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aUTAl.'BiiK. Volume XXX
" CONSOLIDATED 1882.
THE DALLES,. OKEGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1892.
NUMBER 33.
PRINTED EVERY SATURDAY
John Michell, Editor and Proprietor
" TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
Sine copy, one year ,
Single copy bix months
eyrTerms strlctlv in advance
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' Entered at the Pottoffice at The DaUet, Or., at second
Clan Matter for inuwiuHun utrmyn
. LIST OF STATE AND COUNTY OFFICIALS.
Governor.., '....a. Pennover
Secretary of State w- McBride
Treasurer Pbuhp Meutchan
Superintendent of Public Instruction., t. B. ilcfciroy
I J. N. Dolph
Senators........:. 1 J. H. Mitchell
Congressman..
State Trinter..
B. Hermann
Frank Baker
CUDSTI.
Sheriff ...
Clerk ,
Treasurer'.....
Commissioner
Assessor;... .
. D. L. Cates
J. B.Crossen
..Geo. Ruch
Krank Kincaid
. ..John E. Barnett
Surveyor...
E. F. Sharp
Superintendent of Public Schools.
Coroner .-
. . Troy Shelley
William Michel
Professional C rda.
"QR. H. LOGAN.
. Physician and Surgeon, -
Orncs:
Booms S kid 3 in Land Office Building
Q C. HOLLISTER,
Physician ftnd Surgeon,
Booms over Dallea National Bank.
Office hours 10 A.M. to 14 M., and from 2 o P.M.
' Residence West end of Third street.
jR. S. B. WALTER.
Physician and Surgeon.
Diseases of Children -a speciality. Erskinsville.
Sherman Co., Oregon.
-QR. I. C. TAYLOR,
Physician and Surgeon.
Room No. 1, over Fonts & Wilson's, in Jackson
House, The Dalles. Or. - Janiu
JQR. W. E. RINEHART,. ,
Phvsician and Surgeon,
-. Room 1, Chapman Block, over Nielsen's store!
Office hours 10 to 12 A M and 2 to 4, 7 to 8PM
Residence on Union Street corner ol Mnth.
T
SIITIIKRLAND, M.
C. M., Trinity
: l . University. Toronto: F. T. M.
University
C.; M. u. v.
and S, Ontario;
Physician and Surgeon.
- Omci Chapman Block, rooms 8 and 4.
Kksidikcs Judge Thornbury'i, Second street,
urric Hours 10 to 12 a. M.; 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P.
JK. . F. TIJCKKB,
DENTIST.
r Office over Prench & Co.'s Bank.
-Niirous, Oxid and TitiUzed Ca
painless extracting.
en for
JR. O. D. DOANE,
Physician and Surgeon,
OFFICE Rooms S and 6 ChaDman Block.
RESIDENCE No. 23 Fourth Street, one block south
of court house.
Office hours 9 to 12 A M, 2 to 5 and 7 to 8 P M.
J. B. OOSDOK. I. W. CONDCI.
(0ND0N A CONDON, " ,
Attorneys at Law. ,
Office rOn Court street, opposits the Id Court
House, The Dalles, Or.
A.
S. BENNETT,
Attorney at Law,
Office, in Schanrio's building, upstairs.
The Dalles
Oregon.
y H. WILSON,
Attorney at Law,
Rooms 62 and S3, New Togt Block,
,' , The Dalles, -' - - -
Oregon
1. I. STOET.
V. L. BSADSHAW.
s
TORY & BRADSHAW,
Attorneys at Law
' The Dalles,. Oregon.
KOONTZ,
J.
Beal Estate.
Insurance and
Loan A stent. -
Agents for the Scottish Union and National In
' urance company of Edinburgh, Scotland, Capita
30,000,000.
Valuable Farms near the City to sell on easy
' erms.
Office over Post Office. The Dalles, Or.
yyK. J. ROBERTS, '
Civil Engineer and Surveyor
Office in Ruch's building, corner of Second and
Washington streets.
Address Box 107, The Dalles, Or.
J M. HUNTINGTGN & CO,
Title, Abstracts, Real Estate and Fire
, INSOUANCE.
The only abstracts of titles in Wasco County.
139 SECOND STREET, THE DALLES, OR.
-yy ILLIAM BLUM,
THE DALLES. OREGON.
' Flans for -buildings drafted, and estimates given.
Ail letters coming to me through the post office will
receive prompt attention.
Thompson's Addition
' TO
DALLES CITY.
low Ready 'for Sale on Easy "Terms.
.Now Is the timelto buy while
PRICES ARE LOW.
This tract has been surveyed and platted in acre
tracts with convenient streets and avenues and so
, arranired that purchasers can get one block or sev
eral acres in a body. The land is comparatively
, level, soil excellent, water easily obtained, location
, pleasant, beautiful and easy to access and Joins the
itv immediately on the east. -
Title U. S. Patent. Warranty Deeds.
' - . - FOB BALE BY -. '
Ifo Dalles Land and Improvement Co.
For particulars apply at the office of the Company
Rooms 7 and .8, Land Office Building;, The Dalles, Or.
. ' COME AND SEE THE PROPERTY.
' THORNBURY & HUDSON,
.. - . Real Estate Agents.
Denny, Rice & Co.
Vcol & Commission Merchants
610 Atlantic Ave., Boston. -
fy ch advances made on consignment.
WATER NOTICE.
ON AND AFTER APRIL 1st, parties patting
in or usirg waver closets wiih a eontinuous
stream of water will be charged Sb per month; pat
ent shutoffs at the old rate. "
Miscellaneous
. Oregon live stock
o MUTUAL
INDEMNITY ASSOCIATION
Home office Ashland, Jackson county, Or.
JHLARSEN, AGENT, THE DALLES, OR
Will insure against all diseases or accidents, or any
cause of death or total disability, except by the
cruel or careless act of the owner.
Any disease or accident which rend rs the animal
unfit for work or use Is considered total 1 sability
and the full amount of the policy wnl be pam. In
urance beirins from the date of makintr out polL-y
Animals under tea years old can be insured for
two years.
Terms reasonable and within the reach of al own
intr valuable cnttle, horses or sheen. No insurance
taken on stock on the range.
WUI examine any subject on application in any part
of -Eastern Oregon. Insurance jjiven for three-
fourths of the value of the animal.
Office, Second St., near the Old Mint
P. O. Box 347. J. H. LARSEN, The Dalles.
HE OLD E8TABUSHED
COLUMBIA BREWERY
Second St., East End,
AUGUST BTJOHLER, PBOP. '
. Has been refitted throughout with the
LATEST IMPROVED MACHINERY
r And is now manufacturing the
Best Keg and 3ottled Beer
and Porter
In Eastern Oregon .
Mr. Buchler always aims to adopt the latest brew
in? apparatus and will furnish his customers bes
equal to any markej: wtl
A. A. BEOWN
Keeps -
A FULL ASSORTMENT
mm his,
' AND PROVISIONS,
Soecia! Prices to Cash Buyers.
Re-openeif at No. 109, Union Street
First Building north of Court House,
VVjl remoye on of about November 1st to
the first door east of Crandall ft Burgett'a
furniture store No. 170, Second street.
SALOON.
DAN BAKER, Prop'r.
Near the Old Mint, Second St;
THE DALLES, : OR.
Keeps on band the best
Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
FREE LUNCH EVERY EVENING.
C. N. TH0RNBURY.
T. A. HUDSON,
TflORNBDRY & HUDSON, ,
Write Fire, Life & Accident
INSURANCE
IsLoTie-y to Loan
on RealEstate, Chattel and Personal security.
Will attend to aU kinds oj Land business be
fore the U. S. Land Office. .
Rooms 1 and 8, op-stairs, U. S. Land Office building,
THE DALLES, OREGON.
Charles F. Lauer.
' Proprietor of the.
Second St. Fddtry and Fish Market
Will always keep on sale
Puget Sound Fish,
Chickens, Turkey,
Also, Provisions, Candies, Tobacco
and Cigars.
Leave your orders, as they willlj receive prompt
tention.
HEJiJlY L. KUCK,
." Manufacturer of and dealer in
Harness and Saddlery,
Second St,, near Moody's Warehouse,
THE DALLES, - . OREGON
A 11
efl&et I on
aranteed to dive Ss
CITY BAKERY
-AND-
Second and Union Streets.
A. L. NEWMAN, Proprietor
i THE DALLES
Marble Works,
C. J. Smith, Prop'r.
2tay at Same and Save Freights and Agents'
Commissions.
Lock Box 218.
THE DALLES OREGON.
S. EVANS.
Successor to 8peichinger Bros.
Wholesale and Be tail Dealer in
Fine Confectionery, Nuts,
Fruits, Tobmecw. Citrax, Etr.
Proprietor of the
QTJAIilCrt DAIRY,
. The Dilles, Oregon
O.T.THOMPSON,
A.W. FARGHER.
THOMPSON & FARGHER,
"wool mm
FAMILY GROCERIES
General Blacksmiths,
Near Mint building, Second St. .
Horae-Shodlne and General Jobbing
- a Speciality-
' Pricee reasonable and to suit the times.
- -
Banks.
The Dalles National Bank,
OF DALLES CITY, OR.
President,.
Cashier, ...
7 17
..-it, ll JUUUUJ,
...M. A. Moody
General Banking Business Transacted.
Sight Exchanges sold on
NEW YORK,
SAN FRANCISCO,
PORTLAND, OR
t3 Collections made on favorable terms at all ac
ceasible ointa
J. 8. SCHENCK,
H. M. BEALL,
fragment.
Cashier.
THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
OF THE DALLES.
(Successor to)
SCHENCK & BEALL. BANKERS,
TRANSACTS A REGULAR BANKING BUSINESS
BUY AND SELL EXCHANGE.
COLLECTIONS CAREFULLY MADE AND
J PROMPTLY ACCOUNTED FOR..
DRAW ON NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO AND
rUKTJj.YMD.
Directors t
D P Tbpmpsos, Ed H Williams,
1 S SCHIHCK, G SOROS A LlKBl,
H M Bull.
feh
Miscellaneous
S. L. YOUNG,
(Successor to E. Beck.
Dulek-TralnrWATCHES
'net
SERVICE
in
Used
the
cognized
. the
Coast Bnr-
it: In u
BEST. Bold
NaTBl Ob
in Drincin&l
dties&towna
y exclusive
Locomotive
ervatorr
Engineers Con
Arants lleamntf
ductors and other
jewelers), with a
BaUwar
Jhej
juu warrantr.
-DEALER IN-
Jewelry, j
DIAMONDS SILVERWARE, ETC.
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry Repaired
AND WARRANTED.
Second Street. THE DALLES, OR.
THE BALDWIN
Cor. Court and Front Streets,
THE DALLES, : : OREGON.
fines, Lipors mi Cigars.
None but the Best Quality of Liquors and
the Best Brands of Cigars on sale. .
Kentucky Straight Whisky
From $3 jo $5 Per Gallon.
A. BETTINGEN, JR., Proprietor.
F 8.
GUNNING.
: '
J. D. HOCKMAN.
Gunning & Hocfanan
,' GENERAXi .
Blacksmiths.
In the new shop on Second street, first blacksmith
shop east of French A Co.'s brick block.
Horse-Shoeing a Specialty.
All kinds of work in iron, whether of sgricultuial
Implements or vehicles, doue in the moat mechan
ical style, and satisfaction guaranteed. jan2wkv -
R. E. Saltmarshe
AT THB
East EDO STOCK TURDS,
WILL PAT THE
HighestCash Price for
Hay and Grain.
DEALER IN LIVE STOCK.
H. GLENN,
Is again at his old stand and has on hand
FINEST BRAND OF
ENGLISH CEMENT
Tanks of all sizes, from 1000 to 40,000 gallons, made
to oroer.
VT Contracts for all kinds of build ing
taken at .the lowest fitrores.
$10 KEWAED.
LOST A BAT. MARE, three veers eld, branded
something similar to a Z en left shoulde r;
weight 1112 pounds. Tbe above reward wiu oe
paid to any one iriviaK me information that will lead
to her recovery. JAMES MULCDRE
eeo uenaon, irr.
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-AT-
81 Third Street.
J. O. MACK.
WHOLEHA LE
Liqoiir Dealer
FRENCH'S BLOCK.
Seoond Street . - The BaUea
mr & ikV ncrfriw sa ,fa.
Sewing
TELEGEAPHIC.
IIj sterious Crime Xear Spokane
Spokane, Wash., March 18. The de
tails of what appears to be one of the
most mysterious and villainous murders
ever committed in this country came to
light at Rockford,a town forty miles from
this city, to-day. ' William Thurman, A
L. Richardson and Mrn. Thurman are
missing, and indications are that Thur
man was murdered by bis wife and her
paramour, who then took to iligbt
Richardson is a worthless, drunken fel
low, whose children have been a charge
upon the county, but be succeeded in
gaining the affections of Mrs. Thurman
who bud always been considered a mod
wife. Thurman protested and ejected
Rxbardson from his bouse, but the
woman took his part, and allowed him to
visit her whenever Thurman was absent.
There appears to have been a great deai
of strife between husband aua wife, and
his life was threatened, for be recently
ook c lunsel with friends relative to the
steps he oupbt to take to protect himself,
but concluded that it was better to avoid
the publicity of courts. As Thurman
had not been seen for gome time, Mon
day two of bis brothers went to bis place,
Ttiity found it deserted, the doors barred
from the lnsiae and the windows nailed
up. the fugitives evidently having eS'
caped through a small bole in the floor
in one corner of the kitchen. In a cup
board wag found a bottle of strychnine,
a portion of which bad been used. Wag
on tracks led away from the house.
These were followed and found to avoid
the regular road, passing off through the
timber. Tbey were evidently made in
the night time, for they passed over small
trees and ialien timber, ihev led down
to a small stream, down which they fol
lowed for about eighty rods. Then thev
emerged and took to the Spokane road,
where all trace was lojt. lburman s
brothers, hoping to find their biother
somewhere in the neighborhood, kept
their own counsel until today, when they
came to Rockford and reported these
facts to the officers there.
Action Upon the Colombia Kiver Im
provement BillH.
Washington, March 13. Secator
Dolph's bill to complete work on the Co
lumbia River and Senator Mitchell's bill
for a boat railway around the dalles have
both been made special orders, and will
be considered in connection with the
lump appropriation bill for the improve
ment of the Mississippi River. These
bills will pass, the senate, bnt the house
will not take any action on tbem. It will
be impossible to secure a favorable report
rom tbe bouse committee on rivers and
harbors, but it is a good thine; to have
tbe senate committed to these great
measures being done under the contract
systems; that when the time come3 the
house will look with favor on contracting
these great works, and tbe senate will be
ready to take favorable action. In tbe
bouse rivers end harbors committee Rep
resentative Hermann moved to put in an
appropriation for a portage railway
around tbe dalles. This was defeated.
The only members voting for it were
Clarke. B'anchard and Mr. Hermann.
Then Chair man Blancbard called another
to tbe chair and moved to appropriate
the sum secured by Mr. Hermann for
continuing tbe work on t-be cascades and
applying it for a portage railway around
tbe dalles. Only two members of tbe
committee, Blancbard and Clarke, voted
for this motion, .and it consequently
stands where it was before. . Tbe cascades
will receive tbe appropriation, but there
will be no portage railway around tbe
dalles. It has been a hard fight for tbe
Oregon representative, because the op
position shown bv Pennover, and bis
communications to tbe committee have
made it very bard for him to contend
against tbe large Democratic majonty on
this important committee.
Heparated by the Flood.
Louisville, Ky., March 18. Among
the residents of Johnstown, Pa., at the
time of tbe flood disaster was James
Agnew, his wife and three children. On
the day of tbe flood Agnew was at work
in tbe Cambria iron mills, while bis
family was at borne two miles down tbe
Lvelley. The flood came, many in tbe
mills were 'drowned, and tbe bouse ol
Agnew was destroyed and bis family
scattered. Tbe husband and wife made
an unsuccessful search for each other,
and finally gave tbe other up tor dead.
Mrs. Agnew was sinking in despair when
there came a letter from this city. It
was from ber brother, John Pntcbard, a
machinist at tbe Louisville & Nashville
railroad shops. He bade bis sister come
to mm, and her mother sent her means to
come. Here she lived quietly, grieving
for her lost husband. A few days ago a
letter reached tbe Pritcbard bouse and it
bore tbe Btamp of Allentown, Pa., and it
told Mrs. Agnew that her husband was
alive. When the flood swept over tbe
iron works Agnew was carried away in
tbe wreck. Down tbe river he floated
until be lost consciousness for a time.
When be reviyed rescuers were lifting
blm from a tangle of wreckage and dead
bodies. He lay in a Red Cross Society
tent for many days, unconscious, shat
tered in mind and in body. When be
recovered be could find no trace of bis
family. Finally, through the inquiries
of a priest, it was learned that the
Pntchards lived in Louisville, and Ag
new is now restored to bis family.
Kiver and Harbor.
Washington, March 20. Tbe river
and harbor bill is now completed and is
ordered reported to the bouse. Repre
sentative Hermann secured great results
for Oregon. His state aggregates more
appropriations than any state in the
Union, with tbe exception of New York.
The great canal and locks at tbe Cascades
of the Columbia receives nearly $500,000
and is placed under tbe contract system
for completion, tbe secretary of war being
authorized to contract for the whole
work, for which $1,310,000 is estimated,
exclusive of tbe sum now allowed in the
present bill, wbich becomes immediately
available. Tbe same language is used as
applies to the works at Galveston, Balti
more and Philadelphia harbors and the
great Sanlt Ste Marie canal on the lakes.
General Poe stated to tbe committee that
ths government saving on tbe "Soo"
canal will be $1,000,000 on the estimate
of $6,000,000 besides completing the
work at once. Under tbe contract system
it if expected that ships can pass through
tbe Cascade canal and locks of the Co
lombia within two years. Mr. Hermann
made a gallant and very persistent as
well as discreet struggle for the concess
ion to bis state. He firmly insisted that
if like privileges were bestowed on any
other great works of the nation, it must
now be understood that the Cascade locks
should be counted in. He stubbornly
resisted any other arrangement.
OUT OF THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
This policy will hereafter take tbe Cas
cades cnnal out of the river and harbor
bill, and Mr. Hermann thinks in too next
congress me permanent works at tee
dalles and Ccliio rapids can be under
taken and ' also placed under contract.
nuless tbe senate should come to tbe
rescue now when tbe present river and
harbor bill reaches that body. No
separate bill can possibly pass the house.
in view oi the immense sum which is now
given Oregon in tbe eeotral Mil. Tbe
items as now secured in the bill for
Oregon are as follows:,
Columbia River at the Cascades. $435,
000; Mouth of the Columbia, $300,000
Coos Bay, $210,000; Yaquina Bay $75,
000, S'Ulaw River, $10,000; Tillamook
Bay, $15,000; Lower Willamette and Co
lumbia, $50,000; Coquille jetty, $35,000
Upper Coquille River, $5,000; Yambili
River to McMinville, $3,000; Upper Co
lumbia and Suake Kiver, $150,000
Willamette River to Eugene City, with a
commencement of the special work at
Oswego, Clackamas Rapids, Corvallis,
Independence and ualem, $30,000.
Tliey Hoboed the Priest.
Albany, Or., March 19 Frank Wilson
and J. C. Baker, tramps, aged 20 and 16
were arrested near tbe depot this morning
for robbing Father Metayer, a Catholic
priest. Tbey knocked at his door at
o'clock this morning, and ou being ad
mitted, struck the priest down and ran
sacked his house. They secured $12 in
coin, a watch and several minor articles
and escaped. Father Metayer, thoroughly
frightened, ran in bis night clothes to the
depot hotel, where be begged protection.
Tbe city marshal was at tbe hotel and im
mediately started after the ruffians. Tbe
priest was given clothes and escorted
home, and is now in the hands of a phy
sician. He received a cut oyer the head
from the butt of a revolver, and has other
bruises. He is conbdent that be would
have been killed had be not escaped.
The tramps attended tbe service in tbe
church tbe night before, no doubt to be
come acquainted with tbe premises, as
the priest's house adjoins the chapel.
The grand jury todav indicted the boys
for burglary. Tbe town was thrown into
the wildest excitement this morning by
the news, as Father Metayer was well
kaown and universally liked.
Young; William's Health.
Berlin, March 19. Prince Henry, tbe
emperor's brother, left Berlin tbis after
noon to join tbe kaiser at Hubertusstock,
Tbe empress will follow them. Tbe semi
official announcement is. made that the
rumors of the emperor's illness are great
ly exaggerated and that his condition is
atisfactory. Nevertheless the phvsicians
advise bim to take some rest. For tbis
reason it is probable the emperor will not
receive tbe various distinguished foreign
visitors who are expected soon. Prince
Henry will, it is understood, be deputed
to represent the emperor. Tbe foregoing
semi-omcial statement has only served to
increase the feeling regarding the em
peror's physical and mental condition,
which is alleged by popular rumor to be
alarming. According to newspaper re
ports tbe emtieror will remain at Huber
tusstock until the end of tbe month.
Meanwhile tbe political crisis is at a
standstill. All sorts of rumors are cur
rent as to what transpired in the cabinet
meeting at which tbe rupture occurred
between Chancellor von (Japnvi, Minister
Sedlidtz and tbe emperor, but no au
thentic statement of the proceedings is
yet obtainable. No doubt is entertained
that the emperor has undergone a severe
mental strain within the past few davs.
It is argued be must be' seriously affected
or he would not yield to tbe advice to
take a vacation at tbis juncture Hitherto
be has ignored all appeals to relinquish
work on account of physical illness or
mental strain.
Attacked by Prisoners.
North Yakima, March 20 While giv
ing the prisoners their.' supper - in the
county jail this afternoon. Deputy Sheriff
Dilley was set upon by Burglar Milborn
and Norger Levering, and a desperate
struggle ensned, in which the officer re
ceived a number of severe scalp wounds
from a s!ungsbot ia tbe bands of Lever
ing. He finally broke away and drawing
bis revolver, fired one ineffectual shot,
after which he drove the prisoners to
their cells and locked them up. Lever
ing is a noted forger, and has left bis
tracks not only in this state but in Oregon
and California. Tbe crime he is now be
in? held tor is obtaining $500 from the
First National bank of tbis city on forged
drafts. He was caught in New York
and it cost tbe state nearly $1000 to ap
prebend bim and bring bim back for
trial. Since the attack this afternoon he
is feigning insanity.
A School of Fu Seals.
Seattle, March 20. While the Michi
gan, which arrived today, was steaming
along tbe coast, off Gray's Harbor, Cap-,
tain Graves spoke the sealing schooner
Umbrena, of Victoria. Tbe schooner was
in tbe midst of a school of fur seals going
northward. Tbe .water seemed fairly
alive with them. Tbey were swimming
about and jumping out of water by tbe
score. Tbe Umbrena was drifting along
liesurcly, having six small boats ont, and
tbe crew had good success shooting tbe
seals. Captain Graves says the schooner
will have a heavy catch. She is tbe same
sealer wbich was damaged during a storm
off tbe coast a few weeks ago, and sbe
bad to put in at Victoria for' repairs'.
Tbe other sealers have gone north, having
given up all prospect of a catch down
along the coost. v '
She Preached His Funeral Sermon.
Port Townsend, Wash, March 19 A
man named Woods, aged 68 years, died
in Hazel Point, Hood's Canal, last Satur
day night. Tbe daughter of tbe deceased
was present at tbe death and tbe burial
of ber father, and there being no minister,
she preached the funeral ceremony.
More than fifty neighbors were present,
and all testily to tbe pathetic and heart
rending scene of tbe daughter consigning
the mortal remains of ber parent to tbe
grave.
lxxtt From a Sealer.
Port Townsend, March 19. Three
seamen, who were lost from a sealing
schooner, name unknown, arrived at
Neah Bay last night, after being out in
tbe ocean for two days in an open boat.
Tbey were bunting seals when a heavy
fog descended on tbe water and tbtir
vessel was lost from sight. They stopped
at Destruction lighthouse and secured
enough provisions to last until their ar
rival at Neab Bay.
Ingram Sentenced for Iife. .
Albany, Or., March 18. In the In
gram murder case, in which Frank In
gram was charged with murdering bis
brother, Henry Ingram, near this city
last October, tbe jury returned a verdict
of guilty of murder in tbe second degree.
The prisoner will be sentenced to tbe
penitentiary for life Monday at 1 o'clock.
The Ingram brothers bad been in dispute
oyer the will of their deceased iatner,
and it was over tbis that tbe crime was
committed. The trial has occupied three
days.
lord Salisbury s Beply.
Wasaington, March 21. The nature
of tbe reply of Lord Salisbury to the last
note from the state department relative
to a renewal of the modus yivendi for
conduct of the seal fisheries of Bebring
sea is known to nobody in Washington
except the president, the British minister,
and a very few officials of tbe department
of state. Even the Republican members
of the senate committee on foreign rela
tions and the bouse committee on foreign
affairs, usually inloimed promptly oi any
new phases in the negotiations, are in ig
uorance of the contents. Tbe conciuxlon
drawn from tbis omission on the part of
the administration to inform them upon
the subject is that the note is conclusive
as to the main point of controversy, viz.,
the extent of protection to be afforded
seal lite in Bebring sea. It is believed
that, if Salisbury had acceded to tbe re
quest ot tbe president for a renewal of
the modus vivendi, tbe fact would have
been immediately comcaumcated to tbe
senate. The belief of tbe senators is he
has made the note a vehicle for tbe ex
tension of his argument that tbe thirty
mile limit of prottclion area proposed by
bim is amply sufficient to meet all the
necessities of tbe case. One senator de
clared emphatically it was "only a play
for time on the part of tbe British gov
ernment." His theory is that govern
ment will ultimatelv consent to a renewal
of the modus viyendl.
. The American Fleet.
San Francisco, March 21. It is ex
pected tbe United States steamers Tork-
toten and Boston will arrive soon. They
will proceed to Mare Island after a short
stay in this city and await orders from
the navy department. Jnst where they
will go is not known, and any statements
tbey will perform certain duty is merely
a surmise at tbe present time. There is
a likelihood of their going to tbe Behnng
Sea, and it is barely possible tbat tbey
will remain at Mare Island for a long
period exactly as the Baltimore bad dene,
which is still at the naval Station. The
Pensacola is looked for in this city about
April 1, She will also proceed to the
island, like all tbe vessels tbat arrive to
have their crews transferred. She swill
then go out of commission . and usual
survey will be made to ascertain bow
much money will be needed to repair ber,
There is no doubt tbat the navy depart
ment will increase the fleet of vessels in
Behring Sea tbis year over any previous
season. .Every ettort is being made to
get the Bear away, but it will probably
be tbe middle of April before she makes
start.
Crashed In His SKull.
Walla Walla, March 21. Two Nor
wegian brothers named Zabiynack set
upn and nearly killed their old mining
partner, Terrick, -at Athena,' Umatilla
county. Terrick was tbe treasurer of
their company. Some time ago tbe broth
era drew the company's money from tbe
bank and were ariested on complaint of
Terrick, but were discharged. Last week
Terrick and a hired man -went to Athena,
Learning their whereabouts, the two
brothers armed themselves with clubs
and quietly visited their sleeping place,
with tbe intention of committing murder.
Tbe hired man escaped with slight in
juries, but Terrick ' was unmercifully
beaten, bis skull being crushed in. He
was taken to a physician's office, and is
now in a critical condition. The Zabj -
nack brothers made their escape, and
there is no clew to their whereabouts.
Spreenels Surrenders.
Pailadelphia, March 21. Official an
nouncement tbat Claus Spreckels' refinery
has gone into the- great sugar combine
with the Franklin refinery, of Harrison
Fraser & Co. and the refinery of E. C.
Knight & Co , may be' expected in a few
days. : Tbe preliminaries are about fixed
and all tbat remaics to be arranged are
the minor details. Tbe terms are not yet
known, nor is it unoerctood exactly bow
Spreckels was influenced to go into
combine be had fought with so much
vigor. He is credited, however, with
making about $3,000,000 in tbe deal over
and above tbe cost, ot bis big lehnery in
tbis city.
An Unfortunate Sleeping; Ptaee.
San Francisco, march 21. Alwin
Vuiliungen. a German Baker, fell over
board from the steamer San BafoA yes
terday and was drowned, in full view of
tbe several hundred passengers tbat
crowded the boat. While the accident
was unavoidable in a measure, tbe drown
ing was the. result of tbe lack of disci
pline aboard the boat. Vnilfungen went
forward on the lower deck and took
seat on the starboard rail, throwing an
arm around one of tbe iron davits wbicb
swing tbe lifeboat, to steady himself. In
that position be went to sleep. The
sleeping man turned suddenly back
ward, as one does when nodding, lost bis
balance and went over into the water.
Indians on a Spree.
Umatilla, Or., March 21. Consider
able excitement was caused here today by
about fifteen Umatilla Indian braves, on
a drunken spree, ngnting among mem-
selves. Tbey kidnaped an old Chinaman,
who works around the depot, and took
him about a half a mile toward the river.
Tbey would probably have drowned bim,
bad not a wbite man Heard tits cnes ana
rescued bim. Tbe Indians around here
get all the whisky they want from some
unknown source, it would do a wise act
for some United States marshal to come
here to look into tbe matter.
Fastening; the Chain of Evidence.
Adelaide, Australia. March 21. The
police here have, identified Deeming,
alias Williams, as tbe author of a robbery
committed here in 1888. At that time
he was living in Adelaide nnder the alias
of Ward; The day alter tne robbery
Deeming, accompanied by his wife and
two- children, sailed for St. Helena, en
route to Cape Town.
Drowned at a Ford.
; Seattle, Wash.; March 18. David
Butcher, a lad of 13, was drowned at
North Bend vesterdav. He was in a
wagon crossing a ford of the south fork
of tbe Snoqualmie river when tbe horses
got beyond their depth and tbe. wagon
was overturned. Tbe. lad, his sister and
the driver, Thomas Little, were thrown
out into the stream, Tbe girl and the
driver were saved, but the boy was swept
away by the swift current.
A Fearful Boiler Explosion.
East Jordon, Micb., March 21. A
boiler in tbe East Jordon mill exploded
tbis morning, instantly killing Simon
Carney, Ptter Sheldon, John Brown, Bert
Cook and Emanuel Hunt, and seriously
injuring four others, and more or less
badly hurting a score more.' The mill is
a total wreck. Loss, $10,000.
A Hard Drinker's Death.
Walla Walla, March 21. Andrew
Hacker, a bookkeeper, was found dead
this morning in a room in the rear of the
Carter saloon. He was aed 56 years,
and came from Germany to America in
1850. He has been a hard drinker, the
past month indulging to excess. His
death resulted from heart failure.
Gentle zephyrs blow these days.sufficient
y strong to be significant of the month of
March.
1TE3ISS IN BRIEF.
from Saturday Dailv.
A ' refreshiug shower of rain
fell last
niitht.
Hon. F. P. May 8, U. 8 prosecuting
toroey in Portland, is in the city to-day
People from the immediate vicinity of
The Dalles were well represented at the
polls to-day. '
Politics ran high to-dav. and the primary
election was as hotly contested as any ever
ueld in the city.
nou. iv. K. ,liia, oi iieppner, was in
the city this momma. He left on the noon
train for his home at Heppner.
The city jail was vacant last night; but
tbe previous night bad four occupants, and
the recorder earned nis rest this morning.
Condon Globe: Mr. F. M. Busby, of Fob
sil, one of tbe most honorable old gentle'
men in the country, stopped in Condon Fri
day night. He waaon bis way to Portland
with a small band of extra good horses
which he was taking to market and expect
ed to snip trom Hie Dalles.
The different votine slaces were well
crowded to-day by political strikers, and
one could not deposit his ballot without be
ing carefully watched by interested parties.
we are tnanktnl that tbe Austrahaa ballot
system will keep .these place-men and po
litical manipulators at a sate, distance in
Jane.
Baker Democrat: Messrs. C. H. Stuller.
L. Meudleson and Percy YVeller, of tbis
city, were the discoverers a few davs ago
of a gold bearing ledge north of the White
Swan mine, the ore from whicU gives a tine
prospect in gold. Tbe gentlemen intend to
have development work started at once on
their discovery.
Mr. N. J. Sinnott. son of Col. Sinnott of
the Umatilla House, has received the ap
pointment of valedictorian ot the class of
92 of Notre Dame university, Indiana.
This is an honor of which any young man
may well be proud, and it is expected that
this Dalles boy will do credit to himself and
to his alma mater. ' .
Hon. J. P. Wager, we learn from the
Condon Globe, has determined to locate per
manently in the practice of law in tbat
town. Mr. Wager is an attorney ot ex
tended reputation, and, aside from the nar
row, technical knowledge peculiar to law
yers, has a wide range of information which
befits him to occupy positions requiring in
telligence and information.
The CaBtle Rock Advocate says: Thou
sands of pounds of smelt have been caught,
a fisherman standing on the bank with a
small scoop.net being able to dip ont in a
few minutes more than he can carry away.
Many have salted down and smoked a sup
ply of the small but toothsome tish, suffi
cient to last through the year. The fresh
fish are a drug in the market,
Condon Globe: Monday last, four ener
getic yong men arrived hero direct from
Kentucky, and expect to take up land and
locate in the Mayville conntry.. They saw
a copy of tne Globe telling about the glori
ous climate and conntry we have here, and
they "straddled" tbe first train coming
west. They say a great many more people
from their state are coming out to Gilliam
aa soon as the hard winter is over back
there. - s
Sentinel: Geo. Burlingame and C. W; i
Harter, mineral exprerta, from Rochester,
N. Y., were in Goldendale and vicinity last
week. They have located several mines in
the county which they think will be quite
valuable when once developed. Tbey have
also found indications of valuable mineral
deposits not far from Tbe Dalles. They
left tbis week for the Blue Mountains, after
which . they will prospect along the Big
Alickitat tor a time.
Klickitat Sentinel: Mr. James Rigga had
his collar bone broken March 12th. Th
accident happened in this way: He had
loaded some sacks ot wheat on the front
wheels of a wagon and then climbing on to
the sacks started for the held. He had
driven but a short distance when the load
was pitched forward, throning Mr.. Riggs
in tront or tbe wagon between the horses,
The horses became frightened and started
to run; the wagon passed over Mr. Riggs,
breaking his collar bone and bruising bim
considerably. No accident happened to
either wagon or team.
Sural Spirit: Before it is quite time to
begin spraying tbe orchards it would be
good idea to look into the subject a little
and see what is necessary and what can
probably be accomplished. Whether we
get any valuable result from spraying will
depend upon whether tbe work is done
well. We have got beyond tbe idea that
single spraying will insure a perfect crop,
and beyond the idea that we are , spraying
for a single purpose. The proper aim is to
combat two enemies, insects and disease at
the same time, and the solution nsed should
consequently be both an insecticide and
fungicide, and the-spraying should begin
before the blossoms are opened, and then
repeated four or five times at not longer in'
tervals than three weeks. This will carry
the fruit pretty well through the growing
season and past the danger of injury from
scab. Not ouly does spraying give a larger
crop, but it insures larger and handsomer
fruit, which will sell for more money.
Salem Statesman: Bert, the 9 year-old son
of Thomas Davidson, a farmer living on
Howell prairie was almost fatally in lured
by a stump-puller Tuesday evening. The
grubbing machine consisted of a long sweep
drawn by a horse and the boy was helping
run tbe affair when tbe harness broke and
tbe sweep flew back and struck him on. the
side of tbe bead, crushing bis sknll and
knocked bim insensible. A doctor was lmme
diately sent for and when be arrived he
said the boy's brain was mashed to a pulp
and that bis case was helpless, ibe boy
was alive yesterday and a Salem physician
was sent for. He left the boy resting well
and entertains hopes of bis recovery. The
force ot tbe blow was broken somewhat by
tbe hired man who was pushing when the
harness gave away, otherwise the result
wonld undoubtedly baye . been fatal. The
stump-puller is getting to be as dangerous
as tbe gun tbat is not loaded, tne Dottle
that is wrongly labeled and other infernal
machines.
From Monday's Daily.
Boss Farley non est.
"Dead things crawl."
"Farley, the scalp taker."
"Sic transit gloria Moody,"
"Nec sutor supra crepidam.."
To succeed Dolph, G. Jim-dandy Farley.
"Listen to my tale of wot" G. J. Farley.
Bosaism will always meet defeat in the
Republican party.
Mr. Will Streeter, of Portland, was in
the city yesterday.
'For clerk of Wasco county Hugh Gour
lay on first ballot."
Mr. Harry Morse, of Portland, spent
yesterday in Tbe Dalles.
The first game of base ball was played in
Prineville last Thursday.
Workmen are busy laying the fonndation
for the new building of Prins ft Nitschke
en Second street.
Politics on tbe Republican side are loom
ing up, and candidates can oe iouna on al
most every corner. .
There was a primary e ection last Satur-
av. r or particulars apply at inis omce,
or inquire of G. J. Farley or Hugh Gourlay.
Following deed was to-day recorded with
the county clerk: Tbe Dalles Land and Im
provement Co. to August Bushke; lot 5
block 5, Thompson's addition to The Dalles;
$200.
The information was gratnitouly given by
the solons of the- faction tbat there were
only nine opposed to machine rule and boss-
ism in tne ilepubiican ranks; out tne
'nice'' became, a multitude last Saturday.
An old lady, aged about 65 years, was
struck by a locomotive near' Walla Walla
Friday, and knocked down an embankment.
No bones were broken, bnt sbe was severe
ly bruised about the limbs and body.
Prineville News: There should be a rail
road to Prineville. . Tbe rapid development
of this country demands it Punb, energy
and a financial outlay will bring it. Donate
the first two liberally and get the road; new
business will soon pay the last.
Mrs. Lois Kelly, wife of Hon. Milton
Kelly, the founder of tbe Idaho Statesman,
died in .Boise Uity last Wednesday.
Mrs.
Kelly was, at tbe time of her death,
, more
than 70 years of age. Her four children
reside in Ada county Mrs. James H. Bush,
Mrs. Joteph Perrault and Mrs. Aunie Ca 1
n Boise City and Mr. Homer Kelly at Pay
e te.
Eugene Register: There was a stabbing
affray at Roaeburg Thursday evening. Abe
Hausbro ami Mick Joues got iuto a row in a
saloon and Hanahro was stabbed by Jones
and died in two hours and a bait. The
knife used was a large dirk and HrfOobro
was stabbed several times in the breast anil
once in the back. The one in tbe back was
the fatal stroke, aa it severed a large artery.
Jonea was placed under arrest. The train
men state that Hansbro ricked the tight.
Yakima Herald: Chas. Pond, of White
Bluff., was in tbe city during the past week
and leported that the engineering forces of
the Great Northern had been ordered to
strike camp and were now running lines
down to Priest's Rapids, Mr. Pond feels
convinced that tbe road will come to Yaki
ma, and the Herald takes pleasure in stat
ing that Mr. Hill has promised to visit this
place and pas stated that if it was ai great
a country aa represented be would build to
it.
Localizer: Tbe government force at work
nnder Engineer Holcomb has been moved
from Cabinet rapids to Rock island, where
they are engaged in blasting out the chan
nel. , It is reported that the work at the
Cabinet rapids is well done and the danger
to steamboat navigation there has been re
moved. This is gratifying news. It is
hoped that like success will be achieved in
clearing Rock Island of its obstructions.
That accomplished will afford navigation to
the mouth of the Okanogan and Foster
Creek.
Hood River Glacier: Mr. U. C. Comm.
who has been very siok for seyeral months,
was brought in from bis home by his son
Monday, and taken to Portland. We un
derstand his ion intends to take him to
Southern Oregon if he is able to stand the
trip, which we do not believe he can. The
years bear heavily on the old ' gentleman,
and those of bis friends who bade him fare
well at the depot Monday night, most like
ly said good-bye forever.
From Tuesday s Daily.
Doc. Wall, of Eight Mile, is iu the city.
Mr. C. J. Bright, of Wasco, is in the city.
Mr. Cummins, of the Wasco yews, is in
the city.
To-day, March 22J, there are twelve
hours sunlight.
Major Ingalls, of the Oregon board of im
migration, is in tbe city.
ibe county conrt beld an adjourned ses
sion for the completion ot business yester
day.
The beach is covered with wood; bnt
while this weather continues very little will
be used tor fuel by our citizens.
Tbe county jail is without a single occu
pant, and tbe sheriff and deputy employ
their time in making ont tax receipts.
One solitary inebriate found his way into
the city jail last night, and was properly
interviewed by the recorder th: morning,
Captain Ad. Keller.of A Company, and
Colonel Thompson left on the morning train
for Portland, to be in attendance at the
convention of militia officers to be held
that city this week.
Dr. True, the peripatetie tooth-puller.
has been in considerable trouble since be
left The Dalles and has 'been tried several
times at Walla Walla for practicing without
license, and last Thutsday was found guilty
and fined $50.
Rev. J. C', Warren, of Pendleton, ia
the city and will preach each evening
7:30 o'clock in tbe M. E. church.- Mr
Warren is an able speaker and a good evan
gelist, and our readers should give him
good hearing.
dpt. Lewis, of the land office, received
a letter to-day from his old home in Ken
tucky, stating a blizzard had been raging
for sixteen days, with no lndicatiou of abate'
ment. Who would not liye in Oregon, tbe
land of perpetual spring? -
Business begin to show signs of new life
at tbe East End. The stockyards are
crowded with cattle, and at the warehouses
preparations are being made for the recep
tion of the wool. clip, wbich is expected
be more than usually large.
Mr. H. C. Neilsen received the sad intel
ligence tbis morning of the death of his
mother. Mrs. Hannah C. Neilsei., at Seiers
lev, Schleiswig, Germany, at the age of 82
years. She died on March 1st, and was
buried in .her native town. There are four
daughters and one son who mourn her de
mise three in Germany and two in tbe
United States.
Mr. H. Ernst left tbis morning for his old
home in Michigan, where be will perm a
nently reside. The members of the Con
gregatiooal choir of which he has been
leader for several years ana a lew mends
gave him a farewell party last evening -at
the residenoe of Mr. J. M. Patterson, and
presented him with a handsome painting of
Cape llorn aa a memento ot their esteem
We have received a cop, of a 45-page
phamplet, descriptive of Polk county, Ore
gon, giving in detail an account oi. us clim
ate, soil, products, resources agricultural
and general and its industrial, commercial,
intellectual, social and various characteris
tics. It is printed by oar old friend, Mr.
A. V. R. Snvaer. of Dallas, formerly local
editor of the Daily Times-Mountaineer,
What is Good Baking Powder?
New Tone Journal. ,
It is a well known fact that carbonate of
ammonia is used by bakers in the preparation
of the finest and most wholesome bread and
cake, and has been from time immemorial.
It is among the oldest and at the same time
most healthful constituents ol baking powders,
It is all evolved in gas by tbe beat of tbe
oven, and leaves no trace of itself in the food,
and it is this that gives it its great value as
leavening agent in the opinions of physicians
Following after a recently established
fashion in a number of western states, the
young ladies of The Dalles think seriously
of establishing a ' sort of marriage mutual
aid society. Its workings are something
like-this: Every time one of the girls has a
gentleman escort to whom she is not engaged
sbe pays twenty-five cents into the treasury.
When a member becomes engaged she pays
in $5. When a member gets married the
club makes her present of $100.
The reason for tbe spots on tbe sun hai
been accounted for by' the Medford Mail:
Born, in this city, on Thursday last, to
Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer, twins girls.
Something like a week ago we were pleased
to chronicle the fact that the first twins
bad been born in Medford. Since then two
cases haye occurred, making three pairs of
twins within thirty days. . ,
Eilensburgh wants a telephone line to
Wenatchee. The telephone company asks
for a bonus of $5000 to construct and main
tain tbe line or the furnishing and setting
of poles between the two points. The com
pany having the telephone franchise for this
state is very generous. AU it asks is to be
given the plant and it will furnish the ser
vice provided it. is well paid for it.
A Prineville man came across the mount
ains via the McKenzie route, on foot, last
Thnrcday. He was lost on the summit for
two days and suffered quite severely. He
reports eight feet of snow on the summit.
This is the first person that has crossed by
this route this season.
La Grande Chronicle: Just aa we go to
press we learn that Martin Murray, brother
of Mr. P. H. Murray of this city, was found
dead near the railroad track about two
miles this side 'of Union. We baye been
unable to learn any of the particulars of his
death. .,
Fresh oysters served in eyery style at
tbe Columbia Candy Factory.
The Art Exhibition.
The sociable given by the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Cougregatiooal church at tbe
huuse of Mrs. Geo. Morgan, last evening,
was a decided success. Besides being a
very enjoyable affair socially, it was a thing
of much interest in the fact of being the
most complete collection ot the work of the
artists and amateurs of The Dalles which
has ever been gathered. There is much
that is very creditable to the talent and in
dustry of our art-workers. Tbe last three
years have shown a marked improvement in
the work of our amateurs. They paint
with a freer brush and a finer appreciation
of nature's subtler moods. Perhaps there
is nothing which is more indicative of ad.
vanre than tbe presence in a number of the
pictures and sketches of an itmiunkaM anrl
a delicate handling of lights and shadows
not observable before. There is not such an '
opaque and fainty effect as was shown iu
former pictures. Everywhere may be ob
served a better appreciation of what among
artists is termed valnes the distribution of
the light and shade so as to correspond to
the relative planes of the picture. Evi
dently in this respect there has been some
good instruction with power to inspire en
tbusiusm. We cannot here undertake to
discriminate to the praise or dispraise of
certain teachers among us, any more than we
can allow ourselves to select for special
praise the pictures and sketches of certain
individuals whose progress and attainment
has been a wonder and an admiration to us.
Good prominence was given to the work
w. .u.,ui, . i, a n aihk whii, ui very
considerable talent, by giving his pictures
and sketches a room by themselves. A
number of . his pictures were burned with
the Congregational church in the fire of last
fall, making the exhibit considerably ' less
than it would otherwise have been. ,
The specimens of china exhibited by onr
srtworkers in that direction was a complete
surprise, and were the admiration of all,
The dainty specimens of needlework ex
hibited by Mrs, Gibbons called forth a good
deal of praise. ' ' I
Much credit must be given to Mrs. Loob-
head and Mrs. Barrett for the assistance
they gave Mrs. Morgan in the tasteful and
artistiu arrangement of tbe various articles. .
There were only about fifty persons pres
ent at. the sociable. A number, it is pre
sumed, were kept away by tbe wmd and .
rain whiph prevailed in the early part of the
evening.
Common Council,
A special meeting of the common council
was held in the recorder's office last even
ing. Present, Hon. Robert Mays, mayor;
E. B. Dofur, H. J. Maier, H. Hansen, C.
N. Thorubury and C. E. Height, con noil
men. f .
Petition of Messrs. Prinz & .Nitschke, to
use part of Second street, opposite lots 8
and 9 for building material, granted.
The board of directors of school distric
No. 12 granted tbe privilege of laying a
sewer from some point of Electric Light
Co. 's power house to a connection with the
Union street 11 sewer a distance of seventy
five teet for 'the purpose of draining tbe
seepage water that now runs into the school
house grounds, and one-half the cost ol '
nnh MAr annrnnriatii.
r i 1
W. H. Butts granted license to sell liquor
for the unexpired- term of the license ot Mr. i
John Donovan, and in the same plase of
business. '
There appearing no farther basmess
council adjourned. '
What is genet ally considered to be the
most weird and picturesque lighthouse un
der American control is that on Tillamook
rock, built on a surf swept crag of basalt
about 30 miles south of the mouth of tbe
river. The Astorian says it was a stupend
ous task to build that light. The great dif
ficulty in approaching the rock, even in the
smoothest weather,the narrow sloping sides.
(he distance from this city, wbich is the
nearest base of supplies, make it a matter
of delay,' danger, difficulty and expense.
When the work was ordered it was a long
time before a force ot men started to do
anything. Tbe first day, in effecting a
landing, the foreman of the working party
was drowned. - Four dsys after four work
men with hammers, drills, bolts, proyisions,
fuel and a stove, and canyaa tent, managed
to get on the rock, and a few days later five
men more got there, and the work begun.
It took three years of unremitting labor
and great expense. It is built of stone,
brick and iron, and ia inaccessible for
months at a time. Some night the whole
thing will be swept away. '
Albany Herald: Wm. Telly, an old man.
who byes across the river in Benton county,
was fonnd Saturday morning lying beneath
tbe trestle work at the north end of the
Oregon Pacific railroad bridge, where he
had fallen soma time daring the night.
Medical aid was summoned. It was found
that he was not badly hurt, but was in a
drunken stupor. He had come to this city
the day before, and brought over two sacks
of greens, which he exchanged for whisky.
He was evidently pretty well loaded when
he started home some time in the night. -
Being intoxicated be fell from the trestle, a
distance of about 30 feet, and, strange to
say, was not seriously hurt, tie bad a
black eye and was bruised considerably,
but no bones were broken.
Moscow News: Little Leonora La Belle,
of this city, left for Deer Head, 8. D., last
Sunday morning. She ia probably the
youngest passenger tbat ever traveled alono
over tbe Union Pacific or any other road in
this country, being only three years old.
She left this city with ber ticket pinned on
her cloak. Sbe has gone to visit her grand
mother in South Dakota, and it will take
just three-days and three nights of continu
ous travel to perform the journey. We
predict that the railroad boys will take
great care of tbe interesting little traveler
on her long and wearisome journey.
Twenty of the thirty-four counties ia tbe
state of Washington report organisations
subordinate to tbe Washington Farmers
Alliance. The number of subordinates by
counties is aa follows: Whitman, 50; Spo
kane, 27: Lincoln, 22; Garfield, 17; Walla
Walla. 15; Columbia, 12; Klickitat, 11;
Chehalis, 9; Snohomish, 8; Stevens, 7;
Douglas, 5; Kittitas and Adams, 6 each;
Asotin, Clarke and Whatcom, 3 each; Kit
sap, 2; Lewis, Pierce, Okanogan and Yaki
ma, 1 each.
Fossil Journal: The county court has had
plans prepared and will soon commence '
work on a new county building. The build
ing will be 26 feet by 44 feet. The main
bnilding, 26x28, will be two story, the
ground floor of wbich will be taken up by
the steel cell and other eells for keeping
well behaved prisoners when business ia
brisk and tbe cage u crowded. The upper-
room will be the courtroom. On ooe end
will be two rooms, each 13x16, wbiob will
be used as jury rooms.
r.