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VOL. II.
THE DALLES, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1891.
NO. 103.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
WM. SAUNDERS Architect. Plans and
specifications furnished for dwellings,
churches, business blocks, schools and factories.
Charges moderate, satisfaction guaranteed. Of
fice over French's bank, The Dalles, Oregon.
DR. J. SUTHERLAND Fbxlow of Trinity
Medical College, and member of the Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons, Ontario, Phy
aieian and Surgeon. Office; rooms 3 and 4 Chap
nan block. Residence; Judge Thombury's Sec
ond street. Office hours; 10 to 12 a. m., 2 to 4
and 7 to a p. m.
D
l R. O.-D. DOANE PHYSICIAN AKD 80 R-
OION. Offlee: rooms 6 and S Chsnman
Block. Residence No. 23. Fourth street. fin
Mock south of Oonrt House. Office hours 8 to 12
V A. SC., 2 to 5 and 7 to 8 P.M.
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AS. BENNETT, ATTORNEV-AT-LAW. Of
. fice in Schanno's building, up stairs. The
Dalles, Oregon.
D6IDDALL Dbnttst. Gas giTen for the
. painless extraction of teeth. Also teeth
set on flowed aluminum plate. Rooms; Sign of
the Golden Tooth-, beoond Street.
A K. THOMPSON ATTORNBT-AT-tAW. Office
J V. in Opera House Block, Washington Street,
The Dalles, Oregon -
F. P. MATS. B. 8. HUKTINGTOIf- a. S. WILSOK.
MAYS, HUNTINGTON & WltSON Atto"b-Nri-AT
LiW. Offices, French's block over
First National Bank, The Dalles, Oregon.
aVB.hCPUB. OBO. ATKINS. PBANK MKNKFKI.
DUFUR, W ATKINS & MENEFEE Attob-KBYS-AT-LAW
Room No. 43, over Post
titca Building, Entrance on Washington Street
Due Dalles, Oregon.
W .H. WILSON Attorkby-at-law Rooms
62 and 63. New Voet Block. Second Street.
V Ttsa Dalles, Oregon.
SPIPES & KIHEQ5LY,
Wtclesale und Betail Druisists.
-DEALERS IN-
Paw Imparted, Key West and Donestic
! aiGhA-:R,s.
PAINT
NoW'tj'the time to paint your house
mod it y ju wish to get the best quality
and a tine color use the
Sherwin, WUliams Co.'s Paint
For those wishing to see the quality
Miid color of the above paint we call their
attention to the residence of S. L. Brooks,
Judge Bennett, Smith French and others
painted by Paul Kreft.
Snipes & Kinersly are agents for the
. above paint for The Dalles. Or.
COLUMBIA
CANDY FACTORY
( W. S. CRAM, Proprietor.
(Successor to Cranfc Corson.)
, Manufacturer of the rlnstt French and
. - : Home Made . -
' . . ' . East of Portland. "- "
;' DEALER IN
j Tropical Froits, Nuts, Cigars and Tobacco.
Can furnish any of these goods at Wholesala
or Retail .
In Kverjr Style.
' 104 Second Street. The Dalles. Or.
Nicholas & Fisher,
BARBER SHOP.
Hot and fold Baths !
REMOVAL.
H. Glenn has removed his
office and" the office of the
Electric Light Co. to 72
Washington St.
$20 REWARD.
TltA Bit JTmiu KR ANT IN POSHATIOH
i J leading to the conriction of parties cutting
Kin- rope or la coy war interfering with the
wire . pole or lamps d Tarn Kuctbio Iaohj
Ctf. y a. LSN, :
As bur limited partner
ship will soon expire it is;
imperatively necessary
for us to close out our
present immense stock of
This will give the people
of The Dalles and its
vicinity an opportunity
to purchase, for cash, at
less than the closest prices
of Portland Jobbers. Our
stock has been carefully
selected for the fall trade,
comprising1 all latest
novelties, and has been
bought of first hands as
low as spot' cash will pur
chase, Making arrange
ments : f or this -sweeping
change in our prices
will require great labor
and time, and forces us
to close bur store Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday,
October 15, 16 and 17. Will
open; again v Monday
morning, October 19. ;
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FBEIGQ
BURNT THE RECORDS.
An Auditor Causes the Court House
: .to be Burned to Hide Shortage ,
:.. : : in His Accounts. : -
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Wild Weather on!' the Atlantic Sea
' Board.Heavy Storms tn Eng--land.
Other News. .
Indian APOtrs, pet;- 14. A speeial from
Washington, Indiana Hy9 that, detec
tives have been at work for a week- on
the court house lire, and so far have ar
rested' four persona supposed to have
been connected with it. Samuel Har
bine, a day laborer living here after ' be
ing arrested confessed his crime and im
plicated several prominent people in it,
as a result Auditor James C. Lovelle and
A. B. Hawes, prominent citizens of Steel
township, and Basil Ledgerwood, ' were
arrested today. Harbine's story is that
Lovelle hired him to burn the court
house for $500, only five of which had
been. paid. It is reported that Ledger-
wood is also anxious to turn states evi
dence. He claims to have been given a
house and lot for his part in the crime.
Lovelle has been auditor for eight years,
and his arrest is the sensation of the
hour. From the present circumstances
it was supposed that he was short in his
accounts, but no one knows the amount.
! ' HEAVY STORMS. ,"
The Atlantic Seaboard Visited by. a
Severe 8torm Walsh Does Much
Damage. -
. New York, Oct. 14. The waves ' are
nearly thirty feet high at Rockaway
beach and are washing dwellings and
boats out to sea. Many pleasure crafts
are missing since' Sunday and it is
feared they have been lost with all on
board. t Sunday afternoon George W.
White. Alfred Kane, Mark Thnrsby, and
Alden Little, of New York, hired two
boats equipped, for shark fisbiug. One
of (he boats has been-, found, washed up
on the beach without its occupantsHsut
nothing has been seen of the other boat.
The captain of one vessel saved a large
boat, and six small boats, holding in all
sixteen men, let out Sunday afternoon
to a fishing party;, has! not been seen
since, and it is thought . they were car
ried out to sea. . -'
The Storm in England. .
- London, Oct. 14. The furious 'gales
which have been raging all over Eng
land, Ireland ' and South Scotland for
over twenty-four hours, continue today.
The passenger boats which usually ven
ture out in the most severe weather were
vnable to cross' last ' night. From all
sections comes the ' report of damage
done and lives endangered. It is im
possible yet to give an approximate idea
of the damage done on land and sea, or
the lives lost. At Hele'nsburg, a water
ing place on Frith and Clyde, the streets
are flooded and people are driven from
their homes. Two passenger trains be
tween Glasgow and Helensburg were
brought to a standstill by the waves
which threatened to wash away the
tracks. ' The fires were pnt out and the
engines are unable to move. Escape
from the cars is .impossible. All at
tempts to reach the travelers fail.
Damaged by Earthquakes.'
Napa, Calif., Oct. 14. Four shocks of
earthquake were felt here this - morning
at 4 :30 o'clock. Tne people were 'star
tled with a quite' heavy shock, and sev
eral lighter ones'-have- followed. The
damage done by Sunday night's shock
is much more than'Waa at first expected,
and will amount to several thousand
dollars. " il!i -
. The City of Rome Wrecked. ' r
Sx, JohnsN.; F., Oct. ; 14. If Js re
ported here that the .'Anchor Line
steamer City of .Rome, which sailed
from New York Oct. 10th" for Liverpool,
has been lost. . It is understood that the
vessel had aboard two hundred and fifty
passengers.
WeU fixed at I.aat.
Boston, Oct. 14. The Boston Record
this afternoon says : "It is . understood
that the Searles will contest is at an end
and that Timothy JEIonkins will get be
tween eight and ten millions of the late
Mrs. Searles' property'.", .
Germany Dentea Free Trade.
.- Berlin, Oct. 14. The North German
Gazette ' denies that an understanding
was arrived at between Germany and the
United States by which American ce
reals are to be admitted to Germany free
from duty. '
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A BAND OF ELK.
They Stampede, and Wreck an Orfa
Bottler's Cabin.
Glbsora, Or., Oct. 13. Material for
the completion of th Bay City and
Tillamook: telegraph iioa hare, fcrriTed,
work i has been resumed and is' being
pushed with all possible speed . At this
writing the end of the wire is within ten
miles of Tillamook. -At
. 5 o'clock yesterdav morninc Ed
Donaldson, who resides oujhis claim five
miies norm west oi nere, was surprised
by. a band of. about seventv-five elk
which had become stampeded from some
cause and came dashing down through
his camp, wrecking his cabin, and Don
aldson had a close call for his life; As
soon as he could recover from the fright
and.extricate himself from the debris,
he seized his rifle and downed four .jof
the best-of, them. iThe shooting - evi
dently addled the animals, for after run
ning a quarter of a mile they turned and
doubled on their trail, when seven more
were slaughtered, among which was a
monster White one. . Mr. Donaldson
f'Rm tr tnwn lata loof . nmlf
- hwv .wuu UJU., blllO
morning $T pack .' train started out to
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1"1U 111 Lira uiet&b. . . , . .;, ..
Mr. Jacob E. Reeher, a re.ient arrival
from Kannan. and iin nW' fi A T? man
who received an ugly wound at the bat-
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"oui me ry nuernees, naa tne mislor
tune yesterday to fall off a log and sus
tain RanarA l m'nrifiQ T-To n-nn AoK:n ni.
. j ' Ttw. uouijw nb
the river, and while endeavoring to land
a, uiuLiaici trum. ma loot siippea ana ne
fell six feet, landing on the rocks below,
breaking three rih and h in left arm ha.
low the elbow. A physician was sum
moned by telegraph, who reduced the
fractures, and the old gentleman is now
doing well. .
Abolishing: the House of Lords.
, Londox, Oct. 13. it is reported that a
meeting of several of the most promi
nent members of the peerage, irrespec
of partisan attachments, will shortly be
held to take into consideration the dec
laration of the liberals in Newcastle in
favor of abolishing the house of lords.
None of the peers suppose that Mr.
Gladstone would have anything to do
with the movement for the abolition of
the upper house, but it is apprehended
in regard to this and other matters the
liberal party has got beyond his control.
The older peers and some of the younger
clearly see the evils that have tended to
sap the influence of the house of lords,
and especially the absenteeism which is
now the rule. But one of the- young
peers, an earl, is quoted as giving -an
opinion that as between compulsory . at
tendance and the abolition of the house,
most of the lords would prefer to accept
abolition. -
The Ciar Wants Peace.
Rome, Oct. 13. De Giers, Russian
minister of foreign affairs, who, with
his family is now traveling in this coun
try; has arrived at-Milan. This morn
ing the Italian premier and minister of
agriculture called upon ' De Giers .and
nad conference with him. DeGiers and
Marquis di Rudini will travel together
t'o Monza, where King Humbert is so
journing. It is understood there is no
special motive to the visit other than is'
attributed to the zar's desire to show
he is determined to maintain the peace
of Europe if it is possible to do so. The
Italian statesmen are highly pleased
with the altitude the czar has assumed
in this matter, as they consider it cer
tain to strengthen the general peace
policy of the nations united under the
agreement known as the dreibund.' '
Tnrks Carrying; Oft Christians.
: London, Oct. 13. From Constantino
ple comes an account of more outrages
on the Christian Armenians. The Turks
who recently carried off a number of Ar
menian maidens, were permitlcd by- the
antborities to retain them, notwith
standing the protests of their parents,
upon the ground that the girls had be
come, converted to Mohammedism, as no
one had a chance to see the girls and as
certain whether the alleged conversion
had any basis of truth. The decision is
so manifestly unjust that it created great
alarm throughout Armenia. That the
alarm is justified is proven by the fact
that the abduction and alleged conver
sion of Armenian girls is now becoming
an established Turkish industry.
Want the Fair Closed Sunday.
Washington, ' Oct. 14. The Ecu
menical Methodist council this. morning
adopted unanimously a petition , to. the
United States commission of the Chi
cago worlds fair, protesting against, the
proposed opening of the fair on Sunday.
', - More Earthquake for Catitornia.
Petaluma, Calif.,- Oct. 14. Another"
lively earthquake shock was felt here
this morning about 4:30 o'clock, and ti
much "lighter one about? o'clock. . The
vibrations were from north to south. -:
. A Steamer Ashore.
Holl, Mass., Oct. 14. The steamer
Bostonian, of Ley I am, . . which sailed
from Boston for Liverpool this morniug,
is ashore omthe George's Island shore.
Weather Forecast. - '
San Fkancisco, Oct.. 14. Forecast
for Oregon , and .Washington :.. Rains
in western Oregon and Washington.
Chicago Wheat Market.
Chicago, October 14. Close, wheat,
December 9898; May i:04
1.04?4'. . '..:."- r .
San Francisco Wheat Market.
Sas Fbascisco, October 14. Wheat
buyer 91, 1.74 ; Season 1.82.
Portland Wheat Market.
. PoavLAMDjOctober 14. Wheat , valley, ,
l.frV; Wall. Walla, 1.40.
THE CASCADE PORTAGE.
A Good Road Constructed for the $6o,
ooo Appropriation Can Handle
Goo Tons Every Day. -
Superintendent Farley Says That the
t Opposition to Him Conies From the
Moody Faction at Dalles City.
prcgoaiao. .
- All of Eastern Oregon has been talking. .
about the state portage road at the Cas
cades since the letter signed "One qf the
People' was published in the Oregonian
on September 23rd.; That letter has
stirred up the liveliest kind of a row at
Dalles City, and the air is filled with
criminations and recriminations. It'
charged Superintendent Farley with in
competency ; that none bnt disrated
railroad men could get employment un
der him ; that the state's funds had been
wasted in various ways, and that the
purchasing officer. Superintendent Far
ley, had received large commissions.
Accompanying the communications was
a private note to the editor. Since the
authorship of the communication has "
been denied by the man whose name is
signed thereto, it is interesting. It
follows :
Cascade Locks, Sept. 20, 1891. En
itob Oreqonian. Noticing the article
referred to, and being upon the ground
here, In position to see and learn of the
operations of building the state portage
railway, have written the inclosed in
hope to call attention o'f the board to the
incompetency and rottenness of the
present officers, constructing the road.
Unless different men are placed in charge
no benefit can accrue to us of Eastern
Oregon, They have already engaged
officers whose salaries will amount to
more than the road can expect to earn.
By what authority they engage officers
is not known, as their appointments
were only for. construction. Respect
fully yours, , Tchnek-F. Leavens.:
-. LEAVENS" DENIES THE LETTER. '
Superintendent Farley got on the track
of Mr. Leavens and asked him to subr
stantiate his statements. He says that "
Leavens assured him that he did not
write the letters and that the handwrit
ing was not his. Farley has now
come to the conclusion.. that "the-,
article was written or inspired by En
gineer S. P. LoVell, with whom he has
had trouble. - A reporter went . to the
Cascades the other day to look at the
portage, and the first one he saw was
Mr. Leavens. He lives in a little house .
not far from Superintendent Farley's
office. ' He is a tall, slender man about
35 years old, has small features and has
not the appearance of being a strong,
positive man, to put 'it mildly. When '
the visitor stated why he had called Mr '
Leavens motioned him to a seat and.
went on to Eay he did not care to add
anything to the statements he had al
ready made, but would be heard from at.
the proper time.
"Art you ready to substantiate . the
charges in your letter of Sept. 20 to the
Oregonian?" Mr. Leavens was asked. . "
"I know nothing about it," he replied,.
"Did you write it?"
"No." - -
"Sign it?".
"No." -
. "Did you authorize any one to write
it or sign your name ti it?"
"No." ;.
. "Did you see it before it was sent?"
. "No." - ; ...
' LEAVENH EXO.tKUATES LOVELI..
-Mr.--Leavens when here told that
Superintendent Fitrley had expressed
the opinion that the author of the letter
was engiueer Lovell, and that he (Leav- -ens)had
been made n tool of in the use
of his name, and that if the statement,
was not true, he owed it to Engineer.
Lovell to deny it. To this Leavens said
he did not know who wrote the " letter,
but did not think that Engineer Lovell
didw ""By the way," said Leavens, "did
you read my other letter in the Orrgon
ian a few day ago?" , .,
. In that letter he si in pi w said that the
charges made in the letter with b's
name signed to it were true, but did not
say that he wrote the first letter.
Leavens was then asked if he would
substantiate the charges made in the let- '
ter published September 23. .They were
repeated to him-one by one, and he said
he could offer no proof then, but might
at some future time. Finally he made a
direct charge, that the east incline had
not been properly built. A great deal
of questioning elicted the answer that '
the fender posts were not high enough,
and that in high water the boats would
be in danger of colliding with cars stand
ing on the incline, and that the -piling of
the incline hid not been driven deep
enough. He -wound up by admitting
that the road had been pretty well built
and the state had a good pice' of propertv
fcr $60,000. This was in answer to a
point blank question.
Superintendent Farley tay that h
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