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. SATURDAY...... JANUARY 4, 1891
ITEflS IN BRIEF.
From Saturday's Ually.
Gov. Moody went to Portland on the
" afternoon train. . :
District Attorney A. A. Jayno, came
down from Arlington last night.
- Major John Booth left this afternoon
for Portland, to be gone a lew days.
" A deed from Celia Mesplie to Lewis
Montercattie wa9 filed for record toaay
Mr. J. H. Cradlehaugh went to Hood
River on the Regulator this morn
ing.
'Mr. Wm. Grimes will leave tonight
for Pavette. Idaho, to receive a lot of
beef.
V Mr. J. H. Lentz.'of Hood River, is
' ' intiia ritv receiving medical treat-
ment.
A marriage license was issued today
to I. C. Benson and Mis3 Fannie
Wilkenson. '
Miss Bessie Lansr and Miss Elsie
Rail vront. on the afternoon train
to Portland. '
. Hattie May Sayer9 filed a homestead
application today for 160 acres of land
in sec 28, tp 1 s, r 23 e.
Postal Inspector- W. A. Robinson,
aa in the citv todav. He left on the
. afternoon train for Portland.
Testimony in the case of Eva V.
Watt vs. Alexander Watt was taken
before Referee F. D. Hill today.
A gray cayuse with a fence post at
tached to it running through Second
street created a bit of excitement at
, noon.
Col. Thompson states an effort will
soon be made to organi2e the signal
corps of the Third Regiment O. N. G.,
at The Dalles.
Today Sherman Smith made final
proof before the register and receiver
, on a homestead embracing the n wi
sec 7, 1 1 s, r 15 e.
Malheur county must be well sup
plied with provender for the winter,
' judging from the price which hay com-
; ' mands, only S3 a ton.
The weather today has been all that
could be wished. The clear sky and
warm sunshine indicating the arrival
of spring right In the middle of win
ter.
. Miss Cora Aldricb, who has been
visiting Miss Story in this city the
V past few days, left on the Regulator
this morninsr for her home at the
Locks.
Constance French, the little girl
.who is suffering from diphtheria, is
gradually improving. No other cases
' of this : dreadful desease have de-
veloped. .
Sheriff Driver received word from
; Dufur this'mprning that Thomas Ed'
monson, the man- tabbed by Ed. Stoey
at Wamic last Monday, is recovering
from his injuries.
' Miss Mary Frazier, 'who has been
visiting Mrs. O. Kinersly, In this city,
. went to Hood River this afternoon to
.' spend the remainder of the holidays
with her' parents.
. This afternoon the race mare Mamie
B and her colt were sold under an
executien issued out of Justic. Davis'
court. Frank Gabel bought the mare
for $150 and Sheriff Driver the colt for
$67.50. ; . - -
A man by the name of Crawford has
been arrested for circulating counter
feit gold coins, at Athena, in Umatilla
county. . When arrested he bad
one twenty and six ten dollar counter
. feits in his possession.
Attorney H. H. . Riddell returned
yesterday from Portland, and reports
the metropolis lively, though not suf-
' fering from the effects of a drought
by any means. He says it doesn't
; rain down there it pours. ' , , a
' Rev. Wm. Michell's Sunday school
class, consisting of twenty young lad
ies, was pleasantly entertained at Mr.
and Mrs. Michell's spacious resi
dence last night. It was only an im-
' promptu gathering, nevertheless it
was enjoyed by alL
A pleasant duty devolved upon Dr,
' Logan last evening, that of entertain-
, . ing the members of the Union Whist
Club, and he executed the honors of
host' admirably. The whist playing
- was spirited, Mrs. Tolmey winning first
prize, and Mrs. Blakeley the second. '
The examination of Ed. Stoey,
charged with assault with intent to
kill, will be held before Justice A. J.
Bingham at Dufur. next Monday.
Deputy District Attorney Phelps will
conduct the examination for the state
and Hon. E. B. Dufur will appear as
counsel for the defendant.
Today Mr. Michael Doyle brought
to this office a number of apples which
- he gathered from a tree in his orchard,
7 miles west of The Dalles, on the
day after Christmas. The apples were
perfectly sound, and had not been
damaged in the least by frost. What
other country can boast of gathering
apples on the 26th of December?
The Chinaman uow Cnow. who was
arrested on a charge of attempting to
steal two pairs of pants from H. Her-
bring's store on Thursday evening,
had an
examination before Justice
Davis yesterday
afternoon, and was
bound over to the grand jury in bonds
of $150. Not being able to furnish
bonds he was remanded to jail.
, The returnes from the different
counties in the state are now all in and
have been accepted by the board of
equalization at Salem. The total value
of all property in the state is given
at $158,819,730. Multnomah is the
wealthiest county in the state, her val
uation being placed at 856,673,109,
Curry is the poorest, being assessed at
$644,958. j
On the 10th of October last, Mrs.
Alma Howe met with an accident by a
stick of cord wood falling upon her
ankle. She thought at the time that
It was only a bruise and kept on about
her work, but in a few days she was
unable to walk and has been confined
to her house ever since, not being able
to bear her weight on the injured
ankle. Physicians here say they can
do nothing for her and advise her to
go to Portland for treatment. She ex
pects to go to Portland about the 1st
CI January xiuuu wer uritrcior.
From Moaday's Daily.
Iiss Mosier, of Mosier, is visiting In
the city.
Miss Elliot returned on today's local
from Portland.
Mrs. Smith French was a passenger
on the Regulator today.
Mrs. C. L. Gilbert returned on to
day's local from a visit to Hood River.
Mr. A. Buchler visited the Locks to
day, going down on the Regulator this
. morning. .". ' f '
Jhe Redmen of this citv intend hav
ing- a feast for members of the order
at their regular meeting Wednesday
night.
Tomorrow will be the last trip the
Regulator will make for a month or
six weeks.
Mr. A. Geheres' family left yesterday
for California where they will reside
in the future.
Hon. J. F. Moore, register of the
land office, on account of a severe cold,
is confined to the house.
Mr. Wm. Lord went to the Locks
this morning. Before returning Mr,
Lord sxpects to visit Portland.
Friendship Lodge, No. 9, K. of P,
will publicly install its officers for the
ensuing term next Monday night.
A Eugene gunmaker has an order
from San Francisco for 600 guns of a
hammerles9 pattern of his own design.'
Mr. T. T. Nicholas, proprietor of
the Columbia Hotel, went to White
Salmon on the Regulator this morn
ing.
Mr. C. S. Masree, who was in from
Dufur today, reports plenty of snow
still remaining on the hills surround
ing that city.
Mr. J. C. Wingfleld, of Endersby, is
in the city today. Mr. Wingfleld says
the snow ha3 about all disappeared
from that section.
Messrs. C. Wells, T. H. Emmerson
and Wm. Buskerk, of Hood River,
were in the city today on basinees be
fore the land office.
Mr. Ralph Rowland, of Missoula,
Mont., arrived in the city last night,
having -boon called to attend the fun
eral of his. sister today.
Sheriff Driver and Deputy District
Attorney Phelps went to Dufur yester
day to be present at the preliminary
examination of Ed. Stoey today.
Mrs. Plumber, of Missoula, Mont.,
arrived in this city on the midnight
train to be present at the funeral of
her sister, Miss Levia Rowland.
Snow is badly drifted in the Ante
lope country. The recent winds took
it off about half the ground in that
section and piled It up on the other
half.
Mrs. Ross and daughter, of Univer
sity Park, who have been in the city
since Christmas, the guests of Capt.
and Mrs. Waud, returned to their
home today.
Hon. E. B. Dufur is in' the town of
Dufur today, having gone there to de
fend Ed. Stoey, who is being given an
examination before Justice Bingham
for stabbine Thomas Edmonson at
Wamic.
On Christmas day in Portland Mr,
Henry S. Cram, formerly of this city,
was married to Miss Lucy E. Wheeler,
of Oreeron City. Mr. and Mrs. Cram
will make their home in Oregon City
in the future.
Notwithstanding that this has been
an unusually dull year for business
throughout the upper country, the
earnings of the O. R. & N. Co. are
said to have been greater in 1895 than
they were in 1894.
Under the supervision of Jailor Fitz-
Gerald Wasco county's jail ba3 under
gone a tnorougn overnauiing. au
the cells and corridors have j been
given a new coat of whitewash, and
are now light and comfortable.
A large concourse of sympathizing
friends followed the remains of Miss
Levia Rowland to their last resting
place in Odd Fellows cemetery today
The funeral services were "conducted
by Rev. I. J. Hazel at the family resi
dence.
Mr. F. W. Silvertooth Is In receipt
of a letter from Caleb, Grant county,
stating that there are only two inches
of snow covering: the ground in that
section. - Stockmen there are well
supplied with hay, and' the majority of
th,em are feeding.
County Clerk Frazer, of Gilliam
county, has issued warrants lor over
600 coyote scalps, and b.e thinks 1,000
is a fair estimate of the number ex
terminated in Gilliam county since
the bounty went in force.
The stock yards received 136 head of
mutton from the Tygh Valley Land
and Live Stock Company this morn
ing. Of these 116 will be shipped to
Cascade Locks by the Regulator to
morrow and the remainder will be
butchered by the Columbia Packing
Company. . )
The "oldest resident" is often mis
taken in his prognostications about
the weather. When the snow began
falling yesterday some old timers pre
dicted there would be a foot of the
white stuff before the storm ceased;
but there was only an inch, and this
morning it had all disappeared.
An Omaha preacher complains be
cause the 35,000 lawyers of the country
get five times as much pay as the 37,000
clergymen. It is evident he doesn't
realize that the common belief is that
the minister will get additional re
wards hereafter, while with the lawyer
the question of future reward is doubt
ful.
Salem and Baker City each wants a
government building, to cost $100,000
The interest on this at six per cent, Is
$500 per month, which is about five
times as much as a sufficient building
can be rented for; hence the govern
ment cannot be much censured if the
desire of these aspiring towns is not
immediately gratified.
The land office officials had a good
run of business today. They listed
320 acres state lands, took the home
stead proof of Chester Wells for lot 2,
Sec. 31 and lots 1 and 2 Sec. 30 tp 1 n,
r 11 e, received a cash entry from Wm.
E. White for 160 acres in sec. 35, tp2s,
r 16 e, and heard the contest of O. O.
Wingfleld vs. N. E. Gray.
The last regular meeting for this
year of Court The Dalles, No. 12. For
esters of America, was held at Forest
er's Hall last Saturday evening. The
following officers were elected to serve
for the ensuing year: C. R., W. E,
Garretson; S. C. R., Ben Wilson; Rec.
Sec, W. F. Grunow; S. W.; James W,
Fisher: J. W., A. B. Estebenst ; S. B.,
Vernon H. Koontz; J. B.. David King.
Installation of the newly elected offi
cars will take place at the next meet
ing, Saturday, Jan. 4th. Several ap
plications for membership were re
ceived during the evening, and from
present indications Court The Dalles
bids fair to success as one of the lead
ing orders of our city.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Mr. H. Glenn returned last
night
from Portland.
Gov. Moody came up on the local to
day from below.
License to wei was issued today to
William G. Earrick and Mary Lillian
Scott. - ' - j :.
Today being the last trip the Reg
ulator will make befors going into win
ter quarters, some twenty young peo-1
pie, residents of this city, took advan
tage of the opportunity to visit the '
Locks, and went down on the boat this
morning. -
The Butte football team will scratch
mud with the Portland University
eleven tomorrow.
A deed from John J. Luckey and
others lo S. F. Blythe was filed In the
Clerk's office today.
Mr. Bob Hood has gone to Sacra
mento, Calif. He expects to make
that city his home in the future.
The Columbia Packing Co. shipped
a number of sheep and 'hogs to the
Locks by the Regulator this morning.
Messrs. N. Butler, H. Gourley, J. T.
Peters and L. Booth went to the
Locks on the Regulator this morning,
Nature has been Bhedding tears for
the deDarted vear.' a steady rain hav
ing fallen since 3 o'clock this morning.
Mary E. Nichols made final proof to
dav before the register and receiver on
a timber culture entry covering the
s wi sec 10. 1 1 n, r 22 e.
Messrs. J. T. Chamberlain and E. H,
Masterson. of Mitchell, arrived here
last night from a two weeks' visit in
Willamette Valley. .
The Orchestra Union has prepared a
snecial musical programme for the
ball to be given by the Columbia Hose
Co. at the Armory tonight.
Mr. John Booth returned last night
from Portland. The metropolis, Mr.
Booth says, is comparatively quiet
considering these are holidays.
Mr. B. F. Swift, of Tygh, is in the
city today. Mr. Swift reports the
snow alL gone from Tygh Valley,
though there is still considerable snow
on the hills between Tygh and Dufur.
The county Jail now has four occu
pants, three white men and one China
man. Ed Stoey, who was bound over
at Dufur yesterday, is the latest addi
tion, not having been able to give
bonds.
Messrs. Sam Patterson and "Babe"
Mays arrived in the city yesterday
from Antelope. These gentlemen re
port an easy winter so far in the south
ern part of tbe county.
There will be a watch meeting at
M. E. church in this city tonight, com
mencing at 9 o'clock and continuing
until midnight. Members of other de
nominations are invited to attend.
A heavy wind and rain storm raged
between Bonneville and Portland
last night and early this morning.
The Western Union telegraph lines
were prostrated for a time, but were
put in Working order at an early hour.
Mr. J. M. Murchie came in last even
ing from Sherman .-county where he
had been to purchase twenty head of
mules for the Sacola Coal Co. of Mon
tana. The mules will arrive tomor
row and be shipped by railway to Mon-
tanna.
East of the Rocky mountains they
are contending with snow from one to
two feet deep and the mercury Is down
to zero and below, while here In The
Dalles the ground is bare and the ther-
mometera register about 40 degrees
above.
At the Congregational church to
night Prof. Francis E. Lloyd, of the
Pacific University,- will deliver a lec
ture entitled "claws." Tbe subject is
a novel one, and the lecture promises
to be full of interest. All are invited
to be present.
In bidding adieu to 1895 we can say
that to the majority of the people of
the United States it has been a year of
peace and prosperity, and with the re
newal of .business enterprise through
out the country, 1896 promises fair to
be even more prosperous. '
C. B. Watson, secretary and' treas
urer of the State Hortioultural So
ciety, has issued a call for the annual
meeting of the society, which will be
held at Portland, Tuesday, January 14,
next. Ail irienas oi Horticulture as
well as members of tbe society are in
vited to contribute to the interests of
the meeting.
A fiatural Besult.
Bob Douglas, who left Yakima on
Christmas eve for Montana, is again
inthecity. He took the train feeling in
the best of spirits. Indeed, thatseems
to have been the trouble. The coach
grew too hot and the motion "too
many" for him, so he went out on the
oar platform to oool off. Here he went
to sleep in all probability. At any
rate he came to himself late in the
night on discovering his anatomy on
the ground by the track, a whisky
bottle and a hat with a rock in it
lying near and his ankle broken. He
was brought back to the city by the
next train, and now lies in the hospital
undergoing treatment. Yakima Re
publican.
Catarrh Cured,
Health and sweet breath secured, bv
Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy. Price 60
cents. Nasal Injector free. For sale
by M. Z. Donnell.
For Over Fifty Tears.
An Old and Well-Tried Rem
edy. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
has been used for over .fifty years bv
munons oi motners ior tneir cmidren
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 of the world.
Twentv -five cents a bottle. Its value
is uncalculable. - Be sure and ask for
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing- Svrun. and
take no other kind.
"For Charity Saffereth Long."
Mrs. Laura C Phoenix, nilvaukee Wis.
"Matron wf a Benevolent Home
and knowing the good Dr. Miles' Korrtne
has done me, my wish to help others, over
comes my dialike for the publicity, this
letter may give me. in ftov. and Doc, 1S93,
lh inmates had tho "LaGrirroe."
and I was one of the first. Besoming duty
too soon, with the care of so many sick, i
did not regain my health, and in a month
X became so debilitated and nervous
from sieepiessness and the drafts made on
my vitality, that it was a question if I could
go on. A aear friend advised me to cry
Jtr. Sales' Hestorative A'ervlue, -1
took 2 bottles and am happy to say. I am
in better health than eves. I still continue
Its occasional use, as a nerve food,
as my wore is very trying. A letter ad
dressed to Milwaukee, Wis, will reach me."
June 8, 1S94. Mrs. Laura C. Phokkts.
Dr. Miles' Nervlnn la onlrt rm mtthn
guarantee that the first bottle will benefit.
All drnmnsts aell It at M. 8 hnttlm fnrSA n
Dr. Miles' Nervine
Restores Health
THE WOOI. TEADE.
Heavy Business la Foreign Wool. During
the Past Tear.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin in
its annual review of the wool trade
says:
Wool, at the close of the year, aver
ages 3 cents a scoured pound higher
than at tbe beginning. Boston did the
largest business in her history, the
sales for the year being 230,750,375
pounds, of which 154,334,773 were
domestic and 76,410,600 pounds were
foreign. This surpasses even the large
record of 1892, when the sales were
180,447,600 pounds.
These sales represent actual trans
actions, but as many of them are skies
to speculators, the delivery movement
more accurately represents the con
sumption. The total receipts of wool
in bags, iu Boston, were:
1895 1894
Domestic 557,377 518.314
Foreign 323,981 102,366
Tbe American clip in 1895 was .but
249.256,726 pounds, against 325,210,712
in 1894.
The latest treasury statement Is to
show that we imported 211,057,018
pounds of foreign wool in the first 10
months of 1895, against 83,223,270
pounds in the first 10 months of 1894.
The exports of American wool were
4,777,303 pounds against 849,510 in the
first 10 months of 1894.
The stock on hand in Boston is 44.
681,000 pounds domestic, and 11,808,300
pounds foreign, against 32,416,600
pounds domestic and 6,175,500 pounds
foreign at this time last year.
A complete canvass of every state
and market in tbe country shows that
the total stock of wool on hand is 102,
633.500 pounds domestic and 31,533,300
pounds foreign, against 99,838,800
pounds domestic and 32,654,500 pounds
foreign last year, a net increase of
1,674,500 pounds.
CAFTCBED AT LAST.
Aftar
Four Tears Two Alleged Horse
. Thieves are Neatly Bagged.
About four years ago a man by the
name of Parker and his oldest son, says
the La Grande Chronicle, skipped the
country and with, them disappeared
some horses. Warrants were at once
sworn out, but the men succeeded in
eluding the officers and made good
their escape. They have kept out of
sight for nearly four years but at last
they were located and are now in the
Union county jail awaiting trial.
Sheriff Phy got track of the alleged
horse thieves some time ago and located
them in some small place in Nevada
whera he had'them captured. Deputy
McLachlin was sent after the men and
arrived with them today. They are
now lying in the county jail.
The fate of these men closely demon
strates the impractibility of criminals
trying to escape. The system of ex
changing information from one sheriff
to another is so perfect that about the
only way a criminal can escape pun
ishment is by death. The officials are
so vigilant that there is scarcely a
possibility of escape and this is one of
the great factors in keeping down
crime.
Certainly an Oddity.
Says the Albany Democrat: Lloyd
Montgomery la certainly an oddity, a
moral enigma. He seems to havo as
little regard for his word as for human
life. To a person who has called on
him several times since he was sen
tenced he has doggedly . insisted that
his first confession in which he alleged
that McKercher killed his parents, and
he killed McKercher, was correct and
that he would have persisted in' this
story if not practically forced to make
the other statement, and-that if he had
been permitted to confess when sen
tenced, this was the one he intended
to make. He claims in the story he is
now telling that before the shooting
McKercher asked his father if he had
sold his hops, and the answer was
"yes on yesterday," and immediately
after the shooting began, implying'
that McKercher did it for the money.
This is the worst kind of. fabrication,
and it is not true that he was forced to
give the full confession to any one.
His statement before the grand jury
particularly was as voluntary as any
thing ever given. The matter simply
shows the peculiar caliber of this young
man. ,,
Montgomery is now having a great
time with the Fox brothers, fiddling,
singing, etc.', entirely oblivious of tbe
future. . He says he is willing to die
for what he did, but is going to have
a good time before hand.
Resolutions of Condolence.
rne loiiowing resolutions , were
passed by the 'members of Jas. -W.
Nesmith W. R. C. uaon the death of
Mrs. Jarah Jones:
Whereas: Death has removed
your beloved mother from our earthly
to a heavenly home, the members of
Jas. W. Nesmith W. R. C. desire to
express their great respect for her
memory, and affectionate and heart
felt sympathy, for the family deprived
of her presence, therefore be it
Resolved. That we tenderly condole
with our beloved sister. Mrs. Eliza
Kelsay, and devoutly commend her for
consolation to the One who directs
all things for the best, and be it further
Hesolved, That the foregoing reso
lutions be spread upon tbe records
of the corps, and a copy thereof
be transmitted to the family of our
deceased friend, and to each of tbe
daily papers of The Dalles, Or.
Mary O. Nichols,
Villa J. Lewi?,
Alices L. Vakney.
Committee.
The Dalles, Dec. 30.
Looks Cozy.
The social rooms of the Commercial
and Athletic Club are now furnished,
and present a most inviting appear
ance. They are nicely carpeted, and
famished with comfortable chairs and
convenient tables, so that members
who desire to spend a quiet hour either J
reading or in conversation can find no
more comfortable or convenient place
In the city than these rooms offer.
I Much credit is due the gentlemen who
supervised ' the furnishing of the
rooms for the good taste they have
displayed, since with the limited means
at their disposal they could not have
secured more fitting furniture.
Failed to tbe Beyond.
A ploud of sorrow hovers over the j
home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Rowland
At 8:30 Friday niffbt death claimed
for his victim their fourth daughter,
Levia, who has been an invalid the
past six months, having been a suffer
er from a complication of turburcular
diseases. Deceased was born in this
city October 12, 1873, hence at the time
of her death was aged 22 years, two
months and twenty-five days.
Miss Rowland was a most amiable
young lady, of a kind and affectionate
disposition, and by her many womanly
qualities won the esteem of all who
knew bar. Death is ever a sad reour-
ence, even when the one who is called
away has lived the time allotted to
man, but it is' doubly sad when the vic
tim is thus young, just haviag arrived
at the when life's work has fairly
begun.
The funeral took place from the
family residence at 1:30 P. M. Sun
day. The services were conducted
by Rev. I. H. Hazel, pastor tf the
Christian church.
Real Estate's Tains
Salem, Or., Dec. 30. The state
board of equalization tolay fitished
equalizing real property. On class I,
including town lots and improvements
thereon, a reduction of 5 per cent was
made in Washington and Klamath
counties; 8 per cent in Multnomah; 10
in Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Mai
heur, Polk and Wasco; 15 in Clatsop
In Marion and Linn counties o per
cent was added. All other counties
were left as returned by the county
clerk. In class II, embracing all rail
road lands, wagon road lands, other un
improved lands, improved lands, im
provements on deeded lands, railroad
tracks, telegraph and telephone lines,
a reduction of 5 per was made in
Clackamas, Jackson, Lane, Malheurf
Wasco and Washington; 7 per cent in
Douglas; 8 per cent in Barney and
Multnomah; 10 in Clatsop, Columbia,
Crook and Lincoln. All others were
allowed to stand as returned.
A tabulated statement, showing
equalized returns, will te prepared
this week. The assessed valuation of
the state has bee a lowered several
million dollars.
Quarterly Inspection,
Friday evening Col. Thompson held
the quarterly inspection of Cell and
staff officers and the hospital corps of
Co. G. at the armory. The company
is reported by the colonel to be in fine
condition, ready at a moment's warn
ing to go into the service should neces
sity require. After the inspection
lunch, consisting of hot coffee and
sandwiches, furnished by the offi;
ers, was served, and was disposed
of with that relish only known to
soldiers. Following the lunch came
cob pipes and tobacco, and smok
ing and speech making was the order
until 11 o'clock. Officers aad men
were enthusiastic in their remarks, all
displaying a deep interest lathe wel
fare of the company, and a determina
tion to maintain tbe reputation of be
ing the best company In the regi
ment.
MAYOR
Of UNC'-j ISLAND.
Death
of an Odd Character Who
Was
Well Known in Missouri.
Jack Emir, known for a quarter of a
century as the mayor of King's Island,
died recently at his home in the middle
of the river, south of St Joseph, Mo.,
says the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He
was the ruler of the settlement known
as Ring's Island, and exercised control
over all the inhabitants. At one time
he owned a greater part-of the island
and only leased the houses, but he met
with reverses and lost nil his property,
He died in a .wretched hovel, sur
rounded by every evidence of poverty,
Ring waa one of the most daring
characters ever known in the tvest. fie
was an expert swimmer, and in the
last ten years has saved hundreds of
people from drowning in the river.
Scores of people who have jumped from
the bridge with suicidal intent have
been dragged out of the water by King,
whose home was in sight of the bridge.
In hi3 boat be carried a hook, wh'ch he
fastened in the clothes of would-be sair
cides, while he. towed them to the
shore. ' This .method was - employed
when he recovered dead bodies from
the river, and few of them floated by
the island unseen by Ring. The popu
lation of the island is made up of. crim
inal classes of the lowest kind.i The
island is under the control of the city,
and is patrolled by the police, but there
have been times when it was danger
ous for officers of the law to venture
upon it except in large numbers. - Eing
was not a criminal, but he associated
with them, and could control them far
better than the police. '
One of Einj'a most dar.ng feats was
to climb to the top of the highest church
steeple in the city and hang head down
ward for an hour.- - lie frequently swam
the river when the stream was so high
that no- other 6wimmer would venture
into it. :. Last winter he went into the
stream when it was full of floating ice
and rescued a German oollarmokerwho
hod plunged from the bridge to die.
Ring, dragged the man by the hair,
dodged the floating ice, and landed him
nearly a mile below the bridge. The
collarmaker killed himself a few days
later by taking poison. Ring was of
small stature and his head was far be
low the medium size. Be had no edu
cation and was not a fluent talker, but
it has been admitted for years that be
possessed a strange influence over the
criminals and desperate characters
with whom he came in contact. Ring
had never beard of hypnotism, and had
no name for the peculiar power he pos
sessed. A false charge of larceny was
once made against Ring by an officer
who was probably envious of tho little
man's . power to control tbo reckless
toughs on the island, and he was ar
raigned before a magistrate. Scores of
the reeklesa characters from the island
and other places attended the trial,
and had Ring not been vindicated there
would doubtless have been bloodshed
in the courtroom.
..... r xick. Farmls?.
It is worthy of note that the Chinese
very, very long- ago hatched out their
ducks by artificial heat, and the incu
bators that seem so wonderful to ua
at the poultry shows and country fairs
were an old story in the east Ion? be
fore our great-grandfathers were born.
It Is likely, says Harper's Weekly, that
we got the domesticated duck from
China, bo long ago that we know not
when, and the writers on' natural his
tory content themselves with telling
us that it is derived from the mallard,
mixed in some cases with the musk
duck and the gadwall, and perhaps
the black duck. The domestication of
the duck has had an effect the oppo
site of that usually produced by civili
zation on man, for the mallard is strict
ly monogamous. Waterton the nat
uralist assures us, indeed, that the wild
duck is a most faithful husband, and
remains paired for life, while the
domestic drake is most notoriously po-
h-rsmous. -
Snake Tattooed by Ballon.
The sailora of the Golf of Mexico and
the egnatorial regions of the Atlantic
oaean amuse themselves, and also tarn
an occasional honest penny, by captur
ing- both large and small snakes of the
variety known as the lemon boa and
.covering their bodies with tattooed let
ters and designs. One of these Jiving
manuscripts was recently exhibited at
Egyptian nail, London. Thousands of
these tattooed snakes are annually dis
posed of at Bio de Janeiro. ' The buyers
generally kill these snakes and either
skin them or preserve the entire reptile
In alcohol. Such spottunens are highly
prized by both- European and North
American collectors of curiosities.
Tha Barber's Doom. .
Shavinff bv machinerv has baen rn,
wcrcu easy Dy zne construction or a
machine reported to have been made bv
una jueicnoir uric as, a convict in tbe
penitentiary of the city of Szegedln.
in Hungary. Farkas was rmt to labor
in (he cabinet-making shop of the
prison, and taking to his work with a
"will he soon displayed great inventive
ingenuity. With his shaving machine
he is said to have shaved all the inmates
of the prison, nearly one hundred aad :
fifty in number, within less than an
FA1LUEE.
Nesroes in the West Indies
Cannot Govern Themselves.
Tor More Than Fifty Ytr They Have
Enjoyed the Grcstc&t ITocaoxa, Bat
Cave 3Iade Ko Advance Social
ly or Morally.
In the last quarterly issue of tho
American Statistical association Fred
eric L. Hoffman gives a series of statis
tical tables bearing upon the soaial and
moral development of the negroes in
the West Indies. As ho points out to
the students of the rase problem in tho
United States, the Wcat Indies oCor an
attractive field for observation and
study, for the reason that for moio
thau fifty years the najro has there en
joyed thosa political and soaial oppor
tunities which it ia claimed are denied
him in this oofctry. Thas, says tbe
Boston Herald, for more than half a
century, he has had there presented
the possibilities oi process and od--vancemcnt
in civilisation, and consid
ering that in 1S3-1 thosa who were in
strumental in brinTinfr about emanci
pation in the West Indian colonics of
Great Eritaia felt coniuent that the
change would bo of immense benefit to
the colored people and to the world at
lare, it 13 intcrastin j to sc-e how far
these hopss have been verified by ex
perience. Mr. EcCman's tables include the
Leeward islands, tho Barbadoes, Ber
muda, the Baho.Li23, Trinidad, Jamai
ca, British Honduras and British
Guiana. He also has race tables as to
the population of Cuba and Porto Eico.
From these it appears tl.at, while the
negro race in the West Indies does not,
on the whole, greatly increase, the
white population Is stia.lily diminish
ing. For example, a hundred years ag-o
the white population oi Jamia'ja was
about 10 per cent, cf tho entire popula
tion, whiio it is now a little less than 2
per cent. In the Lee-vard islands the
white population a hundred years ago
was about 8 per cant: it is no'v about
4 per cent. In the Barbadocs tho white
population a hundred years ago was
about 2D per cent., while at the present
time it is less than 0 per cent. In some
of the other colonics the relative de
cline is not so great, but the tendency
has been for the white race to disap
pear, with the result that tho colonies
have fallen more under the control of
the negTO inhabitants.
Contrasted with this change is that
presented by Cuba, where tne white
population in 1873 amounted to about
49 per cent., and in 1S03 to approximate
ly 70 per cent., and Porto Rieo, where
the white population in 1802 was 4S per
cent., and in 1590 63 per cent. In other
words, in the two Spanish colonies
the white race, as in the United
states, nas tended to increase at a
faster ratio than the colored race. This
Hdr. Hoffman holds to be due to the de
termined struggle that has been main
tained in the Spanish colonies by the
whites for political, as well as social,
supremacy and tnat unuer sucn condi
tions a race of inferior standing is not
able to hold its own. In the British
West Indies, on the. other hand, the
struggle is a hopeless one, and hence
no effort was made to maintain it, ascendency-
passing, with all that it im
plied, into the hands of the colored pop
ulation. v
The result of this does not seem to
have been specially advantageous. The
colored race has grown in the West
Indies at a rapid rate. Possibly the
limitations of area and industrial op
portunities may have something to do
with this, but the birth rate has not
been especially high, and, what is quite
as material a factor in determining the
growth in numbers of a community, the
rate of mortality has been exceptionally
high, so that the population has tended
in some cf " the colonies to become al
most stationary.. In the group of Lee
ward islands there are now fewer peo
ple than there were a century ago, and
Jamaica may bo -said to ba about. the
only island which has shown a larpjo in
crease in population, the number there
doubling1 in leos. than a century. In
those instances where a'contrast is per
missible it is found that the death rate
is much larger among .the colored in
habitants of these colonics than it
is with the white population, a state
ment that also holds true of Cuba,
where the death rate is high with both
races,' but about 15 per cent, higher
with the colored than with the white
race. -.
But the worst showing made in ?Ir.
Hoffman's tables of statistics is found
in those which relate to thfe moral con
dition of the people, for while the
statistical evidence shows that in the
matter of education there is a constant
improvement, as, for example, In
Jamaica the. number of those able to
read and write over 4 years of age has
advanced in the last thirty years from
81 to 63 per cent, of the population, a
corresponding improvement does not
appear to have taken place in the moral
does 70 per cent, of the population is
unmarried, in Jamaica 77 per cent, and
in Trinidad, excluding- coolies from the
East Indies, nearly 83 per cent., while
in all these colonies more than 63 per
cent, of the births ara of illegitimate
children.
Public attention has lately been called
in Sydney to the serious increase cf
gambling in that city. The losal in
spector general of police has made a re
port on the subject, in wliich be says
that the evil is largely on the increase
and that a considerable number of the
men trafficking in it are making lare
fortunes at tho co3t of their victims.
In twenty months there have boon four
hundred convictions for rrambling, and
fines of various amounts have been im
posed, but the traffic goes on flourish
ing in suchx a way as to demonstrate
that the fines are utterly futile as de
terrents, and that they bear but a small
proportion to the profits. When the
last mail left arrangements were being
made for calling a- public meeting to
oT;ider the tmblvrt.
Tfc'a erfr-
SSer
ordlnnrv Rn
J arena! or u
me most
Wonderf n 1
Fa'lins Sen.
aticns,lC( ry
OU3 twitching
of tha ewg
and ottakr
pa.ts.
Strengthens,
lnYiircratee
and tones the
en'lreiyttrm.
Hudyan cures
Debility,
xiervousrets,
Emissions,
nddevelojxE
Dd i stores
week c igarrs.
P.ina In the
bact. tasee
bv ci a v ot
discovery of
the eje. it
h is bcn en-
rorwd by the
loading cien
ti.lo n.en of
Europe and
America.
Hudyan Is
purely vego-
Hudyan strips
Preiuaturenjss
of tbe dig.
Jharge lo 20
oars. Cures
mm
m
m
T.0ST
KAHHQOD
liiahtatorpeo
oulcklv. Over 2.W0 private endo-seincnts.
PreoisturcnetB meani imnotenry lu the first
Btiee. It is a tymp orn of Sf ml"l weakness
and barrennrs. It can ba S'.opped in 20 days
by the me of Hudyan.
The ew discovery was nwd by the 8-ecial-tsoftheold&moosHud$on
Medical Institute.
It is the strongest Tiializer made. It is very
powerful, but haimlera. Bold for 81.00 a puck
tgeorS package! for S5.00(p)alnsealedboses).
Written guarantee giveiifnracure. If you bey
atz boxes and are cot entirely cured, six more
wiU be sent to yon free of all charges.
Bend for circulars and testimonials. Address
HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITTTTK.
JnnoUon Stockton, market St EUIa St
liijicniiumivaj.
A C03IPLET1
I'-tlCTiil-of
ma
mmwmmmmm
LAMP.
Disastrous Attcispt to Regulate
an In-
candescent Lamp.
Several hotel men were standing in a
group in an uptown hotel recently,
chatting. The conversation turned
upon the eocentricilies of pruccts. The
many odd ways in whiih, diiT;rcnt peo
ple handle electric lights came up, sa;-
the Xew York Tribune, and one hotel
man said:
-"Nearly everyone now knows how
the incandescent lamp is operated, but
still we meet with some funny in
stances of i.-aorancc. Last v.-ecic we
nearly had our hotel set on r3 on ac
count of a piece of stupidity on the
part of a guest. Tho balioin.7 being
Creproof alone prevented a 'jonllajra
tion. A wozian came to the house whe
was in the habit of sleeping wi:li a r1. h-r,
lijiit m tne room, una tne electric
lamp bothered her.
She cither bad to let it burn bri jhtly
or else turn it oU aitojai-her. Finally
(she hit '3pa tho idea of wrapping E
towel aroand 5 c Then she bejan to
question whether tbe to'.vcl would
catch fire. Then she adopted the happy
expedient of wotting' the towel. That
was the worst tiling that she could do.
She soon dropped a-ilccp, and, o'
course, the towel soon bc-an to burn.
A blazii: piece dropped on tho cur
tains, and &oon the whole room was
aflre. She was bndiy scared, and, oi
course, the contents of the room were
ruined. .
Too Much All at Once.
Whatever may be the truth or the
falsity of the stories that cro told of
the scarcity of the f unds in a country
editors pecke. or the scarcity of food in
his stomach, the ctc-rics are always told,
and neither the progress of education
nor the jrrowth r.pd development of the
press seems to have any eiTect upon the
crop. One of the latest comes from
Kentucky, where the mountain editor,
at least, rarely develops into a Crccsus
or an Apieius, and this one is concern
ing a mountain editor. A subscriber
had remembered him very kindly and
a day or two later a visitor called at
his office. "Can I see tho editor?" he
inquired of the grimy little "devil"
roosting on a high stooL "So, sir;" re
plied the youth on tho stool. . "lie's
sick." "What's the matter with him?"
"Dun'no," said the boy. "One of our
subscribers give him a bajf of flour and
a bushel of- portaters t'other day, and I
reckon ne's lounaerod."
A Curious I'araslto.
It is an old saying that every doj has,
.msciay. Accoramg: to an Enp-lish au
thority, that clay is neither very long
or specially comfortable in Fiji. It is
impossible to keep lorcis1!! dor alive
tor much more than a couple of years.
Those born there may live four i-Mr.
The cause of this mortality is a species
ij. wtixui liiul uvea in me oiooa vessels,
arteries and heart. Adult speeimens
of this parasite sometimes measure as
much as Cve inches, and the blood of
-some animals 13 actually swarminsr
who mem. ruppics are often troubled
with them, althong-h it seems to take
about six months to develop them to a
troublesome Btaje. When a dog is at-
mcnea, n oegins witn a sharp barking-,
which is at once recognized as tho be
ginning of poor Fi.io's last chapter.
Thus far no remedy has been found or
even suggested. The same parasite is
found in doja in eastern Asia, aod
identical symptoms are noted. The
animal may live six months to two
years after the Crst indications ara Ob-
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
"Lastd Office at ThDaixes. oeegos
Pecemberfc), in5.
ot!ce is hereby iriven that the following
name! settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
thit said proof will be made before .Register
anl Receiver, at The Dalles, Oregon, 011 Feb
ruary 4, 13B6, viz:
DANIEL F OSBOITtf,
Hd. E, No. 3759. for the stf, sej, aad s n swW.
see. 28. tp 1 s. r 14 e W. M.
He names the folio wing" witnesses to 'prove
his continuous reldeaoe upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz:-
John Adams and Charles Adams, of The
DaUts. anil Charles Eotlterj and Ouorce Nolla,
of Duf uf, Oregon.
' " JAS. P. JTOOHE, .
December 28. Ecs,tor.
NOTICE Foh PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Tbe Dalles, cee., t
Novemter 13, 1ST5. f
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof In support of hl5 claim, and
that said proof w.ll te made refore Heeisier
and Eecelver. at Tho Dalies, Orcson, oa De-
mjiiww c io-u, viz:
SHERMAN SMITH.
Hi. E. No. S5r3. for the swx Seo. 7, Ta, l. S.
E. 15 E. VS. M. '
He names the following witnessc to prove
his continuous rasJleuce u;oa -iusA cuitiiutioa
tf slid ian.1, viz:
F. H. WakeCcid, Janes L. Kelly, Joseph
JAS. F. liOGEE, Ktgister.
Dec 16-6
NOTICE.
Laxs OrncE at The Dalles. Cetgos,
I-Tovomter 1S, laC'5.
Complaint havlntr been entered at this office
by Orville O. Winsfleld against Xorval E. Gray
Luuuams ms iiumcaitMu entry ao. lcio,
ffitro,a
to the cancellation of said entry, the said par
t.es are hereby summoned to auuear at the
nuove eauneu u. . jjimu omce oa the 3uth
day of December, 1505, at 10 o'clock A. M., to
respond and furnish testimony concerning said
aileed abandonment.
'Ihis notice is served by publication by the
order of the register and receiver made of this
date. JAS. F. JJOOKE.
nov23 Hesiiter.
NOTICE FOR FCBLICATIOX.
Land Ofticb at Vascouveb, 'Wash.
December 3. ls-lij.
Notice is herebv rfven that the folloivintr-
named settler hus Clod notice of his intention
to make final proof iu. support of his cluim, and
that said proof will be made before v. K.
Dunbar. Commissioner U. S. C.rcuit Court for
District of Washington, at his oaice In Goldca
daie, Washington, on January til, liii viz:
WILLIAM O. A. MAKCKJIANN.
Hd. T.. No. C4S3 for the W of N C H. BE y NWif
and NEM of SVVif see. 32 Tp 3 N, E 13 E, W. M,
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz.:
John Kurl, Marion M. Splawn.Gabriel Ilarrti
son. Robert Struthers. all of H inland P. o..
Washington. G0. H. STiSVUiNSON.
dec 7 Register.
Stockholders' Alecting.
The annual meeting of the Stockholders of
the First National Brink of The Dalles wiil be
held at the office of said baak oa Tuesday,
January 14, 1S68, at 10 o'clock A. IM., for Ilia
eiectioa of directors for the eauin; veur.
. J. IX. PATXiiKSON,
14dec4t Ciihier.
DAN BAKER,
PROPRIETOR OT THE
1-
BEET IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC
ines, Lienors Cigar.s
cord .'treet East En I.
Denny, Rice & Co.
BOSTON
FOR THE SKLE OP
Andrew Velarde,
HOUSEMOVEB.
mi, -n
alles
u
DONT WRAP UP THE
Addrtti. Lock Box 181.
THE (rAliLLN'I) STOVES AND BINGES
, - TH8 BEST IN THE MORLD,
' -
We respectfully invite all those who aro in Deed of a Cook or
Heating Stove or Steel Kange to call and examine
OUR, NEW LINE
And "get cur prices. We have a very large assortment to select
from; we can giva you splendid bargains this year, and
WILL GUARANTEE TO SAVE YOU HONEY
Simply lecause we are sat'sHed with making very small profits
.Ve also ere prepared io Jo Plumbing, Tinning, Hot Wuter
Heating, Kurnace Work. We employ none tut first
class workmen, practical and experienced iu this
class of wo;k. All work guaranteed.
Soecinl Indnnpmpntc
to Cash. Buyers
riAIER & BENTON,
Hardware Dealers and plumbers-
N'est dcor to SlIPo3 & Kinersly Dras Co. A. Bettlnjeo's oil itand, Seoond St,
THE DALLES, - . ' OREGON.
RUPERT St GHBEL
Wholesal and retail manufacturers of and dealers in
Harness, Saddles, Bridles, Collars,
Tents, and Wagon Covers.
And All Articles kept In
-'G PROMPTLY DONE.
THE DALLES
251,
217 Clay Stret, -San
Francisco,' Cal.
BISSINGER & CO.,
DEALERS IN-
Hides andPurs
THE DALLES, OREGON.
Correspondence and Consinmenta Solicited.
IKeKs.b'vsLl
.On and after July 15, 1895, tha Book Store 1 '
M. T. Nolan,1
Yill ba at No. 54 Second Street, '. ;
' NEXT DOOR TO GROCERY '
Comer of Union and" Second Street.
rrrmmyrmm
mmm
liofeale
( J O. JHIHCK'S OLD STHND.)
173 second street, The Dalles, Oregon.
Stubling & Williams. Proorletora.
Wholesale Job
Agents for Pabst Efer
and
We
CORRESPONDBNCB SOLICITED.
urns.
J. O, MACK,
DEALEK IN-
Fine- wines and -
' DOMESTIC AND" KEY WEST
: St. Louis and Milwaukee Bottled. Beer. :
Coliimtia Brewery Bssr on Draught. .
o .
67 Second Street - -
TEE CLD CEO
HOUDAY PERFUMES
1 1 .
Buy a nice clean sweet Perfume, or Toilet Water,
elegantly put up. It makes a handsome and much
apt reciatei present. At : :
Prices to tickle long
or short purses."
COLUMBIA PACKING COMPANY !
Corner Third end Waehictoa sneeta.
Cured flams, Bacon, Dried Beef and Tonp, !
And the Best Beefsteaks, Mutton Chops and
Veal Cutlets in the Market.
Orders Beliverol to Anv Part of tho Citv
Fresh Vegetables on Sale at the LowestPrlcos.
Chehp Fuel
Good Dry Oak Wood, - $4 00 psr Cord
Coed Dry Maple and Ash Wood, $3.00 per Cord
DELIVERED TO ANY. PART OF THE CITY. : :
Telephone 25. JOS.
a First Cloaa
Harass Shop.
Opposite Moody's W rehouse
OREGON.
Pacific Dock,
, Portland, Or.
- - lactic
rrnmniininiimmrrn
unun
Store
. - , v
and Retail Dealers.
Leading Brand of Cigara. :
TTTrnmnm
ram
6
Liquors,
CIGARS. ' '
Tha Dalles. Ore'ran
FIND STAND. '
Liquor
DOMLL'S DRUG STORE
.1
T. PETERS & ZO
hour's time, -
i