THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 23. 1900.
Tbe Weekly Ghroniele.
HK UALLKtt. ... . - KK.ON
OFFICIAL PAPKR Of WaScO COUNT
Pnlluhed in to parU, cm iYediusdayt
ud Saturdays.
BCBfW KIPTION KATES.
T hail, rofii';i raxraiD, is advahci.
on year II .w
411 UlUtl . . .
Tnrt months U)
Advertising .-ales reaaonalile. and made knows
03 application.
AJilrni all communication! to"THF CHRON-
Xt LE."Tne lMllea.OrMgou.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Saturday bail?.
Dr. Sanders, rooms 1 and 2, Chapman
block. tf
Ed Card was indicted in the recorder'!
court yesterday afternoon charged with
larceny from a dwelling- By permission
of District Attorney Menefee, Card was
permitted to plead guilty to simple
larceny. While drank he had stolen a
blanket worth a doilir from the Star
Losing house. When sober he owned
to having taken the blanket and told
where it was. Mr. Menefee asked for a
light sentence and the recorder sentenced
Card to twelve days in the county jiil.
C. B. Cushing has developed by the
velox process a very handsome picture
of the queen'a pavilion of the late carni
val, with 0. L. Phillips occupying the
throne with a grace and dignity, not to
say eleiiance of -tout ensemble, that
looks as if he were to the manner horn.
The original was a snap shot taken near
the closing hours of the carnival when
Charley for a moment ascended the
royal chair to shoe' to the gazing multi
tude how bocoming the environment of
a throne was to his peciliar style of
beauty. Mr. dishing has made a beau
tiful picture out of a very discouraging
subject.
Geo. W. Turner, of Morrow couniy,
gives it as his experience that the culti
vation of flax in that section is a failure,
gays the Ileppner Gazette. The experi
ment lias cost' lii ui a few thousand dol
lars, and he has now abandoned the
basiuesa and Beeded 10C0 acres of ins
land to wheat. Hereafter lie will lie
plain George Turner, and no more Flax
seed Turner. When lie saw wild flax
flonrishi tig around his neighborhood near
Lexington he thought there was a for
tune in sight, fie put in acres, and
it ratlin up all right, but toon so much
die!) out that Mr. Turner could not get
his seed back. Why, he does not know,
lint that was tiio plain result.
A stark of soma 15 tons of hay belong
ing to I). J. Cooper, of Ten Mile, was
destroyed by fire. The liru was plainly
the work of an incendiary. The mie
cieant had entered the field, where the
hay vaf, ou horseback, leaving the (ate
open as he retired n a lope. His tracks
u here he alighted from tho horse and
sti tick the match wro plainly visible.
It in reported that an attempt m made
about the same limn to 9ft tire to a load
of Mr. Cooper's buy that was standing
i'ii a wagon near, a barn i;i which there
was about 50 tons of hay. This bin! fire
v.ns happily di.M'Overed in time uud put
out. It looks as if the Ten Millo folks
illicit need a new'mpply of hemp rope
in the near future.
Monday's L'ail.v.
A inirriiigo license; was is-ued today
to M. S. Huston and Louisa Grey, of
Victor.
Within two weeks republican national
hea Iqnarters w ill be opened in Washing
ton, District of Columbia
Leo, the little son of J. H. Furlong, of
tins city, itt ill with a complication of
diphtheria and scarlet fever.
Alex. McLeod, of this city, has left at
this ofiice a potato that was gron on
tho ranch of his son-in-law, Remi Ron
deau, of Tygh KitlitR, that tips the scale
at eight pounds. It is of the Late K ne
Variety.
A. A, Bonney left at this ofiice today
a live grasshopper that lie picked up on
the road about five miles south of town
where the thermometer, during the lute
cold spell, must have reyistered several
decrees bolow zero. It is considered a
rare thing to find these insects survive a
cold so Intense as this.
The dean of Lincoln says that Mrs.
Gladstone's last moments were passed
under the delusion thut fhe was with
her husband. She scolded the nurse be
cause a carriage which she thought she
had ordered for Mr. Gladstone was late,
and then asked, as if of him ; "Shall
you he ready to start soon, darling?"
Articles of incorporation of the Coal
Creek Company were filed last week in
'he office of the secretary of state. The
incorporators are J. 1'. Mclnerny, T. T.
Nicholas and Albert Bettingen, of this
-ty. The ofllco of the company is lo
cated at The Dalles, and the capital
tock is 125,000 in shares 100 each. The
husinesi of the company is coal mining.
The great difficulty of procuring fresh
Tgs has induced Dresser A Co.,' of Port
land, to build a larite hennery at Bla
lock on land donated for the purpose by
C. R. Smead, the frnit msn. There is
no reason in the woild why an enter
prise of this kind should not pay. Kggs
in this market have been 30 cents a
dozsn for weeks, and not less than 25
cents for months. At present strictly
fresh eggs are very hard to get at any
price. Here is chance for the "young
man Absalom." Let hint start a hennery
and establish an egg trust. He can do
both with small meats and with very
little danger of being crowded out of
oueiness.
A bill of tale was recorded in tbe aud-
itor'a office at North Yakima last week
by which E. E. Bernard, for the sum of
4250, conveys to B. E. Farton tbe
"horsebead" and all bands and brands
ol horses formerly owned by Ben E.
Snipes excepting thirty-eight bead. The
horses are scattered all over Eastern
Washington and their number is un
known. Whether or not it is because the Sound
cities and Portland are running the
hobos out of these places, we know not
but it is dead certain that there is an on
usual number of these tieotry at this
particular time in The Dalles. Their
usual nesting place is in the Eist End
and unless vigorens measures are
adopted to get them out of town we may
reasonably expect repititions of last
night's tragedy and robberies without
number.
Preparation for Thanksgiving this year
will be made lighter from the fact that
thu best cooks of the Good Intent Soci
ety will prepare all sorts of cooking,)
iuch as pumpMn and mince, as well as
other kinds of pies, cake, salt rising
bread, doughnuts; in fact everything
that will make your dinner more pal
atable. They will be on sale in Cross
window next Wednesday.
As an instance of the immense amount
of damage coytes can do, J. II, Oakea,
of Prineville, informs the Antelope
Herald that on Wednesday night a
Coyote entered one of his corrals, killed
two ewes, stampeded the others, piling
the whole band up in a corner of the
corral and smothering 33 of them to
death. This lots of 35 tine ewes would
pav the bounty on a large number of
scalps. .
Mr. Robert H. Wi'.aon, agent of the
Buys and Girls Aid Society of Oregon, is
in the city for the purpose of investigat
ing the homes of the waruJ of the soci
ety and incidentally soliciting subscrip
tions for the work it is carrying on.
There is no society that we know of
more deserving of aid than this. It is
doing i nobis work in rescuing, otten
from the gutter, young lives whose
every environment tended to lives of
:hame, crime and dishonor.
Sam Wilkinson justly complains that
somebody is shooting his homing pigeons
and some of the most valuable ones he
nwn'-d have recently been killed, and
killed of course within the city limits,
where it is against the lm-to fire off a
gun. The marshal has b.-en notified of
the violation of tho city ordinance, ami
unless tho shooting is stopped eomebody
will get into trouble. A gentleman in
forms Titii Cimoxtci.K that while going
to business this morning and parsing
one of the most thickly-settled portions
of the city a hoy of 10 or so fired off a
gun in his fulhei's yard at a passing
pigeon as openly as if the boy had been
out on the hills.
Elementary science in the public
schools is thus practically illustrated in
one boy's experience, as told in the
Child .Study Monthly. "Mies K
gave each of us a rock some kind of a
rock .ind some acid. Gee! we didn't
do a thing with that K'-id; nobody kaew
tho old b m II" would ruin t'liiine, and
you'd j'ist ought to He tho ho,o in
Gertie' iipron. Ida, cho burnt her
fingers, and there ain't a cent's worth of
varnish on my desk any more." " I? u t :
what did vou do with the acid, betides
ru'ii' things?" was asked. "Oh, put
some on the rock", what we didn't Hpill,
and if they fizzled or didn't fizzle, 1
forgt which either thev was some
kind of a rock, she told in what, or e!ee
th.iy wasn't. I ft rget !"
1 he Jerusalem we see today is not the
one that gladdened the eyes of the holy
family Journeying from Nazareth to
woiship in tho temple. The city lies
buried forty, fifty, sometimes over a
hiinnre.i feet deep in wastage piled in
the overthrow of many sieges. The
crimson ; banner of the Moslem floats
above the Tower of David, used as bar
racks, and the Turkish sentinel pacing
his rounds looks with ineffable scorn on
the Christian. The crumbling Tower of
Atitonia, the citadel of the temple, Is oc
ciipied by the governor ol Jerusalem,
and, if pos-emiou counts in tbe law, it
. . . . , . 1... 1 . I i :. ..... win;...., i
IB lllfl rig II I , lor ll v or in ib iicimo .
tho Conqueror was crowned with the
Saxon's crown in Westminster Abbey.
Mrs. Lew Wallace in the December
Ladies' Home Journal.
Tuesdays Dally.
Dressed turkeys are selling in this
mar lc ft. At 'A cents a pound urnl live
turkeys at 10 cents. Tbe price of choice
dressed birds in Portland is 20 cents a
pon nil.
Burt Koers, who shot M. J. Finlay
son yesterday afternoon at Antelope,
was today examined before Justice Gli
san and bound over to the grand jury in
the sum id 1000. Regers secured bonds
anil was released from custody.
Born, this morning, N jv. 27lh, at the
Umatilla House, to Mrs. J. E. Durham,
of McMinnville, a son. The Udy is a
atramrer here and was taken ill on the j
train last night, while on her way from
her home at. Roslyn. Wash., to her
mother's at McMinnville. She and the
baby are doing well.
There is no reason fn tiring yourselves
out cooking tomorrow, when you can
luiv tbe best ol mince, v"' v"
other kind of pies
cake, doughnuts,
salt rising and yea.t bread ; in fact every
j thing in the pastry line for Thanksgiving
j dinner from the ladies of the Goo f lu-
t tent Society at Cioss
store.
In an appeal from Washington countv
State Superintendent Ackerwau baa de
eiJed ttiat reading a chapter of the
Bible Without comment and repeating
the Lord's Prayer in a public n-hool Is
not sectarian, and tho board of directors
are authorized to make that a pait ol
the school program and suspeud pupils
who refuse to participate.
The Degree of Honor will give a social
and dance tomorrow (Wednesday! even
ing in Fraternity hall, as previontly an
nounced. A good program will be ren
dered and refreshments served, followed
by dancing, with Mist Georgia Sampson
as pianist. Come and spend a pleasant
evening. Poors open at 8:15. Admis
sion, gents 25 cents; ladies 15 cents.
An adjourned meeting of the Portland
Chamber of Commerce was held this
afternoon to consider the subject of
opening the Columbia river to free navi
gation. E. II. Libbey, president of tbe
Lewiston (Idaho) Commercial Club, was
expected to be present and present his
views. Tbe project of a canal at the
dalles was expected to engage the atten
tion of the meeting.
M. J. Finlayson, who was shot at An
telope last night, arrived in town today
and placed himself under the care of
Dr. Geisendorfler. Mr. Finlayson says
tbat Bert Rogers, his assailant, fired
four times at him, only one shot taking
effect. The shooting was done on the
public street of Antelope and Mr. Fin
layson had no warning whatever tbat
Rogers intended to do him barm.
Une of our subscribers, says an ex
change, wishes to know the difference
between a salary and wages. It is this:
If a man is getting 4 a day fi r running
a machine of some kind, or laying brick
on a wall, or doing something that makes
a white collar and cuffs uncomfortable,
he is getting wages. If be sits at a desk
and gets $6 a week, has soft hands, wears
white cuffs, collar and tie, be gets a
salary. '
Don't overlook this : Hudson & Brown
bill have a residence property for sale,
situated in one of the most desirable
locations in the city- It is a modern
house with seven rooms, bath room,
pantry and closets. There is also a good
barn and other outbuildings, eeven and
a half lots, and fuces two streets. You
cannot duplicate it for twice the money
asked for it. If ou are looking for a
home den't fail to investigate. "A
word to the wiso is sufficient." O.Ike?,
GO and CS Washington street.
The Piute push gathered at the tepee
of G. Ilole-iii-bis-shoea last Monday
evening, says the Il irney County News,
and indulged in a champagne supper
coutNting of j ick-r.ibbit and compound
extract of dried apples. (J iito a social
time wa t had until Xo'J'akein made a
eign which indicated that Sear-faced
Charley had rubbed bis face against e.
wire feucj tojioquire. notoriety. Then
the scone chiingi'd and only the timely
arrival of interference prevented the
meeting from breaking up in a row.
Another continuation of tho manda
mus suit ol uratce Li. t Utflliy lorainn,
the Columbia Southern and E. E. Lytic
for an examination of the books of the
corporation Inn been granted, fays the
Telegram. C. E. S. Wood, one ol the
attorneys for the plaintitl', stated that
the defendant hud agreed lo ailow them
to xamine the books, not becauso they
had a lei'al right, but out of a depiie to
accommodate them, and as ho did not
care whajt the leeimg was so :oig as nis
cl fi;nt could eee the book", he aeked for
tho continuance.
Sheriff Keliy this morning received a
telephone message from Jnptice E. J.
Glisan, of Antelope, announcing that
Bert 11 igers of that place had, last
evening, shot and dangerously wounded
M. J. Finlayson in a dispute arising out
of "family troubles.'' Xo particulars
were given further than that the ball
entered t inlayson's body a little above
the 'left nipple an I lodged in ttie collar
lone. Tho sheriff instructed the justice
to have Rogers arrested and examined
and if believed to be in fault brought
i here. Justice Glisan informed the
neilr ,mt ti,e i0Cai physician did not
(lf)nilj(ier j-julaysoii's wound as necessar
ily fatal.
J. M. Garrison, of Forest Grove, the
oldest poultry fancier in the state, who
has been laboring in tiie interests of the
poultry business for the past twenty
three years, organized ttie Hood River
Poultry Club at Hood River Saturday.
It started with twenty members, many
whom are women, and comprises in
. membership some of the most enter-
III Cl"l icil v i i w a s j
prising and public-spirited cilinens of
Hood River valley, such as Hon. E. L,
Smith, S. F. Blythe, E. D. Canlkins, J.
L. Gordon and D. N. I'.yerlee. They ex
pect to double the number of members
at the next meeting, two weeks hence.
It is the Intention of the club to raise
the better variety of poultry only, and
it will have a poultry exhibition at the
frnit fair next fall. Mr. Garrison says
Hood River valley is well adapted to
poultry raiting, and in a few years may
be expected to rank as high as a pro
ducer of eggs and poultry as it does no
for its apples.
fur Fate,
A few choice Hereford bull calves eli
gible for registration. Inquire of
nl-4tdw J. L. Kn i t, The Dalles.
AN INTERESTING STATEMENT.
j Coanparatlva laiantvat of Apparlioa-
rarat rrm ftehuol t'unti ltrl
for tha Taat Nina Vaara.
At tba rei iet of T:ie Chkonk l x Su-
perintendent Gilbert has furnished us
i with the 'ollowing comparative state
: mm I .f amounts apportioned from the
' common school fund intereot from the
yearlWlto lMO inclusive. The state
! merit has peculiar interest as showing
tral the amount of interest derived from
the irrejucible school fund and the con.
I sequent per capita felt all the ti net na
tions of prosperity and advertity that
have rharacteriied (be history of the
past nine years. Ia the hard years of
1S93-- the per capita fell more than a
hundred per cent below tbe prosperous
years of 1SH1-L. The fund, as everybody
knows, is loaned out on real estate, and
In 1802-4 many of the borrowers could
not pay the interest on ther loans. Since
1SD5, under the stimulus of good times,
notwithstanding tbat the rate of Inter
est has been lowered, the per capita has
increased till it now tonches $1.56 as
against 70 cents in 1893. The statement
came to ns over tbe signature of State
Superintendent J. II. Ackerman.
Persons ol
chool ae
. 1(V5,6-.".' . .
. 111,770..
Per
capita
.l 45 ..
. 1 45.. .
70...
' 70 . .
. 87...
. 1 05...
. 1 05...
. 1 05. . .
. 1 20 . .
. 1 51...
. 1 56 . .
Year
ism.
1892.
Amount.
.153.151 ')
. Iti2.0(o 50
. 84.4M 50
84,4 M 50
. 107,t93 82
. 133,281 75
. 135,472 05
. 135,134 24
1S93.... 120,645...
18s4..
13S5..
189rt .
18"-"..
1898..
1899 .
1900..
.. 123,78(1..
. . 126,9;t5. .
. . 129,623..
. . 129,9 ib' .
.. 130,753..
,. 132,388 .
.. 133.181..
. 15tl,!HI3 60
. 199,905 88
. 207,457 34
A Mlinroprimtiop,
Editor Ciibonicli:
One of the readers of the Oregonian
and Chuoniclb has been anxiously
waiting a denial by some citizen of The
Dalles, careful of her good name, of the
statement made in a former paper of tbe
application of tbe surplus funds remain
ing after the carnival expenses were
pain.
We all enjoyed the carnival ; many
of ns much more than the fairs of years
past, because of the apparent absence of
the horny element. This adjective is
not derived from the noble animal we
all adaiire and love, but rather from the
style of men that hang around him.
And many of us were glad that some
thing was at last found w hich could be a
source of pure erjoyment to the multi
tude without bringing this homey ele
ment into prominence.
Had this surplus bean set nimle for a
nucleus for the expenses of another car
nival for 1901 , it would have met with
warm approbation. Or had it been
ued to make the horrible approaches to
our towi more liko roads which are
cuaxiut; instead of forbidding to country
people, whoru we want to vis'l our town,
it would not oi.lv have been a la.atiii,:
source of rotnfert and pleasure, but aio
of profit. But. liuch a misappropriation
n is iiittinatei! is a matter of distress to
thu best friends of our town. We know
what a "pure agricultural Uuen tni" U
from vers of ex ;i(riei!ce. We distrust
any po vi r leM.lmg in any urry of
it 'lines to mr.ko a mcs track anything
but a mcc track, and to be nctMrnpatdcil
by its usual leloig!ns. We bo e the
Oresroniaii's informant was mistaken.
.1.
Trump Ia(i,'t'roiiMly Wounded.
James Lanl'o, a laborer who was le;at
icg his way in an ore car from Cmstilla
to Portland, was shot Pud dangerously
wounded at 4 o'clock Monday morning
by one of a couple of masked men who
entered the car hiiu the train was at a
point about two miles cast of the freight
depot.
Limb ami u companion named Fred
Schmidt were sleeping i it u corner of the
car w hen they were rudely kicked by
tbe masked men mid ordered to get up.
Lamb had tbe presence of mind to grab
ids purse, which contained some $15,
and fling it to another rarl of the car.
The action was not seen by the high
waymen. rs Lamb rose to his feet ho
reached for Schmidt's pistol that lay in
a leather caso near his head, and about
the same moment both highwaymen
fired ir four shots in rapid succession.
Lamb full to the floor of the car pierced
by a bullet that entered his left hip and
lodjeil somewhere in ins abdomen. The
hignwaymen ransacked the pockets of
both tiie tramps but only succeeded in
getting seventy five cents from Schmidt,
when they jumped off the car and dis
appeared in the darkness.
The wounded mau was sent to tbe
Good Samaritan hospital this afternoon,
and the phvsicians here who examined
him have grave doubts of his recovery.
The men who did the shooting have not
been found. They wore handkerchiefs
over their faces and are described by
Schmidt as broad shouldered and of
middle stature. Both carried nickel
plated revolvers.
A leal Kaay Ciame.
The "Great South African Salesman"
held a pu'iiic at the Vogt Saturday
night that is to say he got the picnic,
ami the dear people, who love to be
humbugged, got the experience. The
fake opened his performance by an
nouncing that he would hold tales Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday nights,
and that his main obj-ct on that occa
sion was to advertise his method of do
ing business. Getting the audience in
good humor by variodi ingenious de
vices, he proceeded to sell a lot of cheap
jewelry for taentv -five rents a lot, prob
ably all the stuff was worth and more.
Then he offered other track for a dollar
a lot, and for a time sent back the dollar
to the buyer, accompanied with a pres
ent. Then he asked for "" f..r not h
ing,"' and the suckers tumble,! over each
ottier handing him the money, in re'ura
for which be gave theiu a box of cig:s,
taenty-five in a box, worth probably 10
athoueauJ. The fellow's gall kept ris
ing as tbe suckers bit more and more
ravenously and a hair off a kid's head
was sold for a dollar, a one-cent cigar
for $5, a nuuiber of Cheap John watches
and chains, worth probably 'f 1 to fl.'O.
for tO. till atwat -'50, net, was realised,
when I he fake raked the nomey into
a box aud announced banj player,
who appropriately opened the mus.cal
part ol ttie performance with the long
"Now He's Sorry That He S.joke."
Then disguising himself witti a pair of
specs and a fatse mustache, the Great
African Salesman made his way to bis
hotel, from whence he left town on the
early train Sunday morning.
At the hotel business man of the
town met the fakir later, and, not know
ing him, said : "I would like to meet
the rascal. He beat' me out of 5'" "So
would I like to meet the son of a gun,"
was the answer. "He beat me out of
20."
The Great Afiican Salesman doubtless
thinks this is a dead easy town for men
of his class.
A list ol the names of the parties who
got bit would be interesting reading, but
its publication would be cruelty to ani
mals. News I'runi School.
The regular meeting of the literary
society was held Friday evening of last
week instead of in the afternoon A
very profitable two hour was spent in
the meetii'g. Besides toe reitular liter
ary progn'm, the debating club dis
cussed tie following question: "Re
solved, That the Use of Improved
Machinery is Detrimental to tbe Best
Interests of the Laboring Classes "
Affirmative, Virgil Earl, Willie Cross;
negative, Albert Eiton, Bruce Johnson.
The debaters handled the question quite
skillfully, each speaker using all the
time allowed hiiu. The decision of the
judges was rendered in favor of the neg
ative. Amonj a number of gJod musical
selections was a quartet by Misses
Prudence Fatterson, Ethel Nottingham,
and Messrs. Oscar Beck, aud Willie
Cross, tbat was especially well prepared.
A new president, vice-president and
secretary were elected for the coming
half-term.
Another addition was mado to the
supplementary reading list this week,
twenty copies of Stories of American
Life and Adventure, for the Fourth
grade. This makes over on hundred
and forty volumes tliit have been added
to the supplementary reader's mid library
bocks from the entertainment fund of
!a--t spring at the close of school.
After the defeat of Goldendale by Tho
Dalle?, in the football game last Satur
day, the boys ot Goldendale withdrew
from the match they had with Tle
Dalles High School, and ttie latter team
hits now accepted a challenge, from the
Portland High School team. Tho game
Hill be played in Portland sometime :n
December, probably tho 22nd.
The BojV und (iuls' Aid Society of
Portland, through its superintendent,
him rent to the schools its circular de
scribing the needs of the institution and
soliciting voluntary contributions of
food articles, discarded clothing, etc.
Last year The Dalles schools made a
very creditable contribution as a Thanks
giving offering, for which the managers
of tbe society weie very grateful. The
Italics has sent a number of wards to
this society aud it. is hoped we may
make a good contribution this year.
There is surely no better way to teach
the spirit of helpfulness to those who
are nniortunate and need our sympathy
and assistance.
Jlfrort ou Kattru UreffoD,
In bis last annual report. Dr. James
Withycombe, vice director of tbe O. A.
C. experiment station, nnder the head
of "Plant Husbandry," makes special I
mention of the arid, or semi-arid, le
gion of Oregon lying east of the Cas
cades. In this connection he makes
reference to a matter of interest that is
not generally known. It is that there
are four experimental plats in Eastern
Oregon. The folioiug is an extract
from the report :
"Four experimental plats of one
fourth of an acre each werejestablished
at Moro, Sherman county, in 18W.
Upon theso plats leguminous plants,
consisting of the Canadian field pea, two'
varieties of vetch, vicia villus and vicia '
satlva, have been grown as rotation I
crops for grain the past two seasons.
The pea has given very satisfactory re-j
suits, but the vetch so far hat been a
failure there. The object of theexperi-i
merits is to ascertain whether or not hu
mus forming and nitrogen gathering
forage plants valuable for slock food can
be successfully grow u'there as rotation:
crops with grain"
Dr. Withycombe believes that an ex-j
perimental farm should be established 1
in this part of The state for tbe purpose
of testing various grasses and forage
plants, so that their value under Demi
arid conditions may be determined.
Paint your house with paints that are i
fully guaranteed to last. Clarke A Falk I
have them.
Data Hearing ! m bar.
1 The following data, as lieariog on the
; month of IVeember and covering a pe
; rind of twenty-eight years, have been
com piled from the weather bureau rc
ord at Portland :
M-n or normal temperature, 41.
Ti.e warmest mouth was thai uf 1875,
j with an average of 48.
I The coldest month was tbat of ISSt.
with an average of 32.
j The highest temperature was ' ", on
the l; 1mS6.
! The lowest temperature was 3, on the
I 23. 1?79.
; Average precipitation for the month,
7-7S inches.
I The greatest monthly precipitation
! was 20.14 inches in 1882.
The least monthly precipitation mi
0.S3 inches in 1876.
The greatest amount of precipitation
recorded in any twentv-fcur consecntive
hours was 6 6.S inches on the 13, 1S63.
Tbe greatest amount of snowfall re
corded in any twenty-four consecutive
hours (record extending to winter ot
1SS4-S5 only) was 14 inches ou the 2nd
H92.
W. A. -. aha ilallaa.
Tux CiiKONtci.K is pleased to state
that at a very late hour a Thanksgiving
game of foot-ball has been arranged be
tween the Washington Agricultural Col
lege and The Dalles team, to be called
on Thanksgiving alternoon at 3 o'clock.
This college has the banner team of
Washington, and The Dalles has a good
strong local team, so a warm game may
be expected.
Children and ladies will not be
charged to see the game, but men are
expected to donate 50 cents each to as
sist in defraying the expenses, which
are 100, and no gentleman will insist
upon beating bis way in upon the
grounds, or in viewing the game from a
high eminence just to save 50 cents. It
costs labor, and money as well, to get
these athletic amusements, and the loyal
support of tbe Dalles people is assured.
Tickets can be procured before the
game at any of the drug stores, or from
the numerous ticket-sellers, who will,
call upon you.
I'ayiuent by I'ulted Artlaaua.
The secretary of The Dalles Assembly,
No. 25, this morning received a warrant
for the payment of the claims in full un
der the policy held by J. M. Hunting
ton, who died Nov. 3, 1900. Tho follow
ing explains itself:
I hereby acknoadedga that I have this
24th day of November, 1900, received a
wariant for $2000 in full payment of the
benefit certificate field by my husband,
J. M. Huntington, in the United Arti
sans, and I wish to express my sincere
thank" and appreciation for their
I promptness. I heartily recommend the
i United Artisans as a s ife and reliable
insurance and fraternil order.
Maky I). Hpstington.
Phil Hunt, advance mnnuger cd "Ten
nessee's Par Iner," arrived in town to
day. This at'.raction is booked at the
Vo,;t opem house next Tuesday evening,
DiC -i'ri, and is one of the best com
panies on tour. It is now tiiiinf an
engagement tit Cordray's theater, Poit
land, us the special Thank 'giving week's
attraction, and is the fourth time it baa
played iu that city. "Tennessee's Pard
ner" is under ttie direction of Arthur C.
Alston, who haj retained the original
company lor this sia-oti's tour. The,
attraction has the personal endorsement
of .Manager Ciaike. and our most promi
nent citiZ 'IIS.
President McKinley probably has
broken the record for popular majorities.
His plurality will be.it is estimated,
about 800,000. The greatest before was
762,991, received by Grunt in 1S72. The
next to that was McKinley's in 1S9G,
which was 601,854. Cleveland's plural
ity in 1892 was 380,810, and the next
was Grant's in 1868, which was 305,456.
Only Grant in 1S72 receive 1 a larger
majority of votes in the electoral college
than did McKinley this vear. Grant,
in 1872, had a maj uity of 223. McKin
ley has 137 this year j Cleveland, iu 1892,
had 110, and McKinley in IS '6 had 99.
The Sit 1 1 ( of Dtarontrnt.
Weary William- De courts are run in
lie interests o' de rich. Us fellers don't,
stand no show at all.
Uoiint De Ties -Dat's right! When
odiler chap- t'cts hurt on ile railroad
ile company pays 'em fer ile damages.
When us fellers gets hurt (ley li.Miully
promotes de brakeiuan. Puck.
Strayed.
Strayed from mv place on the I luff,
a 2-year-old Jersey heifer; dehorned;
ear mark on both ears ; branded bar Z on
both hips. Liberal reward paid for her
return.
o!0-4tw Bkrt Baoi.ey.
Katray Notlt-a.
Came to my place about a month ago
a red mooley cow, with white bind feet,
branded on left hip with three lines
meeting at a point, under-crop off right
ear. Owner can have her by paying
charges. Peteb G.hh:ky,
The Dalles.
O.-t 3,19 10. 06 re-iw
f or Bale.
Wagon, team and hanies. Price 100.
Apply to O. Nit luu.so.N,
Dr. Shackellord's bldg., west end
Second street.
Monry to l.ita.i.
Five hundred dollars to loan on real
estate. Na commission. Apply at this
office. n21 4tw
Subscribe for Tus Chkoxiii.k.