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About The Dalles times-mountaineer. (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1897)
3 t SATURDAY . -. ..JANUARY 30 1896 ITEMS IN BRIEF. From Wednesday's Daily. Regular meeting of the Maccabees at 7:30 tonight. .. Dr. Hollister went to Moro this fore noon and will return tonight. Two of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Herbert's little children are seriously ill with - : typhoid pneumonia. ; Mrs. S. L. Brooks returned last even ing from Portland where she has been '. visiting the pastweek. The snow storm in uaicota nas - Vblockaded the Korthern Pasific, and. no though trains have reached Tacoma M .U. ... ...... a CollimlalT il ULU bus Cilab Bluo uu.uiuwj. Private information from Salem is that the Benson house bids fair to go to pieces soon, after which it is possi ble 4a members of the house will get . together and permanently organize. Three convicts in the Washington penitentiary at Walla- Walla were caught J esterday attempting to escape. They had sawed a hole through the hospital floor and were excavating a tunnel when discovered. There were a number of commend able features about the entertainment a XT.. 1..,.. -n;..Ut- ..liinf nmiin.r - which that the curtain raised promptly on time, and that there was no time wasted in changing scenery. J. H. Jackson is the owner cf the - only herd of Peking China hogs in the state, and proposes to exterminate the breed. Bo bought theui of James Ful ton yesterday, and intends killing them aj soon as they are fattened. Revival services continue with un- abated interest at the M. E. church. Services will be conducted by Re?. J. H-.Wuod assisted by Rev. R. Warner, ., ' the presiding elder of this district. A N cordial invitation' is extended to all. The engineers in charge of the locks at Cascades succeeded in clearing the ice away so that the gates Ncould be . " operated yesterday afternoon, so as to - allow the Regulator to pass through, and the boat arrived here at 8:30 last night. She left for Portland about noon today. A number of senatorial elections oc curred throughout the country yester . , day. John C. Spooner was elected in Wisconsin, jonn f . Jones in -JNovaaa, ;; w. a. Harris in Kansas ana josepn tt T7i I- j o .1- ir mi J 1 locks in South Dakota, Idaho, Utah and Washington have not been brok en. In Washington yesterday Cline received 42 and Turner 30 votes. J. E. Graham, who was injured in a fail from the high trestle on the O. R. & N. line below The Dalles last Thurs- - aay, uieu ao tne v nion acreec ioage-'- ing house in this city at 3:15 this after noon. Mr. Graham had no family ex cept a brother who resides at Ashland, who has been notified by telegraph. HiB home was in Portland and he was a member of Phal anx Lodge, K. of P. . r of that city. The clouds of mystery surrounding the management of city finances in Pendletou are not clearing away rap idly. F. B. Clopton, who. was engaged to expert the books and accounts of the city, has not yet made a statement - of his findings, but it is said that the sum missing may creep up to $12,000. Mr. Clopton had not been at work long . ' before he discovered that two sets of license books had beon kept. - Property owners in Baker county will get off this year with a tax of only dfi X m ilia gn t ha dnllni 1-CociilAa lha county- and state tax, amounting to 28.8 mills, the city and school district taxes are 17.5. Such a rate of taxation ; is not confiscation, but it is at least a second cousin. Baker cannot expect to progresss very rapidly from the in- ' vestment of outside capital within its limits so long as such taxation prevails. When the east-bound overland ar rived here at 10 o'clock last night it was boarded by 23 Elks of this city, who thrust themselves into the Pull man car especially provided for the convenience of them and the ten Port land Elks, all of whom were en route to Heppner to assist in the institution oi a lodge in mat city today, it was about as jolly a crowd as ever left The . Dalles, and no doubt high carnival . reigned supreme until Heppner was reached. The Georgia University Graduates have come and gone, and everybody -who attended their entertainment was pieasea. . xne entire troup is composed . of real artists in their line, and they show, affording abundant amusement, and at the same time displaying first rate musical talent. The slack-rope performer and juggler were experts, both giving performances that are new and very entertaining. Character comes pretty high over in Washington. A Waitsburg preacher . has sued the editor . of the Times for $15,000 damages done the reverened gentleman oy voe puDiicauon oi an article criticising a sermon delivered by him last July. The plaintiff is Rev. Ticknor, a gentleman " who is so , thoroughly English that he sees little . or nothing good on this side of the ' water except perhaps it would be the pocuet cnange ot a country editor amounting to $15,000. the recorder's official bond has been raised to $5000. Now if the mayor and councilmen were placed undur bonds the city's funds would be comparatively safe. The farce or. comedy whichever it might be called, thai' ho been eisacied at Salem since the 11th i,t :Ue month is becoming monotonous. .iueo.it of ten taxpayers in the stale demand a change of program. A contest case is being heard before the land office today in which Mary Gibson iscoatcsli.-ig Oliver L. Paquet's right to hold uom-iatoad No. 52(i9, near Wapinitia.- Dufur &, Menefee appear for the contestants. Hon. W. C. Wills, member of the state board of equalization for this jud ical district, arrived from below last evening. Mr. Wills will remain in th city a few days before proceeding to his home in Crook county. By order of L. S. Davis, chancellor commander, a special meeting of Friendship Lodge K. of P. is called for this evening at 7:30. The meeting will be held in the K. of P. banquet hall. Ail Knights are requested to attend. Mr. Brooks returned from Portland last night. On account of disagreeable weather, the work of repairing the steamer Dulles City has been suspended for the present, mid Mr. Brooks sajs vill not be resumed until the weather is more favorable. If tiie iucli of snow that fell las: night can be followed by a uozen inches more, it will be beneficial to the country. Plenty of snow now ia what is needed to insure abundant crops next season and to protect the grain that was sown last fall. The Dalles Elks are all back from Heppner'; having arrived on this morn ing's train, and without a single ex ception are loud in their praise of the hospitality shown by the people of Heppner. That city entertained its visitors in a most royal manner. At the special meeting of the legal voters of Hood River school district last Monday a 15-mill tax was levied for school purposes. Two years ago the district rather overdid itself in building an expensive school house, and is now reaping the reward in high taxation. A meeting of Indian warveti Judge E. B. Watson, of Portland, and T. T. Geor, of Marion county. So far no Eastern Oregon republican has been mentioned. On the evening of Feb. 9th Misse Gladys Jones and Harriate Stevens will tive a musicale in the Congrega tional church in this city. Everybody who heard Missos Jones and Stevens last winter will be anxious to attend this musicale! as all are convinced they will be well entertained, and be' sides the entertainment is to be given as a benefit for the pastor of the Con gregational church, whom every resi dent of The Dalles desires to help along in the noble work in which he is engaged. KIXCAID SAYS SO. war veterans has been called to meet in Salem next Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. The grand com mander intends to have a talk with ail of the veterans cf the state who can make it possible to be present on that occasion, regarding the bills in their behalf cow pending in Washington. D. C. - One cf tbp old landmarks of Tho He lias Set His Foot Down I'pon the Den. son House That Secretary of State Kincaid will not draw any warrants for expenses incurred by the Benson home is made evident by the following communica tions that passed between him and State Printer l.ecd-: A number of Mil foractsof the 19th legislative assembly, introduced and read in tho bouse of representatives, as organized January 21 inst , by 31 members of the house, elected in June last, with the Hon. H. L. Benson, as speaker, have been sent to me to be printed. Knowing you to be fully informed as to the facts involved, I ask whether, as the auditing officer of the state, you would approve or disapprove my ac count against the state for such print ing, should I do the work." To this letter Secretary of State Kin caid sent the answer below: "Replying to your inquiry, I beg leave to state that your accounts for all printing authorized by law or or dered by the legislative assembly will be audited and approved. In my opinion, there has not been at the present session any permanent er-ranization of the house of represen tatives, and the present organization now assuming to trausact business has no authority to direct the printing of bills. As the auditing officer of the state, I would consider it my duty to disapprove any claim presented against tho state for printing such bills, unless the legislative assembly, composed of the senate and house duly organized hereafter, should authorize payment of said claim " FOB REDUCED SALARIES. Senator Gowan Has Introduced a BUI Kegalate Fay of County Officers. Senator Gowan of Grant, Harney and Morraw, has introduced a sweep ing measure, designed to reduce the salaries of all county officers in the state. A new schedule is provided in detail, the scale being about 20 per cent lower than at present. Section 1 provides for. the salaries of county judges, ranging from $.100 in Curry county to $2,500 in Multnomah county. Section 2 relates to salaries of county clerKs, which are fixed on scale from $1,000 to $2,000. Deputies are allowed in a number of counties, In Multnomah county the salary shall be $3,500, and the clerk may appoint as many deputies as the county court may authorize. Tho clerk of Multno mah circuit court shall receive 83,000, and have as many deputies as the county court may allow. Section 3 provides for the salaries of stieriffs. ranging irora 51,000 in Curry to $1,000 in Multnomah. Section 5 provides tor the manner of payment of salaries, and declare that none of the officers shaU receive any fees or other compensation whatever, with certain exceptions Section 6 provides that a sheriff shall receive the same compensation as uow for board of prisoners; he shall reeelve for himself all special rewards, and the usual fee3 for transportation of prisoners and insane. Section 7 provides for the compen sation of coroners as at present. Section 8 prescribes the duties of circuit and county clerks. Trial fee shall be $10 for cases involving over $500, and $5 for less, except in probate proceedings. Section 10 provides for withholding any official's salary when it is dis covered that he has failed to turn over fee3 to the county treasury. Section 12 fixes the salaries of county treasurer from $300 iu Curry county to $1800 in Multnomah. Section 13 provides that assessors shall receive $3 per day in counties west of the Cascade mountains, except in counties to be hereinafter named; and $4 east of the Cascades, with the same exceptions. Tne assessor oi Muitucmah county shall receive $6000 per annum. County commissioners shall receiye a per diem for actual services. by addressing Mr. Jas. C. Pond, Gen eral Passenger Agent, Milwaukee, Wis., or Mr. Geo. S. Batty, Gen'l Agent, 246 Stark St., Portland. Or. The Wisconsin Central trains run be tween St. Paul or Minneapolis, and Milwaukee or Chicago and close con nections are made with all trains to and from these points. Its dining car service ia strictly what posted travelers want and prices are very moderate. Your nearest ticket agent will provide vou tickets on application over this favorite route. RUNG IN A COLD DECK. UtlNtHOUS TO t)E LESSEPS. "They Are the People.' The legislators of Oregon and Wash ington are now in session, and for the time being "they are the people. The day is not far distant, though, be fore many of them, like their predeces- ORGAN1ZED AT HEPPNER. the A Lodge of Hlks Dnly Instituted at County Seat of Morrow County. Yesterday Heppner T.olge, No. 358, B. P. OEiks, was instituted at Hep pner by Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Dalles was removed yesterday morn- b0r3) w jh for obvious reasons wish they Cohen, assisted by officers from differ lner. Jim Wesley, an Indian who has been in and about The Dalles since the early pioneer days, passed over to the happy hunting ground. He had attended a dance in the Indian village the night previous, and returned to his cabin and retired about 5 o'clock. Within an hour be was a corps, death aving como upon him suddenly, though without any apparent cause. Jim was a good, honest Indian,, had always been a staunch friend of the whites, and was a perfect encyclopedia of information concerning the early history of The Dalles. He leaves a wife and four children. (From Thursday's Dally.) . " j . Lincoln county had an earthquake Monday that shook Newport and Alse quite severely, though no damage was done. Two car loads of beef, cattle were shipped from E. E. Saltmarsh & Co's. stock yards to Troutdale this after noon. A small amount of ice was running in the Columbia this morning, though not enough to interfere with boats on the river. Speaker Cline has dropped out of the senatorial contest at Olympia, and yes terday the populist vote was cast for Daniels. Owen Williams, who has been in ill health for some time past, left this afternoon for Portland to receive medi cal treatment. - The fire-bug Stephens, who was con victed of setting fire to the Hamilton Bourke warehouse at Walla Walla, . was yesterday sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. The Regulator got to Cascade Locks about 5 o'clock last evening, but was unable to pass through the canal on account of ice. She was still at the Locks at 10:30 this forenoon, but ex pected to get through this afternoon. The Pendleton council has locked the door after the horse, or rather a considerable amount of the city's funds, bad been stolen. John Hailey has been appointed recorder to serve while Mr. Lash is in the penitentiary, and From Jvnaay's Daily C. C. Hobart, of Cascade Locks, is j In the city. T. J. Driver left on the afternoon train for the 6eat of government at Salem. Tne snow fall last night was six inches, making a precipitation of 55- 100 of an inch. A. E. Graham, brother of J. E. Gra ham who died here Wednesday, ar rived from Ashland on last night's train. A grand ball will be given at Grass Valley on Feb. 22. Prof. Birgfeld, of this city, has been engaged to furnish the music. M. L. Jones, state organizer for -the Foresters of America, is in the city, and will meet with Court The Dalles this evening. - The passenger train which left, here at 1 o'clock yesterday got off the track at Troutdale, and did not reach Portland until 10 o'clock last night. o-damage was done to the train. The Regulator passed x through the locks this forenoon and proceeded on her way to Portland, the ice having been cleared from the canal so as to permit of the gates being operated. ' The east-bound overland was de layed two hours last night by snow be tween Bonneville and Cascades. A rotary was brought up from Albina and plowed the snow out of the cuts. Sleighs have been very much in evidence on the streets of The Dalles today. Everybody who could has taken advantage of the snow, ' while the small boy and his sled has been making good use of the. incline on Union street! W. H. Street, a representative of the Pacific Elk, is in' the city, having arriving this morning from Heppner, where he attended the institution of the lodge of Elks on Wednesday. Mr. Street will remain in the city until Sunday. ' Miss Katie Jarra, who is very sick at Roseburg, is desirous of hearing from her brother, Frank Jarra, who formerly resided in The Dalles, but left here -about 9 months ago. Eastern Oregon papers please copy. Should Mr. Jarra see this article, be is reques ted to go to Roseburg at once. J. E. Graham, the gentleman who died Wednesday from injuries received last Friday while working oh the high trestle below The Dalies, was aged 43 years and 10 months. He. was boVa-in Ohio and came to Oregon in 1882. He leaves two brothers, A. E. Graham, of Ashland, and another brother residing in California. John Gray came in last night from Warm Springs Indian agency, having completed the two buildings he had under contract for the government. The dormatory and school bouse Mr. Gray erected at Warm Springs are said to be among the most complete government buildings erected at any agencies in the nation. The funeral of the late J. E. Graham, who died Wednesday, will be con ducted from Crandall& Bu.rget's under taking parlors at 10 o'clock tomorrow. The services will be conducted by Friendship Lodge, No. 9, K. of P.and carriages will be furnished to convey members to the cemetery. All Knights are requested to assemble at their hall at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. The probability that Senator Mit chell will not be able to succeed himself has brought out the names of those who would accept the seat in the U. S. senate if the place should happen to fall their way. Those mentioned in connection with the senatorship are ex-Congressman M. C. George and hud never seen the respective state bouses. Ot course they will all re member some pleasant features con' nected with the service of their con' stituents, such as free entertainment. passes, etc.; but between the "pull" of the office seeker, tho fine and coarse work of the lobby member and the thousand and one vexations, many will get enough of the "good thing. But the citizens who spend this same season their time and money traveling, and who use the Wisconsin Central lines between St. Paul or Minneapolis and Chicago or Milwaukee will be sub ject to no such annoyances. They will get the best service on earth and a square meal at reasonable cost. For particulars address Geo. S. Batty, Gen'l Agent, 246 Stark St., Portland, Or.: or call on your nearest ticket agent., THE DALLES PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Report for the Quarter (5 Weeks) Endiuff Friday, January S3. 1807. s I? p Grades. - g! 3.3 . : ? x . o East Hill Primary Miss N.Cooper.... 1st and 2 B 4"5 4! 40 18 Mrs. Eocte 3 A and 1th 10 43 41 .7 Academy Park Miss Pbirman 1st 46 38 37 17 Mrs. Baldwin and MissFlinn 2 A and 3 B 93 81 81 20 Miss Ii, Kintoul... 6 B 61 55 53 3 Miss T. Rintoul... 7th oi 48 46 4 Union Street Miss Howe 1st 51 45 43 c4 Miss E. Cooper.... 2 B 4 1 88 37 2 Miss Snell ltii M 4A 43 4 Miss Cheese ,5 A and 6 A 45 42 40 5 Union St. Annex Miss Ball 5th 51 46 41 3 Court Street Miss Michell 7 A and 8 B 51 49 - 47 0 Miss Hill I s Mr. Landers (H-8 8 A, 9, 10, 11 89 81 81 10 Totals : 731 e5S 634 103 No. of days of school, 25. Percent of attendance, 93. JOHN GAVIN, Prin. Letters Advertised. The following is tho list of letters re maining in The Dalles postoffice un called for January 30, 1897. Persons calling for these letters will please ive date on which they were ad vertised: ' Mitchell, Agnew Bailey, R Byrkett, Mrs M Dodd, Chas Dalton, Mrs A C Davis, A J Fwher, Frank Gray, MI Jensen, N Munson, Miss L McCown, C F - Preser, Mrs M Kickell, Jeff Pratt, B F Mrs Reineman, Mrs A Reynolds, Miss A Sheffield, Mis S Truex, Mrs M Trout. J H Taylor, Loren Vaugh, Jas A J. A. C'BOSSEN, P. M. N Cox, W J Dryman, Chas Davenport, Mrs Doyle, E Freker, Fred Holland, Jno Lf-.wis, Dr.. J M McKinney. G A Martin, Eddio Nealey, Sam'l Neiderberger, Mrs frouiz, Jos A Gifted Speaker. Mrs. Hoffman, national organizer and secretary of the W C. T. U., will be in The Dalles on the 6th and 7th of February, at which time she will de liver two lectures. Although person ally a Etranger, all feel they are ac quainted with Mrs. Hoffman, having heard so much of her and the work she has done. Marion Baxter says of Mrs. Hoffman: : "There is a dash about Helen M. Barger suggestive of dew. drops chained by sunbeams to the heart of the sun, while Miss Willard sends me adrift over calm seas and true hands waving above, but Clara Hoff man stands like a shelter in the time of storm: she is warning, exhortation, command, insight, all combined, and sends a desire to battle for right thrill ing along my every nerve." Harvesting f'oolaess. Ice-harvesting U on at Perry, in the Blue mountains, under full pressure. The work ; began Tuesday morning, and is being carried forward night and day. A string of electric lights from the mill plant have been placed along the pond to facilitate the work at night. A force of 75 men is loading four trains, or 40 carloads, every 24 hours. Ice is shipped for storage in the Blue Mountain Natural Ice com pany's warehouses in Portland. It is expected about 500 carloads will be sent out within the next two weeks, if the present state of weather continues. After the shipments are outof the way, about 4000 tons of ice will be stored ia the company's house at Perry. All pain banished by Dr. Miles' Pain Pills. ent lodges throughout the state. The ceremonies of instituting the lodge be gan at 1:30, when 32 charter members presented themselves for initiation into the mysteries of the order. The afternoon was devoted to initiating the newly obligated Elks and conduct ing the ceremonies of institution pre scribed in the ritual, after which the following officers whom the lodge had previously selectee!, were installed: A. W. Patterson, exalted ruler; Wilson Brock, esteemed leading knight; E. L. Freland, esteemed loyal knight; E. R. Swinenbetg, esteemed lecturing knisbt; E. R. Spencer, secretary; W. L. Morrow, treasurer. All of the formal proceedings were concluded by 7 o'clock, when the guests were invited to the Palace hotel, where spreads were laid for the entire lodge and visitors. The spacious dining hall of Heppner's best hostlery had been handsomely decorated with royal pur ple and choice plants, and the menu was the best ever served in that city As course after course was discussed, Exalted Ruler Patterson, occupying the position of honor at the table, pro posed numerous toasts that were re sponded to by different members of the order. The baquet lasted from 7 until 10, the four at which the train leaves, when the banquet hall was de serted for the less inviting accommo dations of a Pullman. Besides a number of Elks from Port land, Pendleton, Walla Walla, Baker City and Astoria, the foliowing mem bers of Cascade Lodge of this city assisted in instituting the new lodge: W. L. Bradshaw, W. H Wilson, Ed M. Williams, Hal. French, H. Lons dale, J. A. Crossen, Al. Betteneren, W. A. Johnston, J. S. Fish, E. Jacobsen, G. W. Phelps, Frank Summers, P. H. De Huff, A. M. Eelsay, Geo CrosaCeld, Geo. Furgeson, T. J. Driver. C. L. Schmidt, Grant Mays, Dr. Sidall, An drew Keller, T. J. Seufert and J. H. Bnakeley. ou Ought to Have One. . If you would like a copy of the hand somest railroad folder jet issued, ad dress W. H. Mead, 24S Washington St., Portland, Oregon, and one will be furnished you- free. The folder enter tainingly describes the two New Northwestern Limited trains between Minneapolis, St. Paul and Chicago.the finest trains in the world, and con tains pictures of the famous trains just as they appear when running, each picture over three feet long and splen didly engraved in colors. This elegant souvenir will interest the whole family, from the oldest to the youngest, and you'll say so your self when you see it. The Suez Canal Company's Provision for tbe Ased Engineer and Ills Family. It is truly characteristic of the warm hearted and forgiving nature of the average Frenchman, says the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, that not a word of protest should have been raised any where against the grant by the Suex Canal company of an annual allowance of about twenty-four thousand dollars to the De Lesseps family, even those whose entire fortunes had been swal lowed up in the disastrous Panama en terprise expressing their satisfaction at the measures thus adopted to pre serve their illustrious compatriot from want. Notwithstanding all reports to the contrary, tne De Lesseps had actually been reduced to penury, and their situation was most precarious. Not only all the shares which Ferdi nand de Lesseps possessed in the Suez Canal company, but even his fees director, the annuity assigned to him personally by the company, and all the money he had been able to 'lay aside. were attached by the liquidators of the Panama bankruptcy; The only re sources that remained at the disposal of the countess were the house which she owned in the Avenue Montaigne and the Chateau -de la Chesnaye, both of which were more a source of ex pense tnan of economy, ana were mortgaged up to the very hilt besides. With the object of averting all dan ger of seizure by the creditors of the count the allowance just granted by the Suez company has been made in favor of the countess and of the thir teen children of the count. The two eldest of these are Charles and Victor, who are the sons of his first wife. Of the eleven children of the present Countess de Lesseps three are serving in the army, one is married to that Count de Gontaut-Biron whose finan cial difficulties were a theme of much discussion in the Parisian press two years ago, and the remainder are still dependent on their father and mother for care and maintenance. Meanwhile i a, uow in taa ei- '. : . . -r, passes his exist- . TV"i-somnolent con dition in the arm chair, which he only leaves for his bed. He can no longer walk, he has become stone deaf, and when he is not gazing in silence at his children he reads newspapers, care being taken to select those which con tain no uncomplimentary references to his name. Having lost all notion of time, those placed before him are most ly of dates four and" five years ago, when he was still in the heyday of his glory, and when the press, still richly subsidized by the Panama managers, was never" weary of referring to him as "the greatest and most illustrious of all Frenchmen.". To this - day no 'one, not even the countess, can say with any degree of certitude wnetner Ha nas any knowledge or even inkling of the misfortunes that have overtaken himself and his son Charles. At any rate, he has given no evidence thereof, and there is a gen eral disposition to hope that his once grand intellect passed into its present somnolent state in such a manner as to haVa spared him any such sorrow. THE DALLAS UVMOUL 1ISTB1CT. Bow m Gambler in aiexlco Swindled a Na tive Alonte .Dealer. "The coolest gamblers on earth are the Mexicans," said a traveler from the land of the tamala to a writer for the Washington Post. "Win or lose, they never display tho Elightest chagrin or joy. They won't raise a row, as our American gamblers do when they are beaten. I was sitting one evening at the monte table in the great gambling resort of Mexico, situated in a suburb of the City of Mexico. There were two Americans whom I had seen around the table on several occasions. One was a railroad man and the other was the most expert- short-card manipula tor I ever saw. They played for very small stakes for severaLjlays. Then one day the railroad man came in, sat down and began to play. The short card man followed him in about half an hour and took a seat five or six chairs away. . I saw him take a large silk handkerchief from his pocket and spread it over his knees. In Mexican monte the dealer allows each player to cut the cards when he makes a bet. The short-card man brought with him a deck of cards exactly similar to those used in the game. Fact is, the backs of these cards are all alike. When he was given the cards to .cut lie substi tuted another pack on the top of which was a card, a king, which would make him win. lie had put down eighteen hundred dollars on the king on the board. He cut, the dealer turned and of course he won. The pack that the dealer had handed him to cut lay in the silk handkerchief spread over his knees. He gathered the handkerchief together, put it in his pocket, took his thii-ty-six hundred dollars and left. His confederate played on for a few minutes, making small bets, and then cashed in. As lie turned to go the dealer, who knew he had been robbed, but could not quite comprehend how it had been done, said very quietly: " 'Very well done, signor.' "An American gambler would have raised a row and pulled hisgun and de manded his money. They watch Amer icans very closely in that ga".e now." 1 A. M. WILLIAilS & CO 1 2ou Can Save 20 Per Cent.... 5: J'or On any item from our Underwear, Hosiery, Shoes, Hats, Gloves. Clothing, Dress Goods, and Silk Departments Caah Only, during Our January Clearance Sale 20 SPer Cent 'Discount. The new numbers in our Underwear Department, including that Special $1.00. Camel's Hair Underwear which found ' ZZZ ready sale at $1.25 early in the season, from now on 8.0c. SOLD IN SUITS ONLY 2 P 20 SPcr Cent Discount A SUN SURFACE. Mr Henry Bessemer Telle of the Failoi ' of an Experiment. Sir Henry Bessemer, the well-known Inventor of the steel process which bears his name, tells how he tried to construct a "sun furnace" and failed. His invention, says the Pittsburgh Dis patch, was intended to revolutionize not only the science of metallur.TV. but &i i , , . . . uue wnoie woria. ji was to attain a temperature of nearly sixty thousand degrees, and therefore fuse anything and everything, and Sir Henry puts tne Diamc or its failure to-fulfill these expectations on the stupiditv of a country lensmaker. The "sun furnace" consisted of a wooden buildin? thirtv- feet high and about twelve feet square. a lew f set from the ground was fixed i large inclinable mirror for catching the rays of the sun; from this mirror the rays were to bo reflected onto a number of -powerful super imrxscd enses above, which, by a simple ar- -angemant, were to throw the enor mously concentrated rays upon what- ver object might ba 1.1 the crucible below. tJuch was the mighty plan, but" the manufacturer of tho upper glasses Drought it rnisera'jly to naught, for in- 5tja-l of turam-r t!iea oat uaiform he anacle them all different and thu3 spoiled tho focus. Cir Henry v.a3 so iisgusted and disheartened that ho re fused to go over the ground aT'ain and so the pretention-, scheme lapsed, but the peculiar furnace remains to this lay a remarkable monument of what might have been. INDIAN NAMF Just a few fine Ulsters and Overcoats left, which must be ( sold before stock counting. Our entire stock of men's cheap medium and fine suits open to you at a discount, which command instant attention from f!niri T?nvra. Our Special $10 Suits, 32 lack Srocc, Reduced to $8 3 .Everything in the House reduced except Calicoes, Ginghams, ftusllns, Sheetings. Rubber Foot Wear. Jt Ilfllams & Co. "Uhe Dalles, Oejon. W U ivi 1 1 Anu nMicitLuu. HUs Taw In Colorado. Ellen Beach Yaw, the great vocalist, who entertained The Dalles with her delightful singing only a fejv weeks since, and who was reported to have died in New York on the 10th, appear ed at Colorado Springs last Saturday night in the Coliseum, a building with a seating capacity of 2000, and the Ga zette of the day previous said the hall was entirely too small to accommodate all who had then sought tickets of ad mission. Indeed, Miss Yaw is a won derful woman, and is attracting more attention than any other American girl on the stage. Circuit Court Jorora. Following is a list of the jurof sum moned for the February term of circuit court for Wasco county: Wm McCorkle, A Canfield, G A Bun yon, J H Shearer, W A Foley, H P Brittain, C W Haight, S F Bennett, Robt Mays jr, Geo Noble, S R Hus bands, B L Forman, Henry Prigge, Wm T McClure, Wm Doak, Jessie Mc intosh, H D Clough, G W Patterson, Edward Bohna, E C Fitzpatrick, H H Bailey, J J Luckey, D A Turner, A C Fleck, I J Butler, J W Morton, Michael Doyle, Wm Floyd, I J Norman, Robt. Cooper, J a Hunter. A Neat Calendar. There are many varieties of calen dars being distributed this year. Some are works of art but large, while others are small, neat and handy. To the latter class belong the ones being handed out in this section by the Wis consin Central lines. They ai-e just the size for the desk and may be bad Propositions That WiU be Submitted to the Taxpayers At the special school meeting to be held tomorrow for the purpose of levy ing a tax for maintaining the schools of this district, the directors will ask that a tax of six' mills on the dollar be levied. This will create a revenue of about 87,000, and it is estimated that an additional $4,000 will be received from other sources, making $11,000 to be applied for school purposes during the present year. . This amount just about covers the necessary expenses of the district in maintaining the custom' ary number of months of school. But the increased attendance at the public schools makes it evident that additional buildings will - be required in the near future;' in fact, the present crowded- condition of the -different rooms,, as shown by the table pre sented below, indicate that more room is needed at present. Hence at some future meeting a proposition will be submitted to the taxpayers to bond the district for sufficient to build an eight-room, fireproof building, the estimated cost of which will be $8,000, and to pay the present indebted nes of the district, amounting to about $7,000. Also to furnish such rooms in the new building as may be 'required for imr mediate use, and sufficient to pay the first year's interest on such bonds, in all amounting to in the neighborhood of 820,000. - Tbe following table showing the as signments to teachers in the different rooms for the spring term of this year. shows all are crowded, and speaks for itself with reference to the necessity of more school rooms and additional teachers, for next year the attendance will probably be 100 more than this: No. pupils Newspapers Find Their Spelling m Matter of Difficulty lne liondon newspapers occasion considerable mirth to their Indian con temporaries by the spelling of Indian words. It appears that, in reference to the native princes and noblemen who were present at the opening of the Imperial institute,'1 we tried to strike out on an original line, but were only able to spell "Gaekwar" in seven different ways, and "Bhownugger" in four. Indian papers, it seems, are not wholly sue cessf uL We still occasionally see "Funa" and "Poona," "IIindu"and "Hindoo," "Dacoit" and "Dakait," and so on, according to the taste and fancy of the speller. in a supplement to the Bombay Gov ernment uazette we now have a re vised alphabetical list of Madras place- names, which is "to be strictly adhered to." In this list, while retaining such monstrosities as Birukkazhikkunram, Suncarapernmalkoyil, Gannamanayak- kanur and Ammayanayaiclcanur, a large proportion of the popular ver sions are retained, with the thin dis guise of a "K" for a "C." Three-and- twenty out of the thirty-six pages of the Notification are occupied by a list of place-names "in which the system of transliteration has been followed," end a wonderful list it is. What One of the i air Sox Remembered of the World-Famous Iiattle. "In my early days 1 knew a lady who happened to be in Brussels that memor able June," said Mrs. Newton Cros- land to the New York Commercial Ad vertiser man. "She was then newly- married and only twenty-three years of age. So little certain of victory did the English on the spot feel that her hus band insisted on her dressiug like Normandy peasant, thinking such costume would be a protection "Vividly have I heard her describe the partings she witnessed at the door of the hotel where she was staying and the despair of wives who were left be hind wives soon to be widows Very grat)hically, too, did she de scribe the next day's events, when women many of whom, too agitated to change their attire, were still ele gantly dressed made their way some how to the field of battle, returning in the army wagons, supporting the heads of the wounded on their knees, bathing their brows and binding up their wounds, while a steady rain poured down on the faces begrimed by powder, which yet allowed their pallor to be seen. f "I once met at a dinner the widow of an officer 1 forget tne name wnc fought at Waterloo, and the lady narrated her experience of tho after- battle' scene. For some reason she had to cross the field - of Waterloo, which was still strewn with the dead, and fox this purpose she was blindfolded and placed on horseback, the steed being led by a trooper. ''She held a handkerchief to her nose steeped, I think she said, withvinegat and not until she had reached ar acclivity nearly a mile from the scone of Carnage was the bandage removed from her eyes. Then she looked back The field of Waterloo appeared like a field of tombstones, for the bodiet were all stripped of clothing and shont -white in tho sunshine like stones. The camp-following ghouls had don their work effectually." Removal Notice. John Donahue having purchased the Clarendon restaurant, known as Charles Haight's old stand, on Second street, will be pleased to meet all his old customers, guaranteeing them ex cellent treatment and the best of every hing to be had oo the tab le. Teachers. Building. Miss N.Cooper E.HlUPr. Mrs. Roche " " Miss Poirman Acad. Park Kowe Union St.. E. Cooper " Mrs Baldwin and Miss Flynn Acad, park Miss Snell Union St annex Ball Union Street Chccs ' I. Kintoul Acad. Park T. Rintoul " " Michell Court Street Hill High Sonool Class- belonKinK. es. Jan. sft, 'W IB, IA, 2A SA, 4 A, SB IC, IB, IA 1C, IB, IA 2B.2A SA, 3B, SA 4B, 4A 5B.5A 6B, 6A 6B, 6A 7B, 7 A 8U 8A. SB. 9A I 10B, 10A, lllh ( 48 45' 39 44 42 87 69 46 63 60 64 47 108 A Joke Tried bj Jury. A North Carolina paper tells the following: At Harnett county superior court, a few years since, Judge Sbipp presiding, the trial of a cause had been protracted till near midnight. The jury was tired and sleepy and showed flagging attention. Willie Murchison, who was addressing the jury, thought to arouse them, so he said: "Gentle men, I will tell yon an anecdote." In stantly the judge, the jury and the few spectators pricked up their ears and were all attention, as Murchison was admirable in that line, had a fund of anecdotes and no one could tell them better. But he soen proceeded to tell one of the dullest, prosiest and most pointless jokes possible. Everybody looked disappointed. The judge, lean ing over, said in an unmistakable tone of disappointment: "Mr. Murchison, I don't see the point to that joke." "Nor I, either," replied the witty counsel. 'But your honor told it to me on our way down here and as 1 thought the lack of appreciation must l3 due to my obtnseness I concluded to (five the joke a trial by jury." For Trade. Real estate in Portland, near Mt Tabor, for real estate in The Dalles or good range horses. For details call on G. W. Rowland The Danes. BORN. GRABNEB In this city on Jan. 27, to the wife "of Chas. Grabner, a son. Wm. Wisbkas. FBAHK Svmckhs Tiie IMelioiise WISEMAN Jk SUMMERS, Prop's. First-class Winea Liquors and Cigars Always on Hand. Corner Second had Court Streets, THE DALLES. OREGON AAAAAAAA Mr. Landers Total Hi i ,...721 No. of non-residents tavUK tuition an in cluded in above total, tu Land Transiera. - Matthew Randall and wife to J. T. Peters, lot 6, block 5, Laughlin's bluff addition to Dalles city, 8350. . John Walrin and wife to F Gans- neder, block 5 and lots 26, 27, 30 and 31, block 3, Hood River Park, $500. E L Smith and wife to F Eggert, sef I into the depths of ne sec 14 1 2 n, r 10 e, $793. Daniel F Osborn to Frank Menefee, si sei, si si sec 2e, t Is, r 14 e, $200. Frank Menefee and wife to J P Agedius, si tei, si si, see 14, t 2 n, r 12 e, S277. N E Barnard and husband to F Mc- Beth, parcel of land in Antelope, $1,150. Frank X Cramer to F M Hunsaker, lots 1 and 8 and 30 feet off the east side of lots 2 and 7, block D, in Kramer's addition to Dalles city, 8300. W H Silvertooth, guardian, to W E Barnard, parcel of land in town of An telope, $605. " A B Jones to W W West, lot 3, blk 3, town of Waucoma, $100. . Geo Gardiner and wifa to Thos J Bulger, parcel of land in see 6, t 2 n, r 8 e, $600. Hattie and Arthur Coffin to Emma Thompson, lot 5, block 25, Bigelow addition to Dallas city. 81. The Monroe Doctrine. Phis subject was ably discussed by Hon. Lydell Baker, of Portland, be fore an audience at the Congregational church in this city last night. In bis discourse, Mr. Baker presented the many phases of the Monroe Doctrine, how it has been interpreted in the past, and the many, true and false con structions that have been placed upon it both in this country and abroad. Mr. Baker is a scholarly gentleman, goes the subject under discussion, presenting . his arguments in clear well-chosen language, and is a most interesting speaker. While he possibly does not possess the orator ical ability of his illustrious uncle, Col. E. D. Baker, he is an orator of more than ordinary ability, and will always j be listened to with interest. . ' AMERICAN and EUROPEAN PLAN mm HOTEL TH6 BALDWIN ..v Cor Court and Front Strcit BETTING EN. Prep. Cai rri ECvrytrtlnx,to2ba.faun(l In c Flratolaaa Liquor Stor. WHISKY FROM $3 TO $5 PER ALLON THO. DALLES - . - Oregon. Z. F. MOODY General Commission and Forwarding Mm 39i. 393 RND 395 SECOND STRE6T. (Adjoining Railroad Depot.) Consignments Solicited Prompt attention will by paid. to those who-favor me with their patronage V Fruit Boxe of Mat m 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. The Tjfh Val ley Creamery BUTT6R i Ask Yanbibber.. & Worsleygfor it I Every Square, is gFullJlWeight TEL6PH0NO NO. 80. CREAMERY Tjgh V&llej. A. B. Price 50c THE eiEIAIIi 94 Second Street. OTTO BIRGFELD, Prophi9tor. -f Seventh and Wash ngtor Sts. PORTLAND, - - - OREGON Taos. Guinean, Proprietor BATES CBPIOAI PLAN. 11.0 $1.602.00 AMBBTCAS PLAB fe.00 S2.S0 18 00 A. A. BROWN Charles Riley to W Bolton & Co, lot 1, block 2, Laughlin's addition to An telope, II. , - Dr. UUea' Pain Pills atop Headacae. O. D Taylor's Case Continued. The following is taken from the Sag-- inaaj, Mich., Evening News of Jan. 21. concerning the disposal made of the case of Rev. O. D. Taylor, of The I Dalles: "In the case of the people vs. O. D. Taylor, in which D. B. Cornell ia the complaining' witness, a motion to continue over the term was made by the defendant's attorny, for. the reason that the White vs. Taylor case. which was tried this term, involved practically the same facts and that Geo. A Burnside, ad important wit ness, was seriously ill at his home ia BuffaJdTFrOTooianfr-Att0rney Eaton said he was not yet entirely ready to take up the case and, considering all the circumstances, the motion was granted." FULL ASSORTMENT AJTO FB0TISIOOT, Spssial Prices to Gash Buyers 170 SECOND STREET. Andrew Velarde, HOUSE MOVER. The Dallos. Address, Lock Pox, 181. Fine Win&s, Liquors and Cigars Agent lor the Gambrinus Brewing Co., Portland : Families supplied with Keg and Bottled Beer. : AT r x COST. . . .Everything in Our Store That is, we will sell you anything In our line, at just what it will cost you to buy it. Of course we won't sell it at what it costs us. We couldn't live if we did. But our prices are right, and so are our (roods Come and see; or if you can't come, ring us up. 'Phone 62. jEaZs-3a.le2r tlx G-:rcex No. 176 Second St. NEW VOQT BLOCK. Job Printing Of all kinds Jon eon. short notice and at reasonable rates at this office.