The Dalle, Oregon.
LOCAL, BREVITIES,
Saturday'! Daily.
If tlie old adage still remains in force,
; (his Las been a good day for ducks.
The county court is busily engaged
' today drawing Ihe jury list for the en
suing term of conrt and also making the
' rate for the levy.
Now that the council has ceased hold
: inp; pro'.racted meetings for the time
being, there is nothing to disturb the
equinamity of the town.
How would you like to be the plum
' mer and have all the tin jou could use?
' Possibly you would rather be the baker
and have all the dough you need.
Sampter is a thriving mining town
. and is strictly up-to-date In everything.
' The latest attraction in the place is
' new club house which is being furnished
magnificently.
. A middle-aged lady, who now resides
' at Mosier, desires to find a place where
Bhe may make her home. Will assist
-with work as much as poesibl, as she
' is anxicui to find a home.
The present session of the county
court has been one of the longest in
recent years. The court has been very
busy laying out election districts, which
has not only consumed a great deal of
time but has also been a perplexing
matter to handle.
; For several weeks Charles Frank has
bad a force of men at work renovating
the building formerly occupied by the
Butler Drug Co., and lias changed it in
to an elegant resort. The building has
been remodelled and rerjapered through-
' out and presents a neat appearance. Mr.
-Frank began his occupancy today.
With a good water supply and the
added equipments recently put in by
the Board of Fire Delegates we surely
are in a position to meet any emergency.
The companies are keeping their ranks
well filled and recently many young
men have been enrolled in the depart
ment and they are the people, too, to
do Ihe work.
The reporter is usually sure of an
Item at the recorder's office, but recent
ly has had to look elsewhere for the
erstwhilo longed for item. The vigilance
of our officers and the freedom from
law breakers that have trespassed the
city's ordinances have been able to keep
the city bastile free from occupants for
the past three days. Not even a hobo
having been incarcerated.
Registration under the new register
law is proceeding slowly, but few peo
ple having called on the county clerk
for this purpose. The time for register
ing expires May 15th and doubtless a
day or two before that time people will
tumble over themselves in order to get
themselves in shape to vote at the June
( election. The county clerk would much
prefer to take it by degrees.
A meeting of the taxpayers and busi
' nees men was held in Prineville today
' for the purpose of protesting against the
proposed Initiation in regard to leasing
ranges, the creation of land monopolies?
i tie withdrawal nf government land from
; settlement under (listing laws, and
also the leasing of public ranges to
private individuals and corporaiions.
TheL. A. S. Gun Club have received
j their new traps and will meet tomorrow
- at 0 a.m., in the Stadleman field west of
town where they will place the grounds
in Rendition and have preliminary trap
shooting. It Is the intention of the club
to have regular shooting this winter, and
undoubtedly during the. coming season
we may expect the developement of
SJtne crack ohots.
"l At n receit meeting of the council the
mayor appointed three committees, each
committee to consist of three council
men to aisets the property benefitted by
by . the proposed new sewer system.
The first committee, consisting of
Couticllmen Shackleford, Johns and
Stephens met this afternoon in the city
hall and wire busily engaged in deter
mining the valuation of property and
the rate they thought just to be assessed.
Yesterday afternoon the Junior Liter
ary Society, of the public ichool, held
Very Interesting session in the high
school building. In the evening the
Senior Literary Society held sway, and
never since their organization have they
been greeted with such large audience.
Their numbers were well received and
duly appreciated by those present, who
gave vent to their feelings by repeated
encores. The recitations, music and
dialogues were well selected and showed
the members had devoted much time to
their respective pieces and had been
well tutored.
' Portland lodge of Elks gave stag
octal Thursday night in honor of Mr.
Frederick Warde, the eminent actor.
Out of courtesy to Mr. Warde, members
of his company not members of the
order were Invited, and the program
was most enjoyable throughout. Mr.
Warde presided. The usual Ones and
penalties were omitted, but every one
called upon made a suitable and satis
factory response. There were speeches,
recitations, songs and stories. An
orchestra discoursed most acceptable
music. The festivities contined until a
late hour.
One of the Warm Spring Indians was
inspecting the dynamos and engines at
the power house one day last week, says
the Crook County Journal, and expressed
a desire to feel a shock of electricity. The
good natured atteudent complied by
directing him to take hold of a pair of
wires which fed a small lamp. The slight
shock only excited his cur'osity and he
wanted more. He got it. He was told
to take hold of a certain wire carrying
220 volts of electricity and strike another
wire quickl) with his extended finger
which he readily did, and at once gave
a war whoop and started on the rnn for
the agency. He hasn't returned yet.
The Department of Superintendence,
that met in Salem Dec. 27-23tb, 1S99,
resolved that the state board of educa
tion be requested to furnish lists of
questions for the examination of gradu
ates from the eighth grades throughout
the state three times a year, vu: in No
vember, February and May. This is a
move In the right direction and will be
carrying out the object of the str.'f
course of study. The examinations w.l'
be held under rules prepared by the
state board and are to be conducted by
numbers instead of by name. The
county board of examiners are to issue
certificates of graduation to each pupil
who completes the eighth grade work
satisfactorily. This will be a great in
centive to pupils in the country schools.
Arrangements have been completed
by the government, says the Telegram,
for sending home the bodies of soldiers
killed in the Philippines. Oregon's
dead will reach tan t rancisco early in
the spring. In answer to a letter of in
quiry from Captain C. E. McDonell,
formerly of Company II, the United
States quartermaster says : "By direc
tion of the quartermaster-general, yon
are respectfully informed that a corps
of undertakers and skilled embalmers is
now. in the Philippine islands, engaged
in preparing for shipment to San Fran
cisco, Cal., as rapidly as practicable, the
remainsof our soldiers now buried there,
which work it is expected will be com
pleted by the end of March, 1900. The
date of arrival of any bodies, however,
cannot now be definitely stated."
- Eugene is following in the footsteps
of The Dalles and all indications are
they will shortly put in a fire alarm
system similar to the one being in
stalled at this place now. The Eugene
Guard says: "Considerable discussion
is now being heard concerning the need
of a fire alarm system in Euger.e. One
of the beet companies has written Chief
Engineer Drew Griffin that they will
put ina ten box system, a striker for
the tower, a register for the fire depart
ment headquarters, a clock to strike
noonday and curfew at night auto
matically on the big bell, a chief's
tapper for his residence, batteries,
wires, etc., which will caufe a reduction
of insurance from 5 to 10 per cent, for
$1,000 or a better one for $2,210 ; storage
batteries and switchboard $250 extra."
Monday Dally.
About 145 head of sheep were shipped
to Portland on the boat today by A.
W. Langworthy,
"Human Hearts" will be played at
the Vogt opera home Monday, January
22d. Reserved seats on sale at Clark &
Falk's.
Tne proposition to raisa $3,000,000 to
continue the religious work of the late
Dwight L. Moody will keep the contri
bution box active all over the country
for some time.
The building on Second street, be
tween Liughlin and Jeft'erson, occupied
by Mrs. Periano as a millinery store, Is
being torn down preparatory to erecting
a two-story corrugated iron building
where it now stand;.
By order of the county court the conn
ty treasurer has been ordered to turn
into the county general fund $o83 04, of
which $545. oU is unclaimed moneys be
longing to estates, $7.55 receipt? from
coroner, and $33.10 received from
estrays.
Like the rivers above, the Columbia
seems to be on a perfect tear, having
risen four and a half feet in the twenty
four hours previous to 8 o'clock this
morning and continuing all day. This
is the largest rise known in that space of
time. From all indications it looks as
if the rise would continue for three or
four days at least.
This morning Ltrry Maloney, he of
prize-fighting proclivities and who was
prime mover in the "fistial encounter"
which occurred "out of the state" some
months since", was arrested charged with
assault and battery on the person of Tim
Ileeley, who claims one arm was dis
abled and one eye "turned black," Ho
will be arraigned in the justice court to
morrow. The case of J. II. Preston, who was
arrested Friday evening, charged with
having stolen articles of clothing from
E. Jacobscn, came np for hearing this
morning in Justice Bayard's court. At
this time the defense, represented by
F. W. Wilson and N. II. Gates, did not
see fit to ofTer any testimony. The de
fendant was bound over io the sum c.
$250, and at last account bail had not
been furnished.
Wood was going down this morning
down the Columbia; and to those who
watched it as the boat started out it
looked as if many hundreds of cords were
making there way down the river, but
as a matter of fact only about five cords
were lost. In all about 000 cords,
belonging to J. T. Peters and Maier A
Benton were piled up on the beach, and
the sudden rise cf the river soon en
compassed it and it began to float.
Booms have been constructed and work
men with teams have been busy all day
io the endeavor to save it. It was the
general opinion that wood was high
enough this year to be out of the reach
of most everything; and at th present
price it would be a great loss to have
many cords washed away.
Who said The Dalles was not to listen
to a good play this winter? They are
mistaken, for on next Monday night at
the Vogt the "Human Hearts" Com par y
will appear. They are to visit Portland
for the second time, and then play sn
engagement here. Saturday night they
played in Salem, and the Statesman says
"The large audience at the Reed last
night to again witness the famous melo
drama, "Human Hearts," gave evidence
of the satisfaction with which it was re
ceived when here only a few weeks ago
This popular play does not become
threadbare by repetition, and knowing
it in advance lends an added interest
lbe audience never tailed to express
their appreciation of the splendid play
ing of the actors."
Several Dalles people who were in
Portland yesterday called at Si. Vincent
hospital to inquire after Mr. MacAdara.
Although his appearance betokens much
of the Buffering he has passed through,
his friends found him improving. Yes
terday morning the surgeon removed the
stitches which had been made necessary
by the operation, and had partially
promised his patient that he might eit
up in the course of a few days, but no
hint has been given as to the length of
time which must elapse before he will
be able to leave the hospital. He is
content, however, in the aseurance that
he will recover and from the fact that
he is receiving the very best of care.
Another thing which gives him much
satisfaction is the concern of his many
friends,' who have overwhelmed him
with kindness and constantly give evi
dence of their kindly feeling toward him.
Messrs. Bradshaw, Houghton, Bald
win and Schmidt, of the bowling team,
retnrned home last evening much the
worse for wear, having been on n con
tinual jump since they left here Thurs
day morning. Although having got the
worBt of it in Salem and Portland, they
are not disconcerted, but in good spirits,
Mays and Stadleman remfflniiig over to
take in Portland and will return tonight.
The team report good treatment in all
three cities, and a fine time in general.
At Salem they started out. poorly, being
beaten in three successive games. No
brilliant ecores were made on either
side, Houghton being high Dalles man
with a score of 148. Friday night on
tiio Y. M. C. A. alleys they hIso met a
Waterloo, being defeated in four straight
games. Mays w:s high Dalles' man in
ti.at contest. Encouraged by the recent
defeats of their opponents the Astorians
felt hilarious, and the leading paper
there preceded their visit with the an
nouncement that the visitors seemed to
have been "off their teed" in the con
tests and Astoria might expect an easy
victory, Someone must have given the
boys a hand out, however, for feed
seemed to come livelier and our team
took three out of four games. Bradshaw
was high with 171. In the total games
Baldwin had the best percentage. On
Thursday evening the Illihees will visit
this city and meet the team on the clnb
alleys. " Saturday night the Portland Y.
M. C. A. will bowl at the same place.
Tuesdnr i Daily.
L'censo to wed was today granted to
Z. Kelly, of Chicago, and Mrs. Isabelle
Reed, ot this county.
Yesterday Dawson & Co. disposed of
their stock of groceries to Pease & Mays
and closed their store doors on Wash
ington street.
The members of Columbia Dancing
Club have decided to give their next
party on Thursday evening of this week,
the hall being occupied on Friday even
ing for the lecture.
A. T. Flinders and N. C. Jorgensen, of
the Latter Day Saints, announce that
they will hold services in the K. of P.
hall next Sunday evening at 7:30
o'clock. No collection will be taken.
While the ladies are not to have the
privilege of witnessing the bowling con
test Thursday night, they will be given
an opportunity to assist in the enter
tainment of the guests at the club dance
following the game.
Workmen began refitting Max Vogt's
building, on the corner of Third and
Washington street, this morning, and on
the 1st of March H. Glenn will com
mence business there, putting in a full
stock of paints, oils, glass, doors, win
dows, etc.
It is seldom that Dalles people are
privileged to hear so good speaker as
Dr. Geo. F. Hall, of Decatur, Illinois,
who will be heard at the Baldwin Fri
day evening, taking a subject in which
all are interested, "Happy Homes and
How to Make Them."
This morning the case of the State vs.
Larry Maloney, charged with assault
IF??
You see a
Wan losing '
his poeketbook
you feel justified in telling him about it. even if yon
haven't been introduced. We possibly don't know you
jiersonally, but we do know you are losing money In
buying your clothing, at any rate you are not making
all the money you could which is just the same thing.
The way to make all the money there is in that line, is
to buy your clothing of us.
Boys' All-uuool Suits
From : : .85 up
Men's all-wool suits from .-. 3.85 up
Boys' overcoats and ulsters from 1.50 up
Men's overcoats, ulsters and top
coats from 4,85. up
All Goods Marked
in Plain Figures.
and battery against Tim Ileeley, came
up in Justice Bayard's court, Diet. Atty.
Jayne appearing for the state and Judge
Wilson and Judge Gates for the defense.
The defendant entered a p!ea of guilty
and was fined $10.
Tygh Valley is the next on the list of
districts where smallpox has made its
appearance, a repoit reaching here today
that a genuine case of smallpox has de
veloped there. The residents are much
exercised over the fact, and vaccine virus
is in demand. Still the disease comes
nearer to The Dalles.
Roy Williamson, one of the men held
as a witness against John Carey and
Frank Quinlon, who were bound over
for holding up Williamson and another
man a week ago, furnished $100 bail and
was released from the county jail. His
brother, who lives in Baker City, be
ing advised of the circumstances,
furnished the money.
J. C. Johnston came in this morning
from Dufur. He seems to have re
covered from the effects of a mistake
which he madu a week ago yesterday in
taking 7,'a grains of corrosive sublimate
instead of a quinine ta'det which he
went behind the prescription case at
the drug store to help himself to. It
came near causing his death ; but taught
him a lesson, and in the future he will
take his medicine according to a doctor's
prescription.
Those who saw G. M. Cornet, the
Prineville stage driver, couie in last
evening came to the conclusion that
there had been a transformation scene
on the road, in which the stage came
out second best; which was the case.
Near Kansene the stage broke down,
spilling out the occupants and the mail
bags, but injuring no cue. Calling on a
near neighbor, Mr. Cornet secured a rig
and succeeded in getting into town,
though somewhat late.
Is the report confirmed that The Dalles
is about to take up the matter of bridging
the Columbia and having this city made
the terminus of the portage road? If not
it should be. If Dalles people let this
opportunity for benefiting the city pass,
then do they deserve to be passed by on
every occasion. Surely we cannot afford
to overlook such an opportunity for the
upbuilding of our city. If 'lis to be
done, then 'twere better 'iwere attended
to quickly and not end in reports.
Chaplain Gilbert's last visit to the
city acsured him a go id audience last
night and a very attentive one it proved.
None could listen to a recital of exper
iences in the Philippines as given by
him, and not be highly entertained. His
manner at first attracts and in con
junction with his happy choice of sub
jects which are most interesting to his
listeners, holds his audiences during his
entire lectuie, and makes them feel en-
ightened and thoroughly pleased.
The many friends of Friendship lodge
No, '., K. of P., who enjoyed their hospi
tality last night at their hall, were
particularly fortunate, so happily hail
the evening's entertainment been ar
ranged. The hours were mostly devoted
to daticin?, the Bettingen orchestra,
accompanied by Miss Sampson at the
piano, furnishing the music. Inter
spersed with the dancing was a short
musical program consisting of a solo bv
Mies Gushing, a duett by Mrs. Jayne
and Mrs. Groat and a solo by Will
Frank, encores lengthening out the pro
gram somewhat aud greatly pleasing
the audience.
Roberts may not be permit ted a scat
PEASE
at Washington but just the same a
large number of the same ilk are seat
ing themselves throughout the United
States with the intention of staying and
converting to their faith as many as
possible. Every few weeks a number of
these missionaries make their appear
ance In The Dulles, and under the ap
pellation of Latter Day Saints bold
meetings, and no doubt there are always
a number of susceptible ones who are
influenced by their teaching. They may
claim tbey do not believe in polygamy,
but for the good of the country at large,
any faith which has even the slightest
connection with such a belief should be
avoided. True, this may be a land of
religious liberty ; but at the same time
it is not a land where any practice how
ever objectionable and detrimental can
be carried on under the name of re
ligion. There may be no law to ' revent
thee people holding forth wherever
tl ey may choose; but individually the
residents of the city may nse their in
fluence againt their teachings and
should do so.
WHY NOT THE DALLES?
Let I s Try and (Secure the Trade from
the rortage Hallway.
It is generally conceded among people
who profess to know that the portgawe
road across the river will surely be
built. There has always been a great
deal of doubt and uncertainty regarding
this project and there still is, but from
the munncr in which the work is being
pushed forward now and the repeated
assertion of the promoters that the
thing is a go, leade one to the conclusion
that by next summer the portage road
around the dalles rapids will be a
reality.
If such turns out to le the case the
people of The Dalles Bhonld not let the
opportunity slip of making this place
the terminal point of the portage load.
At small expense a bridge c u!d be built
at the narrows above the city and the road
brought on this side. The advantages of
euch a plan are obvious an 1 many.
Docks and wharfage an angements would
bo built here; labor would be employed
in transfering cargoes from the boat to
the portaste ; supplies would necessarily
he bought here and iu many other ways
the general business situation of the
town would be helped.
The Dalles would nceive much benefit
from the advertisement of being the
terminus of the road and as a result of
this other enterprises would undoubted
ly follow in good time.
M. J. Corkerllne Meet Willi Lou,
A very destructive fire occured at
Waitsburg last Monday in w hich an old
settler of Wasco county met with a
heavy loss, and had barely time in
which to save his family.
From Mr. T. A. Hudson, who has
just returned from the scene of the con
flagration where he has been to adjust
the losses incident to the fire, we learn
that M. J. Cockerline, who was In the
drug business at Waitsburg, lost all of
his stock, building and household be
longing. The fire started hi a saloon nfxt door
to the. drug store, and, as it was at a
time when all were asleep, gained such
a headway before discovered that Mr.
Cockerline Bnd family barely en-aped
with their lives, some of the children
being rescued from the windows above
the dru store, where the family re
sided. Mr. Cockerlinc's loss is estimated at
CUe have
beenoffering
yon black and colored dresi good remnants
for the past week and perhaps all t.f you have
bought, but still we have few left, and in
conjunction with those remnants that we
have on hand, we will offer you a choice lot of
Pattern Suits
at a much lower price than you ever pur
chased anything to compare with them before
in your iife. This is broad assertion to
make and hazardous thing to do when you
know full well bow fabrics of all kinds have
advanced in the past couple of months, and
yet they have not reached the elevation they
will eventually attain.
Silk, Satin and
Velvet Fancy UUaists
will be sacrificed during the present
week, as the following prices indicate:
$5.00 Waists 3 75
$5.00 Waifts !.'.".".'.'!"' , 4 j
$0.00 Waists 5.00
$(i 75 Waists 5' jo,
$7 00 Waists 5.25
$7.60 Waists " 5 5
$S.O0 Waists tt 7s
$8.25 Waists 7.50
& MAYS
$3000, while he was only icsured for
$750. For the time being he was prsc-
Uicaliy destitute, nd the citizens took
up a collection and presjwted a good
sized sum to the unfortunate family.
THE KEY TO THE SITUATION.
A Call Made for I'ostoHtoe Key and
ICecrlpti.
The postoffice department has di
rected a general redemption of all out
standing keys for postoffice boxes at The
Dalles office. You will please to present
all keys held by you, together with the
receipt issued to you for the key deposit,
to me within thirty days from the date
of this notice. Boxes will be closed
against all key holders who fall to com
ply with this call.
H. II. Riddki-l, P. M.
Such was the notice found today in
all boxes at the office, surprising those
who received them and calling down up
on the head of the guiltless postmaster
i a storm of indignation from those who
fail to realize that he is only executing;
orders and that the key business will
fall so heavy on his shoulders that it
would drive n weaker nature to take
refuge in whis-key, and eventually re
sort to the Key-ley cure. Yet this is
but a sing: exampla of the red tape
measures employed by the department.
The postmaster deeply regrets the fact
that such an order has been issued, and
would gladly overcome it if possible;
but a perusal of the following, received
some days since, will give Lis orders re
garding the tame :
"Sir You aro hereby instructed to
call upon all key holders at your post
office to present their keys and key de
posite receipts to you for examination.
You will close boxes against all key
holders who fail to comply w ith this call
for keys within thirty days from the
date thereof. At the expiration of that
time you will carefully prepare a record
of each key by its distinguishing num
ber, the name of the holder thereof, and
the auicunt deposited therefor. You
will return keys and give receipts for
deoosits to all w ho are found to be en
titled thereto. You are not permitted
to return a deposite for any key nor to
allow credit therefor until the identical
key for which it was paid to the post
master and the identical receipt issued
therefor hv the postmaster, are both re
tnrned. Yon will declare all deposits
not lepresentcd by keys forfeited, and
transfer Ihe amount thereof from the
redempliuu fund to the forfeiture fund.
Respectfully,
1'j.itKY Heath,
First Asst. Postmasier General.
The idea is to establish a key record.
Gut as the law has never b, en enforced
here, it is safe to say that out of the
1000 keys outstanding, not fifty receipts
therefor will be found and the owners
will be compelled to pay twenty cents a
piece for keys or forfeit their boxes.
While all will feel the injustice of
compelling them to pay double for the
keys ; yet the only alternative seems to
be to acceed to the request (or command)
and thus cause as little difficulty ss
possible.
That Throbbing- neatlache
Would qn'ckly leave you, if you used
Dr. King's New Life Pills. Thousands
of sufferers have proved their matchless
merit for Sick and Nervous Headaches.
They make pure bloc 1 and strong
nerves and build up your health. Easy
to take. Try them. Only 23 cents.
Money back if not tured. Soli by
Blakeley A Houg'iton, druggists. 1
Caab In lour Cfeecka.
All countv warrants registered prior
to April 1, 1SF0, will be paid at my
office. Interest ceaws after Jan. 8tn,
U00. O. L. Phillips,
County Treasurer.