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GREAT
PRICES
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IN OUR
Gents'
gs ;Dep
Clothing
and
Fu
rnishin
artment
Gentlemen, the Spring and Summer Trade has been a little slower than usual this year in some of our depart
ments, and in order to reduce our large stock, we will close out our goods, without reserve, AT COST.
Gents' Derby Ribbed
SHIRTS and DRAWERS.
Regular price.
Sale price...
.50c
35c
EAGLE SHIRTS
A few numbers in this popular brand
of goods to close out at less than cost.
75c Shirts for..
$1.00 Shirts for..
.....50c
.....69c
Emery Brand, Fancy Percale,
Laundered Collars and Cuffs.
Choicest goods of the season.
, $1.00 Goods for... .....
.75c
Have you ever seen
a 50c Overshirt for .15c-8s
We are selling our regular ' ' . ..
50c Groods for................... 15c
Do you wear Socks?
We have a fine Seamless Sock at 5c pr.
Clothing; Chance of a lifetime.
- .A Discount : of 15 per cent, off our Full
. Line of Gents' ' and Boys Surnmer'Clothing.
The famous H. S. & M. brand of Clothing in
cluded in this offer. Don't fail to look at the
pile of bargains on our counters and in our
windows. We will add fresh bargains daily.
ALL GOODS MARKED IN
- PLAIN FIGURES.
3t
$5
The Dalles Daily Cbronifcie.
WEDNESDAY.
- JUNE 17. 1896
WAYSIDE GLEANINGS.
Random ObserTations and Local EtcdIi
of JLesser Magnitude.
The annual missionary convention of
the Christian church begins at Turner,
Gr., on June 19th, extending to the 30th.
Democratic state conventions were
held yesterday in Idaho, California and
Louisiana. All declared tar free coin
age of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1,
The existence of the locks is now
trembling in the batene. If they are
lost, the railroad .corporation can after
twenty years of opposition give us the
ha ha.
A special telegraphic report of the pro
ceedings at the National Repub'ican Con
vention today appears on bur first page.
This report will be taken by Thh Chkon
iclk throughout the .week.
The funeral of B. T. Conroy took place
at 2 p. m. today from the Catholic
church, Rev. A. Bronsgeest officiating
The funeral was attended by the Wood
men in a body, and almost the entire
railroad force turned out.
Today is the anniversary of the battle
of Bunker Hill. This was the second
great battle of the Revolution, and has
been celebrated yearly in Massachusetts
and the eastern states with as much
ardor as the Fourth of July.
Grasshoppers are making their ap
pearance in large numbers on 15-Mile,
but have done no damage as yet. The
Oregon grasshopper is not so large or
voracious as the Kansas variety, any
way, and seldom do extended harm.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Hanna were in the
city today from Boyd and called at The
Chronicle office. Mr. Hanna states
that the early varieties of spring wheat
are heading up nicely, and that fall
wheat has already headed. A rain
would help to fill the grain, and would
do much good, but fair crops are assured
without it.
All is not vexation of spirit in the life
of the militia boys. At vine coming
Fourth of July celebration n Pendleton
the militia have been detailed 'to dance
with the country girls beneath an arbor
150 feet long extending the' width of the
street. It would now be pity if they
had to leave that pleasant pastime to
shoot Finns at Astoria. . J
Two carloads of strawberries were
shipped from Hood River last night.
This is the heart of the season, last
. night's shipment being the largest.
From the way the river is rising, they
may not be able to ship to eastern mar
kets more than a day or two longer, as
the water at the present rate it is rising,
will soon efface a portion of the track.
Officers are out today looking ' for
some boys against whom complaint has
been lodged by Mr. G. H. Riddell for
maltreatment of animals. It is alleged
that on the 7th of June Walter Carlyle
secured a stallion colt belonging
Mr. Riddell and so mistreated it that it
died the following day. The act oc
curred in Mr. Riddell'a neighborhood.
about ten miles from the city.
j.ne goiaen juDiiee of the Oregon pior
neers at Portland is being celebrated in
grand style. In a street procession yes
terday - 2,500 school children marched,
each carrying a flag and strewing flowers
in the path of the pioneers who followed.
Some grand speeches were made by Geo.
H.Williams, John F. Ca pies,' Mrs. W.
J. Plymale and original poems were
read by Joaquin Miller and Ella Hig-
ginson. Mayor-Elect Pennoyer delivri
ered an address of welcome,
Mayor Menefee 'has issued a calf for'
a mass meeting of citizens tomorrow
night at the council chambers, to, decide
whether or not the Fourth of July is to
be celebrated this year in The Dalles.
Before the time for the meeting it is to
be hoped on the part of the supporters
of the movement, that the Rerjuhlican
National Convention will have nomi
nated McKinley. They feel that then
the eagle cannot scream too loudly, and
only by'a proper celebaation, with fire
works in the evening, can they give vent
to their feelings.
The graduating orations at Albany
were somewhat similar in tone to the
ones delivered in this citv. The Albany
Herald 6ays : "They were all on patri
otic and practical themes, and any one
listening must immediately have 'dis
pelled any fears for the future of our
country. With young men growing tip
with such glowinz patriotism .all is well."
The oration by Mr. Sternberg wasmuch
like Mr. Angell'e of this city. He said :
"During the last century nations thave
been fortifying and strengthening them-
serves until now they stand with chips
on their shoulders. A stronger enforce
ment of the Monroe doctrine will arrav
half of Europe against us. Arbitration
cannot put down present greed, war is.
inevitable. We should provide this
nation with stronger fortifications and
armies."
The Track 1m Great Danger
The river Btood this morninz at 39.4.
rise of a foot in 24 hours. It is now'
dancernnpW npar fhA maA ha4 ij
above and below The Dalles, and rail-
roadmen are reasonably-alarmed over
the situation because another foot or
two of water will wash away the filling
from under the track. Last night was
a busy one with the extra crews who are
getting out rock and hauling it to Uma
tilla to protect the tract, and trains were
pulling out throughout the night bound
for the scene of danger with all poaeible
haste from the quarry six miles below
the city. Through business is also being
rushed, so that in case df a tie-up all
freight possible shall have passed. The
greatest source of trouble at present is at
the eliding mountain near Bonneville,
where 100 men are working with might
and main to .keep the track - in repair,1
The present spell of hot weather with a
warm wind is melting the snow rapidly,
Henry Wickham and John Dalryample at once at the headwaters, the end of
high water is not yet. .
.iopiig
S. B. ADAMS RESIGNS.
The Defeated - Candidate for Mayor
Won't Have a School lMrectorshlp.
The sensation of today in educational
circles is the resignation of Mr. S. B.
Adams as school director, a - position
which. he has creditably filled for the
past six years, and a reporter - of The
Chronicle met Mr. Adams this morn
ing to ascertain bis reasons. ' ' '
The gentleman was found to be very
much displeased over the result of the
city election, which-decided against him
for mayor of the city, which he regards
as a personal affront' In casting about
for the causes of his defeat, it is evident
he lays a great share of it to Mr. E. B.
Dufur, Mr. Menefeo's law partner, and
in his letter of resignation, ironically
recommends him as his successor in
office. Mr. Adams claims to have
turned forty votes to Dufur in Sherman
county, without which aid Dufur would
have been defeated.
"But," said the reporter, "that was
surely not a good reason for resigning
your office as school .director," and Mr.
Adams replied: '
"Well, the people don't want economy
anyhow. My record is based on that.
When I went in as school director eix
years ago, French & Co. had a note of
$10,000 against the district, upon which
even the interest was not paid. I re
deemed both principal and interest, and
then I took hold of the academy and put
that on its feet. There ia nothing in it
for me ; I am money out. Why, there's
a finger -(showing a digit that looks as
though it had once been mashed) that
cost'me $65 on account of my personal
activity in saving, the. school district
money."
"How was that done?"
'In moving a school-house up here on
the hill. I waa superintending the job,
and whi'e helping to lift the corner of it,
the blamed thing settled on my hand.
The doctor charged me $65 for fixing
it up." . - -
The following is Mr. Adams letter of
resignation: ' '
To the honorable board of directors of
School District Ko. 12,.- Wasco'' county,
Oregon. -I
herewith present to you my resigna
tion as director of said district, to take
effect from and after this date. Yours
truly, S. B. Adams.
The Dalles, Or., June 17, 1896.
P. S. I will' cheerfully recommend
Hon. E. B. Dufur as a suitable man to
fill the vacancy. - S. B. A. .
Thb Chronicle regrets the fact that
Mr. Adams finds it necessary, to resign.
He has made a good official, a statement
in which the public, will unanimously
agree. We believe, also, that he acted
with some haste, while suffering the
pangs of defeat, and that if he had post
poned his action for a week he would
not have resigned. In . this frame of
mind he has not a fair conception of the
real situation. While Adams has a good
record for economy it does not follow
that he has a monopoly of that virtue.
Mr. Mehefee has made quite as good a
record in the same line, and an'encono
mizer was not demanded. The people
have chosen Mr. Menefee for one term,
and it is but natural they desire to en
dorse bis good record by re-electing him
for mayor.
.McCoy's Troubles Accumulate.
Information is received from Portland
that Mrs. McCoy -is making a" serious
effort to secure the money due the labor
ers, and that she employed yesterday
afternoon in a search for funds in com
pany with Mr. Paulsen. Sheriff Driver
Is now in Portland on the errand of en
forcing payment of the $2,500 note, the
proceeds of which wi II go to the
men. Whatever Mr. McCoy's past ac
tions have been, the situation at present
is that a heroic" effort is being made by
himself and friends to secure money to
pay his workmen.
But McCoy's financial troubles are not
ended with the payment of the men.
Two actions were began before circuit
court by filing notices at the clerk's
office yesterday on the part of the Wasco
warehouse by Huntington & Wilson, at
torneys for plaintiff. One is styled
Wasco Warehouse vs. G. H. . McCoy for
the recovery of $292.08, interest and
costs of action,' a sum alleged to be due
for goods, wares and merchandise, pro
cured between the 12th and 2Sth of May
1896. The other suit is by Wasco Ware
house vs. Clinton & "McCoy for $500,
which is for the sum due on a bill of ex
change given to the Wasco Warehouse
company by F. Erickson, and' accepted
by Clinton & McCoy. .
The Locks May Be Lost.
The safety of the locks at the Cascades
ia now threatened with each added inch
of high water. If it gets much above
the 40-foot stage, which seems an as
sured fact, the
gate many thou
whole work may
The loss of the
'Hamags
lOCKS CM
is sore to aggre-
of dollars, and the
ruined irreparably.
nnot be attributed
to a lack of vigilance on the part of citi
zens or press of Eastern Oregon. The
threatened danger was brought to the at
tention of congress several months ag,
when there was yet time to have pre
vented it. Congress was in session, but
no measure of precaution was taken. It
may take some such catastrophe as the
loss of 'the lockB to awaken the people to
a sense of their rights and how best to
enforce them.
' .- ' Awarded '
Highest Honors World's Fair,
' Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair. -
CE1EAI13
Most Perfect Made.
40 Years the Standard.
A7T-T V P have we talcen holdlof-the VICTOR BI
VV JL 1,1 CYCLE as our leading Wheel. - "
D ppQ ,', after thoroughly testing a dozen different
' CLct UoC makes, we have come to the conclusion
that the VICTOR is the BEST.
T-Oo n c?o s mechanically perfect, and while not
JJCUciU.be, TOO LIGHT for our bad roads, yet it
runs the easiest. '.
. it has a. tire that, while light, is almost
PUNCTURE PROOF: (We will repair
an puncturess lree tor the season on isyt
: . Victor Tires.)
We have 1896 Bibvcles that list at $100 that we will sell for $75, but thev are
not VICTORS. Our 1896 VICTORS sell for $100.
'For medium grade bicyclee, we have the Waverley and Crescents $50 to $85.
Good second hand wheels, $25 to $50. - 1
Bicycles and Tandems for rent. Wheels repaired. We keep constant! v on
hand a good stock of compressed air, for inflating tires, and give it away. "Get
yoar tires inflated. . A
WJBlTTS crow:
Out the Flies.
SCREEN WIRE,
SCREEN DOORS,
WINDOW SCREENS.
Now in Stock. . New Styles and Low Prices.
Odd Sizes made to order on Short Notice.
JOS. T. PETERS & CO
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.
Tho Tygrh Val
ley Creamery '
Is
. Delldons.
Ask Vanbibber & Worsley for it. t
45c. Every Square is Pull Weight.
TEIiEFHOITE 35TO.: SO.
CREAMERY
Tygh Valley
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