HOUXTAIXEEB, Volunee XXX
X1AE8-BOUSTAJXEEB, - VIII
THE DALLES, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1890..
CONSOLIDATED 1882.
NUMBER 30.
PRINTED EVERY SATURDAY
John Micheli, Editor and Proprietor.
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LIST CF STATE AMD COUNTY OFFICIALS.
Governor
Setvetary of dito
Treasurer
..S.Pennoyer
G.W.AlcBnde
Geo. W. Webb
Superiolenduntof Public InUuction..K. P. McElrov
senators 1 J. H. Mitch
U. Mitchell
Congressman
State Printer
- --- " COVSTY.
Sheriff....
Clerk
B. Hermann
....Frank Baker
Geo. Herbert
.O.
H. Thompson
Treasurer
Commlsaionera
Geo. Koch
j George A. I'ounjr
II. A-.Leaveiis
H. Gourlay
K. F. Sharp
?
Assessor.
. 8urveyor.
8uperint
. Coroner
dent of Public School
....A. C. Coniid
...William II ah
Professional C rds.
1. B. COHDO. ' . . cosnc
QONDON CONDON,
Attorneys at Law.
Office On Court street, opposite the Old Court
House, The Dalles, or.
A.
K. THOMPSON,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
OmcK Next door to U. S. Land Office.
Will practice in all Courts, and in the U. 8. Land
Office. Collections promptly attended to
D
81DDALL D. D. 8.
- ISS?" ' ' - Nitrous Oxide or
Laughing Gas Given
For Painless extraction of Teeth. Rooms, sign of
tbe Golden Tooth, Second Btreei.
DENTIST.
nffiM hn WanMi ft f!n Bank.
49-Nitrous: Uxid and Vitilized Gag given lor
painless extracting.
O, D. DOAKS.
i. a. both.
B
OYD ft DOANE,
Physicians and Surgeons,
Tlie Dalles, Oregon
Omox In Votrt block, up-staira. Entrance from
' Second street. Office hours, 8 to 12 a. m.; 1 to p.
Basnnurcis Dr. Boyd, corner of Third and Lib
erty, near Court House; Dr. Dome, over HcFarUnd
As French s store. . -
D
a. H. LOGAN.
Booms 8 aad S.in Land Office Building.
o
C. HOLL18TEB,
Phvaician and Snrgeon. .
Booms over Dalles National Bank.
Office hours lb A.M. to Vt M.. and from 2 to 4 P.M.
Residence .West end ot uuira itreep.
H
L. WATERS, M. D.,
Homeopathic Physician and Surgeon.
Gra-iuate of the H&hneman Medical College of
Philadelphia. ......
Office In Max Vogt & Co. s block, upstairs.
jyj. 8. B. WALTER.
Pkvsician and Surgeon.
Diseases' of Children a speciality. Erskinsvillo
Sherman Co., Oregon.
T T MATS
. s s HOHTISOTOX
AYS HUNTINGTON,
Attorneys at Lair,
Office In French's Building, Second Bt, between
Washington ana federal. -
B.
F. HOKE, ATTORSEV AT LAW.
- over Postotfice, The Dalles.
Boom 5,
ap8daw
J.
E. ATWATER,
Dalles, Oregen,
ATTORNEY
AT LAW, THE
apr lo-wu
a. B. Durua.
a BO. WATSJXS.
J)
UFUR WATK1NS,
Attorneys-at-I-aw.
NOTARY PCBUC.
Rooms orer Moody & McLeod's store, next door to
FisUi Bardon's, Washington St.
jgENNETT WILSON.
Attorneys at Law,
Office In Schannos building, up-stairs.
The Dalles
Oregon.-
1. V. STOKT.
V. L. BKADSIIAW.
S'
TORY BHADSHAW,
Attorneys at Law. ,
The Dalles, Oregon.
J G KOONTZ,
. Ileal Estate, -
Insurance and
XioanAgent
A.u.fMih. 9rktHh lTnlon and National In
inrance company of Edinburgh, Sootland, Capital
ioono.oou.
Valuable Farms near the City to sell on easy
terms.
omce over Post Office, The Dalles, Or.
HfcCOY
A MnCOY. BARBER?. Second Street,
Ml lnnr la MacEarchern A MacLeod's. The
rteauest shave, the nobbies hair-cut and most health-
fjllMtha, 1 apauw
Js GEO. AHDEKSON,
DaaUB .
ALL KINDS OF GUNS,
Revolvers. Ammiinttion.
Fishing Tackle, Pocket Cutlery, Razors, etc., etc.
Repairing and New Work done to Order.
Second Street THE DALLES OREGON
Ladies, Attention!
A Sew Invention far Dress Cattting.
A. Self-Instractor
That can be used br a man or woman, and which
gives a perfect fit. Price of scale. Including
a key of fall instructions, S4 SO.
Can be bad by calling on or addressing '
auS-Sa MRS. C. L. fHILLIPS The Dalles, Or,
GEO. P. MORGAN,
KOOM O.
Land Office Building.
Is agent for
California Insioranee Co, of San Francisco
fnardian. of London.
Iyoa, oj London
PAUL KREFT.
Artistic Painter and .
House Decorator,
The Vallea, Orcxon.
' Home Paintimr and Decorating a Specialty N
Inferior and cheap work done; but good, lasting
work at the lowest prices.
Shop adjoining poatoiBce on Second Street.
E HOQP SAMPLE ROOMS.
Best Kentucky Whisly from Louisville.
Yiry Best Key West Cigars,
Best of Wine.
English Porter, Ale and Milwaukee
Beer alvavs on hand.
MAETZ A PUNDT.
IBB DALLES,
' sprM U
Misoellaxteooa-
WANTED!
Uy old friend and the public, one and all to come
ana eee me m ine
ON
UNION AND B.AILROAD STS
- Where one can Retail the comforts of Home. My
rooms are furnished With Spring Beds, and the
Tables second to none in the citv. Price same as
before. Meals 25 ceuts; Lodging 25 conts.
. T- T. NICHOLAS. rop r
NEPTUNE
Sl Parte dMloii
110 Front Street,
THE DALLES, - - - OREGON.
CHAS. FHAZER, PROP'S
O" Nod bat the most skillful artists em
ployed.
Hot and Cold and Shower Baths for the comfoit of
patrons.
At the old stand of R. Lusher.
R. E. Saltmarshe
AT THS ,
East Eilil STOCHiDS,
WILL PAY THE
HiffhestCash Price for
Hay and Grain.
DEALER IN LIVE STOCK.
Trees! Trees! Trees!
PBUIT TREES t
Ornamental Trees,
Shade Trees and
Timber Culture Trees
Ornamental Shrubbery,
Rosen I ltoses!
Greenbouse Plants,
We have on band at this date a fear hundred Italian
and Petite Prunes, which we offer at reasonable
prices by the hundred.
THE CELEBRATED NEW PLUM,
ILvdl IE2 X ZLdl
we ocer cents eacn.
Don't be humbugged by paring 81 for them, for we
warrant ours to be genuine MAHLAMA.
Also, CABBAGE and TOMATO PLANTS in large
supply, bena ior uauuegue ana prices.
Address,
THE JEWETT NURSERIES
White Salmon, W. T.
lOse
O. !E. 13ayard,
EealEstate,Insurance
Collection Agency.
Third Nt In Opera House Block.
Agent for the
Northwest Fire and Marine InsuraiecCo.,
Best Home Company on the Coast.
Also Aprent for
Aetna Life and Pacific Surety,. Accident
Insurance, Companies.
Having been appointed correspondent for be
Lombard Investment Co.
I am prepared to make Loans on (food Rea Estate
Security in Wasco and Gilliam Counties, also in
HHiuncua xemtory. iiyou
WANT MONEY
Call on or address
C. E. BAYARD,
The Dalles, Ogn. .
Notary Public and Commissioner of Deeds for Wash-
ngton Ternvorr.
-FOK-
PUEE CANDIES
GO TO
i
1!K
104 Second Street,
, Cram & Corson, Props,
MacEacliern & MacLeod
Have Just Received a
jjaxLge stock
FURNISHING GOODS.
HHTS, SH06S, 6TC
Direct From Manufacturers.
CgrCal ani see thern at
2:Sacond Street .jg) I
p FAGAN
MERCHANT
TAILOR
Buituura of all kinds, imported and domestic on
nana.
FIT WARRANTED.
N mi but the bait of labor employed and satl
ction guaranteed.
New Grocery Store !
-rA? THE- r
CHEISMAN OLD STAND,
194 Third St-, The TJallea, Or.
Will keep en band a graeral assortment of
Groceries, Canned Goods,
Feed and Provisions,
And desire a share of the nubile patronage, as we ex
pact to sell at Paicas to Sct thi Hash Tixaa.
47-All OoodsFreih and Warjranted First-lass.
WELCH & SMITH.
lewcoliiDialtel
The Commbia Candy Factory
Sank.
The DalleS National Bank,
OF DALLES CITY, OR..
President,. -Z. F. Moody,
Cashier, M. A. Moody-
General Banking Business Transacted.
Sight Exchanges soldon
NEW YORK,
SAN FRANCISCO,
PORTLAND, OR,
S3" Collections made on favorabl nus at all a
srilile points.
I French& Co., Bankers,
THE DALLES. OREGON.
Transact a General Banting Business.
Collections Made at all Points
' on Favorable Terms.
Letters or Credit issued, available in
all parts of the United States.
OTSitrht Exchange and Tolegiaphie Transfers sold
on New Yoru, utiuago, hu ixiuis, ban ranasco,
Portland, Seattle and Walla Walla, W. T-, and i
rious points in Oiegon and Washington Territory.
D. P.
THOMPSON,
President.
J. S.SCHENCK,
Vice-President
H. M. BEALL, Cashier,
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
JIP Xlli: DALLES
(Successor to)
SCHENK & BEALL. BANKERS,
TRANSACTS A REGULAR BANKING BUSINESS,
BUY AND SELL EXCHANGE.
COLLECTIONS C A R E FULL Y MADE AND
PROMPTLY ACCOUNTED Full.
DRAW ON NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO AND
Directors!
D P Tuonpsojr, T W Spabks,
J 8 Scbksck, Groeos A LlKCS,
H M Bball.
feh
Mistsellaueons
E. BECK,
The Xoudlnaf
WATCHMAKER
AND JEWELER
. Next to 1st Nat. Bank.
I
Always on hand the latest Styles of Jewelry,
clocks, watches, etc., at the lowest prices. If you
want Bometning lasting ana nanosoice, give tecK
the teweler a c
tcaii.
mcb27
J. FREIMAN,
THE LEADER
IN THEJ
Boot - and - Shoe
Trade,
SOLE AGENT FO
LAIRD, SCH0BER & MITCHELL,
. HANAN & SON,
EDWARD C. BURT,
and the W. L. DOUGLASS Celebrated
$3.00 Shoe.
W.L.DOUGLAS'r
$3.00,
SHOI
OTTOI
a? Goods sold Cheaper than ever.
Call and
xamine the fine ctock on band.
J. Freiinan.
iebaaas'g Brlefc. Heeond (Street
HAVE OH HAND
41,000 lbs Kollea Bariey,
35,000 lbs Nebraska Corn,
20,000 lbs Bran Shorts, .
41,000 lbs Chop Corn and Oats,
to arrive in a few days.
Also have a
FINE SELECTED STOCK
Staple Qroeertes
on hand
CHEAP FOR CASH!
Call and see for yourselves be
fore going elsewhere.
BROOKS & BEERS,
891 and 394 Second St.,
THE DALLES, - - OR.
BROOKS
BEERS
TELEGRAPHI
J,
BATTLE IN THE BIG BEND COUilTRY.
Uitzville, Feb. 28. A Woody battle
was fought this morniug Dear the Blythe
ranch, seventy miles west of here, in
Douglas county, six persons participating
in the affray. Four were wounded, two
fatally, and two have slight wound3.
The fight was over the ownership of a
stack containing a few tons of tule and
timoibv hay. It seems that Blytho had
tmrrhftfed the hav and held a bi! of sale.
Th Wilann brothers aUo claimed the
stack and were determined to hold H.
Tlnth aides armed themselvts and started
fi.rthesecenoof tho killing, each deter
mined to hold possession. Arriving, the
batile commenced.
T.. (i. Wilson was shot through the
abdomen and chest, it is supposed latally.
Virti', bis brother, was shot through the
back, and a man who was worKiug ior
them, escaped injury. Dick Gariick and
Dutch Ben, the employes on the Blythe
ranch, were shot in tbe shoulder and
head respectively, and the wound3 are
not considered aecessarii v fatal. Another
einnlove escaped iniurv.
After the revolvers were emptied, they
were used as clubs, and their strokes
could be heard quite a d;stnnce. Each
party supposed that they were battling
for tneirown ortheiremployers' property.
Frank Brooks came to Ritzviile and Dr.
Burroughs has gone to the scene. Several
of the parties are well known in the Big
Bend and Spokane Falls,
UNKNOWN BOY KILLED BY THE CABS.
Spokane Falls, Feb. 28. The west
bound Noi thern Pacific train due here at
11 A. M., did not arrive until 0:30 this
evenincr. The delay was caused by two
trifling accidents in Dakota. At Heme's
station the train ran over an enknown
bov. sired about 16, who was trying to
s.ving himself tbard. He was cut in two.
The remains were taken to Hope, laano.
news from walla walla.
Walla Walla, Feb. 28. At Riverside
station, on tbe Oregon & Washington
railroad, while two men were unloading
a watert tank, tbe tank fell. Jojo lias
kins bad both hips crushed, and the other,
whose name is unknown, was mjured se
verely internally.
TERKIBLE WEATHER IN NORTH IDAHO.
Spokane Falls, Feb. 28. A Review
special frra Genesee, Idaho, says: Wed
ucsduv morning the mercury fell to. 42
degrees below zero. U. 1J. Moore, a
traveling man from Chicago, in coming
from .Lewiston bad botli ears frozen. At
first tbe phyaician thought he would lose
his ears entirely. Samuel Braiubart, of
San Francisco, another commercial trav
eler, had bis nose and ears badly frozen.
Fears are entertained for the fruit .crop
Stock are dying by hundreds. ' One man
lost 700 bead last week near Endicolt.
Feed cannot be bad for love or money.
SILCOTT IS CAUGHT.
Wtnlock, Feb. 28. Sheriff F. A. Deg-
ler arrested a man in Toledo to-day call
ing himself E. E. Thayer, whom he be -
lieves to be ex Cashier Silcott, and
brought him to Winlock this evening.
The person arrested answers to Silcott s
discription in every respect, except that
be wears short side whiskers instead of
chiu whiskers. '
8HOT rN THE CAPITAL. .
Washington, Feb. 28. Ex Congress
man Taulbee, of Kentucky, was shot in
tbe head and dangerously wounded this
afternoon by Charles Kincaid, correspond
ent ot the Louisville Times. Taulbee has
been removed to bis boarding bouse. It
retired bis wounds will prove fatal.
Kincaid Is in tbe police station, a physic
al wreck from nervous prostraliou, walk
ing to and fro and moaning.
HOW THE FEUD ORIGINATED. - '
Louisville, Ky., Feb. 28. There bas
been long -standing ill-feeling between
Eincaid und Tauibee without definite
cause. It is generally known that this
was aggravated two years "ago by' Kin
caid sending the Louisville Timet, for
which be was correspondent, an ' account
of the unbecoming conduct of Taulbee
and a female clerk in tbe patent office.
SET FIRE. TO HIS 'PRISON.
Seattle, March 1. A desperate at
tempt was modo tbis morning to tiro the
county jail by David Denee, tbe young
desperado who was sen'euced recently to
tbe penitentiary for robbing a faro bank
and shouting tbe doorkeeper. ' .
- A 3 A. M. the night guard heard stilled
cries for help in the cells below where be
was on guard, and rushing down with an
attendant discovered the corridor and
cells filled with smoke.
In tbe cell in which Denee and a young
fellow named P. Fay, charged with burg
I -ry, were con fined, they discovered
Dence choking Fay to keep bim lrom
screaming. The cell door was opened
and Donee &nd Fay taken out. Fay was
insensible and Denee fell over in a fit.
The fire was subdued and Fay carried
upstairs, where be soon returned to con
sciousness and told bis story.
THE FUR SEAL LEASE.
Washington, Feb, 28. Secretary
Wiadom has directed that a lease be
made with tbe North American Com
mercial Company of New York und
San Francisco, I. Liebf-s picsident, for
the exclusive privilege ot taking fur seals
upon the islands of St. Paul and St.
George, Alaska, for twenty years, from
May 1,
This company made three proposals
for tbe pi ivilege. Tbe one accepted by
tbe secretary is known as bid No. 11,
and differs from the other two in being
an offer without conditions. Among
other things the company agrees, as far
as may be- practicable and consistent
with their interest, to encourage the
dressing, dyeing and marketing of seal
skins witbiu the United States. The an
nual revenue to the government nnder
tbe lease, on a basis of 100,000 teals per
annum, will be about $1,000,003, as
against about $300,000 under ibe present
lea$e to the Alaska Commercial Com
pany. The following named ere directors:
Lloyd Tevis, Henry Cowell, Mathias Mey
er and Isaac Llebea, all of San Francixco;
Albert Miller, of Oakland, Cal. Divid O.
Mills, of New Tork, is said to be a mem
ber of the company. Tbe capital stock
is $2,000,000.
AN INSANE MILLIONAIRE'S FEAR OF
POVERTY.
" St. Paul, Feb. 28. Edward Langevin,
whose fortune is nearly three millions,
has been adjudged physically and men
tally incompetent to niamage his vstate,
and his wife and two sons in-law were
appointed guardians. Millionaire Lan
gevin ia 65 years old, and, although he
has more money than be knows what to
do with, labor under tbe hallucination
that he is on the verge of bankruptcy and
will soon be turned upon tbe street pen
niless by creditors.
COLFAX LABORER SHOT BY A SALOON
KEEPER. .
Colfax, Feb. 2S. T. C. Gaines, a
saloon-keeper, and E l Taylor, a laborer,
had an unfriendly collision with pistols
last night, which resulted in Taylor re
ceiving two flesh wounds. Both men are
lodged in jail. -
OUR DIFFERENCES WITH CANADA. .
Washington, Feb.. 28. Nothing can
be learned at tbe state department con
cerning the fisheries question, but out
i-ido ot the department it is ycry well
known that this government is in con
si ant communication with the govern
ment ot Great Britain with a view to
stttlement of the Canadian.' fisheries
question, and also negotiating with that
government and incidentally with tbe
Russian government for acknowledg-
meet of the jurisdiction of the United
j States in Behring sea.
In regard to the former question it is
understood tbe negotiations have pro
ceeiled to far towards a settlement on
basis satisfactory to both governments
that operation of the tnodvs vivendi al
lowing American fishermen license to
I purchase bait bas been extended lnduti
nitely, without any documentary for
malities.
THE PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE.
Washington, March 2. The delegates
to the international American conference
are beginning to talk aboct the final ad
iournnient, which will probably take
place in April. Most of all the com-
mitecs have made reports, and several of
them have been adopted. Others are
nearly ready to report to the conferance.
Tbe committee on arbitration has agreed
to recommend the adoption of tliit
method for settling international differ
ences, but has not yet arrived at an agree
ment on details. The committee on tbe
monetary convention will make two re
ports, one ot which will recommend the
coinage of common silver dollars to be
legal tender in commercial transactions
between citizens of the several nations,
The other report, prepared and presented
by Coolidge, of the United states nelg-
gation, will recommend the issue of cer-
tihcatcs by the united states upon any
b ulliou that may be deposited in the
United States trcamry by the authorities
of the Central and South American states.
Vice-President Morton and paity ar
rived to-day, and will remain until to
morrow. DENUNCIATION OF TnE CLAN NA GAEL.
Philadelphia, Maicb. 2. The distn-
butou ot a four page paper entitled
"Clan-Na-Gael" in front of the Roman
Catholic churches of this city to day
aroused tbe indignation of some ot the
Catholic clergy. Rey. Fitzmaurice, of
St. Michaels church drove the disturbers
from in front of his church. At mass he
made a speech iu which he denounced
the Clan-na-Gael in strong language. lie
said the organization had brought more
disgrace on the Irish people and done
more harm to the Irish cause than this or
the next generation will be able to repair.
Evtry rran m the congregation," he
said, "should consider it an insult as an
Irish Catholic to have euch trash circu
lated in front of the church. The Clan-na-Gacl
has Used the Catholic church as
a cloak to hide their doings. I ask you
to throw those papers in tbe gutter and
not let one of them enter jour home."
A PRIEST'S MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
Philadelphia, Pa., March 2.--A man
supposed tu be the Rev. Father II. Far-
ron, or iialtimore, died in a hospital here
ibis afternoon under circumstances which
make his physicians believe be bud ocen
severely beaten by unknown parties, lie
registered at tbe St. Charles hotel Febru
ary 2U as r. Herbert. Lie went away
yesterday and was not seen again until
this morning, when be was brought back
in what the hotel people thought was a
putrol wagon. lie was found very ill
and taken to the hospital, where he' toon
died. Before his death one of the doctors
asked if he had any relations to communi
cate with, and be replied: ''I have no
oue; if I must die, I cannot help it."
His body was badly bruised. Papers
found show bim to have been connected
with tbe Jesuit institute at. Frederick,
Md, and also a Catholic church at Balti
more. He evidently bad been a wanderer
for some time past. The Catholic authori
ties in Baltimore have been communi
cated with.
I'ERILS OF THE SEA.
New York, March 2. Nearly every
vessel which bas come to Ibis port for tbe
past four mouths has brought tales ot ter
rible weather at sea, but it is doubtful if
anv has reported such hardships cs those
endured by Captain Smith und seven
sailors, who came to port a few days ago,
after losing several shipmates and leaving
the ill-laled British bark Meteor at the
bottom of the ocean. They were twenty
three days in a gale of wind, hove to un
der heavy canvas. Then oue ol the
officers and a numtcr of ship's crew were
swept- overboard by high waves and
drowned. They were nine diys sur
rounded by icebergs and a field of ice
over filty miles long. The rudder was
carried away and the bows, und sides
crushed in. Then they were rescued by
a friendly steamer, just as their own ves
sel was about to sink from under their
very feet. This is the story they tell of
tneir sufferings. Their experience iu the
ice was particularly thrilling. Once,
after she muuaged to clear the field, a
sailing vessel was discoveied a couple of.
miles distant, signal? or distiess were
made, but the stranger sailed off, leayir.g
the men to their Jate. Tbe vessel was
leaking badly, and tbey had to work at
the pumps constantly. Fortunately for
them, a few hours later the British steam
er Marengo hove in sight aud took t!em
off.
BEN BUTLER'S EYE.
Boston, March 2. The operation on
General Ben Butler's famous Mcli.l, men
tioned in these dispatches a couple of
weeks ago, has proved entirely successful,
and the sight of his left eye bas been com
pletely restored. Tbe General's right
eye, too, has been developing of late
years a drooping lid on a miniature scale.
It is now veiled more than the left eye,
and will probably bo made the object of
another operation in the near future.
IMPROVED PASSENGER SERVICE,
CniCAGO, March 2. The Northwestern
and Union Pacific lines to-day inaugu
rated an improved passenger service. A
solid vestibule train will hereafter leave
Chicago daily at 11 P. and run
through to the Pacific coast, delivering
passengers without charge at Denver in
thirty-three and a bait hours, Portland in
eighty-two hours and San Francisco in
eighty-five hours.
TnE FUR SEAL LEASE.
- Washington, Majch 2. Tbe Atlantic
and Pacific Trading Company bas filed a
protest cgaintit trie fur seal lease being
awarded to the North American Com
mercial Company. The protest alleges
that the bid of the Tenis-3Iills syndicate
is illegal, inasmuch as it was accompan
ied by two other bide, both of which
were higher than the one accepted.
Other legal points are made. Tho ' pro
test is signed by Attorney-General Micb
onor, of Indiana, and W. W. Dudley as
attorneys for the corporation.
FIRE IN 8P0KANE FALLS.
Spokane Falls, March 3. At 10
o'clock to night fire broke out in a row
of frame building at tbe north approach
of Monroe street bridge, which caused a
loss of about $50,000, The names were
first discovered in the Review job printing
office and spread in both directions. No
wind was blowing at the time, which was
very fortunate, as the whole block of
large frame buildings would have surely
gone. -
The losses, as nearly as can be ascer
tained, are as follows : Greenberg &
Houghton, proprietors Bevieia job print
ing office, $35,000, welt insured; Satur
day Special Publishing Company, loss
$8000, insurance $1400; Washington
Water Power. Company, three-story
building, loss $7500, partly insured. The
losses on three other buildings will ag
gregate about $10,000. The origin of tbe
fire is supposed to have been incendiary.
THE MURDER OF CROSBY. '
Tacoma, March 3. In the Crosby
murder trial to-day the most important
testimony given was that ot Sheriff Price,
ana related to a confession made by
George Stowe, one of the suspects, to him
and Prosecuting-Attorney Campbell.dur
ing Stowe's confinement in the county
jail. In tbe confession Stowe states that
be nrt met uoyt at tbe bt. cnaries notel
on the night of the murder, and soon
after their meeting they proceeded up C
sireec. vvnen near seventh street thev
met Crosby, and Hayt immediately cried,
' there s the s ot a b " and fired at
Crosby. As soon as Ston e saw Crosby
fall he immediately jumped into the
gulch and ran down the railroad track,
and finally escaped to Centralia. Hoyt
ran soum toward the new addition.
suerilt I'nce stated that Stowe did not
say why Crosby was shot by Hoyt. It
was evidently not for the purpose- of
robbery.
MURDER IN UNION COUNTY.
La Grande, March 3. EJ Sehaffer
was killed by C. E. Araold at Hilgurd
last Saturday evening. It seems that Ar
nold did nut Intend to kill Sehaffer, but
was after a man named Coob, and there
is a woman in the case. Arnold has a
contract fo put in logs for the Grand
Koude Lumber Company, and his camp
is suuatea on toe urand Kondc river,
about six miles above Hilgard. At Mie
camp the house in which he lives is niaue
of logs and bas a partition in the center.
and Arnold and bis cook, a woman named
Ward, lived in one end of the house.
while the other end was occupied by
scnancr ana others in the employ ot Ar
nold. .About 1UU yards distHUt is located
another house, in which some others iu
Arnold's employ were stopping.
Arnold came to lyi (Jrande Saturday
and returned home drunk. lie arrived
home late and be and the woman had
some dispute, when Cobb was called in
to decide the matter, each agreeing to
abide by the decision. Cobb took sides
with the woman, and that so incensed
Arnold as to causes quarrel, which devel
oped into a regular knock down, and
Arnold was pretty wall used up. Cobb
then ran away. Arnold believed Cobb to
be secreted in the other part of the house.
occupied by Sehaffer and others. Ue
went to tbe door and demanded admis
sion, wbicb was denied.
He then went to the house occupied
by the other employes and returned with
a knife in bis band and forced open the
door, when a :cume ' ensned and Arnold
came but of it with. a cut on bis hand and
a bruise on the head as if made by some
blunt instrument like a hammer, and
Sehaffer with a stab in the breast, from
which he died in about thirty minutes.
Sehaffer made no statement before he
died. Arnold claims to have acted in
self-defense, and that Sehaffer attucked
Dim, but there seem3 to have been no
witnesses and tbe truth 13 unknown.
Arnold was taken in charge by those
close at band, and held until the arrival
of Shenlf Hamilton. An inquest was
held by an acting coroner, and the verdict
rendered that the deceased came to his
death from a wound inflicted by Arnold.
he defended was then brought to
ia Grande, where he is now held for pre
liminary examination to-morrow.
"INJUNCTION ON TnE ALASKA LEASE.
Washington, March 3. In the sena'e
oorhets offered a preamble and concur
rent resolution reciting thut in the recent
lease of the fur seal islands of Alaska to
the North American Commercial Com
pany certain provisions of the law were
not complied with, andsMirecting tbe
secretary of tbe treasury to furnish to the
senate complete cop'es of all bids for tbe
lease, with the accompanying papers, all
the testimony, memoranda, arguments,
letters, aud correspondence with the hold
ers; and that the secretary refrain from
executing or deli ering the lease to tbe
North American Commercial Company
until the subject be inquired into by the
senate. He asked to have the resolution
referred to the finance committee, as that
committee meets to morrow. It was so
ordered.
, THE BOAT RAILWAY DEAD.
As it is apparent now that Mr. Her
mann is not enthusiastic over Senator
Mitchell's bill for a boat railway at Tbe
Dalles, there would seem to be little hope
of getting the measure through congress.
Mr. Hermann takes the ground that the
demand for such a large sum over three
millions will of necessity cut down the
amount allowed Oregon in the gcucral
river and harbor bill. Senator Mitchell
holds that it need not be made a part of
the general bill, but can be made as a
separate measure. The senator savs there
is nu necessity of the boat railway bill
goiog before the river and harbor coin
mittee, but may be referred to the com
mittee on railroads and canals. Mr.
Hermann declares that if Oregon gets a
million and a half for rivers and harbors
it will be impossible to secure more money
for the boat railway. M tchell savs it is
necessary first to get it through the sen
ate, but if it does get through be will ex
pect that Mr. Hermann will do all be can
to get it. through the bouse.
THE BEHRING SEA TREATY.
Toronto. March 3. A special to the
Empire from Ottawa favst Advices re
ceived by the government from Wash
ington relative to the Behring sea ne
gotiations are very encouraging, but at
the present ' juncture it would be con
sidered impolitic to indicate their nature.
Washington correspondents are indulging
ia consideraole guess work en the suo
ject, but some of their guesses are wide
of tho mark. The latest reports ara to
th 3 effect that the negotiations in refer
ence to Atlantic fisheries have proceeded
so fur towards a settlement on a basis
satisfactory to uotb governments that
the operation- of the modus vivendi has
been posiponeu inaeunueiy. ud iuis
point it may be stated that continuance
of the modus tiiendi arrangement rests
with Canada alone, legisla'ion on the
pait of the Dominion parliament simply
being nscessary to give it cllect. .
Sairtde.
State Journal.
Last Tuesday morning Coroner T. W.
Harris received a telegram from Justice
of the Peace J. C. Stouffcr, of Cottage
Grove stating that F. Dunn had com
mitted suicide and asking orders immedi
ately. Inquiry developed the fact that
deceased was a young man about 21 years
old. who resided a few miles from Cot
tage Grove, and was well known and re
spected In the community. He was in
Cottage Grove Monday eveuing, and
while there took a dose of etrycbine, which
caused his death during the night.
Rumor tava be was paying attentions to
. - . . . . - .
a young lady, and it is supposed sue aia
not give him sufficient encouragement,
and in a fit of despondency . be took the
poison. A gentleman from Cottage
Grove informs us that Dunn was en
gaged to be married to Miss Ida Griffin,
an excellent yonng lady, end when be
called Vj see about the preparations lor
that erent she informed him that on ac
count of not having her wardro'ie com
pleted tbey would have to postpone it a
week or so. He insisted that it should
not be postponed, and lhn she remarked
In good humor, that she would not have
bim at all. He said he would kill him
self, at which tbe girl's brother and some
other young people who were picsent
laughed, supposing he wa joking. He
had a bottle of blackberry brandy in bis
pocket, and stepping behind the girl he
took it out and took a drink of it. Ti'cy
afterwards discovered that he had poured
nearly nil the contents of a phial ot etrych
nine into the blackberry brandy. He
went ups'airs and sat down. A brother
of the girl went upstairs with Dunn and
the two'young men were talking about
what Dunn had been saying. Griflia
asked lor a drink out of the liottle, but
Dunn refused to give it to bim, saying it
contained poison, which Griflia did not
believe and insisted on tasting it. Just
then Dunn was taken with cramps, A
doctor was immediately called.- but it
was too late to do anytning, ana vuua
died in less than one hoar. He bore a
splendid reputation in tbe neighborhood. I
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla;
ITEMS IX BRIEF.
From Saturday's Daily.
Skating on the river to-day.
The weather ia tine with indications of
chinook this inoruiog.
The meetings at" the court hoo.Be still
continue with nnabated interest.
Mrs. J. E. Hardy left on the train last
evening to visit friends in Centralia,
Tue Dalles Ice Co. bave put up several
tons of ice daring tbe past two days.
VT : a- - r, ,
xiuvigauoo on onaKe river bas wen sus
pended by reason of the cold weather.
Mr. J. S. Schenck, of the First National
xkiuk, is connoea to uis oea by a severe
atcacs ol sickness.
mere are no new arrivals in the crnntv
j lil, and business is ntt rushing with our
county ouiuiais.
T T) ,. , ,
leter i uyiie. who nas oeen conhneri in
the connty jail since November for larceny,
has been released on bail.
During a residence of manv veara at T!,
Dalles this is the first time wo recollect the
river neing trczen over on the 1st of March.
Three baccv-loads of persons went nn tn
ine sicngua this afternoon to pass the
pieasant nours away on the congealed
eunace.
TL. sr.r ,
iuo Aaiuria ioiunoian neaas a nri
bVnt "An Enjoyable Affair." This 1. nn
aouot true with a certain class in every
will mutiny.
The X. S. Baler is not yet ready for the
biumu. tfiecuanica nave oeea as busy
possiblo for several weekapast; but their
worn is not quite completed.
The religious interest in the nicotine at
the Methodist church still continue. The
attendence is large and very manv have
aigmlicd their desire to join the church.
Men have been arriving nearly everv rinu
uunug me weea at La oranae to work . on
.i i. . i :
the extension of the Union Pacific road.
adoqi iw are now there, and more are en
route.
mi , ? . t . . ...
aiio cicar ice on eacn Dan K or the river
iurmsnes an excellent opportunity for skat
ing, anu our young people have enjoyed
themselves very much. We horje no aiu;i.
ueni uappeus.
-
Those who understand the manipulation
of skates are er.joyiug themselves on tbe
ponds these days. Parties leave every
eveuing for skating putpceea on the lakes
In crossing the river this moraine, a
horse led by a man broke throuch the ice.
The bind legs of tbe animal went into the
water; but he was rescued without any.
other in juiy but a few scratches.
Mr. R. Ba; tcr, of Nanspue. is in the citv.
He reports about five inches of enow, which
is Ladly dritted in phices. The feed for
cattle has almost been exhausted, and he is
fearful the loss will ba heavy.
A report is agaiu current that tbe 0. R.
& N. Co.'a shops will be removed to
Albiua. Tlds reports lacks confimation,
and is placed in the same list with a dozen
others of similar import in the hmjfew
years.
The teachers' quarterly examination closed
last evening with the following result: . two
obtained first grades, seven second, six
third and five failures. There were twenty
applicants. The cxtminitig board were
Misses Lang and Michell.
The telephone system, so long under the
control of Mr. C. it. Hopkins, formerly pro
prietor ot the uollax uazeue, changed hands
yesterday, a company from Spokane Fills
being the purchasers. The line will bex
tended to Pendleton and other interior
towns.
The school clerk has completed the cen
tos of the school children in thi La Grande
district-, and finds an increase ot one-third
over the census of last year. Ihis is the
first reliable estimate of the population of
La Grande since last February, and shows
the present population to be a little over
3000.
Onlv one marriage license was issued last
month in Yamhill county, the county
clerk accounts for the dearth of matrimo
nial business on the ground of the late
spniig. - According to Mr. - Tennyson n
the sprtux the yoong man a tancy lightly
torns to thoughts of love, and he should
at least be inquiring the price of marriage
licenses at this time of year.
An Oreoonian special from Cor vail is says:
The 2-year-old child of Wilson Scott, living
ten miles west of here was burned to death
Thursday morning.' The parents went to
the barn, leaving tbe child alone. JKetuin
ing thev found her clothsug bad caught fire
from the stove, livery garment was burned
from her body.' She died in two hoars.
Eugene Gxhrd'. A. O. Eckel-win, en
gineer of the narrow guage, is making a
survey ot the road from Springfield to
Coburjr. The Mckenzie nver naa been
examined for a bridge site and the rail
road bridge will be located about fifty
yards below the wagon bridge. It is ru
mored that tbe road will be changea to a
standard gauge the coming summer.
Mark Twain. In his "Big Bonansa,". tells
of tbe bottom falling out of a well in Vir
ginia City, but an accident occurred on
Willow creek last week, says the Echo
Review, that lays Mark s story in theahaue.
S. S. Brown had a well near the creek, and
when the flood came, tbe entire well, pump
and all, was washed away. Mr. B"Own
found his pump several hundred yards
dewn the stream, but his well was nowhere
to be found.
Our stage drivers have had hard roads to
travel during the past wetk. Part of the
distance to interior towns the ground is
bare, and- sleighs cannot be used, bnt tbe
rest of the wav sleighing is excellent.
Then to hold the reins behind four prancing
horses these cold mornings ia not delight
ful bv any means. There is very nine
play in a stage drivers' vocation, but in the
desert or Weir lives mere are ireijueui
oases, and tbey are jolly companions on the
road when they "unbend" and tell some of
their experiences. We believe The Dalles
lias as gooa r.aturcd stage Olivers as any
nlace. snd.althoDch possessed of many of the
old fashioned traits.they know how to make
time pass pleasantly. May tbey live loog
and prosper.
South Bend Enterprise: A young couple
named Frederickson left Bruceport in a
small fiat bottom ekift to buv household
goods at South Bend about the first of this
month. But not hearing from them, their
friends naturally concladed that they were
visiting some where daring the stormy
weather which occurcd ' about tha t time.
but a few davs ago their boat was tound
swamped on the beach near Toke s point.
A bailer and an old ax snows mat ine uni
was not nnset. It la supposed that they per
ished from cold and exposure incidental to
a trip in such a boat and in' suoh weather
as no imformation can be obtained of their
whereabouts. They had been married but
a short time.
Idaho Slatfsman: The snow blockade on
the Idaho City Stage road on Monday was
something which will long be re
membered by the engineer, conductor and
train hands, as well as by the passengers
who were cn the train. The ran from
Stierman's to the new grade on the other
side of the summit was made on flyer time
and in geod shape, but at this point a
series of drifts were- eiicounteied which
compelled the abandonment of the parlor
coaches, when the engines were detached
and led oyer tbe summit and down to
Ciawson's where an extra train was in wait-
which brought what was lr.lt ot tue
wrecked unfortunates to tho city. Air.
Jamea G. Walker, the distinguished bptnl
ualM, who had been making a missionary
tour t ironizh tbe Basin, was among tue
passengers, but being well fortified with re
storatives and invigorating influences,
escaped with only a eliuiit depletion of bis
jocular yein.
Mr. P. DeHuff chief engineer of the U.
R. & N. Co. arrived in the city
Thursday' afternoon frotn a short visit to
Colfax aud vicinity. He says, ho left win-
tpr lihind bim iu its most rigorous aspect.
At Colfax the thermometer was 22 degrees
below zero Tuesday, and seven miles distent
he bad the disagreeable experience 01 being
. , - (PL. : J L.J
oa a Dlockai'ca train. m mew m per
fect hurricane, and in this condition tbey
were forced ot watt until tbe next tnoruiog
for an engine from Colfax to haul the train.
All passengers crowded into the smoking
car, tbe coaches not being sufficiently warm
for passengers to occupy mem. x wo stoves
in the smoker were red-hot, and then it was
almost impossible for a person to exist any
aistance trom them. Air. Delluli says we
have had no winter here in comparison with
the conn try farther east. He does not be-
lieye that any cattle on the range can sur
vive this cold weather, without they are
being keptjn barns and sheds.
From Monday's Daily.
Mrs. Clara Uumason-Waldo is in the city.
Col. Morgan left on the afternoon train
on a trip to Portland. Ha will be absent
only a few days.
The O. R. & N. Cor. paid in S!)010 taxes
to-day. This is the largest tax paid bv anv
single corporation in this county.
Mr. Frank Dekum. one of the oronrietors
ot Ine Dalles Mill and Water Co., arrived
in the city from Portland last night.
xne miia weather naa broken the mo
blockade in the river, and a chinook wind
would soon send it drifting to the ocean.
A letter received from Hav Creek riu.-i'nu
the past week says snow is about ten inches
aeep, and the weather hat been yery cold
e understand that onlv one nerann on
Chenoweth creek has feed, and the other
cattle owners aro hauling feed from this
city.
A shower of hail this morninc moistened
the streets, but we cau calculate with a cer
tainty that winter has breathed its last for
a time.
lur. max ion naa a lorce or men em.
ployed putting a sewer in the opera house,
Air. vogt is determined to make this build
ing complete in every particular.
John Luce, of the John Dav vallev. whn
has bcon wintering a band ot sheep 'in the
iiarncy country, rcoeiveti neM'i lecentiv to
the effeottliHt out of his baud of 3(00 he
had lost 2800. His neighbor. Mr. Brown.
auuers a loss Ol OUUU,
The new opera chairs are being placed in
position in tiie vogt Urand opera house.
these will be very comfortable seats, and
wui do a great attraction to theatre-goers.
The City of Jerusalem leaves to-rlnv for
x-enaiecon. inis is well worth v of natron-
age by all who desire to see tho most inge
nious contrivance that has eyer visited this
country.
We learn that the sheepmen near An
telope have lost heavily during the win
ter, ine neaviest losses will be Rogers
iros, woo naa very utile teed when the
winter commenced.
At the school meeting this afternoon. Mr.
S. B. Adams was elected achool director for
three yearn, and Mr. George S. Knaees
school clerk for the ensuing year. A tax
of 6 mills waa voted for school purposes.
The rooms for tbe regimental band and
different compnnies are fitted nu in
elegnnt style. They are more properly
called parlors, where members of tho
company can spend a pleasant evening
instead ot at Eomc place of questionable
resort.
A switchman, J. V. McIIarg. while
braking oars, made a misstep and his foot
was canght by the wheel Saturday nitrlit.
aim one loot badly injured, which may re
sult in a semi-amputation. His injuries
were aressea iu this city, and be was con
veyed to the hospital on the first train
going to Portland.
The skating party on the ' pond bac of
the O. R. & N. Co.'s shops was pleasantly
surprised last Saturday evening by tbe
third Kcgiment band. After playing sev
eial selections, "McGintv'a Descent," etc.,
tho band returned to the city and repaired
to Messrs Cram & Corson's oyster parlors,
where the boys indulged in an oyster
sapper.
Mr. B. F. Childs, of Prineviile, gave ns a
pleasant call to-day. He has sold oat bis
business in Crook connty, and . is en route
to the Willamette yallny. Mr. Childs was
formerly a resident of this city, and worked
for the O. B, & N. Co. He went to Prine
viile in 1SS3, and encaged in merchandise,
and has accumulated a competency.
The injured during the wreck near tho
Liocks are recovering. 1 he men who were
brought to this city Conductor French and
Brakeman Seeley are able to be around;
Mr. P. Glenn is at the hospital; Mr. A C.
Jensen, the one who was worst injured, is
able to sit up, and Antoine Knuthla ia able
to be around the house. Dr. Logan, tbe
company's surgeon, has attended to these
even to the detriment of his local patients,
and he feels satisfied that they are convales
cing. Tho patients, transferred from the
Cascade Locks, as well as those who re
mained at tbe Locks, are doing well. Dr.
Logan has furnished medicines for those at
the latter place constantly.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Dr. J. G. Boyd made a flying trip to
Mosier last evening.
The council last night granted the O. R.
& N. Co., the pnviiedge ol fifty-feet for
depot purposes.
Hon, J. D. Lee, left yesterday on the
west-bonnd train to be absent for ten days
in the Willamette valley.
The river ia not open yet, althongh tha
mild weather, for the past few days lias
loosened the ice in places.
Mr. Chas. Michelbach, who bas been ab
sent from the city for several months at
Tacomi, returned yestctday.
By reason of the resignation of Mr. T. A.
Ward as councilman Mr. G. J. Farley, baa
been appointed to fill the vacancy.
Mr. Geo. Brown, engineer of the fire de
partment, who bas been confined to his
room for some time, is able to be on the
streets to-day. ...
The Short Line, west bound, passed
through the city this morning about 7
o'clock. There is no schedule time for
trains these stormy days..
The train dispatchers have moved their
nfiice into the new passenger depot. They
have very convenient and comfortable quar
ters in the new building.
A prominent citizen of Dufur this morn
ing in going to the stage office was over
hauled by the marshal, and it was with
great difficulty that he persuaded the offi
cial that he was a peaceable citizen attend
ing to his business. We do not know
whether our city cuatodian of the I peace
imagined that luckily he had discovered
Tascott, the murderer, or Silcott, the de
faulter. - ....
Port Townscnd with all the boom adver
ment it bas enjoyed for tbe last few montha
has just commenced numbering its build
ings. The Dalles baa been ' numbered for
nearly two years. In this we are ahead of
that progressive Paget Sound city. Who
dare eay that -we do not possess enterprise!
The hail last night has put the ground in
a terrible condition for cattle. They are
weak and not able ti climb bills for
feed, and in very many instances will fall
in their tracks and die.. We feel thankful
that our interests in cattle are not as large
as formerly, and (hat the loss of tho present
year will be less on Wasco than other coun
ty in Eastern Oregon.
Ex Gov. Moody, Geo. Filloon and O. D.
Taylor met last night the citizens of Gold
cndale for the purpose of considering the
project ot building a railroad between this
city and tbe above nainea poioc xne
meeting was held in the uoinenuaie court
bouse, and was largely attended by citizens.
who were very enthusiastic in tavor of the
railroad. A cominitteo was appointed to
act in conjunction with the aliove-named
gentlemen to make a preliminary survey of
the route. Another committee was ap-
cointed on statistics, to ascertain the
amount and quantity of the products of the
region through which the proposed railroad
will pass.
Sam Tillar. of Pendleton, has received a
letter from his son, who is in Heppner. He
give some discouraging reports regarding
sheep losses in Morrow county, which are
already about 65 per cent. Tho laigest
losers are: Tel Miner, Butter ureek, uuu
out of a hsivi of 2400; Kir Hard man, 450
out of 1000; Rode Hard man, 800 out of
1000: Papin Hardman, 700 out of 1800;
Harry Jones. Bolter Creek. COO out of 2400;
John Williams. Butter Creek, over 800 out
2000. Hugh Fields lost hisentire band of
2000 sheep, on the John Day. Mrs. Kilcup,
of Butter Creek, has so far a loss of only 12
out of 2100. Andy 'Tillar has so far met
small loss. . New Jones baa lost 200 head
out of a band of abeep on the John Day.
Stockmen well provided with leed did not
suffer as badly, bat it there is -not a thaw
soon he states that there will be no more
live cattle left in that country. Reports
from Snake river say that losses are CO per
cent, now and will reach 75,
THE AWFUL AVALANCHE.
Three Y'onnK Children Killed at Cas-
i.iij'-ine justaer srataiiy
The Challis Messenger of the 11th contains
tbe following particulars of a fatal snow
slide at Custer City:
At about 8 o'clock on tbe night of the 24
the alarm of danger was given at the Cus
ter mill by tbe blowing of the steam whistle.
The people knew too well what was the
matter, and when they started to go to the
scene ot disaster they took their shovels
with them. - The snowslide had come from
the top of old "Baldy Mountain," crashing
through N. Johnson's and H. Levinson's
bou"ea. Mr. Smith had moved into tha
Levmson house that day and just barely
escaped with his life when the slide struck
it, breaking the house down and Siting it
with snow.
Poor Mr. Johnson deserves the sympathy
of all. When he heard the anowalide m.
ing he rushed frantically to the bouse to
uu luuiuy. aio omy got in me nouso
to see the walls yielding to the terrible
enemy tbe snowslide. He found that it
was too late, and could do nothing to saye
hia'family from their untimely and horrible
death, so he threw himself on the bed by
the side of his sick and helpless wife whom -he
would not desert, to meet their doom.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were taken from the
debris of snow alive, but Mrs. Johnson re
ceived injuries from which she will soon die.
The children were dead when taken from
the slide. Tbe last two were taken out
about 2 o'clock tho following morning.
,The children were laid peacefully and
quietly to rest in the cemetery, just east of '
l. Ml .1. . I , , .
and picturesque canon.
l'he snowslide came down the same can
yon the one did that killed John Lang Jan. '
J2.1881.
H Wjfi oa still.
OcLo Levies-.
The snow which fell two- weeks ago still
covers the ground to the d inth at frvnr
inches everywhere except on a few steep
hillsides where the sun has melted it off.
Oa Monday the weather turned warm for a
time nd the snow began to melt, settling
down to the present depth, but before night
the wind began blowing cold from the west.
and by Tuesday morning the mercury had
fallen to 24 degrees below aero. Since that
"uo uiD houipci uas reiiroiueu outer coiu,
n ,i.H i i .- , . . 1 1
the mercury seldom riling higher than 36
degrees above zero. The suffering of stock
during tue week bas been intense and the
loss of cattle and sheep has been great.
Daring the coldest night, sheep in several
instances that we bave heard of, that had
been fed and were in frond condition, nilp.d
up so closely that they smothered.. Tha
loss to the live stock industries of Crook
county will not fall innch short of 60 per
cent., even if the snow should go off now,
as many haye lost nearly everything and all
have lost some. Should the snow remain
two weeks longer, there will scarcely be any
thing left, as nearly everybody i out of
feed and stock is not in a condition to stand '
any further starving. - Many of the stock
men who have lost heavy will be left bank
rupt in the spring, as they were somewhat '
in debt and what tbey have loft will not
more than square them with the world.
Tbis winter ia conceded by all to have been
the severest ever known in the county, and
1890 will long be remembered as the "great
cow killer."
State Central Committees
Hon. Lewis T. Barin, chairman of the
Republican state central committee has is
sued a call for a meeting of that body in the
parlor of the St. Charles hotel, Portland,
March 6th. The object of this meeting wdl
be to fix on the number of members to con
stitute the state convention and the number
from each connty, which will probably be
based on the vote cast for Hermann at the
last election, to fix the time and place of
holding the state convention and to suggest
the tiino of holding the primaries, so as to
secure uniformity. Tbe committee Is com
posed of the following members: L T Barin,
chairman; J T Gregg, secretary; C D
Miller, assistant secretary; Jas P Faull, '
Baker; C E Moore, Benton; L T Barin,
Clackamas; Samuel Elmore, Clatsop; Jas
Muckle, Columbia; Andrew Naaburg, Coos;
A R Lyle, Crook; A H Crook, Curry; JO.
Fullerton, Douglas; J P Lucas, Gilliam;
Phil Metehan, Grant; A H Maegley, Jack
son; H B Miller, Josephine; Chas'S Moore,
Klamath; WT Boyd, Lake; H C Hum-,
phey, Lane; C E Wolverton, Linn; Thomas
Lettig, Malheur; AN Gilbert, Marion; -W
R Ellis, Morrow; M C George, Multnomah;
J Richardson, Polk; R R Hayes, Tillamook ;
Lee Moorehouse, Umatilla; Cbas Good
nough, Union; F D McCully, Wallowa; M ' '
A Moody, Wasco; T H Tongue, Washing- '
ton; J J Spencer, YambiU.
Communicated.
Wafanita, Or., Feb. 28, 1890.
cuiior AiJua-jBii.iAiKa.
I herewith inclose you a few items that
you might like to make note of.
Mrs. Hattie Zumwalt, of Warnie, Or.,
died at her residence after a abort illness ot
a few days, on the 24 day ot reurnary.
1S90. She leaves a husband and fiye little
children to mourn her loss..',
Mrs. Clark McCowan, of Tygh Valley, '
died on Feb. 22, 1890, after a long and bard
spell of sickness. She leaves a husband
and four childreu to mourn her loaa. .
Mrs. C. W. MagilL of Wspanita, Or.,
died at her residence on the 25th day of
February, 1890. She leaves a large family
to mourn her loss.
Aiarnea, at ine reeiaence oi ine onuo
parents, in Warnic, Or., on the 22d day of
February, Miss Jessie MagiU to Mr, Rufua
McCorklo.
A very.' severe snowstoitn (or rather a
young blizr.tfd) struck here last Monday,
Feb. 24, and bas been the cause of a heavy
loss in stock." We can't stand the storm
very much longer. Very respecofully.
Subscribes.
A. Short OiaerlAtloa oa Visitor.
Ths Dalles, March 3, 1890.
Editor TlMBS-MoUNTAINBBIl:-
Yes, we do like above anything else for a
good-nstnred, genial fellow to drop into our
office and give ns a sell on McGinty, and
then jerk a splinter off of our wood box.
After supplying him with tha foundation
for a big quid of tobacco, and ait and watch
bim whittle little toys out of tba splinter,
ever and anon aiming at the apfttoon
six feet away, about half the contents of
the effusion falling on the carpet short of
the mark; albeit soma not so much as get
ting out of the way of his immaculate shirt
bosom. Oh yes, bless such visitois and
keep them away from ns during office hours,
at least, for then our teeth shall last ns a
half lifetime longer, and wo are sure wa
shall never die with lockjaw trying to re-,
strain the jawbreaking oaths that rise up ia
spite of our good nature and almost choke
ns for utterance, Yours,
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