ITEMS IN BRIEF. . From WednJiv' Dal-v. Mr. W. M. McCorkle, of Tygh, is in the city. Mrs. Mary French left yesterday for Portland. Mr. Alex Fargher, of Portland, was in the city today. Hon. S. A. Clarke-, of Portland, was in the city yesterday. J. 6. Maddock, the banker of Gold endale, was in the city last evening. Mrs. G. P. Morgan, of Cascade Locks, is visiting friends in the city. - Mr. A. Scherneckau, of Astoria, ar- 'rived in the city on the boat last even ing. Hon. J. B. Huntington, of Burns, is visiting friends and relatives in the city. Mrs. D. Han'dley left yesterday after--: noon on a visit to friends and relatives . , in Portland. Fir- T N" Tav. nf CnMviAfk T vlra came up the river with the Elkins - party last evening. Mr. Owen Williams left yesterday ' on the Regulator on jl visit to friends in the Willamette valley. nication by telephone with the princi ' pal towns in Grant county. Dr. Logan will leave on the night train on a short visit to Chicago. He will be absent about a month. A wind came out of the west today and a zephyr blew for several hours, and not in a very gentle manner. The common council will meet to night to pass an ordinance for the issu ance of bonds to pay the city's indebt edness. ' ' The amount of delinquent taxes handed to the sheriff is $87,183.65, and of this $50,917.21 have been collected, leaving a balance of $36,266.44. Governor Lord has appointed Hons. O. P. Thompson, J. U. Young and Sid ney Dell as delegates to Xhe silver con- ference to be held at Salt Lake City on May 15th. All are bimetallists of pro nounced type. On the arrival of the Regulator sev - eral of our citizens paid their respects to Senator El kins, and a great many called on him at the hotel. He was very approachable, and seemed pleased to meet any and all citizenj. When the farmer is able to have his own granery so that he can save 4 cents on the bushel of wheat he will have solved one of the nroblems of how to 1 1 T .1 nave gcwu tiiuietf. xu uie uieauumo wie reliable warehouse is a great conven . ience. A committee, consisting of the direc tors in the D. P. & A. N. Co., left for Salem .yesterday morning on matters connected with the portage road at Cascade Locks. Arrangements will be made providing for greater facility in the transfer of freight from the lower to the upper boat. . On Friday the lime kiln works ope rated by Receiver T. F. Rourke, about five miles west of Huntington, were de stroyed by fire, thought to be the work of an incendiary. The loss is estimated at $4,000. The Union Pacific lost one box car. A favorable wind saved two large buildings occupied by the em ployes of the works. The plant will be rebuilt at once. Fire in West Seattle last night de stroyed the Knights of Pythias hall. The total loss is $5000; insurance, $2650. The loss of the Knights of Pythias on regalia, etc., is $2000; in sured for $1650. The loss of Magee & . Wood, occupying the basement, is $1000. Their insurance of $500 expired March 28. The loss on the building is $1500; insured for $1000. Ellensburgh Localizer: The Dalles Daily Times-Mountaineer has doffed her old clothes and come out in a bran new dress, and been enlarged to a six column folio. The Mountaineer has always been one of our valued ex- ' changes. We hope its patrons will re ward it for its enterprise. It is always full of good tnmgs, ana nas entered on its seventh year. There was a faint tremor of a zephyr In the atmosphere yesterday, and today it is heard in tree-tops and around street corners, singing the old song it has sung many a weary day. Accom panying it are clouds of dust, which are neither beautiful to the eye or Eleasant to the feeling. Street-sprink-ng is in order, and Mr. S. E. Ferris arrived from Yakima this morning, and will put his water segregater in operation tomorrow. Selahl Mrs. T. Barnard was taken to Salem this week by W. L. Wilcox and Jay P. Lucas, to be treated by doctors in the asylum, says the Fossil Journal of last Friday. She had had a great deal of trouble in the last two years, and brooding over it has affected her mind. While as a rule she is rational, at times spells come over her when she is not responsible. She realizes this her self, and thought it was best that she should be treated by doctors who are specialists in diseases of the mind. She will not likely be long gone. The town of Ruby and Conconully are deserted, almost depopulated. A correspondent in the Spokesman-Review says:- The postmater is all that is left in Ruby and the county officials are all the ones left at Connually All hava gone to Squaw creek on the Methow. A town has been laid out at the mouth of the Methow,-where many are camp ed along that stream. Houses cannot be built - fast enough to shelter the surging crowd. : There is - not much money among them. As usual some are expected to ride into wealth on a boom. them to get work of any kind before that time, and they connot expect hotels and restaurants to care for them. Premature baldness may be preven ted and the hair made to grow on heads already bald, by the use of Hall's Veg etable Sicilian Hair Renewer. Smith Bros, will give a dance tomorrow- eveniner at the opera house. There will be two prizes awarded, one to the best lady dancer and one to the best gentleman dancer. "The cat came back" to J. B. Cros sen, after a visit of two weeks among different residents in the block, during which time great anxiety was felt for its health and well-being. Rheumatism in the back, shoulders, hips, ankles, elbows or wrists is caused by accumulation of acid in the blood. Hood's Sarsaparilla neutralizes the acid and cures rheumatism, - W. H. Moore and wife, J. B. Hos ford and wife, Clyde Williams, C. E. Brown, Wm. Holder, G. H. Bolton, and L. Hayes, of Moro, are registered at the Umatilla House. These consti tute the Moro Dramatic club. There was one hobo before the re corder this morning, and he was sen tenced to a fine of $10 or five days in the city jail. He preferred the latter, and will be an ornament to the gang of street workers. Spring is full of terrors to all whose constitution is not able to resist the sudden changes of temperature and other insalubrities of the season. To put the system in condition to over come these evils, nothing is so effec tive as Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Take it now. In consequence of winter diet and lack of open air exercise, the whole physical mechanism becomes impaired. Ayer's Sarsaparilla is the proper rem edy, in the spring of the year, to strengthen the appetite, invigorate the system, and expel all impurities from the blood. The governor has appointed the fol lowing Oregon battleship committee: Hon. J. H. D. Gray, Astoria; Hon. Thos. Wright, Union; Hon. C. H. Dodd, Portland; Hon. J. H. Raley, Pendleton; Hon. J. H. McClung, Eugene; Hon. Charles Nickell. Jack sonville; Hon. R. W. Johnson, Cor vallis. ' T. J. McBee, of Coos county came in last Saturday with a load of clams and lobsters from Bandon for Roseburg parties, who are peddling them out on the streets, the first of that kind of shell fish ever brought to Roseburg. If that town had a railroad to the bay all kinds of fish caught in the bay would be very common in its market and in better condition. The Portland Chronicle says that Mon day was the last day for filling income tax returns, and Collector of Internal Revenne Blackman and his force had a busy day. A good many of the well known and wealthy citizens had put off filling their returns until the last mo ment, and a number outside of the city sent theirs in by mail the last day. Now will come the fun of collecting on the returns, and from the outlook the. collection of the money will be staved off longer than the filling of the returns was. , The latest story of horses being fed to hogs is the following from the Klickitat Sentinel: "Jake Switzler, living on the Columbia river, sold five thousand horses to a Portland syndi cate. They will be slaughtered at Portland, the meat packed and all parts of the carcases utilized. This is now the only market for thousands of horses running on the Eastern Oregon and Washington ranges. The price THE CONTRACTORS. Mas Meeting; In Portland and Day Bros. Denounced. For some time there have been com plaints among laborers about the man ner in which the contractors at the Cascades were managing affairs. La te le agitation has begun regarding the fact that laborers are worked more than eight hours each day, and an action will be begun in the U. S. district court to test the matter. Tuesday evening a mass meeting was held at the corner of Sixth and Washington streets in Port land to denounce the Day Bros. Many of the men had formerly been laborers at the Cascades, while others were at tracted thither by curiosity. From the Evening Telegram of yesterday we glean the following account of the proceed ings: "The principal speakers were Edward Teesdale and James K. O'Brien. The latter worked for the contractors until last December, and- since then he has been interested in the prosecution or the attempt to prosecute Day Bros, "for their failure to regard the law wnicn says that laborers shall work eight hours and no more on go'wnment work. Several resolutions were passed, one of them being aimed at the United States engineers who are in charge of the work, and is couched in strong terms. It reads: "Resolved, That we hereby condemn the government officials in charge of the work for allowing the J. G. & I. N. Day Company to continue to pay the laborers employed on the locks in time checks, said officials knowing the labor ers were compelled to allow a discount of from 20 to 40 per cent for cashing time checks on the work; that we also condemn the government officials for not having placed a United- States time keeper in charge of the work, that the laborers who have been defrauded out of time and wages might have some one to appeal to." "The federal grand jury is consider ing the charges against tne contractors today. If an indictment is to be found it may be returned tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock when the United States court meets. The district attorney had been considering the subject long be fore last night's meeting was contem plated. He had not issued warrants for the arrest of day Bros., except the one issued in February for I. N. Day, because he believe it more advisable to have the matter go directly before the grand jury. He considered warrants wholly unnecessary. "Mr. J . li. Day, one oi tne nrm is nere, and he may be called upon to testify." but the cap snapped and his sisters in terferred, and Swartz' anger cooled I down. For several days the young man was cared for at home, but was fin nil it wnt. tsitha hnsnital in Portland. The blood from the wound in the neck could not be stopped, and he became so weak that he died. Swartz is now in iail in Salem, and will unquestionably be indicted by the grand jury, n-um the testimony before the coroner, it appears that Swartz is a hard, cruel man. Ann ruled with a rod of iron in his family. Asked to Be Removed. A Sftlm disnateh of Tuesday says "President Brooks, of the The Dalles CAtv Tmnannrtjition ComDany, was be- fnr t.h nortao-a railway board today, to ask for the removal of C. C. Hobart as superintendent of the portage rail way. Air. MODari was "PP"1"13'-4 the recommendation of tnis company, but the company claims he is becoming verv obiectionable and does not co- nnerate with comnanies who furnish business for the nortaee road. Pas' sengers, it is stated, are making vig orous complaints of being delayed two or three hours when one nour is sui- ficient to carrv them over the portage. The delegation asked that Mr. AlacalliS' ter be appointed to succeed Mr. Hobart. The Day Bros., government contract ors at the locks, have also compiainea to the board of Mr. Hobart. The board has taken the matter under advise ment, but will take no action until the superintendent is heard from. MEDLOCK CAPTURED. Stage Driver Hutchinson Bring; the Pur sued Man to Pendleton. Kant Oregon i&n. Hugh Medlock was brought in Tues day evening n-om UKian oy Driver Hutchinson of the Ukiah-Long Creek stage line, who was the captor. Sher iff Houser gave him a deputy ship be fore returning to Pendleton alter the two weeks' ch.se. Hutchinson came I on Medlock Monday evening beyond Ukiah and after a chase for six or eie-ht miles, rounded ud the man. Medlock had been followed as far as Ochoco river, Crook county. As soon as the officers turned back, he also took the return trail and was hiding in the vicinity of Ukiah. The pursuit of Medlock nas been one oi tne long est on record. Me was raised near Milton, and has traced and retraced the mountain trails of Eastern Oregon until tney are laminar pains to nun. Numerous charges have been lodged against him in several counties of the state, and it seems probable that he may have some trouble in clearing un the atmosphere of suspicion now sur rounding him. till ym It Rnochs At Your Door. A true improvement always receives welcome in the average American home, the most home-like home in the world. The cool stove, the gas, the water, the sewing machine and the clothes wringer have found an entrance everywhere. Another candidate sow appears. It is Letters Advertised. The following is the list of letters remaining in The Dalles postoffice un called for Friday, April 26, 1895. Per sons calling for these letters will please give the date on which they were ad vertised: Allen, Mabel Buyby, Mrs M Buoheman, Mrs J Clark, B L Cole, Barney Davenport, Mrs S A uougnertr, Mrs JS Dean, Mrs Alice Goff, L C Hastings, Earl Hastings, Mrs E Howny, John Hier, UW L Jeffers, J M Lane, E Moore, Claud Olsen, Jno Palmer, W A EXCURSION Chased Into the Mountains. The Lona-Creek Eaale says: "The young thief, Overton, who stole a pair of overshoes at John Day. at last ac counts was chased into the rocky cliffs of the Blue mountains of Umatilla county almost naked, having lost all his clothing save a thin cotton shirt that was on his back. Deputy Sheriffs Mosier and Overholt tracked him to a sheep herder's cabin in the edge of the mountains in Umatilla county. They called at the cabin at about 3 o'clock in the morning, and while arousing the proprietor of the house Overton made his escape from a rear window, leaving all of his clothing behind. He ran only a short distance when he came in contact with a wire fence, and as a nat ural result when day dawned he could be easily traced for two miles by blood that had flown irom nis lacerated ooay. At this point the deputy sheriffs gave up the chase and returned home, bring ing with them all the clothes that Overton had left behind. . Mysterious Death. About three weeks ago, an old In' dian, who owned a farm near the mouth of the Deschutes, died under peculiar circumstances. He had been enticed oy Indian jake, alter giving mm a drink oi some stimulating fluid, to go to a iarmnouse and get some more cider. The old man took his blind son with him, and, together with Indian Jake tney procured two lars full of the liquid. They had arrived nearly home, and were sitting down bv . i .1 - .1 i i me ruausiue wueu tney quarrelled. Jake went and got his horse, and handed the remaining lug, which con- tainined about a cupful, to the old In dian. He drank it and immediately went into spasms. After recovering he and the boy went home, And Jake rode away. The next morning the old man was found dead in his bed. and the boy has been after Jake ever since to make him pay for his father. Not being successful he gave information to the authorities yesterday, and an investigation will be made. the new vegetable shortening and sub stitute for lard. Thousands have found this 03 great a blessing as its predeces sors. It is now at your door. Will yon accept its proffer of better cooking in your kitchen, better food on your table, better health in your household? Cottolene Is sold In sad puuna pans, oy ail grocers. uet ina genuine. Made I Hunter, Alex Jemison, James Laska, Prof Mason, H Nigus, A E Olney, Mrs L Redpath, Mrs E M Spicer, Frank Sun Stubin, Henry Wooley, H Bush Land & Cat tle CO. a . J. A. Crossen, P. M. For Over Fifty Tears. An Old and Well-Tried Rem edy. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over fifty years by millions of mothers for their children while teething, with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is the - best remedy for diarrhoea. Is pleasant to the taste. Sold by drug gists in- every part ot the world. Twenty-five cents a bottle. Its value is incalculable. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and take no other kind. Cascade tocfc and Bonneville -GIVEN BY THE RGDMGN'S SOCIHL CLUB Sundry, Mhy 12 Grounds will be prepared at the Locks for the following amusements will be had: a basket picnic. After lunch CLIMBING GREASED POLE FAT MAN'S 88. . the genuine The N. K. Fairbank Company, ST. LOUIS and Chicago, Hew Tort, Boston, HOMICIDE ON ROCK CREEK. paid was less than $5 per head.1 COMMON COUNCIL. the " From Thursdays Daily. The street sprinkler has begun oper ations. The enumeration just completed by the assessor gives the population of the city at 2906. Mr. Max Vogt has begun work on thd new opera house, 'and has a large force of mechanics busily employed in pushing it to completion. The confirmation exercises in the Lutheran chapel last Sunday attracted a large audience. There were several young people confirmed in the doc trines of the church, and the exercises were very interesting. Train loads of dirt on dump cars pass through the city almost hourly to the east. These are used in repairing the track between this city and Grant. It is the object of the railroad com pany to do away with the high trestles and bridges, and make the road in a better condition. No business was done at the meet ing of the common council last even ing other than to adjourn until to night. The city recorder and treas urer had not finished footing up the amount of the city's indebtedness, and the ordinance for the issue of bonds could not be passed. From Fndr s Daily. The river is rising quite rapidly, and is higher than usual in April. - Mr. and Mrs. C. Corson left on the boat this morning on a short visit to Portland.: ' Rain is desired very much by farm ers, and without some falls soon crops will suffer. .. Hood's 'Pills-are the best family cathartic and liver medicine. Harm less and reliable. The Smith Bros, will continue their weekly dances on Saturday nights at the opera house. Rev. W. C. Curtis and son Win. were passengers on the Regulator this morning to Portland. There is not much salmon in the river yet; but a few days of warm weather will open the canning season in good shape. An Indigo social will be given this evening under the auspices of the Ep worth League in the lecture room of the M. E. church. Wool is arriving in the city in small quantities. The season has been back ward, and sheepmen have postponed shearing on this account. There are at least 100 men in Astoria, says the Budget, hunting jobs. Labor ers should stay away from Astoria un til work on the railroad and water works starts in. It is impossible for Ordinance Passed to Issue Bonds to Amount of 57,000. An adjourned meeting of the common council was held last evening in the council chambers. Present Mayor Menefee and a full board of councilmen, except W. S. Shackleford. The object of the meeting was stated to be for the purpose of bonding the city for the outstanding indebtedness to January 3, 1895, for debts contracted prior to January 1st of that year. Special ordinance No. , being an ordinance accepting the bids of Theis and Barroll and A. H. Curtis for the funding bonds of Dalles City, to the amount of $57,000, and to authorize and direct the signing and delivery of the same, was read and on motion of M. T. Nolan, seconded by C. F. Lauer the same was ordered placed on its final passage. The roll being called resulted in the following vote: ayes, M. T. Nolan. R. a. uooq, n. l. Kuck, u. j. nsneiman, A. R. Thompson, C. F. Lauer, S. B. Adams and S. S. Johns. Noes none. The ordinance having received the unanimous vote of the council was de clared duly passed. On motion the bill of the Oregonian, amounting to $31.50 for publication of bond notice, was allowed. . In the matter of allowing Z. P. Jones to maintain a hog pen at the cannery of M. Herrick was referred to the com mittee on health and police. There appearing no further business the council adjourned. A WHEELING TRIP. A Toons; Man Who Is Cycling From Port land to Baker City. Pendleton Tribune. ' Edward Clark, a young man pushing a strong wheel and twenty-five pounds of beddlngand clothing, rode through Pendleton yesterday. He is on his way to Baker City from Portland, which place he left Friday morning at nine o'clock. An average run of forty miles was made daily, and this Mr. Clark regarded as good time, consider ing the condition of roads between Portland and Pendleton. They are very rough and often sandy, and with the exception of the stretch between Deschute's ferry and John Day's ferry, the best piece of road he struck con nected JUcho and rendieton. rom Troutdale to Hood River the rider fol lowed the railroad, but exclusive 'of this distance, the highway proved a better track. Considerable portion of each day's trip in the mountainous section had to be made on foot. Mr. Clark camps by the wayside, and is en joying a regular outing. The City Debt. The recorder and an expert have been at work for several days examin ing the books of the treasurer and as certaining the full amount of the city's indebtedness. As a result there are forty-two pages of type-written figures, each page comprising several columns, and the total of each column of fig ures carefully ascertained. Mr. Dufur has been assisted by Mr. F. R. Hill in this work. From this compilation it is ascertained that the principal of the city debt is $49,146.63, on which inter est has accrued to May 10, 1695, to the amount of $7,484.18, making a total of $56,628.81. There are warrants out standing in the sum of $316.49, which have, not been presented to the treas urer and payment demanded, and therefore have no ice rued interest. With this sum the full debt of the city foots up $56,945.30. Judgment Against the Day Bros. ' ' The following - is from the Portland Sun of today: - "Joseph Frieman was granted a judgment of $677 yesterday against the J. G. & I. N. Day Company by Judge Hurley in the state circuit court. The suit was based on 22 time checks given 'by the defendant com pany to their employes, the latter transferring them to the plaintiff for the purpose of the suit. The defense was a technical one and in no way affected tne validity oi the, several claims. Notice of an appeal was given and the case will be taken to the su preme court for final adjudication." . Census Statistics. - The population in the city proper, according to the en numeration just taken by the assessor is 2909, in Thompson addition which has not yet been incorporated into the muni cipality 137, making a total of 3046 From the census just taken we learn there are 839 legal voters in the city, in Thompson's addition 35, making a total of 874: men over 21 years of age. 983; boys between 10 and 12 years, 244; boys under 10, 858; women over 18, 785; THE SHIP RAILWAY. Senator Elkins is Not in Favor of the Ship Railway Above This City When Senator Elkins passed up the river from the Cascades he expressed his opinion very frankly and freely re garding the government improvements now in progress. The work at the Locks was being pushed very satisfac torily, and when completed would be a great advantage to the producers of the Inland Empire. He had full in formation regarding the dimensions of the canal and locks now in process of construction, and -appeared satisfied that the improvement of the Colum bia was very much needed. In speaking of the ship railway from this city to Celilo he was very frank in expressing his disapproval of the pro ject. He considered it advisable to build canal and locks similar to those at the Cascades, and stated that they would not cost any more than the gov ernment has already expended at that place.. Then he thought a ship rail way was an experiment, and was in favor of the old and popular method of overcoming such obstructions. An other argument he used in support of his opinion was that the annual cost to the government in keeping the rail way in operation would be much larger than would be required for a canal. Senator Elkins will have a vote in the higher branch of the national legisla ture for the next six years, and in him the plan which was adopted at the re cent session of congress will have an active enemy. When the River and Harbor bill is before the senate un questionably he will oppose any large appropriations for a project that he does not consider feasible, and his op position may cause a vexatious delay in removing the impediments to navi gation at this point. Several competent boards of engi neers have examined the obstructions above this city and have reported in favor of the boat railway, and a bill has passed congress inaugurating that scheme. In the engineers' report the cost of canal and locks was placed at about $11,000,000, and of a ship rail way at $1,250,000. Aside from the dif ference in the price of construction the ship railway could be built much more quickly. All these considera tions were in favor of the plan adopted, and Senator Dolph believed it to be for the best interests of the state. To change the project now would cause delay, and we hope the senator, after further consideration, will change his views in the matter. Strike on Snake River. What may turn out to be a rich strike was made the other day along Snake river, near China gardens, about 25 or 30 miles above Asotin, by a prospector who accidentally stum bled upon the place. The rock carries both gold and silver. The ledge where it appears on the surface is from 10 to 12 inches across, says the Asotin Sentinel. Placer-mining has been car ried on at off times in that locality for years by both whites and Chinese with splendid results. There is no doubt but that in time the Snake-river mountains'will prove to be excellent mineral producers. There is a vast stretch of country from Salmon river extending on up as far as Limestone foint, a distance oi perhaps tsu miles, that has never been prospected for quartz on account of the many difficul ties to be encountered to reach that section. Silver Wedding. Yesterday being the twentv-fifth an niversary of the wedding of Judge and Mrs. George A. Liebe, of this citv. was properly celebrated. There were several friends from a distance present, and all extended congratulatons to Judge and Mrs. Liebe upon the happy event. In the evening a reception was held in Fraternity hall. After con gratulations, their many friends sat down to a banquet, and afterwads the hours passed merrily in dancing. Mr. Andrew Keller, the confectioner, was the caterer on the occasion, and the table was burdened with the choicest viands in the market. During the day Judge and Mrs. Liebe were the recip ients oi numerous valuable presents, wnicn 4 will be highly prized momenxoes of the occasion. It will be an event long to be remembered bv the parties, on account oi its many agree- oie ieatures. THE ENTERTAINMENT . At the . Congregational Church Attracts a Large Audience. Last evening at the Congregational church the entertainment and concert attracted a full house, and every num ber was appreciated. Where there is such an attractive programme, with such excellence in renditions, it is dif ficult to discriminate. All did well and won applause from those present. From the beginning to the end the interest did not abate, and the applause was kept up to the last. The instrumental executions of Mrs. Heald was excep tionally good, and as a pianist she has few superiors. Miss Aldrich has a sweet, well-trained voice, and her ren ditions were considered by many the most excellent features of the evening. She will always attract an audience at The Dalles. Mrs. J. M. Patterson played the accompaniments for Miss Aldrich in her usual creditable man ner. The piano- and violin duett by Miss Schmidt and Mr. Burchtorff was well rendered, and the lady and gen tleman only enhanced their well earned reputation in this city. Miss Smith, in her difficult solos, sang in good voice, and no doubt will score many victories in the musical world. As an elocutionist, Miss Waif Grubbs is well known to our citizens. She has an excellent delivery, great facility of tone, good command of voice, and an artist's conception of the character she attempts to delineate. W. D. Howells' laugeable farce of "Mouse Trap" was well assigned. It convulsed the large audience with laughter, and was an enjoyable ending to the entertainment. The following is the cast of characters: Mrs. Somers Miss E. W. Grubbs Mr. Willis Campbell, . . .Win C. Curtis Mrs. Curwen.. Mrs Jos. Peters Mrs. Roberts Miss Rose Michell Mrs. Lou Bemis Miss Virginia Marden Mrs. Miller Miss Bess French Jane. Miss Georgia- Sampson A CRUEL FATHER. Inquest Over " the Remains of Edward Swartz, Killed by His Father. Yesterday morning the coroner's jury in Portland, who held an inquest over the body of Edward Swartz, who was stabbed by his father near Salem March 29th, and who died at St. Vincent's hospital where he was sent for medical treatment Sunday night, brought in a verdict that the wound was inflicted with "murderous intent." The particulars of the crime was published in the Times-Moun-Taineek at the time; but the wounds were not considered fatal, and it was hoped that the young man would re cover after medical treatment. Before the coroner's jury the evidence was very explicit, and gave more of the harrowing details. The family were sitting at the table, and the father and mother had a dispute over the age of the murdered boy. Becoming angry, Swartz told his wife to bring the book containing the record of the ages of the children or he would "shoot her head off." At this the son took the part of his mother, and said if there was going to be murder in the house he would leave the place. He was in the act of putting his coat on when the father slashed him with a pocket knife, which he held in his hand, inflicting girls from JO to J8, 242; girls under 10, the wounds from whioh he died. The linfiirated brute then reached for a gun, Not Occupied. The city jail has not a single occu pant today, and one could walk through the halls and corridors without being disturbed by other sound than the echo of his own foot falls. There is a vacant air about cells, and the penciled me mentoes of former denizens appear as inscriptions of a dead and buried past. It may remain so for a dajr or so, and then the tramp of busy feet may awake the walls to a merry tune, and the wave sounds go cavorting through the cor ridor until they mingle with the buzz and twitter of the streets. What a wealth of unwritten history the old building contains, and how it would touch the heart strings of many if it were in type. But the muse of history is busy in other parts of the continent, and will leave The Dalles and its en virons alone, "unmourned, unwept and unsung. , Mining on the Columbia. Robert Douglass, of Stage Gulch, has been mining on the Columbia river, cleaning the yellow metal from the gol den sands of that locality. Sunday he was in town with one third of an ounce of pure gold, which at $19.50 per ounce, is worth $6.50. This is the result of three days' labor and he has returned in the hope that he can make wages every day, and besides have a good margin on the clean up. . Mr. Douglas is an old time miner, who formerly operated at Cape Town, Africa, and once mined at Virginia City. East Oregonian. The Elkins Party. Hon. S. B. Elkins, wife and son, constituting what is known as the Elk ins party, arrived in the city on the boat last evening, and left on the east- und train at 11 o'clock. They drove ound the city and had a good view of everything of interest. Mr. Elkins was recently elected senator from West Virginia by the Republicans: He has been known in the politics of the country for many years, and at one time occupied the position of secretary Of war. His present trip is taken for pleasure and for the purpose of seeing the far west. . A Receiver to Be Appointed. "A Walla Walla dispatch of April 23d says: "The Union-Journal, a daily newspaper, is about to pass into the hands of a receiver. A petition has been filed in the superior court by one of the creditors of the Union Publish ing Company, composed of P. B. Johnson and S. S. Johnson, that a re ceiver be appointed. A stipulation has also been filed, signed by the cred itors of the Union Publishing Company and J. J. Lavaff, the present lessee, that Wellington Clark is acceptable to them as receiver. May Day Picnic At the CamDbell Grove.' near F.n- dersby school house, there will be picnic on May 1st. The grounds have been properly prepared, and a good time may be expected. Mr. J. C Burkes, of Moro, will be the speaker on the occasion, and music will be fur nished by the Harmony class assisted by the Dufur band. In the afternoon amusements and games will be in dulged in. A grand concert will be given in the new school house in the evening, at which there will be pres ent a quartette from Moro, under the leadership of Mr. Brown, president of the Musical Association of Sherman county. An admission fee of 25 cents will be charged to the concert chil dren half price and the proceeds will be lor the heneht oi the district, which has been under great expense in fitting up the school house. Land Transfers. April 23-. Robert R. Thompson and wife to John M. Marden; confirmatory deed to land heretofore granted; $1. April 23. James H. Johnston' to Samuel B. Johnston; s i of se i, ne i of se i and se i ne i sec. 22, tp 1 s, r 13 east; $500. April 23. United States to N. M. Osborn; sw J of sw i sec. 11 and se J of se i sec. 10, tp 7 s, r 14 east; cash pur chase. April 23. United States to Joseph Woodford; ne 1 of sw i sec 15, tp 6 s, r 15 east; cash purchase. . it For Years Says Cabbi B. Btockwilu of Chester Held, N. H "I was afflicted with ac extremely severe pain in the lower part the chest. The feeling was as if a tot weight was lain on a spot the size of my baud. Dur log the attacks, the -perspiration would stand In drops on my face, and it was agony for me to make suffletent ' effort even to whis per. They came suddenly, at any hour of the day ot night, lasting tarn thirty mlnntes to hsW a day, leaving as suddenly; but, for several days after. I was quite pros, trated and sore. Sometimes the attacks were almost daily, then less frequent After about four years of this suffering. I was taken down with billons typhoid fever, and . when I began to recover, I bad the wont attack of my old trouble I ever erperienced. At tne first of the fever, my mother gave me Ayer's Pills, my doctor recommendlns tiMm as being better than anything be eonld prepare. I continued taking these Pills, and so great was the benefit derived that during nearly thirty years I have baa but one attack of my former trouble, which yielded readily to ths ssme remedy." AYER'S PILLS Prepared by Dr. XO. Avar fcOoLewstl.Msss, Every Dose Effective INDIAN WAR VETERANS. The Bill Pensioning; These Veterans Failed to Pass. A Washington, D. C, special to the Oregonian says: "There seems to be an impression in some sections of the state that the bill of Representative Hermann, to pension the soldiers and citizens who participated in the Indian wars between the years 1832 and 1856, passed at the last congress. Unfortu nately for many citizens of Oregon and Washington, this was one of the bills that failed. It did not receive consid eration. Mr. Hermann says that he hopes it may be put through at the next session. The bill would pension the survivors and their widows of the Rogue River and other Indian wars in Oregon and the early Indian wars in Washington. The bill was reported favorably from the house committee on pensions, and the report stated the reasons why it should become a law, but about that time the Democrats of the house were too busy voting away $5,000,000 or $6,000,000 to the sugar men of Louisiana to heed the calls for justice in other directions. The bill was recommended by the authorities, and there seems to be no reason why it should not become a law." "A Social Glass." This is a thrilling drama in five acts, depicting- the evils that follow the over-indulgence in intoxicating liq uors. . Every step of the downward course is faithfully portrayed, and placed before the audience in such a manner that it cannot fail to teach a S radical lesson. "Ten Nights in a lar-Room" has been eclipsed by "A Social Glass," and each part has been carefully studied, so that the drama will be very realistic. The actors are prominent citizens of Sherman county, and take great interest in pressenting this play in such a manner that it shall meet the requirements of histrionic critics. A large number of tickets have been sold, and there will undoubt edly be a crowded house. Only His Buttons Left. An instance of the great dissolving powers of sulphuric acid is furnished by an accident which recently occured in the chemical factories at Mulhouse. Alsace, says the London Engineer. An operative was blown up into the air and fell into a trough filled about three feet deep with sulphuric acid, the tem perature of which was found to be 91 degrees C. ten hours after the accident. The death of the man was only proved by the discovery of his caoutchouc res pirator muzzle, two porcelain buttons and other unsoluble articles. Every thing else had chemically combined with the acid. " The Drama. The Moro Dramatic club, although amateurs, have displayed rare histri onic talent, and each performer has the part assigned to him for which he has a special aptitude. There are many thrilling scenes in the play of the "So cial Glass," and others that will con vulse an audience with laughter. None should miss the opportunity to see this drama next Friday evening at the opera house, and there will undoubtedly be a large house to . greet the perfor mance. Reserved seats can be secured at the usual place, and very many tickets have been sold. Good Fruit and Grain Prospects. Hod. W. H. H. Dufur, who came in town today from his farm on Fifteen Mile creek, about five miles south of Dufur, says the late cold weather and frosts did no damage to the fruit on the creek, and a large crop is anticipated. The ground is yet in fair condition for plowing and sowing, which are nearly completed. Fifteen Mile creek is high on account of melting snow; but no disastrous results are expected from the overflow. The highest water is generally experienced in June, but the streams in this county rarely do any in jury to farm 'property. Wharf to be Bepaired. Capt. Donavan's flat boat, with a pile driver, moved up the river from the, Cascades last evening, and this morning the pile-driver was put at work on the D. P, & A, N. Co.'s wharf in this city. All the damaged piling will be replaced by new piles, and the wharf will be thoroughly overhauled and repaired. The landing is now very good, but with a few more piles could be made much stronger and better adapted to the purpose. Particulars of the KUlina; of Henry Grider by Henry Clay in Gilliam County. An account of the homicide in Gil liam county was published in the dis patches Monday; but today's Arling ton Record contains the full particu lars, and from it we glean the follow ing facts: Wider had worked for Mr. Clay for over a year, and he had such confi dence in him that he left him on the farm while Clay made the trip to Chi cago with sheep. During his absence Grider made improper advances to Mrs. Clay, but intimidated her and her brother with threats of instant death if they told Clay anything about it. Mrs. Clay requested her husband after his return to discharge Grider, but he treated the matter lightly until Mrs. Clay's brother - told the husband of Grider's betrayal of confidence. On last Sunday morning Grider and John Butler, Mrs. Clay's brother, got up and went out to do the milking and chores, and when they went to the house Grider. came into the kitchen where Mr. and Mrs. Clay and Mr. Clay, sr., were, got a pan of warm water, and started out to the well to wash. As he went out Harry stepped out after him and spoke to him, saying that he wanted to settle up with him. Grider, instead of answering him, went for his revolver, having one in each pants front pocket. Mr. Clay being unarmed retreated to the door and swung inside far enough to escape the bullet that would certainly have killed him. ' When Harry returned from Chicago he brought home with him a double barreled breech-loading shotgun. This gun was kept in a rack immediately over the door at which they both went out, and as Harry reached the door he grabbed the gun and shot Grider be fore he had time to fire the second shot at him. Fortunately for Harry his shot went straight to his left side and caused almost instant death. Grider cried out, "Oh, My God!" and fell over dead without a struggle. Clay rode immediately to Condon and surrendered himself to the authorities. On the arrival of District Attorney Javne Clav waived examina tion, and was held in bonds to appear before the grand jury. Grider was buried at Condon, where his widow and some members of the family reside. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorla. When she was a Child, she c-ied for Castoria. When she became JUas, she clang to C&f xtria. ("sen she bad Children, to gave them Castoria A CATARRH CURE. State op Ohio, City op Toledo, LUCAS COUNTY. ) Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL LARS for each and every case of Ca tarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sword to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of Decem ber, A. D. 1886. A. W. GLEASON, SEAL. Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for. testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. SiTSold by Druggists, 75c. RACE SACK RACE LADIES' RACE Prises to the Amount of $&00 Will be awarded the successful competitors. After stopping at the Locks a few hours the train will make a trip to Bon neville, where another stop will be made. It is probable that Capt. Webb will make a frightful plunge over the rapids on this occasion. All those desirous of examining the government works at the Cascades will be given ample opportunity. Round Trip Tickets, $1.00 Children Under ia Years of Age, Half Price. Train will leave the Umatilla House at 8 o'clock, A. M., and returning will arrive at 6 P. M. The Dalles Orchestral Union Band WILL ACCOMPANY THE EXCURSION. NEW TO-OIV. P. P. HHLL CaDinei maker Wool Growers -notice- I will be in The Dalles during the wool season of this year, prepared to buy all kinds of wool, in any quantities, at the highest market price. See me before selling or shipping. CHHRL6S S. MOSGS. Third Street, between Washington and Federal. - I am also prepared to do.all kinds of repairing of wood-Work, panel-work, screen doors, etc.- Also will repair all kinds of wooden instruments and do staining, polish ing, etc. DON'T STOP TOBACCO Would desire patronage. a share of the public A Sad Drowning. - The Klickitat Sentinel 'says: "A sad accident occurred at Shurtz Mill last Sunday that cost the life of a young man bv the name of Johnson. The young man and two younger brothers and another lad were sitting on a large log in the mill pond, when the log turned with them throwing them all into the water. The young man tried to swim ashore with his brothers, but becoming strangled he sank and was drowned. The two boys were saved by the other lad who had managed to reach the shore, and reached them with a long pole, and dragged them to the shore. The water was let out of the dam before they could recover the body. The young man was the son of a widow, who had recently come to this county from Vancouver v-J5he will not be lacking for sympathetic friends in her great grief. The funeral ser vices were conauctea oy jsev. tiawK, of this city." . CHEMICAL ANALYSIS and a careful micro scopical examina tion of tne nnne, is a valuable aid in determining the nature of many chronic diseases. particularly those of the nervous system, blood, liv er, kidneys, and bladder. These aids make it pos sible to treat such diseases success fully at a distance, without personal exami nation of the patient. Thus Blight's Dis ease of the Kidneys, Inflammation of the Bladder, Gravel, and other Diseases ot tne Urinarv Onrans. "Liver Complaint," Dys pepsia, or Indigestion, Dropsy and many other maladies are successfully treated ana cured without personal consultation with the physician. . Nervous Debility, whether resulting from over-study, worry, disappointment, or from exhausting drains upon the system caused by prenicious secret habits contracted is youth, through ignorance of their ruinous consequences, is successfully managed. through correspondence, tne necessary medicines being sent by mail or express. Write far anestion blanks, or describe vour case, send samule of urine for analysis and enclose 10 cents for postage on treatise, which contains, reproduced photographs and full names and addresses of vast num bers of people who have been cured in this war. Address. World's Disoensarr Medi cal Association, 663 Main St, Buffalo, N. Y. Dr. PIERCE'S PLEASANT PELLETS cure sick headache, biliousness, constipa tion, coated tongue, poor appetite, indiges - . 1 1 1 i-: . 1 t.:iiMl Jmiim. tnents of the liver, stomach and bowels. ONCE USED, ALWAYS IN FAVOR. BORN, BLAKEM On April 24th, in this city, to the wife of Frank bUker, a son Money For Paper, All county warrants registered prior to May 1, 1891, will be paid if pre sented at my office, corner Third and Washinerton streets, Tne Dalles, Ore. Interest ceases after April 12, 1895. WM. AUCHEIL, County Treasurer, . For Bent, A house of six rooms on Fourth, be tween Lincoln and Pentland streets Rent reasonable. Inquire at this of fice SHERIFF'S SALE. BT virtue of a execution, issued nnt of tks Cir cuit Court of th suts of Oregnn for Was -n county, in sn action en tit! dE. II. White, pis miff. vs. C. P. Heal I and Msiy P. Hesld, and lo me di rected and delivered. ( oid on on tbi6lh div of Mrch 18 levy upon, sn-l will sell at public suo tion. to the blithest bi ider for eah :n hand, on Sat unlay the 26th d .v of at -J 18X5. at t o'clock P.M. of said daT, at the court bouse door in The Oslies, in Wasco county, Oregon, the Mlowing; described pioperty to-wit: All of the interests of defendant! in an-1 to that certun tract or ptrce! if liod noun drt nd die tritx-d as follow.: Co nm ncln at l he souths st corner of the northwest qa .rter of section two (2) tp t with, uf ran re 10 ewt; thence west 171 s-.d tbirty-bundredths rod 4. to a p iiot; thence north V&ri rods to a point; thence eat 171 and thirty- hundredths rods to a point; thence south 46)0 rodi to the place or neniunlnf- Also the' certun met or parcel of land bounded and d scribed as follows: Devinninr at the nonb- eaet corner of the northwest quarter of the south east quarter of section two t tp I north, range 10 e ui , running ibence south 82 ro is to a point; thence wear- 80 ros 10 a point, thence north 32 roas to s p nt; thence east 80 ro-ls to thei laue of becionins; Both of aud tracts hereinb fore described being r t nated in tne county of Waaco, s'ate ot Oregon, or so muuh thereof aa hall be -utfk-ient to su.fy the sum of Si buudred and eiih y one and vantv one one-hundredth dollars wi a interest thereon at the ra'e of 8 p r e it par annual irota the 22 id day of March A. 1). 189o aken sod leriel upon as the prope'ty of 0. P. Heild and Mary P. Heald to aati-fy said sun) of r6S1.71 and interert tuireon, in favor t-f udtintiS. together with oust, and accruinir costi. Dated at Dalle. City, Onsen, April 27th. 1895. T. J. DK1VKR he iff of Wasco Vouuty Oregon. The Eastern Oregon STATE HOBISL SCHOOL WGSTON. 0R6C0N. This institution is supported by the State for the purpose of training teachers for tne puonc scnoois. Graduates Receive a State Diploma Entitling them to teach in any public school of the state without further ex amination. TUITION FREE TO NORMAL STUDENTS For particulars apply to the secre tary of the Board of Regents or the undersigned. M. G. ROYAL, ' President. SUMMONS. In the Justice Court for The Dalles Dis trict, Wasco County, Oregon. WHMiMIDTandZ Fst'i DT, MOJDY CO., Plaintiffs, vs. I H CORUM, Defendant. To T H Coram, the above named defendant. In the name of the State ot Oregon. Tou are hereby required to appear before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in The Dalles district, in said county and state, on or bef m Mon day, June S, 1896. at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the oflr of said Justice i a said district to answer the complaint of W. H Moody and Z. P. Moody, as Moody A Co. , founded on an e-xunt stated, and wherein they demand f&UiS, for which sum udirment will be rendered against vou, together with the oosts of the sjtian, if you fall ao to appear and answer said complaint. This summons is served by publication thereof in tbe Tios-MooKTAMria, a newspaper of general circulat on, published weekly tn The IMiies atstrirt. ssia county ana state, in pursuance oi a mi.de herein on the 13th dar-of April. 1896. L 8. DAVI8, aprSO Justice of the Peace IT'S INJURIOUS TO STOP SUDDENLY and don't be imposed upon by buying a remedy lha requires you to doo, as it is nctbing more than a' substitute. In the sudden stoppage of tobacco you must have some stimulant, and in most all cases, the effect of the stimulent, e it opium, morphine, or other opiates, leaves a far worse habit contrac ted. Ask your druggist about WACO . CUUO. It is purely vegetable. You do no have to stop using tobacco wttn BACO-CURO. It will notify you whn to stop and your desire for tobacco will cease. Your system will be as free from nicotine as the day before you took your first chew or smoke. An iron clad written guarantee to absolutely cure the tobacco habit in all its forms, or money refunded. Price l.oo per bov or 3 boxes (30 days treatment or guaranteed cure ) $2,So, For sale by all druggists or will be sent by mail upon receipt of price. SEND SIX TWO CENT STAMPS FOR SAMPLE BOX. Booklets and proofe free. Eureka Chemical & M'Pg Co., La Crosse, Wis. Office ot THE PIONEER PRESS COMPANY, 0. W. BaHica. 8upt. St. Paul, Minn., Sept, T 189. Eureka, nbemletl aan MTs; Co., La Cross, Wis. Hear sirs 1 have been a toha im Send lor many years, and durlnv the put two years have smoked fif teen to twentr ciga s regularly every day. My w,.o'e ner us system btea ue affected, until my phystoUa told me I mint give up the use of tobwoo for th time being, st least. I tried the ao-oall d "Kaelev Dure, "No-To--ar," and various oe reme lea. but without sucoes-, unUI I aoci e-tally learned of yonr r'naoo-Cure." Three wreksaao today I eommenoe I as) 1 vour pr .ptrat on, wi today I al er mrar.f comp etely cureu; I sm i perfect healtn, and the horrible craving for tobaoto. which every Inveterate smoker fullv sppreciaUs, has completely left me. I consider your "Boo-t oro" simply wonderful, aad can fully recommend It. Tours very tnlj-, C. W. Mosaics. we nave Just Received -a Large Invoice of Boys' Youths' Misses' Children's and Infants' SHOES Of Handsome Shapes, Good Material and Very Comfortable; which, together with our many other lines, we will sell at very reason able prices. Come and See them.' STONEHAN & FIEGE, THG DHLLES, 0R6G0N. Closing Out SALE Of Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps; J ,. At Less Than Cost BED ROCK PRICES, as Goods Will Be Sold Regardless of Cost Call and Get Prices and Be Convinced. No Trouble to Show Goods. J. P. MCINSRNY. order Dissolution Kotioe). - NOTICE is hereby given that the partnerfhlp heretofore ex -skiing; between 1 bo.. W. Bad der son Kenneth McKensie, under the style or firm 4 adder A Mi Keuxle, Is mis d y dissolved bv mutual consent, aud that the same bus'nes will be carried 00 by T os. W. Badder, who will receive all riebti owing to and pay all tbe debts of the late part- neronip. THOMAS W. BIDDER, KBN vKTH M KK ZIK. . Dated at Cascade Locks, Or., March 23, 1896. 1 For Storing Your Winter Goods, at Adm lalstrmtor 'a Notioo. To all wAom it stay eoncsra.' X 1 oTUK is h rebv eiveo that the undersurned Xv hB b- en duty appointed administrator of the estate of Mr,. Sarah Mara, late ot Da les City, Wasco ounty Or iron, and now leosased All per sona havinft eisims ajrainst s .id estate, will prevent the same dulv veriied, to me at the office of Dufu At Menrlte, Dalles City Ore. on, withiu six mouths from the dte "f thl notice. Dalles City, Mwch T, 1HS5. J. P. McINF.RNY. Administrator of the estate uf 8 rah tttte. ds- amrSt. I Donnell's Drug Store DEUTCHE APOTHEKE. I FEED YAED M'EECHANT TAILORING MR. PAT. FAGAN, At his establishment on Second street, next door to C. Lauer'sJMeat Market, is prepared tp make Spring and Summer Suits Rear of E. J. Collins Store, WALTER S. ALLEN Prop. Good accommodations for freighters and farmers. All kinds of feed at rea sonable prices. Stock boarded by the day or week. Yard lighted by electric