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The Dalles Daily Chronicle.
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Dal lea, Oregon.
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STATE OFFICIALS.
Governoi S. Pennoyer
Secretary of State
-G. W. McBric
ide
Treasurer
8upL of Public Instruction
en atom :.
.Phillip Metschan
. E. B. McElroy
ij. n. uoipn
J J. H. Mitchell
Congressman B. Hermann
State Printer Frank Baker
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
County Judge. C. N. Thornbury
Clerk . .
onenu . . .
D. L Cates
J. B. Crossen
Geo. Such
Treasurer
Commissioners .
iH' A. Leavens
Frank Kincaid
Assessor John E. Barnett
Surveyor E. F. Sharp
oupennienaent 01 ruouc Dcnoois. . . lToy neiie'
Coroner... William Michel
The Chronicle is the Only Paper in
The Dalles that Receives the Associated
Press Dispatches.
TWO FACTS AND AN ARGUMENT.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, the 23rd of Sep
September, the boats of The Dalles,
Portland and Astoria Navigation com
pany will make through connection, for
freights and passengers, with Portland
The benefits that the new line will be to
the traveling public were well illustrated
today by two instances that came under
the writer's notice. A gentleman ar
nere Saturday, from Nebraska, by
team, on his way across the mountains.
Conferring with the Union Pacific offi
cials he found that it would cost him $29
to get to Portland by the company's
boats. After he had given up all notion
of going by the river and had purchased
feed for the overland trip, by the Bar
low route, he accidentaly heard that the
Regulator would make through connect
Ion with Portland tomorrow. Enquir
les as to cost of freight resulted in the
discovery that the people's line would
carry him and his freight to Portland
for $14. Another gentleman, a farmer,
well known in the county, wished to
move his family, two span of horses,
three cows, a wagon and miscellaneous
household effects, to Portland. The U.
P. schedule rates for the whole ship
ment would have been $53.25. He goes
by the Regulator for $29, and saves the
neat nUle sum of $24.25. Here are two
farmers ; one saves $15, and the other,
$24.25, on one little shipment each.
These are the arguments that go to
prove that farmers ought to stand by the
new line of boats and mark every man
who doesn't.
The Dispatch complains that the firm
of Scott & Pittock is running both the
Oregonian and the Telegram "a repub
lican morning edition and a prepared
democratic edition juBt to hold the field
and make money for the rich owners
and keep out competion." . Well, what
if they are? In that case they are run
ning the two best papers published in
Portland. And even the Dispatch, dem
ocratic as it is, cannot charge the Tele
aram with not being as soundly demo
cratic as itself. As to the three motives
which are supposed to influence the coo-,
-duct of Messrs. Scott & Pittock thfe de
. -sire to hold the field and T&ake money
and keep out competJlon) there is not a
newspaper in. Portland nor anywhere
seise, ot ever; excepting the Dispatch,
4hat lis no influenced in the same wav.
"The Portland Dispatch exhorts all per
sons "having at heart the business and
material welfare of the country to refuse
to enter into any agreement to pay only
in gold coin," and denounces as guilty of
treason the men who made -it legal for
the money lender to stipulate that a
debt shall be paid only in this metal.
The Dispatch does not go far enough. ' It
ought to show us how, we can compel the
capitalist to lend his money when he
does not want to.
The question of whether or not Bin
ger Hermann will allow his name to -be
presented to the next congressional con
vention as' a candidate for renomination
is agitating the press of Oregon. Leba
non Ervress. Not a bit of it. The agi
tation is all in the minds of one o two
gentlemen who would like to step into
Binger's boots. The rest of Oregon has
not been agitated for a second.
And now since the people of Wasco
and Sherman counties have gained their
freedom through our assistance, we hope
they will not fail to assist us in remov
ing the barriers which stand in the way
of an open river from the plains to the
sea. East Oregonian. Niver fear, Mis
ther Jackson. We'll shtay wid yes.
It is expected that when the new sys
tern of inspecting cattle for export has
been thoroughly tested, American cattle
will be allowed to enter BrlKeH "ports ,
after the ten days' quarantine now im
posed. Uncle Jerry's success with Ger
many over the hog question has only
-whetted his appetite.
- i.ne Sunday Welcome confidently as
serts that owing to the "assininity" of
the Union Pacific management, Tacoma
and Seattle are better wheat markets, by
nearly two cents a bushel, than Port
land.
Fire Committee's Report
The Dalles, Or., Sept. 15, 1891.
To G. J. Farley, Chairman -of Citizens
Meeting and to the Citizens of - Dalles
City:
we, your committee appointed to in
vestigate the origin of the several dia
tressmg nres wmch nave recently oc
curred in our city and to inquire into the
many reports of attempted fires, which
have been in circulation since the fires
beg leave to report :
vv e nave maae inquiries as to five re
ported fires and two alleged attempts to
set fires and find that the report that
three separate fires have been set at the
Catholic church is wholly without foun
dation ; no attempts have been made, so
far as we can learn, to burn the Catholic
church or any building connected there
with. The report that the house occu
pied Dy j. ai. etnutn nad been set on
fire is wholly untrue. We were informed
that a fire had been set and extinguished
under the China wash house just west of
the Baldwin restaurant. Upon jnvesti
gaiion we round tnat tnis report arose
out of the attempt of some person who
desired to rob the China house to induce
the occupants of the building and that
the person who warned them of the fire
was, as they believe, endeavoring to get
them out in order to pilfer. The report
that combustible materials saturated
with oil had been placed in a shed ad'
joining the premises of M. T. Nolan,
proved to be untrue. A small quantity
of bark-chips and splinters with a small
piece of cotton cloth was found piled on
a grain sack in such a shed, appearing to
be tne work of children. The was no oil
about it and we do not believe they were
the materials of an incendiary. The re
port that the barn on the premises
formerly occupied by Mr. Ben Snipes
had been saturated with oil was without
any foundation; upon examination of
the premises we found no evidences of
oil there.
We have carefully inquired into the
origin of all the four recent fires. We
find that the fire of September 2d started
either in the basement of F. W. L.
Skibbe's house or under the house of J,
XT T " im . . ...
j.uere naa oeen no nres in
either of these houses for 'some weeks,
uu none in ine o&iDDe bouse since
spring. The foundation of the Larsen
house was so enclosed as to prevent as
cess under the house. The basement to
the Skibbe house was open and clear of
all easily combustible matrin.lH-
persons who discovered the fire and
were first -in the Skibbe house believe
that the fire originated in the basement
of that house but detected no evidence
of incendiary work other than that there
was a fire. No odor of burning oil was
detected in the smoke. The fire occurred
just at a time whem many persons were
most likely to lie about the building and
there is nothing that indicates that this
fire was the work of an incendiary. We
are unable to ascertain what caused it.
unless it was from matches dropped
through carelessness or carried by rats
or mice, bo far as we can learn there
were no attempts made on the 2d to set
fire, and believe that all the fires which
occurred on that day came from the one
fire in the Skfbbe or Larsen house.
The fire which . occurred on the 5th
inst. at the fair grounds, commenced in
the first or second stable from the east
side. These two stables were unoccupied
.nd were not locked. They contained
more or leps of straw and dry manure
and when the fire started it burned
slowly, there being about five minutes
from the time it was first seen before it
was of sufficient extent to attract par
ticular attention, and even then i$ was
not supposed that the stables were on
fire. No strangers or suspicious persons
were seen about the building during the
day or evening and men who were con
nected with the stables were about
there till a very short time - before the
fire. In our judgment the fire originated
from a cigar or cigarette stub dropped
by some one ' about the stables during
the day or evening.
We find that the fire in Mr. J. T. Pe
ters.' stable commenced in the basement
of the stable ; the mafn part of the barn
was used as a store-house for boxing ma
terials and a small amount of hay, and
was kept securely locked ; no one had
been in this portion of the building after
three o'clock of the day of the fire, and
the persons who were last known to have
been there had no fire with them. The
basement, which extended under only
the north part of the barn, had been
used as a stable and contained more or
less straw and dry tu&nnre and a consid
erable amount of sawdust. For the past
few months it had not been locked and
was accessible to anyone desiring to en
ter. The portion of the town where it
is situated, we find, is a rendezvous for
tramps and Indians, and the testimony
shows that such persons were frequently
seen about this stable. During the day
of the fire there were many strangers in
the city .particularly in that portion of it.
The fire was not disdovered until well
under headway ; and those first there
discovered no evidence that the fire had
been intentionally set. There is no evi
dence that any person would have any
motive for burning the building.
The testimony as to the fire in the
rear of the Michelbach block is very eon
flicting.' Some of the witnesses who
claim to have seen the fire before the
alarm was sounded locate the fire wholly
in the upper portion of the closet, while
others declare that it was wholly con
fined to the lower part. A lamp was
kept burning every night in the upper
closet and the fire may have been caused
possibly by the explosion of this lamn
The fact that the timbers in the lower
lower portion of the closet were more
nearly burned off than they were above
indicates that the fire . originated below
and near the ground. There are many
circumstances connected with this fire
tending to show that it was of incendiary
origin. We suggest that these circum
stances be further and carefully investi
gated by someone skilled in detective
work.
Had any of the first three fires oc
curred at another time we believe there
would have been no serious suspicion
that they were of incendiarv oricrin : we
can find no motive for the setting of
them, rne city has been well guarded,
and the great anxiety and alarm of the
citizens, while natural under the circum
stances, we think was unnecessary and
was occasioned largely by the many
lalse reports of nres and attempted fires.
More care in ascertaining the correctness
or incorrectness oi such reports would
have allayed the public uneasiness and
apprehension. Respectfully submitted.
,.xs. b. Huntington,
Geo. Watkin?; .'
Thos. - SLak'q
It's an ill wind that blows nobodv
good, and this time it's the -carpenters
who got the ;. persimmon. Several
months ago, when trade in TheV Dalles
was rather dull, two carpenters, part
ners in business, came from that city to
Fossil. They soon got contracts here
sufficient to keep them employed for
months. One partner, J. W. Elton, re
turned to The Dalles to dispose of his
property there and bring his family to
fossil, the other, W. P. Mounts, re
mained here until last week, when he
received a letter from Elton informing
him that he was unable to take half the
building contracts he could get in The
Dalles, that he had six men at work, and
requesting mounts to come right a wav
Accordingly Mr. Mounts procured
anomer carpenter to nmsn tne job on
which he was at work, and left for The
Dalles Sunday. If The Dalles keeps up
her lick the fire of '91 will a few vears
hence be remembered only as an un
pleasant aream. f ossil Journal.
The state fair which closed last Satur-.
day afternoon is said to have' been the
most successful fair ever held in Oregon.
SOCIETIES.
ASSEMBLY NO. 4827, K. OF L. Meets In K.'
Of P. hall on first aval third ftiinriam at a
o'clock p.- m. . . -j
WASCO LODGE, NO. 15, A. F. it A." St. Meets
first and third Monday of each month at 7
r. ar. r
DALLKS KOYAL ARCH CHAPTER KO. fc
Meets in Masonic Hall the tbirff Wednesday
f each month at 7 P. M. ' i v :
MODERN WOODMEN OF THE WORLD.
Mt. Hood CamnKn-.TO.Mfmtll'Pneuiavaron-
lagof each week in LO. O. F. Hall, a7:30 r. m.
COLUMBIA LODGE, TfO.S, I. O. Oi K-Meeta
every FTidav evening at 7 -an n'plock In Orfrf
Fellows ball, Second street, between Federal and
Washington. Sojourning brothers are welcome.
H. A. Bills, Bec'y R. O. Clostbk, N. G.
FRIENDSHIP LODGE, NO. 9., K. of P. Meets
every Monday evening at 7:S0 o'elock. in
Schanno's building, corner of Court and Second
streets. Sojourning members are 'cordially in
vited. Geo. X. Thompson.
D. W. Vatbe, Sec'y. C. C.
w
OMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPEETCNCP.
V UNION will meet everr Fridav afteminnn
at S o'clock at the reading room. All are invited.
rpEMPLE LODGE NO. 8, A. O. U. W. Meets
X at K. of P. Hall, Corner Second and Court
Streets, Thursday evenings at 7 :30.
JOHN ZTbLOOH,'
W. 8 Myers, Financier. M. W..
THE CHUBCHKS.
ST. PETER'S CHURCH Rev. Father Broks
gbest Pastor. Low Mass every Sunday at
7 A. m. High Mass at 10:30 a.m. Vespers at
7 r. M.
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH Union Street, opposite
Fifth. Rev. Eli D. Sutelifie Rector. Bervicea
every Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7;30 P. M. Sunday
School 12:30 T. X. Evening Prayer on Friday at
7:80
D. P. Tbokfbox'
J. B. Schekck. H. M. Beau,
Vice-President. Cashier
President.
First national Bank".
THE DALLES. - -
OREGON
A General Banking Business transacted
Jjeposits received, subject to eignt
' Draft or Cheek. '-
Collections made and proceeds promptly
xeuunea on aay oi couecuua.. , -Sight
and Telegraphic Exchange sold on
New York, San Francisco and Port
land. ' DIREOTORS.
D. P. Thompson'. Jho. S. Schxmcz.
T. W. Spabks. Geo. A. Lisas.
HvM. Bsall.
FRENCH & cb
BANKERS. v
TRANSACT A GENE HAL BANKING B0BIKB83
Letters of Credit issued available in the
Eastern States.
Sight Exchange and Telezranhie
Transfers sold on New York, Chicago, St.
Louis, San Francisco, Portland Oregon,
eeatue wasn., and various points in Or
egon rad Washington. .,
Collections made at all points on
orable terms. . ,
The Old Germania Saloon.
JOHN DONAVOH, Proprietor.
The best quality of Wines, liquors and
. Cigars, Pabst Milwaukee Knicker
bocker and Columbia Beer,
Half and Half and all kinds
of . Temperance Drinks.
ALWAYS ON HAND.
nhioa ctw: i - ,
mvuvuuk uu opened up ms
saloon in the building next door west of
the Germania saloon. tf
Important Annonceient !
On and after this date our nrices for
books used in the public schools will be
as follows :
First Reader. $ 20
Second " . . '. 30
Third " "
Fourth " 0
Fifth " 90
Complete Speller 20
Arithmetic No. I 30
Arithmetic No. 2 60
Elementary Geography......!!!!! 60
Comprehensive . " 1 25
Sill's Grammar '. 60
Mental Arithmetic ' . . . 25
Barnes' Complete Lessons ...!!! 60
Brief History of XT. S 1 00
BarneB 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.
UflKEII S CO..
162 Second St.
The Dalles, Or., September. 11, 1891.
A NEW
PRINZ & NITSCHKE.
DEALERS IN
Furniture and Carpets.
complete Undertaking Establishment,
and as we 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.
Haieriais !
Having made arrangements with a
number of Factories, I am pre
pared to furnish
Doors, Windows, Mouldings,
STORE FRONTS
And all kinds of Special work. Ship
ments made dailv from factory and can
fill orders in the shortest possible time.
inces satisfactory.
It will be to vour interest tn uv ma
before pnrchasingelsewbere.
Wrr, Saunders,
Office over French's Bank.
W E. GARRETSOH,
Leading - Jeweler.
SOX.K AGENT POR THE
All Watch Work Warranted.
Jewelry Made' to Order.
lS&'ffocoad St., Tl Dalles, Or.
A; A. Brown,
- - Keeps a full assortmeht oi . . .
and Provisions.
which he offer at Low Fig-urea.
SPEGIAIi :-: PRIGES
r
;s to Cash Buyers.
Reopened at
10B Union St.. first door north of th Court
House, The Dalles, Oregon.
TO RENT.
' A Union Street" Lodging House. ' For
terms apply to-
Gko. Williams,
Administrator ' of the estate of John
. HIchelbaagh. ' v dtf-9-2
FLOURING MILL TO LEASE.
rTHB OLD DALLES MILL AKD WATER
X Comuanr'a Flour Mill will be leaaed to ra.
poaaibla parties. For information apply to the
: . WAT tt COMMISSIONERS,
The Dalles, Orscoa.
Undertaking Est
Stap
leaad Fancy Groccrcs
SUMMER GOODS
Of Every Description wm be Sold at
1 -BBE0T
FOR THE NEXT
Call Early and Get Some of Our Gen-
uine Bargains.
Terms Chsh. "4
.
' H. Herbringv
J. H. CROSS
-DEALER nsr-
Hay, Grain,
HEADQUARTERS FOR POTATOES.
Cash Paid for Eggs and Chickens. . All Goods Delivered Free and Pnpily
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.
Groceries, Hard-ware,
Provisions, Flour, Bacon,
HAY, GRAIN AND PRODUCE
Of all Kinds at Lowest Market Hates.
Free Delivery to Boat and
SSO and 394-
E. Jacobsen & Co.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
ROOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS,
Pianos and Organs
Sold on EASY INSTALLMENTS.
Notions, - Toys, Fancy G-oods and Musical Instru
ments of all Kinds.
162 SECOND STKEET,
Great Bargains !
Removal ! Removal !
On account of .Removall will sell my
entire stoclc of Boots and Shoes, Hats
and Caps. Trunks
ing, Counters; .: Desk, Safe, FHxtutres,
at a. Great Bargain. Come and see
my offer.
GREAT REDUCTION IN RETAIL.
J. FRE'IMHN
125 Seeond Street,
HUGH CSBI8MAN.
CHRISTMAN & CORSON
Successors to GEO. BUCH,-
Keep on Hand a Complete Stock of -'
Groceries, Hour, Grain,
Highest Cash Price
Corner of Washington and Second-St.
$20 REWARD.
WILL BE PAii XK AJTY IXFOKMATIO
leading to tht eonrlotioc of parties ratting
the ropes or in any way interferine; with the
wire soles or laasaa of Tua Kvbctkic Lisbs
Oe. H. UUiN,
up
THIRTY DAYS.
Curs and all parts of the City.
Second Street
Feel
it
XnUed
omptly.
- THE pAIX.ES, OREGON.
and Valises, Shelv
v - -
The Dalies.
W. K. CORSON.
Fruit ana pi ' M
Paid for Produce.
The Dalles, Or.
removal:
H. Glenn has lemoved Ms
office and the office of the
Electric Light Co. to 73
Washington Si.