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5S SxAir"6 m f CONSOLIDATED 1882.
THE DALLES, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 18S9.
NUMBER 18.
PRINTED EVERY SATURDAY
by
John Michell, Editor akd Proprietor.
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LIST OF STATE AND COUHTY OFFICIALS.
Corernor ..
Secretary of State,
...8. Pennover
.G.W.McBride
Treasurer
....Geo. W.Webb
SuperintendenYo
o . i ' ti l Lt V,..ll
Senators.
I j. B. Mitchell
.. B. Hermann
Congressman
S tale Trinter. ; 1
COC5TK. . .
. , Geo. Herbert
Baerin............ ...... u Thnmnnii
essnimu tij.b-
Clerk """A Vl.
Treasurer
Commissioners,
"(George A. Young
1 H. A. Leaveas
Assessor R F Sharp
Professional C rda.
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B. J. G. BOYD.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
'1 be Dalles, Oregon.
. Office Rooms S and 8, over Moody McLeod's
store, corner M and Washington 8m.
Residence North sido Fourth St, near Lincoln.
Calls in city or country answered at all hours.
J. B. OOHDOH. ' - COSDO,
QONDON CONDON,
Attorneys at Law.
OtHoe On Court street, opposito the Old Court
House, The Dalles, or.
B. THOMPSON,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
nntn V-rl AnnT In T7 H. Land Office.
Will practiot in all Coons, aud in the O. 4. Land
Office. Collections promptly attended to.
T 81DDALL D. D. 8.
Citrous Oxide or
J5
Laughing Gas Given
For Painless extraction of Teeth. Rooms, sign of
the Golden Tooth, Second blxeet.
D
E. H. LOGAN.
Booms aud s in Land Office Building.
o.
C. HOLLISTER,
Phvuirian and Surgeon.
Booms over D&Ues National Bank.
Office hours 10 A.M. to 1 M., and from 2 to 4 P.M.
Eesidence West end of Third street.
0
D. DOANE, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon,
The Dalles, Oregon
Orncs Over French Co.'s Bant.
BaslDBNCB Over Mctariana a
French's.
. Homeopathic Physician and Snrseon.
Graluate of the Hahneman Medical College of
Office'm Max Vogt A Co.'s block, upstairs.
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B. S. B. WALTER.
Phvsician and Surgeon.
tu,. rf Children a speciality. Erskinsyllle
Sherman Co., Oregon.
, ,ATS S S IIUHTiaOTO
jyr-AYS HUNTINGTOW,
Attorneys at Law,
Office In French's Building, Second St, between
Washington and Federal. .
B
F. HOKE, ATTORNET AT LAW.
over Postofflce, The Dalles.
BoomS,
ap8daw
E. ATWATER. ATTORNEY AT LAWTHE
Dalles, Oregen.
m. . doto.
SCO. WATS1SS.
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Attorneys-at-Law.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
r M oodv a McLeod's store, next door to
Fish Bardon'a, Washington St.
jgENNETT WILSON,
Attorneys at Law,
Offlce in Schanno'e building, np-sUlrs.
The Dalles - Oregon.
J. b. STORT.
v. b. BBADSHaV.
S'
TOBY BBADSHAW,
Attorneys at Law.
The Dalles, Oregon.
J O.'KOONTZ,
Beal Estate. ,
Insurance and
Loan Anent
Agents for the ScotUsh Union d NationaJ I In-
rarance company o xuuiuuigu, w..-a
. n nun ivm
Capital
Valuable' Farms near the City to sett
terms.
Oihce over Post Office, The Dalles, Or.
on easy
a-rrv a- Wnnnv RARBER.S. Second Street,
JVi next door to MacEarchern MacLeod's. The
'cleanest shave, the nobbies hair-cut and moat health
ful baths. pSdw
GEO. ANDERSON,
BalUBB.
ALL KINDS OF GUNS,
Kevolvera, Amsnuitlon..
Fbhlng Tackle, Pocket Cutlery, Razors, etc., etc.
Bapairing and New Work done to Order.
Second Street THE DALLES OREGON
Ladies, Attention!
A New Invention for Iresa Catttln.
.A. Self-Instractor
That can be used by a man or woman, and which
gives s perfect fit. Price of scale, including
a key of full instructions, S3 SO.
Can be had by calling on or addressing
auS-89 MRS. C. L. PHILLIPS The Dalles, Or,
OREGON -:- BAKEKY,
A. KELLER, Prop'r,
Washington street, next door lIow Geo. Ruch's.
Dalles, Oregon.
TTivinir the Baker formerly owned by Geo. Buch.
I am nreoared to furnish families, hotels and res
taurants witft tne choicest ureaa, lanes ana nes.
GharleS F. Lauer,
Proprietor of tne
Third Si. Poultry and Fish Market,
Will always keep on sale
Puget Sound Fish,
Chickens, Turkeys,
Also, Provisions, Candies, Tobacco
and Cimra.
Leave your orders, as they will receive prompt
ttention.
WOOL EXCHANCE SALOON !
DAN. BAKER, Proprietor.
NEAR THE OLD MINT, SECOND ST,
THE DALLES, OR.
The Best of Wines, Liquors and Cigars
always on hand.
Fret Lunch every evening.
3i
Miscollimeons.
WANTED!
My old friendi and the public, one and all to come
and see me in the
few Golf a Hotel
UNION AND RAILROAD STS,
Where one can get all the comforts of Home. My
rooms are furnished With Spring Beds, and the
Tables second to none in the city. Price same as
before. Heals 25 cents; Lodging 26 cents.
T- T. NICHOLAS. Krop'r,
Mm Mm d hii Roiibs,
110 Front Street,
THE DALLES, - - - OREGON.
CHAS. FRAZER, PROP R
t2T None but the most skillful artists em
ployed. Hot and Cold and Shower Baths for the comfort of
patrons.
At the old stand of R. Lusher.
R. E. Saltmarshe
AT THE
East u mn mi
WILL PAY THE
HidiestCash Price for
Hay and Grain.
DEALER IN LIVE STOCK
L. EOEDEN & CO.,
DEALERS IN
Crockery Glassware
LAMPS CHANDELIERS AKD FIXTURES
Rogers Bros'. Platedware,
IXL PocKet Cutlery,
J. Russell & Co's Table Cutlery,
Keen Kntter Shears and Scissors,
sTEvery One Warranted.Jjgil
CIGARS AND TOBACCO,
SMOKERS' ARTICLES,
Fancy Goods and Notions,
Iron Wheel Wagons; Bicycles; Bird Cages; Agents for
the rew Home, v nite anu Hoyai oi.jonn oew
ing Machiues, Needles and Attachments
tor every Machine. Picture Frames
in stock or made to order.
Trees! Trees! Trees!
FRUIT TREES!
Ornamental Trees,
Shade Trees and
Timber Culture Trees
Ornamental Shrubbery,
Greenhouse Plants,
We have on hand at this date a few hundred Italian
and Petite .Prunes, which we offer at reasonable
prices by tne minarea.
THE CELEBRATED NEW PLUM.
3s jES I -A- 2v -A.,
We offer 25 cents each.
Dontbe humbngged by paying tl for them, for we
warrant ours to be genuine MABIAMA.
Also, CABBAGE and TOMATO PLANTS in large
supply, eena lor wtuogue ana pnees.
Aaaress,
THE JEWETT KURSER1ES
. lOse
Vh.Ite Salmon, W.T.
C. 13 . Bayard, -
I EealEstate,Insurance
0 Collection Agency.
So. 11S Third. SC, In M asonle BaUdlnc.
Agent for the
Northwest Fire and Marine kuranccCo.,
Best Home Company on the Coast.
Also Agent for
Aetna Life and Pacific Surety, Accident
Insurance Companies.
Having been appointed correspondent for he
Lombard Investment Co.
I am prepared to make Loans on good Rea Estate
Security in Wasco and Gilliam Counties, also in
Washington Territory. If you
WANT MONEY
Call on or address C. E. BAYARD,
The Dalles, Ogn,
Notary Public and Commissioner of Deeds for Waah-
ugton lerritory.
FOE ICE CEEAM
AND
ICE GOLD SODA WATER,
GO TO
The Columbia Candy Factory
104 Second Street.
Cram & Corson, Props.
MacEachern & MacLeod
Have Just Received a
MRGE STOCK
FURNISHING GOODS.
HHTS, SHOeS. GTC
Direct From Manufacturers.
CSTCall and see them at
12 Second Street.
P.
Fag an-
MERCHANT TAILOR
Buttings of all kinds, imported and domestic on
hand.
FIT WARRANTED.
None but the best of labor employed and satis
ction guaranteed.
Ean2.
Tne Mk National Baal,
OF DALLES CITY, OR.
President, Z. F. Koody,
CasMer, M. A. Moody
General Banking Business Transacted.
Sight Exchanges soldon
NEW YORK,
SAN FRANCISCO,
PORTLAND, OR
fST Collections made on favorabl nus at all a
ssiMe points.
French& Co., Bankers.
THE DALLES. OREGON.
Transact a General Eaniing Easiness.
Collections Made at all Points
on Favorable Terms.
Iietters or Credit issned. available in
all parts of the United States.
farsight Exchange and Telegraphic Transfers sold
on New York, Chicago, St. Louis, San Francisco,
Portland, Seattle and Walla Walla, W. T.. and va
rious points in Oiegon and Washington Territory.
. P. THOMPSON,
President.
. S.SCIIENCK,
Vice-President
11. M. BEALL, Cashier.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
OF THIS DALIiKS
(Successor to)
SCHESK & HE ALL, BANKERS,
TBANSACTS A REGULAR BANKING BUSINESS,
BUY AND SELL EXCHANGE.
COLLECTIONS C A KEFULLT MADE AND
PfiOilPTLY ACCOUNTED FOB.
DRAW ON NEW YORK, SAN FP.ANCISCO AND
PORTLAND.
Directors t
D P TnoKPSOs, T W Sparks,
J S SOU SUCK, GSORUB A LlEBE,
H M BKA1.L.
feh
Miscellaneous
E. BECK,
file LieadlnK
WATCHMAKER
AND
Next to Ut Nat Bank.
Always on hand the latest styles of jewelry.
clocks, watches, etc., at the lowest prices. If you
want something lasting and handsome, give Beck
tne teweier a cau. menzt
J. FREIMAN,
THE L.EAIER
IN THE
Boot - and - Shoe
. Trade,
SOLE AGENT FOl
LAIRD. SCHOBER & MITCHELL,
HANAN & SON,
EDWARD C. BURT,
and the W. L. DOUGLASS Celebrated
83.00 Shoe.
W.LDOUGLAS'r
SHOI
0TTOi
IS" Goods sold Cheaner than ever. Call snd
xamine the fine stuck on hand.
J. Freiman,
Sehaans's Briek. Kecoud attreet
We Are Here
And to Stay
-AT OUR
HEADQTJARTEBS
With a Large Stock of
Flour, Bacon,
Hams, etc., etc.
-ALSO-
Tiiothy, Wheat and Wild Hay
OATS, BARLEY,
Bran, Rolled Barley, etc
OTJB STOCK IS A 1 IN OUALPTY AND
auantitT. which we are pleased to offer you at
very low prices for cash or country produce.
Call and see for yourselves. We mean what we say
and you will not be sorry.
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Staple
BROOKS
BEERS
TELEG-EAPHIG.
ON TRIAL FOR iTCHDEB.
Spokane Falls, Dec, 6. The trial of
Mike Liebold was bcun to-day in the
superior court. District-Attorney Rid
path stated Ins case, a jury was impaneled
and examination of witnesses set for to
morrow. Liebold is on trial for his life
for the following crime: On the night
of May 24, 1887, Liebold called a physi
cian to a room where Thomas Fallon, a
saloon man, was found dead. Liebold
who was intimate with Failon's wife said
he had committed suicide. The coroner's
jury acquitted Liebold.
Six days afterward he married Mrs,
Fallon, and with $9000 of Fallon's money
left the country A year afterward Mrs.
Liebold died at Salt Lake City. Soon
after Liebold came to Colfax, where lie
confessed to Wni.Eao-un the murder of
Fallon. Last spring Eagan told Chief of
.Police warren ot this city, wuo arrested
Liebold at Moscow, Idaho.
SHOT HIS WIFE AND HIMSELF.
Spokane Falls, Dec. 6. Th;s morning
at 10 o'clock R. L. Sanderline, a pastry
cook, shot his wife and attempted to kill
her. Thinking he had done so he blew
his own brains out. Both were colored.
They had not lived happily for some
time, cccupying the same house but dif
ferent rooms. A few days ago she ie
him and began proceedings for divorce.
This enraged Sundcrhue and was the
cause of the tragedy to-day.
His first shot missed bcr, when he
caught and threw her on the floor and
placing a pistol behind her car, hred.
The man lingered unconscious until 2:40
this afttruoon, when he died. The
woman will live. Sanderhne's father, in
Denver, keeps a large barber shop and is
worth $75,000.
SUICIDE OF A WCMAN.
This evening at 6 o'clock Maud Cook,
lately from Butte, took an overdose of
morphine in a lodging house on Second
street, with suicidal intent. She died at
9:45 o'clock.
NO TIDINGS FROM SEA.
Port Towxsend, Dec. 6. The tug Pi
lot returned to port this morning, haviug
been unsuccessful in her search for the
British ship Jlermione, reported lost.
The Ilerniione was an iron ship, rated
100, Al, built at Aberdeen, 1876, sailed
from Portland, a rain liden for the United
Kingdom November 28, and in going out,
left the channel and struck heavily on
Peacock spit, the tug having her in
cbapje not being heavy eoough to control
ber. She was afterwards spoken by a
schooner bound for Port Townsend, which
reported ber leaking badly and trying to
make Victoria. It is suspected she was
carried op the island coast by wind and
currents.
DEATH OF A FRENCH JOURNALIST.
Paris, Dec. 0. Jules Fleury Husson,
better known by his com de plame of
Champfleury, is dead. He was a journal
ist, and one of the most voluminous of
French authors.
PALFREY, THE HISTORIAN, IS DEAD.
Cannes, France, Dec. 6, General F.
W. Palfrey, the war veteran aud historian, J
whose home was in Boston, is dead.
NEWS FB'.'M THE ORIENT.
San Francisco, Dec. 6. By the ar
rival of the new steamer China, advices
are received from Hong Kong to No
vember 13, and from Yokohama to No
vember 22. Chinese troops have suffered
a rather sereve defeat from savages in
South Formosa, three cr four hundred of
them being killed.
Recently a mob attacked the China In
land and Methodist Episcopal "missions
at Nauk and destroyed bojth chapels and
an opium refuge, aud stoned the officials
who attempted to interfeie. The mis
sionaries and ladies took refuge in
Yamenen.
The German steamer Duburg, which
left Singapore for Hong Kong on Octo
ber 25, has not since been heard of, and
it is l tared she may have encountered the
recent typhoon and foundered. If so,
the disaster is an appalling one, for she
bad on board 400 passengers.
IT RAINED QUITE HARD.
San Francisco, Dec. 8. One of the
heaviest rainstorms for years bag prevailed
throughout California for the past two
weeks. In a few portions of Northern
California the raibfall has been the
heaviest ever known, some damage hav
ing resulted therefrom, especially in the
low lands of the Sacramento valley. In
general, however, the rain has been most
welcome, and grass and grain are spring
ing from the ground as tbey have never
done before at this season of the year. A
largely increased area of fall-sown grain
will result. Telegraphic advices indicate
that thousands of acres of oranges and
fruit trees will be planted in Northern
and Southern Calfornia, aod hundreds of
new vineyards will be started in the
Fresno raisin district.
SEVERAL BAD LANDSLIDES.
Santa Cruz, Dec. 8. The rainstorm
continues with a fall of two inches since
last report. The San Lorenzo river is the
highest to-day since 1873, but no real
damage resulted. A landslide on the
narrow gauge railroad, between Wrights
and Alma prevented any trains od that
road arriving or leaving to-day. Bridge
No, 1, on Boulder creek on the branch
across Zyante creek was carried away this
morning and will prevent trains running
on that road for several davs. There is
also a landslide reported on the same line
this side of Boulder creek and two ou the
same line between Glenwood and Felton.
A landslide of 150 feet occurred on tbe
Loma Prielo rancho, on the broad guage
of the Southern Pacific.
FLOODS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
Gilboy, Dec. 8. Shortly after noon
to-day Uvas creek, one mile east of town,
overflowed and ran into Gilroy. The
southern end of the city is covered with
water, which is in some places, three feet
deep. It is still rising, necessitating peo
ple removing their furniture, etc., from
tbeir houses. Several barns and many
fences have been washed away. Tbe
damage cannot be estimated at present.
but will probably reach several thous
and dollars. Rain fell heavily all day.
and the business portion of the town
is in danger of being Hooded. Store
keepers are packing thtir goods upon
shelves.
TRUNK FLOATING IN THE BAY. -
Olympia, Dec. 8 About 10 o'clock
this morning a trunk, the lock of which
bad been broken, was found floating in
the bay near this city. A number of
papers were found in it, the other con
tents, if any, having disappeared. From
information received from Chief of Police
Savidge tbe trunk probably belonged to
James N. Ashe, who formerly worked in
the Parlum office in this city and who
left for Buckley some weeks ago. A
badge found in the trunk shows that Mr.
Asbe was a member of Typographical
Union No. 1. How the trunk came to be
found in the bay is a mystery which time
will probably unravel.
feter jackson's intentions.
San Francisco. Dae. 8. L. R. Fulda,
president of the Califoania Athletic Club,
has received a letter from Pjwh Davies
which tells exactly what Peter Jackson
intends to do. Jackson will not chat -lenge
Sullivan bat will fight him for a
reasonable purse if the California club
arranges tbe match. Peter wiil want five
months from date of signing the articles
of agreement with Sullivan belore meet
ing him in the ring. As Jackson will net
leave lor America ociore January zu, anu
will take two months in tbe East to fill
engagements that have been offered him
there, fhe fight with Sullivancould not
before the middle of
THE LONE HIGHWAYMAN.
Sase Fp.ancisco, Dec. 8. United States
Deputy Marshal Walter Cochran will
Di'ouably leave Tuesday or vednesd:iy ot
this week for Eugene, having iu charge
Plutarch Lewis, who 13 under arrest here,
charged with having robbed the stage
between Roseburg and MarshCcld, Or.
November 25.
Lewis has a wife and chilhren at Cor-
vallis. lie stoutly protests his innocence.
and regards himself as en unfortunate
man in happening to pass ulong the road
about the time the stage was robbed and
in his having slight points of resemblance
to those ot the real robber, beveral oth
cials here, who have talked with Lewis,
state quite positively their belief in the
man's innocence. Lew-,3 says he is quite
willing to return .North, as he can easily
disprove the charges against him.
THE STRIKXITG GERMAN MINERS,
liERLiN, Dec. 8. Meetings of miners
were held to-dav at Dirt ru and, Essen and
Ge!ssnkirchen, at which it was resolved
to wait until the loth inst. to see if all
the colliery owners accept the advice of
the Essen colliery owners committee,
which recommended a redress of the
grievances of which the men complain.
A FAMILY POISONED.
Tacoma, Dec. 8. The family of Mr.
Foyle of this city, comprising a brother,
three children and a hired girl, were all
dangerously poisoned yesterday by eating
'Rough ou rats." which had become
mixed with the flour from which their
bread was made. They quickly com
menced vomiting, and had it Bot been for
the prompt response of Dr. Tuttle the re
sult might have proved fatal. It was
five hours before the doctor was able to
leave the six patients, and some of them
are still in bed.
THE MASSACRE OF Dlt. PETERS.
Zanzibar, Dei. 8. Confirmation of
the massacre of Dr. Peters and party has
been received. The camp was surround
ed by 1200 Somalia and attacked at nud
Di'gbt. No one escaped.
EMIN PASHA STILL IN DANGER.
Zanzibar, Dec. 8. Emin Pasha is still
in a dangerous condition, but Dr. Parke
hopes for his recovery unless complica
tions set it.
AN EYE WITNESS
account.
Lisbon, Dec. 8. Aa Englisman. agent
of
an important EagiHh bank at Kio
Janeiro, who was aboard the Atrnto, suid :
Un bunday the telegraph W is seized and
no messages were delivered, not -even
thoe addiessed to the British Consul. I
went to the consulate at 10 o'clock in the
morning and waa stopped by soldiers.
Mr. Nicolin, acting BiitUh consul, was
stopped also. We feared exchange would
fall to nothing, but the provisional gov-
tnment noticed the Knglh bank man
gers that if they aliowtd exchange to
fall their establishment would be sup-
iressed. Nothing could exceed the feei
ng of kindness which every one, includ-
ng the provisional ministers, entertained
towards the emocror, but the cowardice
of those who ought to have resisted was
contemptible. The wealthy classes were
timorous rather than indiffurcut. The
only possible secessionist movement will
be Irom the Germans. The government
has provided against the publication of
anything unfavorable or disquiet! ig.
Even telegrams to foreign ministers wjre
quietly suppressed. The Rio legislature
on the 18th approved ot the reconstruc
tion of the constitution on the basis of
thorough democracy. The same day was
made a public holiday throughout Brazil.
The minister of marine, at the brad of a
small tody of sailors and marines tued
to suppress what he believed to be a re
volt of infantry at their barracks, but the
marines fraternized with the rebels, who
summoned the minister to surrender.
This he refused to do point blank, and
tried to draw bis revolver.. The soldiers
immediately shot him down in the pres
ence ot another general standing at bis
side. The disaffected troops anticipated
that tbe government would move against
them, and at the hesd of two regiments
of cavalry an i a battery ot artillery Da
Fonseca eurrounded Santa Anna barrack,
where ministers bad assembled. The
troops inside fraternized with those out
side. The barrack gites wete thrown
open and the ministers witnessed General
da Fonseca's triumphal entry and ex ir, sa
luted by tbe trooos. With the exception
of the foregoing incident this concluded
the business. Telegrams were printed in
the Rio papers to try and show that
Europe was approving the change of
regime. A telegram dated London, Nov.
19, from Rothschild's to the finance min
ister was published in English and Portu
guese. It expressed Rothschild's un
feigned satisfaction with the assurance or
the government that it would adhere to
all contracts, and also the hope that the
government would strain every nerve to
maintain the entire vast dominion of
Brazil. The Commescio (Opporio pul
lishes a dispatch from Rio Janerio, dated
December G, which states that Barbosa,
minister ot finance, had resigned and had
been replaced by Senor Saldanha Marinha.
A TERRIBLE ACCUSATION.
St. Louis, Dec. 8. A special to the
Republic from St. Paul says: Charles S.
Ostrom, until last Friday night cashier
and bookkeeper of the Minneapolis de
railment of tbe St. faul Pioneer Pres. is
suspected of having started the fire which
consumed the Minneapolis Tribune build
ing on the nigbt of November 30th, and
in which seven men lost their lives. He
was charged, on Friday night, with hav
ing stolen $2200 of Pioneer Press funds,
and placed under arrest. lie admitted
bis guilt and desired to do all he could to
help his employers to straighten out the
books. The terrible rumor was soon
abroad that Ostrom fared the Tribune
building to hide the evidence of his guilt.
He was seen in jail and strenuously de
nied the story. He evinced much emotion
and said he was quite sure be could es
tablish an alibi. Ontroin's downfall is"
due to gambling, and is a great surprise
to alt pt his friends. He has been mar
ried but abont three months.
' DROWNED IN THE SOUND.
8EATTLE,Dec. 9. T. T. Minor,the well
known physician and politician, G. Mor
ns Halter, a leading attorney, and Lonis
(Jox, also an attorney, are supposed
to have been drowned while bunting
on the waters of the lower pound. On
Thanksgiving evening they left this city
on a bunting trip, having the vicinity of
Stanwood in view as a tramping ground.
Ihey were to nave returned home lat
Wednesday, and aa no information of
them has been secured, grave doubts are
expressed by friends as to their safety.
One week ago to day (Monday) Mrs.
Minor received a dispatch Irom htr hus
band at Stanwood, stating that the party
had met poor success, and would start for
Brown's camp on Wludby IsUnd. This
is all the tidings received from tbe party.
A THOUSAND MEN AT WORK,
Albany, Dec. 9. A party, consisting
of Manager W. M. Hnag and twenty citi
zens of this city, went to thu front on the
Oregon Pacific railroad yesterday. Tbe
track is now laid sixty miles cast of Al ¬
bany. One thousand men are at work
grading tbe road towards tbe summit.
Only fifteen miles of unfinished work re
mains between tbe end of tbe track and
the summit.
Tbe firemen's election to-day resulted :
Chief engineer, C. H. Stewart; assistant
cbiet, T. J. Overman.
James Clerk robbed tbe till of Julius
Joseph's cigar store yesterday of (15.
lie was caught and went to jail in aeiault
of 500 bail.
possibly take place
next sumraer.
A GOOD SPOKANE CHIEF MISSING
Spokane Falls. Dec. 9. Chief Garry,
ot tne bposano tnue, lias been misaiug
four or live davs, and his friends are un
easy about him. An active search has
been commenced. Garry is known to ail
old settles in this sections. He has al
ways been friendly to the whites, and is
held in high esteem.
GOOD FOR OREGON POSTOFFICES.
Washington, Dec. 9. Representative
Hermann was to-day in consultation with
the allowance division of the postofiice
department as to rental, light and fuel
increases to various presidential postoffi
ces la Oregon, aud the departtneut an
nounces increased allowances to the fol
lowing offices: Albany, Arlington. Ash
land, Baker City, Corvallis, East Port
land, Eugene City, LaGrande, McMinn
vine, Roseburg, The Dulles end Oregon
City. The greatest increase is at Arliug
ion, where the extra allowance is $158
per annum. The next is ot East Portland
and Baker City. Then follows LaGrande.
The Dalles, Oregon City. Eugene Citv.
McMinnville and Roseburg, each in the
oraer named.
THE HAYTIANS HATE niPPOLYTE.
New York, Dec. 9. The steamship
Aleii.e arrived to-day from Havtian ports.
The commander reports that there is a
concealed feeling of dissatisfaction with
the rule of Hippolyte, manifested upon
his visits to the northern ports. The
Uaytians evidently live in greater fear of
their new president, who it was alleged
was levying unjust taxation upon bis
subjects.
EMIN PASHA IMPROVING.
London, Dec. 9. Dr. Parke sends a
bulletin from Bagomoyo, reporting nn
improyenient iu the condition of Eaun
Pasha. .
The following bills relating to interests
in this state have been introduced into
congress by our senators: Senator Mit-
liell to-day introduced a bul extending
the delivery system to towns of 3000
population, as postoffiees having a reve
nue of $5000 a year; also a bill appro
priating money to raise tbe Silvit Degras
from the Columbia, opposite Upper Asto
ria. Senator Dolph, of the committee on
public lauds, to-day reported favorably
his bills, one to grant to Oregon certain
lands around Crater lake for a public
ark, aud the other granting lands for a
ark at The Dalles. The same commit
tee reported lavorably Senator D-.lpIrs
bill for the relief of Thomas F. G.uean.
' COCNEY THE FOX."
Milwaukee, Dec. 8. Supposed bloody
relics of the Cronin tragedy have been
discovered iu this city. On the Sunday
following the discovery ot Cronin s body
in Chicago Expressman James Mooney
was accosted by a stranger looking for a
quiot boarding-house. Mooney look the
str inger -nd his trunk to his own home.
After a few days the boarder disappeared
and has not been eeen since. He left the
trunk behind him, aud after
Rome timiv
Mooney broke it open and found in it
some boody clothing. letter? and photo
oTantis. I up. ntr.or;tirrt were nntTh&'I
and Police Capt. Schuettter, of Chicsg-V
investigated the matter end it is believed
he is now looking for the missing boarder,
O ie of the pictures and Mocney's dc
cription, it is said, tally with the long
sought for "Cooney the Fox."
A Meetiua; After Slany Veara.
The following from the Eugene Jour
nal is a very romantic affiir. The heioine
is Mrs. Wheeler, the healer and the
woman who located tbe drowned bodies
at the Siuslaw. During the war she
served as nurse in the Uuion service and
had many thrilling experiences, among
them being the following: She was
present at the battle of Spotsylvania. At
the commencement of the batt'e a Union
officer rode up to her and bunded her a
package of papers with the request that
she should Keep them sale until the bat
tle was over, and then if he (the officer)
should not live to call for them, to deliver
the package at headquarters.
In the course of the fight a flank was
turned and Mrs. Wheeler aod the rest of
the hospital nurses captured. Upon
searching her person, the papers were
found and proved to be the work of a
Union spy, who bad been inside the rebel
lines. She was at occe arraigned before
a court martial, and notwithstanding ber
statement of bow she came by the papeis
aod repeated protestations of innocence,
she was formally convicted of being a spy,
and sentenced to be hatged at sunrise
the next morning. She was then taken
by a guard of three soldiers, and confined
in a small gunrd house which had but one
small aperture admitting light and air,
and through that aperature she saw the
erection of the gallows on which she was
to perish.
Inside the guard-house there was noth
ing but the bare floor of earth and two
dry goods boxes standing aguinst a wall.
Thatmgnt one ot the guards entered
the guard-house with a piece ot coi n bread
and a tin cup ol water lor tier supper.
Mrs. Wheeler spoke. The guard stopped
He then retired aud locked the door upon
ber again. Later in tbe night she heard
yoice at the aperature say, "Move the
small box!" She moved the box and
discovered an aperature which proved to
be a tunnel. Through this tunnel she
worked her way, on ber bunds and knees,
for about one fourth of a mile, when she
emerged at its mouth, and found a man
aud two saddled bones standing there.
Mrs. Wheeler mounted one horse aod tl e
man, who was disguised, the other. For
six miles they rode od in darkness with
out speaking, but at the end of that time
the man spoke and said: "xou are now
safe in the Union lines; ride right on,"
and the man disappeared in tbe darkness
like a shadow.
Mrs. Wheeler rode on until she came
across a pilot who took ber to Gen. Hent
zelman's headquarters.
Last September, while taking a little
outing at Andersen s on the McKenzie
river, Mrs. Wheeler and her preserver
met, and recognized each other, after a
lapse of twenty-six years. Her preserver's
name is the well-kuown Dr. B. F. Russell,
now postmaster at Thurston. He was
one of three guards. Ho was the dis
guised horseman.
Tne Eloqueu re.
There was a most touching scene in an
Arizona courtroom a few days ago that
of a sou, a lawyer, defending his father,
who was charged witb the crime of
murder. The father of Assistant City
Attorney Catlen, of San Dicgi, Cat.,
recently shot and killed a rr.an, as he
claimed, in eeli-defense. The eon took
charge of his fathei's case and went into
Arizona to defend him. lie is known as
one cf the most eloquent lawyers in
Southern California, snd that in the de
fense of his father his elcquencd did not
lorsake him, is well shown by this little
extract from bis plea beforo the jury.
"11 every mouutain side train where
yonder scaffold in the courthouse stands
to the relator's home in Kansas, far way
where bis wife and children await our
Christmas coming, uneouscions that this
bearing is going on, were covered with
scaffolds, and hungering for his body, and
if every valley between were yearning
to give it a burial place, I still should say
that be would have been a coward and
nnwortny of the love I bear him were be
to have left me fatherless by doing less
than what he so unfortunately was com-
,,l II II M ITU
All IB UUt UIICU IUU1IIJT till lit- UICU W j
I . ia n I n . t r
defend a father in a court or justice, bat
n this case Mr. Catlen was most success
ful, and bis father was discharged.
1TK3IH IX BltlF.F.
From Saturday Daily.
Real estate is booming in Astoria.
Mr. II. C. Hooper, of Bakeoven, is in the
city.
The D, f. Baker is still on skids under
going repairs.
Air. Ueore Koss is again able to be on
the sUeet.
Judge 0. M. Ssott, of Sherman county
is in the city.
Airs. John c. feulliran Ittt this morning
tor her home in c.clio.
the mud m our streets is churned into a
nice pasty consistency.
The fair of the ladies of the Eoisconal
cuurcn in this city has been very successful,
Christinas is coming, and our merchants
are displaying holiday goods in windows.
Snow on the summit of the Kbckitnt
hills, but summer sunshine in The Dalles.
In the vicinity of Rockland the ground
is sufficiently wet to plough. The farmers
are busy planting crops.
un tne hills toward ilartland the snow
exteuds for a distance of a mile and a half,
ot about one inch in depth.
The man who took the valise from the
Germama saloon, should return it immedi
ately or be will be prosecuted.
Oar neighbors on the other side of the
river are planting corn instead of wheat.
They believe it will be a more profitable
crou.
Work at the O. R. & N. Co. shops con
tinue about the same as usual. There is a
great (leal of repairing done, but very little
new work.
Mrs. Michael FitzOernld and her son
Maurice left last ninlit ior Sun Francisco.
Mrs FitzGerald will return after a visit of a
few days.
Miss Puss Hollister, who has been con
fined to her bed for some weeks past with a
severe attack of typhoid fever, is again able
to be out.
Canyon City News: Freighters between
here and the railroad demand 2j and 3 cents
and they ileserve it all. Hauling freight
through snowdrifts on tbe mountains is lar
from being pleaaent.
The dancing bear's owner has two vonng
hildren who canvassed the city yesterday
on a b-giiog tour. They desired some
thing to eat, and was easily rationed with
anything tbey could masticate.
Mrs. Seneca Smith was killed vestirdav
in Portland by being thrown from a buggy
in which she was driving with Mrs. Burtch.
The horse became frightened by escaping
etem and ran away, throwing both the
occupants out.
Eba White, a youni Elmira, N. Y.
school teacher, obtained about $25,000 by
forgeries, and went to Chisago to xpecuUte;
hut was arrested and taieu back to New
York. Site should have come to Oregon,
speculated in real estate, married one of our
wealthy bachelor sheepmen and helped de-
elop our natural resources.
e learn from the Lexington Budget that
Ed. Jones was fhot end killed by Hiram
Harper on Thursday, Nov. 23th, iu a saloon
iu that city. The quariel resulted over a
game of cards, and Ed. Jones and his
brother Newt, attacked Harprr in a most
hrtual manner. When driven to the wal'
and warned to desist they still continued
I r.lie nttftct whim TTarroir lriw liw rv-nK-ii
Jjnd nred, killinn Ed. Jones almost instantly.
fi Tbis "cnaix story" is taken from a letterl
wntt.n by a Wasco county lauy to a lady
mead in caiawiii, luano. Alter givins
j the name and date of the child's birth,-she
writes: "Where the child s fingers and toes
ouL'ht to have been there were rattlesnake's
I euls: and there was a small snake grown"
from t!io top of its head and hung down on
its lace: the bead of the snaka was the
child's nose, and whenever the baby moved
the snake on its face would raise up, run
out its tongue aud hiss. The baby only
lived hve hours, but the snake part lived
five hours longer."
Orastt County News: There is consider
able talk just cow in rtlation to who will
be the next joint senator from Marrow,
Grant and Harney counties. The News be
lieves that the nomination should be given
to a Harney mauan one of the political
tickets. MorroSaasWj an aspirant in the
fiield, bet as Grant finished the last sena
tor she will probably not have a candidate
this year. Harney county has available
material in both parties, and we think it
onlv an act Hi courtesy as well as iustice to
give her a show for the next state senator.
From Monday's Daily.
The toboggan slide is not in active opera
tion yet. ,
Two weeks toTChristmae. and the weather
spring-like and bland.
Our streets for mud will challenge com
parison with any webfoot town.
Mr. J. D. Fieri Der. representing the West
SItotv, is still "doing" the city.
Y1ieu the are lights are again in opera
tion they will be duly appreciated.
Mr. Hugh Lacey, formerly of Hood
River, is now foreman of section No. 19.
Mrs. Capt. Lanrfare, mother ot Mrs.
Jalius Wiley, is visiting her daughter in
this city.
Circuit court is still in session, although
Judge Bird is hurrying up cases in the most
rapid manner. f
The street bear snd his followers have
left, and this is a good riddance to a very
great nuisance.
The jurors in attendance on the circuit
court during tbe present session were dis
charged Thursday night.
Glass is reported in excellent condition.
and stock could not be better for wintry
storms, if they come at all.
Revival meetings are being held in the
Methodist cbnrcb in tf.is city. They will
be continued during the week.
Rev. G. M. Booth, presiding elder of this
district of the M. E. church, occupied the
pulpit of the church yesterday mornipg
and evening.
Mr. B'rickel suffered from au attack of
partial paralysis, yesterday, aud is now con
b'ued to bis residence near the Lumbering
Co.'s saw mill.
Miss Grace O'Donnell, who has been
visiting Miss Lizzie FitzGerald for some
weeks past, left for her home in Walla
alia last evening.
The "oldest inhabitant" is making no
prophecy He has made so many of hard
winters and been mistaken, that bis occupa
tion's gone, like Othello's.
Notwitfatandirg a sight covering of
snow on the Klickitat hi Is, The Dalles en
j ijs the most delightful sunshine, and
weather as agreeable as may.
Our neighbors ou the othtr side depend
largely on the sale of hos. This is sn in
ducement for the establishment of a pork
packing establishment in this city.
Among the real estate transactions in the
Astoria Pioneer we glean the following: I.
W. Caws, trustee, to N. B. Sinnott, 12 lota
in Hustler & Aikens addition, $2400.
Judge Bird is using commendable dili
gence in pushing matters in court. His
time will be occupied during the remainder
of the term in hearing and determining
motives.
Mr. Henry Shank, formerly book-keeper
for Filloon Bros., is now porsuing a course
of study at Yale college. He entered the
junior class, and will be graduated in the
classical course in two years.
Mr. John S. Lindsay, who is the leading
actor iu the series ot plays in the old armory
during the present week, gave us a pleasant
call to-day. He is an old favorite with
Dalles audiences, and has appeared before
our people on several former occasions.
Mr. J. C. Woods, of the firm of Woods
Bros, of this city, saw what he considered a
brown piece of paper lying in the middle of
the street. He wailed out to it and picked
it no and fout.d it to be mail sack destined
for Prineville, and lost from the stage leav
ing this morning. '
The gesang rerein holds rehearsals every
Sunday evening in Suhanno'a hall. There
are fully twenty-five active members, and
they are now preparing for a festival lxut
Christmas. The full membership numbers
over sixty, snd these are under the guidance
of the best musical talent iu ihe city.
In the case of E. J. Glisan vs. John Cow.
nell and E. G. Cowdell, suit for wages, the
jury were Unas. h,hrcl, A. U. Johnson, h.
r v
FitzGerald, C. J. Crandall, Tbos. Olson,
John Walker, Abel Dufur, J. G. Koontz
and M. Rindall. The verdict waa given
Thursday for plaintiff for 103. The suit
was tried by iiice jurors on agreement of
parties.
Mr. NicIioliiB Sir.nott, the son of Col.
Sinnott of the Umatilla House, who en
tered the Notre Dame university at South
Bend, Ind., this fall, after two weeks' prep
aration, was admitted to the sophomore
class. He was a graduate of Wasco Inde
pendent academy, aud this was a high com
pliment to the institution. Mr. Sinnott
lias won one prize in Greek translation, and
we s also awarded the decision in a debate
before one of the leading literary societies
in the university.
if Mr. J. S. Schenck received a telegram
Yesterday of the sudden death of his broth
er-in-law, Mr. Sheldon, in San Francisco
He was apperentlv in pood health Saturday,
but was found dead in his bed Sunday
morning, it is presumed troin heart desease.
Airs, aueluon, Mrs. schenck s sister, was
absent at the suburban residenee at the
time, and the news will be a terrible shock
to ner. un receiving the telegram, Air.
Schenck took the early morning train for
can rrancisco.
1 In the cafe of Mrs. C. E. Cowdell vs. Ge-.
Herbert and S. C.-Burton the jury rendered
a verdict last Wednesday in favor of the
plaintiff for $100. A nonsuit was given re
garding b. (j. tsnrton. The names of the
jury were C. t. Mitchell, Wilard Taylor,
.lotin Donovan, f rank Stone. 1. V. How-
land. Wm. Goodwin. Dan Butler. M. B.
Oilell, J. E. Birnett, H. H. Draper, T. M.
Denton and Edward Kohna. The facts in
the case were that S. C. Burton sued John
Cowdell for $1270, and horses were attach
ed on the suit. In a trial of rights of prop
erty Mrs. Cowdell proved hersclt the owner
of the animals, and she lronght suit iu the
circuit court to recover damages tor horses
being driv-ed to The Dalles from Antelope,
anil the loss of ten bead, with the above
verdict.
Astoria Pioneer Saturdav: Ths briirht
sunshiny weather yesterday was taken ad
vantage of by a party of visiting capitalists
to view the work on the ?etty and to see
some of the country along the river. Earlv
in the forenoon, under pilotage of Capt. J.
tl. u. uray, the pirty, couaistwg ol 1. a.
Montieth and G. W. Cusick. of Albany.
aud D. M.. J. W. and S. French, bankers
at The Dalles, boarded a steamer and ran
down to Fort Stevens. There a locomotive
was placed at their disposal and a trip
made to the end of the trestle. The
method of filling in with boulders was
shown to tbe gentlemen, and the hydraulio
system of pih-driving explained. Ou the
return trip the party stopped at Skipanon
and viewed the towusites of Warrenton,
Merriweather Downs and the railroad. The
strangers expressed eur.ri3e and delight ut
the richness of the couutry. They stated
that they had r.o idea there was such a tine
dyking country in this section. They will
return borne to-d.iy mncli pleased with their
visit, and carrying with them deeds to
many thousand dollars' worth of propnrty
which they bonght during their brief stay
here.
From Tuesday's Daily.
Dr. C. Adams, t'.ie dentist, is in the city.
Thanksgiving was celebrated with a
shooting match, foot racing aud ball at
Fossil.
Our streets are in a terrible cond f'n.
1 the street commissioner should see that
o ciossiiig3 are iu good condition.
Mr. Win. Cowne, of Caleb, Grant Co..
w.-u iu the city (luring the week. Ho had
two carloads of horses which he was taking
to California.
Tl.o next fair will be on the 13th for the
benelit of the Y. W. C. T. U., and the pro
ceeds will be devoted to charity. This
should be liberally patronized.
Down in Harney county tho weather
record says "snow", cold, etc., for the last
month. What a delightful climate we have
in this portion of the. north we-st.
, Mr. J. H. Adams, of East Portland, is
in the city. Mr. Adams was foiraerly a
resident of this city, and is very much sur
prised at the growth of The Dalles.
We learn that the moisture which has
fallen this fall is more than for two years
past. This is the best fall season our
tanners buve had for several years past
New glass fronts are being put in the
buildings in the East End. and taat portion
of the eity is fast assuniiug its position as
t ie industrial portion of The Dalles.
The Union Pacific owns everything in
connection with the O. It- & N. Co. This
brunch of tho railroad is considered a por
tion of the western division of that com
pany. One wetk from next Saturday a loilgo of
Knights ot Pythias will be organized at
Hood Kiver. I his towu has excellent ma-
terial, aud we have no doubt the castle ball
established at this place will prosper.
Mr. Tbos. Gilmore killed a boar a few
days ago haviug tusks three and a half
inches long, the head yerv much resem
bles those of the wild hog which was form
erly hunted in the forests of Germany.
Boise Statesman: The suow fall in the
high mountains has been quite heavy with
in the past forty-eight hours. At DeLamar
in the Silver City mountains, it was snow
iug fiercely yesterday afternoon, with indi
cations of a prolonged storm.
Mr. Wm. Magill, a son of J. P. Maaill,
of Wan.io, is now a resident of Graingevdle,
Idaho, aud is succeeding very well in farm
ing. He often thinks of bu old home in
Wasco county, and will always take an in
terest iu her development aud advancement.
Fossil Journal: Rev. W. O. Ben adorn left
Thursday of this week for Lone Rock,
where an enthusiastic revival of the Meth
odist persuasion is running at full blast.
Consequently no services will bo held in
Hossil until tne da Sunday ot tms niontn,
Dee. 22d.
Mr. J. K. Sheak left on the early morn
ing train for La Grande, which he will here
after make Ins residence. Mr. Sheak has
been iu the employ of the O. R. fc N. Co.
for many years, and is a yery responsible
employe. He will be missed very much in
the shops.
The weather is most disagreeable to-day.
Rain in real Willamette style. The moist
ure falls copiously, aud tbe atmosphere is
heavy and murky. Our Eastern Oregon
people do not appreciate, such freaks of the
weather clerk. They desire to inhale ozone
and feel revivified, and can't possible en
durj the ennui of moisture.
Dr. MeClure, of Asotin City, assaulted a
balt-i rted un the letervat.o.i Imsdiy Willi
a piece of hard wood, knocking him acute
less. The man is at Athena, aud may die.
He had stolen the doctor's horse, who fol
lowed and found him on the reservation. A
quarrel ensued, with ti.e above result.
E O.: Harper will have his examination
for the killing of Ed. Jones, belore the
Lexington justice, Monday. It is thouylit
he will be released. He is getting better
and will not die.
Burns Herald: The body of an sged man,
named James Warlick, was found in his
claim cabin on the fljor in its nilght clothes,
dead, by a couple of men while riding -on
Lower Island, rid traces of violence weio
found by the jury, whose verdict indicated
death some ten days prior to discoyery,
from sicknes.-.
' Several of the railroad employes ex pout
La Grande will have tbe railroad shops of
l&tstvrn Oregon, and that Tbe Dalles will
simply be a whistling station. It would be
a good thing for tbr city if such were the
vase. It might have the effect to awaken
our moss backs to the fact that lite was
"real" aud "earnest" and that "the grave
is not its gaol."
' Fossil Journal: Marrie ): on Saturday,
Nov. 30th, at the home of W. C. Tarltou,
on Muddy creek, near Antelope, by Rev.
W. O. Benadom of Fossil, Mr. Win. Pente
cost to Miss Martha Duncan, both of this
county Also on Tuesday, Dec 3, 't9,
Rev. Benadom officiating, Mr. Dan. Cowley
to Miss Roth Rod man, both of Antelope,
Wasco county.
Dallas Ilemizer: Forty years ago Wm.
Jones aud his four brothers separated in
Kentucky and not until last fall at Inde
pendence did they aU meet again. Mr.
Jones has been in this county since 1S53,
and eleven years ago build a $7,000 ware
house at Kola. Formerly it took in 125,
000 bushels of grain per year. Tbe coming
of the railroads reduced the amount to one-
fourth that, and now the budding is nn-1
used.
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorta;
We take great pleauro in knowing that
we keep the best ceffces and teas in the
town. We haye customers who buy their
groceries elsewhere, but when they want
kome good cnlfees or teas they come to the
Red Front Grocery. We know this to be a
fact, for its the talk of the town that you
can buy tho best coffees and teas at the Red
Front Grocery.
Iogomar was not patronized as it should
have been last night. Tho parts were well
taken, and should have attracted a full
house. The play was put on tbe boards in
good shape, and no character wns slighted.
io-nignt will be Under the Gaslight, a
spectacular drama, which should fill every
eat. In order to secure good talent at The
Dalles our citizens should show their appre
ciation. Idaho Statesman, Deo. 8th: There was a
regular down pouring of rain here Friday
evening. It commenced raining about 8
o'clock in tho evening and continued with
little intermission till 11 o'clock. The
amount of rainfall during these three hour
was thirty-nine hundredths of an inch.
The records in the Signal Service station
show nothing equal to this for the same
length of time.
Tho Dalles "YV will hold a Bazaar at
New Armory Hall tho 18th, 19th and 20th
of December, 1S89. The object of the ladies
in giving this fair is to raise money to uso
for charitable purposes. Tbey have for a
number of months past cared for many who
were sick or otherwise in need, and as win
ter approaches they feel the necessity of re
plenishing their treasury, so they ask for . .
the patronage of all who feel an interest in
humanity. The fair will open Wednesday.
the .IStli, at 5 o'clock p. m. with a rood
substantial warm supper. Thursday anil
Friday warm dinners and suppers will be
serued. Dinner from 12 io2 p. m. Suuner
from 5 to 8 p. m. Season tickets, includ
idg tho five meals mid entrance foe at door,
may bo had at C. E. Dunham's, Snipes &
Kinersly's, lHakelv & Houchron's and I
C. Nicholson's for $1.50. Single meal
tickets at hall twenty-five cents. They will
Iiavo Christmas trees of all sizes for sale.
There will be good music e-acli evening and
the Bazaar will close Friday euoning with
an attractive musical programme Go. Buy
your Christmas tree and the presents to
hang upon it.
Weather-Crop Valletta No. SO
Signal Office, War Dkpastmrnt,
Washington City, Doe. 1, 1889.
The temperature for the month of Novem
ber has been from 1 deg. to 3 deg. above the
average in the lake region and in the dis
tricts on tho Atlautio coast, aud slightly
below tho average in all other districts east
of the Rocky mountains; the greatest de
partures being in Arkansas and Tcxns.
wbere the temperature has been from 4 deg.
to 7 deg. below the average. There lies
been a slight excess in temperature on the
Pacific coast. The Une of killing frosts has
extended southward to the gulf coast and
northern Florida. Light frosts occurred la
central California.
There has been more rain than usual in
the New England, middle, and south Atlan
tic states, 'and in the Ohio valley; the great
est excess being in eastern New York, east
ern Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and
the District of Columbia, where the rainfall
has been from 3.5 to 0 inches above the
average fcr November. Tho excess in tho
Ohio valley, TenucKsee, aud southward to
the gulf coast, has been from 2 to 4 5 inches.
Iu Minnesota, the D.ikotas, lows, Ne
braska, and the extreme nor t a went, there
has been a slight deficiency in rainfall. Iu
California the rainfall has boon about the
average.
Snow was reported on the ground at the
end of tho mouth iu cxtre.mo north western
Pennsylvania and northern Ohio, in Michi
gan, eastern Iowa, and Minnesota
The moat prominent meteorological feature
of the month was the storm which moved
from Texas northeastward to tho lakes, and
thence to tho maritime Proviuooa, between
the 2U;h and the 29th; it was .soootnpanied
by ruiu and snow in the Mississippi and
Missouri valleys on the 2u:h and 27 ih, with
rain in the lake region and Now England on
the 27th, turning iulo snow in the lake re
gion on the 28th. Suow was reported as
far south as Tennessee on the 23th. Vio
lent gales prevailed in the lake region and
on the New England coast on tile 27th and
28th. The cold wave following in the rear
of this storm caused frosts and freezing
weather as far south as northern Florida,
minimum temperatures of 30 degrees being
repotted from Jacksonville sad Mobile, aud
light frost from New Orleans.
A. V. UKKKLY.
) Chief Sigual Officer.
KcminlMcenee orl'ioneer VayM.
In a couvorsrtiod witb Capt. Johu M.
Mardcn, a. reporter of theTlilES-MoUNTAis-ebb
learned the following incident regard
ing the administration of justice in Wasco
county.
In 1853 tho . highest magistrate was a
justice of the peace, and ' Mr. Johu D.
Woodward, nojv .of the Locks, occupiod
that positson. A man was brought belore
him for larceny, and the evidence being
clear he was fined $100 or fifty days in jail.
The man had no money, aud the nearest
calaboose was in Vancouver. After consid
ering the matter, Justice Woodward came
to the conclusion that he must take the
prisoner to that point. Shouldering bis
rifle he forc-d the culprit to lead, and so
conyey him to the destined place. When
he arrived at Vancouver he was informed
that that was a military post, aud the offi
cers bad no right to inrarcerate tbe priso
ner. Ordering his man to "about lace" ho
marched him back to the Cascade, and on
arriving at this place told the thief that,
seeing he had no money, he would take his
note for H-W-hne and expenses and costs.
The man willingly gave the amount and
was discharged. Nothing has been heard
of the fellow sinco, and ou asking Mr.
Woodward about the promissory note a few
daysvago,be said it was still bearing inter
est 2 per cent a month aud that it was
still in his possession. When that note is
collected, Uncle Johnnie has promised the
reporter of the TniEs-Mountain ere a
champagne supper, aud tbe knight o: tne
quill does not expect the supper very soon.
Ills Head Hawed In Two.
Oregonian.
Astoria, Dec. 7. Frits Johnson, a 12-year-old
son of Mrs. Johnson, residing in
the vicinity of the Astoria Packing Com
pany's cannery, mot with a frightful death
this afternoon. He was in Holt's mill gath
ering sawdust. Iu one part of the mill is
an edger saw, part of it above and the
greater part below the surface of the table
in which the saw works. The boy bad gone
under this table in his quest for sawdust.
Not remembering anything of the swiftly
revolving saw over bis bead, he raised op
quickly.
One of the workmen in another part of
the room heard a smothered cry and a peon
liar grating noisa. Rushing to the spot, be
found the prostrate lorm of the unfortunate
lad spattered with blood from a nidoous
laceration of the bead, tho upper half of
the head having been sawed off. The inan
imate form of tbe child was removed to the
house of tbe heart-broken mother.
XThe Celnto HJab.
The Dallkm, Deo. 7, 18S9.
Editor TiHKs-MoraTAiKExK:
The second party of tho Culato Klub wsi
given at the residence of Mrs. N. B. Sin
nott Friday evening, Dee. 6, 1889. The
party was opened about 7:30 o'clock by the
Celato Klub giving a short entertainment.
After which games were plsyed and lunch
seryed, the party breaking up about 11
o'clock. The following persons were pres
ent: Misses Aimee Newman, Alice Mulli
gan, Etta and Clara Story, Nona Kuch,
Grace Williams, Nettie Grimes, Loella Miv '
Farland, Graue Campbell, Ruth Cooper,
Laura Thompson, Krankie Divenport and
Messrs. Will Michell, Ed. French, Frank
French, Ray Davis. Robert Mays, jr., Chae.
Wentz, Ed. Lawlcr, Fred Liebe, Clyde
Bonney, Ed. Patterson, Jalius Baldwin,
Clark Fleck, Frank Klein, Fred Wilson,
Truman Butler, Roger Siunott, Ed. Wiu
gate, John Booth, Harry Esping, Bert,
Phelps.
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