The Dalles Daily Chronicle.
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STATE OFFICIALS.
Governoi S. Pennoyer
Secretary of State O. W. McBride
Treasurer Phillip Metschan
Supt. of Public Instruction E. B. McElroy
-frM&ell
Congressman B. Hermann
State Printer Frank Baker
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
County Judge. C. N. Thornbary
Sheriff ..!. L. Cates
Clerk J. B. C roe sen
Treasurer Geo. Rueh
Commissioners l&tknS'd
Assessor John E. Barnett
Surveyor E. F. Sharp
Superintendent of Public Schools. . .Troy Shelley
Coroner William Michell
AN IMPORTANT SUGGESTION.
Something must be done for our
county roads and the sooner that souie
thingja begun the Letter. Judge Tiiorn
bury informs the Cuhdxicle that u levy
of twenty-three mills will about meet
our county expenses for the current
year. That means a levy of two mills
less than last year. Now the Chronicle
suggests that the court fix tke levy at
twenty-five mills, the same as last year
and devote the two mills to the improve
ment of our county roads. Hood River
needs road improvements, Tygh Hill de
mands a new grade, the read between
here and Long Ward's needs permanent
improvements to make it passible at
times when it is most needed, other
places in the county are also crying for
road improvement that cannot possibly
be made by the ordinary work of the
respective road districts. Two mills
will give between five and six thousand
dollars for this work and this sum judic
iously spent will do an immense amount
of good. The addition of two mills to
the tax levy will never be felt by the
farmers. It means only a couple of
dollars additional on each thousand dol
lars of taxable property. The. farmers
cannot afford to kick because they will
reap the greatest benefit from the tax.
The Dalles ought not to kick because
every dollar it pays in this way will
come back again ten fold. Let all who
are interested in the improvement of
our county roads attend the meeting at
the county court room tonight and re
solve that the tax levy shall be increased
two mills to raise a fund for this much
needed work.
The Australian ballot law may not ac
complish all that some people expect but
it cannot fail to greatly embarrass the
work of the old line ticket peddler and
ward striker. The state prints tke
tickets and allows none to be distribu
ted on the outside. The voter must re
ceive his ballot from a- sworn officer.
After receiving it he must go into a booth
dr closet where no one can see him and
there prepare it himself. This may not
put an end to bribery but it will go a
long way towards that end. The man
who would offer a bribe can never be
sure the goods are delivered. It will
put an end to the abominable system "of
ticket fixing. The grand old method too
-of filling voters full of beer and whiskey,
preparing their ballots and marching
them up to the polls like bo many sheep
will get a set back. Bulldozing and
coercion will give way to reason and
moral suasion. Of course the bosses-!
-will find some way to get around some
of the provisions but they cannot get
.around them all or at least not all at on
.time and loop holes, if any are found, cam
l patched up by the next legislature.
- Secretary of State Weir of Washington
is authority for the statement that
Senator Allen baa announced his will
ingness to accept the appointment to
the judgeship of the ninth district in case
it be tendered him. Mr. Weir thinks
that Allen will receive the appointment
or the president will name one outside
the state. It is understood that Senator
Allen supported W. Lair Bill as long as
there was any hope of his appointment.
United States Consul Page of Port
Sarnia, Canada, has merely spoken the
pnblic mind when he remarks in the
latest Consular Reports that "there is
no such thing as a middling good egg."
Our grocery men will, please make-a
"red ink" memorandum.
Representative Wilson voted, for Hol
man'8 nickle-in-the slot resolution
against appropriations and the Wash
ington papers are demanding of John
L., why he trained with the democrats
when that particular buncombe resolu
tion was on the lapis.
, Tlie Ortjonian'i Washington corres
pondenf says Governor Pennoyer is not
in the race for president, but Tony
Noltner's paper says that the Oregonian
correspondent can lie like Bill Nye.
The ministerial voteon the eligibility
of women to the general conference in
the entire Methodist Episcopal church
resulted as follows: Total vote cast,
10,756; for 562 1 ; against, 6135; majority
in favor, 480.
A BcmarkaUs Fauru.
James Johnston, the man whose back
was broken last summer by being thrown
from a hand car on the Beech Creek rail
road, died on Saturday at his home, near
Kyler's'mill. Johnston was buried by
the township overseers of the poor. The
circumstances attending the burial are
noteworthy on account of the difficulties
attending it. Johnston's house is on the
right hand of Moshannon creek, in a
wild, lonely spot," remote from other
houses and almost inaccessible.
The only approach to it is by a narrow,
rickety foot bridge which spans the
creek, which on Saturday was swollen
by the recent rains, to a raging torrent.
The coffin had to be carried across the
bridge, and the task, after several at
tempts, was accomplished by making a
harness of straps fastened to each end of
the coffin and buckled around the shoul
ders of two men, who by clinging to the
single handrail succeeded in getting
across, although the frail bridge swayed
and sank with their weight until the
swift current splashed over it.
After the body was placed in the cof
fin tha men started back. They found
that with the ' additional weight of the
corpse the bridge would not bear them,
and, after several ineffectual attempts
to carry it over, they finally got "it over
by rigging a harness to the stoutest man,
who then dragged it over with much
difficulty and peril.
There was no minister present, no
mourners and no funeral services were
held over the poor fellow's body. Phila
delphia Letter.
Hunting with Trained Bald Eagles.
An Indian boy belonging to the Sioux
tribe has a pair of pets which are not
only strange and interesting, but are
useful as well. These are two large bald
eagles.
The young Indians are fond of hunt
ing, but are not allowed to own or carry
guns, and the result is that - they are
compelled to use the bow and arrow.
which they use with great expertneas.
The boy shot an old eagle and wounded
it. It flew to its nest, and he followed
until he saw where the home of the bird
was. He thon killed the wounded bird
and waited until its mate appeared and
also killed it.
Climbing to the nest he found two
young ones, which he took home with
him and began a course of training
which has resulted in his having the
birds so fully under control that they
come and go at his command. He takes
them out, and when he sights any quar
ry he turns his eagles loose, after fasten
ing their beaks so that they cannot eat
the animal, and the birds immediately
give chase and bring down the prey.
The eagles are now about a year and a
half old, and are large and strong enough
to bring down a fawn.
The boy is the most successful hunter
of the tribe, and never goes out without
bringing home some game, from a rab
bit to a deer. The officers at this place
want the eagles, and have offered the
boy what probably appeared to him to
be fabulous sums for them, but he stead
ily refuses all offers. Cor. Boston Globe.
A Sleep Walking Sunday School Teacher.
A, young lady of this place who is
treasurer of a mission band in one of our
Sunday schools, and who had .about
five dollars of the band's money in her
possession, quietly performed a feat the
other night that was quite dangerous.
The lady referred to arose at a late hour,
dressed herself, went to the bureau
where she had placed the five dollars
and took it to a little room in the house
which the family did not occupy. Gath
ering together a few old skirts she wrap
ped the money np in them and then se
curely tied it with a string and placed it
in a dark, hidden corner.
After this was accomplished she went
into her brother's room, took his loaded
revolver and started for the yard. It is
not known just how long she was out of
doors, but the next morning the revolver
was found in a barrel at the rear of the
lot. When the revolver was discovered
in the barrel it dawned upon the young
laay tnat per naps some person had been
in the house and taken her mission
money, and she quickly went to the
bureau where she had the money con
cealed. On reaching the drawer she
found that it had disappeared. A thor
ough search was given and the money
found in the place above mentioned.
Huntington Journal.
Coat and Overcoats.
A clothing dealer says that about one-
fifth of the masculine portion of the city's
population go through the winter with
out overcoats. In most instances the
cause is the lack of money to make a
purchase, but there are men who are
able to buy but who refuse to wear a
top coat. Some of these prefer two or
more suits of underclothing to an over
coat. A great many whose occupation
keeps them indoors constantly invest
their money in street car rides on cold
days and get along well enough without
the big coat. -
A well to do merchant scouts the idea
of more than one coat at a time. He
keeps an assortment of coats of varying
weights and uses them in accordance
with the high or low temperature. He
insists that it is the only way to avoid
colds, which comes from overweight of
clothing that is used in all kinds of win
ter weather. St. Louis Republic.
Some immense vegetables were lately
exhibited at Great Falls, Mon. There
is a sugar beet weighing twenty-five
pounds, a twenty pound turnip, a five
pound potato, a pumpkin weighing 120
pounds and a cabbage three feet in di
ameter, all raised in that vicinity.
The record made by the United States
in the line of exportation of its own
products during the past twelve months
was greater than ever before made by
any nation. The value of exports ex
ceeded $100,000,000.
Annie R. Chittenden of Osceola has
patented a road cart which is designed
to relieve the animal of all strain and
to ' obviate the disagreeable jar and
other objectionable features of the carts
now in use. -
- An Ancient El Dorado.
On the identical spot where King Sol
omon procured "golddnst, peacocks and
monkeys," a syndicate -with $5,000,000
capital stock ' issued and a ten stamp
mill erected, has just pounded out $55,
000. Mount Ophir,-of scriptural re
nown, is close by. The old rocits, which
were too low grade for King Solomon's
reduction processes, are being ground
np and they average half an ounce to
the ton. This gold field of Solomon's,
which has been idle all of the centuries
Until now, is on the Malay peninsula. 1
The people who have gone in to de
velop it have had to cut seven miles of
road through the jungle and clear sixty
miles of river. They are just beginning
to realize on their investment. The
company with the big capital has a con
cession on twenty square miles of this
gold field. The formation is black
slate. A shaft sunk 100 feet on the lode
has uncovered enough ore to keep the
mill going a year. The ore will yield
two ounces to the ton. In one place on
the concession there is a hill 250 feet
high and half a mile long.
The company has tunneled into this
hill about half way from the bottom and
found ore ranging from seve.n penny
weights to seven ounces of gold. The
reef varies in width from two to nine
feet. Even the loose rocks scattered
about on the hillside yield half an ounce
of gold to the ton. The superintendent
said to the American consul recently:
"1 did not think there was anything of
this kind so extensive in the world.
Wherever you try you find gold." Raub
is the modern name of the ancient el do
rado. Wilmington Letter.
A Remarkable Stone Thrower.
It is supposed that we have no men
nowadays who could compete on even
terms with the old archers. A man
named Uri Bailey recently died in Penn
sylvania who was worthy of a place with
the old time soldiers. His skill in throw
ing stones was said to be marvelous. He
was mentally deficient, but a giant phys
ically. His aim with stones at any mark
or game was a3 unerring as that of the
most skillful handler of the rifle. He
annually bagged scores of small game
pheasants, rabbits, quails and squirrels,
which he killed with stones. ..
He could kill a bird on the wing or a
rabbit at full speed almost as easily as
he could kill it at rest. He had a larsre
leather pouch attached to one side of his
coat, in whjeb. he on all occasions car
ried a good supply of carefully selected
stones. An exhibition of his skill, which
was always a favorite with him, was to
set up a scythe blade, edge toward him,
and at the distance of 100 feet cut
apples in halves by throwing them
against the edge of the blade.
He could almost exactly lralve two
out of every three apples he threw.
Robin Hood's great feat of skill was to
set up a peeled sapling at a considerable
distance and split it with an arrow. We
do not see that this is more difficult than
splitting the apple on the scythe blade.
Rural New Yorker. . .
Why It Was Named Machias.
A good many people doubtless have
wondered why Secretary Tracy named
the gunboat launched at Bath, Me., the
Machias. Machias people know. why.
and are very proud of the exploit of
tneir ancestors, who within a few weeks
Of the battle of Concord fought a smart
naval engagement and captured a British
schooner which was blockading their
port. The captain of the British schooner
commanded the men of Machias to cut
down the liberty pole which they had
set up on their common. The men o'
Machias refused, and there was some
skirmishing of an inconclusive nature.
Finally some bold spirits in the town
fitted out a sloop and attacked the
schooner, which was named the Marga
retta. The engagement was brisk, and
the Americans succeeded in boarding
the schooner, drove her crew below and
pulled down the British colors. Machias
people claim that the Margaretta was
the first British vessel captured in the
Revolution, and their exploit is some-
rimes called "the Lexington of the Seas."
Machias is an ' historical place, and if
the gunboat is handled with the old
Machias spirit she will give a good ac
count of herself. Boston Transcript
Boalanger SoaTeoirs Pawned.
A curious result of the decline and
fall of General Boulanger has been
brought to light in the public pawn offi
ces. These state supported establish
ments, called generally monts de piete,
have been inundated of late with busts
and medallions of the defunct general.
The pledges in marble, plaster of paris
or bronze have been put in the clou by
poor enthusiasts, who in the days, of
Boulanger s brief glory desired to have
a memento before them of him whom
they deemed to be the! "coming man."
One branch office in the Montmartre
Clignanconrt district, where ' M, Bou
langer was particularly popular, is said
to have nineteen busts of the departed
agitator. London News.
The Land .of Bloodless Revolutions.
The recent revolution in Brazil is an
other instance of the peculiar character
of the government changes in the great
South American republic, and the
strange thing about them is that revo
lution follows revolution always with
out bloodshed. . The bite Dom Pedro ab
dicated and went into banishment with
out war; the president who succeeded
him, and who undertook unsuccessfully
to play the part of .dictator, yielded to
indignant popular opinion without shed
ding blood, and now another govern
ment has been set up, and so far the in
ternal troubles have caused no blood
shed. Forum. .
. Visitors to Werkhojaust, Siberia, com
plain of the coldness of the place. The
thermometer is said to have registered
on occasions as low as 81 degs. below
zero, and that the ground freetes to a
depth of 400 feet.
The population of the .Cherokee Na
tion, which has recently sold 6,000,000
acres of land tothegovomiuent, Lsabont
30,000. The Cherokees are a highly civ
ilized tribe of Indians.
SOCIETIES.
ASSEMBLY NO. 4827, K. OF L. Meets in K.
of P. hall the second and fourth Wednes
days of each month at 7:80 p. m. . .,
WASCO LODGE, NO. 15, A. F. A A. M. Meets
. first and third Monday of each month t t
P.M.
DALLES ROYAL ASCH CHAPTER NO. 6.
of each month at 7 P. M.
MODERN WOODMEN OF THE WORLD.
Mt. Hood Camn No. SB. Moot Tn.v
lngof each week in the K. of P. Hall, at 7:30 r. x.
COLUMBIA LODGE, NO. 5, I. O. O. F. Meets
everv Fridav evening at 7 ran v..iv i v
of P. hall, corner Second and Court streets!
Sojourning brothers are welcome.
a., plough, tsec'y. H. A. Bills.N. G.
FRIENDSHIP LODGE, NO. 9., K. of P. Meets
everv Mondav eveninv t t - on ,.iAAir
Schanno's building, corner of Court and Second
streets. Sojourning members are cordially in-
D. W.Vausk, K. of R. and 8. c. C.
Wf.?JSr CHRISTIAN TEMPERENCE
, ION will meet every Friday afternoon
at 8 o'clock at the reading room. A 11 are invited.
TEMPLE LODGE NO. 8, A. O. U. W. Meets
at K. ef P. Hall, Corner Second and Court
Streets, Thursday evenings at 7:30.
r , , . George Gibons,
W. S Mtkbs, Financier. m. W.
TAS. NESMITH P08T, No. 32, G. A. R. Meets
fj every Saturday at 7:30 p. m., in the K. of P.
Hull.
B
e Fp1 HaliVerirSUUdar afternon In
CJEBANG VEREIN Meets every Sunday
M evening in the K. of P. Hall. .
TL I h I' SIXWPfjL lr? the
- - 1 v mini Wednes
day of each month, st 7 :3i p. m.
THE CHURCHES.
ST. PETER'S CHURCH Rev. Father Bkons
geest Pastor. Low Mass every Sunday at
7 a. M. High Mass at 10:30 a.m. Vespers at
7r.n.
ADYET 'H,PI5T!AN t-HURCH.-Preaching
in the . M. C. A. rooms every Sunday at 11
a. in. and 7 p. m. Sunday school immediately
after morning service. J. A. Orchard, pastor. '
STi,PAUL CHURCH Union 8treet, opposite
Fifth. Rev. Ell D. Sutclifle Rector. Services
every Sunday at 11a. m. and 7:30 p. M. Sunday
School 9:43 A. M. Evening Prayer on Friday at
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. O. D. Tai
lor, Pastor. Morning services everv Sab
bath at the academy at 11 a. m. Sabbath
School immediately after morning services.
Prayer meeting Friday evening at Pustor's resi
dence. Union services in the court house at 7
P. M.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Rev. W. C.
Curtis, Pastor. Services every Sundav at 11
a. M. and 7 P. M. Sunday School after morning
lervice. Strangers cordially invited. Seats free.
ME. CHURCH Rev. A. C. Bpencer, pastdr.
Services every Sunday morning. Sunday
School at 12:20 o'clock p. M. A cordial invitation
is extended by both pastor and people to all.
A. A. Brown,
Keeps a full assortment of
Staple and Fancy Groceries,
and Provisions.
which he offers at Low Figures.
SPEGIfllt :-: PAIGES
to Cash. Buyers.
HiiMt Casl Prices for Ens and
.'-.ofher Prate.
170 SECOND STREET.
Building materials !
javinar made arrangements with a
numoer of Factories, I am pre
pared to furnish.
Dpois, Windows. Mouldings,
STORE FRONTS
And all kinds of Special work. Ship
ments made daily from factory and can
fill orders in the shortest possible time.
Prices satisfactory.
It will be to yonr interest to see me
before purchasing elsewhere.
Wm. Saandefs,
Office over French's Bank.
W. E. GARRETSON,
Leadiixg Jeweler.
BOLK AGENT FOB THE
All Watch Work Warranted.
Je-welry Made . to Order.
138 Second St., Tbe Dalles, Or.
FLOURING MILL TO LEASE.
THE OLD DALLES MILL AND WATER
Company's f lour Mill will be leased to re
sponsible parties. For Information apply to the
1 be Dalles, Oregon
Notice.
AH parties having claims against the
estate ot Kalpii ronger, deceased, .will
f ilease present the same to .T. T. Nicho
as, administrator.
Columbia Hotel, Dalles City, Or.,
January 6, 1892. jb-im
MAYS &
SALE AGENTS FOR
' ' Aeotn 9 'and Chatftet Oak
STOVES AND RANGES.
Jewett's Steel Banies, ail Richardson's and Boynton's Fninaces,
- We also keep a large and eomplete stoek of
Hardware, Tinware, Granite,
.Barbed Wire, Blacksmiths' Coal, Pumps, Pipe,
Packing, Plumbers Supplies, Guns,
Ammunition and Sporting Goods.
Plumbing, Tinning, Gun Repairing and Light
Machine Work a Specialty.
COK. SECOND AND FEDERAL 8TS.,
Great Bargains!
Removal I Removal !
On account of Removal I will sell my
entire stock of Boots and hoes, Hats
and Caps, trunks and Valises, Shelv
ings, Counters, Desk, Safe, Fixtures,
at a Great Bargain. Come and see
my offer.
GREAT REDUCTION IN RETAIL.
J.
12 5 econd Stfcet,.
HEV; FALL RHD WINTER DRY GOODS
COMPLETE IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.5"? "
Glothing, Gents' Furnishing Goods, Hats, Gaps,
Boots and Shoes.
Full Assortment of the Leading Manufacturers.
Cash Bayers mill save money by examining our stoek
and prices before purchasing elsewhere.
The Dalles Mercantile Co.,
Successors to BROOKS Si BEERS, Dealers in
General Merchandise, Staple and Fancy Dry Goods,
Gents' Furnishing Goods, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, etc.
Groceries, Hardware,
Provisions, Flour, Bacon,
HAY, GRAIN AND PRODUCE
Of all Kinds at Lowest Market Rates. '
Free Delivery to Boat and
' 390 and 394
H. C. NIELS6N,
Clothier and Tailor,
BOOTS AND SHOES, -Hats
and Caps, Trunks and Valises,
O-eiits' Furxxlsliliis Ooodja,
CORNER OF SECOND AND WASHINGTON, THE DALLES, OREGON.
PAUL KREFT & CO.,
-DUUI8 IN-
Paints, Oils, Glass
And the Most Complete and the Latest
Patterns and Designs In
Practical Painters and Paper Hangers. None
but the best brands of the Bherwin-WiUiams
Paint nsed in all our work, and none but the
most skilled workmen employed. All orders
promptly attended to 10-17-d
Store and faint Shop corner Third and
Washington Streets. :
CROWE,
THE CELEBRATED
Blueware, Silverware, Cutlery,
THE DALLES, OREGON.
The Dalles.
H. Herbring.
Curs and all parts of the City.
Second Street
The Old Germania Saloon.
JOHN DOJlflVOIi, 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.