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VOL. V.
THE DALLES, OREGON, WEDNESDAY; MARCH 22, 1893.
NO. 82.
Dress Goods Wash Fabrics White Goods Table Linens
SflO E,S Furnishing Goods" CIiOTHlfiG
Pongee Silks Drapery Silks Dress Silks Trimming Silks
We would
Seed Wheat,
" Oats,
" Corn,-
." Rye,
" Potatoes,
Garden Seeds,
Grass
Seedsvin Bulk.
-AT-
J. H. CROSS'
Hay , Grain and Feed Store.
JOHN -PASHEK,
fleicfiam Tailor,
76 Count Street, .
Next door to Wasco Sun Office.
Has jnfit received a fine line of Sam plea
for spring and Bummer Suitings.
Come an! See the New FasMoas.
Cleaning and fepaiiring
to order. Satisfaction guaranteed.
The Dalles
PIKST STEEET.
FACTORY NO. 105.
fTC A DCof the Best Brands
VXvXxjlXVO manufactured, and
"orders from all parts of the country filled
on the shortest notice.
The reputation of THE DALLES CI
GAR has become firmly established, and
the demand for the home manufactured
article is increasmg every day.
A. ULRICH &. SON.
The Snug.
W. H. BUTTS, Prop.
No. 90 Seoond Sreet, The Dalles, Or.
This well known stand, kept by the
well known W. H. Butts, long a resi
dent of Wasco county, has an extraordi
nary fine stock of
Sheep Herder's Delight and Irish Disturbance.
In fact, all the leading brands of fine
Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Give the
old man a call and yon will come again.
Money
to
Six Per Cent. Interest.
Six Years'
Sinking Fund or Building and Loan Plans.
4 -,"7"; F- 1
The Hew England national
Building, Loan & Investment Ass'n,
' Oregonlan Building, Portland, Or.
J O EL G. KOONTZ, AGENT,
Tllo Dalles, Oregon.
.jfl5 Agents Wanted! Address the Portland Office.
be pleased, to have you. callt and
line, best assortment
PRINZ & NITSCHKE
DEALERS IN
Furniture and Carpets
We have added to our business a
somplete Undertading Establishment,
and as we are in no way oonnected with
the Undertakers' Trust our prices will
be low accordingly.
"The Regulator Line"
Tie Dalles, Portal and Astoria
Navigation Co.
THROUGH
Freignt ana Passenger 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.
PASSENGER RATES.
Oneway $2.00
Round trip ......... .... 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. LAUGH LIN,
General Manager."
THE DALLES,
OREGON
Time, and
' May be Paid On or Before Maturity.
Loan
Our Spring Stools, of
rios &l,itg "t lie i"
FRIGHTFUL CALAMITY
Largest Flouring: Mills in the World
Destroyed.
SEVERAL LIVES REPORTED LOST
An Explosion That Shook the Country
for Miles An Attempt to Burn
a Building.
Litchfield, 111., March 21. The most
frightful calamity in the history of this
city occurred at an early hour this morn
ing, and resulted in the loss of $1,000,
000 worth of property and a number of
lives, practically wrecking half of the
town and damaging property for miles
around. Shortly after 3 o'clock this
morning fire was discovered in Kohlor's
"Planet" steam flouring mills, the larg
est of the kind in the world, located in
the southwest part of the ciiy. - The fire
department had scarcely arrived on the
scene when an explosion of terrific vio
lence shook the earth for miles around,
the shock being felt as far as Decatur,
50 miles distant. ' It broke the plate
glass windows in a majority of the stores
in the city, prostrated almost every one
on the street, shook houses loose from
their foundations, and jarred the
machinery in the Lichfield car and
machine shops to such an -extent that
work had to be suspended till the neces
sary repairs can be made. It is sup
posed the fire originated from a spark
from a passing locomotive, and the sub
sequent explosion was caused by the
flames coming in contact with an ac
cumulation of mill dust. It looked at
one time as if the entire south end of
town would be consumed, but the fire
department after a hard fight of three
hours managed to prevent the flames
from spreading.
Head Millwright John Carve, of
Waterloo, attempted to save his tools
from the burning building. He was
stunned by the explosion, thrown
against the smokestack, pinned there
and burned to death, his limbs being
burnt off. It is not yet known whether
there are any other fatalities, though a
number ot serious injuries are reported.
A grain elevator adjoining the mill, con
taining 250,000 bushels of wheat, was
burned to the ground with its contents,
together' with ten Wabash freight cars
standing alongside. The track is block
aded and telegraph wires disabled.
Mrs. V. Hoffman has a leg broken,
Mrs. E. Richelroth, sr., her head cut.
The mill was owned by Kohler Bros., of
St. Louis, and had a capacity of 2,000
barrels of flour daily, and employed 150
hands. Insurance on the mill and ele
vator, $330,000.
St. Louis, March 21. Kohlor Bros,
estimate their loss in the Litchfield fire
at $500,000.
The Beemah Reported Ashore.
Portland, Or., March 22. At 1 o'clock
today a laconic dispatch was received
from London, stating that the "British
barkBeemah, from Portland ashore on
rocks near Galway. Decks covered with
water."
No further particulars - were received
concerning the vessel, and the fata of
the officers and crew is unknown. . Her
cargo of valuable flour is probably de
stroyed, and will prove a severe loss to
the underwriters. The Beemah was in
Portland harbor last fall, and came to
this city from Santos. She was in bal
last and consigned to the Portland flour
ing mills. She was .loaded with floor;
and sailed from this port with 16,664
barrels of that commodity, valued at
$52,000. She left down the river Sep
examine our stock.
latest novelties, and-
A. M . W I
tember 28, and passed out from Astoria
October 5.
"They are wrecked in a dangerous lo
cality," said one of the members of the
Portland flouring mills firm. "Galway
is in the western parof Ireland, and is
noted for the number of vessels lost in
its vicinity. The coast is a gloomy,
rocky one, and I have Eeen the waves
dash against the storm-beaten cliffs to
the height of 100 feet. It is an inacces
sible region from the land, and the sailor
is to be pitied who ie dashed helpless on
that shore. -That part of the coast re
ceives the full brunt of the Northern
Atlantic gales, and is one of the most
dangerous places in the world'
The neglect on the part of the dispatch
to mention whether the officers and
crew had escaped in whole or in part
from the perils of the angry sea is re
garded here as an ominous omission,
and later and fuller particulars of the
disaster are looked for with no small
measure of anxiety. However, all hope
for the best.
The Beemah was fully insured. -
Princess Kaiaulani.
Nkw York, March' 21. Theophilus
Davies, the British guardian of Princess
Kaiaulani, issued a farewell address last
night concerning the Hawaiian question
and his charge. He thinks it must have
become clear that, whatever may have
been their provocation, the attitude as
sumed by the Hawaiian commissioners
had no justification. .He said:
"Revolution is the extreme right of
every self-contained nation, and some
times the only recourse for misgovern
ment; and I am not here to protest
against the right of revolution, nor the
right of the Hawaiians by revolution to
set aside the monarchy altogether, but
I protest against the right of any com
mittee of gentlemen without the pre
tense of consultation with the Hawaiian
nation to attempt to transfer to any for
eign government the nation and the flag
that .they swore to uphold."
The Princess Kaiaulani said she
wished to thank all . those whose kind
ness has made her visit to America a
happy one. Her guardian and parky
will sail tomorrow on the Majestic for
Liverpool.
Mart Have Cleveland's Approval.
Washington, March 21. It has just
leaked out that President Cleveland has
notified the members of his cabinet that
they must make no appointments until
the names of those selected to assume
office are submitted to and approved by
him. The rule is said to have been laid
down by the president in the most posi
tive terms, and it is to apply even to
clerks in the departments. Another in
teresting fact also became known today.
At the first cabinet meeting the ques
tion of allowing republicans in diplo
matic and consular service to serve out
the term 8 for which they were appointed
was discussed.. The sentiment expressed
was generally in favor of not removing
any republican hold-overs except for
cause. Secretary of State Gresham alone
is said to have objected to the plan.
' Borne Crop Statistics.
Washington, March 21. Professor J.
B. Dodge, the statistician of the depart
ment of agriculture, includes in his
monthly report the dates and official
statistics of the principal crops of for
eign countries. - The present conditions
are : very favorable for a world's wheat
crop for 892 fit 2,347,968,035 bushels.
In Great Britain there has been a great
reduction in stock. Live hogs have de
creased over 1,000,000 head. The short
age, in Ireland is estimated at 1,200,000
head. The abnormally high priced
bacon and pork, as contrasted with other
meats, will, it is thought, greatly stimu
late hog-.breeding. ;
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Verdict of Guilty..
Paris, March 21. The jury in the
Panama cases today rendered a verdict
of guilty in the cases of Charles De Les
aeps, Baihut and Blondin, and acquitted
the others. "
These are : ' Marcus Fontane, Panama
canal director; M. Sans Leroy, ex
deputy, who was accused of changing
his vote in the committee on the Panama
bill aB result of bribery ; - Senator Beral,
accused of being bribed by Baron Rein
ach ; 'and Deputies Dugue de la Faucon
nerie, Gobron and Antoine Proust, who
were accused of corruption
M. Charles Baihut, one of the defend
ants, found guilty in the Panama trial'
today, was minister of -public works in
De Freycinet'a cabinet of 1886. He in
troduced the lottery loan bill, and is
now accused of having demanded 1,000,
000 francs for his services in its behalf.
He was arrested' on January 19th.
After first tryingto throw the blame on
M. Blondin, who acted as a go-between
in the transaction he broke down and
made a full confession, expressing his
submission in advance to whatever sen
tence the court might pass.
Applications In Washington.
Washington, March 21. The follow
ing are the most prominent of the many
applications for offiice which have been
recieved from Oregon : '
WillT. Webber, for collector of customs
at Yaquina bay ; Mary A. Brown for reap
pointment at the Hillsboro postofEce ;
Miss Robertson, for reappointment' at
Independence; A Hampton, for re
appointment at the Newport postofEce ;
M. A. Moore, for postmaster at Prine
ville; Ben Brown, for receiver of the
United States Land office at Burns; J.
F. Moore, for register of the United
States land office at The Dalles ; Eugene
Protzman, for postmaster at Portland ;
the Hon. Jeff Myers, for governor of
Alaska ; John Lane for collector of cus
toms of vlaska; Judge Crews, of Seattle,
for Unised States district attorney .for
Alaska ; Col. R. A. Miller, for minister
to Turkey ; Herman Wise for postmaster
at Astoria ;. Dr. Mullinix and Mr. Van
Dusen, for collector of customs at
Astoria; M. J. McKinnon, for United
States timber inspector ; N. A. Ambrose,
for assistant superintendent United
States railway mail service at Portland ;
D. W. H. Snook, for postmaster at
Woodlawn ; J. R. Blackaby, for post
master of Jordan Valley ; Richard I.
Hammond, for postmaster of Klamath
Falls ; Louis Langenberg, for postmaster
at Rosebnrg ; Laramie Mayer, for regis
Do You Wish .the ...
Finest Bread and Cake?
It is conceded that the Royal Baking Powder is the
purest and strongest of all the baking powders.
. The purest baking powder makes the finest, sweetest,
most delicious food. -.'-
The strongest baking powder makes the lightest food.
That baking powder which is both purest and strong
est makes the meet digestible and wholesome food.
Why should net every housekeeper avail herself of
the baking powder which will give her the best food
v.'ith the least trouble ?
Dr. Kaines, cf Rush Medical College, Consulting
Chemist of the Chicago Board of Health, says: '"Roycl
is not only the purest, but the strongest baking jxvder
.with, which I am acqiuutiieu."
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ter of the United States land office at
Oregon City; R. A. Habersham, for
United States marshal of Alaska ; Zera
Snow, for United States (Oregon) district
judge ; Henry Blackman, for collector of
internal revenue.
ELECTRIC FLASHES.
The Columbus caravels, Piata and
Nina, have arrived at Havana, under es
cort of the United warships New York
and Bennington on their way to lake
part in the Columbus naval review.
. Louis Stapler, who was caught by a
rapidly revolving shaft at the Oregon
City mills . last Saturday and terribly'
mangled, died yesterday. His remains
will be embalmed and taken to Missouri.
The brig Caroline Gray and the
schooner Martha Innis, which sailed
from Rockland, Me., early in February
for New York, have been given up for
lost, fifteen lives are thus added to the
long list of those lost' in the February
gales.
The government received authoritative
information a few daya ago from the
coustom-house officials of Lower Califor
nia that there is .an organized . band of '
smugglers plying their vocation in that
state, and that all efforts to capture the
offenders have proved frutile. An at
tempt will be made to capture them. '
An attempt was made early yesterday
morning to wrec and burn the Great
block, a large four-story brick building
on Main street, Niagara Falls. Dr.
John Hodge discovered in the hallway
of the second floor a -small nitro
glycerine cartridge with a half burned
fuse attached. The bomb was placed on
a .can of coal oil. It was some three
inches long, with a cap on one end and
at c : rri. t n
lug iusq in liio tjbuer. xue lutae, ia mi
probability, had been lighted, but had
gone out.
It Should Be In Every House
J. B. Wilson, 371 Clay St., Sharps
burg, Pa., says he will not be without
Dr. King's New Discovery for consump
tion, coughs and colds, that it cured his
.wife who was threatened with pneumonia
after an attack of "la grippe," when
various other remedies and several phy
sicians had done her no good. Robert
Barber, of Cooksport,. Pa., claims Dr.
King's New Discovery has done him
more good than anything, he ever used
for lung trouble. Nothing like it. Try
it. Free trial bottles at Snipes & Kin
ersly'8. ' Large bottles, 50c. and $1.00.
Jolea Bros, have early Rose seed pota
toes for sale.