SATURDAY.
.FEBRUARY 8,
1890
Bali-sray Time Table, Unloni Paelffle,
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Express Ko, nrrrves
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Freight No. J4, departs..........
' Frtht No: itt, departs
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' Expruee "No. 1, arrives ....
Sprees No. S, departs .....
.-freight No. 27, arrjves r-
-Freight No. 21, depart.
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.... 8:40 P.M
8:30 A. M
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i- ... XTJEatSJ IN HXlKr.
.,.-. From Wednesday's Daily.
' '.- A light frost last night.
xfr w .T Snnrloriuifl. of La Grande, is
- - among the delayed passengers in this city.
Tbroni;h connection with the far east is
nit I daily, and to-day we received a Chicago
daily paper of Feb. 1st.
- A work train 'with a crew of laborers
stilted down the road this morning to
work on track west of The Dulles.
In a day or two the portage will be in
good condition, and then The Dalles will
. fe in daily communication with Western
Oregon. ,
; The portage at the Cascades Is not in
the- best condition, and passengers who
take the boat may be forced to walk a
distance of several miles.
Mr. E. B. Dufur has been blockaded
west of Bonneville for three or four days.
1 1 : . . -1 .1 . ..:...!... ,1 If.
Dufur was taking a picbic in tho woods.
' A force of men are at work improving
ttnrl nat-inrc ma ft ttm I it r roi 1 v"rvi f vrena
near Crate's point. Work will be con
tinued along the road until It is in good
. running condition.
. Tha name of the section foreman, who
worked so nobly reciting the men from
' the wrecked caboose Sunday was not Bey.
nolds as reported, bat Mr. J. T. Bawlinsoii,
a resident of this city.
The engine and coach, which left here
Sunday morning, is somewhere between
.1.:- : . i n f 1. 1 . .1
Ulia l.tljr OJ1U vwvnuo m,mo. i'iiuw uutv
- occurred on both sides, east and west, and
it is impossible for it to get either way.
A report is current that a disastrous
wreck occurred on the Iiiparia branch
yesterday, in which several were killed
- and wouuded. No rcliablo intelligence
has been received to the hour ot going to
press.
The portage from the Upper to the
Lower Cascades is not passable as far as
we can learn. The Harvest Queen left this
morning about 10 o'clock, tutting passen-
gers and mail. It is very doubtful
whether they make through connection.
The blockaded and washed out railroad
is not the only inconvenience from which
the people suffer these days. There is no
line in working order between this
city and Portland, and we have tried for
three days to get a telegram through to
Through a telegram received at the train
dispatcher's office to-day we learn that the
Willamette is very high in Portland, and
covers the streets from A to Alder and west
as for as Third street. The two railroad
road bridges are considered nnsafe for
travel. This, we. believe, is the.. highest
water ever recollected, in that citv.
Rev.' A. Horn will preach funeral dis
courses at 2 o'clock P. Al. iu the Al. K.
church over the three unfortunate men
who were killed in the wreck Sunday ,aud
who were buried in this city yesterday.
Mr. Horn was at La Grande at the time
the accident happened, and could not ar.-
rive in this city in time to be present at
. the funeral.
. Two more of the unfortunate men who
.were killed. in the wreck last Sunday near
.the Locks were brought to the city yester
day the bodies of Messrs. Casey and
Merithew. Air. Casey was buried in the
morning from the Catholic church and
Mr. Merithew at S o'clock in the afternoon,"
with Masonic honors, of which order he
was an honored member.
Coroner Michell informed us that the
officers of the company have done every
thing possible for the care of the injured
and the proper burial of the dead. In his
official capacity he took charge of the re-"
mains of the nine dead, at th. Locks, and
the company's officers told him that no
money would be spared to give them re
spectable funeral. The coroner speaks
very highly of every official in the- com
pany's employ. They afforded him every
facility for holding the inquest, and ac
commodated the jury in every way possi
ble. ' No intelligence has been received from
Portland for four days, and all kinds of
reports about Hoods are in circulation.
One says the, Willamette is higher' than
lias ever been recollected, and the lower
part of the city of Portland is flooded.
Another says the people in the towns up
the Willamette pass from house to house
in boais, and that a raging torrent is
thrcateiiioiT destruction to dwellings and
business houses,
of these.
We do pot-credit any I
Sheriff Hotjser, of Umatilla county, ar
rived in this city last night from Pendle
ton, en route to the penitentiary at Salem,
with W. II. Nolter.sentenced to 18 months
for larceny; Nicholas Nailer, one year;
Henry Cameron, 7 ycsrs-'fpr attempt to
kill his wile, and John Ferguson, two
years for forgery. They were" immediately
placed in the county jail under the force
of circumstances, and took the -boat this
morning for Portland. Mr. Hoviser states
that tlie suburb to Portland" is rather, a
comfortable place after all;
According to information furnished the
Baker City IUteiUt by J. A. Dimick, the
report that ' "Forty-nine Jimmie," . of
Robinsonville, was dead, js mistake.
It says that he baa been kept busy an
swering questions concerning his demise,
the obsequies, etc. "Forty-nine Jimmie"
has a good mine in that district and is
figuring a great deal moie on the ore he"
is going to take out this summer than he
is on the fit of the golden slippers or the
length of the robe that all good .old pros
pectors wear when tbey quit the sinuous
trail and the elusive float of Oregon's
bills for the pearly gates and the gold
paved streets of New Jerusalem.
out to ChriB. Meiers' place last Thursday,
looking for a school teacher known as 2o.
Ilouaer, who is charged with having com
mitted a forgery over in Umatilla county,
Or, and for which little misstep be was
wanted. The sheriff bad no trouble in
finding his man. Be seldom has, for
Mac. slips up on bis game with a smile
upon his lips while he keeps bis right
hand in bis hip pocket as though skir.
mishing. for a little tobacco. Then -he
tells his business, still smiling, secures
his prisoner and comes back with him in
great shape. Thus he did with Houeer,
and then he turned him over to the Oregon
sheriff",, and both' went jover Hie line Fri
day night to attend court at Pendleton. .-.
Register: During 1E89 the people of El
lensburgh paid out to foreign newspapers,
magazines, etc., thousands of dollars for
descriptive articles and advertising fakes
of different kinds from which very little
if any benefit has been derived. These
several uewspaprs, magazines, etc., that
reaped Buch a harvest last year, still be
lieving in the susceptibility of the' gulli
ble public, are already making prepara
tions to repeat the dose. The people of
Ellensburgh have learned a lesson, ex
pensive enough it has been, and it is not
expected that these freebooters will meet
with that success tkey are anticipating.
Had one-half of the money paid out to
these outside publications been kept at
Lome and used in judiciousand systematic
advertising, the result woj Id have been
different. Patonize homau institutions.
From Thursday Daily.
After ear baptiim of rain for the pant
few days everything is now spring-like and
serene.
Mr. David Hillier, who bas been at work
at W allala on the Hunt railroad, returned
last evening. He will be a resident of the
city hereafter. .
' Mr. P. C. McCIellan, formerly editor and
proprietor of the Montpelier Observer,
Idaho, gave us a pleasant call to-day. He
is ea route to roruana.
The crowd who desired to take passage
en the boat to-day was more than conld be
accommodated, and several had to remain
and spend another day in the city.
Mr. Joseph Danfortb, of Lyle, Wash.,
died from, the effects of injuries received
Monday from the kick of a horse. He was
aged a boat 05 yean, and an old resident of
tihat vicinity. He was buried to-day from
hi residence.
It is somewhat amusing te note the exag
gerated aeo:unts published by interior pa
pers of the wreck at the Cascade Locks and
the loss of life. One paper said there was a
land-slide twenty mile in extent that the
SBOuntain had Literally covered the track,
killing twenty men aud wounding several
others. When th'ey receive the T.-M. they
will get the true account of the affair.
We have received a poem dedicated to
The Beautiful Snow, Which is About to
Go." A the lines simply consist of the
most illiteral doggerel, we decline to pnb
lish. the verses". We suffered sufficient
affliction in reading the jumbled rhyme,
and do not wish to inflict our readers.
The Harvest Queen left this morning
about 8 o'clock for Portland. The portage
at the Cascades is expected to be in good
condition. This morning tho Queen arrived
from the Upper Cascades about 5 o'clock,
bringing some mail and passengers, but the
portage had to be walked oyer.
There are no tiding as yet of N. K.
Fraser, of Pendleton, who bas been lost in
the mountains since Tuesday week. Fricnda
are scouring the mountains :n search of him.
The people of Pendleton are greatly
alarmed over his disappearance. . He is one
of the leading young business men of East
ern Oregon, and among the wealthiest.
The mountaineers claim he will turn up all
right if he has not met with an accident.
Mr. Saml L. Brooks has received-a letter
from B. S. Paque. Obseryer U. 3. Signal
Service, Portland, Oregon, stating that if a
suitable flag pole could be procured and
some one to attend to the signals, a storm
signal station would be established. The
government would furnish the flags and pay
for the telegrams. - If our citizens desire
this service something should be done im
mediately. . ,
Preparations were already made late
Thursday afternoon for the burial of Mrs.
Calvin Barlow, wife of a prominent citizen
at Tacoma, and the funeral services were
over, and while the friends were viewing
the remains signs of life were discovered.
The undertaker was sent home, and on the
advice of a physician the funeral was post
poned until the following day. The body
was found to be warm tbat night. The
body was blistered and other trials were
made, but resuscitation did not result. The
burial finally took place the iollowing after
noon. '
Quite a number of our citizens who are
fond of the rod and gun are about to form
a sporting club. A meeting will be held in
the City Hall at 8 P. M. Saturday next for
the purpose of effecting organization. One
of the principal aims of the club will be to
see that the game laws are enforced and a
stop put to the wholesale slaughter ot game
during the close season. This indistrim
inable shooting and fishing has reduced
game in this vicinity to almost nil, while
five years ago there was excellent sport.
We are requested to invite all who are in
terested in this direction to be present at
the meeting and to join in organizing the
club.
Early Monday momm,?. near Waitsbure.
the body of Lillie Walker, a 17-year-old
girl, was found in the Copper river. She
was demented, and escaping from her borne
Sunday, threw hereelfinto the river from
the bridge and drowned herself. .She had
been in the insane asylum, and was only re
leased a short time ago. The body was
found in shallow ater, near the banks of
the riyer. It was taken out and an inquest
held over it, the jury returning a verdict of
suicide. It was then turned oyer to her
relatives.
Mr. Simon Frazier, foreman of the ma
chine shops, returned from the Cascades
this morning. He says for the past three
days he and the gang of men under his
control have been at work night and day
on the portage railway between the Upper
and LMwer Cascades. I he men worked
until they were completely exhausted and
were forced to desist. At one time the
track was opened, but a landslide came
down, causing the work to be done over
again. Mr. Frazier says the road was open
when he left, and will be ail right for the
transier ot passengers to-day.
- On last Sunday morning Dan Cooper and
Carl Floyd left Mr. Floyd's place on Five
Mile creek to go to D. J. Cooper's residence
on Ten Mile. As they rode en the bridge
beyond Mr. Floyd's the middle bent
dropped, throwing horses and riders into
the stream below, a distance of twenty feet.
They all (ell in a lot into the water, horses,
men and timbers. Fortunately the boys
gained the bank with some slight bruises.
The horses did not fare as well, both being
badly injured, and the one belonging to Mr.
Cooper a valuable animal has since died.
While Mr. Cooper is thankful for the escape
of the boys, he feels the loss of his work
horse quite severely. -Mies
Alice HilL of Milton, a student at
the Adventist's academy, attempted suicide
on Friday last by hanging. Miss Hill, who
i a bright -appearing girl, wrote to ' her
father at . her home in Garfield county,
Washington, for sufficient money to enable
her to come borne, and received an answer
of such a character that made her despond
ent and she decided to end her life. She
obtained a piece of rope and on Friday
afternoon she-' went to the cellar, Ttnd, by
means ot a chair, tied the rope to one of the
beams. She then kicked the chair away
and was hanging by the neck when some of
her schoolmates discovered her. They at
once gave an alarm, and two .physicians
were called, who arrived in time to save the
young girl's life. Miss Hill was 17 years of
age. She was sent to her home.
Yakima Herald: There is nq question bnt
what the cattle have suffered greatly this
winter and that the loss is heavy. It
not the cold or the saow but the poor con-
was
uiuua wira wnicn iney entered upon toe
winter. " Had the grass been good daring
the summer tbe loss would have -been light,
but with no snow during .the-winter of 'S8
and '89 the range has never been known to
be so poor before. The Chinook which has
been blowing most of the week cleared
away much of the anow, but still left a
.coating sufficient to make feeding necessary.
Joseph -Baxter reports : that from,, actual
count he has lost ten per cent, of his cattle
in the feed yard, and that at least one-half
of tbe cattle left on the range have died
Mr. Baxter further says that his cattle have
been fed and cared tor as well as auy aud
that his losses are no greater than those suf
fered by other cattle men. .
Friday' daily.
This weather is rejuvenating. "..
' A slight frostagain this morning.
There is fully a half-mile track washed
out between Cascade Locks and Bonneville.
The railroad bridge in this city is again
in good repair, and locomotives pass to and
from the shops.
Dr. Logan, the company's surgeon, still
stops at tbe Locks to attend to the injured
in the recent wreck.
Dan and Joaie Sullivan in Irish comedy
will appear at the Grand Opera Monday
and Tuesday evenings.
Mechanics are at work on the D. S. Baier
day and night,.and as soon as possible' she
will be placed on the route.
The TJmatil'a House yesterday was filled
with blockaded passengers. To-day it is
almost vacated by strange faces.
. The river during this freshet has not been
over ten feet above low water mark. In
June, 1878, it was about 49 feet.
The telegraph wires are up; but it is
almost impossible to send a message any
where. Operators are as busy as they
can be. .
' The wounded of the recent wreck in the
bunk house are doing well. They are im
proving, and it is hoped there will be no
more deaths. , .
' Capt. Coo walked from Viento to Port
land Monday and Tuesday. He found the
road in a horrible predicament, aud travel
ing very difficult.
There are five engines at the shops await
ing repairs. The men are rushed to the ut
most capacity, and cannot finish the work
as quickly as it is needed.
Xhe difficulty encountered in clearing the
track is not in removing the dirt on the
track; but as soon as tbe dirt is thrown
aside, more will fall down." .: - '
There are two Chinamen missing in the
working crew of the train wrecked last
Sunday. It - is supposed they were killed
nd washed out to the river.
Mr. W. E. Garretson, who had been
blockaded near Dodaon's for five days, re
turned hut night. He enjoyed himself as
best he could, but there was no picnic.
The passengers blockaded at the Locks
worked nobly during the wreck near that
place. They cared for the wounded, and
were willing to do anything they could.
The center bent of bridge" 98 cannot be
found anywhere, and the general opinion
is that it was washed out when the train
struck it, There are only two bents
knocked entirely out. v .
The caboose and tender in the recent
wreck were pulled out and rolled into the
river. A gang of men are at work oil
bridge No. 68. It will be placed in good
order as soon aa possible.'
Hot usquebaugh may not be in order these
pleasant days, but the Germania has other
drink equally delicious, and Mat Blaaen
and Owen FiUiams Cymrydd can deal
them oat in good shape.
Tbe Oregonian could not use its perfecting
press Thursday morning, and was forced to
print a small-sited sheet on an ordinary
press.- Few copies were printed, aud none
reached this city. The water reached its
highest Thursday morning about 1 o'clock,
and was at a stand still. The w'rei are
in bad working order, and no news can be
he rd except from passenger?.
We cal! attention to the advertisemeul of
Messw. Fisli & Jtardon, and desire our
people to see what they have to say about
the Celebrated Triumph Ranges and
Kamona Cook Stoves.
" The man who was under the caboose in
the wreck near the Locks was taken out
Tuesday night. His name is Wm. Cole,
and be leaves a wife And two children at
the Locks. He was buried at that place
W ednesday.
The following county warrants were
lost during the week by Dr. HolMsler:
Nos. 1620, 1623, 1563 and 1389, all of class
81. All persons are warned against pur
chasing these warrants.
Floods, land-slides, eta., have no effect
on the spotted crow on Eight Mile. He
still maintains the equanimity of nis dis
position, and A. J. 1 Wall serves as fine a
cold lunch, as can be procured anywhere
tor bis customers.
The wounded in the wreck near the
Locks, brought to this city Tuesday morn
ing, are doing as well as could oe expectea.
Mr. Jensoo, the one receiving the worst
injuries, is improving, and so are Conductor
French and Road Master Glenn. -
All are invited to the Valentine social,
given by the young ladies, at the vestry of
the Congregational church on Thursday,
February . 13th, St. Valentine's eye. An
interesting programme is prepared. Come,
buy valentines for your sweethearts. Lunch
15 cents.
Mr. Ad. Keller, of the Oro Fino, is again
able to attend to bis business, and delights
to show his customers his fine assortment of
imported wines and liquors. Italian ver
mouth, French brandies and wines, and the
best whisky- manufactured are always kept
at the bar.
Baker Democrat: A week ago George
Bacon, who was carrying the mail between
Mose Kempner's ranch and Star mountain
was reported lost. A search for him re
sulted in bis being found Wednesday even
ing. He had been out six days and had
both teet badly frozen.
; The Harvest Queen arrived 'at her wharf
in this city last night about 9 o'clock, and
left this morning at 7:30 o'clock. A few
passengers arrived from Portland, and
nearly all who were blockaded here left on
tbe morning boat for Portland. This leaves
the city with few visitors or strangers.
Seme of tbe killed in the wre:k of Sun
day received fatal injuries from the tools
on board. One man had a shovel handle
driven through bis body, and another was
nearly cut in two by the blade of a shovel.
Some of the men were standing between
the tender and caboose, and these were
nearly all Killed.
The editor of the Goldendale Sentinel
gave notice recently that a certain man in
the southern portion of the town could
find sufficient muscular exercise by call
ing at that office, instead of whipping his
wile. About twenty have taken it as a
personal challenge, and the editor is very
likely to have more than he can proporly
manage.
. The courts are enjoytng a hallowed
quiet. The recorder paces the quarter
deck of his domains oblivious of all sur
ro'undings,while the marshal whiles awav
bis time as best he can. With floods in
the Willamette valley, railroad . track
washed out, and the Democratic members
of the house completely subjugated by
Republican Reed, there is not enough
spirit left in human nuture to inaugurate
an ordinary drunk. - '
It is amusing to hear the different state
ments aDout when the railroad will be
opened. One gentleman- told us to-day
that it would take several months to repair
the track; but he appeared to be of some
what a dreamy disposition, and lived in the
fertile fields of his imagination. The - gen
eral opinion seems to - be tbat before the
railroad will be in a condition for trains to
pass it will be several days perhaps
weeks.
Vancouver Register: On Monday morn
ing last, Vancouver people were treated to
the sight of a geunine volcano in active
eruption. A loud report was heard in the
south, as of a peal of distant thunder.
Later . flames were seen issuing from the
peak ol ML 'Jefferson, which is in the
Cascade range, about 80 miles southeast
of Salem, Oregon. The flames were fol
lowed by clouds of black smoke, which
rose high above the mountain and drifted
away. It was a grand sight.
At his home about five miles east oi
Goldendale on Jan. 28th, Mr. Andrew
Day died in the 70th year of his age. He
was buried at the Catholic graveyard just
southwest of town, on the BOlh. He was
born in county Tipperary,' Ireland, and
came to this county in 187 2, where he re
sided ever since, and here he leaves
many friends. He leaves a wife and four
children, all grown, as follows: Joseph
Day, of Portland, Michael Day, of Mon
tana, Will J. Day, of Goldendale, and
Mrs. Murdock McDonald of this county:
Sentinel. Mr. Day was for many years
a resident of this city, and tor a long
while was employed . by the :0. S. N. Co.
He was an industrious, hard-working cit
izen, and generally respected.
tiKAST COUATTY ITJKMS.
: .He . ...
E. Stewart and Harvey Fields are the
heaviest losers of sheep in the lower valley,
but wo have been unable to learn their ex
act loss so far.-' 1
Several mines' in the Greenhorn and Elk
creek sections have been bonded by Horace
Sloan to ' Portland capitalists who will; if
they consummate the trade, make a great
Stir there next summer. . . .
Judge Fee will in all probability hold the
March term of court here. Judge Clifford
having been counsel in a great many law
cases prior to his appointment cannot, of
course, preside as judge during their trial.
Fifty-seven thousand dollars in a ton ot
rock is pretty good for Grant county. Tbat
is the assay from a two inch vein of tellur
ium ore from Horace Sloan's mine on .Elk
creek. If that does not encourage the min
ing industry nothing else will.
W. W. Brown, of Wagontire, Harney
county, out of -a band of 5000 sheep had
last week already lost 2000 of them so we
have been iuformed by a man just over from
there. Besides that, ' stock of all kinds
were still dying. Horsemen are picking
out their best animals and turning the bal
ance out to die. - - :
Horace Sloan arrived home' from Elk
creek Sunday. In company with Mr.
Smith the trip of some 20 miles from Smith's
ranch on Middle Fork to Smiths ranch on
the John .Day -was made in about twelve
hours in a bob sled, the snow being badly
drifted on portions of the road. Mr. Sloan
reports about seven feet of snow on Green
horn mountain, aud anticipates a profitable
season for bis placer mines over there.
Jbetters Advertise -
The following is the list' of letters re
maining in The Dalles poatoffice uncalled
for Saturday, February 8, 1S90. Persons
calling for these letters will please give
the date on which they were advertised. .
Anthonyi Frank j Baker, HE' i
Casey, Mrs" James 1 Casey, Mr - -Coats,
Mrs II C Goodrich, Dap(3)
Hammond, Geo H Hogue, Billy
Harrison, Wm Hiuckle, Mr
Hunt, W McBurnall, Fred
McKeynold, Jake Miner, Geo W
Olesen, Elenora Miss Rice, L
Richardsou, Mr Ara Sutherland, J H
Thompson, James E Toper, Mrs Alice
Wagoner, J W
J. B. Cbosskk, P.
M.
Concert Postponed.
The proposed concert by tbe Third
Regiment band on next Saturday night
will be postponed, by reason of tbe Band
maun troupe occupying the Grand Opera
tbat evening in Shakespearean' drama.
8. J. Tuixt, Leader.
Katlee tu ft'iiitierniiin,
Gibons, Macallister & Co, agents for the
American Net and Twine Company of
Boston, Mass., are now prepared to re
ceive orders for Nets, Seines, and Twines.
Orders should be booked early to insure
prompt deliyery. . wBtblm .
(tardea and JFIeld seeds.
Gibons, Macallister & Co. have just re
ceived a large invoice of fresh northern
grown seeds, and all orders will receive
prompt attention. w8fblm
DEATH'S FEAST. I
A
fork Train
Through iMkt-
THE DANGERS OF THE IRON RAIL
Five are Killed MIM and Fifteen
are Dangersnslj Wounded.
Terrible Suffering of the Injured,
Willi no Help from Either
Direction for Twenty
Four Hours. '
Sunday morning the news swept oyer
the wires tbat a frightful wreck bad oc
curred in which several were killed and in
jured. Messenger boys notified the com
pany's surgeon, and everything was bustle
and activity at the shop?. To approach
railroad man to gain information was use
less. Their lips were sealed, and nothing
could be learned except the bare fact of the
wreck.
It is useless to state tbat as this -meagre
news spread, the city was all excitement,
One citizen would ask another, . What news
of tho wreck? How many are killed and
what are their names? This could not be
ascertained, and the vaguest rumors pre
vailed. At one time, the engineer, con
ductor and - brakeman were all killed, and
every occupant of the caboose badly injured.
By perseverance and unadulterated gall
TiMES-MoutJTAiNERR reporter managed to
draw out from unwilling persons the news
that a dispatch had been received in the city
that a work train had . fallen tbrough,bridge
08, and that five white men had been killed
and fifteen badly wounded.
At 11 o'clock a relief train , consisting of
locomotive, passenger car and caboose left
tbe Umatilla House for the scene of the dis
aster. It had . on board Dra Logan: com
pany surgeon Doane and Rinehart, with
all necessary surgical - instruments, medi
cines and all appliances for the wounded.
The coroner, Mr." Win. Michell and Deputy
Sheriff Cates were also on board. The 2'.-
M. tried to secure a reporter to go to the
scene of tbe accident, and ascertain the facta
in detail; but the reporter was politely
informed that newspaper men would not be
allowed on the train. This was a great
disappointment, and forced us to rely upon
hearsay for a knowledge of tbe accident.
The working crew was under charge of Mr.
Simon Frazier, and had everything with
which to repair tbe track. The engine
was under charge of that fearless knight of
the rail, Mr. George Leach, who, five years
ago,' was ditched and thrown into the river,
and seeing bis fireman struggling in the
river; swam "to his rescue and saved bis life,
although at the time suffering from severe
scalds and bruises. - -.
This relief train moved slowly, and at 7
o'clock was at Wyeth, seyen miles from the
Locks. ' They felt their way carefully, aud
moved at no lightning-like rapidity. A dis
patch was received this morning that two of
the doctors started to walk from the wreck
from Shell Rock, and that an engine had
been detailed to bring them to the Locks.
A later, dispatch stated that tbe relief train
had arrived at the Locks, and all were busy
relieving the distress of the wounded, who
had suffered for twenty-four hours with only
the relief which was. afforded them by Drs..
Caudiana and Leavens at the Locks aud the
meagre facilities of thai little town.
In the afternoon further particulars was
received, and "the " following " appear ' to
be the tacts: At 10 o'clock Saturday morn
ing a "day car, sleeper, mail coach and
work train left The ' Dalles attempting
.to make 'Portland. On arriving at tbe
Locks the passenger and mail coaches
were detached, and the .working train un
der charge of Conductor French and Mr. P.
Glenn, superintendent of construction, pro
ceeded to Bonneville.-. -They found the
track clear, and were backing up to take
tbe remaining coaches, "when ' in . crossing
bridge 63, one mile and a half west of the
Locks, the caboose fell througb, the tender
falling on top. . Fortunately the eughie did,
net go over, but stopped at the edge of the
break in tbe bridge. Mr. Glenn was on the
platform of the caboose, and just as tho
accident occurred VjUniped and " saved him"
self. Tbe engineer, Mr. John George, re
mained in the locomotive uninjured, and
also the fireman. JtJrakeman Seelye had his
ankle sprained, and Conductor French was
bruised around the shoulderbut not ser
iously. There were five killed outright, and
four have since died. The dead and in
jured were conveyed to the Locks as soon as
possible. John- Casey; of the Locks, was
among the killed. He .'was a section fore
man, and was picked up en route. We
could not learn the names of" any of the
others; but will - have a full report to-morrow.
It is unnecessary tovatate that tbe
good people .of 1 the Locks rendered every
possible assistance, and as soon aa the news
reached them were on the scene tloing all
they could for the wounded ' It is feared
others who are injured will yet die, although
everything known: to- medical skill will be
done to alleviate their sufferings and save
their lives... The accident is yery deplorabje;
but wo cannot throw blame except upon the
unruly .elements, ...i
Fiora Tuecdayi Da y.
.The Harvest Queen arrived at the Locks
at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and tbe
men on board took charge of the dead nnd
wouuded, and conveyed six of them to the
boat. These they-hd to curry through
from two to four feet of snow to the land
ing, and, for a long while . they only -had
one stretcher. ' '
Those who went from this city were
Messrs; H. C. Nielsen, Hans Hansen, F. T.
Esping, W. E. Sylvester, and S. Thuiuan,
Capt. McNulty was at the whee'. Chief
DeHuff was at the engine, and James
Crpssen, jr. son of Col. J. B. Crossen, post
master, purser. Bio. Cradlebaugb, of tbe
Wasco Sun, was also at tbe Locks, aud
worked until the last -man was- on the
boat. Tbe dead brought to tbe
city were H. Kroncke. J.-. Schrader and
C. Roestoff, and tbe wounded, Christain
Jensen, Conductor French; Ed. Seeley and
Patrick Glenn. -
The boat arrived at the wharf about 1 1
o'clock last night, and the injured were
immediately taken in charge by friends.
Mr. Jtnsen, abrotber-in law of Mr. Niel
sen, was tagen to nis resiuence, wuere ue
receives every possible medical attentioa
and care. Mr. French went to bis home,
Mr. Glenn to tbe Umatilla House, and Mr.
Seeley to the bouse of an acquaintance.
This morning Mr. Michell, tbe undertaker
and coroner, sent out six caskets and
Messrs. Crandall & Burnett, undertakers,
three. Tbe dead of this city were buried
from the undertaking rooms of Crandall
& Burgett, this afternoon. Messrs. Roes
toff and JlroncKe were unmamea, out jar.
Scbraeder leaves a wife and two children.
Thev were all honest and industrious cit i
sens, and their tragic death cast a pall of
rrloom. over tbe community.
Tbe people at the Locks did generous,
noble hearted worn in mis cataatropue,
Children Cry for
and did everything tbat could be done
Ueviatfi the sufferings of the injured
care for the dead. Especial mention
made of Mesdames flios. ilope and J.
Hamilton, who, as. the injured were
brought to their dwellings, cut off their
gum boots, and dressed their wounds
the best manner known to human sjmpa
thy. Florence . NiglitiDga.e could not
have done more, and such women will
live in memory while gratitude lasts or
'lie nobilily or mankind exists.
Section Foreman Reynolds, although
njunnl iu the accident and Pat
rick Welch . worked in water up to their
A-aists to rescue tho the men from the ca-
'tnosp, and after the men had been taken
out Reynolds had to be helped himselt.
tie bad worked m tno water so long mat
he was nnablc to move from his position.
The following is the evidence taken by
Coroner William Michell, and tbe verdict
f the jury:
Coroner's Inquest.
Mr. Wm. Michell, coroner, impanelled
t le following jury of inquest: JS. Jr. JNaoh,
J. A. Hamilton, J. r . AtweU, John rrana,
Alex IV att, Peter Moran.
Alter the jury were duly sworn, the wit
nesses were examined:
JOHN GEORGE
After being duly sworn, deposed and said. I
live in Album. My occupation is engineer
of engine 3S0. V e lett here about b a. m
on Feb. 2d. We encountcied a good deal of
trouble getting down, then we had to stop a
second time, and tbe speed did not exceed
more than four to six miles an hour at any
time. There is a bad piece of track this
side ot where the wreck occurred, l slowed
down then to about three miles an hour. I
started again and I don't think it was more
than about three hundred yards to where
tbe bridge was, and it was perfectly straight
and nothing to indicate that anything was
wrong. Went on the bridge at the rate of
four miles an hour, and when on the middle
of the bridge the timber began to crack and
I felt my engine going down. I opened the
engine wide open. Tender and caboose
went through the bridge, and tngine just
rested on bent west of break. I was going
we3t, and x had about I'M pounds or steam
on the enjiMif . .before leaving here X bad
no instruction from Mr. Glenn about the
condition of the road. On the way between
here and there he told me to run yery care'
fully as the track was in a bad condition.
He said nothing about the bridge being in
bad condition. I do not think it possible for
tbe bridge to be perfectly straight when
the bents were gone. I . think tbe bents
were in place when I struck the bridge.
think one of the bents is under the
wreck and one lays partly to the right
of the wreck. After I had left here 1 raef
a man about two miles from the Locks. I
asked him how the track was, and be said it
was all right. 1 don t know wnether he
came from the east or west. The accident
occurred between 7.30 and 8 A.M. If I
had- not pulled my engine wide open she
would nave gone turougn the bridge, wmcn
was about thirty feet high: I went through
tbe window ot my engine on the left side,
onto the ground. This was after my en
gine had stopped. The train consisted of
engine and caboose filled with laboring men
to dear the track.
PATRICK GLENN.
I am division road master. When I got out
here I found the men . waitiug, and tbe en
gine and caboose standing in front of depot.
1 told the men to get on the caboose. The
section foreman, Mr. Casey, told me tbat
the watchman had come in and reported the
track unsafe about one-half mile west of
here. I told the conductor to come ton
stop about the whittling post this side of
the place, and, after we got down to that
break we got the men off, and went over the
track and thought it sale to pass over.
Then we got on the caboose, and went slow
ly to the next slide. Passing over bridge
63 the engine, tender and caboose broke
through, aud went into the creek. I was
sitting about midway of the caboose, when
it went down. 1 was caught under a truck.
aud I think one or two men fell across my
legs. 1 managed to scramble ont, and 1
asked I think Mr. George to go to the Locks
and get help. -1 sent Mr. George s fireman
to ixranevilleatter the bridgemen and to get
some rope. X went down to Mr. W illiani s
tiauery, and woke up three men there, and
got some axes to help get tbe men out of
the caboose. After tbat X urged every man
around tbat could do anything to assist tbe
wounded men. Xnere must have been
bout 25 or 30 men in the caboose. It is
part of my duty to look, out for bridges and
report unsafe ones to the bridge superintend
ent. ' I passed over this bridge on foot
about 6 o'clock before the accident occurred,
and thought it safe. . Iu fact, I did not
expect a washout there, as I have been on
the road since 1SS2, and never saw tbat
bridge wash out' before. This bridge has
been rebuilt" since it was first constructed.
think if piling hid boon driven it would
have been more substantial than using mud
sills; but they could not drive piliug ou ac
count of large holders being in the creek.
As near as X can tell part of the old timbers
the portage railway was sold to Mr.
Williams and part cut up for blocking.
did not considor it bad : and . have
heard no one say it was. Tbe bent
gave way first iu the ceuter of the creek, as
near as I can tell. M y opinion is that w hat-
ever the mudsill rested on had wa3hed out.
It is tbe duty of tbe track , walker at all
times to protect the train as far as he can
on his beat during his hours of tnur.
O. B. AVERT
am' locomotive fireman engine" 3S0, and
live at The Dalles.. . We left here yesterday
morning between 6 and 7 o'clock, as near as
can judge, and proceeded down about one-
half mile, aud then we stopped aud let the
men oil to shovel a slide, and thought the
track in shape. Then we proceeded' west
again at the rate of -five or six miles per
hour, until we came witmu a mile or so ot
tbe bridge. Tbe engineer then slowed down
again, "at the rate of about three miles per
hour, wbile passing a bad piece of track.
We kept on going until we went through
the bridge, and at about tbe same rate of
speed. I was standing on the deck of the
engine at the time of the accident. When
beard tbe bridge crack. X looked around
and saw the head brakeman was gone. Ha
was standing iu tbe gangway of the engiued
at tbe tune.. X made mv escape at the le:t
band side window, the engineer followiug
me. inero was a man standing one-Halt
mile below here with a white nnd irrecu
lamp. I suppose he was a tiack walker.
Have been on the road fifteen mouths, and
have not seen the men work ou that bridge
uring that time; but during most of tbe
time have been working on the other divi
sion, excepting the. last two months.
B. C. EMEBICK
am brakeman and live in Albiha. When
we came to the bridge tbat broke' in we
were going about thi.ee or four miles an
hour. I was standing in the gsngway be
tween the engine and tank, looking ahead
lot bad track and breaks or slides, and while
passing "on tho bridge it broke about the
middle, x should judge, letting tank and
caboose through into the creek. I was oa
the left hand side of .the engineer and
urnped off - We met one or two men after
leaving the slide, but do not know whether
they were track-walkers or not. ' Did not
hear them say - anything or give any signal
of dapger. ' After I got put of the water
and "on the track', 'I hallooed to the en
gineer to throw the bell rope over to the
men wno were oa the track to assist in get
ting the men out of the caboose, and then I
started to tbe Locks for assistance. About
one mile'below here I overtook the track
walker, and told him what bad haooeued.
Told him to gd to the Locks and get engine
and caboose that was there, and procure
what assistance he could and get back aa
toon as possible.. I followed him to the
Locks and reported to agent and conductor
there.
svi - ' PATBicK welch '" ' r :"
reside at the Cascade Locks, and my oc
cupation is trackwalker. Yesterday morn
ing I was out ou the track about tbe time
the engine came along, about 6:30 A. M. - I
was at the lower cat at the end of my sec
tion. Engineer John George when he came
along asked me if . everything was all right..
said so tar as x knew. Xlie next X knew
beard a crash, and I thought there was
something wrong, so I stayed there until
Einerick, brakeman, came along. He told
me- to run for th9 engine aud caboose at
Cascade Locks; that he waa tired oat, and
could'nt run any further, and get them ont
soon as possible, as tbe engine a nd ca
boose were down under tbe bridge. I came
to the Cascades and gave orders to then.
gineer, and from there we- went to the
wreck.
.L. XUf '
am foreman and bridge carpenter hetwern
The Dalles and Portland. About 7 or ft
'clock the fireman came to Bonneville. T
had my band car on the', track, and tools cn
it to go to work on bridge C3 this aide of
Bonneville. - He called to me aud aai.l
Our caboose and tender have gone throush
tbe bridge.' Get a lot of line and go there
as soon aa possible." I told my men to get
the line and go at once. Went on the ,,
to the first slida east of Bonneville,- and
trom there we had to walk. On our way
we met Mr. Glenn. He called to us to get
there, for God's sake, a soon as possible.
Our first work after we got there waa to as
sist the wounded men. We took thm .n
trim the wreck, and carried them up to the
Pltcher's Castorlat
to
caboose of the relief train. Then the
wounded men were taken soou as possible to
Cascade Locks. After the relief traio
started I was left in charge, and asked to
have -another man. Mr. Welch, track
walker, stopped with me also. My bridge
gang remained at the wreck to see that none
of the bodies floated away. Mr. Clark soon
returned with instructions from Mr. Glenn.
and
is
A.
in
and we proceeded at once to take the dead
bodies aud bring them to Cascade Locks.
Have been here about two years. Took
charge of the divisiou tbe 9th day of Decem
ber last. Have not made any repairs on
this bridge since 1 have been in
charge, but have examined it frequently.
and found it always to the best of my
knowledge perfectly safe. Was under
bridge the morning before the accident, ou
the foundation, and considered it oerfectlv
safe to carry trains. 1 was alone when 1
examined it. Wv opinion about the acci
dent is that the water had risen and washed
the foundatiou out. Tbe bents now arc
the one on the lost end is leaning to the
east, and the one on the west end to the
west. There is one post broken in tbe west
bent, caused by the tender falling on it.
The west bent is not now resting on the
mudsills, and I cannot say about the east
one, because it is under the wreck.
GEO. CLARK.
I am conductor of train No. 23 of that
date. I was notified while I was on the
sidetrack at the Locks by Track Walker
Welch that an engine and caboose had gone
through a bridge between here and Bonne
ville, and to get some ropes as soon as pos
sible. I got ready at once. Brakeman Em
eiick came up shortly after, giving me full
particulars, and I hurried there immediately
with engine and caboose, and rendered all
assistance in the power of mvself and crew.
On arriving at the wreck I placed the
wounded in my caboose and brought them
to Cascade Locks bv order of Mr. P. Glenn
and placed them in government bunkhouse.
I could not return with engine and caboose to
the wreck ou account of new land slides.
so I took band-car and men, went to the
wreck, got the dead bodies out and brought
to Cascade Xocka and placed in freight
house there. Whde dead bodies were beins
taken out Conductor Weedeu and mvself
looked after them with care until thev were
placed in freight house. -
FRANK WEEDEN.
I am a couductor. Was notified bv sec
tion foreman at Bonneville that an entrine
and caboose with a crew of men had gone
through the bridge east of Williams' fisherv.
I hastened up as soon as possible to help.
Y hen X arrived tbe injured men had been
taken to Cascade Locks. As soon aa Mr.
Clark returned tbe men commenced to take
the dead ont of the wreck. Mr. Clark and
myself looked after the dead to see that
they were handled carefully, and took them
to the Locks as soon as possible.
C. r. CANDIAN
Physician. Death was caused by wreck, and
the names as follows: S. Merithew. August
Carlson, Andrew Frosted, Theodore Schul
ham, James Casey, W. Cole, Chas'. Rastoff.
WM. LAVS
I reside two miles west of Bonneville. By
occupation at present track-walker. I was
told to watch the trussel above Bonneville,
tbe cut above the Eagle creek bridge and
the high embankment west of Williams'
fishery. My first day's order, I was in
structed to tbe west end of section 8; second
day the same; third day I was instructed to
keep a good lookout for trussel just east of
Bonneville, and the cut just east: of Eagle
creek and the high embankment west of
Williams' fishery. Wednesday last that
would be the C9.h day of January, 1590
was the last time I was across the bridge
where the wreck now is. I am the only
track-walker in this section to my knowl
edge. . '
VERDICT OV JURY.
We, tbe jury impanelled bv Wm. Michell,
coroner, of Wasco county, to iuvestigate and
inquire into the cause of death of the fol
lowiug named persons: Henry Kroneke,
Jno. Schraeder, Chas. Raster, J. Merithew,
August Carlson, Andrew Frosted, Theodore
Scbulham, James Casey, Wm. Cole.
We hnd they came to their death by fad
ing through bridge No. 63, on the morning
of Feb. 2, 1S90, which waa caused by the
railroad company failing to provide suQiciont
number of track-walkers to guard against
danger.
Signed, . : A. Watt, Foreman,
'; .-'. :..C P. Ash,
" J. A. Hamilton, .
J. F. Atweix, ,,.
PKkRY MOBAK, '
John Than a.
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BOARD OF TRADE
1 fey Enthusiastic Meet
I
ing HcM Tuesday.
to ihe Inferior Comniitfecs
Appointed.
The regular monthly meeting of the
board ot trade was held Tuesday night in
the court room, at which there was a good
attendance, and much interest was taken
in tbe following business, with President
Macalister in the chair and B. S. Hunt
ington secretary:
Minutes ot last meeting read and ap
proved. Application of some 30 for member
ship was read and on motion were proper
ly enrolled.
Tbe committee to rat33 aa advertising
fund reported they had now f295.00 per
month pledged with the promise of more,
and on motion, tbe chair appointed a
committee consisting of Jos. MacEachern,
J.D.Lee and O. Kinerslv. to hava full
charge of the fund and all advertising,
subject to tbe approval of the president.
The old committee reported they had
taken a page in the TJ. P. Pamphlet.
Mr. MacEachern introduced a resolu
tion looking towards the opening of tbe
Locks, and after discussion and amend
ment it was adopted and a copy sent to
our delegation in congress.
The question of a railroad from here
south, was thea discussed, a blank form
read, and on motion a committee consist
ing of R. Mays, 8. B. Adams and C. L.
Phillips, were appointed to canvass the
matter of incorporating a company to be
known as Tbe Dalles and Southern.
The subject met with hearty approval
and there is no doubt but the projsct
wiH materialize.
Tbe chair appointed the followiog
standing committees: '
' On membership Jos. MacEachern,
Leslie Butler and C. L. Phillips.
Finance E. B. McFarland.E. Schanno
and Geo. Ruch.
Arbitration D." M. French, O. Kin
ersly, Jos. T. Peters, G. J. Farley and A.
A. Bonney.
Statistics J. O. Mack, O. D. Taylor,
and C.L. Phillips.
Navigation aud river improvements
D. M. French, R. F. Gibons and John
Michell.
Legislation, regulation, commerce and
trade R, Mays, C. N. Thornbury and
Geo. A. Lie be, -
Roads,bridges and ferries . Schanno,
M. T. Nolan and Geo. Filloorr.
Meterological 8. L. Brooks, J. S.
Schenck and Geo. Blakeley.
Another Kailrond Company,
. W. W. Union.
: On Friday certiGcutes ot incorporation
of the Farmer's Transportation company
were filed in the auditor's office. Tbe
objects ot tbe company are to construct,
maintain and operate a railroad on the
north side of tbe Columbia river, in the
-state of Washington from opposite Celilo,
to a point on the big eddy of the Colum
bia, and to extend said railroad westward
to a point opposite The Dalles and further
extend it westward on tbe north bank of
the Columbia to a point opposite Astoria
Also to extend tbe road westerly to a
Connection with another system of rail
roads. The company aho have the right
to construct and operate telegraph and
telephone lines, steamboats, wharves,
ware-houses and do all other things
necessary to conduct their business as a
railroad company. The principal pffice
is established at Vancouver, Wash. Tbe
capital stock is $1,000,000; 10,000 shares
of par value of $100-each. Existence of
the corporation is limited to 50 years.
The incorporators are H. D. Chapman, F.
H- Taylor, Max Baumeister, W. Byron
Daniels, E. S. Hidden and H. D. Chap
man, as trustees. All the incorporators
are named in tbe board of trustees, who
shall manage the affairs of thoxompany
for the first three months. These articles
of incorporations are amendatory to the
ai tides of the Farmer's Railroad Naviga
tion and Steamboat Portage Company, of
Walla Walla, which were filed by B. L.
Sharpstein, J. E. Bingham, F. W. Paine,
D. W. Small and Max Baumeister on Dec.
7, 18S5. The object of the original corpo
ration was to construct, maintain and op
erate a railroad, and railway for transpor
ting steamboats, barges, vessels and otht r
water craft on tbe Washington side of
the Columbia river, from a point opposite
Tbe Dalles to a point opposite Celilo.
The Anerjr Willamette,
Thursday's Daily.
: The Willamette liver during the last
three days has been' the highest ever
recollected since 1801. The flood extends
from Eugene City to Portland, and In
many places have washed away bridges,
dwellings and undermined ware-bouses.
Literally tbe Wallamette valley is a lake
of several miles in extect, and the cur
rent is of unprecedented velocity. Tbe
bridge at Sslem bas been washed out,
buildings flooded, etc. . At Oregon City
J the break-water is a luiDg of the past, and
the fury of tbe waters was only equalled
by the great freshet of 1862. Large
forces of men have been employed in re
moving goods from all Willamette towns,
and the people are in a state of the great
est excitement. Iu Portland boats were
washed from tbeir moorings, tbe lower
part of the. city submerged, the iron
bridges rendered unsafe, and tbe ferry
boats stopped making tnps. The city
bas been the scene of the gieatest excite
ment, and hundreds have watched tbe
wild waves of a raging river from tha
Mornon street bn3ge. Tbe' water bas
rushed through Front and First streets
and merchants have boia forced to move
their goods to higher ground. Millions
of ' logs have. broken loose, and have
floated down the angry current. The
loss of property, caused by the flood is
tbe different towns of the submerged re-,
gioa.will reach millions of dollars.
.- LATER.
Fi-om passengers who came to tho city
this morning, and left Portland Wedues
day at 6 o'clock A. M we learn that tbe
water was rising very rapidly, and creat
ing cousiderabie damage. Factories,
mills, baled bay, and everything conceiv
able was washing down the Willamette.
One large building washed against the
Morrison street bridge, which finally
passed without damaging the structure.
Boats were transferring persons across
streets op. Third, and Front. First, Sec
and Third werecovered with from eight to
ten inches of water. .. . ,
The PalpH u the Stare.
Rer. F. M. Bhrout, pastor United Breth
ren church, Blue Mound, Kan., says: "I
feel it my duty to tell what wonders Dr.
King's New Discovery bas done for me.
My lungs were badly diseased, ana myi
darishoners thought I could live only a '
few weeks. I took five bottles of
Kiog's New Discovery and am sound and
well, gaining 20 lbs. iu weight,"
Arthur Love, manairer Love's Funnv
Folks Combination, writes: "After
thorough trial and convincing evidence,
I am confident Dr. King's New Discovery
ior consumption, beats 'era all, and cures
when evervthinir else fails. The irreatpat
kindness I can do mv many thousand
friends is to urge them to try it Free
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DOW.1 WKST M'UISXY.
I Stoat Kldieulons and Most I'opular
Hone that ver Appeared.
You hear it everywhere. In parlor
and in kitchen, in office and in store; in tbe
mansions of the rich, in tbe bomes of tbe
poor. It is more infectious than the dis
comfitiDg'grip" and if it is not check
ed in its mad career it will soon prove
more annoying.
"Down went McGinty to the bottom
of the sea."
Tbat is the refrain of the most ridicu
lous song that has ever been sprung upon
the American public for years. All other
jingles have been driven out of use for tbe
time being by'its catcby air and senseless
words. It bas neither musical nor liter
ary merit, and why it should become a
popular craze is one of tboso mysterious
things that no fellow can satisfactorily
explain. The words of the song are as
follows:
Soonday mamin', just at nine,
Dan McGinty, dressed so fine,
Sbtood lookin agin' a high stone wall;
Whin bis young frind Pat McCann,
Siz, Ot'll bet a foiver.Dan,
Oi kin caray yez to the top without a fall!"
So on his shoulder he took Dan,
And to climb the lad began.
An' 'twas very near he did to rache the top;
' When McOinty, thinking thin
That the foiver he would win,.
Let go his hould an' tuk an awful drop!
- CHORUS.
Down went McGinty to the bottom of the wall,
An' tho' he won the foive,
' Fay as more dead he was than aloive,
WkI ribs an' nose an back broke from the
in his best shoot av clothes!
. From the hospital McGinty went home,
When they'd fixed nich broken bone.
To fcind he was the father av a choild;
So to celebrate it roigbt,
Friends he went out to invite.
And soon was drinkin' whiskey fast and
, ' woild! "
As he wandered down the strate,
- In his Soonday shoot so nale,
Wid head hould up proud as John the Great
In the sidewalk was a hole,
For to resave a ton av coal.
That McGinty never saw till just too late.
CHORUS..
Down went McGinty to the bottom av the
hole,
And the driver of the car-rt,
. Bedad he gave the coals a star-rt, '
An it took us aa hour to dig McGinty from
the coal
Dressed in his -best shoot av clothes!
When McGinty thin an pale,
-Wan foine day got out av jail.
He wid love to say his bhoy was nearly woild,
To his house he quickly ran,
An to his wife his birdy Ann
But she- had skipped the rope an' tuk th'
choild!
Then he gave np in despair
And plucked all his ripest hair!
Then in an hour he stood by the river shore
An' knowin' well he cud not swim,
He did foolishly jump in.
Although water he had never tuk before!
CHORUS.
Down went McGinty) to the bottom of the
sayl
An' he must be very wet,
For they haven't got him yet,
But his ghost is- at the dock ivery mam at
at break of day, '
Dressed in his best shoot av clothes!
Frozen to Death.
Boisa Statesman.
Two young men, Henry Stevenson and
Scboonover, who were employed in chop
ping wood for Ben Kiuemire a short dis
tance beyond the summit of the mountain
on the old Ryan Wood road, were in town
last week and on Thursday left to return
to their camp. A short distance this side
of tbe summit Stevenson gave out. and
could go no further. As he was a stout,
heavy man, his partner could do nothing
in the way of getting him along without
help so he left him to go to the camp for
assistance, and when be returned he found
Stevenson unconscious -and so nearly
frozen tbat he could pot be restored. . The
rescuing party managed to get Stevenson
into camp, where he soon after died. De
ceased:' was' from Kansas and was-aged
about 25 years. He had only been in the
country a short time, having jjrrived in
Boise late last fall. As the road between
the camp in the mountains and the valley
is filled with snow drifts in many places,
it was impossible to bring the remains out
for interment, so they were temporarily
buried near the camp to be brought out
later. '""
. Coming to the Front,
Boise Statesman.
The old mining camp of Elk Ci'y in
Northern Idaho, is Just now coming to
tbe front with tbe certain promise of be
ing a first-class bullion producer in the
early future. . Several of tbe old;;iodus,
which have long been known to be per
manent and rich in ore bodies, and some
of more recent discovery, have recently
passed to the control of a wealthy syndi
cate that has already organized with a
large capital stock to develop and work
thein. Recent discoveries and develop
ments have demonstrated the fact tbat the
great mineral belt that traverses the
mountain section of which Elk City is the
center is seamed with true fissure veins,
showing, wherever examined, the presence
of rich ore. With the developments that
are now certain to come, Elk City and the
mountain country around, will within the
ensuing twelve months, attract a large
population and more than regain tha fame
it enjoyed in the palmy days of placer
mining.
Mirror of Ireland. -
Dan Rullivan will be with us in a few
days. This company played at Vancu
ver, B. C. a few days since, and the Daily
World of Dec' 88 said : 'Dan Morris Sul
livan's company, which played Kitty from
Cork in the Imperial Opera Houso last
night, is decidedly the best comic opera
troupe which has visited Vancouver this
season. The play was strong throughout
and the panorama of Irish scenes was an
excellent work of arU In addition to be
ing finished actorav each member is a vo
calist of rare merit. Tke duet, Come Lis.
ten to My Tale of Woe, by Josie Morris
Sullivan and Maurice Daniels as Richard
Thornton, was given most sweetly. Dan
Sullivan was equally good in the four
roles he assumed, and won tis way into
the good will of the audience as well by
his deep sonorous voice as by faithful im
personations of the characters he repre
scnted. To-night the irror ot Ireland
will again bo given and a packed house
should greet this fine company ," la Vogt
Grand Monday aud Tuesday.
Ths Sew Discovery.
Ton bare heutl your friends and neighbors talking
about it. You may yourself be one of the many who
know from personal xperienee just bow good a
thing it is. If yon have ever tried it, yon are one of Its
staunch frienas, because the wonderful thing about
it is, that when eooe given a trial. Dr. Kiag's Mew
Discovery ever after holds a place in tbe houae. If
you have never used It and should be afflicted with
a eough, cold or any throat, lung or chest trouble,
secure a trial botUo at once and give It a fair trial,
ft is auanuiteed every time, or money refunded.
Trial bottles free at Snipes a mneraly s drug store.
lk'stlce.
At a meeting of the bar held in this city
to-day, it was resolved that by reason of the
sickness of Judge Bird, this term of court
will not be held this month. -
Dr.
Ueathly Keport
Of Um Oregon weather branch tbrual Mrrlce, under
the atupioes ot the United Etatca Signal Sarvio.
Summary for th month of January, at lb Dalles,
a
Oregon:
Mean barometer
Hiyheet barometer......
Lowest barometer
Mean temperature
Highest temperature
Lowest temrierature
Ureatest duly range ot temperature
....80.0S
....so.es
....&.
,...&.
...12.
...M.
Total difference in temperature duiiiiK muntb
ixut uanjr range of temperature
S.
B77
east
vibiijwi, mrciuuil III WIUU ......... ......
loui snowfall for nionlh
Total preciiiutinn niuttotl enow and rain
Total excew in precipitation during month .
Number clear days ,
Partly cloudy days
Total number cioudv days
Lunar halo on the 6th, Dp. m
Number of days on which enow fell
Number oi days on which rain fell
..2 in
.. 1.97
.. 0.14
0
..... 6
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SAMUEL L. CROOKS,
Vol. U. S. Bignal Service.
To Whom It Hay Coneera.
All jurors subpoenaed to appear on the
10th inat., are excused from attendance, on
account of the sickness of the circuit judge,
Hon. J. H. Bird. Geo, Herbebt,
. Sheriff of Wasco Co.
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cures piles, or no pay required. -It is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For
sale by Snipes & Kinersley.
Sodden leath.
Heart disease is developed by modern
civilization, and is increasing to an alarm
ing extent. Let him who suspects the ex
istence of this cause of sudden death take
Dr. Flint's Remedy, and let all persons
read his treatise on "Heart Disease," which
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Co., N. Y.
BORN.
FRENCH In this eity, Feb. id, to the wife of Mr
D. M. French, a son.
THIS ClIl7HClIKt.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Oso. A. HtrrcB
iron. Pastor. 8ervicei evorr Sundavat 11 a.w
and 7:30 r. n. in the Y. M. C. A. II all, over French At
JdcForland's store on Second street. Sunday School .
at 12:16 r. M. Lecture and prayer meeting Thursday
night.
FIRST BPTIST CHURCH Rev. O. D. Tatlob
Pastor. Services every Sabbath at It
A. M. and 7 P. H Sabbath School at 12 at. Prays
meeting every Thursday evening at 7 o'clock.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Rev. W.O.Cva
Pastor. Services every Sunday at 11 A. M. and
P. M. Sunday School after morning service. Strange .
cordially invited. Beats tree. .
ME. CIIURCII Kev. W. O. Biarsos, Paetor
. Services everv Sunday moraine1 and evenine
Sunday School at 12ji o'clock li. A cordial Invitauoa
is extended by both pastor and people to alL
ST. PETER'S CHURCH Rer. Father Baoxsetsa
Pastor. Low Mass every Sunday at 7 A. li. High
aiiua at 10:30 A.M. Vespers at I P.M.
ST. PAUL'S CHRCCH. Union Street, opposite
Fifth. Rev. Eli D. Butclilfe, Rector. Borvioos
every 8unday at 11 A. M and 7:S0 P. M.. Sunday
School 12:30 P. M. Evening Prayer on Friday at
SOCIETIES.
ASSEMBLY MO. SE70, K. OF L Meets fa K. of
P. Mali Tuesdays at 7 M P. M.
WASCO LODGE, NO. IS, A. F. & A. M.-Hoet
first and third Monday of each mouth at 7
P. M.
COLUMBIA LODGE, NO, 6, I. O. O. F.-Meets
J every Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock. In Odd
Fellows ball. Second steert, between Federal
and
Washington. Sojourning brothers ara welcome.
C.L,Puiuh,N, a
O. D. DoAira, Bec'y. '
FRIENDSHIP LODGE, NO. 0., K. ot P. Meet
every Monday evening at 7:90 o'clock, in Schan
no's building, corner of Court aud Second streets,
8ojourning brothers are oordially invited.
Oso. T. Thompsos, C. O.
D. W. Vacss, Bec'y.
NEW TODAY.
M Grand Opera House. '
TWO NIGHTS ONLY
. MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 10 and II.
8 pedal engagement of the renowned delineators of
Irish character.
DAN AND JOSIE MORRIS SULLIVAN
Togethar with thdr
NEW: IRISH: COMEDY: GO.
In their latest 8 in Francisco comedy
lantiuea
tuny iiuiii
Replete with new and original, topical and eomlo
sungt, ballad, specialties and dances; A ton of
maimiOcent scenery from the brush of D. D. Stmng,
of the Queen's Theater, Dublin, Ireland, aud valued
at $3,000, used at Every peiformance.
POPULAR TRICES, 60 and 76o.
Reserved seats nowcnsaleat Blakeley Hough
on drugstore.
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