The Dalles Daily Chronicle. Published Daily, Sunday Excepted. BT THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO Corner Second and Washington Streets, Dalles, Oregon. The Term of Subscription Per Year 6 00 Per month, by carrier 60 Single copy 5 STATE OFFICIALS. Govemoi .' 8. Pennover Secretary of State G. W. McBride rreasurer rniiiip weiscnan Sunt, of Public Instruction E. B. MeElroy mutant JJ. N. Dolph enators " J. H. Mitchell Congressman B. Hermann State Printer. Frank Baker COUNTY OFFICIALS. County Judge C. N. Thornbnry Sheriff D. L. Categ Clerk t. B. Crossen Treasurer Geo. Ruch Commissioners FSnSSl Assessor John E. Barnett Surveyor E. F. Sharp Superintendent of Public Schools. . .Troy Shelley Coroner William Michell The Chronicle is the Only Paper in The Dalles that Receives the Associated Press Dispatches. The late census has shown, that the .per capita wealth of the people of the United States is double what it was thirty years ago. Here is a text for calamity orators. A single-tax fiend recently lectured to an audience of 10,000 people in Mystic, Conn., and solemnly assured them that if the single tax were in force there would be univeral brotherhood and war would disappear ! It is a system of won derful potentialities and possibilities, that same single tax. . . The assessor of Umatilla county some time ago sent a circular . letter to every mortgage holder in the county, whose name appeared on the records, in order to obtain information regarding any of the mortgages that might have been paid in whole or part. Some four or five hun dred replies have been received and as a result the assessor has checked off from the mortgage transcript $163,1 79 in mort gages, some of which were paid four or rive venrfl ncn. nnt. whfoh awrtrtlincr n the law bad to be placed on the roll every year. Wasco county could copy, the example of Umatilla with great profit. . ' An exchange quotes approvingly the apothegm, "Low taxes signifies an in telligent people." That depends. Low, taxes may signify moas-backism. ' :A community content to get along without public improvements may have a tax rate low 'enough to be exactly propor tionate to their lack of intelligence.' A school district that refuses to levy a five mill tax for educational purposes in or der to reduce taxation,' is a case in point. The town of Milton did not display re markable intelligence when it refused the other day to vote ' for an increased tax that would have given them better school facilities besides a new water sys tem and an electric, light plant. If low taxes always meant high . intelligence then the savage in his native wild ought to be the most .intelligent man in the world. A C03IMITTE OF SAFETY HERE. While the citizens have every confi dence in the ability of the mayoaand the officers of the law to detect and pun ish crime, and while they hope that the dernier retort of lynch law will not have to be resorted to, these considerations have not prevented them, as we are well as sured, from forming themselves into a committee of safety which will supple ment every proper effort to detect and punish crime and to drive criminals from our midst. LET VAGRANTS AND THUGS BE WARE. There can scarcely be a - reasonable doubt that some of the four disastrous fires we have had in the short period of four and a half days bad their origin in incendiarism. It is in fact unreasonable to suppose that four fires should have occured in so short a time and two of them within a few hours of -each other without extraneous aid ; particularly, as not one of them can be accounted for in any ordinary way. It is the history of all great city fires that the scene of the calamity soon becomes the rendezvous of all the thugs and toughs for miles around. It was so in the great Chicago fire, and so here. There is not a doubt in the world that s gang of thieves made away with everything they could possi bly carry off, and did this nearly as fast as the generous-hearted express-men, who gave their services for nothing, could carry it to a place of supposed safety.- It is even rumored that boats Vere . em ployed on the river to carry straT rescued from the flames over to the Washington side, and that wagons left the city loaded down with plunder, and the supposition is perfectly reasonable. In no other way can it be accounted for that many things that the owners knew were car ried to the edge of the river should have disappeared as if by magic; Be that as it may, the mass meeting of yesterday was significant of very serious conse quences likely to follow, the presence in oar midst, any longer, of men who can not give a satisfactory account, of them selves. '-' There is no mistaking the spirit of the people at this hour. - The life of a man caught in the attempt of ' setting fire to a buildidg in The Dalles at this moment would not be worth the snuff of a candle, and ten times the regular force, of officers could not save him. ' And this is just as it should be. There is no place on the Almighty's footstool where the miscreant ought to be allowed to live who would deliberately and malic iously start a fire that would leave nun dreds of women and children homeless and penniless, and be the occasion if not the cause of the loss of valuable and precious human lives. One thing is certain, the climate of The Dalles will for some time be very unhealthy for tramps and thugs, and as they them selves value their worthless lives they bad better steer clear of here, BRIEF STATE NEWS. Friday quotations at Albany show wheat was only bringing 81 cents there and B2 cents at Salem. Many carloads of melons and fruit are being shipped to northern markets from Grant's Pass. The yield is large and quality gooa. r Several good horses are being trained for the fair races, and Josephine will be well represented at Central Point. Thev will soon be removed to the Fair As sociation's track. The distillery at Medford will com mence business as soon as the bonds of Frank Galloway and J. A. Whitesade, the storekeeper and gauger, are approved at Washington and their commissions received Here. George Engle, of Ashland, last week finished his first 2000-eord contract for furnishing engine wood to the Southern Pacific company, and is now engaged on his contract south of the summit, which calls tor the same amount. The slate mines near Merlin are at tracting ah unusual Bhare of public at tention at present. They are pronounced ced by experts to be among the best - in the country i and will no idoubt be op erated on a large scale for. roofing slate ot mgn quality in the not very far dis tant future. Myron Judkins was thrown from;, a horse last Wednesday, in this city, and fell very hard on the back of his head. Dry Paine was called and found that the base of the brain was Quite severely in jured. '"."He .is '. lying at his . home , very low, and doubts are, entertained of .his recovery....- : -,: . Oregon are being lled with news paper graveyards. ; In the last year nearly every county in Oregon baa had a burial, and several, more severe cases of consumption' are reported. -" Among others, Jefferson," Junction, Drain, Eu- en, opnngneia, ana even AiDany nave ad their experiences in this line. The little village of Los tine, Wallowa county, suffered quite a loss from fire last Saturday evening. Someone set fire to the livery stable of J. V. Luttrell, which' was consumed with all its con tents, including what feed there was in it. The loss is estimated at about (2500. partially coyered.by insurance. : The cable and fixtures for , the pro posed new free ferry across Rogue river were last Thursday taken- out- to the ferry site by A. Betz. The cable is inches in diameter, the largest ever used in the country, and will be perfectly safe for three times the strain to which it is contemplated it will ever be subjected. Yield over sixty to seventy bushels of wheat to the acre are confidently looked for all over the basis in Klamath county. The crop is undeniably better than it was last year, and then it will be re membered that a considerable portion of General Miller's field turned out at the rate of sixty bushels to the acre. GENERAL PERSONAL . MENTION. Oscar Wilde frankly entitles his new book a study of "Christianity from the Outside." Some who considers them selves in it could give only a rear view of the subject. The oldest jockey on the tnrf, and still one of the best of them, is William Hay ward, who rode Preakness in the famous dead-neat race for the Saratoga cup in 1875. He lives at Eatonville, New Jersey. Gray hairs continue to crowd about the temple of Will S. Hays, editor, poet and song writer, but his ebony mustache is resplendent with youth and vigor. He writes better than Joe Howard, of New York, and tells more truth. Oliver Wendell Holmes enters his 83d year with his characteristic good humor and cheerfulness unabated. The genial autocrat," who thought it "better to be 70 yearef young than 40 years old," has the same feeling as to his eighties, ex cept that a partial failure of his eyesight causes mm some trouDie. The late empress Augusta of Germany was v ery rigid in her oppositions to be ing photographed. There is, however, a picture to be seen in the shops of Berlin representing a group of the royal family, with the Empress Augusta seated on the lett, Holding a book up so as to hide from view ner imperial features. Captain George Dewey,, of the navy, has lived for the last five years with only half a liver. The other half was cut off by an Italian surgeon while Captain Dewey was lying ill from liver disease at Malta in 1866. From the day the opera tion was ptnormea ms neaitn pegan. . to improve,., and he has enjoyed life ever The Countess of Caithness, the new high priestess of theosbphyis the' exact antithesis, of her predecessor, Blavat sky. Her figure. is slender,, her man ners elegant and her tastes refined., She dresses in great taste: ' Her onlv.resem Wance to Blavatsky lies in her 'fondness for diamonds, but that is a pardonable womaniyweuKness. . - . SIM Squelched Him mud Th.n wt. It was a broiling, blistering, swelter ing hot day. Every man in the car wort a wilted collar and had a cinder in hii eye.. There seemed to be nothing oi earth to do but to wipe your streaming face and swear. At Twenty-third street there came into the-car a' girl"as fresi and cool as a nosegay of sweet peas in t shower bath of dew. Not a man bui tared at tier in respectful delight and felt cooler and better natured. .: But on fellow in the withered up chap, with one foot in t uruce, Btareo too long. Yon knew eht didn't like it bv ri n-m, t-v. n,-nt ened in her cheeks and the white teetl sunt into tne full red lower lip. - Finallv she lonljwl nr t;m grave, steady light in her eyes', as only a good woman can look when she doesn't want anv nonRAnRA Thot Vin ac buke usually makes a man so ashamed e 1.5 i .... ... w. muiaeu. ue can r, foon nimself m the face for a week. But the individual re turned the look with a bold, insulting giauue, Deiore wnicn the steady eyes fal tered and fell her cheeks. Feeling his eyes still upon u"i nuuuemy sue looked up again, not into the man's face, which was fairly good to see, but coolly over his extremi- "" m uiuuii ua to say; x ou poor wretcn, who are von. with bianco of manhood, to think a woman would mrx witn you? What a mistake you are. anvwav!" Well, the fellow was pretty lame, but viki uLcroury, witn nis winged sandals, couldn't have hnshlrl quicker than he did, and at the first sta- uuu Bueaiteu on tne platform. And thft PI 11 WAll in -mivmtA el. was sitting up very straight, with lips umi. loojteu as n iney wanted to quiver, and bri&rht. Bhininnr emu . . ' VW cinders in her lap were two round, wet . Girls are the queerest creatures in the world anyway. It was a wicked thing, oi course, put sue had to do it And the idea of feeling sorry afterward! New York Letter. Mora. Bemarkabls Than Chang; and Engv . : A remarkably interesting phenomenon was shown at the office Af Th Pimm fn A very limited number of specially in- viiea guests, . comprising the most dis tinguished medical men in the metropo lis., Amoiur the .lavman Lord Lytton," M. Alexander Dumas, M. Ludovio Halsey, M. Munkacsy, M. Ger vex, M. ' Detaille, Prince Roland Bona parte, Senor Bnix Zorilla and M. Clemen- ceau. -The phenomenon" consisted ' of twin sisters joined together at the lower part of their, bodies , . ; r; n -..Thev.. nmni-Knni in T4lnla . .;! . ' . r. y v, ire, tm fourteen years -of age.. They are , not united by a mere ligature like the Sia mese brothers, but resemble rather tha formation of Millie Christine, some years ago exnipuea au oyer JSurope. ; .. MilUe -Cnriatiria. ifiwTOr. YA :nnW one stomach, so that the two sisters ex- penencea tne reelings or hunger , and thirst at the. aami fdrrtn. :- It , Ax ivti with Rosa and Josephs who,: having two Btomacns; nave distinct tastes in the matter or rood and- drink. " " ; :... Maurice ' Lef or a mamriAr rf TVio Fiffaro Staff, who introdnfWI ithm ladies, told an amusing story of how iney naa tasted cnampagne xor the "first time. 4. Both were taken ilL ,.... . Joseuha made m her arm nrnnl not touch -the dangerous -.-wine again, and she has kept her. word, whereas Rosa still indulges in the beverage. vvnen one was ill the other was very angry at having to go to bed, and in sisted on feeding in her usual way. They are thus Quite different beinera. nn far na sensations, inclinations, mind and heart mo uuuuorueu. - The children ara nnita imittv. . Than are healthy in appearance, and they ap- pear w do very amiaDie and good tem pered. On their way to Paris a curious question was raised. The officials wanted to reckon them by heads. whereas the manager insisted on the op posite decision and gained his point, so they came for a single fare. Paris Cor. Ban -Francisco Chronicle. A Woman Summoned as Juror. . I don't think it is generally known that a woman was recently summoned as a juror in St. Louis. The lady took the matter very philosophically and at tended court promptly, only, of course. to receive the apologies of all concerned. tnis was the culmination of a series of blunders which have occurred from time to time, and to prevent the possibil ity of which a canvass will soon be made. Summoning a man to act as a juror in two courts at the same time has been done more than once, while some men boast that they were never called upon to serve ou a jury, and although there must be something closeo 100,000 able bodied and competent jufSrs in this city, aged and exempt persons are con stantly called upon. But that lady juror capped the climax. Interview in bt. Louis Globe-Democrat. The Poem of Fashion. - The poetic diction of the ladies who condescend for. a consideration to write concerning the fashions is some thing to wonder at We are told this year that "the summer underlinen now being shown in the shop windows ia simply a dream of soft, deliccte confec tions in silk and lace." And it is further specified thai there are "accordion plait ed nightgowns, .falling in creamy riffles from neck to toes, and accordion plaited petticoats as light as air." It is the year of weddings, and the getting together of a trousseau of underclothing of this fan tastic and ethereal sort must have been a keen delight to the feminine soul. Boston Courier. A Hoc Whoso Uisstom Is to Befriend Cats. A new feature of the cat show is the dog Fannie, a silken haired; terrier, which, guided by the ' same- spirit that animates Mrs. Boris, of the Cat home, on Wren street, Boston : Highlands, u devoting her life to the rescue of unfor tunate cats. Fannie is reported to have found no less than " fourteen homeless kittens in the streets, and to have taken" them home and brought them up. Bos ton Post," .-' - Stock Bolder Meeting. Notice is herhir meeting of the stockholders of the vy arenouse company will bt held at the office of French & Co., The Dalles, Oresron. on WftHnwulow fiantnmU. qn,k 1891, at 3 :30 p.m., for the purpose of cievbiug ui rectors ior tne ensuing year uu me fcntuBuciion oi such otner busi ness as may come before it. The Dalles, Oregon, Aug. 29th, 1891. Secretary Wasco Warehouse Co. For Sale or Kent. , One double house, new, hardfinished, complete as two houses of five rooms each with water. . $2,500 cash, or will rent thn whnle tnr 43fk ; iwi fJ-C, Ml responsible parties only for not less than DJA ULlUlItllB. ' On A hnnaA nf ai-v rrum a ; v wa-a. awxaa, llOUUOULUCl V painted inside, hardfinished. Also bam n-A 1AA 1 ' c . . . rao ironi, ior saie ior $3UUU Address box W., this office. 9-7-lw Notice. All persons are hereby warned not to Luivuasc jl iitrguLiaxe ior a certain 5, 1890, given by Max Vogt & Co. to D.i T' 1 .nan 1" . j. ai xsuuiau, ior ixoo, payaoie one year after the date of said note with interest thereon at 8 percent, per annum, as said ; ..1 1 , - i r. . . uura id cuuiueu uy saia uonian to nave The DalleR. Or.. Anw. 27 1RQ1 8-27-d&w-4w Max Vogt & Co. They Speak From. Experience. "We know from exDerience in tho nn of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy that it wiu prevent croup," says Messrs. ad' berry & Worlev. Percv. Iowa. Thev also add that the remedy has given great satisfaction in . this vicinity, and . that they believe it to be the best in the market for throat and lung diseases For sale by Snipes & Kinersly druggists, NOTICE. R. E. French has for sale a number of improved ranches and unimnroved lands in the Grass Valley neighborhood m csnerman county, xney will be sold very cheap and on reasonable terms. Mr. French can locate settlers on some good unsettled claims in the same neigh borhood. His address is Grass Valley, Sherman county, Oregon. - The Best Physic. ' St. Patrick's Dills are careful! v nre- pared from the best material and accord ing to the most approved formula, and are the most perfect cathartic and liver pill tnat can... be . produced. We Bell thenar:- -t Sntpes & KnraitsLf.i dw i - r ;; vji v Druggists. Two-'JerBety heifer calves were turned loose, during the fire, isone solid red And one red and white spotted. Will any person . knowing of their -whereabouts 1 r piease iniorm me. J. v . uondon. The American Market tor- sale. - A good-chance ior an enterprising ,man to makecmoney; ; Will be- eokl jcheary on account of other business meeduig-attention. -I - " 8-22-tf . Anv rjerson wiahinir torn to Yolrima or Eliensburgh by team, can do so by applying to the undersigned or by leav- uig wuni wiui ijxr. Lt . y neiaiK - t . M. SpIa&wn. Mays & Crowe have Durchased the en tire stock in trade of Fish & Bardon and are now ready for business in the tatter's old store.' . : Fastnre. Good stubble and meadow nasture to be had on the A. B. Moore place on Three-mile, two and one-half miles from town. 8-17-tf. John Booth has obtained the acrencv for the Warner butter, it will hereafter be found at 62 Second street. 3t Charles Stubline has ODened no his saloon in the building next door west of the Germania saloon. tf E. W. Trout has a new 12x14 four feet wall tent for sale cheap. It may be seen at tnis omce. tf. Mrs. J. C. Meins has a larcre rarlor that would be suitable for two gentlemen roomers, 9-4-tf A choice article of Hood River seed rye for sale at the Wasco Warehouse. 8-21-lm poir Sale at a Bargain. A300D Traction Engine Has only been run sixty days. Buffalo Pitts Thresher Only used two months. - Chopping Mill, Capable of 15 to 20 tons per day ; " cost $31 The above will be sold on easy terms. W. L. WARD, The Dalles, Or. W.&,T.VIeC6y, BARBEEIS." , Hot -:-and-:- Cold-;-Haths. UO SECOND STREET. TO RENT. A Union Street Lodging House." For terms apply to v '. ' Geo. Williams, Administrator of the estate of John Michelbaugh. ..' . dtf-9-2 $20 REWARD. WILL BE tJLili FOR ANT INFORMATION leftdiDg to the conviction of parties cutting the ropes or in any way Interfering with the wire - poles or 2unps of Th Clbctkk; Lioht Co. . v . H. GLENN, , . Manager SUMMER GOODS Of Every Description -will "be Sold at FOR THE NEXT Call Early and Get Some of Our Gen uine Bargains. Terms Chsh. -?t -f H. Herbring. J. H. CROSS -DEALEE,.rN- Hay, Grain, Feel mi lor. HEADQUARTERS FOR POTATOES. Cash Paid for Eggs and Chickens. ' All Goods Delivered Free and Promptly TERMS STRICTLY CHSH. Cor. Second & Union Sts., The Dalles Mercantile Co., Successors to BROOKS &. BEERS, Dealers in General Merchandise, Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, Ginti Furnlslhing Goosfsv Boots. Shoes, Hats, Caps, etc. Grobene, V ' Hardware, , - ProVlsioiis, Pldxir, Bac6n,r HAY, GRAIN AND ERODUCE Of all Kinds at Lowest Market Rates. Qeiwfy'to Boat and . ow ana oy E. Jacobsen & Co., wholesale' and retaIl ' , " "; - .- ROOKSELLERS-flND RTAtiONERS; Pianos ana ursrans Sold on EASY Notions, Toys," Fancy Goods and Musical Instru ments of MaU Order Filled. 162 SECOND STREET, Great Bargains ! Removal ! Removal ! On account of Removal I will sell my entire stock of Boots and. Shoes, Hats and Caps, Trunks and Valises, Shelv ings, Counters, Desk, Safe, Fixtures, at a Great Bargain. Corne and see my offer. GREAT REDUCTION IN RETAIL. J. 125 Second Street; : The Dalles FACTORY NO. 105. CJC A T C of the Best Brands vylUxxXlkJ manufactored, and orders from all parts of the country filled on the shortest notice. The reputation of THE DALLES CI GAR has become firmly established, and the demand for the home manufactured article is increasing' every day. 1 A. ULRICH & SON. FLOURING MILL . TO LEASE. FREIMMN THE OLD DALLES MILL AND WATER Company's Flour Mill will be leased to re sponsible parties. For information apply to the .. . WATER COMMISSIONERS, The Dalles, Oregon. " THIRTY DAYS. Curs and all parts of the City. decona street INSTALLMENTS. . all Kinds. THE DAIXES, OEEGOH. The Dalles. Cleveland, Wash., ) 4 Jnn 19th 1RQ1 f IS. B. Medicine Co., Gentlemen Your kind favor received, and in reply would say that I am more than pleased with the terms offered ne on the last shipment of your medicines. There is nothing like them ever intro duced in this country, especially for La grippe and Jdndred" complaints. T havJ had no complaints so far, and everyone is ready with a word of praise for their virtues. Yours, etc., . M. F. Hacklbt. r: