the Times-Mbuntaioeer SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9. 1893 ITEMS IN F.lilFJ;' From Wednesday's Daily. A few drops of raia fell this afternoon After the excitement of the past two days the streets are very qaiet. Mi&s Gertrude Meyer, of Portland, yisiting friends in the city. is The smoke in the. atmosphere U becoming Very oppressive, soil ram is very much de sired. rue captain oi lue jjanes nose team was Geo. Brown, engineer of the fire de partment. ' Mrs. Wm. Chambers and daughter Marv. ot Albina, are visiting friends in the city. The smoke is so dense on the river that the majestic sceDery oil the banks of the Columbia is bid from view. . ' ' There not being a quorum last night ine common council auiournea to meet this evening at 8 o'clock. Messrs. Ed.. Bergeron, A. Watt, John Sullivan and Thoa. Badder, of the Cascade Looks, are in the city to-day. One drunk and disorderly tramp found bis way inte the city jail last night, and was interviewed by the city recorder this morning. The Prineyille News says that town is ' Dot visited by tramps, and the people du not sutler this affliction because ot their 13U1UUUU. The camp-meeting services at Cascade Locks have been discontinued, and the ', next place the Evangelists visit will be The Dalles. Mr. C. E. Bayard was elected.at the last meeting of Friendship lodge, delegate to the grand lodge K. oi P., which meets in Heppner next month. " Henry Deerhake was arrested in this -city last Saturday lor robbery of a sheep camp in Crook county. He was taken to Prineville this morning by a deputy ' sherifl. The services in the Christian church in this city will continue every night this week. Rev. McGuffey will preach the sermon and Miss Moore conduct the sing ing service. The type made us say yesterday that the judges awarded the prize in the -New York test to the Oregon ( Uty team They should have stated to the Vancouver team which made the quickest time, 1 .12. The boat was well loaded this morning with returning firemen, and a? it pulled from the wharf cheer followed cheer from our visitors for the cit.zeos of The Dalles, and the persons who had . entertained them during the session ol the associa tion. The jndgee on the hw tournament yes terday and the day beiore were lieo. U. Sears, of Portland: C. Alisky, Portland, and J. H. Worsley of this city. Time keepers were J. O. Mack, ol this city, and J. . Trim bath, ot Oregon City. The funeral of little Linn Cooper took place yesterday afternoon irom the resi dnce of the parents in this city, and the remains were followed to their last rest- in? Dlace by a large concourse ot friends A large quantity of flowers was donated, and the grave was nearly coyered with them. The Dalles Lodge, No. 2, I. O. O. T will give an ice cream and literary socia ble at Fraternity hall next Friday even ing. An admission fee of twenty-fiye cents will be charged, but no extra charge for ice cream. A good programme ot literary exercises has been prepared for the occasion. The remains of Mr. O. C. Stevens were followed to their narrow cell in the Odd Fellows' cemetery this morning by the members ot the order and friends of the family. He had been a sufferer for long vears. and only succumbed to the disease after a strong constitution had been un dermined by persistent attacks of an in- The Dalles may well feel proud of their hose team.- In both trials, the straighta way race and the New York test, they excelled the others in running, and was only surpassed in the latter in coupling the hose. It is charged that the Van couver team used fresh men to couple and uncouple "the 1 hose, and this was a great advantage, j ' - A lew people are still left outside the pale of knowledge as to what constitutes a ratio. A ratio of 16 to 1'puts sixteen times as much weight into a silver dollar as the gold dollar contains of gold. A ratio of 20 to 1 would put enough mo e silver into the silver dollar to make the silver twenty times as heavy as the gold in the gold dollar. Here la a chunk of bard sense from the Portland Dispatch: "A proper economy in everything is laudable at all times, but there is such a thing as carrying this vir tue too lar. t imes are hard, but to maRe tnem still harder, stop all public im provements, reduce wages to the lowest rates, and ihen hoard up the money. Tbis will make hard times If vnothing else does." . Now that the" firemen's tournament is a thing of tlis past the next affair of in terest that should attract the attention of the citizens is the district fair that con venes in this city on Oct. 10th. Every farmer or other person interested in the development of the resources of Wasco county should do everything possible to make the fair a success, and it they work together this can be accomplished It is supposed that a man by the name of Lewis, residing on Lost creek, nine miloo nhniifl MittTanvin hviHira id lnot in the mountains or has wandered away, says the Eugene Guard. Parties who went into his house Friday found his dining table set as if for several days, but nothing bad been touched. Lewis is a bachelor, and is regarded as eccentric. A party, started Saturday in search ot the missing man. ' Mr. I. C. Hattabaugh showed us yester day a photograph taken ot the wrecked steamer Annie Faxon, after the accident had occurred, says the North Idaho Star. A person in viewing this picture does not wonder at the fatality of the catastrophe, but wonders how in the world a single person aboard the fated craft ever escaped with their life. It was literally blown to atoms from stem to stern, and those who escaped uninjured surely had a mircu lous escape. . Another gnoniog accident has happened in Lane county. We copy the following from the Ouard: Last Saturday afternoon Ernest Matthes, a 14-year-old son of Ms. Mary E. Matthes of Pleasant Hill precinct, while returning home from a bird bunt, carelessly, after getting over a fence, grasped his sbotgnn by the muzzle, and by some means the gun was dischar ed. the contents of the barrel, consisting of ' No. 7 shot, entering his right fore arm at the wrist, badly sbsttering the bon- s and tear ing away the scft tissues. Doctors were called and they think the arm can be saved. Exchange: The silver bullion in the treasury or tne unitea states is practically nothing more than junk. It is held as a basis on which certificates and treasury notes are issued, and yet it is never dis turbed. The obligations based npon it are paid in gold when presented, just as' if they had beeu issued against gold and not the silver in the treasury. And yet when gold was offered for some of this helpless junk at the treasury the other day, the offer was re fused on the ground that the silver had to be held for the payment of the paper is sued npon it. In other words, the silver in the treasury seems to be perfectly good a? security so long as there is gold enough in j the treasury to pay the obligations issued against that silver. Last Monday morning Robert G. Coch-' ran committed suicide at Brownsville by shooting himself in the head with a 38 cahber reyolver. The deceased, who has had bad health for some time, was men tally depressed, and it is presumed be contemplated suicide for a number of days past. A coroner's jury was sum moned, who rendered a yerdict ol suicide. The deceased was well known and re spected, and was a wealthy, influential farmer. It is supposed that his suicide was caused by mental depression. He was a son of Wm. Cochran, of Browus ville, and leaves a wile and three chil dren, one a son grown. He was 54 years of age. The funeral took place Tuesday afternoon from the Baptist church in Brownsville. The ball given by the Are department of this city last night at the Umatilla House in honor of the visitors in attend ance on the Volunteer Firemen's associa tion was very largely attended, and the beauty and chivalry of The Dalles were well represented. At an early hour per sons began to arrive, and when the grand march was called tho large dancing hall was well filled. The music, furnished by Prol. Rirgfeld's orchestra, was very good, and has never been excelled in the city The devotees of Terpsichoree kent ud the mazv dance for long hours, and reared only when the rosy-fingered morn illuminated the eastern horizon Everv one was well satisfied with tne programme of dances, and tho 'torts used to entertain' the guests were appre ciated. The hall was tastetully decorated for the occasion. Doubtless there are many of the early day settlers of the Rogue river valley savs the Medford Mail, who remember that in 1873 there lived on Galls creek man named Kasper Meyer. In that same year Mr Meyer startei from his home on t. ot for Jacksonville, through tne timoer and alone, lie failed to reach Jackson ville. A search was - instituted, but he was neyer found, and the conclusion ar rived at was that he had died of starva tion. Last Tuesday workmen engaged in cutting logs for KlipDle fc Marcuson, on Galls creek.came upon a heap of moulded and rain bleached human bones. Upon examination these proved to be the re mains ot Kasper Meyer. The identity was established by a meerchaum pipe, tobacco box and a pair of spectacles which were found near by, and which were known to be the property of Meye r From Thursday's Daily. Mrs. A. B-nnett and children are vimtiug her parents in Dayton, Wash. There were 375 pupils enrolled in the public schools of this city on the first day of the term. The Columbia Packiug Co., shipped a number of cattle this morning to the Cas cade Locks on the boat. The weat-b&un.l train due in this city at 3:30 A. M., did not arrive until 6:45. A burned bridge near Grant caused the delay. Mrs. A. MacLeod and children, who have been viaiting friends in this city for a few ays past, returned to Portland this mpro- mg. . Wheat is being received at Moody's ware house in good lots daily. The price quoted 4o cent." a bushel for JNo. 1, and the quality is very much bitter than last year. Salem Independent: Tuesday the Oregon Fruit and Produce company loa ed a car o hue Oregon pears and plums, destined for Chicago. Th6 truit presented a handsome appearance. Mr. Allen Grant, formerly a sheep Tting of Antelope, is in the city. He says since the Cleveland administration has been in augurated he desires to have nothing to do with sheep or wool. We received a call this morning from Mr. Thos. M. Roberts, wh arrived in this city from Colfax this morning, and will leave for Eugene to-morrow, where he has accepted a ositiou as tutor in the state university. Between 75 and 100 Warm Spring In- ians with about 200 head of ponies and an numerable lot of dogs arrived Here to- ay, says the Eugeue tuard. They will go to Harrisbarg with the expectation of picking hops for Dr. Davis. The rock-crusher lately received by the city, wns tested on the Brewery hill yester day, and it chewed up the rocks fed to it in a surprising manner. There is no necessity for this machine to go hungry for a meal in the suburbs of The Dalles. ' Riiu fell copionsly yesterday afternoon and last night, and this morning the atmos phere is very clear of smoke and has its usual brightuess. The rain may have done some damage to. hay and grain not stacked; but uo great injury is expected. There is a man down in Lincolo county, Oregon, who lies discovergd a methodtiy which he can graft asparagus on to the big fern that grows in the country. He has a brother who has taken up a lot of aband oned tunnels which hi calculates to work up ioto sections and sell for post holes. Charles Hungate, who ha; several thou sand acres of wheat on the Umatilla reser vation, is in the midst ot harvesting. He had a combined binder and thresher at work, which cut and threshed 500 acres the first 14 days. It is drawn by 26 horses, cute, threshes, sacks and sows the grain as it passes along. The yield is not heavy, but the quality is excellent. A sad case of destitution was discovered at Astoria recently. The wife and family of George Baker, a fhberman, who ia at present at one of the coast canneries, were found in airncst starving condition. The two little children, both girls, are very ill, the youngeut being in a dying condition. The wants of the family were quickly re lieved, and the father was telegraphed for. . The sermon last evening at the Christian church by Rev. P. H. McGnffey was a prae; tical, forcible discourse on the importance of sowing the seed of ths harvest we expact to reap. . We cannot sow wrath and garner a harvest of love, and the same is true of all the carnal elements of onr nature. There is nothing clearer of proof than this, and the preacher gave several illustrations of this part of his subject. Some of our business men canvass-d the city to-day for subscriptions to make ferri age, from Washington to this city, free to wheat haulers, and are meeting with creat encouragement. The Dalles is the best gram market in the interior, and if Klicki tat farmers are not charged ferriage without doubt the bnlK ot the wheat from that por tion of Washington will be sold here, this was true last year, and we may expect the same this season. Our leaders are at liberty to believe the following from the Roseburg Plaindealer. We don't. "Oregon is a great country for sportsmen, but it is not every day in the week that deer can be killed from a or platform. Ed. Laugh, a brakeman on the Southern Pacific does it occasionally how ever, as a relief from the monotony of , too vigorous twisting brakes, and one morniirg last week, while going through Cow creek canyon, killed tnree of the beautiful creatures with his little guu." !. Albany Democrat: Ora Copeland of To ledo, Lincoln county, has iust returned from his third annual seal bunt in the northwest waters. His trip of four montas netted him just $1;604. This is considered a big haul for a boy only 20 years old. His 16 year-old brother. Gene, who went along as cook, stopped in Japan, where he will spend the winter, as will Dan Hurley, an other young man who was on the ship. This was his first trip and his returns for his efforts among the seals was $600. The three intend to go again next year. A party of fifty or sixty Warm Sonus Indians passed through the city to day. with all their earthly possessions, consisting of ponies snd babies, bound for Klickitat county. We presume they will work in the hop fields of Yakima county, and, before returning, will gather a supply of huckle berries. When they again reach their UlaJie they will be bountifully supplied with pro- Visions tor winter, and it will make little difference whether the purchase clause of the Sherman act is repealed or whether the factories in the United States still remain idle. The Long Creek Eagle has received word from the Elk creek mines of Sloan & Has kell of the finding of a $375 nugget in their digging last week. The beautiful specimen is absolutely free from quartz, and is by far the largest nugget that has been found in their placer mine for several years. Their miro yielded quite handsomely this season and Messrs. Sloan & Haskell are to be con gratulated for their success during the sea son s xwa. Miagle. There is no nse in be coming excited over this "find," because such nuggets are not picked up eyery day in the northwest. According to the report of SuDerinten- dent L. L. Rowland, of the Oregon state insane asylum, the total number cf patients received at that institution daring the month of August was 26 males 12, females 14. The total number at the institution during August was 905618 males and 287 females. . Five males and four females were discharged during the past month as re covered. . The average daily attendance was 874; the number of officers and em ployes is 103. At the close of August the total number of patients in the institution was 599 males and 274 females. The Salem Independent says: Mrs. Marv Spencer was brought to the asylum from Gates. Mrs. Spencer is a granddaughter of William Morgan, the man who, about sixty years ago, wrote an exposure ot Free Ma sonry and afterwards mysteriously disap peared. Mrs. William Morgan was slightly demented, and. her granddaughter properly inherits it. The patient is 39 years old, but looks younger. She is ofttimes violent and thinks that people are continually making signs. It i-i supposed she gets her ide.i of the signs from a close perusal ot her grand father's work. Hillsboro Independent: A sad case of drowning occurred at Scholl's Ferry Jast Tuesday. A fourteen-year-old daughter ot James Spidel, with Derbans others, were bathing in the river and at the time resting on a log float used for the moorings of small boats. This float is part of the time sub merged so that the logs are coated with the usual slime and very slippery. The girl moving on these treacherous logs lost her balance and slipped into deep water. The alarm was at once giyen but it was fully an hour before the body was recovered, and too late1 to restore life. - The girl's mother, at the time, was visiting at Portland. The deceased was buried at Lone Fir cemetery. Portland, where other members of the family lie. There is a spirit in the following from Crook county paper that is commendable: A prominent farmer dropped into this office the other day, and when the financial editor asked him how the hnrd times were affect ing him on the farm, he answered: "There are no hard times with us, or at least we don't notice any difference now and when times were said to be good. We have good crops, our stock is fat, we have plenty to eat and there is more work than common So long as we stay at home and attend to onr business we are haopy, and these hard times you talk about -don't affect us at all.' Sunday's Albany Herald: "John Whit ney and Arthur Comegys, of Eugene, ar rived here otter a bicycle trip from Eugene to binslaw bay, thence up the beach to Yaquina and return via Corvallis. They covered the entire distance on their wheels in about three days of actual travel, and ex pect to make Eugeue in time for dinner to morrow. lhey say that the 40 miles stretch up the beach from Siusiaw to Ya quina is a beautiful bicycle road except one cape where they had to carry their wheels over a rocky mountain." The boys ar rived at Eugene about noon, Sunday, well pleased with their excursion. Exchange; Sbeepherders in the vicinity of Dark canyon, near Starkey prairie, re port to Pendleton parties a battle tor life which occurred a few days since between an Indian woman and a hungry bear. The squaw was engaged in picking huckleberries and left her pappoose in a shady place among the bushes while she went about her task. A bear found the child and started to carry it away, donbtless considering that luck had thrown to its lot a very tender morsel. The brave squaw hastened to the defense of her offspring, and attacked the beast with a knife. A fierce fight followed, resulting in the poor woman's death from the claws and teeth of her vicious foe. The child had already been killed. Albany Herald: Butteviilc, in Marion county, last Monday was the scene of a most determined and successful eviction of Chinese laborers. It-is the center of a large hop growing neighborhood, and employs many pickers of that product. Very many people, men, women and children, had gath ered there for the purpose of getting work at hop picking, and it is said that many of them were in actual need of the employ ment to ward off starvation. After getting there they learned that Chinamen had been ngaged by contract and that white labor wouid not be employed. Tbey thei gath ered in an orderly manner and marched to the different yards gathering up the China men aud marching them to tho boat land- ing, drove them on board the steamer To ledo, coercing the captain into taking them to Portland. Part of the hop yard men agreed to accept the white labor if the Chinamen were disposed of. The outcoma will be watched with interest. From Friday's Dailv. County court adjourned tbis afternoon. R. J. Ginn, a merchant ot Moro, is in tho city. Mr. M. K. McLjod, of Kingsley, is reg istered at the Umatilla House, . Messrs. Sobcrt Mays, jr." and Edwin Mays, of Antelope, are ia the city to-day. It is feared that tho rain during the past three days will injure oats which have not been harvested. One farm in Sherman county is reported to have yielded 500 sacks of wheat to 120 acres. This is far below the average in that region. The tears of heavens were copious last night, and the streets of the city this morn ing have the appearance of a webfoot town in midwinter." - Misses Irene Adams, Bess and Coustance French and Master Paul French returned last evening on the boat from a few days' outing on toe ocean beach. We received a call this morning from Mr. J. W. Armsworthy, editor of the Wasco News. He says armors are busy harvest ing, and the yield of wheat will be double that of former years. The darkness which envelops Court street in tho vicinity of the Christian church these gloomy night emphasizes the importance of au nrc light being placed some where on the bluff in that thoroughfare. B o Hosford, ot the Moro Observer, has received a large cabbage head, a monster turnip, a lot of tomatoes and a quautity of Onion?, and he is unusually happy this week. There is a marked improvement in his paper. ' Persons who have visited other poi.-ita in Oregon Btate that The Dalles stands Jthe financial depression better than any other. Business is livelier,and there is more money in circulation The Dalies, the gateway of the Inland Empire, still leads. This gloomy, webfoot weather has a de pressing influence on the average citizen, and he sits in gloom wondering when the sun will shine again. Eastern Oregon only enjoys rain, once in a while, and it it comes out of season residents are liable to become ill-natured. The sing'e prisoner in the Sherman county jail at Moro had twenty-five visitors last bunday. lie appears to be the hero of the hour, and the county should appropriate funds for the pure-base of vases to hold the bouquets of Mowers presented to him. Notwithstanding the rain which fell last j night there was enough vitality left in' one individual to go on a glorious "spree;" but he was safely housed in the city jail and was brought before the recorder this morn ing. Toe fine imposed was the usual amount, and the city treasury was reim bursed. The burning of tho high bridge on Burnt river Wednesday evening was the first de lay to the Union Dacific for seyeral, weeks. This company has suffered serious losses eyery season by means of washouts, burned bridges, etc., and the western division is perhaps the most expensive piece of road on the continent. Several hired hands who were working on the free bridge road last week were com pelled to quit work, owing to the effects of poison oak which grows along that road, says the Moro Observer. They were badly poisoned on the hands and face. J. C, Burkes also had bis hand covered with pus tules caused by this poisonous plant. The Wasco News very truthfully says: "How can the man who is always saying a bad word for the editor, expect the editor to waste space telling what a good fellow that Dun is for bis town, what a good man Ije'd make for the office, and bow muoh society owes him; yet these fellowr expect all of this and redouble their virulence if tbey don't get it." . Mr. D. M French returned last night from Portland, where be has been for sev eral days past at the bedside of his little boy Waiter, who is slowly recovering, but who is yet iu a weak condition, not being able to turn himself in bed. There,' are strong hopes of his recovery, but he has been very sick, and it will be some time be fore he will be strong. The contract for furnishing the four gates for the Cascade locks was Wednesday let to A. E. Alby, representing the Maryland Steel company, says the Evening Telegram. These gates are about 43 teet square, and contain 1200 tons of steel. They are ex pected here by February, by which time the masonry will piobably be far enough along to receive them. The Odd Fellows will have a Columbian demonstration at Chicago from September 25 to September 27. It will be primatily a supreme grand lodge celebration, but Odd Fellows of all degrees from all over the United States will take part in it. The Chicago members of the order are ready to welcome their brothers and sisters, for the Daughters of Rebekah will be there also. Dr. H. Logan has been appointed on the water commission to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation oi Mr. W. Dnnn, who has removed to Heppner. At the last meet ing of the commission the funds were placed in a bank on deposit instead of being loaned out to parties. Interest on the water bonds will be due next spring, and this must be available on call and not subject to the least delay. Telegram: Mr. J. J. Kelly, secretary .of the Veteran Volunteer Firemen's associa tion of Portland, who attended the big tournament held at The Dalles, is very warm in bis praise of the manner in which the good people ot that city treated the visiting fire boys. "We were never treated better in our lives," he said. "The citizens of The Dalles did ail in th tr power, aod we simply had a royal time." The services at the Christian church at tract considerable interest, and the meet ing this week have been attended by good congregations. Rev. P. H. McGuffey preaches practical sermons, applicable in every day life, and displays an earnestness in his discourses which claims the attention of his listeners. The singing ot Miss Moore is very excellent, and lends a charm to the services which is appreciated by all lovers of good music. . Arlington Record: Mary, the 4-year-old daughter of Joseph Michaud, of Cleveland, was playing with some other children in ber father's barn, and while crawling in the hay fell across a nail in a board, scratching and hrnising her limb, from the effects of which blood-DOisoninu set in. She was brought to Arlington, and Dr. Geisendorfer, not wishing to endanger the child's life by administering chloroform, froze the limb and lanced it. The case is a critical one. Tiie assessor, in company with Mr. S. B. Adams and Recorder Dutur, have spent sev eral davs in nlacinc valuation on property in this city. Tbey have not finished The Dalles, and it may take them some time yet to complete the assessment, froperty will not be valued as highly as formerly, and while the present depreciation may be con sidercd temporary it will not appreciate be fore taxes for this year become due. An other year values should bo as usual, but during this season of financial depression everv exnense will be Quite a hardsnip on property owners. The Bradstreet Mercantile agency report 35 failures in the Pacific coast states and territories for the week as compared with 32 for the previous week and 12 for the cor responding week in 1892. The failures for the past wees are diymea among tne iraues follows: Dive general stores, iour orncers. three drue. tnree saioous, iwo liverv, two boots and shoes, two hotels, one hardware, one fancy goods, one harness, one printer, one logger, one optician, one wholesale crovision. one furniture, one millinery, one builder and one manufac turer of weather strip;. The steam thresher, at work at W. L Ward's farm near Eight Mile, was disabled by the boiler blowing np last Weanesday. Fortunately no one was minred; but the accident caused a vexatious delay by stop ping the work. Messrs. Haines' Bros. owned the machine, ana the boiler was so badly injured that it required immediate repairs. The worK was progressing nneiy. aud the wheat being sacked was averaging well when all hands were forced to stop work by reason of the explosion. " Another steamer was hired the next day and the crop was threshed aud sacked. East Oreaonian. Sept. 7th: A bridge fire that will occasion the Union Pacific a lot of osb and trouble, occurred early this morn-1 log a halt mile east ot unity station, in is side of Huntington. No one knows how t ha fird Btnrtort o nrl whpn it WAR HiannvprHfl nothing had been left of bridge No. 322, f woicn is dU4 ieet long ana oo ieei nign, ex cepting the rails. All the available men from Portland to Huntington and on the branch have been ordered to the scene, among them a bridge gang now at Weston and another at Cascade Locks. This outfit leaves Pendleton to-night at 9 o'clock to as sist in reconstructing it. It may take four or five days to replace the structure and meautime trains will have to transfer, which will be all the more troublesome as the locality is not at all fayorable for this operation. rVhat is the matter in Baker county that the following item should appear in the col umns of tne Democrat: "An attorney 'should never forget the dignity of his -call ing and ought to renumber that the ex posure of the private life of a brother at torney carries witn it the disgust and sever est condemnation of the people. It is also well to bear m mind that 'people in glass honses should not throw stones. We al ways considered editors the only persons who foreot the diguitv of their profession by calling cotemporaries inelegant names, and that lawyers were always "jolly good fellows" outside the court room, where tbey a'mse each other in plaiu bazoo "for rev enue only." There is something the matter with the legal fraternity in that city, when such a short aud pointed sermon should ap pear in the public paper. Surrendered Himsolf, Heppner Gazette. Last Sunday morning, Noah Mulkey, the slayer of Will Matteson, accompanied- by Bill Gosucy, came, to town aud gave him self up. He arrived here about 6 o'clock. and was committed to jail. Mulkey tells an interesting story. After the shooting scrape be left immediately for his horse which was fully a mile and a half away, in stead of near the scene of the trouble as stated in last issue. He then started for town by a circuitous route, but becoming alarmed lest he might be waylaid by frieuds or relatives of the deceased, he returned to the mountains and hid in the brush, first safely hiding his saddle and horse. Sev eral times while lie was in the timber nd brush he recognized persons who weie out after him. Mulkey says that but for 'ear of losing bis life, he would have attempted to come to town tor the purpose ol giving himself up the same day of the shooting. He shows the effects of the hardships and mental strain through which he has under gone, though is confident that when bis case is cleared up he will be found not al together to blame for the sad occurrence, His trial wiU, perhaps, come off at t bis term of court. The Mountain lires. Walla Walla Statesman. i The destruction of timber by fire in the Blue mountains above Walla Walla is said to be very great. Wm. Fletcher, the well known Linkton mountaiu saw mill proprie tor, reports that large tracts of timber have been entirely destroyed and thousands of cords of wood have been burned. Iu the vicinity of his mill for three days the whole force of thirty men fought tire day and night. It was a terrible struggle, and for most of the time the mill was in great danger. On the south side of Fletcher mountain, Ou the summitVon the north side of Couse creek and the northwest of the mill, the flames have made merry war on the standing timber. Report has it that several camping parties tooth of Cold Springs were burned out, no lives being lost, however. The wind has blown fiercely all the time, carrying large cinders 300 or 400 yards, making it. all but impossible to check the progress of the flames. -Drop Prospeots. Harvest is now in operation in tbis and neighboring counties, and the yield is very encouraging. We learn from persons who are in the city from Sherman county that the average will be about 18 bushels to the acre, and in some places as high as 2 5 bush els will be realized. Headers are at work iu almost every field, and in a few days the grain will be harvested. Threshers have been busy for some time and the crop is be ing saved as rapidly as possible. The mar ket is not very strong, and 40 cents is the price offered at shipping points in Sherman county. This is 5 cents less than is being offered in this city, and undoubtedly con siderable of the wheat will be sold here. For several years our farmers have reaped small returns from their labors; but this season they feel very much encouraged, and if the price appreciates later in the season will be in fair circumstances notwithstand ing the depression in business. The Walter A. Wood Binder. Wamio, Wasco, Co., Or., Aug. 24, '93. Mr. C. W. Phelps, Dkab Sis: The Single-apron Walter A. Wood Binder that I bought of yon the 8th of July last, works like a charm. I cut 100 acres of spring and fall gram with it, and it bound well both in short and long grain, and cut clean, and saved it all, as nearly aa it is possible for any harvesting machine to do. Yours respectfully, . John End. Land Entered. United States Land Office, ) The Dalijs.0, Sept. 7. 1893. The following is the number of acres en tered in this office for the month of August, 1893, and the amount of money paid in: Hd Entries ...115 17.827a S1790.00 Cash Entries 25 2,907 3604.50 Fmal Hd Entries.. 10 Final T C Entries.. 6 1,519 958 66.50 33 00 Total 156 John W. 23,211a $5494 00 Lewis, Register. Wlieu Bcliy was sick, we gave ber Castnrla, When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, When aha had Children, she gave tarn fiastoria C0MM0U COUNCIL. The regular monthly meeting of the coun cil was held at the city hall last night at o'clock. Present Hon W Kmehart, mayor: Thos N Joles, Chas F Lauer, G C Eshelman, W H Butts and T A Hudson, councilmen Minutes of the two previous meetings were read and approved. T N Joles, of the committee on fire and water, recommended that section 9 of ordi nance No. 129 be amended to prohibit the use of anything but brick and mortar in the construction of flues in all new' buildings and additions to be erected hereafter. On motion the recorder waB instructed to draft the amendment to the ordinance in accordance with ?ne recommendation of the committee on fire and water. The chairman of the committee on fire and water reported the covering to the cis tern at the intersection of Third and Wash iugton streets in a dangerous condition, and on motion the matter was referred hack to the same committee. On motion the fire warden was instructed to enforce the ordinance in reference to the construction of flues and the prevention of fires. The monthly reports of the recorder, treasurer aud street commissioner were read, and on motion accepted and placed on file. An ordinance to provide for the improve ment of Court street, by building a side walk on the west side between Eighth and Tenth, was passed. Ordinance No 278 was called from the table, and on motion was indefinitely post poned. This wis the new ordinance in ref erence to impounding live stock. A motion postponing' impounding live stock until March was voted on and lost. The bill of the American Machine Com pany for $742.50 for rock crusher was laid over for further investigation. On motion the following bills were al- owed and warrants ordered drawn on the proper funds for the payment of tho same: D Dufur, recorder's salary $100 00 Dan Maloney, marshal's salary 1O0 00 W A Maddron, street commissioner 69 00 1 1 Buruet, treasurer 25 00 Geo J brnwii, emrioeer tire department 80 00 J S l ish, tire warden 12 ou Water Commissioners, water rent 32 00 Dalles Electric Co. 1 it'll t offices 3 60 Dalles Electric Co, li)ht streets 256 50 R E Teaifue, hauling: 6 50 A C Stevens, hauling 1 00 Trie Dalles Lumbering Co, mdse 19 30 Crandall A Burget, saw filing I 25 M T Nolan, mdse 1 25 'ties Brop. mdse 2 20 W Blakeney. hauling 50 Maier & Benton, mdse 1 20 J T Peters & Co, mdse 10 50 Edward Beck, labor 2 CO Dalles Electric Co, light fire department 6 40 Mays & Crowe, mdse 3 S3 0BEG0N WEATHEE SEEVTOE. The following is the weather report for the week ending Tuesday, Sept. 5, from the central office in Portland: eastern oreoo.v. Weather No ram fell during the past week, and the temperature was decidedly warm during the f rst days, ana became much cooler during the close of the week. Many mountain fires caused the atmos phere to be smoky.. The sunshine was about the average. Crops Harvest is nearly over and threshing is far advanced in the Colum bia river valley. Spring sown grain is yielding below the average, as was ex pected. Late sown spring grain is a poor crop, yielding from twelye to fifteen bushels per acre. All fall sown grain bas been threshed, and tlie yields were most satisfactory; also the quality of the grain is superior. The second crop of alfalfa is being cub It is a light crop. Farmers will enter the'winter season well supplied with hay, as the first crops were large and cured well. Hot, dry winds, which oc curred on Sept. 1st injured corn and fruit. Fruits are ripening rapidly. Peaches are not plentiful, but of good quality. Plums are of excellent quality and abundant. Owing to depressed times there is no sale for produce of any kind, With increased acreage, as much tahent was grown this year as in 1892. A com parison of depot receipts show that the amount of wheat shipped will equal not more than one-third the amount received at this date in 1892. S. M. Blahdford, Local Forecast Official, A Harrow Escape, Prineville News. Ed. Rains came near losing his life while hnntiDg in the mountains recently He was camced with Dave Weaver and family in the berry fields on Beyen-Mile mountain, and one evening he shouldered his rifle and went forth in quest of a buck.' Darkness overtook him while he was yet on the summit of a rugged mountain, which mountain he proceeded to descend . Suddenly, when near the base, his feet slipped from under him and he fell. He then discovered that his lower limbs were hanging over a perpendicular clifi, and that his entire person was about to follow suit To save himself he dropped his gun, his hat flew off, and he made frantic grabs at the growing underbush about him, succeeding finally in freeing himself from his perilous position. He made his way into caiip natless ana guniess. Next morning he returned to the place and found his hat and gun on a pile of drift wood just over the waters of Snow creek, and beneath a perpendicular rim rock, not less than forty feet in height. Had he fallen over the precipice he would have doubtless tared worse than the hat and the gun. Two Sheep Men Fight. About 10 o'clock Monday morning Will iam Fox sought Sheriff Jackson in Hailey, and gave himself np, saying he had killed Charles Fleak. of Soldier, on Skeleton creek, a tributary of Sontb Boise nyer, Al- tnras county. The killing occurred last Friday. The day immediately preceding Fleak went to Skeleton creek, where Fox kept his flock of sheep, assisted by a herder. Fleak said he wonld bring his sheep there the next day. Fox replied that, being there with his sheep, Fleak could go else where with his. The next day, Friday, Fienk brought his sheep to Skeleton creek ar.d drove them in among Fox's. . The lat ter remonstrated when Fleak beean driving the two herds of sheep indiscriminately. Fox objected and tried to pick bis iheep out f.-om the Fleak band, and the latter shot at him with a rifle, but missed him. Fox thereupon discharged a rifle shot, kill- ng Flaik. Beal Estate Transfers. . S?pt6-SEand C E Bartiness to EL Smith; lots 1 and 2, block 21, Hood River; $333. Sept 6 T A Ward, sheriff to The Solici- rs Lnan and Trust Co. ; west half of south east quarter, east half of southwest quarter. : 4. Tp 1 S, B 13 east; $835.69. ' JudLice Simpson. ' Of the Superior Court writes: From mental exhaustion, my nervous system became shattejed, and I was utterly un able to sleep nights. Sulphur Bitters cured me, and my steep ia now sound, sweet, aud refreshing. "Out or SlKht. The traveling public are now fully alive to, the fact that the Chicago, Union Pacific k Northwestern Line offers the very best accommodations to the public from and to Chicago, Omaha and intermediate points, not only during the world's fair, but all the year around. For Hale. A second hand horse power Champion lisht press bailer; also a Disc harrow with seeder attached. See Joel G. Koonta. Slay Cola the ttefaraiorage- Washington, Sept. 7 A most extra ordinary rumor is current here, and is believed by congressmen generally weil informed. It is to the effect that Secre tary Carlisle contemplates coining the seigniorage without any authority from congress, under the general power which be claims is conferred npon him to coin gold and silver. The seigniorage 10 the treasury amounts to about f 51.000,000. The secretary is very argent to do this, and it seems to be the opinion be will venture to do it, unless the president shall disapprove of it, without waiting for any affirmative action from congress This rumor seems astounding, and.it is onlv repeated in that it receives general credit. Toe secretary needs money be, cause the customs receipts are falling off and because the importers, in expectation of reduced duties, are maknig no lnipor tations. WRINKLES, and hollow cheeks, and dull, sunken eyes, don't always mean that a woman's old. Half the time, they only show that sues overwornea or suffering. To such women, to every wo man who is tired or attlicted, Dr. Pierce's Favorite prescription safely and certainly brings back health and strength. It's a legitimate mariinin that corrects and cures; a tonic that invigo rates ana duuqs up; a nervine that sootl and strengthens. For all the derangements, irregularities aud weaknesses peculiar to wo men, it is the only guaranteed remedy. If it doesn't benefit or cure, vou have vour UIUUUV DOCK. It won't do to exD'mment with Ca tarrh. There's the constant danger of driving it to the luuars. You can have a perfect and permanent cure with Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. BORW. WESSOLA In this city, Sept. 6, 1893. to the wife of A. W essola, a daughter. MARRIED. WVSS SHORREN In this city, Sept. 2d, by Father t Mr. Matt Shorren. Children Cry for FITCHBB'3 Castoria ' Castoria is so well adapted to children that ecommend it as superior to any prescription own to me." H. A. Archkr, S. D- 111 South Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. T ' 1 nse Castoria In mv mactice. and And It specially adapted toaffections of children." oaa. xtoBBBTSOif, M. u., 1057 id Ave., New York. 'From cersona knowledge I can ear that t -'astoria is a most excellent medicine for chit iren." Da. G. C. Osgood, Lowell, Uass. Castoria Ttntmotea Steestioii. and overcomes Flatulency, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, and Fevenkhness. Thus the child is rendered healthy and its sleep natural. Castoria contains no Morphine or other narcotic property. NEW T -IJ A"i". NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Omci at Vancouvbr, Wash., August 81. 1893. Notice is hereby iriren that the follovinfir-naraed settler has filed notice of hio intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before W. R. Dunbar. Commissioner United States Circuit Court for district of Washing ton, at Goldendale, Washington, on October 23, 1893, viz: - LERON8 P. JENSEN, Purchase Application, under Sec. 3. Forfeiture Act. Sept. 29, 181(0, for lots 2 and 4 of 8ee 17, and lot 1 and NWJ of the NEJ, Sec 19, both of Ip iS.SHE, He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: Levi R. Hillearv. Vernon T. Cooke. William M. Bruno and Peter Aged i us, all of The Dalles postoffice, Oregon. sep9 JOHN D. GEOOHEOAN, Reenter. PHOTOGRAPHER. First Prize awarded for thfjbest Portrnits and Views at the Second Eastern Oregon District Agricultural Society. (Successor to T. A. Houghton. Chapmau Block, Tho Dalles, Orecon. janl" Cut Flowers for Sale. I HAYS all styles of wires, including Odd Fellowi, Knights of PythUs, Masons and Woodmen de- hicrna on short notice, unl Prices reasonable MKb. A. C. 8TUBLINa. Corner Eighth and Libertyhcs. V ANTED SALESMEN fill 1 LU Local & Traveling To represent our well known house. You need no capital to represent -a firm that warrants nurseiy stock first-class and true to name. Work all the year. 8100 a month to the right man. Apply, stat ng ag j. ' L. li. MAY & CO, Nurserymen, Florists and Seedsmen, aprl 1 St Paul, ftfipn. WANTED. LA DIEM who will do writing for me at their homes will make good wages. Reply w th self addressed, stamped envelope, AUSS AllLiimEU JHILiliEK, nv25 south Bend, In Portland : Great : Opens September 27 XO LIBERATI'S : CELEBRATED : MILITARY : BAND ' ' WILL FURNISH A WORLD OF MECHANICS IN MINIATURE. . The Special Features will Eclipse MADAME GIRARD GYER'S Constructed at a Cost of (10,000, and throwing a thousand Jets ot water In all the colors ' of the rainbow, will btautify Music HalL Ziaree Aqxuuri-uxn.a3, Containing fish of all varieties found in Oregon waters, have been constructed at a great expense. ' Tlio AjcX Gallery win nnntain m. miinn nf mintdnn selected from painting, "Custer's Last Fight. To visit this great of Art and Science, will be next thing to a visit to the REDUCED RATES ON ALL TRANSPORTATION gep2 K. W. Stoneman & Boots and ISCOKPOATEI 1880. THE DALLES LUMBERING COMPANY, Wholesale and Retail Dealers and Manufacturersof Building Material and Dimension Timber DRY. FIX, PINE, OAK and SLAB PROMPT DELIVERY TO Office Mm 7 Wfcln-tm Ht. OREGON STATE FAIR Under the management of the State Board of Agti culture, on tne suae fair urounds, near Sa lem, commending: Sept 11, 193, and continuing one week. J Will be paid aa Premiums fnr Stock, Poultry, Swine, AinicukunU froducte. Fruit. Native Wood. Min erals, Works f Art acd Fancy Work, and for Trials oi Bpeeu. REDUCED RATES OF FARES AND FREIGHTS ON ALL TRANSPORTATION LINES. Pavilion open foar evenings daring the week, with Bood music in attendance. The New Grand Stand and the New Retrulation Track are conceded to be amoo the most comfort able and best on the Pacific Coast. Splendid contests of speed each day. There is en tered for these contests the best field of homes tbis year that has been on the grounds for many seasons. Valuable and handsome improvements hare been made on tne grounds and buildings. THE PREMIUM LIST Has been revised and improved to the benefit of ex hibitors. Kntries for Premiums close at 3 P. M. the first day of the Fair, and Exhibits must be in place by 10 p. M. ol saia day. PRICES OF ADMISSION: Men's Season Tickets. 92 60 Women's beaaon Tickets. 1 00 Men's Day Tickets 60 Women's Dar Tickets 16 Race Track Tickets, Daily 25 women to the Kace course, tree. Children under 12 years, Free to all. Send to the Secretary at Portland for a Premium List J. APPERSON. President. J. T. GREGG, Secretary. angl2 THE FIFTH ANNUAL FAIR OF THE- DISTRICT Will be held at THE ,:- DALLES, TUESDHY, October lO, 1893, CONTINUING F1VB DAYS. J. O MACK. Secretary. A. S. MACALLISTER, President. ST. MARY'S ACADEMY, The RE-OPENS Eallos, Or. SEPTEMUER 4th, 1893. A BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. Rates per term of ten weeks, payable in advance: Boajd and Tuition S40 00 Entrance Fee (payable but once) 600 Bed and Bedding 3 00 Instrumental Husic, Stenography, Typewriting, Pelegraphv and Drawing and Painting form extra charges. French, German and Latin languages, Needle-work and Vocal Music taught free. DAY SCHOOL Five, six, eight or tea dollars per term, according to grade. I or particulars adore augl6-6tw SISTER SUPERIOR. of EUGENE. t Open Monday, September 18th. Just closed the most prosperous year its history. Wide ranee of studies. Thor ough instruction. Business course added, Tuition free. Entrance fee. $10. Board and lodtnne at reasonable rates in the ele gant new dormitory and boarding ball on the campus, where students will receive personal supervision. JOHN W. JOHNSON, ju!15 President. A. GEHRES, j Manufacturer and Dealer In sia water, Cream Soda, SARSAPARILLA, CINGER ALE. "TAX," ETC. Having secured the best improved apparatus. 1 am prepared to manufacture Temperance Beverages equal to any sold on the Pacific coast. All I ask is a trial from mv old patrons. A. GEHRES Orders from a distance will receive, prompt at ten on junzsaw POLAND CHINA KOGS FOB HALE OR EXCHANGE FOR UTHER HOGS. A few Thoronn.h'bred Poland China Hot;. For terms apply to T. J. SEUrJfiKl, sen21m The Dalles. Industrial : 3 Closes October 28 THE MUSIC. Those of Any Previous Year. PRISMATIC FOUHTAIK, the World's Fair. Among them Ellsburg's celebrated Exposition and view its wonders In every aeparunen l world's rair at unicago. $ LINES. For further information address ALXJ&N, superintendent and secretary. Piege, Shoes. WOOD ANT PART OP THE CITY. Yaur at Old SSCTenaieat Barracks Second Eastern Ore Exposition SCAB, TICKS LICE mBmmamBssmmB THE WORLD RENOWNED CHEHPGR THHN HNY OTHER. COOPER DIP Oregon; H W Cook. Kidgeway, Oregon; W S Lee, Junction City, Oregon: WB Donaldson, Day vi lie. Oregon ; B Kelsay, Cross Hollows, Oregon ; Donald Fraser, Day ville, Oregon; P J Moule, Bercaile, Mob tana; Joseph Hirschberg, Cboteau, Montana; J C McCuaig, Dupuyer, Montana; John The Wool Clip is 7asth Improved by Its Use. ASK YOUR MERCHANT FOR JENKINS & STEYENS, Portland, Or., GENERAL ACTS. FOR OREGON AND WASHINCTCN. WILLIAM COOPER & NEPHEWS, Proprietors, Galveston, Texas. r tt tt nrn j vo I on Miow inat We carry a full line of Stoves and Ranges, Building Hardware, , Tinware, Granite ware. Fishing Tapkle, Guns, Ammunition, Pumpe, Iron Pipe, etc. We are sole agents for the Garland Stoves and Ranges , The World's Best banitary Plumbing, Tin- ning and Metal Roofing a Specialty. Groceries, Provisions i Cordwbod. AH orders promptly attended to. MAIER & BENTON, The Dalles. Where are You Going- ? Whv, I Parlors No. 110 Front Frazer & Wyndham, Give Them a THE GERMAN I A, STUBLING & WILLIAMS, PROPS. Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars. All brands ot Imported Liquor?, Ale and Porter, aod Genuine Key West Cigars. . A full line of CALIFORNIA : )OTES : AND : BRANDIES welra-year-old Whiskey, strictly pure, (or mediciual pur onaea, italt Liquor. Columbia Breweryfbetir ou draught. 3 Second Street, TIIK DALLES, Oil When Ion Have School EEMEMBER M. T. NOLAN, Who always sells as low as the lowest in the city. On account of a circular quite generally distributed through this section by the aent of the American Book Company, the price list of school books published in September, 1891, is hereby withdrawn; all tho prices in that list being lower than those this agent claims are the pttoper retail prices. For Dew prices inquire at his stora 148 Hecoiid Street, Till: DALLES, OR1CGON JOLES-: BROS., -DEALERS IN- Staple and Fancy Groceries, HAY, GRAIN AND FEED. Masonic Bloclc, Third and Court Hts. . THE DALLES, COLUMBIA PACKING COMPANY Corner Third and Cored flams, Bacon, Dried Beef and Tongues, And the best Beefsteaks, Mutton Chops and Yeal Outlets in the market. Orders Delivered to Fresh Vegetables on sale ffiISS HNNH PET6R & COMPHNV. Blip IQIIiLIElr, 113 Second St. E. W. HELM & CO., Buoceaaor to Floyd k Shown.) CORNER OF UNION AND SECOND STKEJfis, jur, llm DEALEBSITN Drugs, Medicines - FINE TOILET SOAPS, COMBS, Pure Liquore:forJmediolnallpurpoea.V 2iv.. mmm. Is used and endorsed by the following well known sheepmen in Orecon, Montana and Idaho: Kenneth McBae. Dajvllle, Noble, Mountain Home, Idaho. IT. And see that you have no other Sheep I Ip pushed upon yon. A. H. WILLIAMS & COMPANY, Local A acta- The Dalles. Or. am on ruy way to th I'cptunH .Shntinj and D.itli Room, lowtted at Street, Vh"re I can get the Best Bath and the Cleau est Sbavein the city. The genial proprietors, have thoroughly reno-v vated their Bath Rooms, and they are now sec ond to noro in tho northwest. Call. to OREGON Washington Streets. Anv Part of the Citv. at the Lowest Prices. Books Purchase THE. OR and Chemicals, BRUSHES, PERFUMERY, ETC Physicians' Prescriptions a Specialty