The Dalles Daily Chronicle.
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- STATE OFFICIALS.
Governoi 8. Pennover
Secretary of State G. W. McBrlde
Treasurer Phillip Metschan
Supt. of Publio Instruction E. B. McElroy
,,. (J. N. Dolph
enators (J. H. Mitchell
Congressman B. Hermann
State Printer.. Frank Baker
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
Countv Judge. C. N. Thornbury
Sheriff D. L. Cates
Clerk.. ; J. B. Crossen
Treasurer Geo. Ruch
Commissioners FmnkncSid
Assessor John E. Burnett
Burvevor 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.
METHODS AND RESULTS.
The state of Washington has devel
oped much more, rapidly than Oregon,
says an exchange, and the reason is not
far to seek. They never let an oppor
tunity to advertise their resources slip,
while we have lost our birthright as a
leader of the Pacific coast states through
allowing each and every chance of mak
ing our unparalleled advantages known
to the outside wor'd pass heedlessly by.
An example of Washington enterprise
and Oregon apathy is to be found in the
museum at Dundee, Scotland, which is
second to, few in the world. In the
museum, side by side, are the exhibits
of Oregon and Washington. The latter
is represented hy a magnificent display
of corn, wheat, oats, plums, peaches,
apples, grapes, etc., besides a large case
of native woods, and the former is repre
sented by nothing more nor less- than
a group of Indian arrow heads. Which
exhibit is likely to. be productive of the
bestresiilts? Washington invites people
from all parts of the civilized world to
come and settle, and sow, and reap, and
help unearth her undeveloped treasures,
while Oregon slumbers. Small wonder
that we lag behind our younger, but
more fiery, ambitious and progressive
sister.
THE DALLES WILL BE REBUILT.
Any one who has any doubt that The
Dalles will be rebuilt has only to take a
walk through the burnt district and
take an inventory of what is going on.
. In every quarter houses are already in
course of construction, foundations are
being laid, lots are being cleared prepara
tory to building or lumber is being
hauled upon the ground. And yet this
is nothing, eo far as wejcan learn, when
compared with the number who, from
.various causes, have taken no stejs
further than the determination to build
us soon as arrangements can be made
fordoing so. Our neighbors need not
,be a whit surprised if they find The
Dalles rising from her ashes, a fairer
and handsomer city than she was be
fore. The East Oregonian says : The men re
sponsible for the good assessment in
Umatilla county lean toward the "single
tax, which The Cnnoxici.E does not be
lieve in because it is too dogmatic to
understand it.
10 wie hkoxiclk tins is no commen
dation. The nearer an Oregon assessor
leans to the single tax the further he
leans away from the law he has sworn to
follow. The nearer he leans to the
single tax the less will be the amount of
personal property assessed, and the
greater the tax on lands; for the single
tax crank does not believe in taxing
money and bonds or any other kind of
personal property. The nearer an as
sessor leans to the single tax the higher
the tax on the farmer, and as 'a con se
quence the more unjust and unequal is
the assessment.
Anumber of papers in the first Oregon
congressional district are booming Hon.
H.B. Miller for congressman in lieu of
Binger Hermann. The scheme won't
work, and there is no reason that it
should. Oregon has tried Binger Her
man and found him a faithful, honest
and devoted servant of the people, and
when the time comes she will show that
she is not going to set him aside to grat
ify the ambition of any untried aspirant
to Congressional honor.
A number of our exchanges have it
fixed up that Binger Hermann will not
be a candidate for congress at the next
election and that hehas written to H.
B. Miller to that effect and that he is in
favor of the aspirations of Mr. Miller,
etc., all of which, it is safe to say, is
without the least bit of foundation in
the world. Mr. Hermann will be a can
didate next June jnst as sirre as he is
alive, and it will be very hard to beat
hiui. .
THRIfi HI1E8 tTKDEB OKOFND.
TTe Unique Experience of M Foolhardy
Texan Colonel.
Colonel Rufus Heptherone is a promi
nent ranchman of Martin county, Tex.,
sayH the Philadelphia Times. He was
recently the hero of an adventure rival
ing the extravaganzas of Jules Vernes
and Haggard, but which is vouched for
by several other well-known reliable
gentlemen. Colonel Heptherone, in com
pany with three others, was endeavoring
to force a small stream of the class
known as lost rivers, as it loseB itsself in
the earth after a run of a few miles.
This stream, known as Pilgrim's Friend,
ir very rapid, running downward with
great speed, and is at all times consider
ed dangerous to cross, but, being in
haste, Heptherone and his party resolv
ed to try it.
Heptherone led the way and had only
preceded a few feet when his horse was
caught in the ' current and borne away
before the others " could lend anyjassist
ance. Heptherone soon lost his hold on
the animal and gave himself up for lost
on approaching the sink-hole through
which the stream looses itself. He
made an attempt to catch the earth as
he went under, but harrsed by the
powerful suction, vanished with the
stream. He became unconscious at this
point and knew no more until he found
himself in the hands of a couple of neg
roes, who were endeavoring to restore
him to consciousness.
These stated that they had been fish
ing in a small lake known as John's
pond, when they saw the body of a man
rise suddenly to "the surface of the water,
and putting out in their boat, rescued
the colonel, whom it proved to be though
their boat was nearly capsized by the
Tolume of water that seemed to burst at
this 'moment from the bottom of the
pond. The spot where the Pilgrim's
Friend loses itself is over three miles
from the lake, with which it has no vis
ible connection, and there can scarcely
be a doubt of Colonel Heptherone having
this incredible journey under ground
and all in the space of a few minutes.
BRIEF STATE NEWS.
Portland and Astoria marketmen are
now on Shoal water bay contracting for
their oyster supply for" the winter.-
As J. Wilsey, of Camas valley, was on
his way home from Roseburg his team
ran off a steep grade. The horses were
crippled, the wagon demolished, and Mr.
Wilsey badlv hurt.
Peter Hume, a farmer southwest of
Brownsville, was thrown from the high
seat of a grain wagon, receiving a severe
injury to his spine. He was insensible
for a long time after the accident.
Work has been begun on the bridge
across the, Willamette at Albany. The
cantilever idea has been abandoned, and
the old plan of circular piers will be car
ried out. It is expected the bridge will
be completed by December 1.
Bert Jennings, a son of Hon, A. C.
Jennings, aged 18 years, met with a se
vere accident at the farm of his parents,
near Irving. He was riding a horse,
when it stumbled and fell on him. break
ing both of his arms, the left arm be
tween the wrist and elbow and the other
one at the wrist.
Isaac London and Charles Hull, South
ern Pacific section hands at Twin
Buttes, received some painful but not
fatal injuries from a plank thrown from
a passing train. Both men were struck
in the face by the flying missile, London
receiving a severe cut on tne cheek and
Hull a deep gash upon the nose.
Fish lake, up in the Cascade moun
tains, has been visited this year by more
campers than ever before. Messrs. Far-
low and Wright, of Upper Butte creek,
have made a rood ducrout canoe and .ire
spearing the Take trout at night. There
are some fine fish in the lake, but they
are very shy and hard to get. .
Residents in the timpered districts of
Clatsop and Tillamook counties say that
large gray wolves are becoming more
numerous, and that they are rapidly des
troying the elk, as they kill the young
calves in the spring, and even the old
ones when they catch them alone. 'A
bounty on . wolf scalps would, in their
opinion, do more to protect the elk than
the rigid enforcement on game laws. .
The Coos bay steamer Express caught !
lire while lying at the Marshfield mill
wharf early Monday morning. She was '
beeched on the mud flat opposite, where
she burned to the water's edge. The
hnlk lies near the wreck of the old Mes
senger, which met a similar fate many
years ago, where a small portion of her
hull and her machinery are now visable
at low water. It is not known how the
fire originated.
A soda water deposit has been discov
ered in the Nehalem valley, near Ver
nonia. A soap mine has been found
near Caldwell; on Lewis and Clarke's;
crystal springs of the purest water are
bubbling up on the hillside in Astoria ;
gold is being dug out on Genevieve street,
and coal on West Eighth street in the
same city. This is the record of the
week with forty-eight hours more to go
on, Says the Aslorian.
The government' snag boat is still at
work below Weston. The wingdam
there, which has just been completed, is
400 feet in length. Captain Rappe, who
has the work' in charge, is doing the work
faithfully and well, says the Dayton Her
ald. The Three Sisters went up. to Lam
bert's landing, above Weston, on Mon
day and took down a load of wheat with
out any trouble. Work is now progres
sing on the dam just below Weston,
which is to be 175 feet in length. The
wingdam at Candana, just below where
the boat is now at work, will be extend
ed, and will be 100 feet in length. The
snagboat went up the river as far as
Harrisbnrg..- On the trip up and down
the river from Portland the boat pulled
419 snags. Captain Rappe has orders to
take his boat to Portland on the 20th of
September.
, ... , :
In the vicinity of Sacramento, Cai.,
over 50,000 bushels of fine potatoes will
be allowed to lie and rot in the ground,
the low price of the tubers making them
not worth digging. Potatoes can't be
given away in San Francisco. Along
next spring potatoes will be worth
money. Then Oregon will send a
lot down. ,
An Expensive Bit ,i lapttalrf.
To those interested in tapestry it woulc.
be well worth a visit to Sloane's store t
view the greatest piece of Gobelit
tapestry ever presented as far as knowr.
to any one excepting royalty itself, foi
it is a princely gift that the French gov
ernment .has recently presented to tht
New York hospital. The cost was $."50,
000, and it is fifteen feet high and twent3
leet long, and describes with cruel real'
ism the "Pestiferes de Jjiffa," and is
slightly diminished fac-simile of the cele
brated painting of that name, done in
1804 by the famous artist Gros. Napo
leon has entered the plague stricken hos
pital at Jaffa, followed by several of his
brilliant suite of officers Berthiens, Bes
sieres and Davoust and one of his sur
geons. They press closely after their
chief, with handkerchiefs held to their
faces, gazing with wonder at the daunt
less courage displayed by their brave
commander.
Napoleon, still believing in his star of
destiny, stands fearlessly amid his plague
stricken soldiers, daring even to touch
one of them, who upon hearing his be
loved general's voice has dragged his
poor, diseased, worn body before him,
and with true soldierly instinct raises
his hand to hia head with, military pre
cision. One of the native surgeons in
Turkish costume endeavors to keep the
emrjeror from too close itact with f i,
r plague stricken ,man by gently pushing
mm away, due it is or no avail. Toe
brilliant trappings and rich colors of the
omcers' unirorms tnrow into yet stronger
contrast the sickening spectacle of the
inmates of the place. It is stated that it
took three men twelve years, working
steadily upon it. The wonder grows
wnen one tninics or the marvelous blend
ing of the flesh tones and the rich colors
of mantles, scarfs and effects reproduced
by this medium in wool. i tn thi
the weaver doing his picture on the
wrong siae- witn sucu wonderful results.
There are twentv-fonr fiemrwi in the fnra.
ground, the central group being Napo-
ieon ana nis generais.-tsroolilyn Eagle
One Cent Dsuam for a Minister.
The case of the Rev. E. S. Huntress
against William L. Breckenridge on the
charge of slander was continued at the
superior court in Northampton recently,
the minister asking $10,000 for his al-
iegea sianaerea reputation. This case is
a peculiar one, as it is rarely that a
clenrvman brinsrs Rnr-h a. smit no-aincf onx-
of his parishioners. The history of the
case goes Dacn to April, 1889, when' the
Rev. Mr. Huntress
Ware for the Centre church. ' He proved
an erratic preacher, a lively talker and
incunea to lire snarp shots at his people.
To U8e his own exnrpRsinn. hn "nTnnrad
deep", in his preaching, so that Deacon
A J " . . . . .
Auuereon was leu to exclaim: Why, he
pounded us so much that every one of ns
was mellow all - over. His metaphors
took a personal twist m his preaching.
The church got into a row in which the
defendant' took sides against the min
ister, so that he was designated by Hun
tress as the "dominating personality" in
the contest. After Mr. Huntress was
dismissed the contest was still kept up.
The jury gave Huntress one cent dam
ages. Springfield Republican.
Tho Banner Baby Tear. .
In 1888, which was considered a re
markably prolific year, the number of
births recorded in this city was 26,296,
an increase of nearly 2,000 over 1887,
while the regular rate of increase from
year to year is about 900.
The records of 1891 promise to com
pletely eclipse these figures. From Jan.
1 to June 1 the births registered at the
health office numbered 13,317, while fox
a corresponding period of 1889 10,783
was the number, an increase for the five
months of 2,544. Physicians say that
there will be a remarkably large nuihbez
of happy families before ttie year 1892
comes to greet ns. :
The health office has also noticed the
large increase in births for this year and
will take extra steps to procure a thor
ough registration. Advices received at
this office show that the increase is true
of the whole country. An extraordinary
large number of birthdays will date
from the good year 1891. Philadelphia
Record.
Hatbands and Headaches.
"Cheap hats may be good enough,"
said a dispensary physician to toe," but
I think some action must soon be taken
to suppress cheap hatbands, just as the
board of health now moves against un
wholesome meats or adulterated milk, ,
"Within two weeks I have been called
upon to prescribe for seven men afflicted
with raging headaches, due in every in
stance to poisonous coloring matter ex
tracted by perspiration from the lining
bands of their hats and absorbed through
the open pores of their foreheads.' What
these noxious dyes are I have had no
time to determine, but I would advise
nobody to wear a hat which discolors
the brow, especially if the discoloration
be of a? yellowish or brownish tint.
New York Telegram.
Strolling Minstrels in the City.
Now that the "sitting on the stoop"
season has set in, the colored minstrel
has begun his rounds. Sometimes -he
comes along and simply sings, sometimes
he has a banjo or accordion with which
to accompany himself, and sometimes he
has a couple of brothers along to play
the accompaniments for him. Rarest of
all, four of him will make up a quartet
ana ao some really effective singing.
These wandering songsters usually make
a good bit of money on an evening's
journey, for the stoop dwellers can over
look little defects in quality in music
brought to their doors, and they pay
liberally for the entertainment. New
York Times. ..
Mrs. Emily Verdery-Battey, for sev
eral years a faithful worker on the New
-York press, is about to take the field as
a lecturer. She has read two or three of
her shorter papers and one lecture to
critical audiences with marked approval.
Mrs. Battey -will presently speak on
"The Women of the Future," and will
give in an interesting form her remi
niscences of "Twenty Years on the New
York Press.'
Charles Stubling has opened up his
saloon in the building next door west of
the Germania saloon. . tf
Announcement !
.On and after this date our prices for
books used in the public Schools will be
as foUowe :
First Reader. 20
tsecona " , on
Third " 50
Fourth 70
Fifth " .".'.WW'.'.".".' '90
Complete Speller " 20
Arithmetic No. I. 30
Arithmetic No. 2 60
Elementary Geography 60
uoroprenensive ' . 1 25
burs grammar. . : , go
Mental Arithmetic. 25
Barnes' Complete Lessons 60
Brief History of U. S 1 00
Barnes General History 1 60
Steele's Physiology and Hygiene. . 1 00
These prices are for cash with order,
Parties ordering by mail will add ten per
cent, to these prices for postage.
162 Second St.
The Dalles, Or., September 11, 1891.
ANEW
n 1 1 i 1 11
inininnt!
PRINZ & NITSCHKE.
DEALERS IN
Furniture and Carpets.
We have added
complete Undertaking Establishment,
tutu 00 n c are in no way connected With
the Undertakers' Trust our prices , will
be low accordingly.
Remember our place on Second street,
next to Moody's bank.
Builog JlMenals !
Having made arrangements with a
number of Factories, I am pre
pared to furnish
Bool's, Windows, Mouldings,
STOKE FRONTS
And all kinds of Special work. Ship
ments made daily from factory and can
fill orders in the shortest oossible time.
Prices satisfactory. . '
It will be to your interest to see me
before purchasing elsewhere.
Wm. Saundefs,
Office over French's Bank.
W. E. GARRETSON.
Wing Jeweler.
SOLE AGENT FOR THE
All Watch Work Warranted.
Jewelry Made to Order.
138 Second 8t The Dalles. Or.
A. A. Brown,
1 - Keeps a full assortment of
Staple and Fancy Groceres,
and Provisions.
which he oflerc at Low Figures.
SPEGIflh :-: PfllGES
to Cash Buyers.
Reopened at-
1W Union St. First dior north of the Court
House, The Dalles, Oregon.
TO RENT.
A Union Street Lodging House. For
terms apply to
" Gko. WiLUAna,
Administrator of the estate of John
Michelbaugb. dtf-9-2
FLOURING MILL TQ LEASE.
THE OLD ' DA LLES MILL AND WATER
Company's Flour Mill will be leaned to re
sponsible parties. For information apply to the
WATER COMMISSIONERS,
The Dalles, Oregon.
SUMMER GOODS
Of Every Description will be Sold at
FOR THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS.
Call Early and Get Some of Our Gen
uine Bargains. '
Terms Chsh.
H. Herbring.
J. H. CROSS
-DEALER IN-
Hay, Grail, M al Flour.
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,
Gents' Furnishing Goods, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, etc.
G-roceries, Hardware,
Provisions, Flour, Bacon.
HAY, GRAIN AND PRODUCE
Of all Kinds at Lowest Market Rates:
Free Delivery to Boat and Curs and all parts of the City.
390 and 394 Second Street
E. Jacobsen & Co.,
. WHOLESALE AND JtETAIL
BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS.
Pianos and Organs
Sold on EASY INSTALLMENTS.
Notions, Toys, Fancy Goods and Musical Instru
ments of all Kinds,
MU Orders Xlled JL "x omprtly. .
162 SECOND STREET, ' - .
Great Bargains I
Removal I 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 Greatt Bargain. Come and see
my offer.
GREAT REDUCTION 'IN RETAIL.
125 Second Street,
8t CO.,
BANKERS.
TRANSACT A GENEBAL BANKING BU8INE8-
Letters of Credit issued available in the
Eastern States. .1
Sight Exchange and Telegraphic
Transfers sold on New York, Chicago, St.
Louis, San Francisco, Portland Oregon,
Seattle Wash., and various points in Or
egon and Washington.
Collections made at all points on fav
orable terms.
REMOVAL.
H. Glenn has iem.oved.his
office and the office of the
Electric Light Co. to 72
Washingtoi) St.
THE DALLES, OREGON.
The Dalies.
D. P. Thoknoh' J. 8. BCHXircK, H. M B1U .
President. Vice-President. Cwhiet
First national Bant
THE DALLES, - - - OREGON
A General Banking Business- transacted
Deposits received, subject to Sight
Draft or Check.
Collections made and proceeds promptly
remitted on day of collection.
Sight and Telegraphic Exchange sold on.
New York, San Francisco and Port
V . .. - land. -
DIRECTORS.
D. P. Thompson. Jno. S. Schksck.
T. W. Sparks. Geo. A. Liehb.
U. M. Be all.
$20 REWARD.
TTTHX BE .'Ail KOR ANY INFORMATION
T T leading to the conviction of parties cnttlas
the ropes or in any way iDterferinfr with tb
wire pofajs or lamps of Tac Elsctbic Li.hi
Co. H. OifNN,
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