I Saturday's SPEClilS? I
Two Big Bargains.
There are a few numbers left'in our line of Spring Capes, and to close put
what are left, .we will make a reduction of . . ' "
1-3 per cent, off the regular price:
Shirt Waists.
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Here is a bargain that Ladies ought
not to overlook, as the reduction is' made
of the finest line of Waists ever brought
to the city. Our regular
50c Shirt Waists for
75c " ' for
85c
$1.00 "
1.25 "
1.50
2.00 "
2.25 "
for .....
for .....
for .....
for .....
for
for .....
.: ...:.;.40c
:.::,......60p
...65c
..:..80o
$1.00
1.20
1.60
...... 1.80
ALL GOODS MARKED IN
PLAIN FIGURES." .
PEASE & MAYS.
MAIER f BENTON
...Are. nolocated af 167
Second Street opposite A'.
i;7Williams &t, Co., with
4 complete line of ,
Hardware, -Stoves
and Ranges,
Groceries,
Cord Wood
Cedar Posts,
Barbed Wire, .
Rubber,
Garden ;Hose.
Plumbing
and Tinning1
a specialty.
"Also agents for the Cele
brated Cleveland Bicycle.
AU V 0 have we taken holdof the VICTOR1BI
V V n. 1 i CYCLE as our leading Wheel.
after thoroughly testing a dozen different
makes, we have come to the conclusion
that the VICTOR is the . BEST. ;
it is mechanically perfect 'and While not
TOO LIGHT for pur : badrpads, y yet it
runs the easiest . ;. ' ' .
it -has a ; tire that, while light, is almost
PUNCTURE PROOF. (We will repair
- all puncturess free for the season on 1896
" ' Victor Tires.) ..
We hive 1896 Bibyclea that tiist at $100 that we will sell for $75, but they are
not VICTORS. Oar 1896 VICTORS sell for $100. 5
For medium grade bicycles, 'we have the Waverley and Crescents 150 to $85.
Good second hand wheels, $23 to $50. . ' :
Bicycles and Tandems, for rent. Wheels repaired. We keep constantly on
hand a good stock of compressed air, for inflating tires, and give it away. Get '
yoor tires inflated. ...-.,. . .
Keep Out the Flies
SCREEN WIRE,
SCREEN DOORS,
WINDOW SCREENS.
Now in Stock. ... New Styles and Low Prices.
Odd Sizes made to order on Short TToxice.
JOS. T. PETERS & CO
The Dalles Daily Chponiele.
THURSDAY. - - - JUNE 11. 1896
WAYSIDE GLEANINGS.
Random Observation and I.ocal ETents
of Letter Magnitude.
"Past Redemption"
At the New Vogt Friday night. .
. Wanted Experienced girl for general
housework in small family. jll-3t
Wanted, a girl to do housework and
cooking. ' Inquire at this office. jnll-4t
Don't forget the grand ball tonight at
the Baldwin opera houee by The Dalles
band.
' . The anniversary of American Inde
pendence will be celebrated in grand
style, in Mpro.
The Regulator leaves at 8 a. m. to
morrow and makes through connection
to Portland. Excursion rates 50 cents.
The party who borrowed a book on
American - Constitution from . S. L.
Brooks will confer a favor by leaving
same at this office.
The river has risen about six inches in
the last twenty-four hours, and now
. stands at 36.8. The warm temperature
with aa east wind makes an immediate'
and rapid rise possible.
Rev.. I. H. Hazel has just received
word from Portland of the death of the
wife of Joshua Reynolds, of Wasco.
The funeral will take 'place in Wasco
tomorrow, Rev. Hazel officiating.
Wild geese and ducks are rearing their
young in the Deschutes more numer
' ously this season than for many years
past, perhaps because of the lateness of
mild weather up north. Moro Observer,
Small boys have a new. instrument of
torture for sensitive ears.. - The noise
emanates from an innocent appear
ing wmetie, put tne internal ma
chine emits a sound like the wail of a
lost soul in perdition.
Chaa. Brown, who. has been working
for T..F. Gray on-6-Mile, was .kicked by
a borae yesterday while trying to catch
another one in. the pasture. His leg
was broken by the. blow, and he will
go to the Portland hospital in the morn
ing to recuperate. .
Samuel Hughes, senator from Wash
ington county, will be the biggest man
in the Oregon . legislature. His weight
is 318 pounds. . The big representative
from Wasco county is F. M. Jones. We
havn't the figures handy, but "Big'
Jones is the tallest man in the county
and, though not fleshy, should weigh
about 250 pounds. . -
The Degree of Honor will give an ex
cursion to Hood River on the , Regulator
the evening of. the 20tb., All members
the order, who desire to go .will please
present, their names to the,-committee
Cart. Waud, S- ; Young,' O, F,
Stephens, Mabel .Sterling, or, Mrs. Ror
- den. The chief attraction is to fee straw
berries and cream.
Mr. Hugh Glenn while at Clifton
Tuesday, a point on the river above
Astoria, discovered the fourth dead body
of the party consisting of three men and
a woman who were murdered at Astoria
by fishermen. Mr. Glenn noticed the
body in the river near the shore. Three
terrible gashes had been made in the
head indicating the violent mode .of
death. Mr. Glenn secured the body and
notified the coroner by telephone, who
took the bod j in charge.
GIDEON SENECAL SUICIDES.
Lived Fifteen Ulnmtea After Taking a
Dose of Strychnine.
When Gideon Senecal . sat down at
the dinner .table at 12 o'clock jester-
day, he pulled out of bis pocket a vial
of strychnine and busied himself try
ing to extract the cork. His wife, who
Bat on the opposite side of the table,
observed the action and sprang to his
side to frustrate his act, but was un
successful. He succeeded in. uncorking
the bottle and swallowed some of its
contents before he could be prevented.
In fifteen minutes, after great apparent
suffering he died. There was present
besides the old lady two sons and a
daughter. The location of the deed
was his home on 15-Mile creek, -four or
five miles above Dufur. About the only
remark made by bint after he "took the
poison was that he wished to die. The
old man had suffered considerably from
rheumatism of late, and being 84 years
old, he probably spoke truly when he
said he was tired of life. ..
Mr. Senecal is a French Canadian by
birth and it is claimed c&me to the coast
in an extreme early day and identified
himself with the old Hudson Bay com
pany; He has been a bis present loca
tion about fifteen years, and was quite
well known. He has been hale and
strong, and his acquaintances say they
never knew of his being sick a day in
his life.
Coroner Butts left at 4 o'clock , this
morning, and summoned a jury, who
rendered a verdict in accordance with
the above facts. Mr. Butts returned to
the city today at 1 o'clock. '
PKKSONAL MENTION. ".
A Conflagration Spoiled Last Klght In
Its Inclplemcy. ' .
Dr. Siddall returned last night from
Portland.
Mrs. FairfowKof Portland, who has
been visiting Mr. air&Mrs. J. S. Schenck,
returned home today. , ' ,
Mrs. Elmer Hitch of Arlington with
two children left today for Uorvalns.
Mrs. J. D. Hill left for Independence
on this afternoon's train, where the
the grand lodge G. A. R. and W. R. C.
are in session.
. Citizens Meeting.
- Pursuant to the usual custoin.'a meet'
ing will be held at the Court house on
Thursday evening June 11th, 1896, at
8 o'clock, for the. purpose , of, making
nominations for the offices to be filled at
the coming city election, , - f. 4n
j9td ; ; 'FbankMknkpkk, .
, . : 4 - '' MaTor-
There will' be a meeting of the. mem
bers of Mt. Hood Hose Co., No. 4, at the
hose bouse on Friday evening, the 12th
inst., at 8 o'clock. John W. Lewis,
Secretary.
LAST NIGHT'S FIRE.
An alarm of fire was sounded about 11
o'clock last night, and soon the streets
of city, quiet a moment before, re
sounded with the tread of hurrying teet.
In a few moments more the bells of the
hose carts of the city mingled their
lighter tones with the noise, and fire
minutes after the alarm sounded a forci
ble stream of water was plying upon the
flames of a burning barn on the alley
back of Fourth street, between .Wash
ington and Court. Every hose cart in
the city responded, including the old
Jackson engine, which, brightly bur
nished and bellowing smoke and flame
from its angry furnace,' hurried to the
scene of, the conflagration. The stream
from the Columbia hose cart was found
to be sufficient, however, and the pther
carta busied themselves only in keeping
wet the roof 8 and walls of the adjacent
buildings. . ,
When the fire bell rang the barn was
enveloped in flames, illuminating' the
darkness for a radius of 200 feet. ' Its
owner, Mr. S. W. Davis, the stage driver
to Dufur, was awakened from slumber
by the noise the horses made, who were
snorting and kicking, under the madden
ing influence of the scorching flames.
He hurrie.d to the barn and tried to save
the horses, bnt without avail. He suc
ceeded In getting one of them out, but it
was so badly burned, it had to be killed.
The other was burned to a crisp. .- In the
meantime Mrs. Doane, discovering the
fire, sent in. the alarm by telephone.
Engineer Brown was standing within six
feet of the receiver, and not a moment
was lost in ringing, the , bell. .'. At this
time the barn was burning9 fiercely, and
proclaimed its own location at a glance.
The barn was insured. The horses
were Mr. Davit' best team and were
valued at about f 300. " ;
But for the promptness of the fire de
partment, and the abundance of water,
the entire block would have burned, for
the houses here are large and close
toeether. .
.The . stream , from the Columbia cart
was something tremendous. The ' mo
ment the swift stteam .from the nozzle
struck the barn the. flames collapsed,
and within ten seconds where all was
bright with light' a lantern would have
been required to mark the location
of the barn. The skeleton of the struc
ture stands today. '
The wisdom of the fire commission in
buying meters was apparent last night.
Before they were used there has always
been a low pressure this lime of year,
caused by j a needless waste of water.
Since the introduction of the meters
water has been economized, and .there is
always plenty of it for. any emergency.
The supply has farther been strength
ened by. the rule, new this - season,-' of
irrigating one day above and the other
below the bluff. ,. , ,
The reconstructed fire 'department is
at once the pride and delight of the
city. The great fire of Sept '92 could
not have occurred had the fire depart
ment and the supply of water been what
it is today. This fire- started early in
the afternoon, when everybody waB
awake and dreBsed.. It started in a busi
ness part of .the city, not. far distant
from a hose house. The breeze of that
afternoon was only eljght, and would not
communicate fire until the proportions
of a conflagration had been . reached.
The same stream which so soon extin
guished the fire, last night from a single
hose cart would havejileo extinguished
the blaze at the old Skibbe hotel. . After
the million dollar fire the first necessity
our citizens recognized' was an efficient
water supply and fire department and
the result of last night is proof positive
that they have it.'
- A settlement Effected. ,
Sheriff Driver returned last night from
Portland, leaving McCoy ; at liberty.
However, Mr. Driver brought back a
note for $2,500 drawn by McCoy, and
signed by two moneyed men of Portland,
which is considered a satisfactory settle
ment. . The note was drawn for five
days and is payable in Portland Satur
day. The othpr two signatures to the
note are H. Weinberg, a prominent
clothing and dry goods merchant, and
Richard Clinton, a. capitalist, who is at
present a guarantee bondsman for $20,
000 for some Portland official. . The men
who are here are only anxious , to get
their money for their labor, about $40
each, and have no desire to injure Mc
Coy. In the two weeks time they have
been in The Dalles trying to get it, they
have - exhausted - their resources, and
thirty seven, of them have gone out of
town, though neat the city. ' '
In the event they get their money,
work will not be resumed on the McCoy
ditch nntil next spring. The season is
too far advanced to gain any benefit from
the ditch this year, and work will hence
be stopped. . -
' : Got a Bis Contract.
, Mr. Hugh Glenn of this city has been
awarded a mammoth contract on the
Astoria railroad, that of forty-seven
miles of clearing, grading, riprapping,
tunnelling and. rock work between
Goble and a point ten miles this side . of
Astoria. The work ' is to be finished
within a year and will require a force of
2,000 men, besides-a large' amount of
machinery, dredgers, graders, etc.
Bee Hives and Bee Supplies,
Fertilizers, Imperial Egg Food,
Ground Bone for Chickens,
Chicken Wheat for Sale at
J, H. CROSS'
Feed and Grocery Store.
Jacbbsori Book & Music, Co.
ancl Hairy Liebe
have moved in the old Vogt Store
on Washington Street, opposite
The Chronicle Office.
GEORGE RUCK
PIONEER GROCER
Successor to Chrisman 6s Corson. .
.. : ' ., . 1 , FULL LINE OF
STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES.
Again in business at the old stand. I would be pleased to
eee all my former patrons. Free delivery to any part of town.
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair,
.Gold Medal, JVUdwlnter Fair,.
K
MOT
Most Perfect Made.
40 Years the Standard. '
Pure Giycerine Soap, only 10c a cake,
or 25c a box. .
Genuine Briar Pipes, with Amber Tip
and Leather Cases, only 50c each at
Donneirs firug Store.
af vroui.rj .
I
Delicious.
Ask Vantitrter & Worsley for it.
45c. Every Square is Full Weight,
CREAMERY
Tygh Valley
A. A. B.
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