....JUNE 21, 1890
WB MUST HAVE WATER.
Ever bince the agitation of the
water question the Times Mountaineer
lias advocated what it considered the
best and cheapest method of procuring
. a supply other than the one now in
use, for the reason tht the present
- system is entirely inadequate and of
such a quality as to endanger the
health of the city. As frequently
stated in these columns, a large por
tion of The Dalles is without water,
except what can be procured from
- wells, or from two springs. In cose of
fire the buildings in this part ot the
. city would be absolutely at the mercy
of the flames. The urgent necessity
of health and the protection of prop-
, c'rty impelled the Times-Mountaineer
in the course it has taken, and which
it will pursue fearless of consequences
until the beautiful city, for whose best
interests it has battled for many years,
feball have a good, pure and adequate
water supply. This, we believe, is
' imperatively necessary for the growth
and prosperity of The" Dalles, and
without which we are firmly convinced
me city cauiioi uiuuimiu iw presume
1U1 mis aim iu view we unvo wur&cu,
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concerned. - During the past year we
have impatiently waited for some plan
to be adopted. If gravitation were
practicable or possible, it would be
preferable, because there would not be
the necessity of the continuous outlay.
Tn tent this matter thoroughly three
iiaoersnam, Aurioun ana vsuver
spent several days in the vicinity of
the headwaters of Mill creek, and in
formed the water commissioners that
the cost of bringing water from these
sources would be from $300,000 to
$500,000. In estimating the cost of
pumping Mr. Oliver placed the fizures
at $92,000. He was recommended to
members of the commission by some
the leading men of the state, and
kat the time engineer of the water-
ts in Portland. Daring this time
regotiations have been had with The
Dalles Mill and Water Co., and the
lowest figures at which they will sell
are $50,000. From these facts we are
firmly convinced that the only way in
which The Dalles can procure a water
apply is by pumping, and we fully
endorse the action of Mayor Moody
when he gave the casting vote at the
last 'meeting of the council. There is
io sense in wasting any more time or
money in attempting to procure water
Xroru Dog, Hood or Deschutes rivers.
Men, whose scientific knowledge and
actual experience lead them to under
stand these matters better than any of
our people, have said that it cannot be
done without an outlay approximating
half a million. Further, if we pay
the old company $50,000 we shall not
have a sufficient amount remaining for
any system, and shall be forced to use
this poor water' for another decade,
without giving half the city any pro-
tection against nre. We can nave a
good and adequate water supply by
pumping, and there should bsno delay
in the matter.
THE RECORD GOOD.
The record of the mayor and com
mon council on the water question
has been blamed considerably; but
after the record has been carefully
perused, the following are the facts:
On July 17, 1889, a suit was brought
bv The Dalles Mill and Water Co.
. against Dalles City, enjoining it from
proceeding anj further in the matter.
This was dissolved by the court, and
by resolution of the council the water
.commissioners were ordered to ex-
tmine all available sources of supply
nd submit the reports as speedily as
possible of the probable cost. On
September 2d, the commissioners re
ported an adequate supply bad been
found, and 'which could be made
availablo. The commissioners were
thereupon ordered to proceed with
k the final survey, and to report the
arobable cost. On November 30th,
.report was made to the council that
fcrent sources had been examined,
the approximate cost had been
and : to be $100,000- While not
- unanimous as to the future benefits
from the different sources examined,
the commission considered the system
of pumping to be the best for imme
.diate supply, and the most available.
i.he council met the commission on
Dec. 3d and recommended the adop
tion of the r?port, and that an ordi
nance be prepared directing the
mayor to procure blank bonds in ac
kcordince with tho -law and authorize
the- water commissioners to nego
tiate the axle. An ordinance was
JSATUKDAY
. passed Jan. i, 1890, authorizing
Dalles City to issue bonds for the
jui of $100,000. On March 3J, the
leport of the council was that only
to propocafi were received, and these
vere at 7 per cent. By suggestion of
the mayor these bids were rejected, and
yhn coamissioners ordered to re-ad-
Ivertise. . Several offers for the bonds
' were repotteJ to the council on April
ll9ih, and the lowest one was accepted
-being G per cent, and $1100 bonus.
A deposit was made to guarantee ful
dliuent. The reply of Mr. Houghton
was received April 22 J, which was
that he would deposit the amount
then council proceengs were ex-
ined by an attorney and found reg-
This was done and the money
bosited. lue money being now
' vailablerlbe mayor so informed the
ouncil May Sth, and urged them to
take action, and said it was bia desire
Dual measures be taken for pro
a good and wholesome water
TL- 1
ily St Once. iuo pruueeu-
have - been published, and our
-i i t :n
lers know tue nuiuumr. n
beleen that the mayor, counc.i ana
commission ha v.- not been dilatory,
be.
and we hope in another year to have a
new system of water-works, and not
lv, as we are now, monthly sending
our revenue to a Portland corporation,
Mr. C. E. Oliver, engineer of the
Portland water-works, staked his line
out and made field notes for eight
miles from the head of Tho Dalles
Lumbering Co.'s ditch on Dog river
towards Hood River and verified the
statement of Mr. Habersham that the
Droict of Lrinuins water to The
Dalles was perfectly impracticable.
He went carefully over the estimates
of pumping and reported that the cost
would be $92,000, including piping
through the city. Bringing water
from Deschutes would require thirty
four miles of a conduit, and the cost
was estimated at over $250,000. It
will be seen by these figures and esti
mates that water by gravitation into
Dalles City will be nearly impossible
for many years to come, not consider
ing at all the f 50,000 to be The Dalles
Mill and Water Co. for a plant which
is almost worthless. The commis
sioners have acted carefully and con
scientiously, and from the figures in
their possession the only possible way
for Tha Dalles to procure a water
supply is by pumping.
The opposition tried last Monday
to place themselves on Mayor Moody's
plaiforin in favor of Columbia river
vater, and issued circulars to that
eftvet. This came too late. , Ever
6ince the question has been mooted
they have opposed every measure tend
ing to segregate The Dalles from the
dominating influence of Portland cap
italists. At the time the ballot was
taken on the amended charter, allow
ing the city the privilege to bond itself
for $100,000 to put in a new system
of water works, there were twenty
two votes against it cast by this same
faction. In every single instance they
have opposed any effort made to
give the city a new waUr supply, one
that would insure health to our fami
lies and protection to our property.
To-day they masked under the false
colors of friends to the pumping sys
tem and an immediate and adequate
supply. But the mask was soon torn
aside. As well merited they were
defeated, and the victory will be one
for the people and city water against
the grasping greed of foreign corpora
tions and capitalists.
Speaker Heed, it is reported, says
the Itiver and Harbor bill should be
reduced 25 per cent., as it is too great
an expenditure at one session. Mr.
R?ed comes from the economical east,
and, when elected, it was expected he
would exercise the closest scrutiny
over appropriations. The older states
of the Atlantic seaboard desire no
further gifts from the nation's over
flowing treasury; but the south and
west have urgent necessities for im
provement of rivers and harbors, and
believe the money is doing more good(
by being sent in circulation than by be
ing hoarded in the vaults in Washing
ton City. By improving the great arter
ies of commerce." the Droducers are
relieved from excessive frei ht rates
and the development of the country is
greatly advanced.
We hear very littl e political talk
from the present administration, or
aay of the great leaders of the Re
publican party. This is much differ
ent from the way in which Mr. Cleve
land and -his calinrt managed af-
f&irs. There was hardly a week that
the people were not annoyed with
speeches from Washington City, or
letters, purporting to be explanatory of
the attitude of the Democratic
party on national matters. They
were evidently attempting to mase
capital for 18SS. Be this as it may, it
did not accomplish the purpose, and
left a lasting disgrace on the party.
The Jacksonville Times says: "Fos
tered and encouraged by a Democratic
administration, the Union Iron Works
of San Francisco have developed into
one of the best ship-building institu
tions. " This is the first industry we
have heard of being "fostered and en
couraged by a Democratic administra
tion," and believe the Republican doc
trine of protection has "fostered and
encouraged" it and all other industries
in the country. If Democratic free-
trade had been successful there would
not have been any iron-works in tho
United States.
It is very likely that Senator In-
galls will be returned to his seat in the
upper house of congress. Senatorial
proceedings would not have the same
interest to the peopie of the country
without the caustic humor of Mr.
Ingalls. At any rate while Vorbies,
of Indiana, holds his place, it appears
to be the eternal fitness of things that
Ingalls should act as a regulator and
keep him cojI if he becomes too much
excited.
The Demccratic press are in perfect
sympathy with English papers in de
nouncing the McKinley tariff bilL It
is not at all strange that our national
policy should meet bitter opposition
from Great Britain; but the same
reason does not exist for Americans
to adopt an antagonistic course.
Mayor Moody has placed himself
on record in favor of an immediate
wa'er supply, and the citizens of The
Dalles should endorse his action. He
is in favor of city water, and every
person who does not want to be under
tha iron heel of a Portland corpora
tion snouu vote tor li is nomination
to-night, and his election Monday.
Henry M. Stanley has accepted the
presidency of the Congo free states.
Iu his change cf position from that of
discoverer to governor, he will not be
met with the same enthusiasm, ai.d
perhaps the sable tribes of Africa's
sunny clime will not make ruling as
pleatant for him as it otherwise might
THE FARMER MONARCHS.
The farmers are the most independ
ent of any class of men. Even the
capitalist is dependent upon the pro
ductions of the soil for his daily food,
and without which his hoarded wealth
would avail him little or nothing,
There is no community that can exist
without the producing classes, and
these hold within their grasp the very
sustenance and life of all others. The
laborer, from his daily wages, buys
his food; the farmer has it in his broad
acres, which, with work, pours its
abundance freely into his lap. Strikes
may cause want and misery in cities,
but they cannot affect the agricultur
ist; for all he fears are scorching inds
iu July and rainless skies in June.
When the elements are favorable, the
farmer is sovereign in his dominion,
and all must pay obedience to his
mandate. And if he suffers from
drouth the community bears the bur
den with him. A failure of crops
means hard times for the producer,
but harder times for the city con
sumer. The great pivot upon which
all rest is the wealth of the soil. A
rich, fertile land attracts population;
a dry, barren soil will never make a
populous country. Oregon is greatly
blessed in this regard, and in every
portion of this great state nature has
been extremely liberal in the distribu
tion of her gifts. For the first time in
thirty five years last season the crops
were not bountiful and in consequence
all portions of Oregon suffered, The
indications are promising now for
good harvests, and as soon as tho
crops come to market trade in
all its different branches will re
vive. The monarch of the soil
will share his bounty with the mer
chant and mechanic, and business of
all kinds will receive a stimulant. It
is not probable or hardly possible that
the Inland Empire will ever receive
such a rebuff as was witnessed in 1889,
aud, predicating our hopes for the future
on the experiences of the past, it re
quires no prophetic vision to foretell
that in the next decade Eastern Oregon
will moro than double her present
number of inhabitants, and, from the
natural productions of the soil, cities
will be built and our people become
thrifty and independent
The election Monday was most
hotly contested for mayor. Every
personal and political enemy joined
hands with those in opposition to city
water, and stood shoulder to shoulder
in the ranks to cause the defeat of Mr.
Moody. But the battle having been
fierce, the victory is more highly
prized. While marching to-day on
the highlands of victory we can bat
reflect on this water campaign for the
past two years, and call to mind the
numerous instances in which the ene
mies of new 'waterworks have cov
ertly attacked every scheme advoca
ted. At first, when gravitation was
being tested, the argument was used
that it was not only impracticable but
impossible, because there was not
enough water in Dog river for any
enlargement of the present water sup
ply, without depriving The Dalles
Lumbering Co. of a sufficient amount
for their use. Later on, when pump
ing was being agitated, it was stated
the water in the Columbia river was
impure, the cost of the plant would be
enormous, and the annual expense
would bankrupt the city in a few yearv
But the victory of Monday was a cor1
plete one, and we are satisfied A'
Moody and the council will use tb
best endeavors to inaugurate the pump
ing system at an early day. If they do
not, the Tihe3-Mountaineer, ever
mindful of the best interests of The
Dalles, will be the first to remind them
of broken pledges, and goad them to a
complete performance of their duty,
We have no concern in this matter
only that which relates to our home,
our family and our city. We have
not acted impulsively, but after care
ful and discriminating investigation;
and hare been cautious and conserva
tive bnt very determined.
"Booming" a town is not always
advisable, for, like inflation, it may
react and have a bad effect But this
is not always the cose; especially when
there are natural resources which will
insure permanency. In Southern
California there were no natural re
sources, except harborage on the sea
coast and a mild climate, and for this
reason when the excitement died out,'
San Diego and other cities, were duller
than before it commenced. ' This will
not happen to all towns on the
sound, although some may suffer from
the relapse. Without exaggeration,
Puget Sound is as fine a harbor as
anywhere, and there are timber, coal
and mineral in abundance, with a large
number of acres of good agricultural
land. In the next ten years we expect
to see three or four flourishing cities
on the shores of this inland
sea. There is the natural wealth
to support growth, and the people are
possessed of indomitable energy and
enterprise.
We are much obliged to the Baker
City Democrat for the fraternal feeling
it displays in publiahing our editorial
items, without credit. In the issue of
June 15th it had four articles from
thia paper, as original, and on the 16th
one. Uentlenien, ve extend to you
our heartiest thanks, and have un
qualified appreciation of your excellent
taste.
The national Democracy have com
menced looking around for a candi
date for 1892. It is not probable
they will try the fortunes of Mr.
Cleveland again before the Ameri
can people, as it is evident they
must find new material. It is very
conclusive they have undertaken a
difficult task, and they will be forced
to spend time and energy before ac
complishing their purpose. The
American people desire men in the
bill
executive chair who have opinions in
harmony with their interests on na-
tion.
tional questions, and the Democratic
nartv has nroduced very few of
thesp. Free-trade was not the open
sesame in 1888, and it will not be
in 1892. ' The Republicans will
give the American people a tariff and
silver bill before 1892, and Democrats
must search high and low for some
flagrant evil in which they will prom
ise relief, and procure a candidate who
is squarely on the platforu).
tax pa Vers stand firm.
The council will be all solid on Dalles
City water works; but there are two
commissioners to be elected on July
17th to fill tLe vacancies occasioned by
the expiration of the terms of office of
Hon. Z. F. Moody and Geo. Ruch,
Esq., which requires some attention.
As provided by the act only tax-payers
can vote, but who are tax payers
within the meaning of the act may re
ceive various definitions. We claim
that any one who pays a poll-tax is a
tax-payer within tha meaning of the
law, and has the same privilege to cast
tho elective franchise as he who is
worth a million dollars. There is rea
son for this opinion, which is discerni
ble to any individual. For example,
the tax payers on accumulated wealth
may be interested in The Dalles Mill
and Water Co. or The Dalles Lumber
ing Co., and the water consumer may
have no money invested in these en
terprises. On such premises the sap
italists of this city have the power to
force upon consumers any system of
water works they desire fit, and the
United States is no better than Russia
or any oligarchical country. But
thanks to the fathers of our institutions
our country is founded on a different
basis. Tax-payers mean what it says,
and any person who pays a poll-tax to
the government is entitled to the
elective franchise on the 17th of July.
On that date there are two water
commissioners to be elected, and these
should be chosen from those in har
mony with the present scheme of an
early system of water works. Ever
since the matter has been under con
sideration, those who have been in
favor of Dalles City owning the water
system have met with a covert fire
from those interested in The Dalles
Mill and Water Co. the old com
pany and in The Dalles Lumbering
Co., which has a seven years' lease
from the former. Every one who pays
a poll-tax, and is interested in bis
home and family should vote on July
17th in favor of such water commis
sioners who will be in harmony with
the movement already inaugurated of
pushing to a speedy completion a
cheap and adequate water supply.
The pioneers of Oregon are heroes
in every sense of the word. Some of
our first settlers were shot to pieces by
Indians; but they maintained their
lands and houses in the midst of the
most trying circumstances! These
pioneers were brave and determined,
and we honor them for their pluck.
Wo recollect the time, in our boy
hood days, when Mr. Wheeler, who
called upon us to day, was shot by the
Snake Indians. He tame into the
city with his jaw fractured shot in a
dozen places while driving the stage
from The Dalles to Canyon City and
almost in a dying condition. Dr.
Brooks as good a physician and sur
geon as ever practiced medicine
ed to his injuries. Later
he old hero, Howard Maupin,
Jim Clark came through the
reets of The DalleB waiving the
scalp of Paulina, the war chief of the
Snakes. . All honor to these heroes of
early days, who made civilization pos
sible in Wasco and Grant ' counties;
and while we feel a thrill of enthusiasm
for the old flag and our homes we will
mention with bated breath the names
of H. H. Wheeler, Howard Maupin
and Jim Clark, who bared their
breasts to the treacherous Indian foes,
and were the means of opening up
Wasco and other counties to the tread
of advancing civilization.
The eighteenth annual re-union of
the pioneers of Oregon is being held in I
Portland, and among them are some of
the leading minds of the state. Com
ing at an early date to this portion of
the northwest, they have done noble
work in shaping the destinies of this
great commonwealth. Energy and
perseverence were necessary to exist
ence,and from this constant battle with
surrounding difficulties brain and
muscle have been developed that will
entitle them to leading positions. The
first immigrants to Oregon were of the
better class, and we who have come
later and found all the concomitants
of civilization in our new home, should
honor the sturdy ox-team brigade who
slowly trudged their way through the
'continuous woods where rolls the
Oregon, and laid the foundation of
this great state.
Nelson W. Durham, editor of the
Spokane Falls Review, has been vin
dicated on a charge ' of contempt of
court, brought by the attorneys of
Harry Baer, the man who killed H,
McCrossin in that city sometime ago.
After Baer was acquitted on the trial,
Mr. Durham had the temerity to say
m the columns of his paper thxt he
considered Baer guilty of the murder,
and for this the two lawyers n ho de
fended him thought the Review man
should be fined by the court. What
a farce tbe freedom of the press would
be if interested parties were permitted
to dictate the articles which appear in
the public prints.
The tariff and silver bills are tbe
measures which are now engaging the
attention C th senate. While these
questions are difficult ones, and not
easy of solution, the people confidently
hope that some legislation on these
matters will be accomplished during
the present session. The tariff bill is
very much needed to encourage manu- I of
factures and producers, and the silver
to settle that much vexed ques- fi'S'" M,' reSUf " P'0'00
I debauch. Some two weeks aeo he sud-
I denly quit work at Kelleher & Oo.V and
Children Cry for Pjtcher's Castoria;
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Idaho is knocking loudly for ad
mission; but the door of the union
swings slowly on its hinges.
Baker City is the first city to boom
In Oregon; but the others are growing
right along, nevertheless.
While we are fighting for city water
for The Dalles we are in the British
squares at Waterloo. We may meet
death, but we will never retreat
There is a spirited rivalry between
the towns of Fairhaven and New
Whatcomb, on Bellingharn bay. They
are a mile apart, have equal facilities,
and will eventually be one city.
Mifs Mary Anderson, the American
actress, has taken to herself a husband
by the euphonious name of Antonio
Navarro. Her life has been passed
among the ideal, but in her new role it
will be stern reality.
Seattle, the growing city on Puget
sound, is having a wide-spread reputa
tion for suicides. Perhaps the busy
whirl of commerce may unsettle the
brain, and cause the victims to seek re
spite in death; or, expectations of
wealth-seekers may not be realized,
and, in the consequent despondency,
suicide may be considered a sure relief.
The statement made that the money tor
the water bonds $101,100 is now on de
posit at The Dalles National Bank, is not
true. They have always been, and now
are, on deposit in the First National Bank
of Portland, subject only to the order of
the council. This money would have been
deposited with the city treasurer; but he
preferring not to give the increased bond
until after election, the deposit was not
made with him.
It must be recollected that those
who live in the lower portions of the
city have not the same interest in a
new water supply as the people who
live on the upper benches,and have no
adequate supply for household pur
poses and no protection against fire.
Let every one who pays a tax to the
state, county or city, vote on July
17th for his home, his family and his
property.
The recommendation of M. T. Nolan
for the position of postmaster in this
city will be very acceptable to Repub
licans. The appointment is well de
served, for no one has labored harder
for the success of the party in years
past or is more competent to fill the
position than Mr. Nolan. We believe
this selection will receive less adverse
criticism than any made for this por
tion of Oregon.
The Republican party is now trying
to shape the tariff and silver bill in
proper proportions. It will take time
before these measures will be placed
on their final passage; but we hope
congress will not forget the fact that
there is an unearned land grant in
Oregon which should have been for
feited years ago. The actual settlers,
for whose benefit the public domain
should be carefully guarded, have for
years desired some legislation on this
land grant, so they might improve
their farms and secure title to the
property. x
The Due d'Orleans, who was lately
imprisoned for appearing on French
soil, is having a gay time in London
and it is reported he will enter the
Russian army as soon as he tires of
the amusement of the English metrop
olis. As peace reigns supreme over
Europe to-day there will not b6 much
opportunity for the young man to dis
play his valor on the field of battle.
With the blue blood in their veins.
and in gold-corded uniforms, these
young princes make magnificent food
for powder.
The indications promise a good crop,
and by the time the grain is harvested
and brought to market the people will
haye overcome the disastrous effects
of the partial failure of crops last
year. Eastern Oregon has all the
natural facilities for wealth and pros
perity, and only lacks the much needed
enterprise to be . the leading portion
of the northwest. The ranges of
mountains fbraish as good timber as
can be found on the coast, and
the soil is very productive. With a I
good harvest this fall Eastern Oregon
will have many attractions for the
home-seekers, and the tide of immi
gration will set in this direction.
The Pacific Express heads its edi
torial column with the expression that
"Reform does not go backward", and
we pause for the answer. It says a
tree does not return to the seed. But
this is cot a fair illustration of the re
form movement. If an idea branches
one in tbereg;.onof moral reformation,
it should show what it has accom
plished, and tbe prohibitionists have
never displayed anv advancement
From its inception this movement has
been fanatical and extreme, and it
cannot uphold its position from any
conclusion, reasoning from the present
or past of experience in practical and
every-day matters. Jt might be all
right for a monarchical government;
but for a free and independent coun
try, it is entirely delusory and decep
tive. Preach moral reform from the
pulpit, but do not attempt to enforce it
by statutory regulation. .
TELEGBAPSEG.
WAS OF THE BACES.
Birmingham, Ala .June 16 A pitched
!
battle between negroes and white men
was fcubt tli moroiDg at Brookside,
mining town sixteen miles west of here.
Tom Redmond, the leader of the negroes,
was killed and Jimtnie Dowel! Ladij
wounded. Beven others vrr aliyhti
wounded. Tom Acres fwhitel was ihH
only white man hurt. Several net roes
were caught by whites, who threatened to
lynch them. The sheriff nt a force of
twenty men to V.9 scene, but at last ac-
con at 8 they had not succeeded in restoring
order and more bloodshed was expected,
as Dom Biues were armed. Tuc trouble
was caused by a keg of beer.
SUICIDE IN SEATTLE.
Seattle, June 17. Joseph Sherryn,
aged 27, a clerk in Kelleher & Co.'s dry
goods store, was found dead in room 29,
tDe Anze'' house this morning at 11
c,OCK - lne roomstances point to
was drunk all the time up to big death.
He was penniless, and hang around
saloons begging drinks. Yesterday after
noon he went to the Auzera house, where
an abandoned woman gave him a dollar,
with which he bought something to eat
and paid for a bed. This morning a
chambermaid went to his room, and as she
could not rouse him, secured a duplicate
key, opened the door and found bim dead.
A doctor who was called in, said ihere
were appearances of morphine poisoning,
but no trace of the drug could be found.
wild excitment.
Denver, June 17. A special from El
Paso, Tex., sajs: A freight crew, which
arrived here this morning over the South
ern Pacific road reported trat when they
arrived si Sepor station, just this sido of
Lordsburg, N. M., at 2:30 this morning
they found the town in the wildest ex
citement over the arrival of a cowboy
who had just reached there barefooted,
and his feet covered with cuts and
blisters from having run ten miles from
a ranch north of Sepor, where be and ten
other men were camped, lie stated tnat
at 10 o'clock last night a band of Indians
surprised them and shot them down as
the men jumped out of their blankets to
escape. He thought there were about
thirty Indians iu the band. The cowboys
had been in bed but a short time when
the attack was made. Some of them
were armed, but did not have their guns
handy not expecting to find the Indians
on the warpath in that section. He saw
three men drop, and think" that the rest
shared the same fate. A posse was or
ganized at Lordsburg and one at Doming
this morning to go and hunt the Indians.
ANOTHER SUICIDE AT SEATTLE.
Seattle, June 1 7. Joseph C. Thornton,
a young attoroe, who came to this city
from Logansport, Indiana, about May 15,
committed suicide late this afternoon by
hanging himself to a bedpost with a sheet,
in his room at the New England hotel,
on Front street. No reason is known for
the rash act, as he had money in the bank
and was quite prosperous. On bis person
were found letters ot introduction tn ex
Senator W. H. Calkins, of Indiana, now
of Tacoma, Hon. Judson Applegate, of
tbe same city, and others. There was
also a letter from his father, who is an
attorney somewhere in Ohio. It is known
that Thornton was a graduate of Yale
college and very highly connected.
RAVAGES OF THE STORM IN DAKOTA AND
PENNSYLVANIA.
Huron, S. D., June 18. Reports from
tbe northwestern part of tbe state con
cerning last night's wind and rain storm
indicate that it was more severe than any
storm this season. An inch and a quarter
of rain fell here, but no wind or hail. .
At Faulkton two curs loaded with rails
were blown from tbe track. The rain was
heavy.
At Red field an Episcopal church was
lifted from its foundation and badlv
damaged.
A regular cyclone occurred near Leb
anon, in Potter county, and swept things
clean for several miles.
Valentine Sonn was killed and John R.
English tat ally injured.
Houses from two or three miles apart
were demolished. The storm traveled
from the northwest to tbe southeast and
lasted several minutes.
There was a cloud burst neat Appo
mattox, Potter county, which flooded a
large area, nearly filling Cheyenne creek
and killing musu stock.
Three members of the family of Wil
liam McElroy and five members of the
family of George Wagner were drowned.
CLOUD BURST AD L088 OF LIFE.
Eikland, Peun., June 18. Last night
two clouds met just above Osceola, a few
miles from here, and a deluge of ram fol
lowed. The waters of Holden brook rose
rapidly to an unprecedented height and
flooded all the lowlands along tbe banks.
Nearly twenty buildings were swept
from their foundations and carried down
stream until they reached the trestle of
the Fall Brook railroad, where a frightful
jam was formed.
The trestle of the Addison & Pennsyl
vania railroad was carried away.
Tannertown is in ruins. Many Tiouses
were carried away and people rescued at
great risk. Tbe only lives known to have
been lost are those ol Mrs. Trimi and Miss
Aiary inompson, ot Osceola, who were
arownea.
FIVE MEN DROWNED,
Toronto, June 18. A washout was re
ported on the Canadian Pacific last night
thirty miles east of here. An engine with
hvo men, dispatched to repair tbe dam
ages coming suddenly upon the break, tbe
engine plunped into the creek and all
were drowned.
little oirl accidentally chofs
brother's fingers off.
HER
Salem, June 18. Lloyd, the 6-year old
son of M. R. Savage, living east of Salem,
bad all the fingers of his left band cut off
this evening by an ax in tbe bands of bis
little sister. They were playing at tbe
woodpile and the occurrence was acci
dental. HIS BODY TERRIBLY MANGLED.
Botte, Mont., June 18. Shortly after
midnight last night William Parkinson,
I n'gbt foreman of the Butte Reduction
'Works, was found dying In tbe concen
irating room. His body was terribly
mangled, both legs were broken sod a
deep gash was cut ip his side. He died in
a few minutes without regaining con
sciousness. It is supposed that his cloth
ing caught in the boltbeadg in the shaft -
ing. Tbe deceased was 30 years old and
unmarried.
MORTALLY WOUKDED.
Denver, June 18. This evening at 5
o'clock George McCartney met L A. Mil
burn on Sixteenth street between Stout
and Champa, one of tbe most crowded
thoroughfares in the city, when be pulled
a revolver and fired five shots at Mill burn,
two of which entered bis breast, produc
ing wounds from which be cannot recover.
Millburn is a carriage manufacturer and
McCartney had been in his employ, bat
later on they entered some kind of
partnership. Trouble aroee between them
and Millburn bad McCartney indicted lor
embezzlement, which wag the direct cause
ot tbe shooting this afternoon. Both
men have families and stood well in
business circles.
TUESDAY NIGHT'S STORM.
Hudson, S. D. Judo 12. Additional
particulars from Tuesday nignt's storm in
Portter county are more painful than at
first reports. The los3 ot the Werger
family, fire persons and of Mrs. McElroy
and two daughters, is confirmed. There
are also reports of two deaths atjjebanoo.
Three other deaths are reported. The
loss of live stock is heavy, while the damr
age to crops is great,
death of a southern oreq jn pioneer,
Jacksonvilbe, June 19. John Orth, a
Southern Oregon pioneer and a highly
CHAS. I DUKHAI,
THE DALLES, OREGON,
-DEALER
DRUGS, MEDICINES
Fine Toiletf Soaps, Brushes, Combs, Etc.
Perfumery and Fancy Toilet Articles.
9
Pore Brandy, Wines and Liprs for Medicinal Purposes. I
PHYSICIANS' PRESCRIPTIONS A SPECIALTY,
respected citizen, died at his borne in
Jacksonville yesterday of dropsy, aged 56
years. Mr. Orth has been engnjed in the
butchering business in Jacksonville since
1854. He was buried in the Catholic
cemetery at noon to-day, Rev. Father
ClHrk officiating. His remains were fol
lowed to their last resting plice by a large
concourse of people. He leaves a wife
and seven children well provided for.
stock dying off.
Albuquerque, N. M., June 18.--Ilerders
from G. W. Lewis' immense
sheep ranch on ths Rio Perco give dis
tressing news regarding the condition of
flocks. They stats that the country has
not had rain for several months. Grass is
short, water sciirce, and the sheep, espec
ially the lambs, are suffering greatlr.
They gay that the distress among stock i
general, and that the rmchers are driving
their flocks from the plains to the mono
tains. It is their opinion that if the Rio
Perco is not visited by a good rain in the
next few days, thousands of sheep will
perish from starvation.
Happy Hoosirrs.
Win. Timmons, postmaster of IJaville,
Ind., writes: "Electric Bitters has done
more for me than all other medicines
combined, for that bad feeling arising
from kidney aud liver trouble.', John
Leslie, farmer nnd stockman, of same
place, says: "Find Electric Bitters to be
the best kidney and liver medicide, made
me feel like a new man." J. V. Gardner
hardware merchant, same town, says:
Electric Bitters is just the thing for a man
who is all run down and don't care wheth
er he lives or dies; he found new strength,
good appetite and felt iust like be had a
new lease on life. Only 50c. a bottle, at
Snipes & Kincrsly's drugstore.
NEW 'JTO-BA.Y.
NOTICE.
TH? FIRM ot W. H. Moody & Co. have sold out
their entire Btock of goods. All those indebted
to the late firm will please dims and settle the same
at me oia scana. w. H. MOODY & CO.
The Dalles, June 20, 1890. d&wtf
CLEARANCE SALE
-OF-
-BY-
Mrs. C. L. Phillips,
At No. 81 Third Street.
Executor's Notice.
VT OTICE is hereby riven that tha undersigned has
11 oeen ouiy appointed Dy me countv Court of
the State of Oreeon. for Wasco countv. in tiro bate.
sole executor, with the will annexed, of the estate of
William Harman, deceased. All persons Bavins;
claims ajrainst said estate are hereby notified and re
quired to present them to me, with tbe proper
voucners Eoereror, at my cmco in u lies City, Ore
gon, witntn six montns irom tne date of this notice.
Dated June 21. 1890. GEORGE RUCH.
Executor, with the will annexed, ot the estate of
wuiiam tiarman, deceased. junzl
STRAYED.
CAME TO MY PLACL, near Nansene, one S-rrel
Mare and one B'ak Hone: both branded with
unknown brand. Owner can have them by calling
ana paying; lor wintering 01 same, and lor advertis-
lnif. WM. ROBINSON,
Jun211mo Kansene P. O., Or.
lnocrritorN.y. -
HENKT L. KUCK,
Manufacturer of and dealer in
Harness and Saddlery,
Second St., near Moody's Warehouse,
TBE DALLES, ... OREGON
All Work Unftranteed to Give Sat.
Bfaetlon
Charles F. Lauer.
" Proprietor ot tne
WSi.Mtiy.ilMM.iltl
Will always keep on sale
Puget Sound Fish,
Chickens, Turkeys,
Also, Provisions, Candies, Tobacco
and CWars.
Leave your orders, as they will receive prompt
iienuon.
THE OLD ESTABLISHED
COLUMBIA BREWERY,
Second St., Eajrt End,
AUGUST BUCHLEB. PROP.
Has been refitted throughout with the
LATEST' IMPROVED MACHINERY
And Is now manufacturing: the
Best Keg and Jollied Beer
and Porter
In Eastern Oregon.
Mr. Buchler always aims to adopt the latest brew
inj? apparatus ana wui lurmsa Bis customers Dee
equal to any n n market: wu
FOR J5ALE!
Milk Cows and YouncStock
ALL COW'S WAD RANTED
Good Milkers.
IKqUIBE OP
IP. 3Xatlock:.
THREE MILE CREEK.
IX-
AND CHEMICALS,
SPRING MILLINERY
for Infants
"Castorla is so well adapbyl to children that
I recommend it aa superior to any prescription
known to me." H. A. Aachek, M. D.,
HI So. Oxford Bt, Brooklyn, N. T.
laMeadof lawn Farm
C.
I have for the season's trade 300 Spanish Merino Rams,
which will be sold to suit the times. Call and examine stock,
which, can be branded and left until breeding season free.
ma24 5rno
NEW SPRING, GOODS
Staple anil Faqcy Dig Ms,
Gents and Boys Clothing, Hats and Cans, k,
Are daily arriving and will be sold at our well
known low prices.
BOOTS AND SHOES,
Full assortment always on hand, and at
PRICES THAT DEFY COMPETITION.
We especially call: attention to our Urge stock of
J. & T. Cousin's New York Shoes,
Which for FIT AND WORKMANSHIP are so well and
favorably known througout tbe United States.
Our Prices are the Same as in Hew York City.
An inspection of our New Goods is respectfully solicited.
TER3IS CASH.
H. HEEBEING.
THE DALLES LUMBERING GO.
dows, Mouldings, Fluted Casings and Rosettes, Turned Bannis
ters and Newel- Posts, House Furnishings, Store Fronts, Office
Fittings, Counters and Shelving in the latest designs, Rough and
Dressed lumber of all grades, Cedar Shingles and Fence Posts.
Special reduction to builders for the season of 1890.
Fish and Fruit Boxes and Packing Cases; Dry Fir, Pine, Oak
and Slab Wood. Cheapest in the city. Leave orders ut office,
in building formerly occupied by Win. Tackman & Co., No. 67
Washington Street. ,p8tl
MENEFEE & SON,;
432 Second Street, The Dalles, Or.
-AGENTS FOK-
D. M. Osborne & Co. Harvesting
Machinery, Advance Threshers,
Engines, Dingee-Woodbury Horse
Powers, Eandolph Headers,
Osborne Binders, Eeapers,
Mowers and Hay Bakes.
Full Line of Extras and
iD Machinery.
Machinery Sold at Portland prices
Call or send for Catalogue and Price Lists. ,
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finr annu n,
WHOLESALE
lint Steel
Mm
SOLE AGENTS FOR WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO FOR THE
BUCKEYE MOWER AND REAPER.
Tbeie Machines are too well known to need comment. Thousands of farmsrs hart
used them and speak of them with praise. They are the only Harreitlns
Machines that will give ENTIBE SATISFACTION to the purchaser. '
MILLER'S STAR VIBRATING
AULTMAN'S
Tn most Effective and Successful Combination for Threahlnf and Cleaning
Grain ever constructed.
BUCKEYE SIKURAME TWINE-BINDERS.
Extraordinary Strength sod Darmbilitv. Tha Hinder ia
one yet known. We have two style., tin Elevator CinJer awl tha Platform Binder both excellent both
recommended by hundreds of patrons.
mmm mi wagohs,
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Bvjn uvnnuo, rvun-ormnu
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BUCKEYE AND SUPERIOR DRILLS
AND SEEDERS,
COR BIN DISC HARROWS.
HODGES'HAINES HEADERS,
HAISH BARB WIRE.
"SEND FOR CIRCULARS."
E. P. FITZGERALD, Agent. The Dalles. Or,
and Children.
Caatoria enrei Oolie, OotMtlpaHon,
Bour Btoxnach, Diarrhcam, Eructation,
lulls Worms, givca sleep, uul prouotaa di-
ithout injurious medication.
restion.
turn Cextaub Company, 77 Murray Street, N. Y.
li. ULUUIX. Prop.
C. B. DURBIN,
Antelope, Wasco county, Oregon
-IN-
all Kinds of Harvest-
With Freight Charges Added.
- ironr, firsi ana vine streets.
PORTLAND, - OREGON.
DEALERS IN
and Farm laclery.
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