The Times-Mountaineer
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 27. 1892
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
' From Wednesday's Dally.
. Mr. James Baldwin, of Portland, it in the
- city to-day.'
" The weather is "moat delightful, and
spring is fully inaugurated in this region,
Mr. B. C. Irwin." of the TrayeW Pro
tective Association of Portlaud, is in the
. city.
Mr. W. S. Elliott, formerly baggage
master at the Lmon Faclnc depot in tnis
city, and now stationed at Umatilla, gave
us a pleasant call to-aay.
The police court bad quite a full ducket
this morning There were three inebriates
and one hobo, who were interviewed by
the recorder, but only one paid the fine
imposed. - "
The abducted Chinese child, mention of
which was made in these columns yerter-
day, was settled to-day without any writ of
habeas corpus beiDU issued. ' The matter
was compromised by the parties interested.
From the Statesman we learn that Dr. D
H. Broncber died in the eity jail in Walla
Walla Sunday mornine at 11 o'clock. He
- bad been drinking during the previous day.
and it is presumed this was the cause of his
death. ; : ..
Charles Wesley Clark died at Muddy
Station, near John Day, on the oth met
- He crossed the plains with bis parents in
.1853. and located near (Jot t age Urove in
JUane county, where .he lived until 1884.
He then moved to Crook county and reaid
".. ed there until the time of his death. He
leaves a wife and four children.
Antonio Lalla, who was one of Ibe
murderers of Chief of Police Henne-sy,
of New Orleans, has been arrested in Nan
- irancisco. He claims to have leu JNew
Orleans on account of killing a man, and.
his photo being identified by the New
Orleans authorities, without a doubt he is
, the vag long looked for. .
.baaly this morning our attention was
-called to three boys who were tramping
the streets in bare feet. The youngest did
not appear over two years old, and the
ages of the others ranged upward to per
haps ten years. It is oniy in an Oregon
climate that children of such tender years
can walK baretootea in i eoruary.
Albany Herald: Air. X. .1. Henuess, a
Linn county pioneer, who came to Oregon
: in 1853 and settled in King's Prairie in
1864, and was brought to this city Mon
day from his home there, and was exam
ined as to his sanity. He was declaied
insane and was taken to the asylum 'by
- Deputy Suentt i C. J'ickey. it is hoped
his trouble wiJ be only temporary.
The suit of F. C Middleton against The
. Dalles Publishing Company was this after
noon decided in favor of -the plaintiff, who
. 1 a . 1 1 w .Hit auiviiuu iiatuicu r uo u u u
him for wage while filling the position of
euicor oi me nasco uouruy sun. meae-
fendant introduced no testimony on its part
and from the character of tho evidence in
. A i I l CT" . . : i i. . u..
had just cause to institute legal proceedings
for the recovery of wages honestly earned
Prineville is a peculiar town aud tins just
had a peculiar suit.. The News says: On
Monday of this week our town marshal had
Hiram Gibson arrested on a complaint that
the aforesaid Hiram refused to assist the
aforesaid marshal to carry a drunk man to
jail. The cass was very properly dismissed
by Justice Bell on a demurrer. 1'liia is
only another case that make the taxpayer
feel for his pocketbook. Good deal like our
own, isn't it gentle reader? The marshal
has the fun and we pay the taxes.
- A revival recently attempted in Prine
ville was a dismal failure. After the first
night's exhortation the evangelist asked
all who wanted to go tn heaven to stand
up. Nobody stood. Then he told all
who wished to be parboiled in the seeth
ing cauldron prepared lor the devil and
attendant demons to stand up. Nobody
stood. Services were discontinued at
once. '"It's no use," said the evangelist,
"to try and convert people who are satis
fied with Crook county."
Exchange: A gentleman from Spokane,
speaking of the effect upon his city of the
coming of the Great Northern railroad said
that nearly 200 people got off the tram the
day he left there. For the past week the
trains have been crowded to their utmost
capacity, and the officials say that if the
travel continues as it has been for two
weeks past, an extra train a day will be
necessary. At the postothce the crowd is
so great that a force of police is kept there
constantly to prevent a pack in the lobby.
W. W. Statesman: ' Another one of the
victims of , Frederick Zorn's shooting esca
pade, which ocourred in Umatilla county
last October, the facts being well known to
readers of this paper,, is dead. This time it
was Mrs. Hetzer, his mother-in-law, whose
death ocenrred on Sunday morning, at the
family residence on Whitman street, at the
age of 77 years. She never fully recovered
from the wound received at the time of the
shooting, and it eventually resulted in her
demise. The funeral - took place Tuesday
afternoon from the family residence.
Democrat: In response to a dispatch Col.
Hogg came to Albany Monday night on a
special train and took, the overland for San
Francisco on important business. Manager
William M. Hoag was also in the city and
spoke very confidently in reference to the
road crossing the Cascades into Crook coun
ty during the coming year. The payment
of the $1,000,000 will be delayed for a few
days. The money is ready for payment but
will probably not be placed m the hands ot
the sheriff for several days yet. One of the
improvements to the O. P. traffic will be a
new steamer in a short time.
The New York Herald editorially makes
a strong plea for a pardon or mitigation
of sentence in the case of (Vilnnei P-nmn
.ton, 4th cavalry, of Walla Walla, who is
undergoing suspension from duty by sen
tence of a court-martial, because of the
lvnr.hiniv nf th. ornmhlpr Rnnt hv hia
men. The Herald says : "Colonel Com p
ton's offense was due to an over-confidence
in his power to control his men bv the
ordinary methods of discipline. There
was nothing in it derogatory to his char
acter as a brave and honorable soldier. A
mitigation ol his sentence would not tend
to weaken discipline, but would be recog
nized by both officers and privates as a
proper exercise of the president's preroga
tive." .
. Long Creek Eagle: A company having
a capital 'stock of $25,000 divided into
25,000 shares of $1 each was incorporated,
recently, at Tacoma, Wash., by P. O.
Page, L. P. Ailes and C. M. liiddell, under
the name of the Pine Creek Mining Com
pany. The claims of the company are
placer gold claims and are situated in the
Granite Mining district in eastern Graut
county, and are said by the company to
be very rich. W. B. Fuller, W. G. Page
and Asher Tyler are the present owners
of the property and the organization of
the company is for the purpose of devel
oping the claims. The three gentlemen
last named are now on the property and
claim that it is of the yery greatest rich
ness. .
Guard: Dr. J. Smiley returned Saturday
evening from. Lake Creek, 45 miles west
of Eugene, where he had Jbeen summoned
to attend a gentleman named Robert Eg
leshim, who was the subject of an acci
dent on February 17th. It appears he
was helping to construct some road when
a log rolled down the mountain side and
caught his right leg against a tree mash
ing the ankle' joint and foot into a mass
likened unto jelly. His sufferings were
terrible. 'Dr ttmiley on the 19th ampu
tated the foot just above the ankle. He
was compelled to administer chloro
form and perform the operation also, as
no one present had ever assisted in a pre
vious surgical operation. The old gentle-
, wno is over 72 years or age, stood
the operation well, but the doctor hardly
tninss ne win recover. He has two grown
sons, who are giving niai every possible
care.
From Thursday's Dally.
Mr. Dave Newman is visiting his parents
in this city.
' Mr. W. S. Cram left for Portland last
night on a business and pleasure trip.
Mrs. Znmwalk, a pioneer of the state,
having crossed the plains in 1846, died in
Astoria Sunday night.
The Mic-Mao Glee Club are rehearsing for
a concert to be given by them at the court
bouse on Monday, Feb. 29th.
Mr. S. B. Phillips, of ingsley, gaye us a
' pleasant call this morning. He says farm
ers are busy plowing; but more moisture
will be required to insure good crops.
" Six hoboes were domiciled in the city jail
last night. The authorities are considering
the advisability of shipping them out of
town, as they are only a burden ou the city
The residence of Mr. Morton on Mill
creek, about four miles from the city,
burned to the ground yesterday afternoon,
about 3 o'clock.' At the time the family
were absent from the dwelling, and the
cause of the fire could not be ascertained.
The loss will be about $1000, with small
iosurance.
We acknowledge the receipt of a package
of seeds from D. M. .Ferry & Uo., Detroit,
Mich. This is a substantial seed firm, and
all orders will receive the most careful at
tention.
Statesman: Governor Pennoyer Tuesday
gianted a pardon to W. V. Stephens, who
was sentenced to the penitentiary from
Umatilla county to serve a term of two
years. Stephens' crime was forgery, and
the amonnt of his forgery was $3 50. He
was in prison abont a year and a condition
of the pardon is that he leave the state and
forever remain away.
Last Friday night, says the Union-Jour-
not some bold hobos entered the premises
of John Pettnohn, near rrescott, took a
young shoat from the pen,killed and dressed
it in the barnyard. They then went to the
bouse, euteretl the cellar ana tooK what
they wanted of the stock of canned fruits,
potatoes, apples, etc. They then repaired
to a school house near by which they en
tered through a window, built a fire in the
stove, cooked their plunder and feasted to
their hearts content. Mr. fettnohn re
gards this as abont the boldest ravage per
petrated since war times.
Albany Herald: Two employes of the
Oregon Pacific railroad were returning to
the city on a railroad yelocipede Tuesday
evening, and had just fairly gotten OLto the
trestle on the other side ot the river wnen
a wild engine met them. They jumped off,
one of them took to the end of a cross beam
the other attempted to push the cycle back
off the trestle. Finding it impossible, he
dropped between the beams, hanging suS'
pended by bis hands to the side foot-rail
until the engine passed. The velocipede
got out of toe way wflen the engine struck
it, and was perceptibly damaged.
Astorian: The American iron ship, TiUie
E. Starbuck, which was out so long that her
consignees were beginning to feel anxious
about her. arrived in Tuesday evening, five
weeks overdue. She sailed from ftew xork
on the 19th of last September, and would
haye had a good charter had she arrived any
dav up to the 31st of Jannary. Captain
Curtis says that for -the first twelve days he
made only 800 miles. He was forty-one
davs from New York to the equator, and
alter rounding the cape he was twelve days
making 300 miles. There was no accident,
bnt a succession of naming winds.
Baker Democrat: A fourborse team at
tached to a heavy wagon, and driven by
Oscar Merrill, was sent out to the White
Swan mine Tuesday by the E. O. T. & T.
Co., loaded with' 4500 pounds of freight,
consisting ot shoes, dies, and other parts of
machinery. As the outfit was descending a
very steep hill near the mine, the brake
broke, the driver was thrown from his seat
and in a very short ipace of time the
horses and wagon were piled up in a heap.
One of the horses received an ugly ent on
the hind leg and the others more or less in
jured. The driver, slso, received slight in
juries. The United States official postal guide
shows that Orepon has a total of 710 post-
offices, all but 709 of which are first class.
Three are of the second class, eighteen
third, and 688 fourth. Twenty-two are
presidential office", 106 are money order
offices, and fifteen are postal note offices.
There are no money order stations in this
state nor in Washington. In the United
States there are 64,965 postothce, 61,861 of
which are of the fourth class. Pennsyl
vania has more postoffices than any other
state, the number being 4728 Alaska has
seventeen, and Washington 701. Idaho has
282 and California 1403.
Baker Democrat: The Washington Gnlch
Placer Mining Company, of which Mr. Fred
Ptau, of this city, is manager, is preparing
to start operations at an early day. Mr.
William Deemer, one of the heaviest stock
holders of the company, arrived from Port
land Monday to look over the situation.
The property owned by this company is the
old Chas. St. Louis gravel mines on Wash
ington gulch, west of the city about five
miles. Last fall ditches were dug and reser
voirs constructed and there will be nothing
to prevent the starting up of operations just
as soon as the spring flow of water com
mences. Walla Walla Statesman: On January 7,
1891, two convicts named Thompson and
Pattrey, alias Sawyer, confined in the state
penitentiary near this city, escaped, ibe
men were both trusties' and were assigned
to work in the engine room at night. On
the night of January 1st, the men scaled
the wall and made good their escape, and
nothing more was heard of either until
Monday afternoon when Warden McCJees
received a di.-patch from Ukiah, Mendocino,
county, California, stating that a mao an
swering Pattrey's description had been ar
rested there that day. ' A rtquisition will
be secured from the governor and the man
brought back to the penitentiary.
Exchange: Living on Weston mountain.
Umatilla county, there is a young man, re:
cently from Ohio, who has two sisters not
in the least related by blood. This strange
state of things came about in this way.
His father had one daughter by his first
wife; first wife died. He married again,
and dying, he left' one son, the gentleman
in question. H a mother mimed again,
and one daughter was the retult of the
union. Each of the daughters is, of course,
a half-sister to the son, although there is no
blood relation between the two.
The taxpayers of Baker county are mak
ing a general overhaul of the county and
precinct offices of their county, as the fol
lowing from the Blade will show: ''At a
meeting held by the taxpayers Saturday
afternoon it was determined to coatinue the
investigation of the net costs of running
each county office, and also inquire into the
working ot the office of the justice ot the
peace,' in fact. all the county and precinct
offices will be overhauled. This is as it
should be. A thing that is worth doing is
worth doing well. No particular haste is
required; only the work should be com
peted a few days before the tune set tor
holding the. county conventions.
From Friday's Daily.
Spring flowers are in bloom.
It is now well assured, gentle Annie, tha
spring time has come again.
Mr. H. Halstead, a merchant of Condon,
Gilliam county, is in town to-day.
Mrs. Mary E. Michell, of Goldendale,
Wash., was in the city during the week.
Theso delightful days bring a great num
ber of tramps in the city, and they become
quite a nuisance on the streets.
Mr. J. W. French returned on the noon
tiain from an extended visit to Oakland,
Calif.
Byrne, Floyd & Co., the wholesale and
retail druggists, are selling six packages of
tooth picks for twenty-five cents.'-
Mr. F. Dehm is yery seriously sick, has
been confined to his bed several days, and
fears are entertained of bis recovery.
Havana Sprouts, the best cigar out, on
sale by Byrne, Floyd & Co., the leading
droggiBts, corner Second aud Uoion streets.
A very good degree of interest is mani
fested in the religious meetings now being
held nightly at the Methodist church in this
city.
Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Michell, who have
remained in the city during the winter
months, returned to their borne near Colum
bus, V ash., this morning.
The police court was the scene of a hal
lowed quiet this morning, aud not a single
prisoner answered to roll call These are
dull times, even for the courts.
Several of the young people have been
out on the hills during the week gathering
flowers, which are in bloom in abundance.
Eastern Oregon climate caunot be sur
passed.
Buildings are being erected in everv por
tion of the burned district, and the greatest
preparations are being made to rebuild as
rapidly as possible this desolated portion of
the city.
Louis Omeg, a boy abont 15 yeara of age,
was tried before Judge Bradsbaw this after
noon as a candidate for the reform school.
The youth is a most incorrigible boy, and
the complaint was made by his sister.
A delegation of local capitalists Visited
North Dalles this afternoon for the purpose
of inspecting the work now being done.
We counted from the crosswalk five men
and a cayuse making things lively in the
Washington suburb.
Mr. Joseph Jefferson, in connection with
a theatrical troupe, will give ee.eral rendi
tions during the coming week at the Mar
qnam Grand. Mr. Jefferson n considered
the greatest living "Rip Via U ijkle" that
ever presented the character oo the stage.
The latest story of the man with a snake
in his stomach comes from Astoria, and be
died there while under treatment one day
this week; but physicians say the canse of
death was consumption, and it was an hal
lucination that he bad a reptile in his
stomach.
The John Day correspondent ot the Long
Creek Eagle says: "Unless money gets
more plentiful it will be necessary to call
for an appropriation to aid candidates, f or
office in this part of the connty. Candi
dates seem plentiful enough, but the button
hole on the voters' coats ain't stretching a
bit, and what is the use of anyone running
for office if ne can't dig up enough to treat
the boys? .
Oreaon Scout: J. R. Fulp, of Pine valley,
called on us Tuesday. He reports two feet
of snow in the valley when he left, abont a
week ago, and says the thermometer reg
istered 20 degrees below zero at one time.
He was much surprised to learn that this
section had enjoyed such a mild winter and
that the thermometer bad not reached zero
A Mr. Ricard from Michigan crossed the
continent to find his children, who were
traveling with Dr. True, and giving street
concerts, arriving in Pendleton V ednesday
niorninff. His children were overjoyed to
see him: but were infatuated with the kind
of lite they were leading. They reported
Dr. True treating them yery kindly and f ul
filling his obligations personally to tnem.
General Superintendent E. MeNeil and
Superintendent R. W. Baxter, of the Union
Pacific were tn the citv yesterday, aua vis
ited the coin d an v 'a works at the yards. It
is not khown what their object was; bnt as
the Regulator is now taking freight to Hepp'
ner, it is supposed they are somewnai agi
tated regarding business, as well they mignt,
The steamer Geo. H. Cliance went ashore
just inside of the bar at the mouth ot the
Siuslaw last week. She was heavily loaded
and when the tide was out men walked out
to her dry-shod and carried the cargo out
on their backs. The mishap arose from the
new master of the vessel not keeping in the
proper channel. The vessel was not ma
terially injured, and will be floated off at
the spring tide.
Union-Journal: In the name of English,
pnre and nndefiled, we ask our elders and
betters of the newspaper fraternity to drop
"pants" the word, of course and take up
"trousers. We ask of them even more,
(without pedantry) omit the gratuitous
lady" from tha oft published "widow
lady." A woman's misfortune is expressed
by a word that admits of bnt one sex
widow.
A former resident of the east, in a letter
to an eastern paper among other thing
says: "JNot bearing from you people fur
some time, I take pleasure in saying I am
still in Oregon and there is but one thing I
regret and that is that I did not come here
long before I did. I wish further to say to
those who have took the pains to read upon
Oregon that the description does not flatter
the state in the least.
Telephone-BegUter: The preliminary ex
amination of Harrison Green was held be
fore Justice B. F. Rhodes of this city in the
court house on b nday last. McCaia & Ma
gers appeared for the defei.se and Butler &
Sibley of Dallas and U. U. Linden appeared
for tbe prosecution. .Nothing new was de
veloped in the case. The justice held him
on the charge of manslaughter. The bonds
were fixed at $5000: this was immediately
furnished by K L. Bewly and D. W. Ral
ston.
Exchange: Probably no attempt at ma
chine politics has called forth such a large
amount of editorial ability in opposition to
it than tbe midwinter convention in New
York. This is clearly the machine of David
B. Hill, and while one of the greatest Dem
ocratic leaders, the Democratic people and
the Democratic newspapers of this country
thiuk more of their principles than of the
man who claims to represent them. We do
not know of a Democratic paper, great or
small, that has endorsed the late movements
of Hilt.
Fall River Ncics: Tfiat must have been a
queer old conger who took out the iirst
book ever issued by the JNewburypoi t Insti
tution for Savings, seventy years ago, and
never cared enough about it to look after
tbe interect, which amounted in that time
to 898 on the original deposit of $20. No
more deposits were ever made by him in
addition to the original $20. It would
seem that he bad no interest in the interest,
neither was it bis principle to look alter the
principal.
Teleplione-Begiiler ; Considerable work in
the printing line goes away from this city
which should be done here. In most in
stances it can be done as well and cheaper
than where it is done. If newspaper men
purchased, groceries, hardware, etc., away
from home simply because they could get
them cheaper or of better quality there
would be a great kick coming from our bus
iness men, and it would be right. We are
a community and live upon each other.
Tbe believers in reciprocity now have a
chance to practice what they preach.
Eugene Guard, 23d: This morning B. J.
Pengra instituted a suit in the circuit court
against Almon Wheeler for the sum of
$8189. Both the parties are well-known
residents of Springfield. The items for
which the plaintiff sues the defendant are
made up as toliows: $2500 for rent; $2875
tor use of water; $24 for rent of land; $600
for damages to waste, wear and dam at mill;
$250 tor damages to head gate and banks ot
race; $60 for damages' to mam dam; $1000
for damages in wasting water; $1000 for use
of race in holding saw logs; $500 lor dam
ages to race in holding eaw logs. Attorneys
L. Biyeu, A. C. Woodcock, of Eugene, aud
George Id. Williams, of Portland, ap; ear
for Mr. Pengra.
The Medal Contest.
From Thursday's Daily.
A large number gathered at the Court
house last evening to witness the rendition
of the Dumorest medal contest jirogramine.
The contestants were well up in their differ
ent numbers, and displayed admirable
training. Following is tbe programme as
rendered. .
Song service, led by Congregational choir
Anthem
Beading ol Scripture -Prayer
Son?, "Onward Christian Soldiers"
T In the Bushel or in the Jug
2 The Rumseller's Legal Hights
8 Our National Curse
4 A Black Eye, for Lager Beer, and a Bier for
Lager
Song, "Good by. My Little Lady"
6 How to Cuitail the Liquor Traffic
6 A Plea for th- Fatherland
7 Tbe Deacon's Sunday School Sermon
8 Bovs of America
9 The Two Fires
- Anthem
Decision of judges and presentation of medal.
Benediction
Messrs. A. S. Bennett, Troy Shelley and
Dr. Sutherland were appointed judges, and
after a short deliberation, decided that the
medal be awarded to Miss Nona Rowe, who
recited 'The Two Fires."
As has been previously announced, the
proceeds are for the benefit of the free read
ing room. It is hoped that in the near fu
ture another contest will be given, as last
night's entertainment was heartily enjoyed
by all present.
Ho Oregon.
They will all know that there is a Wash
ington, a Montana, a Colorado, a California
and so on, bnt they will not know that
there is an Oregon by anything the state as
a state-does at the World's fair, says the
Baker Blade. The pareimoniousness of the
bosses who kept the appropriation down,
will make the state ridiculous. The acts of
the last legislature has disgraced Oregon.
No class of citizens outside of a few bosses
asked for stinginess in regard to a World's
fair appropriation and there was no excuse
for the course taken. Tbe last legislative
session was the most invaluable to the state
that ever assembled in Oregon.
Letters Advertised.
The following is the list of letters re
maining in The Dalles postoffice uncalled
for Saturday, February 27, 1892. .Persons
calling for these letters will please give
tbe date on which they were advertised. .
Uieenwald, Felix
Harrison, Newt
Isaac, Geo (3) "
Mendenhall, E J
Rigby. J W
Seipber, Mrs Annie
Ward, W H
Wallace, P T
Workentine, C H
Harvey, Miss L E
Holt, Miss AD
Leabo, Mrs A E
M ontgomery, Harmon
Richardaon.RevSWP
Tremble, F .
Ward, H B
Weatberford, Mrs B
Wolff, Ermel. :
M. T. Nolan. P. M.
Watches and Clocks.
Mr. Stacey Shown, tbe jeweler, has re
cently added a complete line of clocks and
watches of the latest patterns. Any one
desinng good time-k c. rs, either for the
house or for the pocket, can procure the
best by calling oa bim at bis place of busi
ness, with Byrne, Floyd ft Co., corner of
Second and Union streets, "
'Wnen Baby was sick, we gave her Castcsia,
When she was a Child, she cried for Caatoria,
When she became Kiss, she clung to Caatoria, -When
alfhaii Children, aha gTDMmrMt,
Eeport of Teaohers' Institute.
Boyd, Oregon, Feb. 23, 1892.
Editor Twss-Houstainsbr:
By request ot Supt. Shelley I send yon a
renort of onr loeal teachers' institute held
in Dufur during the 19th and 20th mat.
Sickness has delayed and shortened the re
port.
The following teachors were present:
Aaron Frazier. Edwin H. Merril. P. P. Un
derwood, H. M. Pitman, J. A. Haylock,
Maggie Kays, Ed. Hinman, Kate Cronin,
Esther Menefee, Louis P. Dorais, Margaret
Daly and M. A. Chamberlin,
The attendance on the part of the citizens
of Dufur and vicinitv was good, with the
exception of the forenoon of the second day.
There seems to be but one conclusion on
the part of every one, and that is that jt
was one of the best institutes ever held in
this county. It was certainly the most
pleasant and harmonious that I have at
tended. The lectures, talks and papers,
given and read, showed conclusively that
the teachers present are wide awake and
progressive.
Tbe following are some of the most im
portant points emphasized during the insti
tute:
1. The necessity of more thorough in
struction in fundamental principles.
2. The importance of studying the ca
pacity of the child mind, and then seeing
that the instruction was not too advanced
for it.
3. To alwavs go from the known to the
unknown.
4. That au intellectual education with
out a physical education is wrong, and that
tbe education of both mental and physical
natures without a correct moral training is
worse than useless.
It was nrged that teachers have tbe best
of opportunities for giving moral instruc
tion, and they were strongly nrged to de
vote more time and earnest thought to this
part of their work.
Prof. Frazier and many ot his pupils ex
erted themselves to entertain the institnte
with music, and succeeded. The musical
talent of Dufur, outside of Prof. Fraziers
school, laid tbe teachers and visitors under
lasting obligations by furnishing some of
their most entertaining pieces to enliven
tbe evening sessions.
The citizens of Dufur geneiously enter
tained both teachers and visitors free of
charge. P. P. Underwood.
British Emigration.
The Dalles, Feb. 24, IS92.
Editor TmES-MoUKTAixssa:
To those of your readers who take any
interest in knowing the perfidious course
the British government is and has been
taking lu landing at the expense of the
Enalioh government the convicts of Eng
land, Ireland and Scotland upon this con
tinual, aad thus turning upon us the de
pruyod casuouts of English life, I want
to ask them to read the report of tbe
United States commission, selected and
sent to foreign countries to investigate the
course pursued by the emigration officials
of such countries; but, by a means, the
perfidious dastardly course pursued by
Great Britain. -
Commissioner Cross says he found pos
itive evidence of a systematic course of
Great Britain's lending convicts upon our
shores. That he has positive proof that
England, Ireland and Scotland during tbe
last eleven years has maintained a wide
spread systematic plan for landing in the
United States the ex-convicts of their goy-
ernment,furnishing money to pay passage
and allowing each person to have $12.50
on being allowed to land here. Commis
sioner Cross has ' proof that in 1870 there
was 20,000 ex-convicts landed here by the
British government, in 1871 20,000 and in
1891 12,000 conyicts departed under this
perfidious plan.
Let onr people think of this high-toned
national act done on the sly, and a little
money given each one if he clears the
land here. We need courts of justice and
ciyil laws to protect what is here before
opening free all we have to the thief and
cut throat of Great Britain.
Moke if Wanted.
A Fruitless Search.
Albany Exchange.
A. J. Hill, brother of the nntortunate
youth, J. T. Hill, who was lost in the
mountains and perished in the snow in at
tempting to go from Galesville to the San
tiam mines, December last, returned Tues
day to Albany, from the search for his re
mains. All they fonnd were the snowshoes
of the criissmg . young man. They were
leaning fl against a tree, and on the under
side thl lletter, -nnder date of December
26th, aTfy1 written by young Hill, was
found:
"I have missed the trail, and it is storm
ing, so I fear J can't find it. I can't use
my snowshoes any further. I don't think
I am far from the trail. If 1 can't find it, I
will try and follow this out. If 1 fail, hunt
for me down stream. May God help me
tliroisgb. To my friends."
It is thought he perished near by, but the
snow is yet five feet deep and the remains
could not be found. His father, B. J. Hill,,
has arrived from Illinois and will renew the
search as soon as the snow partially disap
pears. '
A Pleasant Surprise.
The Dalees, Feb. 24, 1892.
Editor Tuf US-Mount aixrrs:
Mrs. Maud Fowler was the happy re
cipient of a pleasant surprise party at her
residence last evening. The Woman's Re
lief Oorps and quite a number of other
ladies met at Mrs. Patterson's and from
there repaired to Mrs.' Fowler's to the
great surprise of that lady. Twenty-three
ladies were present, but to save space and
time I will omit the names; but suffice to
say quite an enjoyable time was had in
playing games and having a general
social time. ' Light refreshments were
seryed in the form ot lovely cake and
fruit. At the hour of ten the ladies dis
persed to their separate homes, all feeling
happier for the hours spent in social chat
with one another.
One who was thehb.
Where He Preached.
A clergyman not long since observed a
horse jockey trying to take in a simple
gentleman by imposing upon him a
broken-winded horse for a sound one.
The parson, taking the gentleman aside,
told him to be cautious of the person be
was dealing with. The gentleman de
clined the purchase, and the jockey, quite
nettled, observed :
. "Parson, I had much rather hear you
preach than to see you priyately interfere
between man and man in this manner."
"Well," replied the parson, "if you had
been where you ought to have been last
Sunday, you might have heard me
preach."
"Where was that P' inquired the jockey.
"In the stale prison," returned the cler
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Astoria Tali: Inquiry regarding there
ported loss of the little shooner Cutter,
which leit Neah Bay for this port over a
month ago, disclosed the fact that there
were bnt two men aboard ol her when she
ailed from Neah Bay. She was in com
mand of Captain H. E. Kemp, wbo was ac
companied by a aailor from this city. H.
Ackerman, wbo left this city with her, was I
accidentally shot in the arm while taking
shotgun down from the roof of the cabin
and was left in the hospital at Port Angeles.
Kemp wrote a letter to Mr. Benson, of this
city, a few days before he sailed stating
that he would come to Astoria at once to fit
out for a sealing cruise. While it is almost
certain that the little craft went down in
the storm which made such havoc among
tbe vessels the latter part of January, yet
Benson thinks that she may possibly turn
up all right. The Cutter has been a tort of
a hoodoo to the men connected with her,
She was started by a man named Turner,
who lost his lile in a storm off Shoalwater
bay: before the craft was done," and from all
appearances his successor has met the same
fate. She was fitted out by B. Benson for
fishing and sealing, and owned by Jehu Pe
terson, both of Astoria. No insurance.
W. W. Statesman: A young man named
Ed Birch, while hunting in the Blue mount
ains several days ago, had a very exciting
time with a cougar. While walking through
the timber he discovered a female cougar
and a cub lying across the path, and raising
the gun to his shoulder he tired and killed
them both. He afterwards walked up to
where the dead animals lay and was exam
ining them, hen suddenly the male cougar,
who bad been hiding in a tree, sprang upon
Birch and then a fierce straggle began. The
cougar imbedded his claws and teeth into
Birch's right armi The man endeavored to
shake tbe furions animal off, but be was
unable to do so. Finally he was enabled to
secure-his hunting knife aud succeeded in
stabbing the animal in the side several
times, until death ensued. Iu the struggle
Mr. Birch's arm was very badly lacerated,
and be came tn the city for medical treat
ment, and is at present stopping with some
relatives below town. Mr. Birch is the
same gentleman who had 80 narrow an es
cape from death while endeavoring to kill a
bear in the mountains last tall.
Union-Journal: A special dispatch dated
Tuesday says a shooting scrape occurred
in Pendleton early that morning in wnicn
Phillip Craig, an employe in the Union Pa
cific round house, was seriously if not fatal
ly injured. Craig, Wm. Westfall and S.
Dolsen were playing a game of cards called
"loo" in the Germania saloon, when a dis
pute arose about tbe "ante." Craig wbo is
a large man, struck vveauaii ana iney
clinched. Before the bystanders had time
to interfere. Westfall pulled bis revolver and
discharged it, the bullet entering Craig's
left groin. By this time a policeman had
arrived and placed Westfall nnder arrest.
Craig was taken to his home and attended
by a physician who probed for the ball but
was nnable to locate it. At present the
patient is resting easily, but his condition is
considered dangerous. Westfall was ex
amined before a justice of the peace and
placed under $500 bonds to appear before
the grand jury.
Astoria Daily Talk: The following is the
verdict of the coroner's jury on the body of
Herman -Krantz, the. tailor, who was miss
ing tor a week and found in the bay last
Saturday: "We the undersigned coroner's
jury, summoned to ascertain the cause of
the death of one Herman Krautz, find as
follows: That the said Hermau Krautz, in
our opinion, came to bis death by a fall on
his bead through the roadway or street car
line' between tbe White Swan aod City
Limits saloons on the evening of the 14th
of February, 1892. We find that said road
way is in a very unsafe condition, the
planks in various places being too short and
not extending to tbe railway on the side of
said roadway, leaving holes large enough to
admit of a person falling through the same,
and find further that since the first of the
year three peisons haye fallen through said
roadway."
- They say when Jim Hill, tbe railway
magnate, was in Spokane he was approach
ed by an individual who requested bim to
give $100 for charitable purposes. "I will
give $500, on one condition," said Mr. Hill.
"What is that?" "Yon most make out a
receipt for that amonnt and give it to me.
Then you must keep it a profound secret
until x 8've yoa the privilege of making it
public." The local philanthropist agreed to
the conditions, but inquired why Mr. Hill
wanted the donation suppressed. He re
plied: "I'll send the bill to David B. Hill,
of New York, and tell him they mistook
me for bim, aud in a political year I know
he would only be too glad to contribute to
the cause of charity. I am satisfied be will
refund the sum. Charity will be benefitted
and I shall lose nothing."
Huntington Herald: From W. C. Jones,
manager of the P. L. S. Co., we learn that
the snows haye not at any time during this
winter exceeded 14 inches in Harney conn
ty. He thinks that on tbe average abont
8 inches pre vailed. In the White Horse
country, east of Stein's mountain, snow haa
not laid on the ground more than one day
at a time during tbe entire winter. Stock
of all kinds is in good condition . and the
gentleman says if winter breaks within tbe
next twenty days the loss of stock will be
very light. Indications are good for an
unusually large number of beef cattle to
come from the Harney country this spring.
With prices fair when delivered at the rail
way, the .cattle . industry will pnt a large
amonnt of money in circulation throughout
this section.
Exchange. Between now and tbe presi
dential election tbe prohibitionists of Ore
gon say that they will conduct a vigorous
campaign.- Messrs. Wolfenbarger and Huc
kins will set the ball rolling and conduct a
aeries of meetings throughout the state.
They will visit the following places: Ash
land, Medford, Grants Pass, Roaeburg,
Eugene, Albany, Lebanon, Salem, Oregon
City, Wood burn. Baker City, La Grande,
Tbe Dalles, McMinnyilie, Corvallis, Mon
mouth, Dallas, Newberg, Portland and As
toria. Mr. Wolfenbarger comes from Ne
braska, and has the reputatiou of being an
able and eloqnent speaker, while Mr. Hoc
kins is a fine singer and will add much to
the interest of the meetings.
Grant's Pass is afflicted with "shows' of
a certain kind that are cot desirable in any
community, and this is the notice it gives
one of them: "A man and woman with a
dog and two moneys stayed in town a few
days last week. They ' gave a show at tbe
opera bouse, bnt tbe first night the affair
was pronounced by some 'snide,' and by
others 'rocky.' The next evening the door
keeper took in $2.50, which he handed back
to its owners and turned off the lights. . The
little monkeys looked comical as they rode
around the streets on the back of a rather
mangy-looking dog of tbe 'sooner' breed,
but tbe thing didn't 'pan out' in Grant's
Pass and the outfit left sadder, wiser aud
poorer."
Tbe Huntington, Indiana, Breeder's Guide
says Oregon seems to be a pretty good state
for the raising and manufacturing of wool.
Tbe Eagle Woolen Mills, of Brownsville,
consume over 325,000 pounds of wool per
year, and over 700 cords of wood. They
employ an average of fifty-five bands, at
cost of over $25,000 annually. The Thos.
Kay mill, of Salem, uses from 340,000 to
400,000 pounds of wool per vear, consumes
860 cords of wood, employs fifty-seven per
sons, aud pays $20,000 per year in wages.
This country does not grow half the wool
consumed, and yet we sometimes wonder
what tbe future of sheep husbandry ii to
be.
County Treasurer's Botice.
All county warrants registered prior to
July 7. 1888, will be paid if presented at
my office. Interest cease from and after
this date. Gio. Ruoh,
Treaa. Wasco Co.
The Dalles, Feb. 24, 1S92. 4w
TELEGKAPHIC.
The Silver Caucus.
Washington, Feb. 25. Tbe net result
of the Democratic caucus tonight, called
by Hurler and other anti-silver men
seems to be the silver question is about
where it was before tbe caucus. Tbe
free silver men are evidently in the ma
jonty, but the minority is unwilling to
bo bound by tbe caucus action. Tbe
resolution submitted to the caucus by
autis declares in favor of tbe continued
use of gold and silver as money, and un
alterable opposition to aov legislation
wbich will drive either metal out of gen
erai circulation. Jj urtlier.'that in justice
to the Democratic party, aod with due
consideration for general business, tbe
industrial and financial interests of tbe
nation, it is - deemed tbe duty of tbe
Democratic members to deler definite
action on tbe subject of free coinage until
tbe question of its wisdom and justice is
distinctly made in tbe elections of 1892.
Although tbe Democratic senators were
invited to attend tbe conference, Butler,
of South Carolina, was tbe only one who
came. Tbe proceedings opened with a
speech by Harter. In accordance witb
the programme, the free silver men then
put tbe question to the aotis, whether or
not tbey would agree to be bound by tbe
caucus proceedings! After some discus
sion it was agreed that those attending
tbe conference were free to vote as tbey
cuoose. mana .onerea a resolution in
structiog tbe committee on rules to bring
in a special order fining March 25 as tbe
a ate the silver bill should be taken tin
Warner, of New lork. raised a point of
uruer, out was overruiea.
Bland, Bryan, Fowler and Hooker
spoke in favor of tbe resolution. Wil
liams, of Massachusetts, opposed it. pre
dicting disaster to tbe Democrats in the
East. Fowler said tbe report that New
Jersey could not be carried on a tree
silver platform was untrue. New Jersey
be said was a Democratic state, regard
less of the silver question. Herbert, of
Alabama, urged a delay, and thought the
interests of tbe party would be served
by not passing the bill now. Pierce, of
leunessee, maintained free coinage was
strong with tbe people, and would gain
tbe party votes. West Virginia, North
Carolina and Virginia were close states.
in wbich the party stands the chance of
losing tbe presidential election if tbe
people's demand for free coinage was not
met. Wilcox, of Connecticut; Lynch,
of Wisconsin ; Englisb.of New Jersey, and
McKinney, ot New Himshire, spoke
against the bill and tbe resolution. Tbe
debate grew tiresome, and Oats, of Ala
bama, said be had assurance that tbe
committee on rules would, if tbe bill and
resolution were not adopted, briog in a
rule making tbe Bland bill a specia
order. He saw no advantage in a row
niong tbe Democrats. The caucus final
ly adjourned and this leaves tbe matter
with the rules committee to decide
whether or not a special order will be
brought in.
Again the JEarih. Tremble.
San Diego, Cal., Feb. 25. Tbe earth
quake wbich visited Southern California
just before iniduight Tuesday was the
worst San Diego ever experienced, and
seems to have been more severe the fur
ther south it progressed. In this city a
large number of buildings wore cracked
and the piaster dislodged, although no
bouses were shaken down. In a jewelry
store on Fifth street a large ornamental
lamp was thrown from ils case, and,
crashing through a show case, did
about $200 damage. So far as knowu no
one was burt. Reports outside tbe city
say tbat tbe church and ecboolhouse in
Paradise valley, wbich were built on
stilts, were thrown down and almost
totally demolished. A telephone message
from Campo, on the border of tbe desert
in tbe soutbtast part of tbe county, says
that tbe first sbock, wbich occurred at
1 :21 p. x., was preceded by loud rumbl
ing, like tbe sound of distant thunder.
several sharp tremblings lollowed in
quick succession. Tbe rumblings and
shocks kept up at intervals of twenty
minutes or more through the night until
53 a. m., when a fearful sbock with
vibrations lasting twenty-five seconds,
and accompanied by local rumblings,
caused tbe inhabitants to rush out of
their bouses in terror. At Jamul tbe
walls of tbe stone kilns at tbe cement
works were cracked and other damage
done. Rumblings, have been heard all
day in tbe bills and the mountains here
abouts, and tbe inhabitants are panic
stricken. Messages from Lower Califor
nia are to the effect tbat Eosenada,
Alamo and San Quentin experienced the
severest Bhocks within tbe memory of
tbe oldest inhabitant. At Ensenada
buildings swayed to and fro and tbe peo
pie rushed into the streets, frightened by
tbe unusual noises wbich followed the
seismic disturbance. Tbe mining town
of Alamo was also severely shaken, and
at San Quentin tbe Peninsular' railway
came in tor considerable damage to its
roadbed. Reports from tbe latter place
say tbe shocks were simply unparalrlled
in duratiou, lasting fully seventy seconds.
Yeans Harlow's Bad jJrcak.
Valparaiso, February, 25. Judge of
Crimea Noguera is conducting an investi
gation into tbe authorship of certain
dispatches to a New York newspaper
from this city. The agent of tbe com
pany was summoned to testify. He said
that tbe messages were signed Reamy.
Tbis Is declared to have been tbe assumed
name of Lieutenent Harlow, tbe world's
fair commissioner to Chili. Valparaiso
papers tonight publish tbe facta in tbe
case and say that tbey cannot understand
why Liemennat Harlow, sent to Chili on
a mission of peace on account of the
world's fair, should spread such fiery
news in tbe United States. Tbe; express
tbe bope tbat the directors of tbe world's
fair and the United States government
will take cognizance of Lieutenent Har
low's actions. 'Ibe telegraph managor
also testified tbat Lieutenent Hai low. re
ceived messages under tbe name of
Reamy at the United States consulate.
Public opinion is considerably excited
against him and Consul McCreery. Lieu
tenent Harlow has all along denied send
ing any news abroad, while Consul Mc
Creery has stated publicly tbat be was
not aware Harlow was doing anything ot
the kind.
Am Opest Defiswee.
New Yobk, Feb. 25.Col. Robert G.
IogersoK, wbo has just returned from a
western tour, announced yesterday bis
determination to institute libel proceed
ings against tbe Rev. A. C. Dixon, ot the
Hansan Place Baptist church, Brooklyn.
Tbis action is the result of some charges
made a few days ago by Mr. Dixon.whot
is said, alleged tbat Colonel Ingersoll ad
vocated tbe distribution of obscene liter
ature. Colonel Ingersoll demanded a
retraction of the pastor's utterance, and
the latter replied with an open letter, in
tbe course of wbicb be said : "I did not
use in my address ot Januajy 81st the
words you quote, but I should have said
them -or something like tbem, if,, in tbe
press of time, tbey bad not escaped my
mind. I believe, sir, that tbese charges
against you are true, and if yon desire- to
test tbem before a court of justice I will
be happy indeed to represent the purity
of tbis country as against tbe defenders
and propagators of obscene literature." -
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