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VOL. II.
THE DALLES, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1891.
NO. 152.
PKOFE8SIONAL CARDS.
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WM. J. ROBERTS Crvil. Engineer Gen
eral engineering practice. Surveying and
mapping; estimates and plana for ; irrigation,
sewerage, water-works,1 railroads, bridges, etc:
Address: P. O. Box 107, The Dalles, Or.
WM.
SAUNDERS Abchttect.'-t
rDecilications famished for
Plans and
dwellings,
churches, business blocks, schools and factories.
Charges moderate, satisfaction guaranteed; Of
fice over French's bank, The Dalles, Oregon.
DR. J. SUTHERLAND Fellow of Trinity
Medical College, and member of the Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons, OntBiio,-r-Pby-siclan
and 8urgeon. Office; rooms 8 and 4 Chap
man block. Residence; Judge Thornbury's Sec
ond street. Office hours; 10 to 12 a. m., 2 to.
and 7 to 8 p. m.
D
. R. O. D. DO AN E PHYSICIAN AK sur
geon. Onloe: rooms 5 and 8 Chamnan
Block. Residence ro. 23, Fourth street, one
block south of Conrt House. ' Office hours 9 to 12
A. M., 2 to 5 and 7 to S P. II.
AS. BENNETT, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. ' Of-
fice in Schanno's building;, up stairs. The
Dalles, Oregon.
D.8
set on
:he Golden Tooth, Second
8IDDALL Dentist. Gas given for the
painless extraction of teeth. Also teeth
set on flowed aluminum (date. Rooms: Sign of
ad Street.
AR. THOMPSON Attorney-at-law. Office
. in Opera House Block, Washington Street,
The Dalles, Oregon . ,;
r. T. MAYS. B. S. HUNTINGTON. H. S. WILSON.
MAYS, HUNTINGTON & WILSON ATTOB-NIT8-AT-LAW.
Offices, French's block over
First National Bank, The Dalles, Oregon. -
E.B.DCFUR. OXO. ATKINS. FRANK If XKEFEB.
- TUFUR, W ATKINS & MENEFEE ATTOR
U neys-AT-law Room No. 43, over Post
Office Building, Entrance on Washington Street
The Dalles, Oregon.
WH..WIL80N Attorney-at-law Rooms
. 5! and 53, NewVogt Block, Second Street.
The Dalles, Oregon.
SJIIPES & JOWLY,
WMesale and Retail' Miists.
-DEALERS IN-
Fine Imported, Key West and Domestii
PAINT
Now is the time to paint your house
and if you wish to. get the best quality
and a fine colornee the - .
Sherwin, Williams. Co.'s Paint
''or those ' wishing to .see the quality
and color of the above paint we call thei i
attention to the residence of S. L. Brooks,
Judge Bennett, Smith French and others
painted by Paul Kreft. ' ;.'.
Snipes & Kineraly are agents for the
above paint for The. J)alle8, Or."
X UJtraJCTJTCa-
DlSSOLUTldNrVSKLE
i -''' We have accumulated a large quantity of -
M3 MKTL lSr T S
''.""' ' .
To dispose of these we have decided to hold another
Tie Wnale Raci Stealer Towel Into
;:: Port, :h;-':'Tf
The Pacific Coast Comes in for a Big
' Share of the Crop. ;
-COMMENCINC
December 4,
Continuing one Week Only
We will include in this
PRICES, broken lots of
sale and at REMNANT
Hosiery, Shoes, Gloves, Buttons and Underwear,
We do not intend to realize . from this special
sale, even ' : ; ,"7- -. : ,."'.".
of goods offered,, hut will make
in order to close them out. " ., v'v.
We . have been giving you BIG BARGAINS for
the past month. Our immense sales during this
time show that bur friends have hot : been slow to
avail themselves of the OPPORTUNITIES
OFFERED. ;-,.v ,
We now propose to give you
COLUMBIA-
CANDY FACTORY
W. S. CRAtyiopiiebr.v t
.. (Successor to Cram & Corson.)
Manufacturer of the finest French and
Home Made
oaidibs,
East Of Portland, v '
' ' -DEALER 1-
Tropical Fruits, Nuts, Cigars and Tobacco.
Can furnish an; of these goods at Vfbolesala
or Retail "
In Eery Style.
104 Second Street. The Dalles. Or.
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BARGAINS
than ever
pass by.
and you must not allow this chance to
REMEMBGR THE. WEEK
Deeerhber
4 to
la
HELD POR SALVAGE-
A .LARGE HOP YIELD ; REPORTED.
StEAMER MAOGIX ROSS 0E8KBTSD.
Bef
Crew Is Supposed to Hits Been
tost While Trying to Keach
Shore.
Eamsd Out Imt Again in Business !
it
(MGHEItli
UNDERTAKER,
And Embalmer, has a rain started with a new
and complete stock of everything; needed in
- the undertaking business. Particular
attention paid to embalming; and
taking aare of the dead. Orders
promptly attended to, day or.
night.
Prices as Low as the Lowest
Place of business, diaironallv across from
Opera Block, on the'eorner of Third and Wash-
ingion streets, j. ne uaiiea, Oregon
FRENCH & co.,,
BANKERS..
TRANSACT A GENERALBAXKIKU BD8INESB
Letters of Credit issued 'available in the
. i " ' Eastern States. : . .
Sight Exchange and , Telegraphic
Transfers sold on Kew York, Chicago, St.
Louis, San Francisco, Portland Oregon,
Seattle Wash., and various points in Or
egon and Washington.
Collections-made at all
orable terms. , ' ' .,' ,
points on hv-
AND IT WILL DO YOU GOOD.
REMNANTS' PRINTS, ' :''
. .REMNANTS SHEETINGS,
r I REMNANTS DOMESTICS, r u;
; ; . REMNANTS SHIRTINGS,
REMNANTS RIBBONS,
.REMNANTS LACES, . ; ( : .. ; '
" : 4 : - -; "I REMNANTS FLANNELS,
REMNANTS TICKINGS,
REMNANTS TO WELINGS, ,S'f:j ?5
REMNANTS DRESS GOODS,
I 1 REMNANTS EMBROIDERIES, '
; ; REMNANTS TABLE LINENS,
REMNANTS SILK AND SATINS,
REMNANTS CANTON FLANNELS,
: ; REMNANTS DENIMS,
REMNANTS GINGHAMS,
- Remember this sale includes " . .
Portland, . Dec 11. Papers- were
filed this morning in the office of the
United States clerk by Frank Upton,
owner of the steamship Zambesi, libel
ing the wbaleback Charles Wetmore,
which was picked up by the Zambesi
December 9, off Tillamook rock, without
a rudder, and towed into Astoria. The
owner of the Zambesi in the libel alleges
that the Wetmore was in extreme peril,
and was to Wed into harbor at great dan
ger to the Zambesi. $250,000 salvage is
asked for, and the Wetmore is valued
at $250,000 and her cargo at $500,000.
She is now lying at Astoria in charge of
the deputy United States marshal.
A Large Hop "Field.
Springfield, Mass., Dec. 11. The
hop crop' of 1891 is computed by the New
England Homestead is 243,308 bales,
grown on 51,954 acres, as compared with
204,849 bale.8, on 48,962 acres Jast year
The new crop aggregates 204 million
pounds in New York state, and about
half this quantity in Washington, and
7,600,000 pounds in California and 4,-
7bZ,0()O pounds in Oregon, which is a
very considerable increase over last year,
The Wisconsin crop is practically a fail
ure. Two thirds of the new crop is
already in second hands, having been
'sold -at- an average of 16) cents ; per
pound to date, against 30 for last cron.
The : Homestead reports confirm the
earlier foreign shortage. ' :
Another Steamer Picked Up.
San Francisco, Dec. 11. Information
was received this morning from Yaquina
bay that the steamer Maggie Boss, from
Coos Bay for this city, was towed into
port by the steamer ' Willamette, which
picked her up thirty miles south of that
point. On ' board, the dead ' body, of
man supposed to be H. C. Annesan, of
this city, the steward of the vessel, was
found. The small boats of the steamer
were missing, and it is supposed they
were taken by the crew, 'which num
bered sixteen hands, and that they were
lost while trying to make shore.
'Vewi rroat Chin. -
London, Dec. 11. A Times dispatch
from Singapore, states that a severe gale
prevailed at Hong Kong,' on": December
4th, a large number of Chinese vessels
were destroyed and hundreds of Chinese
sailors and laborers were drowned; : A
dispatch from Pekin, states that all the
disturbances in the country appear to
have terminated and affairs' are resum
ing in a normal condition again Forty
two insurgents who had a hand in the
murder of Christiana were beheaded at'
Pakott." . . vv .---.
passes. He will shcJrtly ' bring suit
against one' of the New England railroads "
as a test cafe. The official correspond
ence was made: public ' this afternoon
setting forth the details of the reciproc
ity arrangement entered into between
Lthe United States and Germany, where
by sugar,' later secures ' continued free
admission into the United States and a
reduction mad in German tariff duties
on American wheat of .30, rice .30, oatsi
l4, corn .20, butter .15, salted and
pickled pork and beef .15, wheat, flour
and corn meal 30 per cent. The ar
rangements are submitted to the German j
rechstadt and if approved by . that body
will go into effect, February 1st next. ;
i Caught at a Crouing.
Portland, Dec 11; It is reported
here that the north bound overland pas
senger train this morning ran into a
wagon and team containing two French
men, near Gervais. Both horses were
kiiled, and a leg of one of the. occupants
of the wagpn broken. The men could
not see th6 approaching train owing to
the fog. -.. .
Three Desperadoes Caught. .
Wichita, Kansas, Dec. . 11.- A
United States . marshal brought from
Creek county' two heavily-armed In
dians named Lesley Scott and Caesar
Jack, both members of the famous Cap
tain Wiley bund of desperadoes which
has terrorized that country for several
months.
from 10 cents to $2.00 per yard.and'many pieces
"of eight and ten yards.each. ' ; .. V
i' " Do riot let your chances like' sunbeams pass
- you by'. , --- - ' , .:,'..v..v .y-.'.,'.' V V -
RUSSIA PLAYING GRAB.
She Captures an American Sealer and
' ; ; Imprisons Her Crew.
VESSEL AND CARGO CONFISCATED.
She is Not So Much an Heiress As Was
Snpposed.
CHINESE
Want to More.
Washington, Dec. 11. The .post
master general received a letter from
Crawford,. S. C, saying that 10,000 col
ored people there want to emigrate to
Africa, and asking whether the govern
ment could aid them. The letter was
referred to the superintendent of immi
gration. .
l'reparing for the Future. . .
MklbcTurne, Bee. 11. A permanent
building and investment society of this
city has been defrauded of 55,000 pounds
by one of its officers. . . ' . . , .
Acquitted of Harder.'
Oakland, Dec. 11. John G. Hornell,
who shot and killed R. S. Calvin August
3d, was acquitted by the jury this morn
ing ofthe charge of murder.
.'.' .Weather Forecast.
San 'Francisco, Dec. 11. Forecast for
Oregon and Washington : Fair followed
by rains in Western - Washington' and
Northwestern Oregon.
An Ambassador Appointed.
London, -Dec. . 11. Lord Duferin has
been appointed British ambassador to
France, in place of the late Lord Lytton
" .
Illicit Whisky Stills Destroyed. -
Tullahoma, Tenn., Dec. 10. Federal
officers returned last night from a raid
in northern Alabama. They report the
capture of two large illicit distilleries
which tkey destroyed, together with
several thousand gallons of the product.
The stills were about ten miles from
btevenson, Alabama. -No arrests were
made.
He Was Scared to Death There 1 More
Trouble Reported In Brazil
Fought Over Land.
San Francisco, Dec. 10. Farther ad
vice's have been received here regarding
the two British sealing schooners Mys
tery and Arctic. The former was seized .
by a, Russian cutter and towed into
Vladivostock, where the vessel and
sealskins on board were confiscated.
Thecrew are now Russian prisoners.
A Russian cutter was sent out to look
for the Arctic, but her mission was an
ticipated and word was eent to the com
mander of the British man-of-war Lea'n-
der of the. intended seizure, and the big
warship steamed up the Japan coast
ana convoyed the Arctic into Yokohama,
where Captain Pyne, the owner, and his
vesel will remain at present, The
Mystery is owned -by James Carey, of
this city, who was formerly steward on
the China steamers. . She is valued at
$7000, and carried a crew of fifteen.
. .... A. Bis Iand . Grab. ..... .
Sacramento, ' Calif., Dec. 11. The
Bee ; prints . an article .claiming great
frauds in the locating and 'handling of
"lieu" lands by a combination including
Jphn A. Benson and the land firm of D.
M., and F. A. Hyde and their employers
and associates. Nearly 200,000 acres,
the Bee saye, have been located by ten
individuals, since March 1, ' 1891,' most
of it is claimed through dummies.
""Great Damage Done by the Storm.
London, Dec.. 11. The storm is still
raging. The loss sustained by - the de
struction of the telegraph, telephone
and electric light hnes is very heavy
and:' communication with almost all
points is cut off. The meagre reports
being receive!, however,' bring many
stories of wreck 'and disaster, , mostly
among the fishing and coasting craft.
' '"' Caused by FIre.T"
'' Brooklyn, Dec 11. Henry Batter
man'B.dry goods store and contents were
portially burned this morning-. The
lops is $200,000, which was caused mostly
by water. The . insurancce amounts to
about $185,000. '
' Washington Notes.
'" Washington, ; Dec. ' 11.: Attorney
General Miller has determined to test
the right . of a railway to iseue iff:
A Demand From China.
London, Dec. 10.- -A dispatch from
Rangoon says China has demanded the
withdrawal of the British posts at Nam
pounen. The government replied, de
clining to withdraw .the posts, but in
structed the commander to do his
utmost to avoid a collision.
c Newfoundland Getting Even.
St. John. N. F., Dec. 10. In retalia
tion for the duties imposed by Canada
.on Newfoundland fish, that government
has put in force a section of an act
against Canada, which, increases th
duties on articles from Canada. .. .
Explosion in a Coal Fit.- '
' Berlin, Dec. 10. A terrible explosion
occurred this morning in Friekins Iloff-
nunz pit. at HennsdorfT. in Silesia, kill
ing twenty miners, and severely wound
ing a numoer 01 outers. ? ;
New Commercial Treaties Signed.
Vienna, Dec.' 10. The new commer
cial treaties between Austria-Hungary
and Germany and Austria-Hungary and
Switzerland were signed today.
A Verdict of Not Guilty.
Nvack, N. Y.t Dec. 10. The jury
the forgery case ' against Assemblyman
Frank P. Demarest returned a verdict
this morning of not guilty. - . ,
V ' -' Jail Delivery In Illinois.
Galesbcrg.'iU., Dec. 10. Last night
eleven prisoners escaped from jail here
by sawing off the bars of a window.
rebels
DEFEAT! D
Another Heiress Story Exploded. -
Elmcra, N. Y., Dec. 10. Cone Dun
ham, until Saturday connected with
La Cigale" opera company in New
York, arrived here today. According to .
an interview published in New York,
she came here to secure an inheritance
of $125,000. She drove to the .Elmira'
reformatory aud had an interview with
her husband, W. H. Dunham, who was
sent here from New York three years
ago for forgery. Dunham's father died
recently in iriattsburg ana leit a small
amount of property to his son. This is
all the foundation there-is for her story.
She left for New York tonight.
Chinese Rebels Again Defeated.
London, Dec. 10. Dispatches from
Pekin state that, owing to the delay in
getting the Mongolian tribes together,
the plan of the viceroy to surround the
rebels has not proved a success. Another
battle was fought between the imperial
troops and the rebels, and the latter
were routed and dispersed. This battle
is believed to be the one concerning '
which the Chinese legation here received
advices yesterday.
Today's dispatches state that the
emperor of China has taken up the study '
of the English language.
. He was Seared to Death.
, Cincinnati, Dec. 10. James Morgan
who has had charge of the east elevator
of the custom-house, hs been literally;
scared to death. One day last week the
elevator became erratic and shot up
toward the roof like a rocket Morgan
though his last day had come and fell
in a faint. The elevator stopped itself
and Morgan revived sufficiently to es
cape, but has gradually failed constantlv
since, and is now completely paralyzed
The physicians say he can live only a.
few hours, and that it is clearly a case of.
scared to death. -
Chicago Wheat Market.
.Chicago, December 11. Close, wheat,
easy ; cash December, .91 ; May, 97
97.' ;- " ,
San Francisco Wheat Market.
San Francisco. Dec. 1 1'. Wheat,
buyer '61, 1.81K I Season-, 1 .90J
Portland Vv'heat Market.
. Portland, Dec 11. Wheat, Valley
1.65; Walla Walla. 1.00. ;
.-More Trouble In Brazil.
Rio Janeiro, Dec. 10. The situation
here continues' "critical: " "The govern
ment here is taking measures to pre
vent an entente -in the city. Advises
from Compos state there has been ,open
rebellion against the Peixotto govern
ment. K conflict occurred Tuesday last
between government troops and the in
surgents. Advices are not clear as to
which side won a victory, but it is re
ported ten men were killed.
' Fatal Quarrel Orer Land.
Ventura, Cal., Dec. 10. Billy MeDer
mott, an old-time citizen of this county,
shot and killed John Schell, petter
known as Dutch John, last night. The
tragedy occurred at the Cassitas, about
eight miles from this place, and had its
origin in a dispute over land boundaries.
McDermott claims to have acted in self
defense. . - ; .
Servian Rebels Burning Villages.
. 'Belgrade, Dec. 10. The Malissorri
tribe from AlBani raided and burned
Poschani and Vrangevece, villages in
Servia a short distance from .Tetowo,
and killed four of the inhabitants. They
afterwards attacked five hamlets, plun
dered the houses and killed seven people.
An English Vessel Wrecked,.
Liverpool, Dec. 10. The four-masted
iron ship Drumblair, Captain Beall, 1800
tons was wrecked near Cardiff. The
crew were seaved. . , ' .