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BATURDAY. ....... FEBRUARY 1 1890
Railway I Into Table of the O.K. A S. Co
The following Time TabU is taken from the O. B.
s. m vi ksiiIa. mni is intended to be a
reliable table or reference by those living at dis-
taae tram the city:
KlSTWARD. ...
11:45 A.M
....12:10 P.M
Espial No. I, amre
Express No. 2, depart
Express No. 4, sxnves
' Express No. 4, departs
wcmvaed
Express No. 1, nives ....
Ix press No. 1, departs
Express No. 3, arrives
Kx press No. 3, departs
1:45 A.M
fcOO A.M
..1230 A.M
..12:41) A.M
.. SUSO P.M
.. 2:40 P.M
R
lTstttS iai UK1EK.
From Tuesday's Daily.
T.iC baromiter indicates ram.
Judge Bird is slowly recovering; from hi
lare severe attack of sickness.
If the present soft weather continues to
day will be the last day of sleighing.
" A regular Webfoot rain commenced this
r - j i w -i A-
anernoon in irooa earnest, juay it cumiuue.
The thermometer marked yesterday 4G
degress above zero. Last night it was just
down to freezing point.
Two west-bound trains arrived to-day.
. They had been blockaded for several days
. in tbe clue mountains.
Mr. E. P. Fits Gerald has been confined
to his room by a severe attack of pneu
monia. He is in a very fair way of speedy
recovery.
' The Eureka restaurant, nndcr the charge
of S. J. Edson, opened last Saturday. The
meals are first-class, and tbe best attention
is paid to guests.
The first fast mail train that arrived on
time during this season arrived in Dayton
.Sunday. Tbe people were highly elated
at this feat of making schedule time.
The melting snow is going off gradually,
and all the moisture is going into the
C round. This is what tbe farmers desire,
and will insure good crops next season.
The road east of this city is in good con
dition; but west of The Dalles the road is
in poor shape. Rocks have commenced to
fall, and any hour it may be blocked by
land slides.
JJo. 3 arriyed from the east this morning
at 9 o'clock. This was a through train, and
blocked for several days in tbe Blue
JSlax Vortund Li. Ko:den Lave been as-
cert lined: but thes: r. preventatives of the
Are 'i m. anitt ate still nl work on the
stock oi goods of W. II. Alcody & Co.
Long Creek Eagle: We hear of the storm
of last wee ; doing considerable damage to
the sheepmen of this section. Many lost
irom ii to 100, wbicb were smothered by
being bunched, all of which could not be
voided owing to the intense force of the
wind.
t mountains by heavy snow storms. Taere
were ten coaches attached to the engine.
A nnlifnf inn had TiMn m a Act fnr .tnrm
signals in this city. If granted these will
be placed on the court house. This is very
desirable, and no person u better adapted
to take charge ot tbe matter than air. sum :
4 lirooks.
.Kate and Hattie Mattoon, sisters living
at Drain, Or , but who have been working
s domestics at Albany bave, it has been
discovered, stolen several trunks full oi
dresses, jewelry, etc., from places where
they have worked. They were in collusion
witb Walter and Alonzo Smith, of Ashland
Localizer: The snow is reported to be
frat four to six feet deep in tbe Okanogan
jeountry. There are many lapje herds in
the Okaaogan country, and it' tbere is the
depth of snow reported it will bo impossi
sue to save the bulk of the cattle lrom
starvation. There is very little provender
frat up in any portion ot tbe co-iutry.
'i -li. Localizer-. News came over from Wenat-
Ji. 4' chee on Wednesday last, that Felix Sbaser,
mni known in this city, bad become in
volved in a quarrel witb a man named Y,
H. Lea at a dance. During the altercation
tiaser drew a knife and stabbed Lee a nuin-
. ber of times, with possibly fatal results.
Sbaser is in jad bare, under $1500 bonds.
, The last coasting, pur baps, for the sea
son. was enjoyed yesterday bv Messrs. N,
ij : Wiicalden, C JS. Haight and Ernest Jabou
- mi. After coming down Union street, they
':, AttaeWd the bob to a sled and bad a ride
jfSi through tiie city, the target for small boys
w ith know balls. Jacobsen says Haight was
ri-v thrown off into the slush snow; bit Haight
..TiSn Has not been latervwwea yet.
,VSJt Localizer: One band of sheep m Yakima
county naa lost over swu nsaa since tbe
fJf: swow fell. This county is also a heavy
&t ioser, but don't know to what extent. The
tV" Averaga for the state will be fully 50 per
i' JTi-Q eeat., if ttus weatber nolas on much longer.
The snow is aow about 20 inches deep in
i. m-94 . i 1. 1 i .l.i : i
js-St. vaiiey, sho. we near uibe is is mucn
y. deeper both east and wajt of as. .
ttt'sfi We were disturbed in our cogitations this
, ;--"7 afternoon by loud vociferations, and on
".Vj.j-' first blush thought tbe 8alvatiou army had
I'' fcrofcea Joose, or the soft weather had caused
'.: the exhUftion of the spirits of soma som
' tiambulent and soporific belligerents; but on
inquiry we found it was a lawyer in a
justice court expounding Coke on Littleton
- . uod the decisions of ike fiourts ot Common
fleas and King's Bench in a civil suit for
We were happy, and continued div
ing into the depths of historic literature.
jtompiaints are made of the hotel at Wal
tala by railroad men. They say they can't
get enough to eat, and the highest price is
charged. The proprietor says "twenty
dollar pieces grow io VV'sllnla, and they
same from the railroad men." According
' to reports of engineers, the proprietor of the
fiotei only cares to make all the money be
can out U these knights of tbe rail, and lias
" the audacity to five them tbe least accomo-
detion possible. If there was another hotel
in that town Kline wonUi pot receive pat
ronage from a single man on tha road. En
gineers, conductors, breakmen and firemen
are unanimous in their opinion of this man.
Add he has not a single friend. It would
tie advisable if tbe railroad company would
: , .lease Uw hotel to tome other person.
I torn WiaeJar's Daily.
O ftsting is a thing of the past
No trains eit..er cast or west last night
The flyer arrived o time this morning.
Dr. W liters and Dr. Boyd are convales
c"ng. The rain lias f illen iu torrents during
the past twenly-tour hours.
Some of the street-crossings are almost
impassable on account of water.
Hon. T. W. SI usher is confined to his
house, but will be out in a few days.
This must be sufficient moisture to sat
isfy the demands of the dryest farmers.
Two carloads of horses were shipped
Saturday from the stock yards in this city.
A carload of sheep was shipped to
Portland yesterday 1'roin Saltiuarshe's
.stock yards.
The barometer to-day stands S054, ther
mocauter 40 degrees above zero, and rain
fall inches.
We nr happy to state that Jude Bird
1s recovering lrom his late severe attack
ol pneumonia,
3Ir. Fred Cress and construction crew
left last night for Pendleton to build coal
iiuutuirs and sheds.
The near passenger depot is now ready
lor the painters. These will finish the
work in a few days.
We should not crow before we are out
of the woods. There may be a brush of
winter neat month.
There were a large number of farmers
. in the city yesterday to attend the meeting
at fedeiiited labor last night.
Monday night ten carloads of cattle, be
longing to Haunts. M. Grimes and N. T.
- Wright, were shipped from Haltmarshe'a
tock yards.
Thomas McCoy has opened a barber
- 1iop in live East End. This will be quite
an accommodation to our citizens in that
portion of the city, .
Long Creek Eagle: Feed for stock is be
: ening somewhat scanty, and unless the
Biperature soon changes, many of our
raciri wUl be the losers of considerable
stock.
We hove ftcard of no gre.it losses of
jAaek. in this .qcunty, and the winter has
jbees favorable 19 farmers. This year
jiroBiisea to produce Jjic most abundant
Jiarvest ever had.
And now comes Obas, E. Haight and
$ays it was Ernest Jacobsen who got wet
duritt Hie sleigh ride. lie was lit oue
who desired to measure the depth of
water in tlie streets.
Jack Stanials, the prince of street com
missioners, has kept Uie steps in a splen
did condition during all the snowy
vweatber. The bluff residents should vote
jack a medal and constantly reiueiuber
Jute ;n their prayers.
Th Miow blockade, perhaps, is over;
ImtnowjiVB may expect land slides that
will make it dijlicult for trains to make
regular linie JUetwten 11114 city and Port
land. .Everything fiofisjdered, the river is
u safe a transit as any..
Mrs. S. A. Clarke died at iter home in
jjsiem last Monday, and iter death re
, shoves one of the pioneer women of the
slate. She was a most amiable lady, and !
will belong remembered for her acts of'
kindness and courtesy.
The adjusU rs are not through their
work jet, 1 he Josses of U. holomon,
Ellensburgh Register: Stockmen on the
west side, ho have been looking after their
stock on the Umtahnum, report tbe snow
lrom three to four feet deep, and are mak
ing exertions to gather their stock in to feed.
They are in tear that even horses will die
on account of the great dedth of snow.
Mr. C M. Giimes, of Dell, Ma'heur
county, is in the city. lie was blockaded
two w eeks at Baker t ily, having in charge
voo bead 01 cattle, ana lie says mis is me
roughest time he ever experienced. When
he left Malheur county there were twenty-
tour inches ot snow, and that was on tbe
9th of January.
A whist party was eiven by Mrs. T. A,
Houghton last evening in honor of Miss
Johnson who is visiting at her residence.
A very agreeable time was had. and all
cnioved themselves. The following are
tbe names ot tbose invited: Mr. xu. a.
McFarland and wife, Judge Thornbury
and wife. Mr. T. A. Hudson and wite, JLlr.
Tucker and wife. Mr. II. M. Beall and
wife and Mr. W. H. Wilson and wife.
At Spokane Falls last Saturday a lively
sensation was created on Kiverside avenue,
by the spectacle of a well aud fashionably
dressed woman horse-whipping a man. The
woman was Mrs. C. 6. Love, an employe of
a leading dry goods house, and the object of
her wrath was K. s. Kelson, who triea to
make a mash on her. Nelson bad lest been
leleaset from the county jail, whero he was
confined for stealing a watch.
The Ketohum Keystone says that the
depth of snow there up to last Friday noon
was bve feet on the level, some paper
also savs it is reported that the snow in
many places iu the .Big Lost river vaiiey is
from two and a bait to three leet in aepin.
There will no doubt be a considerable loss
of stock in that vicinity on account of
scai city of hay and the unusual depth of
snow, which will prevent animals foraging
for themselves, as it was supposed they
could do in a great measure ail winter.
Railroad men, free from snow block
ades, must now look out for land slides,
and these are very dangerous. The rail
road man must be the bravest of the
brave, and possessed of the coolest and
steadiest nerve. The squares at Waterloo
or the charge at lialaklava are not exam
ples ot greater courage man 01 me
knights of the rail, who step on their lo
comotives and know not that they may be
burled into eternity without a moment's
warning.
The Statesman in speaking of the wool
growers' association recently formed in
Boise City savs it hopes ere long it will
see its way to establish a woolen mill in
that city. A small woolen mill for the
manufacture of blankets and coarse cassi-
meres with an attachment of sewing
machines to make undershirts and draw
ers would pay well there. Large numbers
of the latter are made in Rensselaer
county. N. Y.. where the wool is turned
into the manufactured article, ready for
wear, before it leaves the mill.
Freiaht train No7 2S yesterday after-
noon, about one mile cast of Hood River,
struck a large rock which had fallen on
the track, fortunately throwing it on one
side, and doing no material damage. Tbo
engineer, fireman and brakemen jumped
when they saw their predicament, and
were prepared for any emergency. The
locomotive had a pilot plow, which sayed
the train from being wrecked. If it had
an ordinary block pilot, the engine would
have been wrecked. Engineer l.encli was
in charge, and considers himself very
loriunaie. -
A shyster lawyer was in conversation
with one of our members ot the bar, and
had occasion to air his legal knowledge.
Hon. J. E. At water, one of our ablest at
torneys, commenced to cross-examine the
fellow. He did not know Blackstonc,
Wharton or other authority; but lis knew
Tiffany. He had been justice of tbe peace
for twenty-one years, and never heard of
Ulacksloue, Kent or Wharton. He was
one of those lawyers which absorlied legal
knowledge, ana never read or studied any
work of jurisprudence. Such lawyers are
plentiful ; but they never make their mark
before a jury or rise to any ewtpepeg.
Boise Democrat: The Creur d'Aler.o In,
dians have by treaty given up 220,000
acres ot their land to be surveyed ana
sold. We were talking to Surveyor Gen
eral Straughun on this subject yesterday.
He informed IIS that this would involve
tile-running ef the meridian line as tar
north as the British possessions and neces
sitate considerable work; also that sucfr
land was generally surveyed without de
lay, and that the cost of the same would
not come out of any appropriation for gen
eral surveys in Idaho but from a different
fund entirely. The Indians have the
avails of the sales the expenses incident
thereto deducted.
Last Friday morning January 10th, a vol
ume of black smoke was discovered ponrjog
out of the roof of tbe land otfice building.
Iu less than fifteen minutes a bucket brigade
was in charge, books, papers, etc., all re
moved, roof ptfi .away, tire under control,
the safety of tys buifclipj and town insured
by the snow-covered roots, up Wbfd, arid or
derly actions of the citizens, There was
not only no loss of land othoa property, but
little loss ot time, as me omens, Messrs.
Huntington and Kelley, at once rented the'
Uibblin building, wbicn is uoiatea irom
other houses, S9 warm and as snugly put up
as any large house in town, and moved into
it before dark. . The buildlui vacated w ill
soon be put ID repair for law Q&fces, A de-
ecti venue, tbastovt-pipe rnnujog strajghf
up through me roor, was me uvuse 01 tup
ire. jsurns Jieraia.
it is presumi d he found the slow very
deeD i i places. Tin rain last night froze
on the sidewalks, and every one treads in
slippery paths this morning.
Thn Rtvta A ericaltural Society has
changed date of holding the fair to the ICth
of September. This has necessitated a
chance of date of holding the Second Dis
trict Associatian in this city to September
23d.
E. O.: Mr. Wm. Wil'iams brings the re
port that stock are suffering severely in the
Walla Walla valley. Oat of 300 bead
ranging seven miles soutn 01 ana ana
and belonging to Frank McCoy, Henry
Morrison and himself, forty have suc
cumbed, nine being caught and froz-n iu a
snow drift. Others are losing in proportion.
East WasJtingtontan: Never in the history
of this couutry bave the roads been so filled
with snow drifts. The snow has not been
so deep, but tbe wind has oiown aiuiusi.
eyery day or every other cay. 1 he roans
bave been broken so as to ue passauic uuu
oue night of wind has completely n.iea
them up again. The wind would first blow
from the east and then from the west, so
that it has been a matter of impossibility to
keep the roads in anything like a passable
condition. -
East Oregonian: Jackrabbits are becom
ing a terrible pest in the couutry north ot
Pendleton, and are raising havoc with the
haystacks of the farmers. Hundreds are
slaughtered, but others "bob up serenely
to take the place of their dead comrades.
One young rancher, Jesse Stamper, killed
seventy-two since the snow fell, the best
record yet reported.
Baker Citv Demorat: The reporter learns
from an arrival vesterdav from Express that
on the preceding day the dead body of Fritz
Cooper, mail carrier between Weatherby
and Connor Creek, was found dead ou the
trail crossing tbe Snake river divide, his
horse being near by. That he had not been
dead but a short time was evident from the
fact that the body was not yet stiff from
cold. The cause of death was from heart
disease or some other like ailment as it was
known that he bad been a sufferer for many
years. The lrienas ot tne aeceasea oruereu
a coffin from this city and the funeral prob
ably took place yesterday.
We learn from reliable authority that an
engine on the Short Line yesterday, east of
Huntington was completely buried by a
snow slide. An avalanobe came down bury
ing the locomotive and tender under twenty
feet of snow. The engineer and fireman did
not tump, but stayed with the engine, and
dug their way out uninjured. When they
got to daylight, nothing could be seen of
tbe locomotive and tender, xney expressea
themselves as not at all pleased with the
position iu which they were placed, and the
happiest moments of their lives was when
they srw sunlight once more. They made
quick time to the nearest station and re
ported tbs accident, and was soon at their
usual vocation.
From Friday's Oaiiv.
Sleighs are laid up for the season.
The ordinanco ordering property-owners
From Thursday! Daily.
Hon. J. E. Atwater is improving from
hi) attack of rheumatism.
The Eixnin i Journal of Salem has passed
into the bands ot the Hofer liros.
Mr. H. Wentz, the cabinent maker, is
refitting the billard tables of the Umatilla
House.
Tne ferry-boat is being laid up for repairs.
She is beached near tbe mouth of mill
creek.
The rotary plow that was sent to The
Dalles shops for repairs is. again ready for
service.
Tbe south side of the hills is showing
bare ground, and there are some pickings
for stock.
Mr. B. Wolf is again able to be on the
streets, after severe attack of rheuma
tism.
A new flat boat is being constructed ou
the beach. W ork has been continued for
several weeks.
No: 2 and 3 did not arrive in this city
last night. It is supposed they bave met
a land slide somewhere.
Calendars of all shapes and sizes have
been received, and we hereby express our
thanks to all concerned.
Yesterday a tree fell across the track
about twelve miles east of Portland, delay
ing tbe trains several hoLrs.
A rod and gun club is being organized in
the city. A preliminary meeting will soon
be held to perfect tbe organization.
lie port says a car and engine are off the
track at Fair View, and this is the cause
that No. 2 dtd not arrive Jyst evening.
Mr. W. C. Eddon, of 8prage, Wash., i3
in the city. He reports the loss of stock in
Eastern Washington is fully 75 per rent.
To-day two teams of horses are being en
gaged in removing the timbers used in the
construction gl the last boat built in this
city,
Tbe train dps in ti?is nity yesterday
morning at I A& was delayed t Shell Rock
and near Hood Jiiver by obstructions on
the track.
The engines at the electric liht works in
this city are nearly completely repaired.
The incandescent lights will be in opera
tion by February 1st.
Mr. Patrick Glenn, division road master
has been laid np for the past three weeks
by a severe attack of la qrippe, and has
been unable to attend to tbe duties of his
position,
The wrecking car (aft the shops in this
city at 6:45 this morning for some point be
tween this city and Portland. There is a
wreck somewhere; but no newspaper man
cap ascertain the facts. -
We have recsiyed a bundle of excellent
garden seeds from Messrs, P. M, Ferry &
Co., Detroit, Mich. This is a well-known
firm, and has a wide-spread reputation fur
excellent seeds and fair dealing.
'Mr. J. G. Farley has a mammoth sign in
the window of his saddle and harness store
on Second street. This is a life-size dapple
gray paper-niacbe horse, harnessed and
brjdled. and is a good advertisement of the
line of business.
The rotary steam snow plow has been ab
sent in the Blue mountains for the past four
days. Engineer Magoon is in charge, and
to clean sidewalks should be enforced
Mr. Hugh Blakeney, of Waliula Junc-
liop, is visiting friends and relatives in the
city, .
R. B. Hood has a fine lot of dry oak
wood, which he will deliver to any part of
tbe city..
Tbe loss of sheep in Klickitat county,
Wash., is reported quite severe. Several
have lost half their bands.
Mr. Staniali, tbe street commissioner, is
doing a commendable action to-day, in
cleaning the crogsswalks of snow.
Mr. H. J. Edson, at the Eureka, is aatqr?
ing to the wants and wishes of the hungry,
and they are appreciating his endeavors.
The snow is melting on tne hills very
rapidy, and in a few days the glass will be
green and will furnish good feud for cattle.
Mr. S. J. Tully is janitor of the Vogt
Grand opera house, and devotes a consider
able portion of his time in putting the room
iu proper condition.
The avcraze temperature during the
month has beeu 18 degrees above zero, the
maximum being 43 degrees aboye and the
mininum 12 below zeio.
Since ppasting has become a thing of the
past, our young people are at a loss for
amusement. The "small boy pan still
snow-ball, and is therefore happy.
Stockmen say the present rainy weather
will be injurious to cattle which are not
properly led. It chills them, and in their
weak pendition are liableto perish.
B indmaun, the tragedian, will appear at
the Vogt Grand opera house lyeb.3-i.4th and
5th. He is highly complimented by the
press as a delineator of . Shakespearean
plays.
Seats are now on sale at Blakeley&
Houghton's for the Bandmann troupe next
week. As there will be a great number
sold, those dssirng choice seats should pur
chase them St an early oatfi.
Reports from all portions of the county
are not at all depressing regarding the loss
of stock. There have not very many more
died than former years, and it is confidently
expected the severe weather is oyer.
The celebrated Bandman will play Ham
let Monday, Merchant of Venice Tuesday,
and Qthejlo Wednesday. This will be a
feast of Shftkespears's best plays, with
which our people are rarely pnv'ildgd.
Mr. C. G. Roberts returned from Hepp-
ner Wednesday evening, mere bas not
been much snow in that region this winter,
but tii less of sheep will be quite heavy.
pecaajaued by CSii yeather and lack of
feed.
H'e received from a subscriber a eomwu-
nication to-day desiring bis address changed
to Miles, Hash., without date or name.
We ore at a loos to know this gentleman
or what name to look for on the subscrip-
tipq books.
TifO young people of the M. E. church
will give a -"Shallow'? entertainment to be
fallowed by a substantial supper at te
ohui'b'h Friday evening Jan. 31st, and all
tor 60 cents. Friends are invited to come
and enjoy. the shadows.
For the month of January 2S inches of
snow fell, producing 1.61 in. water. The rain
fall, in addition to this, has been 1.21
inches. The whole amount of this precipi
tation has gone ipto the ground, as it was
not irozen oei(jr tof snow,-
Two box-cars, loaded with syofei, gsj;
loose from the brakes last night op the in.
cline, and ran into the river. Word was
sent to the steamer at Cr&ip's point, to
head them off, and bring them to the land
ing. At last accounts they were still afloat,
aud going on to mother ocean, They will
be towed up to the lauding in a day or go.
The Arlington Times says: A report irom
Bickelton says that Mrs. Jar vis Emigh,
wbose husband . runs a store at that place,
last week attempted suicide by taking
chloroform. IKhen discovered she was in a
very critical condition, but after much
dithculty was reyjyed and according to last
reports was 4.owg well, domestic trouble
seems to be the pause.
GohJ&udaio Sentinel: Quite a heavy
chinook came up Saturday and continued
blowing tbe most of the night; on Sunday
morning however it bad turned to rain.
Tbe snow wag about 23 inches deep op a
level and settled to about 8 inches, ' gum
day night a alight crust was formed o the
snow, but it has continued to thaw since,
raining and blowiqg alternately.
In Oregon the following property is ex
empt from execution! Musical instruments,
books and pictures $75; household effects,
$300; clothing, $100; and clothing to each
member of the family, $50; team, tools, in
struments or library or whatever is needed
iu the trade or profession of debtor, $400;
ten sheep, two cows, fiye bogs, three
months provender. No exemption is good
against a elaim for'pi)jrcb.4Se money; no
homestead. ' '
Astoria Transcript: A gang of about fifty
Russians marched down to the residence of
Vice President Kinney, of the Astoria &
South Coast road, and demanded that their
ima p.Uepks be paid off. They said that
everyone tola tljsrn Jr. Kinney was to
blame tor the non-payment pt (heir wages,
and they wonted to know about jt. Attcy
the matter had been fully explained they
made threats of getting 0Q men who
would put a rope around William Rem a
neck and make him pay pp. Tligjr checks
are still unpaid.
Albany Democrat: A very peculiar acci
dent recently happened at Corvallis, The
six-months-old boy of J. P. Brandon had
beeu placed in a small rocking chair iu front
of a fire place, and the mother had stepped
WIS) me wood nouse alter luel to start up
the nre. iVb'le so doing, she heard the
child begin crying io a muged tone. Oa
going into the room she discovered it had
fallen forward and its face and one bind
were imbedded in the hot coals. It waa
immediately rescued from its terrible posi
tion and medipal aid palled. The face from
below the eyes down was horribly burped,
also the band. For awhile it was thought
that the hand would have to be amputated,
but the doctor thinks it cap be saved.
You bave waked and called me early,
called me early, brother dear. I thought
dead sure I'd die last night, and yet you
see I'm here. Not since the blessed New
Year have I bad a bite to eat please put
so ne mustard to my back and a hot brick
at my feet. I've sneezed until too weak
to sneeze, I've wished that I was dead,
put hot clothes to my heaving chest and
cold ones to my head. I feel like someone
held me and was gently taking np the slack;
wou't you gently slip a pillow 'neath the
middle of my back? 1 wish you'd call a doc
tor. Ah-wo-o-sh! It hurts to sneeze, wou't
you kindly rub some arnica upon my aching
knees? Please lay a chunk of ice npon my
fevered lips, theu wander forth and slay the
fiend who laughs at Russian Gnpp.
Hon. Robt. Mays returned last night
from a month's sojourn in the southern
portion of Wasco and northern part of
Crook counties, and reports that the losses
of cattle are not nearly so large as have
been stated. It will be less than 5 per
cent, to the present time and the chinook
of last Tuesday caused the snow to disBap
pear, and there is fair feeding for stock on
the range. The condition of crops is ex
cellent west of the Deschutes; east of that
stream tbe prospects are not as favorable.
Mr. Mays has been in this county for over
thirty-one years, and be says he has never
L. An 'P.c.1, 1" f ITU SB tliAra
seeu as uiuuu buuw uu a jg" - -
has been during the past mouth. If no
more severe weather is experienced our
farmers and stockmen Will be satisfied with
the winter of '89 aud '90.
Grants Pass Courier: Those who happened
to be in the otfice of the Commercial hotel
last Sunday morning, warming themselves
around the stove while the snow was falling
fast and hard, were unfortunate in witness
ing the little ut pleasantness between Phil
ip Taylor and Sebastian Schumpf, the re
sult of a social game of cards, wherein a
dispute arose oyer the deal. Words passed
back and forth between the two, when
Taylor drew his knife aud got np from the
table. Schumpf got up aud demanded that
the knife be put up. 0 make a long story
short, a scuttlj followed and Mr. Schumpf
was cut in the left breast. Dr. Steele
dressed the wound. Taylor was arrested
Monday, and was tried before Justice Ax
tell on Tuesday, when he was held in the
sum ot two hundred and filty dollars to ap
pear before the next grand jury.
Daniel E. Bandmann is a native of Prus
sia. Coming to New York as a boy of 1G,
He at once entered upon the German stage.
His career of distinction was so rapid that
in three years he returned to Germany and
played leading parts in Berlin, Sprague,
Pesth and Vienna theatres. Here he laid
the foundation of his Shakespearean studies.
He returned to tbe American stage aud in a
series of farewell concerts attracted the at
tention of the dramatio critics of New York,
who urged him to enter on a career of the
English stage. In six weeks he appeared
at Neblo's Garden as Shylock, supported by
McCnllock, Frank Mayo and tne most emi
nent actors of the city. He has played on
the English and German stage ever since.
His phenomenal career attracted the atten
tion cf Edwin Forest who invited him to
play at his home theatre in Philadelphia,
and on his first appearance threw him a
bouquet plucked with his own hand, enter
tained him ag Is guest apd traveled witb
him for years, Forest legarded Band-
mann's Hamlet as the most wonderful in
terpretation of his day, and competent
critics contiuue to so regard it. For the
rendition of this masterpiece of Shakes
peare the citizens of Sin Francisco pre
sented Bandmann a gold meadal set with
diamonds. Capital Journal. At the Vogt
Grand opera ' hou3e Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Feb. 3d, 4th and 5th.
-Jf KVAOA, OK THK.LQST MISE.
dirind Opening or the Vet Vraad
Opera Hoase iMat Might.
It was advisable that in opening this
grand palace of Thespian beauty the first
opportunity should be given to home talent,
aud it was a well digested plan that the
proceeds should go for the benefit cf such a
worthy enterprise as the erection of the new
edifice for the Catholic worshippers of this
city. This object was weli nnderstood,and,
together with tbe well-known reputation of
our local talent, caused the large auditorium
to be crowded at an . early hour, Tbe play
was well chosen, as it presented to tbe
Wind blew and the snow melted; but win
ter continued' until the middle of March,
when the O. S. N. Go's steamer landed
freight and passeugers at Crate's point.
Here was a disagreement between two old
residents, and the reporter of the T. M.
did not attempt to harmonize the conflict
ing sentiment. When asked his opinion
about the winter he quietly told his interro
gator to wait until the 1st ot March, when
he could speak more definitely on the mat
ter. A person can always stato what tho
winter was better than ho can prophesy
what it will be.
Wretched Rich Ilea.
ConfcMMion or Pil-I-yeu.
East Orconiau.
The jury in the case ef the United States
vs. Pil-i-yeu, charged with murdering Mrs.
minds of manyof our old residents those I Taison on tho Umatilla Indian reservation,
scenes with which they were so well ac- I brought in a verdict of murder in tho first
degree, after a short deliberation.
quainted in pioneer days of the northwest
Among the miners there was a rough hon
esty, which never defrauded any oue out of
their rights, defended the weak and was a
great protector of virtue. The scene is laid
ui a cabin in the Sierras, in the early days
of mining in California. There is pathos,
loye and death of sufficient variety to keep
one interested in the intricate plot. But
the ending is truly artistic and leaves a
good impression on the mind. The lovers
are fortunate in their choice, and a desira
ble ending is attained in marriage. To add
effect to the cifferent scenes, the large and
commodious stage of the Vogt Grand and
the new and elegant scenery, were great
aids. The citizens may well feel proud of
the new opera house and its magnificent ap
pointments.
10 say mat our local talent did well in
the presentation of the play would not be
doing them justice. Every part was excel
lently taken, and the delineation of charac
ter was equal to professionals. If a stranger
were to view the stage, during the rendition
ot the drama, and was not acquainted witb
the faces of the young ladies and gentlemen
ne would not belieye that they had no
dramatic training. This home club has al
ways won the plaudits of our citizens on
every occasion that they have appeared
in public; but they wire more entitled to
praise last night thin ever before. It would
be cruel to discriminate in the acting last
night. Every one did excellently, and is
entitled to the highest praise. The follow
ing is the cast of characters:
JSeyada (a wanderer) R. H. Lonsdale
V ermont (an old miner) M. T. Nolan
Tom Carew ) t H, P. Giasier
Dandy Dick ( 0UDg m,ners H W Nuckols
Silas Steele (missionary of health)
John Hampshire
Jerden (detective) J. P. Fitz Gerald
Jube (a black miuer) L. Lawlor
V in ft.ye (a Chinaman) Tbos. Lawhor
Mother Merton Mrs. G. C. Blakelev
Agues Faialee. Miss Minnie M jchell
Moselle (a wait). . , , , Miss Gertrude Meyers
The receipts were very liberal, and we
are glad to note this fact because of the
worthy object for which the play was given,
and also for the reason that it denotes a
generous appreciation of home talent by our
citizens.
Charley, the young red skin who was ar
rested in Pendleton some time since, for
stealing a horse from his father, made the
following statement: "I was confined in tbe
same cell in the Pendleton jail that Pil-i-yeu
occupied. One night be got to crying and
talking about the murder, and said he was
guilty. He admitted everything and con
tinued his story by saying: 'I went to Pen
dletou ou Saturday, May 25th, and got two
bottles of whisky. I waa with Liberty.
After making a short stay in town, we
started back to the reservation. On the
way, at various places, we stopped, got off
our ponies, and took a drink of whisky.
The last drink we took consisted of about
four inches of the contents of each bottle.
That was all there was in the bottles. It
was only a few minutes after that when
Liberty fell from bis horse, dead drunk. I
went 00, and being very dry, wanted some
water. About midnight I came to a cabin,
but I was so drunk I did not know where it
was, but 1 thought it was a friend of mine
who lived there. I went in and found Ag
nes Taison there, and asked her for water.
She gave it to me, and after drinking it I
told her I intended to stay there all night.
She said I should not because I was drunk.
I told her I would. By-and-by I assaulted
her and she said she would report me to the
authorities in the morning. That scared
me. I knew that if she did I would surelv
be sent to the penitentiary, so I concluded
that the best way out of the trouble was to
kill her. 1 had a knife in my belt and wait
ing till her back was tnrned I stabbed her
in the neck and about the head. As soon
as I went away I found that I had torn tbe
cloth I used to put about my waist, and
that a piece, of it was gone. I got on my
horse then aud rode off.' "
Philadelphia Tress.
One of the saddest thiurs in the world
next to real poverty distress is the sight
of a man who has acquired boundless
wealth and lost his happiness and his ca
pacity, to enjoy what money secures.
Such cases are by no means rare. They
are very common. I saw a man to-day
wnose income is believed to be about
$1,100 a week, whose whole day was spoil
ed because a cabman overcharged bim
one dollar for a short ride. Of course the
mlllionaiic knew he could not possibly
spend his income, but nevertheless the idea
ot losing a dollar, of being defrauded out
of it, of getting nothing in return for it,
was almost agony to bim. Many a man
in making a great fortune completely loses
the power of enjoying it. Tbis is one of
the world's compensations. Tbe happi
ness of sound sleep and a good digestion
is often enboyed by a man with an
empty purse, while the millionaire epi
cure has neither painless digestion by
day nor healthy rest al night.
I saw one afternoon one of Philadel
phia's richest men. He is one of those
wretched old millionaires who have spent
the best years of their life getting control
of a bank or a brewry, or a boom of some
sort. He is sitting back in a corner of
his swell landau now and wondering what
he did it for. He has a fine old lace, a
heavy gray mustache, busby eyebrows
and gold-rimmed eye glasses. He is
dressed carefully, and bis face is absolute
ly empty of interest in any thing. - He
can't even work any more. Because be
has so much motey that all motive is
gone. His wile ! Oh, well, he loved bis
wife long ago and he dows to her now
when he meets her in the hallway of his
house, and they never had a quarrel.
Children 1 Yes several of them. Tbey
used to be pretty, and were fond of bim
when they were babies. Then boardipg
school, college, balls, parties and
checks. Now he hardly knows anv thine-
about them. All sympathy is lost be
tween them. Living under the same roof
their hearts are always wide apart. In
fact be doubts whether he has a heait at
all.
egions 01 man-catiDtt tigers, or topuk
cieuuuutp, or relentless nvtbons. am
silently watchiusr tbelr raids upon their
.:..,! ) .1 . 1 - . .
.iuu buu Kuiucriuir loeir lorces ap-mnnt
tue a ay wben Indian 1 uncles have been
emptied oy tneionyot man. an oppor
tunity comes for a fresh irruption far
worse than the brst?
rest and pleasure io the United States the
is going to lake a trip to Europe, and it
as uut uctu ueuueu wneiner sne will
work next year or not. She is old enough
and rich enouirh to eniov tha ntmalnrUr
of her life out of tbe theatre.
dieu.
A Bailroad oa Trec-Topa.
It may not be known outside of the
neighborhood in which it is situated, but
it is nevertnciess a lact, tbat In Sonoma
county, (Jul., thcie exists an original aud
sucessim piece oi railroad engineering
auu uuuuing mat is not 10 tie louuu in
tne books. In the upper part of the
county named, near the coast, may be
seen an actual roaaoed in tne tree-tops.
Between the Clipper Mills and Stuart
roiot, wbere tbe road crosses a deep ra
vine, the trees are sawed off on r level
with tbe surrounding bills and timbers
and ties laid on tbe stumps. In tbe cen
ter of the ravine mentioned two huge red
wood trees, standing side by side, form a
substantial support. These giants have
been topped off seventy-bye feet above
the level of tho creek. This nutural
tree bridge is considered one of the won
ders of the Golden State, and tor safety
aud security far exceeds a bridge framed
in the most scientific manner.
VARGAS In this city, Jan. zsth, Ablam Yum
seed 70 vean.
BOYD Id thb eitr. Jan. I4th. Jm.a n.nn
. faot son of Dr. J. O. and lira. Boyd, aa-sd 6 woeka
T1IK CHURCH KM.
PRESBYTERIAN OHI RCII Kv. Oso. A. Helen
ISOK. Pastor. RarvtMMvarw fiMnH.w.i II . w
and 730 r. a. in the Y. 11. C. A. Hall, over French
McFarland 's store on Second street. Sundar ft.hnnl
at 12:15 r. u. Lecture and prayer meetinc Thursday
night.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Bar. O. D. Tanoa
Paxtor. Service every Sabbath at 11
A. M. and 7 P. M Sabbath School at 12 M. Pray
meeting every Thursday evening: at 7 a'clock.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Rev. W.C.Caav
Pastor. Services erarr Knnriu .till W .nff
P. M. 8undav School after mnrnlmr Mirlr ItlUM
cordially invited. Heats free.
ME. CHURCH-Kev. W. O. Smrsox, Pastor
- Services ererv finnHav i
Sumiiiy School at 12 o'clock at. A cordial InvltaUoa
u citenaea oy ootn pastor and people to all.
CT. PETER'8 CHURCH-Rev. Father Baoltse
kj rasior. low Mass every Sunday at T A. M.
Haas at 10:30 A.M. Vespers at J P. at.
Hbjb
Tbe Kieliest Actress
I saw Lotta during the week, and the
little actress seems to be enjoying ber
rest hugely. Although tbe richest tingle
woman in tbe world who bas earned her
own money, she does not seem at all bur
dened with business cares. She has a
hotel in Boston, adjoining her Park Thea
tre, where she owns. She figures among
her assets a flat-house in New York and
lots of real estate in different parts of the
country. Yet she does not bother with
Its .management. Her sbrcwd mother,
who bas saved all this money, takes all
tbe responsibility of its care, and Lotta is
left to enjoy herself. After tbis year ot
ST. PAUL'S CHRUCHUntoo Street, opposite
Fifth. Rer. Eli D. Hntllfr Bin. h.U,i
every Sunday at 11 A. at and 7:80 P. M Sunday
School li:S0 P. 11. Evening- Prayer on Friday at
MOCIKTIKSJ.
Assembly. ss7o, k. of L.-iteets m x. of
P. Hall Tuesdays at 7 J0 P. It.
f WA5 LODGR, NO. 16, A. F. & A. U.-lfeet
I t V first and third Monday of each aaonth at T
r.M.
COLUMBIA LODGE, NO, S, I. O. O. F.-afeeta
.,r", ridy evening at 7:30 o'clock, in LtaJ
Fellows hall, Second steers, between Federal and
Washington. Sojourning brothers are welcome.
O.D.Doa8e.V .-..
FRIENDSHIP LODGE, NO. ., K. of P MwKu
every Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock, la Bcaaa
no s building, corner of Court and Second stneu.
Sojourning brothers an cordially invited.
T. THoarsos. C. O.
D. W. Vacsi, Sec'y.
Gso.:
Tho Crime cf Slander.
Wry
CROOK CAlllCTY.
stems Scissored From the .Local Col-
omus of Interior Exchange.
News.
ine best weather items in this paper
looks line
Killed by a Falling; Tret.
A Hillsboro dispatch of Jan. 28th has
the following: Yesterday a party of men
from the Buxton region, near tho Kebalem
mountains, brought in the dead body of a
boy fifteen pr sixteen years old for disposi
tion by the county authorities. Aiong witb
the body they also brought in a woman be
tween thirty and forty years of age, who
had been the companion of the youth. It
appears tbey had both tramped from As
toria on through Nehaleni and were making
for Forest Grove.
Vhen on the top of the Nehalem moun
tains, near Cape Hprn, a free was blown
down upon them and the bead of the young
man was crushed. The woman went for
assistance' and came to a batohelor's cabin.
This man assisted by one ore two others,
carried the young man to bis cabin, where
he and the woman were cared for. Medi
cal aid was received, but little or nothing
could be done, and the young man never
regained, consciousness, dfiug Saturday
morning.
Tbe woman positively refuses to speak
about him'or divulge his name. She gives
the name of Marshall, but it is doubtful if
tbis is her true name, as she is extremely
Fgiicent. Sue was tulten (n ehargo by tb.e
county authorities and sent to Uie county
poor bouse. The body of the young man
was interred at the expense of the county.
The men say that the pair were in a very
filthy condition.
Hore Items.
Moro, Or, Jan. 27, 1890.
EDjTOg TlNES-MpDSTAIKSSal
As Moro bas not been heard of for soma
time in your valuable paper, I will drop
you some items, which some are new and
some are old. The snow hangs on well.
I believe the first snow fell on or about
Dec. 10, 188?, and the most of it is still ou
the ground. H'e have had about two feet
of snow on the Iwvel. The stppipn are
whistling for a chinook good and strong.
Farmers are looking forward to a heavy
crop next harvest.
Moro is going to wake np th3 natives one
these nights, TJiey sjre goiug to giye a con
cert iu a week o; two,
So far this has been a tolerably warm
winter. The thermometer got down to
fourteen degrees below zero the 5 th of this
month, which was the coldest of the sea-
were net early in the week.'
might snow some more now.
Mt. II. A. Dillard assumed editorial
charge of the Review lost week, the editor,
Mr. Uoutlnt, being sick with tbe mumps.
We are reliably informed that Mr. E. N,
White is running his entire flacks without
feeding them. His losses are bard accord.
We are informed that parties, at this
time not precisely known, have been pur
loining hay from Mr. Geo. Millican's ranch
on McKay.
Geo. Gibson was in from Newsom creek
last week. Stock, he says are looking bad
ly. He hopes tlia- winter will give cut be-
lore tneir leea aoes, .
Tb series of religious meeUflcs at the
Methodist church closed last Sunday even
ing. We believe that the meetings resulted
in tbe conversion of eleven persons.
There is a general rustling among certain
feeders for hay. A large quantity of rye
hay sold this week at $15 per ton. Meadow
hay, baled, is retailing at $20 per ton. In
the Beaver creek conotry hay is worth 2jj0
per ton. "
Several parties who have been feeding
their stock in town drove their animals to
the desert this week. The snow has almost
disappeared since the chinook came, and
the desert is eavered now with abundant
grass and water.
There is. every indication in the world
that our winter is over. Tbe chinook tbe
melting southwest wiud has come, and the
snow in this valley and all over the juniper
desert couutry has gone. Ve have our cold
weather, cur snows, our drawbacks geuer
ally; but we are a happy, prosperous ptnle
neverthpless. Our country is a good one to
jive in better, in fact, than the domain
wherein grows a plentifulaess of tho agri.
cultural products.
CLE4J TOtTXt FACH,
It bos been heretofore shown In
these columns that modem mudl
cino baa demonstrated that a pim
ply skin Is not the result ot blood
diseases, but Is caused by impaired
digestion, lor wbicb they now give,
vegetable correctives instead pt pot-
ash end mineral blood purinars, Two short testi
monials are bcro given to contrast tbe action of
the potash sarsaparillas and Joy's Vegetable Sar
lapa rills.
Mrs. C. D. Stuart of 1221 Mission street, S. F.,
writes that she took one of tho leading Sfirsa
parillas for indigestion and dyspepsia its only
fleet was tp causa pimples to appear on her face,
tfpou takiug Joy's Vegetable Saxsaparllla tho
Brst effect was the disappearance of tho pim
ples and sh was subsequently relieved of hei
ludisestion and dyspepsia. Robert Stewart also
writes from Fctaluma, CaL, that
being troubled witb boils be found
tbat ono of tha leading carsapa?
rillas actually ncscascd the prupr
tions, which responded at once to
joy's Vci'etablo Sijreaparilla and
disappeared almost immediately.
A Card to (lie fnbiie.
Olympia S. Murray, M. D., female spec
ialist. Has practiced on the Pacific coast
for the past twenty-five years, A life time
devoted to the study of female troubles,
their causes and cures. I have thousands
pf testimonials of permanent cares from tbe
oest people on tins coast, a positive guar
antee to permanently cure any case of
female weakness, no matter how long stand
ing or what the stage may be. Charges
reasonable and within the reach of all. For
the benefit of the very poor of my sex who
are suffering from any of the great multi
tude of ailments that follow in the train of
that terrible disease known as female weak
ness, -apd who ore not able to pay for treat
ment, I will treat free of cbaige, Consul?
tation by mail, free. All correspondence
Strictly confidential, Medicines packed.
boed and sent by express with charges pre
paid for "home" treatment, with specific
directions for use. If you are suffering
from any female trouble, periodically or
constantly, addrees.
Ulympia s. Murray. M. D.
17agly East Portland, Oregon. .
Mrs. Ieed has gone to Astoria.
Mr. J. A- West has returned from Port
land where be has beep on business,
Mr. Mender bas got back from Tacoma.
Prof. T. Clay Neeoe is down from Pay ton,
Wash.
Rev. C. A. Mcllroy has moved to Tbe
Dalles to take the pastoral charge of the
pew church at that place. The Baptists
here fcavg Josf n earnest liard-working
pastpr.
' The general health of tbe people has not
been as good as usual. There has been
several deaths in the neighborhood of Moro.
Mr. Fred JJoyd, son of Deacon G. F.
Boyd, died in Tacoma a few weeks ago and
was brought here for burial, ttev. V. A.
Mrllroy preached his funeral sermou.
Mrs. H. A. fiawson, wifo of our popular
postmaster at DeMoss Springs, died a few
days ago. Several other persons bave been
very sick; but all seem on the "improve" at
present.
Times are hard here; bnt as it is the dull
season of tbe year, we hope for better times
mm mm:
v.
Mf. Jlrown,
Hay Qanyon.
preached at Union school puje'laat Sunday
ng to the inponvepience of getting around
tag people H4 pgfc tarn ou$ as they usually
Grange installed the follonipg
officers for the ensuing year: frank Pike,
M; A- P- McPouald, 0; H. H. Mcjatj re,
L; H. VV. Strong, Stewart i Anson Woods,
A. S; J- B- Wheat, Chaplain; N- H. 8ose,
T Irwiu Pike, Secretary: John C. Coy, Gj
Mrs. May Rose, C( Mrs. A. D. McDonald,
P; Mrs. M. Strong, F; Mrs. Al. G. Pike,
L. A. S. Ihe installing othcer was Hon.
John Medlnr, of Bigelow Grange, with Mr.
O. Powell, of Mllira Grange, as his assis
tant. After installation of othcers a sump
tuous dinner was -served by the ladies of
Vheat Grange, aud every one present waa
made Ui rejoice thit they had come. Sev
eral members ot Slilbra Grange were ppea-ent.
Now as I have written more than I in
tended to at first, I close,
' ' OlfeEBVEK.
Perilous bnt Laughable.
Kootenai correspondence to Hathdrum
Courier says: Our banker, whi'e reluniirg
from Portland, walked off the train while
jn a somnambulistic state, near a gran!!
station between Fasco and Sprague, and
as he stuck in the snow he realized his
plight. Ue bad left the train while it was
going at full speed, and with wide-opened
eyes he watched the tri:n speeding nway
towarft Sprague, boaiin'g with it iiis wear,
ing apparel and grip. Tbere was a liltlo
confusion at the station when, as they
supposed, a ghost entered and wanted td
know where in b 1 he was. The agent
kindly loaned him an overcoat and al
lowed him lo sit by the fire until the first
train going west returned his clothes.
This was a piece of luck, considei ing all
pircumstances, that comes Jo a maq Ijtjt
once in a life-limp, Mr. JJ. con'siqers Ilia
little station on the plains a godsend to
Him, as u wits degrees ubiuw 3tru, uuu
w o'clock at nigoc,
Vacation of Streets.
The Dalles, Jan. 29, 1S90.
Editor TmEi MorKTAiKKER : -
There is now peudlug before the city
cpiincjl a soft of "Blanket Potlatch" of
some of our streets, which it is to be
hoped will be properly rejected, as It is
loo broad and covers too much.
Yuu will flud that most of our citizens
are willing to concede anything reasona
ble lo a company, or anything that would
be for a public benefit. But, asking to
give up our streets should be well looked
into, as in the present instance the limit
has been overreached, and more has been
asked lor than the party can themselves
use, unless they wish to help a "friend."
Soui" ot that asked for is valuable, and it
is to be hoped tbat tbosq whom we have
pjecled to tfuahj city's inlefests y.il '(jo,
so W)iu a jcaiiras carg. uusrau.
JM uiii ui flu uiu ariuncvr.
The deatji 0j jr. Abram Yanras yester
day morning, removes from our uiidst one
of our oldest residents, Mr. Vargas came
to this city early "in the sixties, and has
resided here ever since. Over twenty
years ago he worked for Manuel Huerta.
who ibeu bad a shop on Main street. Mr.
Huerta in 18GS, presented Gen. Grant with
a moot unique work of urt, in tbe shape of
an euiuosseu learner suiem, ana we be
lieve a great portion of thiswork was
done by Mr. Vargas, who was an expert
workman in his line. We believe he was
bora in Mexico, and immigrated to the
United States,
dustrioug citizen
who knew him
AiotU.
Baving appointed Mess. Jos. T. Peters &
Co., sole agents for Wasco county for the
sale ot Hill's Patent Xoside Sliding Winds,
they are the only ones authorized to make
contracts for these blinds. The Hill Patent
is the only Shdiue Blind that (rives perfect
satisfaction. Be sure to call on Jos. T.
Peters & Co. Ward S. Stbveks,
Sole agent for The Hill Sliding Blind As
sociation for Oregon and Washington.
Si Yambiii fjt. Portland, Or.
Ha y;as a peapablg, jo
ea, and rispectod by' alf
The Wizard Light.
8foria"Trae9orljrt.
The skipper, pilot and preir of the jf. J.
Thompson told a thrilling story ef the
ctrange phenomepon they witnessed on tRe
Columbia, while i-omipg down last nigtt.
Wben near Mt, Coffin a furious snow storm
truck tbe boat and in tbe midst, while
Cayt. Colsou and the pilot were straining
their eyes to discover familiar spots and
keep the boat ou ber course, a large ball of
fire suddenly appeared on the flagstaff and
Qr pver au bour oiazeu use tne uooouay
sun, blinding tbe officers and completely
obscuring their view ahead. Tbey sought
the lower deck and tried in every way to
get the wizard light out of their eyes, but
all efforts were iu vain and it blazed defi
ance t thero steadily fpr the tyme tnen
tjoned, when it suddenly disappeared 4
was seen no more. The engines had to be
Stopped Pn the mocking light ap
peared and tbe boat made no progress for
over an bour. Even if the light bad not
interfered the fury of tbe storm would baye
compelled her to lie to.
The Weather.
The various opinions about the weather
are truly instructive and worthy of note.
The tender foot, latoly from the eostj says
the present weather is only the usual Jan
nary "break-up.l' He has experienced i(
twenty times in Wisconsin, and it it always
fglloed by a spell f seyere weather. IJis
opinion may be good for Wisconsin or Min
nesota, but not for Oregon and the Pacific?
coast. This is conclusively prayed by the
"oldest inhabitant" who contradicts the
theories advanced by tbe late arrival, and
gives some of his experiences in the sixties.
In 1863, there were only two weeks of
winter during the last half of January, and
j:i February he picked wild (lowers from pun
hill sides. In the sanig m'crjtb, lie plante4
potatoes and otljer "garden truck." When,
he says anything he knows it, apd the pres
ent soft fypatber wijl epd the winter of '89
and 'DO. If est month tile hills WU be green
with yerdure, and summer sunshine will
gladden every heart. But still another
"old-timer" says something. He remem
bers tbe winter of 1801 02, and in the last
part of January of tbe latter year a chinook
Advice to Mothers).
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Beautiful Batq,
The bathe of Battaglia are near Padua
and Venice, in the most delightful of cli
mates, treed lrom northern cold and too
southern heat. A peculiar and most
unique feature of health resorts is the
natural vapor bath in tbe grotto. Tbis
grotto is situated about half way uu the
Monte SaDt' Elena, between tne smaller
bath bouse and tbe castle. A number of
hot rpriogs issue irom the rock with the
grotto and give rise to hot vapor. In
conseq uence of tbe great success wbicb at
tended the therapeutist employment of
the grotto of Monsummano, near Pistnja,
this grotto was enlarged by blasting and
fitted up with magnificent marble couches
shower baths, etc., after the pattern of
the lioman baths in Vienna. e tem
perturecf vapor is ljti degree Fahren
heit. '
Lower down, and in Battaglia, are the
bath bouses and hotels now resorted to by
hundreds. Cattsjor is our old English
Cathay or China, and was so named be
cause it was built after the drawings of
the ipan's palace at uatnay, Drought
home by Marco Polo. Near this curious
structure, now belonging to the Archduke
of Austria Este, is the more receut but
charming villa of Yal San Jgiluo, the seat
ofQount Martinengo, " Senator of Italy,
surrounded by a fine park laid out iu the
old Frenou style. Arqua, the home of
Petrarch, Is not far off, and Monte Pen dice
invites you to its picturesque ruins, from
which you behold a beautilul pano
rama spread before you. -
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorta,
When sbn was a Child, she cried for Castorta,
Wbeq she became Miss, she ohing to Contorts,
When she had Children, she gave them Cactcria,
Ci'holic Telegram.
Against slander there is no defense. It
starts with a word with a nod with a
shrug with a look with a smile. It is
pertilence walking in darkness, spreading
contagion far and wide, which the most
wary traveler cannot avoid; it is the
heart-searching dagger of the dark assass
in ; it is tho poisoned arrow whose wounds
are incurable; it is the mortal sting of the
deadly adder, murder its employment, In.
nocenco its prey and. ruin its sport. The
man who breaks into my dwelling, or
meets me on the public road and robs
me of my property does me injury. He
stops me on the way to wealth, strips me
01 my nam earned savings, involves me in
difficulty, and brings my family to pen
ury and want. But be does me an injury
1 hat can be repaired. Industry and econ
omy may again bring me into circumstan
ces of ease and ailluence. The man who,
coming at the midnight hour, ffres mv
a weiiing.aoes me an inj ury he burns my
roof,my pi!low,niy raiment, my very shel
ter from storm apd tempests; but he does
me an injury that can be repaired. The
storm may indeed neat upon me and chil
ling blasts assail me, but charity will re
cieve me into her dwelling, win. give me
food to eat, end raiment to put on ; will
timely assist me, raisins a new roof over
the ashes of tbe old.and I shall again set by
my own fire-side, and taste the sweets ot
friendship and of home. But tbe man
who circulates false reports concerning
my character, who exposes every act of my
lile which may be represented to my dis
advantage, who goes first to this, then to
that Individual, tells them he is verv
tender of my reputation, enjoins upon
them the strictest secrecy, and then fills
their ears with hearsay and rumors, and
what is worse, leaves them to dwell upon
tbe bints and suggestions ot bis own busy
imagination-tbe man who thus "filches
from me my cood natre" does me an in
jury which neither industry, nor cLariV
- - '41 -p 4ipv u rojjtur.
Starved on aa island.
Washington Star,
News of tragical interest comes from
little, rocky island, some way north of
bierrs Leone, on the wost coast of Africa.
Alcatraa island bus no inhabitants, and
would De perfectly valueless, were it not
mat it nas a considerable deposit
guano.
The guano beds bave been very little
wonted, dui trance tnougbt it worth
while to take possession of the island, and
over two years ago, tour men were set
ashore there by order of tbe governor of
Senegal, to maintain the rights of the
French nag.
Through most remarkable carelessness
the men who were sent to live on tbe
barren rock passed entirely from the
minds of tbe authorities. Tbe blunder is
said to have been due partly to cbaages
in the administration of Senegal and part
ly to mislaying tue papers in tbe case.
l,7erybody in Senegal is trying to shift
tne responsibility on somebody else.
One day recently a document was fished
out of a pigeon-hole showing tbat over
two years ago lour men were landed on
the island in behalf of the government.
there was considerable consternation
wben tbis tact was discovered as there
were not a few persons who recalled the
incident. No time was lost in sending a
vessel to-ine isiano. it was estimated
tbat the men bad about six months' sup
ply of provisions when they landed. Tbe
only hope that tbey were alive was that
some passing vessel bad seen their signal
ui distress ana taaen mem on.
Tbe hope was instantly dispelled when
tne vessel leached the island. Only
few minutes elapsed before tbe skeletons
of tho four men were found stretched
upon the rocks of tha uninviting little
spot. They had doubtless perished by
inches of starvation. Tbe reefs in that
neighborhood are dangerous, aud vessels
georaiiy give tbe island a wide berth.
The island is far out of sinht of the main
land, tbe doomed men had no boat, and
tbere was nothing for them to do except
to uie, iorgouen, as tney were, by all tbe
world. Tneir bodies were taken back to
Senegal for bunal.
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Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla;
ItU8aiai Volvcsi.
Wurr)'" llnffailno.
A curious report was recently brought
home by a traveler from Norway, which,
if it be true, will go far to correct tbe
accepted ideas concerning the wisdom of
extirpating noxious animals in countries
where they abound. It is said that in
one of the northern provinces the reward
offered by the government for tbe des
truction of wolves bad resulted in their
becoming practically extinct, and thus
far theie was every reason for congratu -
lation. iiut it now appears that, un
known to man, the Norwegian wolves had
been constantly ' engaged in a patriotic
war 01 sell defense against tbe voracious
packs of Russian Lapland; so long as
their numbers were undiminished tbev
held their ground, and even continued to
do so lor some time after they had begun
to be decimated by tbe misguided hostil
ity of their human follows. It would
seem that there then supervened a period
in which the Russian wolves assumed a
wily Fabian policy, ''biding their time'1
until the band ot mq, stimulated by gov-
trnracut blood money, had finished its
WQrk.
At last tbe ground was clear, but no
sooner bad tbe Norsk fold begun to re
joice tban the fresh incursion was re-
norieq 01 nuge nungry wolyes lrom be
yond the frontier, which bave occupied
tbe vacant bunting grounds of the
slaughtered animals, so that the whole
process of "extinguishing" must be re-
commeneed, with no better prospect of
finality than tbe labor of Sisyphus. The
story presents us with food for reflection
upon many interesting problems of nat
ural history; first, we have tbe unsus
pecleoj power of united action evinced by
the wolves of both countries, wi'h the
obvious induction to their reasoning fac
ulties; then we may consider the extra -oidlaary
perception by tbe Russian wolves
of the policy cf the Norwegian govern
ment, and its reaction upon their own
fortunes; and we should not be wise to
neglect tbe bearing of tbo episode upon
what we are doiog ourselves in India.
May it not happen that in tbe unexplored
fastnesses of Thibet or upper Barman.
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