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VOL. II.
THE DALLES, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1891.
NO.
'v.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
WM. 8AUNDER8 Abchitkct. Flans and
specifications furnished for - dwellings,
-churches, business blocks, schools and factories.
Charges moderate, satisfaction guaranteed. Of-
nce over rTencn s Dane, i ne vaues, uregon.
TK. J. SCTHERLAKD Fbixow of Trinity
U Medical College, and member of the Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons, Ontario, I'hy-
uutmi biui Burgeon. viuue; njumti a ana vnap
man block. Residence; Judge Thombury's Sec
ond street. Office hours; 10 to 12 a. m., 2 to 4
and 7 to 8 p. m.
DR. O. D. DOANE physician - and suk
okon. Office: rooms 5 and 6 Chapman
- Block. Residence No. 23, Fourth street, one
block south of C'onrt House. Office hours 8 to 12
A. M., 2 to 5 and 7 to 8 P. M.
AS. BENNETT, ATTORNEY-AT LAW. Of-
flee In Schanno's building, up stairs. The
Dalles, Oregon.
DBIDDALL Dentist. Gas given for the
. painless extraction of teeth. Also teeth
set-on flowed aluminum plate. Rooms: Sign of
the Golden Tooth, Second Street.
AR. THOMPSON Attornet-at-law. Office
in Opera House Block, Washington Street,
The Dalles, Oregon
P. MAYS. B. 8. HUNTINGTON H. 8. WILSON.
MAYS, HUNTINGTON & WILSON Attob-nbts-at-law.
Offices, French's block over
First National Bank, The Dalles, Oregon. '
B.B.DUFUB. GBO. ATKINS. PRANK KKNKFBK.
DUFDR, W ATKINS & MENEFEE Attor
ns ys-at-law Room No. 43, over Post
Office Building, Entrance on Washington Street
The Dalles, Oregon.
WH. WILSON Attorney-ai-law Rooms
62 and 63, New Vogt Block, Second Street,
The Dalles, Oregon.
; SJIIPE8 & ilWLY;
Wholesale and KetaD Bmmasls.
DEALERS IN
Fine Imported, Key West and Domestic
CIG-ARS.
PAINT
Now is the time to paint your honee
and if yon wish-to get the best quality
..-and a fine color uae the
f :? Sherwin, Williams Co.'s Paint.
- For those wishing to see the quality
and 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 Cram & Corson.)
Manufacturer of the finest French and
Home Made
' . East of Portland.
DEALER IN , "''"''.
Tropical Fruits, Nuts, Cigars and Tobacco.
Can furnish any of these goods' at Wholesale
or Retail , .... ..
N -Oi-FHSH ' OYSTERS
In Every Style. .
104 Second Street. The Dalles. Or.
&Fi
BARBER SHOP.
Hot and Cold Baths !
REMOVAL.
H. G-lenn has lemoved his
office and the office of the
Electric Light Co. to 72
Washington St.
f ; $20 REWARD.
YVII-L BE Ai J FOR ANY INFORMATION
V T lending to the conviction of parties cutting
the ropes or in any way interfering with the
" wire pole or lamps of Tim Electbic Light
Co. , H. GJXSS,
DRESS GOODS.
BLACK.
Henrietta Silk Wrap reduced from. . .... .$1.50 to $1.15
. - " all wool, silk finished, reduced from 1.25 to 95
Crepon Cloth . . . : . . . 1.25 to 90 "
Georgia Cloth - 1.25 to 90
FregonaCloth... . . 1.10 to ' 90
Cashmere, all wool . 90 to 65
Ladies' Cloth, 54 inches wide, reduced from 90 to 75
COLORED.
Habit Cloth, 54 inches wide, reduced from. . 90 to 75
" 36 . " " . " ' " 50 to 39
Heatherby Fancy . Suitings, 54 inches wide,
reduced -from; 1.00 to 80
Henrietta, all -wool, reduced from ) 1.00 to 80
" .'. -I. 60 to 45 "
Cashmere, all wool, reduced from 90 to 65
Fancy Plaid Suitings, 34 inches wide, reduced
from : 30 to 20
' SILKS.
Rhadame, blrfck, reduced from 2.00 to 1.40
Gros Grain, black, reduced from ...".' 1 .50 to 1.20
Trimming Silks, reduced from. : . . 1.35 to 1.00
Surah, all shades, reduced from 90 to 70
DOMESTICS.
'. UNBLEACHED.'
National Sheeting, per yard. $ .03 Jo
Aurora Sheeting, "" . 05
L. L . .: .06
Cabot V ... 003
Full Yard Wide'. .07
. BLEACHED.,
Chapman X ....-..'... .07
Gold Metal. ................. . t.... ! .08
'Barker..-......,..., ... -.09
Fruit of the Lorm . . , '. . . ...... .09
Lonsdale Cambric. .- .12
Berkeley Cambric, 50 pards . . '.12)4
; DOUBLE WIDE SHEETINGS.
BLEACHED. .
10-4 wide ' .-..' .26K
9- 4 wide . .24 j
8- 4 wide ; . ; , . .. . . ,224
6-4 wide. .". I7j
5- 4 wide ... 1 14
UNBLEACHED.
10- 4 wide ; v . . .26)
9- 4wide.... ,2i4
8-4 wide. . , .". .18"
6- 4 wide. : . . .' .16
BLANKETS. ' -."
Grey, 3 point, 6 pound. . ;; .$3.25 ''-'"
" 4 point, 7 pounds ......... . .i. . . ... ... ...,. 4.25 .
Oregon City Mills. . . ' -.. ' . 4.60
" OREGON CITY MILLS. - V' T:"1,:
Scarlet and Navy Blue, Oregon City Mills. . . . . 4.25
Moule, 12-4, best quality, Brownsville Mills... 6.45
COMFORTS.
We have on the way from the east, now over
due, a number of bales of Comforts that will be sold
on arrival at prices to correspond with the balance
of our stock.
YARNS.
German Yarn, black and white, per skein. ' $ ,15
German Yarn, high colors, per ekein . . . ' 20
German town, per skein 16
Spanish Worsted, per skein . . .16
Saxony, domestic, per skein .08
Saxony, imported, per skein. .10
.Shetland, per skein ;. .10
Fairy Gloss. .125
Coral Yarn, per skein 16
Starlight .30
Zephyr, four fold, perounce. ..05
OIL CLOTH.
Best Quality Table Oil Cloth, 5-4 wide, per vard . . .20
Best Quality Shelf Oil Cloth, per yard. .07
UNDERWEAR.
- LADIES. -
Scarlet, all wool, reduced from r. . . . .$1.50 to $ .95
Natural Grey, all wool, reduced from. ..... 1.25 to .90
White Australian, reduced from. ....... ... 1.50 to .90
Ribbed, White and Natural Grev, reduced
JTu-(ro5i 2.00tQ 1.20
White Merino, reduced from . .50 te .40
- ' .. ' MENS. ' '
Ribbed, extra quality, reduced from. .... .. 2.50 to 2.00
Natural Grey, all wool, reduced from. ...... 2.00 to 1.40
Natural Grey, all wool, " " 1.25 to 1.00-
Grey Mixed, all wool, " " .... . . . 1.25 to !95
Scarlet, reduced from. .... .......... . . .'. . 1.50 to .90 '
Grey Merino, reduced from . . . . Jm .50to -!39
:'-::':'-i ' CORSETS.
Gilt Edge, reduced from. '. .-. . . . .75 to .50
Health, reduced from. . : ... 1.50 to . '.95 , "
No. 610, reduced from. . . . . ...-. .. 1.50 to ' 1.25 -
No. 339. t . 1.50 to .95
No.660, " 2.80 to 2.00 ;
No. 627, ; , 3.00 to 2.25
THREAD.
Clark's O. N. T. Spool Cotton, per dozen $ .45
Marshall's and Barbour's Linen Thread, per spool .06
Cutter's dewing Silk, per spool ... .08'
Cutter's Button Hole Trwist, per spool. ..... .f., ... .04
Knitting Silk, per spool. . ...... . .... . . . .... . . : ,3J .
, - . Little Giant School Shoes.
. Sizes 5 to 7 heel and spring heel . .95
Sizes8tol0rf. 1.15
Sizes 11 to 2. . .... . . . . :' v . 1.45
NOTIONS.
Pjns . . : . : . . . .02K
Hairpins, papers. . .03..
Pins, Eagle, best made .05
Hairpins, boxes, aseorted sizes. . . ..... s ;. .' . . 1 -.05
Needles t . . . v. . : . . .03
Thimbles..... - !o2 .
Gofl's Braid. ... .... .05 '
We have, had time to place only a few of our prices
before you in this issue. We hope however sufficient to -convince
you, that, our sale is as advertised. A genuine
closing out sale. :
A .iiLhlji.t
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BY FIRE AND FLOOD.
Oklahoma is Visited With a Prairie
Fire .Which Destroys Life and a
: .'targe Amount of Property. '
Ohio Has aJCyclone Which Does Thou
! sauds of Dollars Damage--:Not Al
. lowed to Help the Poor.
Mexico Will Remove the Duty en Corn
. --'-Seven Persons Killed in a Rail
road Collision.
.sV;Louis, Oct. 27. A dispatch from
Guthrie, O. T., giving further partic
ulars of the prairie fires, says: "In the
Iova reservation where grass is heavy,
th4 damage is great. The district
burned is ten miles wide and fifty miles
long. It is reported here that several
persons have . perished. Another fire
started in the rank grass along . the
Cimarron river, thirty miles northwest
of here, Saturday night and burned fifty
farm houses and a great deal of stock.
A number of people are missing and
it is almost certain that some died in
the flames. The village of Cimarron
was completely wiped out, and many of
the '. inhabitants badly burned. They
saved. their lives by jumping into the
river.,'. The mail carried from Mulhall
was caught and totally burned. The re
ports from the burnt districts are very
meagre, but the damage is well up to
$100,000
A Severe Cyclone In Ohio.
Conneaut, Ohio. Oct. 27. At 6:30
last evening a terrible cyclone swept
over the town destroying about 30
houses. The streets are blockoded by
trees and debris from the demolished
buildings.
A large butter tub factory, owned by
G. J. Record was badly wrecked.
Thousands of dollars worth of stock be
ing completely destrpved.:; .
planing miH of H. E. Pond adjoining
Records, was greatly dacaged, his lum
ber yard is strewn all er (town, and
two smoke stacks blown down.
Many fine residences suffered heavily,
roofs being torn off and windows broken.
The .telegraph lines of the Lake Shore
and nickel plate railway are " down.
Two telegraph poles which were blown
down went through the roof of the Lake
Shore depot and the baggage room is
completely destroyed.. The debris from
buildings is strewn along the track ren
dering it impassable for moving trains.
Total loss is about $100,000.
Not Allowed to Help the Poor.
London, Oct. 27. The Daily News
this morning ' has a dispatch from St.
Petersburg which says the minister of
the interior in declining the proposition
of deputation of rich Moscow merchants
to form a society for the relief of the
victims of the famine-strieken districts,
declared that . any body attempting to
visit the districts for any , such' object
would be arrested.- This is supposed to
be due to the fact that reliance on gov
ernment relief will have a bad moral ef
fect on the peasants, who would decline
to work on the relief railway roads, etc.
Will Remove the Doty on Corn Mexi
cans Starving; tu Death. .
St. Louis, Oct. 27. A special from
Mexico states there is a, well , founded
rumor " tbat the duty on v'corn '"will at
once be removed owing to the shortness
of crops and the famine prevailing in the
several states of the republic. .
. The reports from the flooded districts
of Chiapse state that hundreds of people
are on the verge of starvation. . The
governor of Guana Juta, prohibited the
export of corn from the state and other
governers will soon follow ' his example.
:
Seven Persons Killed In s Kalroad
..Collision. ,1
: Glexwood, Minn., Oct. 27. A rear
end collfsion occurred last night at.
Thompson station,, eight' miles . east of
here, between, the regular, west . bound
freight and an extra, following the rcg-.
ular train, killing five persons and eer.
ioirsly wounding ieven others. It is re
ported the company has caused the ar
rest of Conductop "Woodson and Kngineer
Smith of. the extra, as' the blame ap
pears to rest with them. ' .
Denies Connection With the Lottery".
St. Louis, Oct. 27. In an interview,
General Beauregard states . that beyond
seeing that the monthly drawings are
honestly conducted, he has no connec
tion with the Louisiana lottery company.
Executing Their Opponents.
New York, Oct'. 27. A ' letter from
Iquique, Chili, dated September 16th,
says: "The reports which nave b ee
received here from the south state that
a large number of executions ' have oc
curred in Santiago and Valoaraiso in
the last few' weeks, the victims being
Deople who were particularly active in
their opposition to the revolutionists,
but none of them were persons of any
special prominence."
Tilden's Will Declared Void. -
Albany, N. Y., Oct. 27. The court of
appeals has decided Tilden's will void.
Under the statute of distribution that
regulates the inheritance of property.
The issue of Mrs. Pelton and Henry A,
Tilden, sister and brother of Governor
Tilden, come in for an equal share of
$800,000,; Mrs. Wm. B. Haxard is
the only heir on the Pelton side, and
thus is entitled" to 400.000. The other
$400,000 is subject to the claims of six
cnuaren ot tienry A. Tilden.
. After the Jews. "
Vienna, Oct. "29. Dispatches from
Russia tell of anti-Jewish riots in vari
ous places. In Thernigoff fifty Jews
were killed and 100 were wounded. The
forests are full of Jewish refugees, dyiug
of starvation. The czar has sent a com
mission to inquire as to the facts.
Indicted the Lottery Officers.
Boston, Oct. 27. The errand iurv of
the United States district court of this
district, today indicted the officers of
the Louisiana lottery, for illegally nsme
the mails. .
Mrs. Parnell Better.
London, Oct. 27. The health of Mrs.
Parnell, widow of Charles Stewart Par
nell, now shows some slight signs of im
provement. She is able to partake of
food. -
A Stage Bobber Confesses.
Redding, Cal., Oct. 26. As predicted,
the boy arrested for robbing the Redding
and Weaver ville . stage . .last ..Monday.
night made a full confession this morn
ing to detective Thacker and Under
Sheriff Ross. He then, took them to
where Wells, Fargo &. Co.'s box and
where the guns were thrown into .the
river. The box was founds about a mile
from the scene of the robbery with all
the . waybills and letters . untouched.
The man arrested at the same .time for
the same offense still maintains his in
nocence. . ...
Robbed and Murdered.
Fort Worth, Tex., Oct. 26. Martin
Mooney. a Fort Worth" & Rio Grande
employe, was found hanging to a limb
of a tree in the outskirts of the city this
morning. Mooney had just been paid
$178. The supposition is that he was
drugged and robbed, died from the ef
fects of the drug, and was placed where
found to convey the impression that it
was a case of suicide. The body bore
none of the marks usual in case of death
from strangulation, and the feet touched
the ground.
. Coal Miners on a Strike.
London, Oct. 26. In Staffordshire
and Worcestershire today about 8000
miners struck against a reduction of ten
per cent, made in their wages. Engin
eers employed about Tyne and Weir
have decided to stop work Saturday
next, owing to a dispute between them
selves and their employers ' as to the
question of "pay for over time." Should
the engineers earry out their determina
tien, about 30,000 persons will be thrown
out of employment. , ' v
She Died for Love.
St. Mary's, W. Va., Oct. 26. Daisy
Lee;' a ' beautiful 17-year-old girl, com
mitted suicide here today. -- She had
been reproved by her lather on .account
of a young man who was paying his at
tention, and her brother also upbraided
her.' She sent to a drug store,, secured
a dose of poison and was found ' half - an
hour later in her death agony. .
' . Season, for the Hard Times.
London, Oct. 26. At the quarterly
meeting today of the Manchester Cham
ber ' of Commerce-' the ' president said
trade was still depressed, and that the
latest returns received- were unsatisfac
tory. - The president blamed the Mc
Kinley billv Baring -Brothers and the
South American troubles ior. the state of
affairs complained of ......
Keeping: the Starving; In Order".
St. Petersburg. Oct. 26. Two rcai-
tnents of iufantry and one of cavalry'
have, been ordered to the famine' dis
tricts to. assist thft Bllthoritipil . n nra.'
serving order. . .
; . Weather Forecast.
San Fraxcisco, Oct. 27. Forecast
for Oregon aiid Washington : Light
rains in Western '' Oregon. ;
' , Portland Wheat Market.
Portland, Oct. 27. Wheat,. Valley,
.Lo0l:52i; Walla Walla, 1.401.42k.
' ' Chicago Wheat Market.
, Chicago, October 27; Close, wheat,
weak; cash, : .92; December, .94;
May, LOO?,,' l.Q0. .
San Francisco Wheat Market.
- San Francisco, October 27. Wheat,
buyer, '91, 1.74.
QUIETLY DEPARTED.
After Collecting a Large Sum of Money
From the Sale of Railroad Lands
He Retired.
The Elements and People are at War
Possible Action by Russia and "
Germany.
France is Trying to Suppress Monte
Carlo He Thinks the Court is
Prejudiced.
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 26. A dispatch
from San Buren, Ark., says that Colonel
Weaver, who obtained large sums of
money received by him from the settlers
for land bought from the Little Rock &.
Fort Smith railroad, has disappeared
and there is no clue to his whereabouts.
His shortage is supposed to be very
largre. hilt nt. t.liia tinm nr. arr.i-i .-... nn
be had. Many farmers who bought land
iioiu ea ver s receipts lor monev paid
him. Weaver was superintendent of.
the Methodist Sunday school, a temper
ance lecturer and editor of the Graphic.
He left behind a wife and two sons.
FLOODS AND RIOTS.
The Elements and the People Doth Seem
to be at War.
Madrid, 'Oct. 26. A telegram from
Merida, a province of Badajos, says the
floods in that locality continues. The
River Ebro has overflowed its banks,
and is submerging the railroads and
highways. In many parts of the prov
ince the floods have carried away a num
ber of telegraph poles, and consequently
communication by, means, of wire has
been interrupted. The olive, corn, grape
and saffron crops in many parts of the
province of Cindad Real are ruined.
There was a serious riotous fight yester
day in the town of San Michael, a prov
ince of Modena. between socialists and
workingmefl. Two men were killed and
eight severely injured. The riots were
subsequently quelled by the police, who
arrested a number of rioters.
."' Possible Action by Russia.
Berlin, Oct. 26. The kaiser, it is said,
has ordered all matters connected with
the Jewish exodus from Russia, so far
as affects Germany, to be gathered un- .
der the direction of Chancellor Caprivi
and made the subject of a special report
to the kaiser, who probably intends to
take some action on the subject during
the coming session of the reichstag.
The Jewish committees in Berlin, Ham
burg and other places are more actively
engaged than ever in forwarding the
refugees, mostly to the United States.
Trying: to Suppress Monte Carlo.
Paris, Oct. 26. A letter from Monaco
says that, owing to the strong influence .
being brought to bear for the closing ofr
the gambling establishment at Monte
Carlo, the proprietor Blanc, has sent a .
proposition to the little republic of San
Marindo for his removal there should he -be
compelled to leave Monaco. Not
withstanding the pressure brought to
bear by President Carnot. it is not be
lieved " that Blanc will be obliged to
move, as the loss of revenue would be
disastrous to the reigning prince of.
Monaco.
The Courtis Prejudiced.
San Francisco, Oct- 26. Counsel for -Charles
Schmidt, who is being tried for A
burglary, and who has figured promi
nently in the Bell murder case, movecti
for a change. .of venue today, on the
ground the court and district attornej."
were prejudiced against defendant, be
cause of letters to the' district attorney,
which were read in court Saturday.
Judge Troutt denied the motion and the
work of empaneling a Jury began.
, Trance and the Pope.
Rome, Oct. 29. It is said that the
prosecution of the archbishop of Aix by
the French government has made a
great change in the attitude of the pope "
toward . the French republic, The pope
has shown by, bis letter to the archbishop '
thet he sympathizes with the. latter in
his difficulties, and it is thought not un
likely that the pope will emphasize his
approval of the archbishop's conduct by
creating him & cardinal.
They Want the Statistics.
London, Oct. eG. Jjprd Knutsford,
secretary of state for the colonial depart
ment, has asked the governments of the
Austrian 'Colonies to supply the Cana
dian governwent with statistical reports
in regard to the decline of the fur seal
fisheries of the southern ' hemisphere.
These statistics are wanted for use by
the .British. '
The Michigan Not Badly Damaged.
Washington, Oct. 26. An official re
port received at the navy department
from Mare island navy-yard states the
injury sustained by the Michigan, in
the bursting of her outboard delivery
pipe, can be easily repaired and the ves
sel made ready for sea service. Thia
will be done immediately. ,