THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. SATURDAY. JULY 14. 1900.
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LOCAL BREVITIES
Wednexlay'i Dally.
TheChautauqua assembly atGladstone
prk commences today.
So. 1 most have been sand-bagged to
day, since she's four hours late.
The session of tbe Columbia river an
nnal conference of the M.E. church will
be held in North Yakima, beginning
September 5ih.
The building in tbe East End, occupied
by Worsley's grocery store, la receiving
a freab coat of paint today, which is a
great improvement.
We'll take back what we taid about
the wind yesterday. It it didn't "kick
np inch a dust" it wouldn't be quite ao
bad; but it baa been positively blinding
today.
A letter received from Frank Chrisman
iuforms the Chronicle that they have
settled in Seattle, at least (or a time, and
cannot possibly get along without the
home news. Therefore they desire the
weekly visits of Tub Chronicle.
Reports were current this morning
tbat Mr. Cusbing was worse, aud that
the accident would prove more serious
than at first anticipated. Dr. Logan,
however, informs us that he is better,
and he thinks he will get along all right.
Looking over the register at the clerk's
office today we find tbat a marriage
license was granted to Henry Nagle, of
Montana, and Miss Ida Barchtorf, of
this city. Tbe marriage wilt take place
at the home of the biide tonight, Rev.
Brenner performing theceremony.
For sixty days a least Backus will
cease telling liquor to Indians. He ap
peared before the U. S. grand jury in
Portland yesterday, and was fined $100
or sixty day sin the county jail. Deputy
Marshal Roberts brought him up on the
noon train and he has taken up hii
abode in tbe jail.
Every day farmers are in tbe city look
ing for harvest hands, and it is a rare
thing to see an idle rxan on the streets.
It takes a great deal of help to harvest a
million and a half bushels of grain,
which it is estimated will be Wasco
county's yield, the acreage being larger
than ever before known.
Of the eleven who took the examina
tion fur appointment to the West Point
military academy, Alvin Barton Barber,
of Portland, stood hightset, and on rec
ommendation of Congressman Moody.
will receive the appointment. We under
stand that a son of Frank Button, of
Hood River, stood third highest for the
appointment.
Referring to the suit against ex-Sena
tor Corbett for alienating the affections
of the wifeof E. E. Peterson, of Portland,
the Spokane Review remarks: "A Port
land banker is asked to pay $100,000 to
the injured man for alienating the
affections of a wife. If Die affection of
inch a wife has a cash value of $100,000,
what should be the market price for love
of a woman whose affections can not be
alienated?"
Our public schools will open on the
lOih of September this year, or the
second Monday tn that month. It has
always seemed to us that it would be far
tetter for the opening to be delayed a
week or two later, thy a making them
t oso lter in the spring. This would bean
'Wantage to those who spend the vaca
tion out of town, and particularly to the
students who are employed in the
country during the summer and cannot
come in until later in the fall. The
weather is never very warm until several
peks after school closes, and its con
tinuing later would not inconvenience
anyone.
Captain Buchanan, of the steamer
Iralda, takes exception to a recent state
ment, to the effect that the Iralda had
hard time in the rapids below the
cascades, and that considerable water
had been taken aboard. In regard to
tlie trip referred to, Captain Buchanan
'ail: "Not o drop of water was taken
aboard, either on that trip or any othpr.
There is alwava a henvv swell in the
rapids, but no water ever came aboard.
Sometimes the spray flies up In sufficient
1'i.intilies to wet the for'ard deck, but
"'at in all. None of the passengers even
ere wet by a wave or in any other
manner since we have been operating on
T'ie Dalles route." Telegram.
fruitgrowers are to be held strictly to
"'6 provisions of the quarantine law.
This derision was reached by the mem
hers of the executive committee of the
Ntato l!ard of Horticulture Monday.
Another important matter considered
ai the adoption of a uniform size of
tpl box forth Pacific coast, Including
B,'tlsh Columbia. In order to enforce
Properly the quarantine law directed
ainst infections fruits, the secretary
in"tmcted to prepare small notiflca
'on ,heet nd send them to commission
"n. io that they m,y be distributed
among shippers. It is alto u olawful to
ship infected or diseased fruit outside of
Oregon, and this part of tbe law will be
enforced as well as the other.
Two trick bicyclists eulortained a
large crowd on the corner of Second and
Federsl streets about 1 o'cltck today,
and tbey are "dandies" on the wheel,
being able to perform all jh of feats.
One was gotten np in genuine "Rube"
attire, and acted hit character to per
fection. He finally ended tbe perform
ance by advertising some compound for
hardening and repairing bicycle tires.
Another free show will be given tonight
at 7 :30 at the same place.
Thursday' Daily
The telephone line is now completed
between Mitchell and Fossil, and the
Mitchellitee feel aa if tbey now were in
touch with the world.
Murphy was taken to Cascades today
by Deputy Marshal Sailing, where he
will be tried for tbe robbing of two men
last Friday night at tbat place.
The pretty little cottage being erected
by F. II . Wakefield on Fifth street
nearing completion, and will be occupied
by the family of Monroe Grimes.
A number of wool buyers are already
in the city ; but we are told next week
will be the time when tbey expect to
meet the wool men here, and if any
business is done it will be apparent at
that time.
Letter received by friends of Rev
Gentry Rushing in this city, tell of bis
serions illness in Spokane, where thry
now make their home. His physicians
have pronounced bis ailment consump
tion, and be Is confined to bis bed I
good part of tbe time.
It reminded one of harvest time this
afternoon to see tbe complete outfit,
engine, tank and thresher, of James
Gray, of Victor, steaming np Second
street. Mr. Gray is preparing to take it
out to bis place, where it will have
ample opportunity to gel in its work
The body of Roy Gage, of Company C,
who was drowned last Sunday in the
Willamette, near Camp Geer, was found
yesterday five n Ilea below the place
where be was drowned, the body was
discovered by the captain of the steamer
Ruth. A military burial will be given
if ooesible.
August 1st there will be launched in
Walla Walla a monthly publication
known aa The Inland Empire. It will
be devoted to tbe interests of the Inland
Empire and already a number ol writers
have been secured to contribute to its
columns. A new press is now on its way
(o Walla Walla, as well as other ma
cbinery. The Weekly Watchman plant
will probably be absorbed into the new
printing establishment.
Cascades has been the popular camp
ing resort for the past two years, and
bids fair to carry away tbe honors this
season. Many nave already taken np
their abode in its shady groves, and
every day others Join the party, its
popularity is due to its location, afford-
ng a splendid opportunity for the busi
ness men to visit their lammes over
Snndav. The atmosphere is cool, and
n numberless ways it is just suited to
afford a splendid summer outing.
Again we urge upon our people to keep
tbe streets clean. Some of them are a
disgrace to the community, and if
ndividual pride is not an incentive to
bring about a different condition of
things ; the law should take hold of the
matter. During the summer months
tourists and other strangers are con
tinually visiting the city, and surely
some of our highways and vacant lots are
enough to disgust any one and make a
very unfavorable impression on them.
One would have thought Dalles people
bad "money to throw at the birds," the
way the thekels fell at the feet of the
trick cyclists, who are indeed "birds"
last evening:. We thought everyone had
left town ; but not so from the crowd that
gathered to watch them aod thoroughly
enjoyed their riding; and the antics of
the"hayseed." A little nonsense now and
then is relished by all, and its worth the
"price of admission" to have a good
laugh no matter how trivial the oc
currence which gives rise to it.
Boring for artesian water is still being
continued back of the reservoir, and
they hsve reached a depth of 320 feet.
Progress is necessarily slow as solid
rock has been encountered. Tbe sur
face of the ground in that vicinity in
said to be 350 feet above low water mark
in the river. In boring for artesian
water, Mr. Seufert struck water that
raised fifteen or twenty feet above the
surface at a depth of 100 feet. To reach
the same depth it will be necessary to
bore l')0 feet, and it is the intention
now to continue nntil that depth is
reached, when it is hoped a similar
stream will he forthcoming.
The O. R. & N. will put on new dining
cars in a day or two, which are said to
be "beauts," and it is claimed they now
have the finet diners in this section.
They are seventy feet long over sills,
and nine feet, nine inches wide. Tbe
interior finish is rarely beautiful, being
of Mexican mahogany In the Isrge
dining-room and quarter-sawed oak In
the kitchen. The color scheme in the
ceiling shows dark green tint, the
decoration laid with gold, and is of fancy
Grecian ornamentation. The car seats
thirty, but there are no stationary seats,
the chairs being upholstered in g'een
leather. Five tables seat four each, and
five two each. Five handsome gas lamps
fl Bona Fide BeductlOQ
On every garment in our Men's
Clothing Department. Hundreds of
people in The Dalles have been wait
ing for our Annual Mid-Summer
Clearance Sale and now the oppor
tunity is here.
Why have they been waiting?
Because they know they get just
what we advertise to give; they
know the value of honest, legitimate
advertising; they appreciate the fact
that we never misrepresent.
Here's a clean-cut saving for
every man in The Dalles:
Men's all wool suits, regular $7.60 and 0 c
$3.00 suits; Clearance price IpO.oO
Men's all wool cheviot and cassimere
suite, regular $8.50, $0.00 and $l0.b0; &a
Clearance price ipO.OO
A line of odd suits, nothing to their dis
credit save the absence of a few import
ant sizes ; all new and seasonable goods ;
broken lines, that's all. Regular $3, $0.
$6.50, $7, $7.60 and $3.50 suits; Clear
ance price
$3.85
All Crash 8uits just the thing tor this hot
weather Clearance prices. $2.5J1, $2.75, $3.25.
All Men's Negligee and Golf Shirts, regular
65c, 75c, 85c; Clearance price Ot)0
What we say we do, we DO do.
Dresses for
Little Girls...
Many Kinds-Under-price.
These aro very stylish Summer
Dresses for the little girls of 1 to 10
years. Some of light-weight G ray
Lawns; others of Dainty Dimities.
All Extremely
Low in Price.
Ginghams
that cost little
The Summer Dresses may be as dainty as
you like, and yet be remarkably inexpensive.
There are some striking offerings being made just
now.
Silk and Cotton Ginghams
at 25 Cents.
SCOTCH GINGHAMS
There is still an excellent variety of these
daintiest of Ginghams for these who'have to pur
chase. Many are in deep colored grounds with
while cords, so much wanted now.
Read
The Special values offered in
Ladies' kid button, s:js 2',,' to 4, at
Same
Ladies' brown kid oxfords, sizes 3 to 7, at.
black 4 3 to 7, at.
.$ .85
. 1.00
. 1.0(1
. 1.00
Reflect
on the expense of keeping children's
feet well shod and great saving
when you can buy
Misses' kid, spring heel, lace or button, sixes
2' to 0, at $100
Same, button, sixes 12 to 2, at 85
Child's kid, spring heel, button, sizes .75
Same, sizes 5 to 8, at 60
Same, sizes 5 to 8, at 40
Infants' kid, button, sizes 3 to 5, at 25
Consider
the money saved when we offer you
first-class goods in
Men's brown calf welt, lace, at.
" black " congress, at. .
Boy's " " ' '..
..$2 00
. 1.00
.. .85
As shoes are advancing in price
it is like finding money to get such
good values, and they can only he
had here.
All Goods Marked
In Plain Figures.
PEASE & MAYS
are bung from tbe ceiling. The carpet
is of dark green in Columbia Wilton
over a floor of monolith. The windows
have curtains with dark green fringed
valances. The portieres are of green
velonr with gimp edging. The room has
nine niches for flowers, and forty square
feet of mirrors. Oval windows and
Gothics set off the cars.
The receipts of the land office at The
Dalles for the quarter ending June 30th
were $7,155.67, and the fees and com
missions $5,449.19, making a total of
$12,599.86. During this period 81,852
acres have been filed upon, including
272 homestead entries, 11 original desert
land entries, 5 isolated tract entries, 5
timber and stone entries, 9 state school
indemnity lists, 3 Dalles Military wagon
road lists, 1 pre-emption entry and 1
timber-culture entry. The last two
named being allowed by special author
ity. Final proof was offered upon lb, 931
acres, including zi commuted home
steads, 63 final homestead and 26 final
timber-cultures. A fifty per cent in
crease has been made in the past vear.
A we'd known citizen of Portland has
beeu sued for $100,000 by a man who
claims he has alienated his wife's af
fections from him. It is probable that
the man never had his wife's affections
and he is now claiming to have lost some
thing he never possessed. One thing is
certain, a man who would set a money
value on his wife's affections, imaginary
or otherwise, should bo given a ducking,
or whipped in public nntil he had better
sense and more decency. And those who
make law and Interpret it in the interest
of such scoundrels are not entirely inno
cent of wrong doing and are encouraging
grand rascals who are in the habit of
capitalizing and putting a money value
upon everything. bast Oregonian.
John Mackenzie, superintendent in
charge of construction on the portage
railroad, says : "Within month track
laying on the road will be completed
nd a practical test of the capabilities of
the project will be had. The handling
of freight at either end of the line will be
practically automatic, lifts and carriers
having been erected that will deliver
freight (roin boat to train and vice versa
n one operation. So perfect is the
schema devised that it is expected that
the entire cost of transfer will not ex
ceed 2 cents per ton. This handling
apparatus has been specially constructed
for the grain trade but can be used on
classes of freight. Speaking of the
grain trade, we have already signed con
tracts for the transportation ot 2,000.000
sacks from up river points to tide water."
The neighbors in the vicinity of Third
and Laugh. in streets have been much
amusd of late watching a battle royal
between two birds, who have chosen as
their Dlaitn of abode the arms of a telo
phone pole, and the world in general.
The fighting proclivities of the birds was
first apparent when, annoyed by th
small boys, who Inflicted on throwing
stones nt their nest, the maternal
ancestor of the wee ones, sallied forth
ami swooped down on a kid w ith a straw
hat on, arid as the story book would say,
almost "nipped off his none." The
aforesaid boy took to his heols and the
rocky life of the birds ceased. Tiie next
day, however, another boy passed wear
ing a straw hat, and to bis surprise, he
was attacked by the enraged bird,
who followed him until he was out of
that region. The next difficulty which
beset them was when one of their young
decided to try his wings and leave the
parental pole, and in so doing fell to the
ground. A neighborhood dog soon made
his appearance and mercilessly proceeded
to make a meal off of him. Tbla was too
much for his fond parents, and in an
instant the yells of the rur could be
heard for blocks, while tbe birds attacked
him in a manner that would have done
credit to Boxer. The dog no longer is
seen in his favorite haunts, and now the
birds, for "birds" they are in more than
one sense, reign supreme.
Friday's Dally.
H. W. French has been confined to
his home by illness for the past few
days, and is reported no better today.
Mrs. French is improving slowly.
June is always said to be the
month of weddings, but July seems to
be getting her share this year. Today
Clerk Lake granted a license to Ralph
Noyes and Ethel M. Brown, of Dafur.
The Oregon Telephone Co., is steadily
stretching its wires and bringing all the
small towns throughout Eastern Oregon
in communication with each other. To
day an office was established at Monk
land, in Sherman county.
Yesterday the manager of the babies'
home in Portland passed through the
city, having In charge twin girl babies,
six months old, which he was taking to
Mrs. Mary Thompson at Hardmi.n, near
Ileppner, she having adopted them.
Surely the man with the hammer In
The Dalles would be a great deal more
popular than the man with the hoe, as
the Watchman suggests. The papers
have tailed to jog the memories of prop
erty owners, and the spikes bave be
come so numerous on our sidewalks that
it is dangerous to be safe walking over
them.
Tho Jeffersonian democratic club of
The Dalles is making arrangements to
hold a ratification meeting at the
Baldwin opera house Saturday evening.
There will be a numbler of speeches by
prominent men and members anticipate
a general good time. They invite all be
lievers in true democratic principles and
reform.
Remember the round-trip fare to
Bonneville Sunday, July 15th, will be
only 50 cents. A special program has
been arranged for this occasion by the
management, which will be appreciated
by all. Bonneville is the moat delight
ful spot on the Columbia for a d.iy's
outing, and this opportunity to get out
of town should not he overlooked.
Spokane lawyers have agreed to close
their offices at noon each Saturday dur
ing July and August. A member of ttie
fratei niiy adds that if they would now
cIot) them tin) other five days and a ha!f
of the wenk, tho millennium would be
due.
Laidies wanting material for a new
waist something nice in the wash
goods line will da well to remember
Williams & Co's sale tomorrow. Ma
terial sufficient for a waist of 40c-a-yard
will cost tomorrow only 25c for the pat
tern of 2 j yards.
A. J. Sliriim, who arrived in the city
yesterday from Grille, gives an account
of the cloud burst which visited Cherry
Creek, Crook county, on the 23 I of last
month laying waste several splendid
ranches. He says be had just purchased
a $5000 ranch from Tat Fagan, and after
the storm it was not worth $25,
Mrs. I. D. Francisco inform us that she
received a letter today from her
daughter, Norah, who has been in St.
Vincent's hospital In Portland for tbe
past three weeks, saying that iba bad
about recovered from an operation for
appendicitis and left that institution
yesterday. Dr. Jones was attending
physician.
The apple crop, from present indica
tions, will be the best ever gathered in
Hood River. The codlin moth is not
much in evidence so far this season even
where the trees have not been sprayed,
but it is time enough yet for their work.
The lare orchards are being sprayed and
every precaution is being taken to save
tbe apples frora this destructive Insect.
Glacier.
The citizens of Sbaniko, realizing the
necessity of school advantages, circulated
a petition and in a short time obtained
money enough to build a comfortable
schoolhouse; and on Monday school
opened up with Miss Campbell of Tygh
Valley as teacher, and twenty pupils in
attendance. We are yet in Bake Oven
district, but a petition will be im
mediately put in circulation asking the
county tchool superintendent to set the
town off in a district to itself. Leader.
The Columbia Southern Railway Co.,
is now rushing the brick hotel along.
The structure is 32x100 feet on E street,
and the same dimensions on Fourth
street, thereby forming an L. Down
stairs there will be a kitchen, dining
room, pastry rooms, office, two sample
rooms fcr commercial men, and bar
room. L'p-etaira there will be the
ladies' parlor and twenty-six bedrooms,
besides batb rooms, closets, etc. It will
be fitted up with all the approved
modern conveniences. Leader.
The superintendent of the city water
works in Spokane speaks right up in
meeting and rails those who fail to keep
the mles for irrigating "thieves." He
says it's just as bad to eteal water as
anything else, and that those w ho dis
obey the rules will in the future be
dealt with like any other thief. These
are pretty strong terms, aiid ono w hich ,
no resident of Tho Dalles would care to
answer to even if our sister state has
such people within its midst.
In spile of the intense heat, a man by
the name of Montgomery decided to
celebrate todav and accordingly got on a
j ig the fu st thing this morning. The
street didn't seem to suit fcls aesthetic
taste and he proceeded to drive down
the sidewalk in front of the Clarendon.
Marshal Hughes objected, ami taking
the reins in his own hands landed him
in jiil, where he has since been orating.
He seems to lie well heeled as well as
loaded, and when searched a $375 check
was found on him. When arrested
some time since for tho same offense he
possessed ft check for $(100, w hich seem
ingly has diminished.
For the benefit of those who contem
plate visiting the seaaido, we publish
the following time e.rd of the railroad
to Astoria, the fare being 25 cents:
Leave Portland 8 a. in., arrive Astoria
j 11:30 a. in., Seaside direct 12:30 p.m.
I Connect at Astoria w ith boat for Long
15eH"li at . p. in. Leave seaside o p. m.,
Astoria ti :10 p. m., arrive Portland 9:40
p. m. Connects at Astoria with boat
from Long Bench. Leave Seaside 6:15
a. m., arrive Portland direct 11:10 a. in.
Leave Portland 0 :55 p. in., arrive Astoria
10:3') p. in. Connects with morning
boat for II waco and train for Seaside at
8:15 a. in. Saturday afternoon Seaside
Flyer leaves Portland at 2:30 p. m.,
arrives Astoria 5 :50 p. m., Seaside 6:50
p. m. Connects at Astoria with boat
for llwaco.
One of the besetting difficulties of a
newspaper office is the effort to decipher
ths numberless communications which
from time to time are sent In to be
published. With this knowledge, the
employes at thr, postoffice this morning
elicited our assistance in deciphering
some incoherent scrawls, which con
stituted the address on a lette.
But, like the rest, we were at last
compelled to give it up, and swear it was
Greek. And so it goes from day to day,
careless letter-writers make a few
scratches on the outside of an envelope,
leaving it to the postoffice clerks to de
termine who shall receive the lettor, and
then heap vials of wrath on the manage
ment of the office because mail is not
delivered in season, when the writer ia
wholly to blame.
But a few days ago we henrd a gentle
man lamenting the fact that he had
lived for years within a half day's ride
of Niagara Falls and had failed to make
the trip, arguing that he could "go any
time," and thus failing altogether to
view the grandeur. Such will be the
experience of many residents of our
city regarding a trip to Mt. Hood. Each
year the city is almost depopulated on
account of trips to the seaside and various
camping resorts, and yet how few have
improved the opportunity to visit Mt.
Hood. Those who have done so are
wild over the grandeur of such an outing,
and not content until they duplicate it.
The Inn itself has the most romatic sur
roundings and is fitted up with all
modern conveniences, while near bv are
(our cottages, containing good comfort
able beds, stoves and tables. For a
short trip and one never to be forgotten,
commend us to Cloud Cap Inn, which
you can reach easily in seven or eight
hours ride from Hood River.
fffl Aoluglae.
The life of an editor Is truly of short
duration and full of troubles. Yea, he
is continually doing those things which
he should not have done, and leaving
undone those things which he should
have done. This time we (or lie whose
troubles we have assumed for a short
time) lias unwittingly plunged himself
into a sea of trouble by an article which
appeared in the daily of June 30th. The
item referred to said that "A man
named Dymond, from Fulda, was sen
tenced last Thursday at Goldendale to
three years in the penitentiary for l.or-e
stealing." Now, aa a matter of fact, The
Ciikomclk man was wholly unacquaint
ed with the circumstances, but search
ing for the wary item lie discovered the
above in a neighboring journal; hut, in
an unguarded moment, w hen composi
tors were demanding "copy," lie must
have mixed thing somewhat and snb
Btitilted the name of tho procuring
witness for the real culprit, (or in other
words substituting the Dymond for the
paste) as we are informed Mr. Dymond
prosecuted a man for stealing horses
from him.
Dymond has a big kick coming,
and we don't blame him ; we would kick
too were we thus unjustly charged.
The Chkonk i.s acknowledges Its error,
and offers its best apology. We have
no desire to pass sentence on any in
nocent man, much less Mr. Dymond.
against whose character we have never
heard aught.
llalp Wanted.
Two girls, who are willing and compe
tent to help, can obtain work by apply
ing at the steam laundry, None lot
those who are worth..the hiring nee J
apply. ll.1t