, SATURDAY. ..SEPTEMBER 26, 1896 ITEMS IN BRIER From Wednesday's Daily. The Bryan club of Walla Walla has 600 members. Dr. Charles Adams, of Tygh Valley, is visiting in the city. Fred Houghton returned on last night's train from Portland. Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Curtis returned home from Portland last night. Last night a car load of lambd was shipped from the stock yards to Trout dale. The wind today attained an average velocity of 221 miles an hour at this place. . A. Bettingen is having his brick on the corner of Second and Court streets repainted. Mrs. Payette, of Vancouver, is visit ing her daughter, Mr3. Leon Rondeau, at Kingsley. The Diamond Mills today were pay ing n"? lpnt.a fni OnlrlAnflala Klnoatam 'and 50 cents for club. Miss Philomene . Champagene, of Roseburg, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Otto Birgfeld, in this city. The campaign of education goes merrily on, political discussions on " street corners being common. The eleven new rooms recently add ed to Skibbe's hotel are now com pleted and ready for occupancy. D. H. Roberts returned last night from Portland, where he had beon in attendance on the U. S. circuit court. A social hop will be given at the res idence of M, Doyle -on Chenoweth creek Saturday night. All are '. in vited. Tom Bolton, of Kingsley, is in-the city today. Tom reports Kingsley almost unanimons for Bryan and free silver. The air was decidedly in motion last miles an hour as . indicated by Mr. Brooks' aerometer. A. M. McLeod, a former merchant of The Dalles, is in the city. Mr. McLeod is now engaged in merchan . dising at Oakesdale, Wash. ... Hon. H. W. Craven, of Seattle, ar rived here on the local, and left for Goldendale, where he will address the McKinley club tonignt. Today J. S. Fox met with, an acci dent at Johns' mill, on Mill creek, re sulting in the breaking of one of his legs. Dr. Hoilister was called to at tend the injured man. James McKay is laying a substantial walk around his buildings on the corner of Union and Second streets. A solid stone foundation for the walk is being built next to the street. , This morning Mrs. N. Harris, Mrs. N. Wolf, of Portland, Mrs. Isabella Gray-and Mr?. E. J. Collins went to Cas cade Locks to meet Mrs. S. L. Brooks, who is returning from Portland. A gentleman who has just returned from a visit to Grand Ronde valley says an immense crop of wheat has been harvested in that valley, and it is all No, 1. The ruling price in that valley is 26 cents. - In judge Bellinger's court at Port land yesterday, a new trial was granted in the case of the United States vs. . Taffe to condemn the right of way for the ship railway through the defend ant's lands at Colilo. Henry Ridde!!, the regular driver of the Pacific Express Co., is taking a months vacation, and has opened - a fruit commission house in the East End. He is hindling some .elegant fruit, which he ship? to the E. O. Com mission Co. at Portland. - J.- M. Patterson, chairman of the republican county committee, returned yesterday from Baker City where he has been the past week. Mr. Patter eon says politics are being discussed freely in the vicinity of Baker, and he expresses the opinion that McKinley will earry Baker county. T. H. Johnston and Robt. Palmer, of Dufur, are in the city. Thev report the little town of Dufur growing right along, and in rather a jocular mood de clare if nothing occurs to. check its ff rowtb and prosperity, Dufur will soon rival The Dalles for the honor of being he metropolis of Wasco county. The whole number of pensioners on the rolls June 30 is 970,678. There were 44,247 added to the list during the vear and 44.093 droDDed: 29.393 bv death, 1,141 by marriage (widows), and the balance from other causes. The amount paid out was $133,209,380. . There will be a great wedding in Salvation Army ranks, in Walla Walla, Saturday evening, October 24. Ensign E; J. Smith will be wedded to Lieuten ant Daisy Matlock. The ceremony will be public, and will take place in the opera house. Miss Matlock is well known in the Dalles, having been an active member in the Salvation Army of this city during her residence here. The Portland exposition, which opened last Saturday, is - the most attractive ever held in that city. Wasco county is pretty well represen ted in the fruit, vegetable and grain exhibits, but there is room for im provement. Those who have products that would look well on display oughfc, to send them down to Portland. They may be left at the Commission Co's. store. The criminal suits brought by the United States against Messrs. Brogan, Stewart, King and Gabel, for trespas sing on the Cascade reserve by driving and pasturing sheep there, were dis missed in the United States court Monday. United States Attorney Murphy consenting. The cases against A. S. and D. H. Roberts was dismissed yesterday. Thus ends a lot of cases that have given the sheep raisers of Wasco county unioiu aouuvnuce. afternoon to participate in the Elks' festivities at the exposition. Miss Lizzie Ehrick, who has been visiting in The Dalleci, returned today to her borne at Hood River. Today Homer Angel and George Campbell left for Eugene where tne? will enter the State University. Ringing Columbian hand bells by Lizzie and Minnie DeMoss at the Con gregational church September 2D. Henry York went to Hood River this morning to take a position in Dr Brosius' drug store for a few days. James H. Frazer went to Glenwood today, to look after his sheep that are ranging in the vicinity of Mt. Adams, Sir. and Mr.-. F. H. Meader, of Was co, returned last night from Portland, where they have bcea atteuding the exposition. Hoc-Henry Blackman, collector of internal revenues at Portland, came up on last night's train and returned thU morning. James McKay, who has been in Tho Dalles several days past looking after his property, returned to Portland on the 2:30 train. Two car loads of hogs were shipped this morning to Troutdale from Salt- marshe & Co's. stock yards and two from Arlington. Foresters day at the Portland Ex position will be on Sept 30. A number of members of Court The Dalles expect to atteod the exerciser. Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Weller and daughter, of Goldendale, were passen gers on the Regulator this morning They are en route to California. It is a sort of gold-standard walk that is being laid around the court yard, at least the gravel used in- its construction pans out pretty well in gold. Today L. Eberding received a tele gram announcing the death of his mother in San Francisco. He left on the afternoon train for San Francisco to attend the funeral. The Wasco Warehouse Co. beg leave to inform farmers that they have stor age room for 200,000 sacks of wheat and any one wishing to store their wheat and hold for later market can do so on usual terms. Also, they will pay the highest cash price for wheat, oats, barley and rye. tf The committee of the Commercial Club who have undertaken to make a display of Wasco county's products at the Portland exposition have done all in their power so faryand earnestly solicit the assistance of all who have fruit, vegetables or grain. Articles for exhibit can be left at the Commis sion Co.'s store. Henry McNulty, one of the deck hands or. the Regulator, fell overboard at Collins Landing yesterday morning. He was standing on the foot plank when' a heavy gust of wind over balanced and threw him into the water. He was. fished out, and what might have been a serious accident was averted. Robert Mays jr. arrived last night from Antelope, bringing down 200 head of cattle to be delivered to Mr. Ma) lick. The cattle were left at Eight Mile, and will not be shipped until next Monday. Mr. Mays 6ays the re cent rains have started grass growing on the ranges surrounding Antelope, and feed for cheep is quite abundant. . The Dalles now has a bright morn ing daily' newspaper, the morning Dispatch, with J. G. Miller as editor, having been issued for the first time this morning. The Dispatch is inde pendent politically and religiously, and is indeed a paper that all can read and appreciate. It is a welcome visi tor to the editorial rooms of the 'iimes- MOtTN TAINEER. From'now until after the November election the people of The Dalles will hear politics discussed from all stand points. The campaign fairly opens tonight, when Messrs. Cravan and Wilson will present McKinley's side of the question at the court house, and tomorrow evening Messrs. Jeffreys and Clarno will speak in behalf of the election of Bryan. Yesterday afternoon John Brook house' dwelling, five miles beyond Dufur, on Tyge Ridge, was destroyed by fire together with all its contents. The fire is supposed to have caught from a defective flue. A heavy wind was blowing at the time, making it impossible to either check the flames or get anything out of the house, The house and contents were valued at about $2,000, on which there was only a light insurance. Yesterday two Indians were tried for trespass before a jury in Justice Rcrick's court at Rockland, and were found guilty. The penalty fixed by the jury was a fine of $ each. The com plaint charged them with having tres passed by entering an enclosure be longing to Winans Bros., for the purpose of fishing at the old Tum water fishery, a right the Indians claim was reserved to them in the treaty of 1855. The case was prosesuted by B. S. Huntinglon and defended by E. B. Dufur. Mr. Dufur has filed notice of appeal to the superior court of Klicki tat county. From Thursday's Daily. S. G. Hawson, of Arlington, is in the ity. Miss Myra Helm went to Portland this morning. Dr. Kane went to Portland on this morning's train. J. E. Graham arrived on today's local from Portland. Mrs. S. L. Brooks returned home last night from a visit to Portland. This morning Xhe Regulator had on board 70 tons of wool consigned to Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Butler went to Portland this morning to attend the exposition. W. Lord, man ager of the Wasco warehouse, went to Portland on this morning's train. Remember the DeMoss concert next Tuesday evening, Sept. 29, at the Congregational church. J)r. Sidell went to Portland this From rnaay's Daily J. S. Fish went overland to Hood River this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kaiser left this morning for Portland. Mrs. Olmstead and VTrs.Thurston left this morning for Sprague. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Butler returned home last night from Portland. C. Barnett and mother, of Wasco, and visiting in the city today. Fred Weigle and Will Fredden came up from Portland on thj noon train. Hon. E. B. Dufur will address the Bryan club at Kingsley tomorrow even ing. Mrs. Mary French left today for San Francisco, where she will spend the winter. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. MacAllister went to Portland this afternoon to attend the exposition. A. J. Nelson and family, of Golden dale, took the Regulator for Vancou ver this morning. Hugh Gourlay returned today from Goldendale, where he has been since tho first of the week. Mrs. A. E. Bills, who has been visit ing Mrs. Fred A. Young at Ridgeway, left this morning for Portland. ' Complaint is made by the Milton Eagle that the nails in the sidewalks are injuring the feet of the town cows. A son of Stephen A. Douglas is stumping Kentucky for McKinley, and a son of U. S. Grant is out for Bryan. Mrs. C. W. Taylor and children, of Walla Walla, who have been visiting in the city, went to Portland on the afternoon train. Hon. John Michell goes to Golden dale tomorrow, and will deliver an ad- di ess before the McKinley club at that place in the evening. E. Jacobeen left on the 2:30 train for Portland. The attraction which Orew him to the metropolis is the Expobitiou and the Elk's festivities. The resignation of John Minto,chif of poliuo of Portland, has been ac cepted, and Lewis W. Robertson has been appointed to that position. Wm. Cilery, a Boston wool merchant who has been here since last June, left this afternoon for home, having given up all hope of doing anything in the wool market until after the No vember election. C. A. Elarner, of Emigrant Spring, 3;i.'rm.i(i county, vno is in tne m'.y to day, says a considerable amount of Sherman county wheat wi!l bo irrongfit to The Dalle:-, notwithstanding the hiah prices offered at Biggs and Rtifus. Numerous public meetings will like Iy be held in the county court houso between now and election day, and the sheriff and his deputies have detertr. ined that ordw must be maintained at such meetings resrardless of conse quences. Engine No. 58 and five cars that were in last Saturdays wrectc near Umatilla were brought down on this morning's train, and were taken to the machine shops at Albina. The engine is not very badly used up, but the tender and cars are all broken to pieces. Marriage is a flat failure is the deter mination of a Dallesite whose bride- elect arrived from below on last night's train and returned on this morning's west-boucd overland, after taking one look at her would-be husband. Moral Never make a marriage contract by correspondence. There is no material change in the run of fish near Astoria. The canner ies there report light catches, and do not look for much improvement for a few days yet. ' The fishing above has has been somewhat better, although not particularly encouraging from the packer's standpoint. Next Monday evening, Sept. 28th, Dr. F. W. Parker, pastor of the First Congregational church of Pendleton, will deliver a lecture in the First Con gregational church in this city, on the subject, "The work of the teacher, and the relation of the parent to the same.' Dr. Parker is a finely educated gentle man, and is a pleasant ana Tacible speaker. At Maier & Benton's is displayed a branch of a grape vino of the tokay variety that is beautiful to behold. The bunches of grapes are very large and would fill a gallon measure. The branch together with a box of the grapes will be taken to the Portland exposition. . They are from M. M. Cushing's farm. . Every farmer who has a nice box of fruit, a big pumpkin, an overgrown melon, a choice sack of potatoes, in fact anything that is worthy of being exhibited should remember that Wasco county needs advertising at the Portland exposition, and that he can add his mite toward attracting the at tention of the world to our wonderful products. A subscription list to raise money for repairing the road from Gilmore to Rockland, the road traveled by Klick itat farmers in reaching The Dalles, is being circulated, and is being liber ally subscribed to by the business men of the city. With this' piece of road put . in good repair, a considerable amount of Klickitat wheat, would yet be brought to this market. . The bankers who heard Mr. Craven last night could certainly have no very kind feeling toward that gentle man after he announced that they would pay their depositors off in 50 cent dollars in case free silver should prevail, thus swindling their depositors out of 50 cents on every dollar. That might apply to bankers elsewhere, but not to those of The Dalles. The banks here are conducted on honest business principles. Indigestive poisons are the bane of the dyspeptic's life. When sick, see if your sickness is caused by indiges tive poisons. If so, take Shaker Di gestive Cordial. Thfs is the only cer tain way of being permanently cured, because it is the only way that gets rid of the poisons. You know that fermented food is poisonous. You know that poison is unhealthy. Shaker Digestive Cordial clears the stomach of fermenting food, and purifies the blood and system of indigestive poisons. It cures indigestion and the diseases that come of it. . Headache, dizziness, nausea, stomach-ache, weak ness, flatulence, .constipation, loss of appetite, irritability, etc. These are a few of the symptoms, caused by indi gestive poisons, cured by Shaker Di gestive Cordial. At druggists, price 10 cents to $1.00 per bottle. ' WAS A FALSK STATEMENT. The Oregonian's Hired Liar at Waslilug ton Called Down. The Washington correspondent of the Portland Oregonian asserted in Monday's issue that Chairman Jones, of the democratic national committee, had given up all hope of carrying Bryan through, etc. The East Ore gonian telegraphed Chairman Jones, asking if there were any foundation for the statement, and here is his answer: "Chicago, Sept. 22. To the Daily East Oregonian Publishing Co.: The statement that I have given up hope of Bryan's election, which you say id telegraphed to Oregon from Washing ton, is an absolute falsehood, without a shadow of foundation. I was never as confident of his election as I am to day and I have absolutely no doubt of his success. James K. Jones." Hurrah For Kingsley. . On Friday evening of last week a W. J. Bryan club was organized at Kings ley with a membership of 50. The meeting was one of tho most en thusiastic so far held in the county, and indicates that the sturdy farmers of Kingsley precinct are awake to their interests. An old veteran and life long republican was elected president, and in thanking theclub for the honor conferred upon him said he fought four long years to maintain the Union, and now to be called an anarchist for having the independence to oppose the attempt of the corporations and trusts to gain control of the govern ment, was an insult he would resent by voting for Wm. J. Bi yan for president, as will a large majority of the residents of Kingsley precinct. . Johnston's casn store, next door to A. M. Williams & Co., is the place to get bargains in groceries, AU pain banished by Dr. Miles' Pain Pills. THAT MEXICAN OBJECT LESSON. Uno of Uncle Sam's Old Suldiers Makes Some Statements. Valley Junction. Iowa. Aug. 29. I. Jumes U. Kennedy, cow a resided ot tho town ofSina!oa. state of Sina- loa. Mexico, swear that I am an Amer ican by birth, that I served three years in the Seventh Iowa daring the late civil war, that I have always been a republican. I have resided in Mex ico for twenty-live years. I speiik tin Spanish lanuae as well or better than I now do English. I havo trav eled through twenty-four of tho twenty- seven states in Mexico in an official capacity and as interpre'er lor uumer ous syndicate. I have h:id access to ilmoat all the archives of that coun try. I am better acquainted witn tne customs and usages of that country than I am of inv mother country- I left Mexico on the 2d day of March 1896, cominsr to this country to visit my friends, relatives and old comrade? During the Last month in Iowa I have heard more absurd and utterly false statements made in regard to Mexico than I ever thought could be conjured up by mortal man, all to deceivo the voter. One most heard is that you can take one American silver dollar to Mexico and get two Mexican eilver dollars for it, or that you can get a meal and throw down an American dollar and they will give you back in- change a Mexi can dollar. I brand this as utterly false in every respect, a lie manufac tured out of whole cloth. I assert that a Mexican will not accept an American dollar,, either gold, silver, or paper, for any amount, but will refer you to a broker, where you can sell your silver dollars as bullion for Mexican money; then they will trade with you. The largest hotel in the city of Mexico will not accept American money under any circumstances, but will invariably re' fer you to a broker. By paying the mintage anyone can take silver bullion to either of the mints in Mexico and get Mexican silver dollars for it, and for 2o0 years silver bullion has never fluctuated up or down to exceed 2 cents. I hear it asserted that the national debt is payable in gold. I brand this as utterly false. Every dollar of the debt $146,000,000 is and always has been payable in the lawful money of that country, and we are now paying our debt in Mexican silver dollars, the money of the contract. I assert that Mexico in tho present decade is making strides of advance ment greater than any other nat ion on earth. Twenty five years ago we had eighty miles of railroad now we have near 8,000 mires of railroad. We are building factories on every hand. Twenty-eight years ago, when the French army was driven out we were left penniless not a dollar in the treasury. We can now pay our national debt any day a demand would be made for it. I am now on my way to Mexico to spend the rest of my life. Anyone can find me by addressing a letter to James H. Kennedy, Sinaloa, Mexico. In conclusion I invite on honest and thorough investigation into the facts of my statement, and I defy successful contradiction. I am not the owner of mining stocks, and no personal In- j terest has caused me to make this statement, but have given it by request of an old comrade.. James .H. Kennedy. Subscribed in my presence and sworn to by James H. Kennedy, this 30th day of August, 1896. . " " '"' (seal) E. H. English. Notary public in an for Polk county, Iowa. : , . . - The above is copied from the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Gazette. ing parties will likely be formed soon to hunt for the ledge, and it is by no means linprouauie mat itie uaues may yet become a great mining camp, The finding of the quarts calls to the minds of many of tho old residents The Dalles, that yours aco Mr. Rodu- THE SAMlS OLD STOKX. valdt luioed on Mill creek si mo 12 or 15 miles above The D.iUes, and realized from two to three dollars a day ground sluicing. At tuat lime Mr. fenuana oriied The D.illes wator works, ami ihe mining muddied the water, so h luduced Mr. Roduvuldt to quit mining and enter his service in the old grist mill. This fas-'t causes many to have reat confidence in the existence of a ich auartz ledge somewhere on ll.e creek, for the jHiwer gold that Mr. Roduvaldt took out in early days inu.-t have been supplied troin a '.edge near at hand. A GOOD WORD FOB Til?. DALLES. Freight Agent Harder Gives Tills City a Good Send Off. About 750,000 pounds of wool will be shipped from The Dalles, on consign ment, to Boston, this week, by Mr. Pease, of the mercantile firm of Pease & Mays, of The Dalles, says the Ore gonian. This is the principal ship ment that has thus far been made this season. General Freight Agent iar der, of the Great Northern, who has just returned from a visit to Eastern Oregon and Washington, said in reply to an inquiry yesterday, regarding the movement of products East : This week's shipment of wool from The Dalles will bring the total ship ments thus far made this season up to about 2,000,000 pounds. But both buy ers and producers are holding off until alter tne election, bnipments are made on consignment, as buyers don't want to risk too much and sellers want more than is offered. - "There is a strong movement of salmon, wheat and fruit" from The Dalles now. Seufert Bros ' and Her rick's canneries have shipped a total of 10,000 cases of salmon this season. The Dalles Commission Company has shipped a number of caroads of prunes and sugar plums, on which very fair prices have been realized. Large quantities of wheat from, the surrounding ranches are coming into The Dalles for shipment daily. Ibis nearly all of good quality, much less damage having been done by the hot winds early in the spring than was an ticipated. The Dalles is certainly an important distributing point. It is becoming greater in this respect every day. The merchants are live people. The Vogt block,' a large modern build ing with fine stores, has just been com pleted. It would be a credit to any city in the country. Then the A. M. Williams drygcods, store 80x100 feet, a great modern department store, with huge plate glass windows, has also, been erected this year, as well as a dozen or more fine private residences. It certainly looks as if The Dalles has a great future and knows it." I! ore Taxes for the People Will Produce Prosperity, Says Mr. Cravan. The fiist republican pun of the cam paign in Wasco county was lire ! by -ho republicans at I ho court house last ninht by Hon. II. W. Cravan. of Seattle. The seating capacity of the circuit court room in th court house was all taken, when F. W. Wilson arose and introduced the speaker, as one of the ablest; advocates of republi canism, as taught by r. McKinley, and there was none who doubted Mr. Wilson's stateme its either then or after the speaker had concluded his ad dress. mv. iravan negan oy reading from the reports of Brad street's and It. G Dunn is Co a. commercial agencies to Drove that all present ills were the re suit of the election of Groyer Cleve land to the presidency in 1892. These reports showed a great prosperity at tho end of 1892 and the reverse at the end of 1893, which the speaker con sidered undisputabie evidence that the p mic of 1893 was the result of a change of the tariff policies of the government, though he neglected to state that there was no change ia the tariff law prior to August 1. 1894, and that tho only legislation the democratic congress enacted prior to Dec. 31, 1893, the date to which he referred as the great finan cial crash, except the repeal of the Sherman law for the purchase of silver. After disposing of the tariff question to his own satisfaction, denouncing Cleveland's administration as a fail ure (without even referring to the fact that McKinley, if elected, would pur sue the same financial policy) and re ferring to thn Chicatro nlatfnrm ism anarchistic declaration, Mr. Cravan turned to tho money question. His contention was that with free coinage of any metal, mouey coined of that metal would have the purchasing power only of the bullion in that coin tie neia up a Mexican dollar ana an American dollar as an object lesson and pathetically explained that the former had only half the purchasing power of the latter. Then he branched off into a gloomy picture of the results that would follow should Bryan be elected, and declared that children would cry at their mothers' feet for bread. Misaddress nad little effect in con vicning the thinking mind that free coinage was not the right thing for the American people, and an idea of how he succeeded in converting voters to the cause of McKinley can best be judged from the expression of an old democrat who, after listening to Mr, Craven said ho and three other demo crats had made up their minds to . vote foiMcKinley, but after having heard Mr. Craven's speech they concluded that Bryan was the man for them, and that he will receive their support. MARRIKH. ESTEBEME1T LEMON At tne oulce of J. M. i-'illoon, ia The uailts. uu iu.u. Sept. JMth, Mr. Auiru-.t B. Estcboaell to Muia Katie G. Liimon. Justice FiUoua. omcuitm. WHF.AT-MrCOY-I l Moro. on Sunday. Sent 13, Air. IS. H. Wteat cad idiss Nellie McCoy noWX-LE.MON At t':e jjsiice ortlue in this lit.v. oa Sept. us. Mr Levi O Hwn an-i Mims bis ia Anj Lmo.i. Ju -tl - J. i. r'Hi.i ia. oi UCUtlilg. ' . - BLACKWELL'5 no ay. nmi-r SEE? HCNTINGTON- -In this city, oi Sept. ?4:b, LuntiatJU. u rtaui;r. to EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby (tivea t h it t!ie ujdersixned has beei du'y appointed, by the County Cuurt. oi te tate of Oregon, tor Wusco County, in prooate. executor with tbe v.111 uuuvicd, of the estate of Kicnaid G. Cluster. deceased. All persons nav.ni; claim-i ajsiu-t said estate uie hereby required to present them to me. with proper voui-hera atmv rc-sidenv-e ia Dades City. ' Oregon, wituin six uiouiiis f.om tils uuie of th.s notice. Dated IhisST-th dry of September, 190. GLOKGr. A. LlrJUE. Executor, with the willaunexed. of tbe estate of Kk'hoid ti . Clost-r. deceased. Aw 0 IRi! IPJ You will Had. one coupon Ckh J J i inside each two ounce bag, L rS'r a ' S,V and two coupons lnlda each j s5r'Pfi ' fonr ounce bog of DlocU- I -- MmJI tf j ' li well's Durham. Buy a bag AIJ 'sA MM of this celebrated tobacco SsCOf , 3?-TMpt T and read the coupon which Suy3&a,.A fr -TO THI ui-J u S 'JL'l GIVES THb. Cliolce of Two T anscontinental ....Oregon Industrial Exposition.,.. PORTLAND, OREGON. September 19 to October 17. Route THE GREAT RESOURCES OF PACIFIC NORTHWF.ST A HAY OF HOPE. An Open River to the Sea May Soon - Realized. Be THIS YEAR'S WOOL CLIP. Oregon and California Ron a Close Rare. Montana Leads the Country. The National Association of Wool Manufacturers has recently completed its annual estimate of the wool clip of the United States for 1896, and the results arrived at are striking and in teresting. The estimate is based, as heretofore, upon the return of the de partment of agriculture of the number of sheep in the country on April 1, 1896, the return showinga total of 36,464,405 sheep, which is a loss of 3,484,983 sheep since the last report, and the smallest total reported by the department since 1875. The clip of these sheep is esti mated, following the English method, by ascertaining, by extensive corres pondence with growers, dealers and manufacturers, the average weight of the fleeces in the several states), and multiplying the number of sheep in each state by that state average. This has long been accepted as the most feasible method of arriving at the approximate total clip - of the country. Ja a carefully compiled table which accompanies the report, the produc tion in wool in oath state and territory in the Union is given. Montana leads in the number of sheep and output of wool, having 2,969,657 head, producing t iisclip 21,530,013 pounds of washed and unwashed wool, and 7,320.204 pounds i f scourei. The Montana fleece averages "i pounds, those of California and Oregou 7 and 8 pounds respec tively. It is interesting to note how closely the wool industry of California and Oregon compares in volume. Califor nia has 2,739,967 sheep, which clipped 19,179,765 pounds of washed and un washed wool, with a 65 per cent of shrinkage. Of scoured wool she put out 6,712,919 pounds. Oregon has 2,486,247 sheep, from which were secured 19,889,976 pounds of washed and unwashed wool, with CO per cent of shrinkage. The scoured wool amounted to 6,165,892 pounds. GOLD IN MILL CREEK. Rich Specimens of Quarts Taken From the Gravel Right Here In Town. Considerable excitement has been caused in the city by the finding of a specimen of rich gold quartz in tbe gravel that is being used in construct ing tbe cement walk around. the court house grounds. This morning Col. Freeman, one of tbe contractors, was leveling down the gravel, preparitory to putting on a coat of cement, when he noticed a piece of quartz, about two inches square, and on examining it, found that it was rich in gold. Pieces of gold, from the size of pin head to a quarter of an inch in diameter, show ing all oyer it. The gravel in which the quarts was found was hauled from Mill creek just above tbe Fourth street bridge by Joe Berger. - A few years ago one of Ralph Gibons' sons picked up a similar piece of quarts a few hun hred feet below that point, hence, it. ia believed the gravel is rich in like specimens. The quartz which Col. Freeman found shows little indication of having been washed, therefore it is presumed that the ledge from which it come is not far distant. Pros pec t- The probability that the canal and locks at Cascades wiJl be completed at an early date appears to be brighter than ever before, and that boats will be running from here to Portland be tween now and the last of November seems now to be assured. The con crete wall-on tbe south side of the canal, between the upper guard gate, and the lock gate is now completed to a height of 12 feet, and is virtually fin ished. The work on the north side is being pushed with all possible rapidity, the concrete wall to the top of the culvert, a height of five feet, being nearly completed. When this concrete work is done, stone masons will beeln laving tbe stone wall, which will be 27 feet high, und will be pushed to com pletion. The contractors' dredger Is working on the lower bulkhead, and will have an opening through in a short time so that a dredger can be passed through the locks from below to begin opening the upper bay. Everything points to an early completion of tho work, and tbe people of The Dalles need not be surprised to see a boat arrive from the lower river within a week. Merry Little Folks. Wednesday afternoon Helen and Grace Peters entertained a - host of their little friends, and - for several hours the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Peters rang with the childish glee of the merry little ladies and gentlemen who were present. It was purely a chil dren's party, those participating rang ing from two to eight years of age, and it was indeed a happy sight to see the youthful men and women romping over the lawn and amusing themselves with childish sport. After they had tired of play, Mrs. Peters seated the youthful guests to a dainty lunch, such as children most eDjoy, and when the lunoh was finished each of tbe guests was presented with a bon-boD, a souvenir of the happy event. The little folks present were: Katherine and Wallace Taylor, Nita and Cbrystal Bennett, Guy and Wianifred Douthit, Florence Hoilister, Tommy Hudson, Harry and May Walthers, Laura, Alice and Davis Kurtz, Clifton Condon, Genevieve and Harold Fish, Celia Gavin, Vincent Wood, Marmaduke and Belle Vause, ?2tta Farley, Bert and May Varney, Alfred, Lois and Edna Thompson, Louise Briggs, Geraldine and Gilbert Kelly, Harry Lytle, Eva. Phelps, Gus Parson, George and Lilly Brown, Hobart and Leah Booth, Helen and Grace Peters. Dalles f ruit In liolorado. Somo time since John Bona sent a sample box of Hungarian prunes from his orchard in The Dalles to his son, Gus Bonn, in Colorado. The prunes were such curiosities in Colorado, they being superior to anything ever befure seen there, that Gus concluded to put them on exhibition at the Colorado state fair, and they took Erst prize for size and (quality. They were admired by all visitors at the fair, and the at tention attracted will no doubt create a great demand for . Dalles prunes in Colorado next year, ' Death of Sir. Farlngton. Daniel Farington died at his home on Ten-Mile Tuesday, aged 68 years. Mr. Farington was born in Holden, Maine, and came to California in 1852, remaining there until J870, when, he returned to the east; He crossed the continent again in .1830, locating on Ten-Mile, where he has since resided. He leaves a wife and four sons, three ot whom reside in this county. The other son is an attorney residing at Elco, Nevada. Grand Openlnr. A gand display of milinery - will be made at Mrs. Phillips' on Washington street, Saturday, Sept 26. Everybody invited. It Land Transfers. Mary A. and A. J. McHaley to W J. Harriman, sw i ne i, w J se i e 4 sw i w i bw i sec 16, nw i sec 21 tp 1 a, r 13 e: $4000. Deborah A. Vroman to C. A. Cramer, w i sw i, se I sw sec 18, tp 2 n, r 12 e; $1. May H. and L. F. Burdoin to M. E Hard wick lot H, block 2 in Fort Dalles addition to Dalles City, $250. Henry E. Blocher and wife to F. E. Jones 10 acres in sw ne sec 11, t 2 n, r 10 e $600. Mary A. Clarke to W. i. Clarke, wj nw, nw swi, sec 8, tj j'n. rlOe, i50. . -: ' Richard Palmer and wife to T. H. and Geo. W. Johnston, . sw sec 29, ei se sec 30, w$ se, e sw, sec 3, w ne, ei nw sec 31, 1 1 s, r 13 e, $4000. D. F. Pierce and wife to G. C. Boe, lots 5 and 6, block 8, second addition w est to Hood River, $800. Mary Laughlin to Nellie D. Mann, lot 2 block 3, Laughlin's addition to Dalles City, $150. Mary Laughlin to D. W. Mann, lot 1 block 3, in Laugblln's addition to Dalles City. $150. C. E. Markhaui and wife to L. D. Blout, parcel of land in nw st sec 10, t 3 s, r 10 e, $100. Letters Advertised. The following is the list of letters re maining in The Dalles Dostoffiee un called for September 25, 1896. Persons calling for these letters will please give date on which they were advertised: Ballard, A H Bennett, Wm Caffrey, J A Donu, C B Drrtscovich, M F Fox. Mrs Susanna Greene, Mrs W D Hanna, Mrs Li I lie Howes, Ella Miss v Johnson, Mrs Cor delia Kelley, Miss Anna Keller, F Lowry, Emma Lessiug, W Allen, Tom Bowman. Chas Conroy, T J Chapman, Effle Donu, C B Flores, Mrs. Rose Fiester. WD' Hibney, Jen nil Hunter, Ezra Jones, Frank Jones, Mrs J J Kelley, F C Keech, G Jackson, Stella Lovegrove, K A Martin, Mrs Mamie Mathies, Mrs E R Meeks, S M Glevich, L Prue J Pond, Jennie Root, Amos Saokling, Wm Staats, Jno Turner, Bert Walters, Wm Watt, Agnes Melund, Dan Purser, Geo Peterson, Ferdinand Patterson, Culbert Robinson, M Miss . Smith, Lottie Shone, Christina Williams, Frank Watcon, Mr. and Mrs J P PACKAGES. Miss Carrie Jackson, Mrs M Harby, Thomas Velvin. J. A. Cross en , - Wanted. VIA SPOKANE MINNEAPOLIS VIA ST.PADL DENVER OMAHA AID kabsas Low Rates to All Eastern Cities OCEAN STEAMERS leave five days for Portland every SAN FRANCISCO, CfLA. For full details call on-the O. R. & N. Agent . rr. i t t .it . - i i 1 m inu or auuresH E. McNEILL, President and Manager. W. H. HUKLBURT, Gen. Pass. Art.. -. Portland, Oregon " Kew O. ft. a. Schedule. - Train No. 1 arrives at The Dalles 4:50 a. M., and leaves 4:55 a. m. Train No. 2 arrives at The Dalles 10:40 P. M., and leaves 10:45 p. m. - Train No. 8 arrives at The Dalles 12:i5 p. M., and west-bound train No. 7 leaves at 2:30 P. M. Train 23 and 24 will carry passengers oetween xne Danes ana Umatilla. leaving The Dalles at 1 P. M.dally and arriving at The Dalles at 1 P. M. daily, connecting with train Nos. 8 and 7 Agriculture, Horticulture, Fisheries, Mines, Manufactures, Machinery, Transportation, Trade and Commerce will be made more completely than ever before. .... Grand Band Concert Every Afternoon and Evening ..Special Attractions Every Night .. Lowest Rates Ever Made on all . Transportation lines ADMISSION 25 Cents. CHILDREN 10 Cents. For Exhibit space, apply to . GEORGE L. BAKER. Superintendent, at the Bulldina- E C. MASTEN, Secretary. THE EIGHTH ANNUAL PAIR OF. THE Second from Portland. E. E. Lytle, Agent. rn Oregon District . Ajl klety PACIFIC R U PULLMAN - " WILL BE HELD AT. THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, COMMENCING Tuesday, Oct. 20,4896 ELEGANT TOURIST SLEEPING CARS DINING CARS AncK Ending Saturday, October 24th, 1896 . . SLEEPING CARS MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL GRAND FORKS DCLUTH CBOOKSTON . WINNIPEG HELENA and BCTTE. THROUGH TICKETS TO CHICAGO WASHINGTON PHILADELPHIA , NEW YORK BOSTON and all POTOTS EAST and SOUTH. For information, time cards, maps and tickets, sail on or write. w. u. allawa. Asent Or A. D. CHARLTON, Assistant General Pag- senoer Agent. No. 225 Morrison street, tur ner f Third Street, Portland, Oregon. For Fremium Lists. Entrv Blanks nnd all informa tion, write to the Secretary, The Dalles, Oregon. A. 5. MACALISTER, Pres. J. O. MACK, Sec. a Excursion Rates Portland : Exposition Pen You Want to Buy Seed Wheat; Feed Wheat, Rolled Barley, Whole Barley, Oats, Rye, Bran, Shorts, Hay, : Or anything in the Feed Line, go tothe : WASCO - "WAREHOUSE Our prices are low and our goods are first-class. Agents for tbe celebrated WAITSBURG "PEERLESS," and BYERS' BEST PENDLETON MILLS FLOUR. Highest cash price pall for WHEAT. OATS, and BARLEY. Columbia Pecking Company ' ROUND TRIP". Inoludlng admission to the Exposition: Tickets limited to 3 days 2 25 Tickets limited to 10 days....... 2 50 Tickets limited to 30 days 3 00 CORNER THIRD AND WASHINGTON BEEF, VEAL, MUTTON, PORK AND LARD. Cured and Dried Meats, sausages of All Kinds : : p. M. A display of baby photographs fo" the coming fair. To secure this I will give sittings of all babies two years of age and under, FREE from Sept. 23d to Oct. 1st inclusive, hours from I to 4 p. M. Bring your babies in their sweet est humors and daintiest oofctumes and seoure a photo free. Margaret Herein. Chapman Block, The Dalles, Or. Prices right -and goods satisfactory at Johnston's. Remember the place, next door to A. M. Williams & Co's, Orders left at the Central Book Store for anything in our line will be promptly attended to BRYAN SPEAKING. List of Appointments for Wasco County. September 25, S. T. JEFFREYS aod FRAN CIS CLARNO. at The Dalles. Sept. 30. HARRY WATKINS, at The Dalles. ' Oct. 1, HARRY WATKINS. at Hood River. Oct. 2, HARRY WATKINS. at Cascades. Oct. 8, SYLVESTER PENNOYER. at Tne Dalles. . Oct. 5,. J. K. WEATHERFORD, at Hood River. Oct. 6, J, K. WEATHER FORD, The Dalles. Oct. 7. J. K. WEATHERFORD. Dufur. Oct. 14, N. L. BUTLER, The Dalles. Oct. 15, N. L. BUTLER, Hood River. Oct. 16, N. L. BUTLER, Cascade Locks. Oct. 21, GEORGE NOLAND, Dufur. Oct. 22, GEORGE NOLAND, The Dalles. Oct. 23, GEORGE NOLAND, Cascade Locks. Oct. 24, A. S. BENNETT, The Dalles. "Nov. 2, H. L. BARCLAY, Tbe Dalles. Tickets must the be procured office. . at ORDERS DELIVERED TO ANY PART OF THE CITY Regulator leaves at 8 A. M,. W. C. ALLAWAY, -Agent. PHONK 31 OREGON BAKERY -AND A. KELLER, Prop'r. Am prepared to. furnish families, .hotels -and restaurants with the choicest Bread, Cakes and Pics. Fresh Oysters Served in Every Style. Second Street, rjrext door to The Dalles National Panic Fruit Jars Down to Bedrock In order to dispose of our im mense stock of Mason Fruit Jars we make the following prices per dozen for the next ten days: i : : ; 1-2 Gallon ... 90 cents 1 Quart .... 70 cent3 1 Pint . ... ; 60 cents E. J. Collins & Co. Z. F. MOODY- Gener I GoidMqd and Forwarding Merchant 391. 393 HND 395 SECOND STRE6T. (Adjoining RailroadJDopot.). Consignments Solicited Prompt Attention Paid to Those Who Favor Me With Their Patronage Fruit ll0Xe$ ammm AT PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. . Teach Boxes $5 00 per 100 Cantalope Crates $9 50 per 100 Lumber and Building Materials at proportionate prices. ROWE & CO. Job Printing Of all kinds done oa short notice and at reasonable rate at this office.