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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 3, 1900. The Weekly Ghroniele. da; oFr"KIAL FAPgR OF WASt'O COL'STV. P'ihlinhed in to pirtt, un Wtdnetdayi and Saturday: Sl'BikBJPTION KATES. T aui, roTAoa raxra.-D. is adtahc. One vear II V) -IX iuoiit.i 75 TjIX LTMlth 66 Adrertisinir rate reasonable, and made known on application. A '.drew all mmmun'eaHoni to'-THI rHKOJt lc Li ." The bailee, Oretron. LOCAL BUKVITIES. Saturday Daily. Dr. Sanders, rooma 1 and 2, Chapman block. tf A Bryan and Stevenson club hag been organized at Kingsley with fifty mem bers. The circuit court of the state of Ore gon for Sherman county convenes at the eorrt house in Moro Monday, Oct. 1st. The sheriff will turn over to the conoty treasurer next Monday about $1.5,000. the amount of taxes collected i dories the month of September. The executive committee of the street fair and harvest carnival have estah Iished the carnival headquarters in the Gates brick 'building, corner of Third and Union. Dr. Jack Daily, the original spud pro ducer of this county, took a fine eaiiul of hi9 frontier farm 1900 crop to The DalleB for exhibition in the Harvest Carnival. Observer. Day Bros, have sold all their interest in their saw mill, logging camps, steam tug Sadie B, anil, dwelling at Cascade Locks, to the Soroy & Kaeppler Lum ber Co., of La Crosse, Wis. John D. Whitten, a prominent Kings ley farmer, was in town last night. Mr. Whitten has just received a patent for a harrow that can be attached to an ordinary plow and harrow each furrow as it is turned over. The carnival executive committee will ask that all business, as far as may he be possible, sliail be suspended between the hours of 9 and 12 o'clock on the opening day of the fair that everybody may have a chance to attend and wi'ness the grand parade. Arrangements for holding our fonrth biennial horticultural exhibit at. Hood River are going alone smoothly, and everything points to it being the most successful exhibit of the products of Hood River, White Salmon and near-by points ever held, says the Glacier. Our farmers are becoming interested in The Dalles Harvest Carnival. Manv of them desire to attend, as it was im possible for them to be there when Port land was it. They were then too busy, but most of them will he free to take a lay-off by the date of the Dalles fair, and they're going to do it. Observer. We have just received instructions to tell one of the finest building sites in the city, also modern cottage, on Alvord aeenue. This is indeed a bargain; an elegant 7-room bouse, good lot and barn, fruit, lawn, and all modern conveniences, This property positively must go at any reasonable offer. For further particulars see Hudson & Brownhill. W. A. Johnston will offer a Syracuse BestChilied No. 601, 14 inch plow for some form of exhibit of cereals to be determined soon by the carnival com mittee, A large number of similar prizes will be offered by The Dalles merchants, which will be published as soon as the committee has time to arrange and classify them. A number of prizes will also be given for nnique features in the parade. Judge Mays went across the river this morning, and in company with Mr. Rorick, of North Dalles, examined the (trade leading to the toD of the Klickitat mountain with the view of seeing what i necessary to be done to put it in good condition for the teams hanling wheat to thii market. Mr. Mars has collected several hundred dollars from Dalles bminess men, which will be expended on the 'rade nnder the supervision of Mr. Rorick. Malcolm 8. Jameson, formerly deputy United States marshal at this place and great favorite among The Dalles young people of nine years ago, died in Port land yesteiday forenoon, aged about 30 years. Mr. Jameson was in the Philip pines with the Oregon volunteers, where h obtained an honorable record as a oi lier. While there the seeds of the disease to which he finally sncc'umod were planted in his system. His Inter ment awaits the coming of his "mother from New York, who was telegraphed 'or a short time before his death. W. II. Vanbibber, as nice old man as ever lived, has quit "peddling milk" in The Dalles after thirty-five year con tinuous services, says D. C. Ireland In the Observer. Every morning of these long years with one exception, at a little Iter midnight Van covered the three miles between The Dalles and bis ranch nd delivered to his customers the two nilklngs of the previous twenty -four hours. He has grown rich and prosper oris and might yean ago have retired 'rom business on an ample competency hd not old habits kept him in the bar He has sold tons of milk that he never got any pay for; but never sued a customer. Once ha was leaving the 'cteal fluid at an out of-the-way place to j a poor widow with two invalid sons. Noticing the difficulty which the grand old man had to deliver that quart, a cash customer close by remarked to Van one bitter cild morning: "Why do you do it? You'll never get a cent." "That's here you're mistaken, my friend," said Van cheerfully, "God Alar'ghty has paid that bid years in advance." A four-horse team belonging to John Proctor, of Klickitat county, while on the way to the ferry this morning got scared at a locomotive near the Baldwin saloon and, turning quickly around, tipped the wagon so as to throw the driver from his seat and uiade a wild daeh hack to the neighborhood of Pease it Mays' implement warehouse, where they a ere stopped by Adolph sdmuder. Ou Second etree; they collided with the brewery wag in, which, however, was not injured. The horses, when caught, had not been even scratched, but the coupling apparatus of the wagon was smashed in several placet and had to be taken to Frank Gunning's hospital for repairs. The executive committee of the street fair and harvest carnival have appointed the following additional committees On accomodation, to provide lodgings for such visitors as the hotels and lodging houses may not be Able to accomodate Ferd Dietz-1 and W. H. Butts. Ou the qruen, to select and superintend the preparation of the royal robes, which will be as rich as money can buy and be the exclusive property of the queen after the carnival is over, Mrs. J. S. Scbenek Mrs. W. H. E )odv, Mrs. J. S. Fish and Mrs. T. J. Senfert. 0.1 amateur photog- raphy, Mrs. W. Lord. Mrs. W. H. Wil son, Miss Jennie Marden and Mr. Arthur Seofert. Oo display of ladies' fancy t'ancv work, Mrs. H. S. Wilson, Mrs. C. B. Cushing and Mrs. Alice Sheldon On wedding, to secure and furnish i couple who are willing to enter into the holy bonds of matrimony and have the knot tied as part ot the carnival cere mony, ana at the expense ot tne com- luittee, A. E. Lake and Simeon Bolton J. 13. lirown, ot ttus city, wtio was tried yesterday before Justice Brown hill on complaint of J. W. Moore on the charge of using obscene language in the presence of Mre. Rachel Moore, wifa of the complaining witness, was acquitted of the crime, the evidence, in the opin ion i f the justice, failing to prove the charge. Mrs. Moore swore positively that Brown, in a loud, angry voice, called her vile name, in presence of Frank and Mabel Spencer, who stood at a distance of about 150 feet ; near enough, as Mrs Moore admitted, for them to hear all that was said. The defense put Frank Spencer on the stand, who testified that he and his sister heard Mr. Brown and Mrs, Moore salute each other as they met at the time mentioned iu the com plaint; but Mr. Brown used none of the language Mrs. Moore accused him of using, and if he had lie (Mr. Spencer) would have heard it. Tliren of Mr Brown's neighbors were called and bore strong testimony to Mr. Brown's good reputation in the neigb borhood of his home, where he has resided for two years" as a peaceable and law-abiding citizen. Monday's Daily. J. B. Croseen has sold the Clarendon retaurant to Hong, a chinaman, who took possession yesterday. Wilton Freeman is very ' ill with typhoid fever, at the residence of his mother, Mrs. Pitman, on Ninth street. T. Poland will open a butcher's shop in the building now being erected by Mr. Skibbe a little east of the Skibbe hotel. The building will be ready for occupation in a couple of weeks. The carnival comtnitteejjwill give number of prises for the best dressed Indians in native costume, each prize going to the buck and squaw that show up in the handsomest Indian toggery. In a Cottage Grove newspaper recently the following notice appeared : "Hold er-Close At Jersey City, July 22d, by Rev. Charles J. Allen, Charles E. Holder to Lillie W. Close, both of Poughkeep- is." A physician recommended that one of the Roseburg citizens should take sul phur in whiekey lor rheumatism. The citizen forgot all about the sulphur, but the Plaindealer savs he is doing as well as could be expecta unuer uie circum stances. W. II. Davis, the well-known Wapin itia cattleman, arrived in town last evening with a load of wheat, the first he ever hauled here, and probably the last, fof he believe fie can get more than 60 cents a bushel out of his wheat by feeding it to hogs. C. L. Ireland of the Moro Observer was in town today. He says Sherman County will be largely represented at the coming carnival ami very naturally thinks that a little judicious advertising in the Moro paper by the Dalles mer chant would, at this paiticlar time, bring good returns. The voting for queen of the carnival will close tomorrow night promptly at 0 o'clock. At 1 p. m. Mr. Stephens will collect all the voting boxes and the vot ing from that hour will take place at Mr. Stephens' store. From 1 to 7 p. m. the votes will be counted every hour and the result placed on a bulletin board. From 7 to 9 the votes will be counted every half hour. "It is reported that one of Bolivar's fastidious newly married ladies kneads bread with her gloves on." An exchange publishes the above and aids: "The incident way be somewhat peculiar, but there are others. The editor of this paper needs bread with bis shoes on, he needs it with his pants on, and uulees the delinquent readers of this rag of freedom pay up before Ion, he will Deed bread without a darned tiling on." Mesara. H. Rutin ami Per l Ilieful i the cjiotnitte aimointe,! to mvut sleeping accomodations for the stranger that will visit the fair, whom the hotels and lodging house may not be able to accomodate, request that all parties having rooms that they would like to rent for this purpose shall report the same at the headquarters of the com mittee in the Gates buildiug, corner of Union aud Thira .streets. Many who heard Mrs. Klein sing at the concert recently given at the Bald win, aud others who failed to enjoy the treat, will learn with pleasure that au other opportunity will be given them next Fridav evening at the Methodist church, when she will give aconcert, as sisted by some of the best local talent of the city. To accommodate all the price of admission has been reduced to 35 cents, the proceeds to be shared with the organ fund of the church. Mr. W. W. Williams came down from Arlington yesterday to spend Sunday with his family. He reports that wheat has arrived at Blalocks in such quanti ties that the railroad company has no tified the farmers that no more can be received at that station till some of that already on hand has been moved away, and that the indication are that a simi lar condition will soon prevail at Arling ton. Mr. Williams thinks the farmers of Gilliam county will not have all their wheat hauled to the railroad Till the winter is over. A large quantity of it is still unthreehed. A freight train ran into the rear end of a work train in the neighborhood of Viento yesterday noon and smashed the car next to the caboose, on which was a number of Japanese employes of the railroad company, killing two of them on the spot. Coroner Butts went down and held an inquest on the remains. The verdict ot the jury recites the bare facts mentioned above and attributes the deaths to "accidental collision." Three other Japs were injured, but not eerlously. Their injuries were attended to by Dr. Logan, of this city, and Dr. Watts, of Hood River. A. D. Martin, father of Mrs. R. II Guthrie of this city, died suddenly at Glass Valley Saturday night, September 29th, of appoplexy, aged 64 years. The deceased, who made his home with one of his children in California, came here a short time ago on a visit to his two daughters, Mrs. Guthrie and Miss Catherine Martin, and had accompanied his son-in-law, Mr. Guthrie, on a short trip to the latter's ranch in Sherman county. The remains were brought here on the afternoon train for interment and the funeral will take place from Mr. Guthrie's residence on the Bluff tomor row afternoon at 3 o'clock. A young man of 25 years or so, who was beating his way on an east-bound freight train last night, was struck by something, as he claims, and thrown from the brake-beam to the ground and came perilously near losing bis life. He saved himself by grabbing an iron rod and holding on for some six miles, till the train stopped and be was rescued by the train men. The accident occuried this side of Arlington, and the man was brought here this morning and placed in Skibbe'a hotil where bis injuries were attended to by Dr. Geisendorft'er. He gives his name as George B. Phillips, and says his father is a wealthy resident of Helena. Montana, the father was Informed of his son's injuries by tele gram and an answer has probably been received by this time. The young fel low is quite severely bruised about the hips and groin and in one knee. The several carnival committees are orking like beavers along their several lines of labor. Floats for the 'grand parade occupied their attention for a time this morning. Three are already arranged for, one for the queen, another for the maids of honor and the third by Mr. Hugh Glenn. The executive com mittee makes a special request that the fraternal orders of the city shall take part in the parade, either marching in regalia or in any way they may deem fit. All parties, in town or country, owning private vehicles are requested to join in the parade and a like request is made of horsemen. A number of prizes will be given for the best decorated vehicle. And in this connection intend ing participants In the parade are in formed that Mr. Stringer, who can be found at the committees' headquarters, is a professional designer and decorator and will submit designs for decorations to alt who may apply, freo of charge. An Ohio sheriff was taking a crazy man to the Columbus asylum the other day on tho train. At the next station another sheriff with another lunatic got on. The sheriff knew each other and got talking, placing the two crazy men in the seat before them. They also, of course, got into conversation; one ask ing his neighbor where he was going. "I am going to the asylum at Colum bus," said Crazy No. 1. "What is your trouble?" asked Crazy No. 2. "Business reverses and heavy financial losses several years ago upset my mind and I have been gradually worse. Now let me ask where you are going." " Why, j I aai going to Columbus to enter an , asylum too." "Indeed, what's is the I matter with you?" "Imperialism sent me crazy." "Imperialism! Thunder! Yo'i are not crazy at all ; you are ui.l? a damn foul." Tues-day lilv. Crowe will give a brand Uew Mays A ami elegant itoyai Setting mactnue as a i . . . . . I i":za some special exhibit to b. de ter mined cn by the carnival committte. Parties desiring soace in the carnival Synods should apply immediately to I.. I hilnpsat the carnival committee s j hand, his head fell forward and in this ! torf and others for a iniiti to he extend headquarters. The rule is, first come attitude he a'ageied to the sidewalk I ed from the John Marden residence on first served. ; and dropped dead not mure than ten 1 Fo.irth street, acrs Mill c.eek to the Tickets for the concert at the Method- fr'"" ,!lis ''""i"-" We shall never j property of Jacob Wettie, reported that Ut church Friday night will be placed I iook Bt ,""t u1,1 '" bled down thack ; it would require about S00 feet of two oo sale tomorrow in thevarious business M'11 ol,t ""'I lorg for a ! inch pipe, which he had on hand; that houses. Ia attending the entertainment ' cr,"nt'r "luiP "J sleeping room, with- ! the pipe could lie laid at a cost of about you will not only be delighted with the music, but greatly assist the music com mittee of the church in their work. Patrick Sartfield, a wealthy Klickitat rancher, lias rented his fine farm near Centerville for a tcra. o! Tears and will move in a few weeks to California, where he and Mrs. Sarstield will spend the winter. They expect to return in the spring and locate in Portland. Representative Moody got a dispatch today from Washington announcing that Nathan Meyers, of Nansene, a vet eran of thee ivil war, who is old, iutirm and needy, as well as worthy, had been granted a pension of f 12 a month from 1S97, or back pay to the amount of some $500. John Piiipps, of Jameson Hollow, brought into town yesterday three po tatoes of the "North Pole" variety tliat were nearly of equal size, and the laraest of which weighed two pounds and four teen ounces. He says he has bushels of them, just as large, and will briug in a sackfull to exhibit at the fair. , The delinquent' tax list is being made out for publication in The Cuuomci k next week. If you doubt Byron's apothegm, " 'Tia pleaeant to see one's name in print," particularly when it relates to a delinquent tax I tat, get a move on yourself and settle with the sheriff before Saturday night, else your name wilt be in the paper as sure as you're born. W. B. Phillips, the tramp was nearly killed the other night this side of Ar lington wu:ie beating Ins way on a freight train, was sent to a hospital this afternoon. Phillips' father wired ?50 to Marshal Driver to be given to his son. me uoy, fue to n:s nooo instincts, as soon as he got the money spent it as if he owned the earth and wanted, before he left here, to make a sight draft on bis father for more. The small boys, big boys and the old boys are all getting ready for that mid way to be seen at The Dalles street fair and carnival. It is going to be worth seeing too. All the latest attractions will be there, and the amusements will be given at as great a bargain as we are offering our city and farm property Good loans negotiated on short notice, at reasonable rates. Conveyancing aud abstracting. Give us a call. Hudson & Brownhill. Three girls, after 'a long bicycle ride, stopped at a spring on the road-side to have a drink. One of them, after re freshing herself, playfully dashed a little of the water on her wheel and said 1 baptize thee William McKinley, for you made a good run." Another of the girls repeated the performance as she said : "I baptize thee, Teddy Rooee velt, for you're rough rider," but the third one, as she dashed a handful of water on her wheel, said: "I baptize thee William Jennings Bryan, because you're full of wind." The Juniper Flat Irrigating and Mill ing Company filed articles of incorpora tion today in the county clerk's office. The company is organized to bring water for inigation and domestic purpores from White river to Juniper Flat. The incorporators are: H. Chastain, I.. Woodside, Perry Snodgrass, Dan Wood ruff, George Woodruff. The capital stock is 20,000 in shares of foO each. The company expect to have the ditch work on the flat finished this fall. The chief expense will be in the construction of a flume to convey the water from White river to the flat. For the boild- ng of this flume the company will put in operation a mill of their own next spring. James Hagan was convicted of larceny yesterday afternoon in Recorder Gates' court and fined $75, which he will serve out in the county jail. The complaining witness was Lillie B. Krause, a girl of some 14 years, who testified that last Saturday while crossing Second street, near the store of Pease & Mays, she dropped a five-doilar bill which she saw Hogan pick up. She asked Hagan for the bill but he denied having found it. Miss Krause's testimony was confirmed by another girl of about her own age who testified that she also saw Hagan pick up the bill from the sidewalk. The state was represented by Deputy District Attorney F. W. Wilson. Hagan was his own lawyer and, as usual, had a fool for a client. . S.J. Newsome, of Prineville, was in town today on his way home from Port land, where lie placed two tons, one in the lav school and the other in the med ical school of the Univerrity of Oregon. Mr. Newsome came to The Dalles in 1851 and remembers many a stirring incident of those early days. During a short call at Tux Chkomi i s office Mr. Newsome said: r reu emt er as if it happened yesterday it a as in the early 'oVs. I think I in that little torn-hled-doao building aero a ilia ailey north of here, li mas then a baihtr shop. A stranger, whom I afterwards found to lie a German not King in the country, came into the shop and pick ing up a razor, and before any one c mid prevent him, drew the blade across hi Senfeit .r,' ded. Alter the usual roil throat and almost severed his hea I from I Hue business. Mr. Cren. to whom had I body. The raz.ir dropped from his j oul tlu"k"'t " that Dutchman that was fooi enough to cut bis own throat. The patron of the Vogt opera house have a genuine trip to Chinatown Wednesday evening, Oct. loth. Chas. E. Hlaney's elaborate fcenic production of the "King i;f the Opium Kiiijj" is equal to a visit to the famous China town, of Fianciso. The atniosnhere of the play and the locality of its action are faithfully portrayed. The produc tion is a novelty, and that, first ct all, commends it. It is the only production on the road which gives decidedlv inter esting pictures of Chinatown. The firct act shows the bay of San Francisco with the golden gate in the distance, with the revenue cutter in hot pursuit of the smugglers' yacht. The second act is a scene iu the Chinese quarter under ground, and show the interior of an opium j tnt and the effects of the deadly drug. The third act opens with a street scene in Chinatown. The dark change follows and the linm re turned ou a market in the heart .1 Chii.atowt. on the celebration of Chinese new year, the scene being beautifully illuminated and decoiated with lanterns, flags, etc. In this act the wonderful acrobatic feat of tho Chinese gymnasts takes place. Forming a human tower, they rescue the heroine from the balcony uf a Chi nese restaurant, carry her across the stage and deposit her safoly upon a bal cony on theopposite side. Ulg- 8iuaehea. A man from Twin Otkoa at the Glacier office Tuesda v farm called Seeing VV. P. Watson's big squash, ho was remind ed of the big squashes grown in Nebras ka, He said he worked for a man who had five acres In corn and .so Hashes. The squashes were so big they couldn't get them into a common wagen bed and had to put on the hay rack to haul them in from the field. The man took off enough squashes to fatten sixty head of beef cattle that winter, besides forty bunhels of corn to the acre. A man from Frankton who heard the big squash story said a rancher in Montana was growing a big squash for the state fair. A care less hired man, in hoeing about the squash, accidentally cut it off the vine. The rancher was greatly grieved at his loss, hut the hired man said lie could raise it by hand. Fortunately the stem was still on the equash, and procuring a pan of milk, the stem was inserted and the milk soon disappeared. The squash was fed in this way until ripe. It was taken to the state fair and took the the premium for being the largest of its kind. On opening it a nice roll of Jersey butter was found in the center. Hood River Glacier. A Hoatload of Piano. The sidewalk in front of the Jacobsen Book & Music Company's store was literally blockaded with fine pianos and organs yesterday morning, and passers- by were simply astonished to find that nearly all these instruments were of the most expensive makes. Among the many fine pianos a'.ready in the store is a very fancy, upright Cbickering, an exact duplicate of one recently purchased in Port'and by Mrs. J. A. Geisendorffer and also by Senator J. N. Williamson, and a duplicate of the beautiful cabinet grand Weber recently secured by St. Mary's Academy, and then there is also one vt the beautiful world's fair exhibition models of the famous new scale Kimball pianos in fancy quarter sawed English oak case. This instrument is the most beautiful piano, both in tone, quality and appear ance, that has ever been shipped to The Dalles, ami is bound to attract the en thusiastic admiration of musicians and lovers of the artistic anil beautiful. Klnxsley .Sc-liuol lciort. Following is a report of District No. 38 for the month of September: Total numher enrolled, 80. Whole numher days attendance, 511. Whole number days absence, 3.1. Number days tardy, none. The following are on the roll of honor: John Whitten, Oliver Green, Rena Mc Leod, Stella Butler, Edith Whitien and Lydia illiams. Those neither absent nor tarday : May Fraley, Harry and Williams Ilix, Maude Cary, Delia Williams, Myrtle and Angus McLeod, Mary Henderson and Oina Muuier. Rachel Moiigas, Teacher. CASTOR! A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Blguatur. of ui&ffi&fc&t4 COMMISSIONERS MEET. Water Mala to He Laid Arroee Creek Other Kaiigtu. Mill Tli regu'ar monthly meeting of The) i Dtlles water commissioner was held! Ia-t night in the recorder's offi.-e. Those , present ere A. K. Thompson, S. Bol ton. Hans lUnson, T. J. S?uert, Au igust Buculer and El. Phirmau. T.J. ! been referre. i the lietilinn of t'.rl Htvrj-h. ' 10(), and that the revenue to lie derived from water rent on such main 0'lld aell repay the outlay. On motiou of Commissioner Thompson, the superin tendent was instructed to lay said main. Tins will lie a great convenience to the residents west of Mill cieek bridge, aa they have hitherto had to carry water for domestic purposes from Mill creek. It iB saiil that the erection of two new residences in that neighborhood haa been awaiting tho favorable action of the board regarding this main. It ia expected that the main will be laid and ready for use in about a couple of weeks from now. Ou motion of Commissioner Phirnian, the superintendent was directed to lay a four-inch main on Washington street to connect the two-inch main on Fifth street with the four-inch main in the alley south of Fifth. ' The treasurer' report for September was as follows : Sept 1 Bal cash on hand $2672 22 Sept 1!) Remittance Crane Co. 154 Hti Sept 2J Water rent for Sept... 12KI 75 Total $4108 83 By warrants redeemed 274rJ 67 Oct 1 Bal cash on hand 13tl2 ltt The following hills were allowed and warrants ordered for their payment: LH Kretzer, boring well f29 25 Dalles Lumbering Co, lumber. . . . 62 5 A A Urqnhart, labor 45 HO Pease & Mays, mdse 15 05 Mays & Crowe, mdse 80 Win Morgaiiiitild, labor 48 00 F S Gunning, repairs 2 25 J B McGrath, team hire 5 00 J W Blakeney, hauling 2 50 Georne Bunn, labor 2 00 Ned II Gates, expressnge 25 Irwin-Hodson Co, mde 1 00 I) P A A N Co, freight on lumber 15 00 1. A Porter, team biro 3 00 J B Crossen, supt salary 00 (X) C A Borders, helper's salary .... 00 00 Ned II Gates, sec?' salary 10 00 Fire at -liunlko. At about 8 o'clock this morning a fire occurred at Sbaniko that burned to the ground (he largest store in the town, that of Pease & Mays and Fred Houghton's drug store. The buildings destroyed wero of orrugated iron and were in a block. The store oiPense.dc Mays was 50x100 feet. The drug store was 25x75 and there was an empty store adjoining of the same size. These two belonged to Mrs. Lord, of this city. The buildings are a total loss. From the drug store nothing was saved bnt a show-case and contents. Half to two thirds of the dry goods in the Pease & Mays store were saved. All else went np in smoke. The building and store goods were insured. Dr. Ray Logan, who was on his way bera when the fire started, and first learned of it on his arrival, bad his office and rooms in the building and lost his instruments and all his cloth ing save what was on his back. He es timates his loss at 500, and, unfortu nately was not insured. The fire originated in the drug store at the time the druggist, Mr. Wm. Henry, was absent at breakfast and ia supposed to have started from the stove. The New York Herald published a poll of states yesterday, showing : Mc Kinley, 258 votes; Bryan, 168; and doubtful, 21. The doubtful states are Indiana, Montana and Idaho, with the indications that they are more likely to go for McKinley than for Bryan. The states which voted for Bryan four years ago, and are given as sure to vote for McKinley, are South Dakota, Kansas, Washington and Wyoming. The states which voted for McKinley four years ago, and are placed in the Bryan column this year, are Kentucky and Maryland. The Herald says that the foil is made after a most careful Invtstwi.tiou by its correspondents in every tart of the country. Nothing but a great upheaval, of which there is no sign, ecu Id change the result, sccording to its view. Os wold Ottendorfer, of the New York Stuats Zeitung, lias d.clared against Bryan. He is the most potent German influence in the country, ami wi l prob ably prevent any wholesale defections of Germans from the republican I arty. To Delinquent Taspayere. The County Court having authorized the immediate collection of delinquent taxes, I am compe ted to comply with its request, and will therefore proceed at once to advertise. If you are delinquent you will save cost and expenses by Im mediate payment. All personal prop erty unpaid will be attached at the cost and expense of the owner without fur ther notice. Rohkkt Kki.i y, Sheriff of Wasco Co., Or. The Dalles Sept. 17, 1900. 17-2!ld-w A full line of Eastman films and top plies just received by Clarke A ralk. 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