Enflless Variety anJ Assortment of Dolls, Toys, Books, Albums, Pianos, Or gans, Musical Instruments. 4 V oooooooo "The Regulator Line" Tie Dalles, Portland anfl Astoria Navigation Co. ) T ' I o our patrons and friends we thank you for past favors and trust you will all have a prosperous and Happy New Year. The Dalles Daily Chroniele, Entered a the Paste ffl ce at The Dalles, Oregon, as second-class matter. Weather Forecast. Official forecast for twenty-four hours ending c! For Fridav and Satnrdav fair weather. "With stationary temperature. Pagce. FBJ DAY JAN. 6, 1S93 LOCAL BRBTITIES. Leive, your order for cord wood at Maiev & Benton's. Vic Marder expects to return to his stnrViat Forest Grove tomorrow. ' lr. Brigbaru, of Dufur, was in the f sity yesterday on a hurried business ''trip. The land sale of the estate of A. B. Moore was postponed until 2 p. in. to morrow. A fine lot of furniture going very low at Crandall & Burget's new store. Skating still continues good, and the ponds near town are the favorite resort of all who like the sport. Mr. John Parker, of Hood River, and Geo. C. Jones, jr., of White Salmon, are in the city. Go to Joles Bros, for the celebrated Warner butter only 75 cents per roll. Miss Schulthis of Pendleton, is visit ing Miss Clara Story of this city. She will remain about two weeks. 1 Mr. Hugh Chrisman has some sickness amongst the little ones of his family, but it is hoped nothing serious. Carpets and furniture at reduced rates at Crandall & Burget's, next door to Floyd & Shown'B drug store. Miss Louise McNulty left for a visit to her father yesterday at Fern Leaf Farm, near Mosier. The roads are not getting back to their good condition again, compared with what they were two months ago. Representative Chandler leaves for the capital city today. . He will be ' ac companied by Mr. Coon from Hood river, . You can carpet your rooms at about your own price by calling on Crandall & Burget, at the new store on Union street. The young mens dancing club will hold a meeting tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock for the purpose of effecting an organization at the office of H. H. Rid- dell. All members are requested to be present. Mr. Charles Corson has returned from (Portland to settle up some business matters, before again seeking the con solidated city ; but not for a permanent kiome. He has an abiding faith in The )alles. - TtiA TMflonr1 Pi-odd U-A Vneeting this evening. The election of officers will take place for the ensuing I year. A set of by-laws will be adopted. J The club will discuss some things that 5 the next legislature ought to do and some they ought not to do. The wheat product of the Inland Era Sure is annually 25,000,000 bushels, wiiiie its possible output is estimated at 200,000,000 bushels per annum, and the most conservative, estimate that in five yeara, when the river is opened and the Nicaragua canal completed, the wheat product for one year will amount to sufficient to build the Nicaragua canal nd pay every dollar of cost for an open iver. ' i PEASE & . Mr. Kennedy's little steamer, the In land Star looks "lonesome like" now, the only eteam craft in the water at The Dalles. The ferry boat was hauled be low the Regulator for repairs yesterday. Mr. J. L." Fuller, adjuster of the Nor wich Union fire insurance company, who has been adjusting the amount of the loss occasioned by the burning of the house on Mr. J. H. Sherar's 8-Mile ranch, left for Heppner on the noon train. Little Annie Chrisman, blindfolded in the presence of a throng at Jacobsen & Co's. Wednesday afternoon, distributed the following prizes: To Miss Clara Sampson the prize doll ; Mrs. H. Thomp son, Mrs. W. E. Laughmiller and Mrs. J. C. Miens each a dictionary and Ar thur Stubling a scrap book. Several ... 1 ,1 ubucia ncio aniuucu. , - Among the social events of the season r none has been more enjoyable than was f' the Cobweb party given last evening by P Mrs. w . a. Myers, assisted Dy Mrs. Dr. Eshelman and Miss Lown, in honor of the college boys now at home for the holidays. The principal features of the eveninz were the cobweb and the music by the Mandolin and Guitar clnb.f The guests were somewhat surprised on ar riving to find the home of Mrs. Myers sol completely filled with "cobwebs" than it was necessary to at once commence! work to remove them ; ' and each one finding one end of a thread of the web labored diligently to clear it from large cobweb which ingeniously devised and constructed under the supervision of Miss Lown, was a gigantic represent ation of a spider's home, composed of long strings wound about the rooms, furniture, electroliers, and tangled to gether in almost inextricable confusion. Many hands made light work and an hour of earnest effort completely demol ished the huge entanglement and each one had secured the prize fastened to the end of their string. Then a delicious collation waa served . on small tables distributed throughout the rooms. After the lunch singing and music by the Mandolin and Guitar club occupied the remainder of the evening. Those) present were : Rose, Annette and Myrtle! Michell, Clara Story, Iva Brooks, Grace! Marden, Ursula, Louise and Nona Ruch, Maybel Mack.Misd Lown, Miss Schulthis Grace Campbell, . Caddie Booth, Misa Rowland, Dr. and Mrs. Eshelman, Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Myers, Mrs. J. P Stewart, Messrs. Ed Mays, Frank French, John Booth, Robt. Mays, Edw French, Harry Esping, M." Jameson, Vivian French, F., Garretson, F. W Wilson, Winterton Curtis, Martin Don nell, Edw. Patterson, H. H. RiddelL Truman Butler. Stunningly Impudent.' "You can get no appropriation from the legislature for a portage road at the dalles," said a gentleman from Portland to a gentleman of The Dalles, in The Umatilla dining ' room yesterday. Astonished at the expression our Dalles city man inquired, "Why not?" "Be cause, I will tell you, confidentially," said the Portland gentleman, "We don't want such useless expenditures of money by the people. ' In Portland we have bor rowed something like $20,000,000 for Portland commissions the past few years, and are putting in water works, bridges, improving rivers, and building public buildings for future generations to pay for. We expect to ask for the privilege , of further indebtedness, to build another bridge for Albina, and possibly a further privilege for comple tion of our city hall and water works. MAYS. and such little things as the dalles por tage should take care of themselves in the same way." This is a Portland view of the matter. How can Portland ignore the justice of a measure to open up to them a. region such as the Inland Empire is to them ; and has been for the past thirty 3'ears? If the measure is defeated by Portland influence this time, it is. barely possible that Portland may never again 'be asked for any favor, or reciprocity in business from the Inland Empire. The Itnrlington Coming. It-is currently rumored in Portland railway circles that within two yeara trains will be running over the Chicago, Burlington &.Quncy road into Portland. The road is graded from Merino, Wyo., to the Idaho line, and will be extended o Boise next year. ' From Boise the 'bad' will run west to the Snake river, where a spur will be run up to connect with the Hunt system in Washington, while the main line will run west and connect with the Oregon Pacific. The Burlington's coming to the coast does net depend, however, upon its purchase of the Oregon Pacific. If the Burling- ton does not purchase the Hunt system it will be built through Washington, connecting with the Tacoma, Lake Park and Columbia river surveys for the ex tension of which are now being made in the Cascade mountains. This line is considered a Burlington interest and will give that road an outlet to P6get Sound. In Goldendale, they have high hopes, according to the Sentinel, which says: "Herman ;Beal, "the locater for the defunct Hunt system, is in the em ploy of the Burlington and will surely remember this county, and the famous Klickitat pass which was on his his favorite route from Wallula to Van couver. This is the best chance Klicki tat now has for a road. If the Burling ton pushes its way through to the sound Klickitat will quite likely secure a road. Everything looks favorable" now for a road through the country in the near future." The Buffalo Courier of the 31st says : "It is pre-: dieted that in 1894 the Burlington will be running trains Into Portland, Oregon. The road is now graded from Marion, Wyoming, to the Idaho line, and will be extended to Boise. From Boise the road will run west to Snake river, where a spur will be run up to connect with the Hunt system in Washington, while the main line will run west and connect with the Oregon Pacific." The state board of equalization have increased the assessed valuation of the thirty-one counties in the state from $1951304,770 to $228,398,677, a clean raise of $32,793,907. Wasco county comes in for her share of the income to the amount of $521,879, and Sherman county to the amount of $82,085. These are lesa the deductions for indebtedness and exemptions. ' Multnomah county has been subject to the greatest raise, which Is $20,847,737, over her assessment made by Mr. Sears, the county assessor. This equalization will be the source of a great deal of kicking and censure of the equal ization board, especially bo on the as sessment at face value of mortgages. The A. F. O. T. B. O. U., club will this evening complete the round of New Year's calls which they were unable to accomplish Monday. All are glad to see the boys, for with the melody which accompanies them, they entertain and gladden where ever they go. Mr. H. C. Baleham, who is the city to day en route to Hood River. THROUGH Frcignt ana Pcissenser Lins Through daily service (Sundays ex cepted) Between The Dalles and Port land. Steamer Regulator leaves The Dalles at 7 a. m. connecting at Cascade Locks with steamer Dalles City. Steamer Dalles City leaves- Portland (Yamhill street dock) at 6 a. m. con necting with steamer Regulator for The Dalles. . 1'ASSENOGK A TBS. One way . . ........ Round trip .$2.00 . 3.00 Freight Rates Greatly Reduced. Shipments received at wharf any time, day or night, and delivered at Portland on arrival. Live stock shipments solicited. Call on or address. W. C. ALLAWAY, ' General Agent. B. F. LAUGHLIN, General Manager. THE DALLES, OREGON DEATH OF W. S. LADD. The Celebrated Pioneer Banker of Oregon at Itest. Special to The Chiionicle.J Portland, Jau. 6. Mr. William S. Ladd, the pioneer banker of Pregtn, died at his residence in this city at 9 :10 a. m., today after a very brief illness. Mr. Ladd has been one of the most pop ular men on the whole Pacific coast,, and it is rare indeed to find a man of such wide influence in the financial world so highly esteemed as he has been by all' his acquaintances, rich and poor alike, for all of whom he had good counsel and cheering words. He never oppressed anybody, is the common expression to day ; on the other hand his action has liberally sustained many a weak and faltering enterprise. , " Mr. Ladd was born in Holland, Vt, Oct. 10th, 1826. His ancestors came to America in 1628. ' He came to Oregon via. the Isthmus in 1S5I. In . 1854, he married Miss Caroline A. Elliott of New Hampshire. In 1859, in company with C. E. Tilton he established the bank of Ladd & Til ton i n Portl and . The partnef ship was dissolved in 1880 with bills re ceivable amounting to $2,500,000. He had large interests in the Oregon Iron and Steel Co., O. R. and N. Co., and other enterprises of which Oregon is proud His family is W. M. Ladd, a member of the bank firm ; Chas. Elliott Ladd, Mrs. Henry J. Corbett, and Mrs. Charles Pratt of Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. Ladd endowed the chair of practical theology in the Presbyterian Theological seminary in San Francisco with $50,000. , The Library Association of Portland, was also founded and fostered by his benev olent hand. Hh View. Charlie B- - is a board of trade man. His wife has ideas of her own. A few days ago she told Charlie at dinner: "Reciprocity is a great thing." "When did you find that out?" asked Charlie. ' "A lady stepped on my dress today and never offered a word of apology." "Of course not," chuckled Charlie. "But she smiled." "Oh!" "Then I smiled. Yon see that smile produced a smile in return." . "A man would have smiled, too, under the circumstances," remarked Charlie. "That was reciprocity," said Mrs. Charlie, ignoring the remark. . . ."Almost as satisfactory as if you had slapped each other." And she answered in a dreamy voice: "Almost." Detroit Free Press. Ueuurei the Profile of a fliver Bed. - An instrument has been invented in Germany by which the profile of a river bed may be taken automatically with sufficient accuracy. 5 A curveifami rests on the bottom of thu river, and by means of a recording mechanism the depth is automatically smd ifrecisely registered on a revolvintr drum. New York Sun. Farmers coming into the city report the roads as very bad. ' The melting snow, together with thawing and freez ing, does not better them any. Mr. John Cook of San Francisco, formerly of the Baldwin hotel barber shop, arrived in the city last evening, and will occupy a chair in Mr. Fraser'a Elite tonsorial parlors. . - Mr. Curg Cates of the Cascade Locks came up on the noon train today. From him we learn, one of the Day contractors was at the locks taking in the situation preparatory to beginning work on their contract. . LOOK AT OUR OFFER VTV This Webster's Dic tionary, only $1.00 ! Where can yon do letter? - y - i- V - - 5' -' 1 S' s th ' ! 7h i V , X - - I 'M" . , i -w oooooooo OUR PRICES ARE BELOW ALL COMPETITION., We Have Made- Sweeping Reductions. Call and examine our stock of Deserving: Praise. We desire to say to our citizens, that for yeara we have been selling Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Dr. King's New Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters, and have never handled remedies that sell ae well, or that have given such universal satisfaction. We do not hesitate to guarantee them every time, as we stand ready to refund the purchase price, if satisfactory results do not follow their use. There remedies have won their great popularity purely on their merits. Snipes & Kinersly's druggists. Walt Whitman Reunions. Camden, Jan 5. A large number of the friends of th late Walt Whitman, including ' several literary lights, met today at the residence of Lawyer Thomas B. Harned, and decided to form a Walt Whitman Reunion Association. It was announced that over $500 had been con tributed for the purchase, endowment and preservation of the famous two- story house on Mickle street, where most of the literary work of the poet philosopher was , done. Two thousand dollars more is to be raised. A Million Friends. A friend in need is a friend indeed. and not less than one million people have found just such a friend in Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs, and Colds. If you have never used this Great Cough Medicine, one trial will convince you that it has wonderful curative powers in all diseases of Throat, Chest and Lungs. Each bottle is guaranteed to do all that is claimed or -money will be refunded. Trial bottles free at Snipes & Kinersly's drug store. Large bottles 50c and $1.00. Lost. - . A gold watch charm with a small piece of chain attached, between J. P. Mclnerny and Leslie Butlers, A re asonable reward will be paid for return of same to Maier & Bentons. E.JACOBSEN WE HAVE THEM ! All the Latest Novelties for the Holidays, '" CONSISTING OF- r- . NECKWEAR, MUFFLERS, HANDKERCHIEFS, SUSPENDERS, ; GLOVES, ETC. JOHN C. 1-1 ERTii, 109 SECOND STREET, THE EUROPEAN HOUSE. . The Corrugated Building next Door to Court Hon. Hanasomeiy misnea ticoms 10 BH ! Fileals Prepared by a First Class English took. TRANSIENT PATRONAGE SOLICITED. Good Sample Rooms for' Commercial Men. o o o o o o o A ffl 1b of Ml BOOKS, linn -nil -in ilnili UUU11U ill UiUUi gilt. Over 200 In nnlnrvr Fiwm IU uDlDUl 11 Uiii, at 25c per vol o o o o o o o holiday presents AT We're not waiting for the bats and, moles, but for men and women who have eyes and use them, who have brains and reason ! There's a new world for them suffering and sickly as they are a new world created from the brain of a skillful physician a discovery the ''Golden Medical Discovery.". Years ago Dr. Pierce found out that thft Hofrif. nf hi rnfnlii- hrnnr.hial. throat and lung trouble lay in the beginning at least in impure blood and the weak tone of the system ; that the way to cure these effects was to remove the cause, that human nature being the same, the same results might be looked for in-nearly all cases. So confident was he that the exceptions were uncommon that he took the risk of giving the medicine to those it didn't benefit for nothing, and the re sults have proved that he was right. And "Golden Medical Discovery" is the remedy for the million ! The only guaranteed Liver, Blood and Lung rem- oifv Y rnr mnnpv njit ir it nrrnn r. - help you. - ' For Bale Cheap. A city lot with two houses and out houp-s, all inclosed bv fence. Inquire at this office. dtf-12.12 For Kent. . The only 3-story, fire-proof brick building in the city. For further par ticulars inquire of Tom Kelly, at The Umatilla house. All Dalles Citv warrants registered prior to May 1, '1891, will be paid if presented at "my office. Interest ceases from and after this date. Dated, Jan. 3d, 1893. L. ROBDEN, tf. Treas. Dalles Citv. : PHOTOGRAPHER. First premium at the Wasco county ' fair for best portraits and views. THE DALLES. OREGON. mi oy me uay, wee or jnonin.- r