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THE DALLES, OKEGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1890.
NUMBER 24.
MOPSTAISEEB,
Valnaae XXX
CONSOLIDATED 1882.
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LIST OF STATE AND COUNTY OFFICIALS.
Governor 8. Pennover
)WrpUrT of Statu G. W. McBride
Treasurer .' Geo. W. Webb
Superintendent ol Public luntruction.-E. P. McElroy
j J. N. Dolph
Senators . 1 J. H. Mitchell
rraimMMui ..... B. Hermann
8UU Printer. Frank V"
Sheriff Oeo. Herbert
Clerk: u. u.xnompson
Treasurer Geo- Kuch
, . I George A. Young
Commit nooerf H. A. Leaveas
4nr -H-. Gourlay
Surveyor E. F. snarp
8uoerint dent of Public School .... A. C. Connelly
Coroner William Michell,
Profea'ionaJ C rds.
D
R. J. O. BOTD.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
'ihe Dalles, Oregon.
Office (looms 6 sod 6. over Moody McLeod's
store, corner 2d and Washing-ton Sis.
Residence North side Fourth St, near Lincoln.
Calls in city or country answered at all hours.
j. b. coano. cosocs.
QONDON CONDON,
Attorneys at Law.
Office On Court street, opposite the Old Court
House, The Dalles, or.
A.
B, THOMPSON.
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
Omen- Next door to U. 8. Land Office.
Will practice in all Courts, and in the U. 8. Land
Office. Collections promptly attended to.
D
SiDDALL D. D. 8.
nitrons Oxide or
Laughing Gas Given
For Painless extraction of Teeth. Rooms, sign of
the Golden Tooth, Second Street.
D
b. e. r. TCCKEK,
J)ENT1ST.
iiflUaAea pMiih J6 fAfl Rank.
49-Nitrous Uxid and Vitalised Gas given for
painless extracting-
D
B. H. LOGAN.
Omen:
Booms 1 aid 8 in Land Office Building,
0.
C. H0LL18TER,
Plmieian and Surgeon,
Rooms over Dalles National Bank.
Office hours-10 A.M. toU M.,and from 2 to P.M.
Residence West end of Tiura street.
Q D. DOASE, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon,
. . The Dalles, Oregon
Omca Over French a Co. 1 Bank.
BxsiDUCa Over McFarland a French s.
H.
L. WATERS, M. D.,
Homeopathic Physician and Sunreon.
Oraiuate of the Hahneman Medical College of
P olfieeinMax Vogt Co.'s block, upstairs.
JR. 8. B. WALTER. -
Physician and Surgeon.
Diseases of Children a speciality. Enkinsyille
8herman Co., Oregon.
T r MATS
s BuanaoroB
ATS ft HUNTINGTON,
Attorneys at Law,
Office In French's Bulldinar. Second St, between
Washington and Federal.
B.
F. HOKE, ATTORNEV AT LAW.
over Postoffioe, The Dalles.
Boom 6,
ap8daw
JE. ATWATER,
. Dalles, Oregen,
ATTORNEY AT LAW. THE
apr 16-wtI
s. s. ncrua. xo.wates.
JUFUB 4 WATKTjiS,
Attorneys-at-Law.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Rooms over Moody a McLeod's store, next door to
Fish Bardon's, Washington ot
gENNETT a WILSON.
Attorneys at Law,
Office In Schanno's building, np-stairs.
The Dalles
Oregon.
J. V. (TORT.
W. k BBADSBAW.
S'
TORT a BRADSHAW,
Attorneys at Law.
The Dalles, Oregon.
J G. KOONTZ,
Xtea.1 Estate.
. InBurance and.
Loan Agent -
nmttlrii ITnion and National In
surance company of Edinburgh, Scotland, Capital
s o.ooo.ooa
Valuable Farms near the City to sell on easy
terms.
Office over Post Office, The Dalles, Or.
-a a-itfYiv MnOOYY BARBERS. Seaond Street,
1VJ. next door to MacEarcnero a MacLeod's. Tbe
cleanest shave, the nokbids hair-cut and most health
ful baths. P8W
GEO. ANDERSON,
BaAUB
ALL KINDS OF GUNS.
. KevolTera. AsasnBusltlom.
Fishing Tackle, Pocket Cutlery, Razors, etc., etc.
Repairing and New Work done to Order.
Second street - , THE DALLES OREGON
: Ladies, Attention!
A New Iaveotioa for Dress Cuttttnc.
A. Self-Instructor
That can be used by a man or woman, and which
gives a perfect fit Price of scale, including
a key of full instructions, S3.50.
Can be had by calling on or addressing
au3-89 MR3. C. L. PHILLIPS Tha Dalles, Or,
GEO. P. MORGAN,
BOOM O.
Xisuid Office Building.
Is agent for
California Ismnraaee Co, of San Francisco
S.nardimn. of London.
AVyws. o London.
PAUL KREFT.
Artistic Painter and
House Decorator,
The Uslles, Ore area.
House Paioting aud Deconting a 8pecialtr Ni
Inferior and cheap work done; out good, lasting
work at the lowest pneos.
Shop adjoining puatomce on Second Street.
MT. flOOD SAMPLE ROOMS.
Beat Kentucky Whitly from LooUvllle.
Vtry Best Key West Cigars,
Best of Wines.
English Porter, Ale and Milwaukee
- Beer always on band.
MAETZ a PtJNTrr.
THE DALLES,
apr8-d If
i i
wanted!
Uy aid friendi and the public, one and all to come
ana see me in tne
UNION AND RAILROAD STS. I
Where one can get all the comforts of Home. My
room are furnished With Spring- Beds, and the
Tables second to none in the city. Price same as
before. Meals 25 cents; Lodging 25 cents.
T- T. NICHOLAS, lropr,
Shaving Parlors d Bath Rooms,
110 Front Street,
THE DALLES. - - - OREGON.
CHAS. JFHAZER, PROP R
13" None bat the most skillful
artists em-
ployed.
Hot and Cold and Shower Baths for the comfoit of
patrons.
At the old stand of R. Lnsher.
R. E. Saltmarshe
-AT THE -
East M STOCK YDS,
' WILX FAT THE
HighestCash Price for
Hay and Grain.
DEALER IN LIVE STOCK.
L ROEDEN & CO.,
DEALERS IN
Crockery & Glassware
LAMPS CHANDELIERS AND FIXTURES
Rogers Bros'. Platedware,
IZL Pocset Cutlery,
J. Russell & Co's Table Cutlery,
Keen K litter Shears and Scissors,
(gTEvery One Warranted.JgJ
CIGARS AND TOBACCO,
SMOKERS' ARTICLES,
Fancy Goods and Notions,
Iron Wheel Wagons; Bicycles; Bird Cages; Agents for
the New Home, White ana tiovai bt-jonn sew
ing Machines, Needles and Attachments
for 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,
Roses! Uoses!
GraeixBOiue Plaints,
We have on hand at this date a few hundred Italian
and Petite Prunes, which we offer at reasonable
prices by the hundred.
THE CELEBRATED NEW PLUM,
H ZE3 1 -A. 2v
We offer 6 cents each.
Don't be humbugged by paring SI for them, for we
warrant ours to be genuine MAKIAMA.
Also, CABBAGE snd TOMATO '.PLANTS in large
supply, send lor uttaiogue ana prices.
THE JEWETT NURSERIES
loss White Sjalsaoa, W. T.
O- 125. liayarxl,
EealEstateJnsnrance
0 Collection Agency.
Tnlrd HU. la Opera notice Block.
Agent for tha
Northwest Fire and Marine InsuranceCo.,
Best Home Company on the Coast.
Also Agent for
Aetna Life and Pacific Surety, Accident
Insnrance Companies.
Having been appointed correspondent lor he
Lombard Investment Co.
I am prepared to make Loans on good Rea
Estate
Security in Wasco and Gilliam Counties,
WashinGton Territory. If you
also in
WANT MONEY
Call on or address C. E. BATARD,
The Dalles, Ogn.
Notary Public and Commissioner of Deeds for Wash-
ngton lemtoTT-
MR ICE CREAM
AND
ICE GOLD SODA WATER,
GO TO-
linn
104 Se
104 Second Street.
Cram & Corson, Props.
MaeEachern & Maeleoi
Have Just Received a
LARGE STOCK
Clothii,
FURNISHING GOODS,
H7CTS, SH09S, 9TC-
Direct From Manufacturers.
JgTCall and see them at
2 Second Street
n-U
I FAOAN
MERCHANT TAILOR
Saltings of all Unas, imported ana Jomestie on
band.
FIT WARRANTED.
None but the bjst of labor employed sad sati
etion guaranteed.
jlewCoiiiM Hotel
OK
The Colombia Candy Factory
a s
The DaUes National Bank,
OF DALLES CITY, OR.
President, Z. F.
Cashier, M. A. Moody
General Banting Business Transacted.
Sight Exchanges aoldon
NEW YORK,
SAN FRANCISCO,
PORTLAND, OR
Collections made on favorabl rms at all a
ssilile points.
French& Co., Bankers.
THE DALLES, OREGON."
Transact a General BanMng Business.
f!n1 1 AntinTin Made at all Points
on Favorable Terms.
Letter or Credit Issued, available In
ail parts of the United States.
fTSieht Exchange and Telegiaphic Transfers sold
on New York, Chicago, St. Louis, San Francisco,
Portland. Seattle aud Walla Walla, W. T., and va
rious points in Oietron and Washington Territory.
D. P. THOMPSON,
J. S.SCHENCK.
President.
Vice-President
H. M. BEALL, Cashier.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
OF THE
(Successor to)
SCIIENK & BEALL. BANKERS,
TRANSACTS A REGULAR BANKING BUSINESS,
BUT AND SELL EXCHANGE.
COLLECTIONS C A RE FULLT MADE AND
PROMPTLY ACCOUNTED FOR.
DRAW ON NEW TORE, SAN FRANCISCO AND
PORTLAND.
Directors!
D P Thompson, T W Brains,
J S Scukhck. Gborss A LlEBI,
H M UKALk
feh
BXiaoallameoaa
E. BECK,
The XjcadXnsx
WATCHMAKER
AND JEWELER
, Next to 1st Nat Bank,
Alwavs on hand the latest styles of iewelry.
clocks, watches, etc, at tbe lowest prices. If you
want something lasting and handsome, give Beck
tne teweier a can.
mch27
J. FREIMAN,
THE LEADER
IN THE
Boot - and - Shoe
Trade.
SOLE AGENT FOR
LAIRD, SCH0BER & MITCHELL,
HANAN & SON,
EDWARD C. BURT,
and the W. L. DOUGLASS Celebrated
J $3.00 Shoe.
vVlUOUGLAS;
0TT0
ZT Goods sold Cheaper than ever.
Call and
samine the one stuck on band.
J. Freiman,
saehaane'a Ilrick. sjeeand Htreet
&
HAVE ON HAND
41,000 lbs Rolled Barley,
35,000 lbs Nebraska Corn,
20,000 lbs Bran Shorts,
41,000 lbs Chop Corn and Oats,
to arrive in a few days.
Also have a
FINE SELECTED STOCK
OF-
Staple Groceries
on hand
CHEAP TOR CASH!
Call and see for yourselves be
fore going elsewhere.
BROOKS & BEERS,
391 and 394 Second St.,
THE DALLES, - - OR,
$3.004
BROOKS
TELEGRAPHIC.
THE SILCOTT STEAL.
Washington. Jan. 16. Wben Silcott
Rkinned Renresentative Wilson, of Wash
i ioton bad drawn even to date. lie voted
ncMinst tha refuudiDP; bill. He affirms
tbat he would have done so if be had
heen looser. Hermann, of Oregon, was a
looser; he voted for the bill. Carter, of
Montana, was one months pay short when
Silcott left. He did not eo on record
when tbe vote was taken, for he bad
paired. He did make a speech, however,
in which he urged that as the members
were interested parties they were not
competent to uass on the legality of re
funding, and be favored a relerence of the
question to tbe court 01 claims, nans
brough of North Dakota was one montu s
salary short. He voted to reiuna.
WASHINGTON APPOINTMENTS.
Senator Squire of Washington, has
recommended P. H. Winston of Spokane
Fulls to be' district attorney of bis; State,
and Thomas B. Brown of l'acoma, to be
marshal.
EXILING OCR COLORED CITIZENS,
The senate then took up the bill intro
duced by Butler, to provide for the emi
gration of persons ot color Irooi the
Southern states, and Butler proceeded to
address tbe senate. He said :
He believed that it the government
would do its duty by the negro, instead
of coaching him and coniusmg him with
civil rights and empty statutes; if it
would render him substantial assistance
in his struggle for regeneration and free
dom, be would illumine the dark conti
nent of his fathers with tbe light of Chris
tianity and law. As to the t'ttwuon on
the Southern stale?, he said that if tbe
South could be thus relieved rf a part at
least or its superabundance of cheap
labor, there would be such an immigra
tion of white intelligent, progressive citi
zens that the prosperity ot tbe bourn
during the last decade would pale into
insignificance as compaied with its future
progress.
Mr. iloar replied to iiutier.
It seemed to him that this proposition
was the most astonishing tbat bad ever
been heard in the legislative history of
any free, civilized and prosperous people.
From all climes under the suu laborers
weie thronging all one way in their eager
desire to share the harvest of national
prosperity snd national glory, and yet in
the senate of the United Slates a propo
sition was made that by the force of the
nation, aided by its treasury, eight mil -lions
of laborers born on American soil.
everyone them entittled to every right,
were to be deponed in what tbe senator
had justlv styled the dark region ot tbe
dark continent, and which, in spite of re
cent explorations of their illustrious citi
zens, was less known toreadors of history
to day than it was when the ltoman his
torian attempted a description of it 300
years before the birth of Christ.
Blair spoke agnnst the Hml. He
thought tbat if instead of exporting 8,000-
000 colored people there were 10,000
white people exported to Africa and kept
mere, tue wuuie uimuuiiy wuum ue
settled.
ASPHYXIATED BY GAS.
San Francisco, Jan. 16. Dr. Heory
Devis, about 60 years of age, died in
a lodging house on Pacific street early
this morning from aspbvxiation by gas.
Dr. Devis came to tbe lodging house Mon
day morning, from ureka. He had a
letter of recommendation from AY. H.
Parker, county clerk of JaGkson county.
Or., which showed that he had lived there
for fifteen years. Devis bad practiced as
an herb doctor.
BE KILLED A BIBLE SCOFFER
Madison, Wis., Jan. 16. John Kuhni
to day -pleaded gnilty to the extraordi
nary murder of William Christie, and
was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Kuhni confessed that he killed Christie,
and explained tbat the latter was contin
ually scoffing at the Brble. He says his
reason for dismembering Christie was to
get the scoffer's heart out to see whether
it was black. Kuhni is the man who
was brought back from Queenstown, Ire
land, to stand trial here.
KNEW WHERE HE WAS GOING.
Los Angeles, Jan, 16. Late at night
a gardener named uollins crept into a
haystack lo sleep.. He was suddenly
awakened by a crackling noise, and
crawled out in time to escape being roast
ed. . As he reached tbe outer air be was
accosted by a tall man, who, revolver in
band, ordered him away, Tbe mysterious
individual, with the cry : "I am going to
hell." leaped into the flames. Collins
was arrested, and wben be told tbe story
be was laughed at. In seaiching the
ashes a lot of charred human bones and a
revolver were fonnd. Ko clue to the
identity of the. insane stranger could be
found.
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC SNOW BOUND.
San Francisco, Jan. 16. The north
bound tram which left heie Tuesday
evening is xstill stalled three miles ol
SissoDS. Wednesday's train is also at
Redding, waiting for orders. The en
gines from the latter were detached and
run ahead with a large force of track re-
paners snd snow plows A snow and
wind storm has raged all aloup the Shasta
division north of Redding for thirty-six
hours continuously, not only blockading
the track but injuring it to such an ex
tent tbat skilled mechanics had to be
sent all along tbe line in company with
snow 8bovelers.
" 8IX CHOCTAWS CHOKED.
Fort Smith, Ark., Jan. 16. The hang
ing of six condemned murderers took
piace at is f. Al. the men executed
were Austin the Choctaw, John Billy,
Thomas Willis, Sam . Goin, Jimmy Bur
ries and Jefferson Jones. The crime for
which Austin paio the penalty was the
unprovoked rrurder of Thomas Elliott,
in May, 18B3. Jonn iiillv and Thomas
Willis, both full-blooded Choctaws, were
convicted jointly of the murder of a white
man whore name was supposed to be A.
B. Williams. Williams had refused to
give tbe Indians whisky, and they killed
him. Sam Goin and Jimmy Barries, aUo
Cboctaws, murdered Houston Joyce, of
Franklin, Tex., in November, 1888, for
bis money. The last man was Jefferson
Jones, another Choctaw. Tl victim was
an old man named Henry Wilsrn, whom
he killed while going throug the territory
on tbe 12ln of last March.
THE GRIPPE IN CHICAGO.
Chicago, Jan. 16 The diatb rate in
Chicago tor the first three days of this
week was nearly double the usnal aver
age. It is stated at tne liealtn etnee this
evening tbat certainly in the neighbor
hood of forty deaths daily nre a result of
the influenza epidemic. Elevm deaths
were directly charged in tbe death certifi
cates filed to-day as due to the grippe.
City Physician Wichersham said the pre
vailing cold weather is proving of no
perceptible value in shutting off tbe dis
ease.
PANAMA CANAL IN GOOD CONDITION.
Panama, (via Galveston). Jan. 17 The
president of the committee which is
studying tbe canal works', iu an interview,
said the committee had found i lie condi
tion of the works and plant extremely
satisfactory. He denied the statement
tbat the committee, five uiemliere of
which are here, is or - bus in any
way, been influenced by De Lesseps.
The committee is composed of twelve en
gineers who have no connection with, or
interest in, either the Panama or Suez
canals. No report of tbe work of the
engineers here will be published until
they return to Paris and join their con
frerees, who are studying plans for tbe
completion of thecanal. Then a final re
port will be made as to whether the com
pletion of the canal under the conditions
conceded by Colombia in 1878 is consul
ered possible.
THE JOHNSTOWN RELIEF FUND.
Philadeiphia, Jan. 16. At a meeting
of the Johnstown flood relief commission
to-day Governor Beaver presided. .Ar
rangements were perfected with the
Girard Life Asurance Annuity Company
for the administration of an annuity tund
whereby 522 children, under 16 years of
age. orphaned liv the flood, will receive
$50 anuually uuiii they reach the age of
18. Various other forms of relief lor the
destitute were adopted. The secretary's
report shows that there were estimated to
have drowned in tne Uouemaugh valley
22S0 persons, number bodies recovered
1675, identified 1021, unidentified 654,
missing 603. The relief lunu received
from various sources amount d to $2,-
903,073. After all expenditures for relief
have been paid, tbe commission have on
band unexpended a balance ot $i0,bdl
V. S. MARSHAL OF WASHINGTON.
Tacoma, Jan. 17. Captain Thomas
R. Brown, of this city, who will be nomi
Dated for United States marshal of this
state, is well known on Puget souod. He
was born at Pirrysyille, Ind., in 1845.
He enlisted in Company K, Thirty-seventh
Illinois volunteers, when only lb vears
old, and served four years and nine
months. His company took part in the
battles at Peaside, Prairie Grove, Chatta
nooga Bluff, Vicksburg and tbe taking ot
Mobile. He received a lieutenant s com
mission, but was never mustered in on it,
He came west alter the close ot the war,
and located first at Salem, Or. About
nine years ago he removed to Tacoma,
and has been identified ever sinee with
the progress of this city. He is at present
president of Brown's Whari & Navigation
Company, and is interested in a number
of other important enterprises. He is
also a prominent member of the G. A. R,
HOW WALKER BLAINE DIED.
Washington, Jan. 17. Only now
have the circumstances of Walker Blaine's
death come to light. A week'ago to day
he acted as best man at the wedding of
Lieutenaut Rea of the navy. After the
ceremonies be attended breakfast at the
residence and then made several calls,
In the evening he attended a reception
given to Mrs. General Grant by Mrs. John
K. McLean. Friday he was taken with
the grippe and gradually grew worse un
til Sunday, when the family became
alarmed about him.
Tuesday tbe doctor regarded him as'crit-
ically ill, and despaired of his recoyery.
but Wednesday night, shortly beloro Ins
death, the symptoms were more favorable.
The doctors left tne house at 7 :10, giving
Mr. and Mrs. Blaine cheerful information
about his condition, and after discussing
it tbey sat in tbe library reading. At 8
o'clock Mrs. Blaine went up stairs and
gave Walker his medicine, leaving hint
in charge of hia sisters Margaret and
Uattie, whom she cautioned to see that
he was well covered, as be was in a violent
perspriation.
As they sat in the room reading some
minutes later, the sisters noticed sqnie-
t-: , i : n i .iw.;.. k.,ua
breathing and going to his side found tbe
body almost rigid. Xbey screamed to
their father, who came running to find
that his son was dead.
None but those who know the Blaine
family well can understand the shock the
death of Walker was to his father. Since
he came from college in 1876, Walker
has been his father's right bower, and the
sense of dependence was not only re
markable, but was increased with years.
The funeral will take place to-morrow
morning.
THE DLOCKADE IN THE SIERRAS.
Truckee, Cal., Jan. 19. The present
storm is conceded to be the heaviest since
the winter ot 1876 and '77. All the roads
leading out of Truckee, which is on the
eastern s:opeof the sierra Nevada mount
ains are blockaded, the depth of mow.
ranging from eight feet on a level to
twenty- feet where it has dr.fted. The
railroad company has several hundred
men shoveling snow east of here. A snow
plow with an engine started from In re
but only went about a mile when it be
came blockaded. Shovelers finally cleared
a road so the plow was enabled to return
here. In large cuts the snow has drifted
to a depth of fifteen to thirty feet. A
snow plow with five engines was on the
road thirty six hours attempting to reach
tunnel No. '13, about eight miles from
here, but the attempt had to be aban
doned and tne entire crew returned on
foot, leaving the snow plow blockaded
in both directions. Another snow plow
with twelve engines started to e'ear tbe
road to Summit, but only succeeded in
getting two miles from here, when they
were securely blockaded on both sides.
Eleven hundred snow shovtlers are at
work near Blue canyon.
S. Jacobs, a line repairer, left. Summit
Friday atd has not been hert from.
As a severe storm has prevailed since ap
prehension is ielt for bis safety.
FOUL MURDER DONE.
Olympia, Wn., Jan. 19. The public
opinion of to day according to a number
of ptrsons who viewed the body of D. M.
Brown, who the coroner's jury c'aim
committed suicide yesterday, is that foul
play has been done, as there are no pow
der marks visible, and that the ball had
turned and entered his head lengthwise.
Your reporter on learning these facta im
mediately interviewed .the coroner, in
company with the two brothers of the
deceased, who concur in the opinion ex
pressed above. The coroner's jury, from
tbe evidence they had, without doubt
rendered their verdict such as they hon
estly believed to be trne, so no blame can
be attached to them. An investigation
will be made to-morrow, as the brothers
of tbe deceased intend that the matter
shall be probed to the bottom.
MORPHINE CURES DESPONDENCY.
Seattle, Jan. 19 Mimic Stetson, a
fallen woman, suicided this morniog by
taking an overdose of morphine in acrap
town lodging bouse through despondency
brought on by sicKoess and tear of the
desertion of her lover, Sim F. Gumberts.
Of the woman very little is known. She
gave several names, but a letter left gave
the name of Mamie Stetson. She arrived
here six months ago from Portland, near
which place she is supposed to have re
latives living. She is a native ol Califor
nia, 23 years of age, of Spanish descent,
and lived for a time at San Francisco.
ttlXDON'M HILVEK HILL.
Washington, Jan. 19. The following
is the text of tbe administration bill, pre
pared by Secretary Windoni. tmuodyiog
the feilver measure proposed in bis annual
report, and which will be introduced in
both tbe bouse and senate during the
coming week :
A bill authorizing the Issue of treasury
notes' on deposit of silver bullion.
Be it enacted, ec , That any owner of
silver bullion, product of mines in the
United States, or of ores s nelted or re
fined in the United State, may deptmit
the same at any coinage mint, or auy
assay office in the United States that the
secretary ft the treasury nay designate,
and receive therefor treanury notes, liere
intfttr provided for, equal at the date ot
deposit to the net va'ue ot such silver at
tbe market price, such price to be deter
mined by the secretary of the treasury
ondcr rules and regula'ions prescribe 1,
based upon tbe price current in the lead
ing silver markets of tbe world; but no
deposit, consisting, in whole or in part,
of silver bullion, or foreign silver coins
imported into this country, or bars re -suiting
from melted or refined foreign
silver coins, shall be received under the
provisions of this act.
Sec. 2. That the secretary of the treas
ury shall cause to be prepared, treasury
notes in such amount as may be required
for the purpose of the above section, nod
in fcueh form and denominations as he
may pies.:iioe; provided, that no notes
shall he ot a denomination less than one
dollar or more than one thousand dollars.
Sec. 3. That notes issued under this
act shall be receivable for customs, taxes,
and all public deots, and when received
into the treasury maybe reissued; and
such notes, when held bv anv national
banking association, shall be counted as
part of its lawful reserve.
bee. 4 That notes issued under the
provisions of this act shall be redeemed,
upon demand, at the treasury of the
United States, or at the office of an assist
ant treasurer of the United States, by the
issue of a certificate of deposit for the
sum of the notes presented, payable at
one ot the mints of the United states, in
an amount of silver bullion eaual in
value, on the date of said certificate, to
tbe number of dollars stated therein, at
the market price of silver, to be deter
mined as provided in section 1 ; or such
notes may be redeemed in gold coin, at
the option of the government; provided.
that upon demand of holders such notes
shall be redeemed in silver dollars.
bee. 5. that when the market price
of silver, as determined by the secretary
of the treasury, shall exceed $1 for 371.25
grains for pure silver, it shall be the duty
of the secretary of the treasury to refuse
to receive deposits of silver bullion for
tbe purposes of this act.
bee. C That it shall be lawful fnr the
secretary of the treasury, with the appro
val of the president of the L ulled states.
to suspend, temporarily, the receipt of
silver bullion for treasury notes at any
time when he is satisfied that, through
combinations, or speculative manipula
tions of the market, the price ot silver is
arbitrary, nominal or fictitious.
Sec. 7. That silver bullion deposits
under this act, and represented ny treas
ury notes which have been redeemed in
gold coin, or in silver dollars, uiav be
coined into standard silver dollars, or any
other denomination of silver coin not
authorized by law for tbe purpose of re
placing com used in the redemption ot
notes.
Sec. 8. That so much of tbe act of
February 28, 1878, entitled : "An act to
authorize tbe coinage of the standard sil
ver dollar and to restore its h gal tender
character," as requires the monthly pur
chase and coinage into silver dollars ot
not less than -$2,000,000 nor more than
$4,000,000 worth of silver bullion, is here
by repealed.
bee. 9. That any giin or shnnsay-i
arising from tbe coinage which m iy be
executed under the provisions ot tl'i act,
shall be accouoted tor and paid into the
treasur', as provided by existing law.
ec. 10. That silver bullion, received
under the provisions of this act, shall be
subject to the requirements of existing
law, and the regulations of the mint ser
vice governing the methods of receipt,
determining the amount of pure silver
contained, aud the amount of charges
and deductions, if any, to be made.
Sec. 11. Tbat nothing in this act shall
be construed to prevent the purchase
from time to time, as may be required, of
silver bullion for subsidiary silver coin
age.
Sec. 12. That a sum sufficient to cirry
out the provisions of. this act is hereby
appropriated out of any money in tbe
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 13. That all acts, and parts of
acts, inconsistent with the provisions of
this act are hereby repealed.
Sec, 14. That this act shall take ellect
thirty days from and after its passege.
wiLU WALLA KK1VS.
RusselL Sentenced to Twenty Years!
Imprisonment Hill's Code
A pproved Chlenso
on Top.
Special to the Times-Moustaixkkr.
Walla Walla, Jan. 20 George R.
Dorks, aged 63, who was sent to peniten
tiary in 1882, for murder in the second
degree from Vancouver,died this morning
after a lingering illness.
Russell was convicted of murder in the
second degree at Colfax last Friday. He
arnvfd this afternoon. lie was sentenced
for twenty years. -
Still snowing and roads again block
aded between here and Spokane aud
Pendleton.
Bar here heartily endorse Hill's Code
bill. The people favor the senate resolu
tion of Chicago as the place of holding
the world's fair. E.
People Judged by Their Looks.
"Four people out ol five," remarket! a
gentlemeu to the Washington font talk
ing machine, "carry some distinguishing
mark of -occupation or habit. Now see.
That man is a jeweler. Do you see the
peculiar wrinkles around his right eye
and eyebrow. Those come- from habit
ually carrying bis jeweler s glass there.
Half those passers-by are desk workers.
Their shoulders droop. See tbat voung
lady t When she is at home she sits with
her left limb drawn up under her sits
on it in fact. Tbe knee is forced out.
See where it hits her skirts? Her walk
is one sided in consequence. Those
young men. are bicycle riders. They
walk on their toes like a mincing school
girl. Now. can you tcil me why dry
goods clerks always have an affected
walk They do."
Thursday morning James McNeil, of
Cannon Lake, Minn., arose and went into
the kitchen to build a fire. Mrs. McNeil
slipped, out after him and locked the
door, then went back to the bedroom,
took a revolver from tbe bureau and shot
three of her children. McNeil heard the
shots and tried to go in the bedroom but
could not get in. He then went round
the bouse, entered the front door and met
his wife coniinp Irom tha kitchen, where
she had chased tbe oldest child and forced
her to take carbolic acid and swallowed
some herself. The little girl bad evi
dently struggled bard with hrr mott er,
as her hand and face were covered wilh
acid. One child was killed instantly and
one died at 10 o'clock. The bahy, three
weeks old, was shot through the lungs
and at last accounts was alive. The
woman, nnd the child to wham she gave
the acid, are lioth alive, and may get we".
Mrt. McNeil's only excuse lor the horri
ble deed is fatal sickness.
General Sjiinner, ex Treasurer of tbe
United S'a'ea, now 9!) years of age. writes
fro n Jacksonville, Fia., to Citizen George
Francis Train to say that he is sorely af
flicted. He is almost blind. He says:
"Can just fee with great effort to write,
but can't see to lead my own wntiug.
Care for Piles.
Itching Piles are known by moisture like
perspiration, producing a very disagreeable
itching after getting warm. This form as
well as blind, bleeuing and protruding
Eiles, yield at once to the application of
r. Eoaanko's Pile Remedy, which acts
directly upon the parts affected, absorbing
the to mora, allaying tbe intense itching and
effecting a permanent cure. 50 cents. Ad
dress The Dr. Bosanko Medicine Co.,
Pioa, O. Sold by Blakeley & Clark.
ITKOIS IX BRIEF
From Saturday Doily.'
No. 2, eaat-hound paeaeuger train, arrived
on time tnis morning.
The Puget Sound Shore road has
been
transferred to the Northern Pacific.
The railroad track between this citv and
Portland is now clear of obstruction for tho
whole distance.
The snow woman at the freight depot
was the work of the switchmen, who are
entitled to credit for the art displayed.
A fireman of the O. R. & N- Co. sprained
his foot in coasting down Union street last
night, the injury is not at all serious.
Mr. E. Husbands, who has been sick at
Mosier for the past few weeks, has returned
to the citv, and is now able to be at work.
A Chinook is anxiously desired by stock
men; but our larme are willing to take
all the suow on their, fid they can possibly
receive.
It is hoped that our citizens will turn oat
in lull force for tne opening of the Vogt
tiraml, and show their appreciation of Mr,
Vogt's enterprise.
The upholstering establishment at the
campany'a in this city will remove to Al
bina to-morrow morning, and no work of
this kind will be done in The Dalles shops
nereaiter.
Tbe opening of the Vogt Grand Opera
House has Deeu decided on at laet. The
date is Feb. 3d and 4th, and the show will
be "Harbor Lights," by the Grand Opera
House uo., ot San francisco.
Mr. Wm. Wahlron and Miss Carrie Wal-
dron arrived on the train from Portland to
day, and immediately left for Centerville,
to take charge if the remains of their sis
ter, Mrs. I. L. Richards, who died there
yesterday.
The Blue mountain division of the O. R.
N. Co.'s line, is blockaded by snow in a
most deplorable condition. The Northern
Pacific is also blockaded, and no through
trains from the east have reached this city
for seyeral days.
The name of the fireman killed on the
Blue Mountain division Tuesday was Frank
Irellman, the engineer seriously injured
Hooker, and the conductor, whose leg was
broken. Fisher. The icy condition of the
rails caused the engine and caboose to leave
the ttack, overturning as they did so and
catching the unfortnoatc men.
Mrs. Frances Bonebrake died at the resi
dence of 'her son. Dr. Allen Bonebrake, at
Goldendale last Tuesday. She was prepar
ing to go to church, being in usual health.
when she was taken suddenly ill and ex
pired in a few moments. She was 75 years
of age and was well known in Oregon and
Washington, bavin" followed her husband,
Rev. William Bonebrake, who was a minis
ter in the U. B. church, into ninny locali
ties where he went to preach. He died in
Goldendale two years since.
The wrecking crew from this city has
been at work during the past week, pickiug
up broKen locomotives ana carriages be
tween this city snd Portland. Many of the
locomotives and cars are totally no tit for J
service; and cannot he repaired. One ot
the engines it Hood River will be repaired.
the other is not worth the trouble of taking
out of the ditch. This is the ' wreck in
which Fireman Cross lest his life. The
great trouble appears to be in ice forming
on the track and throwing engines and car
riages off tbe rails.
News was receive.-! yesterday of the death
of Mrs. Ida Richards near Centerville, and
a despatch sent to her mother, Mrs. Wal
dron, of Portland, of the fact. Mrs. Wal
dron being sick, Mrs. Richards' sister and
brother came up on the train to-day and
immediately pioceeded to Centerville.
Mrs. Richards is the oldest daughter ot Mr.
H. J. Waldron, deceased, and was reared
from an infant in this city. We bould not
learn any particulars further than those
stated. Mrs. Richards leaves a mother,
four sisters, two brothers, an infant' child
and husband to mourn her death. ' It is
probable tbe remains will be brought to this
city for burial.
There has been a continuous fall of snow,
with short intervals, throughont the Pa
louse country for the past three weeks. It
reached .its climax Wednesday in an addi
tional storm, wind accompanying tbe snow
and piling it op in many places in great
drifts. As near as can be estimated, about
two feet of snow has now fallen, and if the
storm continues this country will experience
the severest winter for many years. Drifts
twenty feet in depth are reported. The
mercury is a little below freezing, and con
sequently there is no suffering or difficulty
in feeding stock, but cattle depending on
the range will probably suffer if a Chinook
is not forthcoming.
The dead body of Charles Lynde, an old
pioneer and a bachelor, was found lying un
der the table, at bis residence two miles be
low Heppner Wednesday, where he had
been eating breakfast the day before. The
supposition is that he had been murdered
for his money, everyone thinking that he
had a large amount stored in the house.
The coroner's jury unanimously found that
deceased came to his death from unknown
causes. Lynde had been a resident of
Ueppner country twenty-three years, and
had a great deal of stock and land. No
money was found except $60 on his person
aud $C0 in tbe house. He bad been ailing
for some time from heart disease.
Coasting is fine fun, in the language of
the street. A reporter of the Times-Mount
aineer tried it hut evening, and he sur
vived sufficiently to write this item. Tbe
sensation in going down Union street is al
most beyond description. Ihe velocity
stimulates and revivifies all the dormant
faculties of the brain and body, and when
the jump on the crosswalks happens it is as
though one leaps over a precipice with not
the consequent fatal results. The hirsute ap
pendages assumo a perpendicular position,
and the nerves are strained to the utmost
tension. The flying through space in such
a rapid manner, fills the -mind with the
strangest feelings of awe and astonishment;
but it is very thrilling, and in consequence
has a certain amount of fascination. Ot
course, there is not much poetry in a sleigh
ride down a hill. There are no sweet
sonuds placed in perfect harmony; bnt ap
parently it amounts to a waking up of
dormant sensibilities to the realization of
the grand and snblime. There are no pic
tures of lover pouring sweet talk into will
ing ears, or of summer sunshine picturing a
perpetual lden; but of war, struggle, con
test and clash, and a stimulation to fever
temperature. Coasting is heroic fun, and
greatly to be admired if not enjoyed. One
can easily imagine himself standing oyer the
falls of Niagara, without hearing the roar
of the cataract; of peeping over the crater
of "Vesuvius without being disturbed by the
hissing of the eternal flames; of being on
the brink of an endless eternity, without
the final plauge. Such are tbe sensations,
truly inspiring, Dut not t all produotive of
ease and comfort and those quiet feelings
which one realises when reading Longfel
low's Evangeline or Tennvsou's Locksley
Halt
Prom Moadsrs Daily.
Dr. Boyd ii very much improved.
All stages leave tbe city on sleighs. .
Plumbers have their harvest now.
Tbe doctors report the sick of the city
convalescing.
Report says the toboggan slide is elosed
for the season.
One week ago yesterday was the last
eastern mail received in this city.
Notwithstanding the continuous snow for
tbe past month the weather has been very
moderate.
Dr. Waters has been convalescing for
tome days, and will soon be able to be on
the streets.
Three west-bound trains are blockaded at
Bonneville, and cannot get any farther by
reason of the snow.
Chief Munger has placed the cisterns
in good condition, and the water will be all
right in ease of fire.
A. B. McMillan baa resigned the qnill on
the Wasco Obaerver and J. M. Hoaford will
assume the position hereafter.
From Dufnr we learn that stock looks
fair, bat if the snow continues for ten days
longer there will be heavy losses.
Sheriff Herbert is oa the streets to-day
for the first time for two weeks. He is re
covering from a severe attack of la grippe.
The river opposite the city is nearly clear
of ioe; but it will take several days of mild
weather and tome heavy cbinooks before
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorta
old stream will be re-
The committee who secured subscriptions
for seed wheat for our farmers are collecting
50 per cent, of the subscriptions to-day.
The west-bound train, we understand,
was wrecked this morning near Viento, and
the locomotive and baggage car are ditched.
The toboggan slide was vacated Saturday
night for Union street coasting. It was
tho best sport ever experienced, and fully
enjoyed.
These days of blockaded trains the news
paper man is in much difficulty. The only 1
avauauie item is snow, ana mat is prevalent
l ..... i . I
everywhere.
A freight train was ditched near the sum
mit, between this city and Celilo Saturday
night. No damage was done, but a vexa
tious delay caused.
The engine for the incandescent lights is
being overhauled by Mr. Chaa. Dehm, and
we may expect in a few days to have onr
igncs in proper snape.
Machinists, boiler-makers and a larore
force of mechanics were ordered out last
night to work on three engines which were
ditched above this city
Tbe adjusters of the losses bv the recent
fire have been busy at work for the past few
days, and have arrived at an estimate of
some losses, but not of all.
We learn that a sheep-owner near Ante
lope has lost already 700 animals. If the
snow continues on the ground much loncer
tne toss win oe mucn larger.
-II, . "
i esterua y. aoout tnree inches of anow
. , .... . .
fell, and although the weather is not cold.
it still seems to be in excellent condition for
the cougealed element to falL
The foundry is still at work in the citv'
witn indications mat it will remain. Local
enterprise will give considerable work to
tbe foundry the coming spring.
The Blue Mountain division is in a tern-
ble condition. 'Report says it is completely
i i i i i -I. i - . . -
uiocaeu.anu it win ne considerable time be
fore it will be opened for traffic.
The stage-driver between this citv and
Bakeoven, Mr. John Martin, has been laid
p with la grippe for several davs oast, but
is able again to hold the ribbons.
Tbsre was no east or west-bound passen
ger train yesterday. A local train from
fendleton passed down the toad about 2
clock in the afternoon, but it had no
through eastern mails.
We have learned irom good authority
that a Michigan syndicate will utilize our
timber next summer. The members of the
syndicate purpose buildibg a railroad from
this city to the timber line as soon as spring
opens.
Tribune: A telegram was received yester
day at the Pendleton Sayings hank, an
nouncing that L. L McArthur, of Portland,
president of the hank and United States
commissioner, would be able to attend the
annual meeting of the bank, which takes
place to-night.
W. W. Union: Word was received bv
telephone on Thursday afternoon, that that
momiug what was known as the Case Hall.
at Prescott, together with the three build
ings next north of it, were totally destroyed
by fire. Tbe buildings and contents were
of small value. There was no insurance.
Pendleton Tribune: United States Deputy
Marshal Furnish Utst evening left on the
special train for Portland, having iu charge
the witnesses in the Pil-i-yeu murder case.
The case will come up for tnal in the United
States court at Portland on Monday. There
were three men and one woman witnesses.
Prospectors claim to have discovered a
wonderful cave bordering Lake Chelan and
think it will rival the mammoth cave of
Kentucky. It has not been fully explored.
The floor is as smooth as marble and trans
lucent forma of quarts encrusts its sides,
the dome in some places being fifty feet
high, and is garnered with stalactites.
The latest reports from below is to the
effect that No. 4 is-off the track at Lstou
relle Falls, an extra and caboose
at Bonneville, and two engines sent
from Albina to open the track were ditched.
The track is open so far as snow is con
cerned, but there will be no communication,
until the wrecks are picked np. Railroad
ing between The Dalles and Portland these
winter months has not much poetry in it.
Lewiston Teller: Philip, the Indian who
was arrested here last year and taken to
Missoula on a charge of the murder of Rom
baugh iu the Bitter Root mountains, has
been sentenced to be hung on the 7th day
of February. He has made a confession to
the effect that Potlatch Fannie and Indian
Pete were the murderers and that be was
innocent of any act although there at the
time, and he says Pete was the Indian
killed while attempting to escape from offi
cers near Spokane Falls. Fannie is yet at
large.
Items: Stock raisers of Harney valley
are experiencing the hardest winter for a
number of years. For three weeks snow
has been lying in the yalley to tbe depth of
one foot. Hay is scarce, and there is no
grass that stock can get to at this time.
Should the snow remain a month longer, at
it probably will, a great loss will be in
evitable. Time has arrived when stock
raisers must prepare food with which to
feed their stock durifjg a portion of the
winter. For a good many years stock haye
wintered themselves, but the outside range
is too short for stock to nd a living in
winter.
W. W. Union: A fire alarm was sounded
at 10:30 Thursday morning, the blaze hav
ing broken out in the China gambling house
and opium joint on Rose street, next to the
store ot the uwong vv an &ang uo. w nen
the alarm first souuded and the dense smoke
could be seen arising, it was supposed that
the city ball was afire, and an indiscrimi
nate rush was made in that direction. Tbe
fire apparatus was out in less than no time,
and Tiger's engine was set at Main and
Third streets, within 30 seconds of the first
tap of the bell, and the nose was laid and
water issuing from the pipe in a minute
afterward. The loss will he about $3500.
W. W. Journal- - Yesterday morning tbey
found in the powder house at W allula, a
poor unfortunate man, with both feet badly
frozen, helpless and forsaken. They
brought him to this city and put him nnder
shelter at the City hotel. In the morning,
he was dead. In his pocket. Coroner Bla
lock found a ticket, issued to O. G. Smith
ers, for a paasagr from Omaha to Portland.
He no doubt is the original owner of that
ticket. Being poor and without friends or
means, the county buried him, and his
troubles are oyer. There will be a nameless
grave in the potter's field, for no one knows
where the poor man came from, and indeed
no one knows whither be went, yet we hope
and trust he will fare better iu the next
world, if there be one, than he did in this,
where all is vanity and our sorrows are
many.
Prom Tuesday's Daily.
The ferry makes regular tripe across the
river.
Thompson ft Fargher are busy making
bob-sleighs for coasting purposes.
Double-headers are weak these days. All
trains which come in now are hauled by
thiee engines.
There has been a light fall of snow all
day, and a blockade east and west may be
xpected to-morrow.
The first mail train for two days from
Portland arrived in the city toon after S
o'clock this morning.
D. M. Brown, formerly city marshal of
Olympia, shot and killed himself at his res
idence hi Olympia last Saturday.
The east-bound train, due at 10:30 A. M.,
arrived at 3:50 this afternoon. This is the
second train Irom Portland to-day.
.There was slush ice running in the nyer
to-day. and one may not be at all disap
pointed to see the river closed to-morrow.
Mr. 8altmatahe will ship tiro carloads of
sheep and two of cattle for the Sound. Tbey
will be shipped on the first throagh freight.
Mr. Fred Kinsey, who has been at Gray's
Harbor for the past two or three months,
arnved in the city on the morning train,
and will remain a few days.
We understand the loss of sheep is ,uite
heavy ra Antelope. Mr. A. rinlayson, so
we are informed, has lost 1503 head, and
many others are in no better condition.
The first section of tha through passenger
train from the east arrived this morning
about 8 o'clock. The second arrived about
11 o'clook, bringing mail and passengers.
Four sheep died in the corral adjoining 1
nivigation on the
sumed.
the Diamond Mills last night These are
being fed and sent to Portland aud the
sound ports to supply the demand for mut
ton. Yesterday was China New Year, and in
consequence our celestials took a holi
day, and amused themselves making day
and night hideous by exploding fire
crackers. It it a matter of considerable amutemect
to see the improvised sleighs which are now
pulled through our streets. Any thing on
runners is made use of, aud the people seem
to enjoy the excellent sleighing.
The snow around Antelope is from eight
to nine inches deep. Tbe cold has been
quite severe, and the grass was short when
the winter commenced. In conseqaenos
stock is suffering quite severely.
In these days of snow blockade, when tha
world is shot out, young men meet and en
joy themselves as best they can. Occasion,
ally Rome howls, but as there it no mischief
done there is no reason of complaint.
Mr. Henry Heppner, wife and child, of
this city, and formerly of Juneau, Alaska,
will start on the first through train east.
Ho is on a visit to hit wife's mother, and
his old home at Cbatauqua, New York.
Mr. Wm. Bruen, who lives some distance
from Rockland, sent to this city yesterday
400 sheep in the best condition wa have
teen any this year. These will be sent to
Portland and the sound markets to feed tbe
people.
v So far coasting has proved more disss.
troisj than the toboggan slide. During the
time the slide has been in operation there
have only been three accidents, while on
Union street hill there have been almost as
many every evening.
To see the jolly crowd on Union street
hill these evenings one would not imagine
tbat winter with its ice and snow has any
terrors for our citizens. They make tbe
best of life as it is, aud are determined to
enjoy it under any circumstaucea.
The property of Asa Strong, deceased, on
Front street, adjoining the saloon of A. K.
Bonzey, was sold to-day by the administra
tor ft auction sale at a very fair Drioe. This
is illustrative of the fact that notwithstand
ing the steady fall of snow prices keen no
in The Dalles.
Mr. Hallowell, of London. England, a
member of the firm of the manufacturer's
of Cooper's Sheep D.p, is held against bis
win in tnis city because of tbe blockade.
He is a gentleman who has traveled in all
portions of the world and is possessed of
great information about the world of to-day.
By the desire of Mr. Max Vogt and
others interested. The Dalles Dramatio
club will open the Vogt Grand Opera House
tn ".Nevada, or tbe Lost Mine." on
Thursday, January 30th, lor the benefit of
the building fund of the proposed new
Catholic church in this city.
It is reported that a terrible snowtlide
occurred at the Red Jacket mine at Cornu
copia Friday, totally destroying the build
ings at the mine and doing great damage to
tbe tramway just completed. No lives were
lost, but the mouth ot the tunnel is buried
under the snow, and it will take weeks to
repair the damage.
hese long evenings when there is noth
ing to while away tbe hours, if our young
people would inaugurate a literary society
it would be very instructive. We believe
the Chatauquan Literary aud Scientifio cir
cle have weekly meetings, but, appar
ently, the members do not take sufficient
interest to luruish a report.
George C Wiegand. a prominent stock- '
man of Gilliam county, is supposed to have
eit xMortn xakima for Arlington about
Christmas on horseback, and has not been
beard of since. He cashed a draft on a
Yakima bank and annouueed hia intention
of crossing the Simcoe mountains on horse
back. All efforts to discover his wherea
bouts have proved fruitless. When he was
supposed to have started aoross the mount
ains there was no snow, and it is feared he
has met with foul play.
The brave and fearless men who guide
the iron horse on his dancerons track are
worthy of the highest enconiumt. They
never step on a locomotive that they do not
stare death in the face. A little ice beside'
the rail may throw them into the ditch, and
without a moment's warning they may be -harried
into an unseen and uuknown eter
nity. Truly, the engineers, firemen and
brakemen on railroads earn every cent of
their money, and display a cool bravery
which is rarely ever equaled and never ex
celled in any vocation of human life.
Last night, on Union street hill, was an
eventful time. Tbe accidents were almost
too numerous to mention. Mr. S. Fraaier
was standing watching the fun, when a
sled came down the hill at a great velocity,
knocked him down, striking on bis faoa,
and badly bruising and cutting it; a
young lady was thrown from a sled and suf
fered a severe sprain of the ankle, and still
another woman was injured. We heard,
that Mr. D. L. Catea was also injured; but
our informant was not positive. Altogether
it was a chapter of accidents, with a supple
ment thrown in. '
CROOK OtHTk-.
News.
The protracted meeting at the Methodist
church is still going on. We have not
learned whether any new accessions have
been made to tbe church or not.
Med Moore, the mail contractor, is au
thority for the statement that the snow
south of Bear creek hills, and all the way
from there to Silver Lake, is about two feet
in depth.
Bad colds, accompanied by sore throats
and other pulmonary disorders, are preva
lent in Prineville and vicinity. Several of
our townsmen are holding their "grip"
pretty well in the particulars mentioned.
We have just learned that a thief entered
Charley Stoats' cabin on the Upper Des
chutes some time ago, wben Charley and
his wife were away from home, and stole
his Winchester rifle and double barrel,
breech-loading shot gun.
Contrivances of nearly every size and"
kind that would answer the purpose of
sleds and sleighs were hurriedly constructed
and used as pleasure conveyances oa Our
streets this week. There was just enough
snow in -this valley to make excelleut
sleighing.
About 7 o'clock on Tuesday morning of
this week, when comparatively few tow
people were astir, the fire bell rang out the
dread intelligence tbat a building was
burning. The firemen and citizens generally
were promptly on hand, bnt their services
were not needed. A little building in the
northwest part of town had caught fire i
the roo', aod a local bucket brigade
quenched the flames a few moments after
the engine arrived. About 9:30 a. m. the
following morning another alarm was
sounded, and before the firemen could man
the engine, though only three or four min
utes intervened, the residence of our county
clerk, Mr. Z. M. Brown, was a mass of
flame." All efforts to save tbe building and
its contents were fnttle, and all the men
could do was to hold- the tire' partially ia
check and direct their attention toward the
salyation of surrounding property.
Advice t Mother.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for
children teething, is tbe prescription of
one of the best female nurse and physi
cians in the United States, and hat bee
used for forty years with never-failing
success by millions of mothers for their
children. During the process of teething
its value is incalculable. It relieves the
child from pain, cares dysentery and diar
rhoea, griping in the bowels, and wind
colic By giving health to the child it
rests the mother. Price 2a seats a bottle.
Ca.rO.
Thb Dau.es, Jan. 21, 1890.
I hereby desire to express say thanks to
tbe officers of the Northwest Fire sad Ma
rina Insurance Company, of Portland, Or.,
for the prompt and satisfactory manner in
which they have adjusted and paid my loss
by tbe fire here on the night of Jan. 11th.
H. L. Waters.
Wttlee.
The Womsns' Christian Tern eraaoe Un
ion will meet every Friday afteraeoa, at
P. M. at tbe reading roast. All are in
vited. fiNsytf.